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How To: Update To iOS 5 Firmware Without Updating Baseband [iPhone Unlockers]

October 14, 2011 by Jaden Easton-Ellett 135 Comments

It is no question that the iOS 5 firmware packs some great new functionality for your iPhone. In fact the iOS 5 firmware includes over 200 new features such as wireless syncing, iMessage, Reminders, Newstand; the list could go on and on. It is because of these new features that so many individuals are upgrading to the iOS 5 firmware. Even Jailbreakers can upgrade to iOS 5 without loosing their ability to Jailbreak. This is because tools such as RedSn0w and Sn0wBreeze are compatible with iOS 5 (for a tethered Jailbreak).

The only roadblock you may face when updating to the iOS 5 firmware is if you are trying to upgrade your unlocked iPhone to iOS 5. If you have an unlocked iPhone you CANNOT simply upgrade to the iOS 5 firmware. This is because iOS 5 will update your baseband, which means you will not be able to unlock your iPhone after updating iOS 5. To get around this issue you need to use a Jailbreaking tool which supports custom IPSW creation.

Jailbreaking tools that feature custom IPSW creation range from the PwnageTool to Sn0wBreeze. One tool that was recently updated to support custom IPSW creation, however, is RedSn0w. RedSn0w was recently updated to version 0.9.9b5 which now includes the ability to create custom IPSW’s. RedSn0w is probably the easiest Jailbreaking tool at this time to create custom IPSW’s and is cross compatible with both Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. Thus, in this how to guide from iJailbreak.com you will learn how to update to the iOS 5 firmware without updating your baseband so you can then unlock your iPhone using UltraSn0w once iPhone is Jailbroken.

Note: Windows users can follow our Sn0wbreeze baseband preservation tutorial by clicking here.

UPDATE #1: If you are wishing to upgrade to the iOS 5.0.1 firmware without updating your baseband simply select the iOS 5.0.1 firmware instead of the iOS 5.0 firmware.

Updating To iOS 5 Without Updating Baseband

Note: At this time RedSn0w 0.9.9b5 is only compatible with the Mac OS X operating system. RedSn0w 0.9.9b5 will be available to Windows users shortly. Until this time Windows users will need to use a tool such as Sn0wBreeze to preserve their iPhone’s baseband while updating to the iOS 5 firmware. We may provide a how to guide for this in the near future (if this would be of use to you let us know in the comments section at the bottom of this post).

Step 1) – The first thing you will need to do is download the official iOS 5 firmware for the iPhone model you are wanting to upgrade. You can do this by going to the iJailbreak Downloads Section which provides direct links (from Apple) that will allow you to download the official iOS 5 firmware. Additionally you will need to download RedSn0w 0.9.9b5 which can also be downloaded from the iJailbreak Downloads Section.

Step 2) – After you have downloaded the official iOS 5 firmware and RedSn0w 0.9.9b5 you may proceed to launching RedSn0w 0.9.9b5.

Step 3) – When RedSn0w 0.9.9b5 is up and running you will need to click the Extras Button.

Upon clicking the Extras Button you will need to click the Custom IPSW Button. A window will now pop up asking you to select the official iOS 5 firmware file you downloaded. Select the iOS 5 firmware file now and RedSn0w will begin creating your custom firmware file. Once it has finished creating your custom firmware file you will notice it on your desktop (or wherever the location of the iOS 5 firmware you selected in); it will have a NO_BB prefix in front of the firmware file name.

UPDATE: If you are wishing to upgrade to the iOS 5.0.1 firmware without updating your baseband simply select the iOS 5.0.1 firmware instead of the iOS 5.0 firmware.

Step 4) – With your custom iOS 5 firmware created you will now need to put your iPhone into Pwned DFU mode. It is important to keep in mind that you cannot just put your iPhone into normal DFU mode to restore this custom IPSW. To put your iPhone into Pwned DFU mode you will simply need to click the Pwned DFU Button on the Extras screen.

Step 5) –Upon clicking the Pwned DFU button you will be presented with instructions on putting your iPhone into DFU mode. Read this instructions and click the Next Button to actually begin putting your iPhone into Pwned DFU mode.

  • Hold down Power (corner) button for 5 seconds.
  • Without releasing the Power button, also hold down the Home (bottom center) button along with the Power button for 10 seconds.
  • Without releasing the home button, stop holding down the power button for up to 15 seconds.

Step 6) – Once your iPhone is in Pwned DFU mode iTunes should launch and tell you your iPhone is in Recovery Mode. From this screen you will need to hold the option key down and click the Restore Button.

A new window will now pop up asking you to select the firmware file you wish the restore to. You will need to select the Custom firmware file you created earlier using RedSn0w. It is important to remember this firmware file will have the pre-fix NO_BB. Ensure you select the firmware file with the prefix or you will end up updating your iPhone to the stock iOS 5 firmware which will also update your baseband.

Step 7) – After you select your custom iOS 5 firmware file iTunes will begin restoring your iPhone to iOS 5. This process can take up to 10 minutes so please be patient. After your iPhone re-boots it will be in a usable state. Congratulations! You have just updated your iPhone to the iOS 5 firmware without updating your baseband.

Note #1: Your iPhone will not be Jailbroken after restoring to the custom iOS 5 firmware you created. You will now need to follow one of our guides to Jailbreak your iPhone, if you wish to unlock your iPhone with ultraSn0w 1.2.4; which was recently updated to be compatible with the iOS 5 firmware.

Note #2: If you are unlocking an iPhone 3GS on the the Special iPad baseband 06.15.00 you will need to take heed to the following warnings by the Dev-Team:

Note: there’s a special “trick” that iPhone3GS owners with baseband 06.15 need for iOS5.  During the new setup screens you see when you start iOS5 for the first time, you’ll be asked about Location Services.  Be sure to select “Disable Location Services” when asked!  Later on in the setup, you’ll have the chance to turn on Location Services again when asked if you want to use “Find my iPhone”.  It’s fine to turn it back on at that point, if that’s your desire (or you can always go in and enable it in Settings.app).

Also, some iPhone3GS users with the 06.15 baseband may have tried to install iOS5 using a stock IPSW (even though you should never ever try to use a stock IPSW if you’re an ultrasn0w unlocker).  If you did try this, your baseband is probably in an inconsistent state, and you’ll need to reflash the 06.15 baseband again (using redsn0w).  Be very careful if you use redsn0w to reflash the iPad baseband — don’t interrupt the process! And please avoid using stock IPSWs in the future.  Unlockers should never go near stock IPSWs

If you have any questions please leave them in the comments section below…

Note #3: Windows users can follow our Sn0wbreeze baseband preservation tutorial by clicking here.

Comments

  1. arslion says

    October 15, 2011 at 9:53 am

    want snowbreeze guide :( snowbreeze creating ipsw file of only 22MB. don’t know why :(

  2. Ankit24985 says

    October 15, 2011 at 6:43 am

    snowbreeze not useful!!hangs

  3. Ajayabishek says

    October 15, 2011 at 9:57 am

    plz..plz..plzz help me admin.
    i’m using iphone 4 with os 4.1.x with firmware 2.10.04, which is unlocked by a gevey sim. can i update to ios 5 and safely jailbreak my device? should i preserve my baseband?

  4. Cbcamaro96 says

    October 15, 2011 at 1:11 pm

    I have an iPhone 4 with the 4.3.1 software and my phone is already jailbroken. Can I use this just to upgrade to the iOS5? Will my untethered jailbreak still work?

  5. brycetyralynne says

    October 15, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    i need help here..i was updating iOS 5 to my iphone 4 unlocked by a gevey sim then when i was about to finish the update my phone appeared to have no service and the sim card inserted does not appeared to be suuported by this phone..what will i do??

  6. Young Mike says

    October 16, 2011 at 10:49 am

    hey i am using the gevey sim for my iphone 4. it has never been jailbroken and i have already updated my phone with the ios 5 and now its saying does not recognize sim? watt do i do

  7. Nacimi says

    October 16, 2011 at 11:43 am

    Followed the steps, and got a pop up message when restoring to the custom IPSW, saying: “The iPhone “iPhone” could not be restored. The device isn’t eligible for the requested build”…please let me know what the problem could be. Thanks.

  8. Chiarasozzi says

    October 16, 2011 at 1:23 pm

    had the same issue as nacimi
    please help :)

  9. Shearer says

    October 16, 2011 at 2:27 pm

    Please I am having the same problem as young mike. I followed the process and its still asking for sim to activate or unlock iphone. Please help us we are stuck.

  10. Al says

    October 17, 2011 at 3:38 am

    Me too. Sim not recognized after updating to ios5.

  11. David says

    October 17, 2011 at 3:16 pm

    When is the windows version coming out ?

  12. Danielsanchez16 says

    October 17, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    Help… I am getting the message the iPhone could not be restored . this device isn’t eligible for the requested build

  13. Abhimation says

    October 18, 2011 at 3:11 am

    Anyone updated it successfully ?

  14. Vk_hang says

    October 18, 2011 at 5:57 am

    Dear sir,
     
    I have just upgraded my phone, but i have not preserved the baseband. Now my phone cant recognized the sim card. This means, i could not use my sim card any more.

    could u tell me if there are ways for me to use my SIM card again?

  15. Tathagat Verma says

    October 18, 2011 at 7:57 am

    Hello,
    I’ve got a scenario for which you’ve already warned in the article.
    I have an iPhone 4 which I’ve updated to iOS 5 from iTunes, which has lead to the phone getting locked as the base-band has been updated.

    Could you please help me, as to what should I do?

    Following are the details of my phone:
    iOS Version: 5.0 (9A334)
    Model: MC608LL
    Modem Firmware: 04.11.08

  16. Cbraccessories says

    October 18, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    update ur itunes

  17. Mandy_crw says

    October 18, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    hi… am mandy, i got an iphone factory unlocked (mc603zp/a) can i update to ios5 and still use my smart sim after?

  18. Kameal786 says

    October 18, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    I am having the same problem as vk_hang.please help someone. My e-mail address is kameal786@hotmail.com

    Please help :(

  19. Danielgarzar says

    October 18, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    I’m having the same problem I’m using a iPhone 4 on 4.3.3 and unlocked using gevey sim on baseband 4.10.1 (i think) I have downloaded iOS 5 and redsnow beta 5 make a custom ips and put my phone in dfu mode and selected the No BB custom firmware but I keep getting a error saying my phone isn’t eligible for requested build? Any know what I’m doing wrong? Plz help

  20. Danielgarzar says

    October 18, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    Me 2 anyone have any idea?

  21. Danielgarzar says

    October 18, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    I’m having a problem I’m using a iPhone 4 on 4.3.3 and unlocked using gevey sim on baseband 4.10.1 (i think) I have downloaded iOS 5 and redsnow beta 5 to make a custom ipsw and put my phone in dfu mode and selected the No BB custom firmware but I keep getting a error saying my phone isn’t eligible for requested build? Anyone know what I’m doing wrong? Plz help 

  22. Danielgarzar says

    October 18, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    Please email me at Danielgarzar@gmail.com thank you..

  23. Fuser says

    October 19, 2011 at 4:21 pm

    what version of Itunes do I need to do this?

  24. Laurie Casey says

    October 19, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    Young Mike 3 days agohey i am using the gevey sim for my iphone 4. it has never been jailbroken and i have already updated my phone with the ios 5 and now its saying does not recognize sim? watt do i doIm in the same boat! please help my email is laurie.casey@gmail.com

  25. Laurie Casey says

    October 19, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    hey just wondering whether youve received an answer on your post yet as i have the same problem.

  26. Tathagat Verma says

    October 19, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    Nope, not yet.

  27. Wiceman says

    October 20, 2011 at 6:05 am

    You should try commenting out the activation ip’s from cydias server in /etc/hosts on your computer

  28. Wiceman says

    October 20, 2011 at 6:08 am

    If you get the ‘this device isn’t eligible for the requested build’ error, then you should try commenting out the activation ip’s /etc/hosts on your computer

  29. Bigmama3 says

    October 20, 2011 at 4:01 pm

    how do you comment out of the activations ip

  30. Redvanman says

    October 20, 2011 at 7:56 pm

     Sn0wBreeze guide please!!

  31. Anonymous says

    October 21, 2011 at 4:05 am

    This worked fine for me, and Gevey works without problem also, but how do I restore my contacts, photos from iTunes? The restore button is missing, it thinks that this phone is new. :(

  32. Kumara Swamy Gudimetlla says

    October 21, 2011 at 10:46 am

    I did ever thing it says here, but my phone says “SIM not valid”…its not even going to Home screen…:(

  33. Martin:] says

    October 21, 2011 at 7:34 pm

    If i have a locked iPhone 3GS, should i still update this so i don’t update the baseband or should i do a normal jailbreak for iOS 5? 

    One more thing, is it crucial I have an AT&T sim card inserted at all times during the process?

  34. Patlnayan says

    October 21, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    Hello,My Iphone 4Version: 5.0 (9A334)Modem Firmware: 04.11.08can someone please tell me how to unlock it i try Ultrasnow is not working please please help me thanks in Advance

  35. Patlnayan says

    October 21, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    Hello,My Iphone 4Version: 5.0 (9A334)Modem Firmware: 04.11.08can someone please tell me how to unlock it i try Ultrasnow is not working please please help me thanks in Advance

  36. Jojo_ says

    October 22, 2011 at 11:23 am

    What baseband have you right now ?

  37. Marshalllaww2003 says

    October 22, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    Hi I followed the instructions however the phone is stuck at the shut down point and when i use the Redsn0w fix tab it brings up the Apple then going back to the shut down point, any answers?

  38. Yann says

    October 22, 2011 at 2:30 pm

    Hey, I got the same thing. Completed the whole guide word for word, and when I get to the restore part iTunes tells me that my device isn’t eligible for the request build. I didnt understand the commenting out the activation IP part. 
    Anyone one else got ideas to solving this?

  39. Marshalllaww2003 says

    October 22, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    i figured it out os5 is great

  40. Ramanchugh says

    October 23, 2011 at 12:49 am

    Has anyone sucessfully updated to iOS5 with preserved Basebands? This tutorial doesn’t work for me & many others as we keep getting the error “This device is not eligible…”. Help !!

  41. Karim says

    October 23, 2011 at 5:21 am

    I successfully managed to upgrade iphone 4 (iOS 4.3.1) baseband 04.10.01 to iOS 5.0 without changing baseband.

    Now, waiting for a jailbreak :)

  42. Karim says

    October 23, 2011 at 5:26 am

    I successfully managed to upgrade iphone 4 (iOS 4.3.1) baseband 04.10.01 to iOS 5.0 without changing baseband.
    Using Snowbreeze (only preserve baseband, no tethered jailbreak) on Windows 7 and iTunes 10.5 restore.Now, waiting for a jailbreak :)

  43. Jaden Ellett says

    October 23, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    Sn0wbreeze guide is now published :) See Update (top of post) or Note #3 (bottom of post). It also includes a troubleshooting section if you have already tried yourself and failed.

  44. Jaden Ellett says

    October 23, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    Sn0wbreeze guide is now published :) See Update (top of post) or Note #3 (bottom of post). It also includes a troubleshooting section if you have already tried yourself and failed.

  45. Jaden Ellett says

    October 23, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    Sn0wbreeze guide is now published :) See Update (top of post) or Note #3 (bottom of post). It also includes a troubleshooting section if you have already tried yourself and failed.

  46. Jaden Ellett says

    October 23, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    Sn0wbreeze guide is now published :) See Update (top of post) or Note #3 (bottom of post). It also includes a troubleshooting section if you have already tried yourself and failed.

  47. Lucas says

    October 23, 2011 at 2:33 pm

    Sn0wbreeze guide Pleaaasee!!! I have iPhone 4 at&t iOS 4.3.3 Baseband 04.10.01 can I update and unlock?

  48. Leonaldo Espinal says

    October 24, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    hey man i did everything right to update my phone to ios 5 with my baseband 04.10.01 gud but wen i use my gevey sim it keeps saying no service can someone help me?ASAP i get alot of business call and i need it to work 

  49. Peddi73 says

    October 25, 2011 at 2:13 am

    Let me know if u find a solution! I am on the same page im from india and it says SIM NOT INSTALLED and got no signal

  50. harish says

    October 28, 2011 at 3:47 am

    Even I am receiving the same error message.

  51. Msssp says

    October 29, 2011 at 5:38 am

    Just to be clear. I have Iphone4 bb 04.10.01 with gevey. I can run redsn0w to update to ios5 and still using my gevey, right? And i don’t need to jailbreak? Even if i don’t have the original sim?

    thanks!

  52. lala says

    October 29, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    Yes, follow the directions on the page above. In order for my to complete setting up my iPhone I had to replace my Gevey SIM with an old AT&T SIM, then once finished restoring my apps, contacts, etc. I turned the phone off and inserted my Gevey and did the usual routine to get service. 

  53. Seechak says

    November 2, 2011 at 10:21 pm

    So i followed instructions.. but it says ” This device isnt eligible for the requested build”. I have an Iphone 4 with 4.10.1 Baseband. Any ideas?

  54. wb671 says

    November 3, 2011 at 1:12 am

    just sync

  55. Harish says

    November 3, 2011 at 5:48 am

    Do i need to change a file to ipsw extn. I do not see any ipsw file

  56. harry says

    November 3, 2011 at 5:49 am

    Is your baseband also updated???

  57. Rbonajr2796 says

    November 5, 2011 at 10:17 pm

    Just break hit and hopefully apple will give you one with an old baseband. Thats what i had to resort to.

  58. Daniela says

    November 7, 2011 at 9:08 am

    Hi I tried creating the custom IPSW and when I click on the iOS5 I downloaded for my iPhone 4 model I get this message:

    Sorry, only firmware 4.3.3 and 5.0 are supported right now.

    The version on my iPhone 4 is 4.2.1 and the baseband is 03.10.01

    What can I do about this? would really appreciate your help! 

    Thanks!

  59. Ajay Abishek says

    November 7, 2011 at 10:21 pm

    bro.. no unlock until now.. lts wait. 

  60. Ajay Abishek says

    November 7, 2011 at 10:23 pm

    oops… ur baseband is upgraded to 4.11.08, which is unlockable.. theres nothn to do nw.. jst wait for an unlock sol to come

  61. Ajay Abishek says

    November 7, 2011 at 10:39 pm

    WARNING:
    5 REASONS TO WHY YOU SHOULD NOT UPGRADE TO IOS5

    1. NO UNLOCK AVAILABLE TILL NOW. SO, DONT UPGRADE YOUR  IPHONE TO IOS5 UNTIL 4.11.08 UNLOCK IS MADE AVAILABLE.

     2.GETTING A FEW FEATURES MORE IS NOTHING COMPARED TO LOOSING UR DEVICE ON A WHOLE.. UR DEVICE JST CHANGES INTO AN IPOD. U CANT CALL,MESSAGE OR USE 3G.

    3.THERE IS NOT EVEN AN UNTETHERED JAILBREAK TILL NOW. SO, KEEP YOUR JAILBREAK AS IT IS..    AN UNTETHERED JAILBREAK ON OLD IOS IS BETTER THAN A TETHERED JAILBREAK ON NEW IOS( EXCEPTION IS OLD BOOTROM 3GS)

    4. BECAUSE APPLE STOPPED SIGNING 4.3.5, U CANT DOWNGRADE BACK TO AN OLD IOS. SO, ONCE YOUR STUCK, U R STUCK.. SO DONT EXPERIMENT ON PRESERVING BASEBANDS AND UPGRADING..  MOST OF THE TIMES U ENCOUNTER WITH THE ERRORS NOW EXPLAINS OF. BEWARE

    5.IOS 5 IS ALL MADE TO SCREW THE UNLOCK USERS AND WOO THEM TOWARDS IPHONE 4S.

  62. Ajay Abishek says

    November 9, 2011 at 10:29 am

    no.. if you upgrade to ios 5. u cant use ur iphone to make calls. u’l lose your phone. beware

  63. adhi says

    November 14, 2011 at 8:51 am

    @f8f35a65c530ee33e99a3f836e3c92b9:disqus 
    4.1 bb 2.10.4when exactly did u swap the gevey with AT&T sim?
    cud’nt locate my old AT&T sim. is it wrth trying with gevey?
    pls. advice.

  64. kent says

    November 18, 2011 at 9:13 am

    hey guy,can you help me ,i have the iphone 4 version 5.5 firmware 4.11.08 i want downgrade to 4.10.01,because i have t mobile so want to use GEVEY SIM,,so please me,thank,,,

  65. kent says

    November 18, 2011 at 9:15 am

    oh,i put wrong key,,version 5.o

  66. Zbr1001 says

    November 19, 2011 at 8:41 am

    hey ,i have iphone4 4.0.2(8a400) and its baseband is 01.59.00 , if i upgrade it to iOS 5 using this tutorial is it unlock able or not, because my done is not factory unlock, its unlocked by ultraslow, if you have any suggestions,….. i will thankful to you, 

  67. harry says

    November 20, 2011 at 6:48 am

    i have factory unlocked iPhone 4, fw 4.3.5 and bb 4.10.01.
    i’d like to upgrade to a new fw io5.
    will i lose my unlocked? and will my bb also be updated to 4.11 which is not unlockable at this time? thank you guys…

  68. Tabrez_saffu says

    November 22, 2011 at 1:10 am

    was that a joke?? as you can use

  69. Faisalmountain says

    November 22, 2011 at 2:58 am

    yeh sam problem vd me…..now i m so upset

  70. Kian says

    November 27, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    This thing totally messed up my phone!! 
    My iPhone4 upgraded to ios5 and I am now locked out… which means either using a AT&T sim (which Im T-Mobile) or buying a i4s (which I dont want).I should have stayed with the Gevey. 

    I cant even use my Iphone as an Ipod because I am stuck on the “Set Up” screen. Where I cant even get passed Sim and Emergency Calls.

    If anyone knows a way out of this…. Please let me Know. 

    BTW in the Pwned DFU section you are not supposed to DFU but to go to do Recovery, for you to manually set up. Or else you get stuck like I am with a now worthless phone.

  71. Kian says

    November 27, 2011 at 3:34 pm

    Did you guys erase the comment about my iphone being locked?

  72. Eduardo says

    November 30, 2011 at 6:46 am

    same thing happened to me…

  73. Jack J. says

    November 30, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    Why does everyone have a firmware 04.10.01? I have 1.59 baseband will it work on mine?

  74. Prashant says

    December 4, 2011 at 8:43 am

    Help: I am trying to update iphone 3gs. After I put the iphone in pwned DFU mode, itunes doesn’t recognize the phone. 

    How to get it working?

  75. Blabla says

    December 5, 2011 at 4:05 pm

    I commented it out. I also updated to the latest iTunes. And still I get “ineligible”.

  76. Rahul Debnath says

    December 7, 2011 at 10:25 am

    hey guys so i have an iphone 4 8gb factory unlocked with ios 5 will i face any such issues? if i jail break it?

  77. tensed says

    December 8, 2011 at 10:11 am

    plzz guyss if u find any solution to unlock ios5 in iphone4 let me knw..

  78. Rocky says

    December 8, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    Does that mean you cannot use ur phone until jailbroken?

  79. Abhayvadhul says

    December 9, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    hey man it’ll work……….use ultrasn0w 1.2.3 to unlock 

  80. Islam_uk87 says

    December 10, 2011 at 11:10 am

    I have iPhone 4 unlocked I already updated iOS to be iOS 5 with modem firmware 4.11.08
    I used Gevey sim
    Kindly advise if we have solution

  81. Gowtamvarma says

    December 13, 2011 at 8:03 am

    I am also experiencing the same problem can u help me to cum out of this
    plzz….

  82. stylee says

    December 13, 2011 at 10:04 am

    I have an iPhone 4, FW 4.3.3 BB 01.59.00 and I have it unlock right now with Ultrasn0w. The question is if I can upgrade to IOS5.0 and use redsn0w to preserve my BB and can I jailbreak it afterwards to then unlock it again with Ultrasn0w and remain untethered after the jailbreak and unlock?

    Is this possible?

  83. Junior_sankar says

    December 19, 2011 at 6:31 pm

    Hi i have an already unlocked iphone 4 gsm 4.2.1 with BB 3.10.01..if i preserve my BB using this method, will i be update to iOS 5.0.1

  84. X Ink says

    December 21, 2011 at 10:54 am

    i tried custom ipsw and when restoring the iphone i always get errors 3190 and it doesnt let me restore can someone help thanks

  85. Sergiu Next says

    December 21, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    how unlock 04.11.08 thanks

  86. Ajayabishek says

    December 22, 2011 at 4:46 am

    no unlock yet

  87. Themrbasim says

    December 22, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    is there a way to preserve baseband and activate without a sim?

  88. Captjgvex says

    December 23, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    I’m not sure that people are aware that Gevey Ultra purchased from Applenberry will NOT work on iOS5 with preserved baseband. If you are thinking of following the steps above on an iPhone 4 please reconsider. Some may claim that it has worked for them, however even if it did, FuriousMOD from Cydia will NOT INSTALL properly and therefore the automatic 112 sequence will not work.

    UPDATERS BEWARE!!

  89. Ambikanichani1982 says

    December 24, 2011 at 10:10 am

    I have an i phone 4 from the US unlocked with a Gevy sim in India. 
    I would like to upgrade to ios5 
    Pls provide simple steps – as non technical as possible …immediate help appreciated :)

  90. Ambikanichani1982 says

    December 24, 2011 at 10:36 am

    I have an i phone 4 from the US unlocked with a Gevy sim in India. 
    I would like to upgrade to ios5. my phone’s base band is 04.10.01 
    I am using a windows pc and not a mac 
    Pls provide simple steps – as non technical as possible …immediate help appreciated :) 

  91. Ambikanichani1982 says

    December 24, 2011 at 10:38 am

    Does that mean u cant use your phone till then? Mine is i phone 4 (4.3.3) and 
    baseband 04.10.01 on a windows 7 computer

  92. Hiru_shiya says

    December 24, 2011 at 2:58 pm

    I have unlocked it to 5.0.1 using ultrasnow. What do I do now?

  93. Jorge Rodriguez says

    December 27, 2011 at 1:31 am

    I was doing the update to the custom ipsw i created and i got a message from itunes telling me that the iphone coul not be restore because it is not elegible for the requested build.
    What can i do?

  94. Karanbajaj90 says

    December 30, 2011 at 7:44 am

    There is now solution till now.Wait for some more time.May the gevey sim for firmware 4.11 will launch soon.

  95. teknoman2001 says

    December 30, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    of course it will!!

  96. Khairul Azmi says

    January 4, 2012 at 3:16 am

    what if i already update my iphone 4 baseband? can it be undo?
    please help me

  97. Jakc says

    January 4, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    Please update this to include the latest version of redsn0w (which you will need if you’re using Windows), and that you need to press SHIFT at the same time as clicking Restore to load your custom IPSW.

    Cheers.

  98. Samir says

    January 7, 2012 at 5:14 pm

    I had same problem i m from india too but i leave in USA just go ahead and open up youtube and fallow the video from everythingapplepro for 5.0.1 watch the whole video and do exactly what he says and one more thing that gevey u have its ultra or pro ?  

  99. Chauhan Prits says

    January 9, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    Hey i have US iphone 4 ios5 and baseband 4.11.08…now i have to unlcok in india…how can i unlock it???i tried jailbreak,snowbreez and ultrasnow also…..

  100. Nav Sahni23 says

    January 12, 2012 at 9:01 am

    Hey, i am usinh iphone 4 version 4.3.2 baseband 3.10.01
    i want to update it to ios 5 preserving baseband
    but during restore it shows error 3194
    how to overcome it ??

  101. PatrickLewis.net says

    January 13, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    I successfully did this upgrade.  I had iOS 4.3.5 with 04.10.01 baseband.  I downloaded the 5.0.1 ipsw and made a custome ipsw (NO_BB…) using redsnow 0.9.10b.  I entered the Pwnd DFU mode and did the Option+Restore in itunes and chose the NO_BB ipsw.

    After the udpate, I used an old AT&T sim to get past the activation.  I then put in my Gevey with my TMobile sim.  It took only 2 times with the dial 112-airplane mode to get it back online.

    I now have a unlocked, but not jailbroken iphone.  Which is perfect for me, because I do not have to worry about rebooting and needing a tethered jailbreak.  I don’t use any of the cydia apps anyway either.

  102. hauan says

    January 25, 2012 at 5:57 pm

    i’ve an iphone 4 with baseband 04.10.01 unlocked with a gevey sim… i did this tutorial and after i restored it with the itunes.. the iphone is not jailbroken.. do i’ve to open redsn0w –> jailbreak or it will update my iphone to the new baseband ?????

  103. Mukhtardahir says

    January 26, 2012 at 5:30 am

    HI when I go to click Option+restore it doesnt pull up the new window asking for which firmware i wanna use… Iphone 3gs with ipad baseband and iOS 4.1….itunes 10.4.1…what is the problem???

  104. Travboy35 says

    February 3, 2012 at 2:30 am

    No way possible, I had to trade my iPhone for one on an older iOS 4. Something. And I had to unlock it with a he eye sim. Sorry the news hurts but yah.

  105. Mike Gorman says

    February 6, 2012 at 1:54 pm

    Hi, my iPhone is a 3gs w/ios 5.0.1(9A405),w,bb of 05.16.05,,serial# beginning w/880370. My problem is that i cannot unlock it ,it is jailbroke using cydia but cannot get it to unlock even w/technical help? Can anybody help me out??? Please as i cant seem to get help from the team????

  106. ank_arq says

    February 11, 2012 at 11:36 am

    Hi! I have an iPhone 3gs that I recently received from a frient…it was unlocked and jailbreaked – I don’t know in which way… I went to the mobile phone company Orange to have it officially unlocked and now that I tried to restore it I cannot get it activated – it either says that there is no sim inserted or that the apple server is unavailable…can you help me please? If the it was officially unlocked isn’t it normal to be able to restore to factory  settings and then do the normal upgrade/setup as for a new iPhone? what do I do? Thank you!

  107. Z_zee_zeljkovic says

    February 12, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    itunes didn’t give me an option select no BB software HELP !

  108. Geh_cabarrubias says

    February 29, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    what if I already changed my firmware? can I restore the old one?

  109. Aman says

    March 1, 2012 at 4:20 am

    Try removing ur gevey + sim. It should help. If still doesn’t work, get an at&t sim from somewhere and it should work.

  110. Ali_zeeshan_haider says

    March 6, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    Use shift + restore then it will ask which firmware to select

  111. Thamu86 says

    March 21, 2012 at 7:43 am

    i want to update my iphone to 5.0.1 without updating my baseband (4.10.01) i created custom firmware to preserve the baseband but while restoring i get error 11, 1600, 3194 each time i try, even i tried using tinyumbrella but results are same please help

  112. Yousaf05 says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    Hey guys whats up!i successfully unlocked and jailbreaked an iphone 4 with ios 5.0.1 bb 4.11.08 what i did was easy i had every version installed of redsnow , i had tinyumbrella and all 4.x.x and All 5.x.x versions i tried it for 5 days and saw no result but when i tried to restore it with every version it stucked for a while and after one hour it suddenly appeard the signals instead of invalid sim.i hope this works for u guys . Just spend 5-6 days if so desparate to unlock the iphone without gevey ultra or gevey sim

  113. Yourgirl_75 says

    April 3, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    Karim how did you do it & is it still possible everyone is saying do it now but then they have bricked phones ?? Thanks you can e-Mail me yourgirl_75@yahoo.com…..

  114. Yourgirl_75 says

    April 3, 2012 at 11:07 pm

    how please email me yourgirl_75@yahoo.com

  115. Rlowe627 says

    April 5, 2012 at 1:52 pm

    What do you mean just waiting for jailbreak?  does that mean your phone does not work with Gevey sime?

  116. Rlowe627 says

    April 5, 2012 at 1:56 pm

    Jaden, several users have said they successfully upgraded and preserved baseband but waiting for jailbreak.  What does “waiting for jailbreak” mean?  Does that mean the phone does not work with Gevey Sim?  Do you leave Gevey sim in the phone the whole time?

  117. Ssn024 says

    April 20, 2012 at 11:08 am

     Hi
    I jailebreaked the mobile normally.. And i went into cydia, i added source. but when i search for   ultrasn0w on cydia it doesnt find it!

  118. Julessybertz says

    April 25, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    Hello, 

  119. Julessybertz says

    April 25, 2012 at 1:14 pm

    Oops, now the full message. I have an iPhone 3GS which is currently in some kind of connect to itunes state, which won’t let me use it anymore. I had it running on 4.2.1 with baseband 6.15.00. Now that i wanted to upgrade to iOs 5, i’m stuck. When i follow the exact same steps as written above, everything works, except the restore. when I try to restore my iphone it’s starts restoring, but when it’s almost finished it freezes and i can’t do anything anymore. the only solution then is to unplug my iphone cause it would stay like that forever. Can anyone help me ? At this state it doesn’t matters me which firmware i’ll have to install on my iphone, I just want to work again. (sorry for my bad english, i’m belgian :D)

    Thanks 

  120. Mohamed says

    April 30, 2012 at 2:31 pm

    if i set up the DFU mode and pressed the “preserve baseband” option while using the Snowbreeze application and then in itunes pressed restore without the shift will that change the  baseband?
    i need a quick answer please because i  already did and it is downloading

  121. Mohamed says

    April 30, 2012 at 2:37 pm

    i used the tinyumberella software it helped with this error :D but i got another error after that so Good Luck :D :D :D

  122. Dom says

    May 4, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    iPhone 3GS (coming from 3.1.3, going to 5.0.1):  I’m stuck in the “in recovery” –> successfully restore custom IPSW –> “in recovery” + black screen loop.   Immediately after reboot (middle part of step 7 above) iTunes says that the phone needs to be restored….again.   How do I get out of this loop?   Thanks!

  123. Amit says

    May 11, 2012 at 8:44 am

    hi 
    3GS – 5.1.1(9B206) – Baseband 6.15.00 + ultrasn0w .
    service also coming but in case i switch off the off then restarting its showing only apple logo so i need to 
    run RedSn0w to boot tethered then its become ok again and showing everything .. pls help me where i am doing mistake so that no need to boot in case of switch on after switch offthanks 

  124. Jovanbutrus says

    May 23, 2012 at 11:32 am

    Make a Sn0breeze tutorial,pleaaaaaaaaaaaaseeee!

  125. Jovanbutrus says

    May 23, 2012 at 11:36 am

    Lol, what a moron. Your phone is now fucked. You gotta wait til’ the next jailbreak. Why don’t you research it before doing it? 

  126. Reymarl Manansala says

    June 5, 2012 at 12:31 am

     After following the instructions, there was an error. But i just followed the step by step procedure. Now my iphone4 is just stuck on black screen, any help. Thank you.

  127. Reymarl Manansala says

    June 5, 2012 at 12:39 am

     Hey guys. Need help please. I followed all the step-by-step procedure, but while restoring my iphone 4 is displays an error. Now my iphone just stuck on a black screen, any help there please. Thank you.

  128. Samir_umatiya says

    June 6, 2012 at 12:15 am

    Did u try to reboot it ? Try this hold power and home button together till you screen goes complet black and then u will see apple logo just wait for 2 minuets it should come on good luck

  129. Mars says

    June 13, 2012 at 3:39 am

    i followed instructions.. I click “Custom IPSW” >> select iPhone2,1_5.0.1_9A405_Restore.ipsw, then it popup “Custom IPSW creation failed – unrecognized build”. I have an Iphone 3GS with Modem Firmware 06.15.00 Baseband, currently still IOS 4.1. Any ideas? Please help

  130. kathy n says

    June 29, 2012 at 12:18 am

    um.. could someone help me. im on a 4.3.5 tethered jailbreak and im trying to get out of it anyway possible – i have tried restoring multiple times but the error 3194 keeps popping up. i cant call or anything it says NO SERVICE…??? i hav no idea if i preserved my basband when i jailbroke it. is this why there is no service? my modem firmware is 04.10.01. i hav no idea wat to do. do i need a factory unlock or something?

  131. Orun says

    August 12, 2012 at 10:13 pm

    It will work with the IPSW for iOS 5.0.
    The version or Redsn0w you’re using will not work with 5.0.1.

  132. orun says

    August 13, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    Same issue, with or without the Gevey. Also running an iPhone 4 with 4.10.1 BB.

    Solution is to embed the APticket into the IPSW.

  133. Curley one says

    September 3, 2012 at 6:51 pm

    I need help please: I have an I pod touch that has been jailbroken with 4.2.1 and I would like to upgrade to iso 5.1 What do I need to do?

  134. Darwin Bedana says

    September 23, 2012 at 7:25 am

    how can i upgrade my iphone 4 . ios 4.0. base band 1.59 but the phone im using is software unlock

  135. Venom$ says

    September 26, 2012 at 5:04 am

    i have baseband 6.15 and version 4.1 on my 3gs how can i upgrade my version can anyone help me please i will be very thankful to u mail me please wajidabbassi@yahoo.com

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