I need to jailbreak with redsnow, but can't find the ipsw
Just download it through iTunes.
I don't understand why people don't just download it using iTunes. It's right there.
just a note im having mega troubles with a downloaded ISPW because i must of downloaded a US version and im in the UK, so make sure you get the right one
TryI don't think its that hard to download through itunes. But I was only given the option once. I plugged in my first iphone and got the three options. "A new update is available for your iphone. would you like to: download, download and install, not now". I clicked download and install. So I downloaded it through itunes. Ta-da. My problem is that my computer cannot find it. I used spotlight to search for the ipsw that itunes had just downloaded and I can only find. 2.2.1 which is useless because I want 3.0. I need the actual file so I can use redsn0w to unlock it. I searched the itunes store and I could only find the 3.0 update for ipod touch where you have to buy it for 10 bucks.
Ok. So I have two Iphones and a macbook. One I updated to 3.0 and Itunes said it downloaded it and updated it (and it is in fact updated). When I go to redsn0w, I hit browse, I can't find the 3.0 update anywhere. Not under user>me>library>itunes. It's not anywhere. I even used spotlight and searched for iphone1,2_3..... and nothing will pop up. When I plug in the other iphone, I only get 'install update/not now' when attempting to update instead of the three 'not now/download/download and install'. My computer has the 3.0 obviously because the second iphone tells me to download where as the first iphone gave me three choices (I hit download and install).
So I've been looking online to get the 3.0 update and everywhere I go it is a zip file. When it's done downloading, it says decompressing zip and gives me a folder with a few dmg's, a few folders with a bunch of different stuff, and some text files. My zip opener is 'stuffit expander' i think.
Can anyone help me with my problem? Sorry if that is confusing, but basically, I just need to be able to find 3.0 on my computer to use with redsn0w to jailbreak/unlock both phones.
Ok. What the heck. I searched in that folder and I searched EVERYWHERE for that stupid file. I ended up finding a torrent and that one worked just fine. Then you post that and I go look at it and its there. FML Thank you.
Hi I am having the same problem. I have tried the above and cant find the IPSW files. I just brought a brand new 3gs. My mac already had Itunes 8.2. I wanted to jail break it to T-mobile. I have looked in the directory.. I get Itunes then I tunes plug-ins ... and thats it. I never had to download the 3.0 software. I have customised spotlight to search for IPSW - no joy. I even changed the file extension from .zip to .IPSW . I am REALLY stuck please help!!
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your user name/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates/iPhone1,2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw
Another problem I've had with ipsw files is that when I download the files with Safari, the are downloaded as xxxx.ipsw.zip files and once downloading is completed, they are unzipped and are left as folders. Even if you zip them back up and change the file extension to .ipsw, they are not recognized by redsnow or pwned. I had to download the files using Firefox which downloaded them perfectly as .ipsw files.