Alice in Userland

Restoring/Downgrading ipod firmware to 3.1.3

Note: I did this with a jailbroken ipod. Step 3 may WILL be invalid for you if you don’t have a jailbroken ipod, or did not choose the “Make my life easier” button when you first opened Cydia.

Also important: BY DOING THIS, ALL YOUR MUSIC, APPS, CUSTOM SETTINGS, ETC WILL BE GONE. This will restore back to factory default settings.

1. Make sure you have a version of iTunes that is lower than 9.2 (if not, then uninstall and install version 9.1.1 (64-bit version here))
2. Download ipod firmware 3.1.3
3. Append the following line to your C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts file: “74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com” (without quotes)
4. Plug ipod into computer via USB
5. enter DFU mode
   1. hold power button and slide to power off ipod
   2. hold power button and home button simultaneously for 10 seconds
   3. release power button, continue to hold home button for 10 seconds
6. iTunes should pop up a dialogue that says you have plugged in an ipod in restore mode, close the dialogue
7. select your ipod from the sidebar, and shift-click the “Restore” button
8. select the downloaded ipod firmware version 3.1.3

Tada! It’s magical.