guess i am the only one with the "waiting" bug in app store

must re-jailbreak again

sienz...

This post has been edited by spoonkin: May 28 2012, 02:11 PM


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This is host file error.

Check your host file and remove any lines with xx.xx.xx gs.apple.com or put a hash (#) in front of it an do the Shift + Restore again.

i know i read this somewhere... anyone mind telling me again? if i were to backup, update to 5.1.1 and jaibreak, then restore my phone... will i get my apps and games back? cydia tweaks will be gone right?

Apps u can sync back if untransfer purchase into iTunes .. Tweak no but there is one tools to save ur tweaks u can check previous post

untransfer purchase to itunes? do you know the name of the tools? thanks alot man...

Shawn means apps that you transfer the purchases to iTunes. When you connect the iPhone to iTunes, right click the iPhone icon and just choose "Transfer Purchases". Apps that you purchased via the iPhone will be transferred to iTunes. The next time you restore, iTunes will sync back the apps to your iPhone. The iTunes backups all the settings for the apps but not the apps itself.

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Added on May 28, 2012, 4:36 pmI would recommend either you purchas PKGbackup from cydia which backs up Cydia tweaks or Aptbackup (which has never worked for me).

Or before restoring/upgrading, write down the list of tweaks you have.

This post has been edited by azraeil: May 28 2012, 04:36 PM

Hi, where can we find the host file?

the “host” file is under C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\

on Windows 7


To edit the host file,
Click Start – search for “Notepad“, right-click and select “Run as Administrator“. This should launch notepad with elevated privileges. Now, open the host file from the File menu, edit and save.


This post has been edited by tashfinsheikh: May 28 2012, 04:44 PM

yes.. it will rstore ur apps.. but then u alwasys can sync back since the apps already in ur itunes.. right?

Ok, will try then. Many thanks

Fix Error 3194

The fix is the same regardless of what operating system you are using:

1. Quit iTunes
2. Locate your hosts file, in Mac OS X this is /etc/hosts and in Windows this is c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
3. Open the hosts file with Administrator privileges
4. Remove the very bottom of the hosts file.
5. Connect your iPhone to the computer
6. Launch iTunes
7. Put the iPhone/iPad/iPod into DFU mode by turning the phone off and then holding down the sleep and power button for 10 seconds, then release the power button but hold onto the home button until iTunes tells you that the device is now in recover mode
8. Use the iTunes Restore feature as usual with the iOS device

Once your iOS update is finished, remove the “74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com” line from your hosts file again so that iTunes can properly update as usual

This post has been edited by tashfinsheikh: May 28 2012, 07:22 PM

hope its working.. sometimes i doesnt work for me leh.. but sometimes is working..

if not working un tick the option from tiny umbrella to use cydia server instead of apple, it worked for me after doing that

Other than springtomize2 , what more is good?

Successfully jailbreak my iPhone 4S 5.1.1(9B206) with absinthe 2.0.1...

This is incorrect and misleading. You only do this if you want to restore to a custom firmware or if Apple server is not working and you need Cydia to verify the firmware file.

By putting the IP address as gs.apple.com you are tricking iTunes into using Cydia as the verification server. This only applies for 5.1.1 if Cydia already have the SHSH saved for your iPhone.

If you have never jailbroken the iPhone, then Cydia will not have the SHSH and you will still get the 3194 error.

If you just want to upgrade/update/restore to a stock Apple firmware (5.1.1), then you just need to make sure that the host file is not tampered with (therefore you need to remove the gs.apple.com line) and let iTunes point to Apple Verification Server.

aisnthe 2.02 can't jb. i think i need to try 2.01

I think the best way not to dabble with hosts file is thru Tiny Umbrella. Just one click and it's done.

Owh, now i know. Thanks. and i guess manually writing them down is the most secured option. haha...


True. So that's how you guys do it...

so means if you have not yet jailbroken before than erase the gs.apple.com from host file

if have jailbroken before then need to enter ?