RE: Downloading iOS 7.1.2 firmware, was: IOS8!!!
You can leave it, but there is a bigger chance that if you rename a file you might accidently delete or rename the extension and then the file wouldn't be recognized by its application any more. If, for example, you accidently deleted the f at the end of a .pdf extension, Adobe would not recognize that file any more. There is not often any reason why you need to see the actual extension so its safer to hide them. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pinky Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 11:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Downloading iOS 7.1.2 firmware, was: IOS8!!! Sieghard, Why would you have to go back and change the Hide extensions? Could you just leave it so you can read all extension. Ed -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 10:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Cc: 'Pablo Morales' Subject: Downloading iOS 7.1.2 firmware, was: IOS8!!! Hi Pablo, I am posting this to the list, but also CC you privately in case you miss it. You can download the latest iOS 7 device software file from the following address: http://IPSWDownloader.com The site is called IPSWDownloader because the extension of an Apple Device Software file is .IPSW. There are 3 combo boxes on that page, just use the c quick nav key to jump to the first one which is for Device. Here you can pick iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch etc. If you want to download iOS 7.1.2 for you riPhone, select iPhone, then go on to the next box to select your model. If you want the file for an iPhone 5S from ATT, then select 5S GSM. If your iPhone is from Verizon I believe you need the 5S Global option. Lastly, select the version of iOS you want to download. Keep in mind that even though you can download older versions, you can only use the one you have, e.g. if you are on iOS 7.1.1 you can't download and restore to version iOS 6. Once you are done making those 3 selections, find where it says Download Firmware 7.1.2 (11D257) for iPhone 5S (GSM which is a bit further down and which is also read as a heading level 4 and not as a link or a button. I found that in Internet Explorer 11 I had to rout e the Jaws to the PC cursor and then do a left click on that in order to start the download since enter didn't seem to work. In any case, once I did that I was asked if I wanted to Open or Save the file, definitely you need to save it. The .IPSW file which you are saving is a large file (about 1.43 Gb in the case of iOS 7.1.2) which contains everything you need. Now read the next few comments/steps carefully because otherwise you won't get anywhere: 1. If you use Windows, the file will show up as a compressed file with a .zip extension. Do not under any circumstances extract the archive! 2. If you have set your Folder Preferences to Hide Extensions from known File Types, turn this off by going to the ffolder where you saved the file, then click on the Tools menu and on Folder Options. Do A Control+Tab to go to the View tab. Tab twice to get into the treeview and towards the bottom find where it says Hide Extensions for known file types, On and turn it off by pressing the spacebar. Now tab to OK and activate it. I can get there quickly by pressing page down once I'm in the treeview, then pressing the down arrow just once puts me in the right place. 3. Now you will see the full file name with the extension and it should be like this: iPhone6,1_7.1.2_11D257_Restore.zip 4. Delete the zip extension and change it to IPSW. The file name should read like this: iPhone6,1_7.1.2_11D257_Restore.ipsw Once you do and press enter, you get the following warning: Rename If you change a file name extension, the file might become unusable. Are you sure you want to change it? Yes No Activate the Yes button. 5. Go back to Tools and Folder Options, press Control+Tab, then tab twice to get into the treeview, go back to Hide extensions for known file types and turn it back on, tab to OK and activate it. 6. If you now review the file including the size and file type, Windows should say it is a Apple Device Software Update File. 7. Now if you had to do a restore, you would connect your phone to iTunes, go to the device section and tab to the Restore button. Instead of activating it simply by pressing the spacebar or enter, you would hold the shift key and then press enter. This will open a standard Windows open file dialogue. Simply browse to the .IPSW file (I would make sure it's downloaded to your local hard drive and that it is not on a USB stick or external drive) and after selecting the file press enter on the Open button. From here on the restore proceeds normally. Of course if you have more than one device, e.g. you have an iPhone 5S and an iPad Mini, you would have to download the appropriate IPSW file for each device. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message
Downloading iOS 7.1.2 firmware, was: IOS8!!!
Hi Pablo, I am posting this to the list, but also CC you privately in case you miss it. You can download the latest iOS 7 device software file from the following address: http://IPSWDownloader.com The site is called IPSWDownloader because the extension of an Apple Device Software file is .IPSW. There are 3 combo boxes on that page, just use the c quick nav key to jump to the first one which is for Device. Here you can pick iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch etc. If you want to download iOS 7.1.2 for you riPhone, select iPhone, then go on to the next box to select your model. If you want the file for an iPhone 5S from ATT, then select 5S GSM. If your iPhone is from Verizon I believe you need the 5S Global option. Lastly, select the version of iOS you want to download. Keep in mind that even though you can download older versions, you can only use the one you have, e.g. if you are on iOS 7.1.1 you can't download and restore to version iOS 6. Once you are done making those 3 selections, find where it says Download Firmware 7.1.2 (11D257) for iPhone 5S (GSM which is a bit further down and which is also read as a heading level 4 and not as a link or a button. I found that in Internet Explorer 11 I had to rout e the Jaws to the PC cursor and then do a left click on that in order to start the download since enter didn't seem to work. In any case, once I did that I was asked if I wanted to Open or Save the file, definitely you need to save it. The .IPSW file which you are saving is a large file (about 1.43 Gb in the case of iOS 7.1.2) which contains everything you need. Now read the next few comments/steps carefully because otherwise you won't get anywhere: 1. If you use Windows, the file will show up as a compressed file with a .zip extension. Do not under any circumstances extract the archive! 2. If you have set your Folder Preferences to Hide Extensions from known File Types, turn this off by going to the ffolder where you saved the file, then click on the Tools menu and on Folder Options. Do A Control+Tab to go to the View tab. Tab twice to get into the treeview and towards the bottom find where it says Hide Extensions for known file types, On and turn it off by pressing the spacebar. Now tab to OK and activate it. I can get there quickly by pressing page down once I'm in the treeview, then pressing the down arrow just once puts me in the right place. 3. Now you will see the full file name with the extension and it should be like this: iPhone6,1_7.1.2_11D257_Restore.zip 4. Delete the zip extension and change it to IPSW. The file name should read like this: iPhone6,1_7.1.2_11D257_Restore.ipsw Once you do and press enter, you get the following warning: Rename If you change a file name extension, the file might become unusable. Are you sure you want to change it? Yes No Activate the Yes button. 5. Go back to Tools and Folder Options, press Control+Tab, then tab twice to get into the treeview, go back to Hide extensions for known file types and turn it back on, tab to OK and activate it. 6. If you now review the file including the size and file type, Windows should say it is a Apple Device Software Update File. 7. Now if you had to do a restore, you would connect your phone to iTunes, go to the device section and tab to the Restore button. Instead of activating it simply by pressing the spacebar or enter, you would hold the shift key and then press enter. This will open a standard Windows open file dialogue. Simply browse to the .IPSW file (I would make sure it's downloaded to your local hard drive and that it is not on a USB stick or external drive) and after selecting the file press enter on the Open button. From here on the restore proceeds normally. Of course if you have more than one device, e.g. you have an iPhone 5S and an iPad Mini, you would have to download the appropriate IPSW file for each device. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pablo Morales Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 1:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: IOS8!!! I have a question. If I don't want to update my iPhone 5s, to IOs8, even though, I need to do a restore urgent. How can I reinstall IOs 7, and do not download the IOs8? Thanks P -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 12:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: IOS8!!! Yes, and it is really a bad idea to try and upgrade on the 17th as soon as iOS 8 shows up as an update. All of you who tried to listen to the live stream today, what was your experience? It was anything but good and upgrading as part of the first rush will probably be the same and you are asking for problems. I would wait at least 3 or 4 days if you want a smooth and problem free experience and don't forget to make a backup before, then force quit all apps and at least shut down
