iPhone 4.3.1 Jailbreak Upgrade From 4.2.1

allosunshine · 4 Apr 2011 at 12:41

This is the first time I've had to upgrade the firmware with the jailbreak already installed.

Whats the best way to upgrade the firmware and install the jailbreak while keeping all my jailbroken apps intact.

Can I create the custom IPSW using pwnagetool and just update the firmware that way or do I have to update the firmware to 4.3.1 first and then rejailbreak??

Cheers.

Yas786 · 4 Apr 2011 at 14:47

Id like to know the answer to this as well...only thing is that im on the 4.1 jb rather than 4.2 jb.

Supernaut91 · 4 Apr 2011 at 16:21

What i did was restore the phone, backed up photos and used 'iDriveContacts' for my contacts saves all details and pictures along with them.

- Restored the phone using iTunes and updated to 4.3.1
-Used redsnow to jailbreak with the downloaded ipsw
-nada..

allosunshine · 4 Apr 2011 at 19:59

Bunyan said:
What i did was restore the phone, backed up photos and used 'iDriveContacts' for my contacts saves all details and pictures along with them.

- Restored the phone using iTunes and updated to 4.3.1
-Used redsnow to jailbreak with the downloaded ipsw
-nada..

Was you already jailbroken on 4.2.1?? If so did you have to reinstall all you jailbroken apps individually??

Supernaut91 · 4 Apr 2011 at 20:23

Yes, because i restored. Its not a hassle anyhow.

FreeStream · 4 Apr 2011 at 20:35

Bunyan said:
Yes, because i restored. Its not a hassle anyhow.

Done the same.

It's done wonders as it's sped everything up again.

Backup --> DFU Restore --> Restore from Backup --> Redsn0w --> done.

Skyboat · 4 Apr 2011 at 20:37

There's no sure-fire way to keep the settings for Cydia apps, though if you install AptBackup it'll keep a list of JB apps to re-install automatically after you update through iTunes and re-Jailbreak it.

allosunshine · 4 Apr 2011 at 20:49

Concorde Rules said:
Done the same.

It's done wonders as it's sped everything up again.

Backup --> DFU Restore --> Restore from Backup --> Redsn0w --> done.

So you upgraded using the custom firmware and not upgrade using official IPSW and then rejailbreak, is that right?

FreeStream · 4 Apr 2011 at 20:55

allosunshine said:
So you upgraded using the custom firmware and not upgrade using official IPSW and then rejailbreak, is that right?

No.

I restored in DFU mode in iTunes using the Apple firmware. No need to use a custom firmware.

My phone is a 3GS old bootrom so it might be different for you...

allosunshine · 4 Apr 2011 at 21:02

Concorde Rules said:
No.

I restored in DFU mode in iTunes using the Apple firmware. No need to use a custom firmware.

My phone is a 3GS old bootrom so it might be different for you...

When I say custom firmware I mean the jailbroken IPSW file that Redsn0w and Pwnage tool creates.

oli356 · 4 Apr 2011 at 21:05

allosunshine said:
When I say custom firmware I mean the jailbroken IPSW file that Redsn0w and Pwnage tool creates.

You can use the official Apple one, I did.

allosunshine · 4 Apr 2011 at 21:11

oli356 said:
You can use the official Apple one, I did.

If I do that I lose my current jailbreak and all the Cydia stuff I have installed.

What I'm after is a way to go from jailbroken 4.2.1 straight to jailbroken 4.3.1 on my iPhone 4 without losing any of my Cydia stuff. I don't have to worry about unlocks because its a factory unlocked direct from Apple.

FreeStream · 4 Apr 2011 at 21:29

allosunshine said:
If I do that I lose my current jailbreak and all the Cydia stuff I have installed.

What I'm after is a way to go from jailbroken 4.2.1 straight to jailbroken 4.3.1 on my iPhone 4 without losing any of my Cydia stuff. I don't have to worry about unlocks because its a factory unlocked direct from Apple.

I've not seen a way of doing it other than backing up in iTunes, using a Cydia backup thing and then doing it that way but I can't remember where I saw that.

BTW, My cydia settings were kept, I just had to download Lockinfo, SBsettings, etc again but all the settings were there still.