iOS 3.1 [HOW TO] Compile iDeviceRestore on Ubuntu

How to Compile iDeviceRestore on Ubuntu
By Tanner Krewson

Hello again! I'm here with another tutorial on how to compile iDeviceRestore on Ubuntu. Hope this helps!When there is a step with a box that looks something like this:

Code:

blah blah blah

you should type (or copy & paste) its contents into terminal and hit enter unless otherwise noted.

Prerequisites:

You need Ubuntu 10.04 for this to be successful. If you don't already have it, use the "Update Manager" to upgrade up until you have 10.04. You also need to be connected to the internet.

Part A: Installation

Step 1:

Open up Terminal.

Step 2:

To start off, we will be installing the dependencies (or even the dependencies of the dependencies) of iDeviceRestore. WHAT? What you're basically doing is installing the software required to run iDeviceRestore successfully.

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

sudo apt-get install build-essential automake cmake autoconf

NOTE: When installing the dependencies, look back at what it said. If it had any errors, post them in this thread and we'll try to help you. If at any time Terminal asks you something like, "Would you like to install? [Y/N]", just type "y" without the quotes and press enter.

Step 3:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

sudo apt-get install libreadline6 autotools-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev

Step 4:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

sudo apt-get install libplist1 libplist-utils libplist-dev libplist++-dev

Step 5:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

sudo apt-get install libzip-dev git-core git-arch git-cvs git-svn git-email

Step 6:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

sudo apt-get install git-daemon-run gitk gitweb git-doc rsync curl libgnutls-dev libtool

Step 7:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

sudo apt-get install python-dev libreadline-dev libusb-dev

Step 8:

Now we are going to download the required software sources from GIT and compile them.

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

git clone git://git.marcansoft.com/usbmuxd.git

Step 9:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

cd usbmuxd

Step 10:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

cmake ~/usbmuxd

Step 11:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

make && sudo make install

Step 12:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

cd ~

Step 13:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

git clone http://github.com/chronicdev/libirecovery.git

Step 14:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

cd libirecovery

Step 15:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

make linux && sudo make install

Step 16:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

cd ~

Step 17:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

git clone http://git.sukimash*ta.com/libimobiledevice.git

Step 18:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

cd libimobiledevice

Step 19:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

./autogen.sh

Step 20:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

make && sudo make install

Step 21:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

sudo ldconfig

Step 22:

Now it's time to actually install iDeviceRestore.

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

cd ~

Step 23:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

git clone http://github.com/posixninja/idevicerestore.git

Step 24:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

cd idevicerestore

Step 25:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

./autogen.sh

Step 26:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

make && sudo make install

Step 27:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

sudo ldconfig

If you have an iPod touch, skip to Part B. If you have an iPhone, continue.

Step 28:

Now to compile iDeviceActivate to activate your iPhone.

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

git clone http://github.com/posixninja/ideviceactivate.git

Step 29:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

cd ideviceactivate 

Step 30:

Type this into terminal and hit enter:

Code:

make

Congrats! If all went well, you now have iDeviceRestore installed on Ubuntu!

Part B: Usage

Now it's time to actually use iDeviceRestore (and iDeviceActivate).

How to Restore with Custom Firmware:

Step 1:

Place an .ipsw file in the "Home" folder.

Step 2:

Type this into terminal, replacing the * with the name of the .ipsw, and press enter.

Code:

idevicerestore -c *.ipsw

Other things you can do with iDeviceRestore:

Step 1:

Type this into terminal, then press enter.

Code:

idevicerestore -h

This should show this:

Code:

idevicerestore [-d] [-u] [-c] [-v] [-h] <input.ipsw>
 
  -d, enable communication debugging
  -u, target specific device by its 40-digit device UUID
  -h, prints usage information
  -c, restore with a custom firmware
  -v, enable incremental levels of verboseness

Use any of those commands to achieve what you want it to do.

For iPhone users (iDeviceActivate):

Just type "./ideviceactivate" then type one of the commands described below. For example:

Code:

./ideviceactivate -f

would activate the device.

Here is the list of commands:

./ideviceactivate [-x] [-d] [-h] [-u] [-f]

-x deactivate the target device
-d enable communication debugging
-h prints usage information
-u UUID target specific device by its 40-digit device UUID
-f FILE activates device with local activation record


Thanks for reading my guide! Please don't post this guide on any other site; just link it.

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http://www.ifans.com

Very nice, thanks for that

No but you could somehow try to compile it on Windows.

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Nice guide!

Thanks!

Maybe this isn't the right place to ask but is this capable of downgrading new devices without shsh's?

Nope. That's what I originally thought, but after it was too late, I found out that it does require SHSH blobs.

So if SHSH blobs are required that means you won't be able to downgrade without SHSH blobs? lol what?

So er, why bother such a round about process in downgrading if you have the SHSH blobs in the first place?

I thought iDeviceRestore doesn't need shsh blobs which is why its such a good idea... now it seems its just a more difficult way of downgrading?

Darned, is there no hope for users without SHSH blobs ever~

Spirit, anyone?