Thanks, iOS v4-v5 Full Rom Files?

[Johannes Lundberg]

On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 4:32 PM, ken olson <kenitholson at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Johannes,
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> Thanks for your comments!
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> Since posting have been searching for postings of Open OSes on 32 bit
> Apple Mobile Devices.
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> While have found things like "Dual-Boot Android on Your iPhone"
> https://ios.gadgethacks.com/how-to/exclusive-dual-boot-android-
> your-iphone-ios-7-0161123/  closer exam reveals "Thanks for having some
> fun with us this April Fool's Day! We hope you all enjoyed this as much as
> we had coming up with it. If and when something like this becomes a
> reality, we'll have your step-by-step guide ready at AppleHacks.com."
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> "What you could do is maybe try find a rom image from the iOS v4-v5 times
> when they distributed the OS as a full rom file. Running an older version
> of iOS would surely make your device run smoothly (although not as fun as
> putting FreeBSD on it :)"
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> Fortunately my 4S still has iOS v6.1.2 so am OK
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> Question:  While I am a beginner concerning iOS have more experience with
> Windows OS and have used Windows image files to make bootable Windows USB
> Drives.
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> Any suggestions where to look for iOS v4-v5 full rom files?
>

Try https://ipsw.me/

There might be other places as well. If it's a signed image I think you can
transfer it with iTunes. If unsigned, there might be some other tools but I
don't know of any..


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> Did a quick search using "iOS v4-v5 full rom files" but got nothing.  No
> "..." got "about 8,840,000 results (0.58 seconds)" but nothing relevant.
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> Thanks again for your help!
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> Ken
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