Filed under: iPod Family, Hacks, How-tos, iPhone
Downgrading your 1.1.3 iPhone or iPod touch
If for whatever reason you've upgraded your unit to firmware version 1.1.3 and wish to return to an earlier installation, you can. You won't be able to use your iPhone, however, as a phone but only as a glorified iPod touch. Here, by popular request, is a quick how-to guide.
If you are getting Segmentation Fault errors, please read this
1. Get a fairly recent version of iPhuc There are many versions floating around. Make sure yours isn't too old.
2. Locate your 1.1.1 ipod software bundle. On the Mac, this is in ~/Library/iTunes/(iPhone or iPod) Software Updates.
3. Extract the ipsw file Create a new folder and unzip the 1.1.1 .ipsw file. It is actually a renamed zip archive.
4. Locate the WTF file Inside the unzipped ipsw folder go down to Firmware > dfu and find the file that starts with WTF.
5. Connect your iPod or iPhone to the computer and launch iPhuc Make sure that iPhuc connects to your unit and has a normal prompt (one where you can issue the "ls" command and see the contents of your Media folder). If iTunes starts up, quit it.
6. Enter recovery Type enterrecovery, press return and quit iPhuc. Your unit should go into recovery mode.
7. Relaunch iPhuc. You should now see the recovery mode options. Enter filecopytophone followed by the path to the WTF file and press return. Then Enter cmd go and press return. Quit iPhuc.
8. Launch iTunes. It will complain that it has found an iPod or iPhone in recovery mode. Click OK. Then Option-Click (Mac) or Shift-Click (Windows) the Restore button.
9. Choose the 1.1.1 ipsw file Locate the ipsw file (not the unzipped folder) and select it and start your restore. The screen *should* go white. That's normal. If all is well and good, your iPhone or iPod touch will downgrade succesfully.
10. Dealing with error 1015 If you run into error 1015, connect your newly restored unit to INdependence or try issuing a cmd fsboot from iPhuc.
Once downloaded, you'll have to go through all the standard re-activation and jailbreak procedures.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
bora said 7:45PM on 1-24-2008
www.hackthatphone.com look here i found the perfect guide for me here and i got my iphone working right now.. Good luck
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henrique said 10:34AM on 2-03-2008
i have a 1.1.2 stuck at 1.1.3....i'm using windows....how i do that without mac??
jim said 8:55PM on 1-24-2008
After I do this to my iPhone and "brick it". Could I upgrade back to 1.1.3 and get my phone functionality back?
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jim said 8:35AM on 1-25-2008
After I do this to my iPhone and "brick it". Could I upgrade back to 1.1.3 and get my phone functionality back?
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Jason said 1:49AM on 1-25-2008
Erica, can you please upload your magical version of iPhuc? I haven't seen a single person say this works for them.
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PA said 7:16AM on 1-25-2008
I managed to do it. I had the segmentation problem and tried the linked solution but it didn't work straight away.
I then found a newer version of iPHUC from
http://www.iphone-hacks.com/downloads/file/18
which, with the help of the linked segmentation solution, finally worked.
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richcreations said 3:33AM on 1-26-2008
I tried this on an OTB 1.1.2 phone, that was upgraded to 1.1.3, and when I get to the filecopytophone command it just sits there for a long time, then my phone shuts off... iphuc is using 90% of my cpu, and nothing seems to be happening... I am running OS X 10.5.1 and iTunes 7.5, on a PPC machine... Anyone have any ideas why this won't work for me?
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ThaiPrince said 8:41AM on 1-26-2008
Iphone (not iPodTouch) OTB 1.1.2 with 4.06 bootloader cannot be downgraded from 1.1.3 using iPhuc using the "filecopytophone" in iPhuc recovery mode command.
Most of the successful reports are either for iPodTouch or for those iPhone that DON'T mentioned iPhone with OTB 1.1.2 with 4.06.
I am using MacOS 10.5.1 and iPhuc 7.4.2 with OTB 1.1.2 bootloader 4.06 purposely upgraded to 1.1.3 to test the 1.1.3 features.
I am now stuck with non functional iPhone as I can't revert it back to the original settings of OTB1.1.2 or a downgrade version of 1.1.1 using Option-Restore
I am curious to know what is the bootloader for Erica's iphone.
ThaiPrince said 3:59AM on 1-28-2008
A good site explaining why you can't downgrade an 1.1.3 iphone firmware if you have bootloader 4.06.
http://george.zjlotto.com/index.php/2008/01/18/secpack-040313_g/
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Mail Man said 1:15PM on 1-27-2008
Hi, I broke down and purchased the Software Upgrade from Apple for $20, and was wondering...
If I downgrade my iPod Touch, Jailbreak it, and upgrade once more, would I keep all of my extras that I paid for? Using the already-present firmware package on my MacBook, would the applications, web clips, and rearrangeable home screen still exist?
Thanks.
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asus said 1:20PM on 1-27-2008
Hi, i just bought an iphone with 1.1.3 preinstalled. any chance oh downgrading it?
otherwise, pure waste of money:(
thx for answers
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asus said 4:19PM on 1-27-2008
Hi ijust bought an iphone and think there is either 1.1.2 or .3 preinstalled?!
Anyways, can I jailbreak any iphone or are there any phones not able of being jailbreaked? read something about serial # must be under 4 or something, so i am not sure what to do?
Any ideas?
thx
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moritz said 5:11PM on 1-27-2008
hi everone with bootloader 3.9 who updated should follow this guide: http://iphone.unlock.no/#how-to-downgrade-1.1.2-or-1.1.3
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Tony said 10:35PM on 1-27-2008
what if I downgrade and jailbreak 1.1.1 and then use the 1.1.3 jailbreak method will the baseband be ok after I upgrade to the 1.1.3 firmware?
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Tony said 10:41PM on 1-27-2008
what if I downgrade to 1.1.1 and jailbreak that and then use Nate trues ibrickr specially for 1.1.3 and upgrade with the installer and upgrade won't my baseband be ok after that? Someone please reply
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A said 7:39PM on 1-31-2008
hey guys well i have finally downgraded to 1.1.1 yey there is only one problem my sim card will not be detected this sim card is with at & t any ideas of what to do well thanks.
A
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othman said 8:50PM on 1-31-2008
this is work with a 1.1.3 out of the box? please i need your help
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Jolyon said 8:18AM on 2-01-2008
Can't get it to work on mine - original 1.1.1 ipod touch that was jailbroken, upgraded to 1.1.2 and a failed attempt to upgrade to 1.1.3 - now cannot restore to anything except plain jailed 1.1.3
When I run the procedure I get 'The Ipod could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (5)' when I try to restore the 1.1.1 image. It unpacks the image but fails immediately it tries to install the image.
Any way to get around this?
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Jolyon said 10:13AM on 2-01-2008
My stupid...
For those who have the same problem, make sure you're not trying to install the IPHONE firmware on the IPOD!
With the correct firmware the process in this article works fine.
Thank you!
Jolyon
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jordan said 6:24PM on 2-01-2008
i already have at&t service so if i downgrade my 1.1.3 to 1.1.1 then upgrade to 1.1.2 then upgrade back to 1.1.3 using the installer to keep it on my 1.1.3 will it affect my sim card or service?
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