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Restore iOS4.0.1, re-JB and re-Unlock

上周把我的有锁版iPhone3GS【iOS4.0.1】重新刷了一下官方固件,并再次越狱和解锁,感觉快了不少,记录下过程,仅供参考。

Below is the detailed steps to restore iOS4.0.1 on iPhone 3GS lock version.

If you want to restore your iPhone again to iOS 4.0.1.You wont be able to restore your iPhone 4 on iOS 4.0.1 by simply pointing iTunes to iOS 4.0.1 ipsw file because Apple has stopped that.Further you do so iTunes will throw an error: “This iPhone [your name] iPhone could not be restored. This device isn’t eligible for the requested build.

To fix this error you have to change your system’s “host” file. Use Cydia server instead of Apple’s.One error may be seen again such as:1004, or 1015 from iTunes saying: “The iPhone [you name] iPhone could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1004)”.

You may try to fix these errors by following the steps thats are given below.

Step 1: Download the required iOS 4.0.1 ipsw firmware files. download URL

Step 2: Put your device into DFU mode (not recovery mode).

* Connect your iPhone to your computer.
* Turn your iPhone off.
* Start iTunes.
* Hold Power and Home buttons together for 10 seconds or so.
* Release Power button but keep holding the Home button until your computer recognizes a new USB device.
* iTunes will now recognize your iPhone.

Note: Your iPhone screen at this time should be blank (black in color), if not, then you are most likely in Recovery Mode, not DFU mode.

Step 3: Before you proceed, you must make sure that you have your SHSH blobs saved on Cydia for the firmware version you restoring or downgrading to. If you don’t have your SHSH files saved, you cannot downgrade or restore to iOS 4.0.1.

So now, what we will do is to trick iTunes into thinking that it is watching Apple servers, while in real, we are going to change the address to Saurik’s server.

* Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\ and locate “hosts” file.

Mac OS X users can get to “/etc/” directory by going through “Go –> Go to Folder” from Finder.

* Open this “hosts” file in Notepad (for Windows) or TextEdit (for Mac OS X) and add this

74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com

Now simply save this file.

Step 4: You will now have to restore your iPhone to the firmware you downloaded in Step 1. Click on your phone icon from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold left “alt” (option) button on Mac (Left “Shift” button on Windows) on the keyboard and then click on “Restore” (Not “Update” or “Check for Update”) button in the iTunes and then release this button.

This will make iTunes prompt you to select the location for your downloaded firmware file. Select that ipsw file and click on “Open”.

Step 5: Now sit back and enjoy as iTunes does the rest for you. This will involve a series of automated steps. Be patient at this stage and don’t do anything silly. Just wait while iTunes installs firmware on your iPhone. Your iPhone screen at this point will be showing a progress bar indicating installation progress. Now at some point, iTunes will probably throw 1004 or 1015 error at you. This is normal, just ignore this error as the firmware has already been successfully installed on the device.

Step 6: Your iPhone at this point will be stuck in Recovery Mode, showing that “Connect to iTunes” screen. To exit your device from Recovery Mode, download this program called TinyUmbrella (Windows / Mac). Run it and the click on “Kick Device Out of Recovery” button. Your device will now restart normally.

That’s all.

Since my iPhone 3GS is locked, so i have to use my original AT&T SIM card to active it again and then use ultrasn0w to unlock it.

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入手iPhone 3GS

昨天上了一个iPhone,很多国内的朋友关心在美国购买是不是便宜很多,是不是要签合同等等。现在简单做一个简单对比,仅拿16GB的3GS 为例:

1. 美国的AT&T店提供无合同的购买方案,只需要花25美金买一个预付费的号码即可,如果号码3个月不用,自动过期作废,16GB的3GS,价钱是599美金,外加大概10%左右的税(在美国基本你只要消费就要交税),总价大概是650 USD=4420 RMB,当然是锁定版本,如果要在国内使用,需要解锁。

2. 在Ebay上可以拍到类似AT&T的这种,大概比AT&T便宜100块左右,总价在550 USD=3740 RMB,但是邮寄范围仅限于美国境内。我就是拍的这种,回国后还需要解锁。当然你也可以拍到解锁的版本,价钱稍高一点点。

3. 在香港购买,纯正的解锁版本,5388 HKD=4740 RMB

4. 在大陆购买,联通版本,无wifi,价钱是 5880 RMB

用了一天,总体感觉就一个字–爽,丰富的应用程序,人性化的设计加上易用性,忍不住一口气装了20多个应用程序。唯一的缺陷就是电池寿命太短,满格的电池只玩了一天就没电了。

据说明天Apple将公布最新版本的iPhone OS-真正多任务的系统,期待一下。

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