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'''IPSW''' ('''iP'''od¹ '''S'''oft'''W'''are) Files have the Magic Number 504B0304 (PK\003\004) and thus are {{wp|ZIP (file_format)|ZIP}} Archives. They can be modified with typical zip/unzip tools (i.e. change extension to .zip and double click). An IPSW File is used to deliver the [[iPod touch]]/[[iPhone]]/[[iPad]]/[[Apple TV]] [[firmware]] to the end-user.
  
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{{see also|Disk Image Formats}}
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'''IPSW''' ('''iP'''od<sup>[[#Notes|[1]<nowiki/>]]</sup> '''S'''oft'''w'''are) files have the Magic Number 504B0304 (PK\003\004) and thus are [[wikipedia:ZIP (file format)|ZIP]] archives. They can be modified with typical zip/unzip tools (i.e. change extension to .zip and double click). IPSWs are used to deliver the [[iDevice|device's]] firmware to the end-user.
   
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== Archive Structure ==
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<sup>1</sup>The IPSW files are used starting from the iPod 1G, even though they have [http://www.freemyipod.org/wiki/Firmware a different format than] iOS-based devices.
  
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== IPSW Contents ==
  
 
* [[Restore Ramdisk]]
  
* [[Restore Ramdisk]]
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* [[Update Ramdisk]] (Firmware 1.0 didn't contain an Update Ramdisk as there is no official firmware to update from)
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* [[Update Ramdisk]] (some firmwares don't have one due to various reasons)
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* [[Disk Image Formats|Filesystem Ramdisk]] (the largest .dmg file)
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* [[:/|Filesystem]] (the largest [[Apple Disk Image|.dmg]] file)
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* [[Device Tree]] (model specific)
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* [[Kernelcache|kernelcache.release.XXXXXXX file]] (application processor specific i.e [[S5L8900]], [[S5L8920]], [[S5L8720]], [[S5L8922]], [[S5L8930]], [[S5L8940]])
  
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* [[Kernelcache]] (model specific; processor specific on pre-[[S5L8930|A4]])
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* BuildManifest.plist (first appeared in firmware 3.0?)
  
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* BuildManifest.plist (first appeared in [[iOS|iPhone OS]] 3.0 beta 2)
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* Restore.plist file
  
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* Restore.plist
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* ''Firmware\''
  
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** ''all_flash/''
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*** ''all_flash.XXXXX.production\'' (hardware specific i.e. [[M68ap]], [[N82ap]], etc.)
  
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** ''all_flash\''
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* ''Firmware/''
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*** ''all_flash.XXXXX.production/'' (model specific i.e. [[M68AP]], [[N82AP]], etc.)
 
**** [[S5L File Formats#IMG2|IMG2]]/[[IMG3 File Format|IMG3]] files
  
**** [[S5L File Formats#IMG2|IMG2]]/[[IMG3 File Format|IMG3]] files
 
**** manifest
  
**** manifest
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** \dfu (Folder)
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** dfu/''
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*** [[iBEC]].XXXXX.DFU (hardware specific i.e. [[M68ap]], [[N82ap]], etc.)
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*** [[iBEC]].XXXXX.dfu (model specific i.e. [[M68AP]], [[N82AP]], etc.)
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*** [[iBSS]].XXXXX.DFU (hardware specific i.e. [[M68ap]], [[N82ap]], etc.)
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*** [[iBSS]].XXXXX.dfu
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*** [[WTF]].XXXXX.DFU (hardware specific i.e. [[M68ap]], [[N82ap]], [[N45ap]], [[N72ap]] - currently not present in firmwares for the [[N88ap|iPhone 3GS]] and later, because it is mostly used to patch issues with the DFU mode that was burned into the bootrom)
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*** [[WTF]].XXXXX.dfu (model specific and only for [[M68AP]], [[N82AP]], [[N45AP]], [[N72AP]]; not present in firmwares for the [[N88AP|iPhone 3GS]] and later, because it was used to patch issues with the DFU mode that was burned into the bootrom)
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** [[Baseband Device|Baseband]] (may be one or many files depending on the model)
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** ICE3_XX.XX.XX_BOOT_02.06.Release.bbfw (Contains the baseband and the bootloader. X stands for a number. This is the baseband version. 02.06 is the bootloader. Only in the iPhone 4 firmware.)
  
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=== Example ===
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Here are the contents of the [[Kirkwood 7A341 (iPhone2,1)|iPhone 3GS 3.0 (7A341)]] firmware IPSW:
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* <code>[[:/|018-5302-002.dmg]]</code> (281214976 bytes)
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* <code>[[Update Ramdisk|018-5304-002.dmg]]</code> (12769604 bytes)
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* <code>[[Restore Ramdisk|018-5306-002.dmg]]</code> (12777796 bytes)
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* <code><!--[[#BuildManifest.plist|-->BuildManifest.plist<!--]]--></code> (21097 bytes)
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* <code>[[kernelcache]].release.s5l8920x</code> (4695492 bytes)
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* <code><!--[[#Restore.plist|-->Restore.plist<!--]]--></code> (1763 bytes)
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* ''<code>Firmware/</code>''
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** ''<code>all_flash/</code>''
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*** ''<code>all_flash.n88ap.production/</code>''
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**** <code>[[AppleLogo|applelogo]].s5l8920x.img3</code> (9604 bytes)
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**** <code>[[BatteryCharging0|batterycharging0]].s5l8920x.img3</code> (19716 bytes)
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**** <code>[[BatteryCharging1|batterycharging1]].s5l8920x.img3</code> (24900 bytes)
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**** <code>[[BatteryFull|batteryfull]].s5l8920x.img3</code> (76100 bytes)
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**** <code>[[BatteryLow0|batterylow0]].s5l8920x.img3</code> (56772 bytes)
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**** <code>[[BatteryLow1|batterylow1]].s5l8920x.img3</code> (65348 bytes)
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**** <code>[[DeviceTree]].n88ap.img3</code> (44996 bytes)
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**** <code>[[GlyphCharging|glyphcharging]].s5l8920x.img3</code> (20356 bytes)
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**** <code>[[GlyphPlugin|glyphplugin]].s5l8920x.img3</code> (19332 bytes)
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**** <code>[[iBoot (Bootloader)|iBoot]].n88ap.RELEASE.img3</code> (178500 bytes)
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**** <code>[[LLB]].n88ap.RELEASE.img3</code> (67908 bytes)
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**** <code>manifest</code> (341 bytes)
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**** <code>[[NeedService|needservice]].s5l8920x.img3</code> (20484 bytes)
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**** <code>[[RecoveryMode|recoverymode]].s5l8920x.img3</code> (47876 bytes)
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** ''<code>dfu/</code>''
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*** <code>[[iBEC]].n88ap.RELEASE.dfu</code> (104772 bytes)
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*** <code>[[iBSS]].n88ap.RELEASE.dfu</code> (104772 bytes)
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== Firmwares found in IPSW ==
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Per http://newosxbook.com/bonus/vol1AppA.html
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Filename
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! Use
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| ICE17-1.xx.xx.Release.bbfw
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| Intel modem / baseband
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|-
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| Mav17-1.xx.xx.Release.bbfw
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| Maverick modem / baseband
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|-
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| AOP/aopfw-iphone##aop.im4p
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| Always on processor
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|-
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| Savage/Savage.B[0/2]-[Dev/Prod].[vt.]fw
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| FaceID
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|-
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| Yonkers/Yonkers.EA01_F###_[Dev/Prod]fw
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| FaceID (A12+)
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|-
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| SE/Stockholm##.RELEASE.sefw
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| Secure Element
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|-
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| Maggie/AppleMaggieFirmwareImage.im4p
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| ?
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|-
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| cpu_Multitouch.im4p
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| Multitouch controller
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|-
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| isp/adc-petra-d3x.im4p
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| Image Signal Processor
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|-
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| ane/h11_ane_fw_quin.im4p
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| [[Apple Neural Engine]]
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|-
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| WirelessPower/WirelessPower.iphone##.im4p
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| Wireless charging controller
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|-
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| SmartIOFirmwareCHIP.im4p
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| [[T8020]] and later Smart I/O
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|-
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| board_CallanFirmware.im4p
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| Haptics Firmware
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|-
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| ave/AppleAVE2FW.im4p
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| Audio/Video Encoder
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|-
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| agx/armfw_g11p.im4p
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| GPU Scheduler/Command Stream Processor
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|-
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| all_flash/sep-firmware.*.im4p
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| Secure Enclave Processor
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|-
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| liquiddetect@2436~iphone-lightning.im4p
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| Liquid Damage Detection
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|-
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| pmp/t8030pmp.im4p
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| Power Management Processor
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|-
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| Rose/r1p0/ftab.bin
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| U1 chip (Ultra Wideband)
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|-
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| vinyl_05.vnlfw
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| eSIM
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|-
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| Veridian
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| ? (Some form of signing/device integrity)
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|}
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== Notes ==
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# IPSW files have been used since the very first iPod, though they have [http://www.freemyipod.org/wiki/Firmware a different format] than firmwares for iOS devices.
   
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[[Category:File Formats]]
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== Example ==
  
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This is a ls -alR of an extracted iPhone 3GS 3.0 Firmware IPSW.
  
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total 608400
  
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drwx------@ 11 m staff 374 17 Jun 07:11 .
  
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drwxrwxrwx 5 m staff 170 18 Jul 07:34 ..
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m admin 281214976 22 Mai 17:10 018-5302-002.dmg
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m admin 12769604 22 Mai 16:59 018-5304-002.dmg
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m admin 12777796 22 Mai 16:59 018-5306-002.dmg
  
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-rw-r--r-- 1 m admin 21097 22 Mai 17:29 BuildManifest.plist
  
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drwxr-xr-x@ 5 m staff 170 17 Jun 07:11 Firmware
  
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-rw-r--r-- 1 m admin 1763 22 Mai 17:10 Restore.plist
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 4695492 22 Mai 14:32 kernelcache.release.s5l8920x
  
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./Firmware:
  
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total 16
  
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drwxr-xr-x@ 5 m staff 170 17 Jun 07:11 .
  
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drwx------@ 11 m staff 374 17 Jun 07:11 ..
  
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drwxr-xr-x@ 4 m staff 136 18 Jun 02:10 all_flash
  
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drwxr-xr-x@ 4 m staff 136 22 Mai 13:39 dfu
  
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./Firmware/all_flash:
  
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total 16
  
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drwxr-xr-x@ 4 m staff 136 18 Jun 02:10 .
  
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drwxr-xr-x@ 5 m staff 170 17 Jun 07:11 ..
  
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drwxr-xr-x@ 16 m staff 544 22 Mai 13:43 all_flash.n88ap.production
  
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./Firmware/all_flash/all_flash.n88ap.production:
  
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total 1320
  
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drwxr-xr-x@ 16 m staff 544 22 Mai 13:43 .
  
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drwxr-xr-x@ 4 m staff 136 18 Jun 02:10 ..
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 44996 22 Mai 13:08 DeviceTree.n88ap.img3
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 67908 22 Mai 13:12 LLB.n88ap.RELEASE.img3
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 9604 22 Mai 13:15 applelogo.s5l8920x.img3
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 19716 22 Mai 13:15 batterycharging0.s5l8920x.img3
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 24900 22 Mai 13:16 batterycharging1.s5l8920x.img3
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 76100 22 Mai 13:16 batteryfull.s5l8920x.img3
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 56772 22 Mai 13:16 batterylow0.s5l8920x.img3
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 65348 22 Mai 13:17 batterylow1.s5l8920x.img3
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 20356 22 Mai 13:17 glyphcharging.s5l8920x.img3
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 19332 22 Mai 13:18 glyphplugin.s5l8920x.img3
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 178500 22 Mai 13:21 iBoot.n88ap.RELEASE.img3
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 341 22 Mai 13:43 manifest
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 20484 22 Mai 13:24 needservice.s5l8920x.img3
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 47876 22 Mai 13:24 recoverymode.s5l8920x.img3
  
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./Firmware/dfu:
  
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total 416
  
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drwxr-xr-x@ 4 m staff 136 22 Mai 13:39 .
  
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drwxr-xr-x@ 5 m staff 170 17 Jun 07:11 ..
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 104772 22 Mai 13:30 [[iBEC]].n88ap.RELEASE.dfu
  
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-rw-r--r--@ 1 m staff 104772 22 Mai 13:36 [[iBSS]].n88ap.RELEASE.dfu
  

Latest revision as of 00:44, 21 March 2022

"IPSW" redirects here. For the component of XPwn, see ipsw.

See also: Disk Image Formats

IPSW (iPod[1] Software) files have the Magic Number 504B0304 (PK\003\004) and thus are ZIP archives. They can be modified with typical zip/unzip tools (i.e. change extension to .zip and double click). IPSWs are used to deliver the device's firmware to the end-user.

Archive Structure

Example

Here are the contents of the iPhone 3GS 3.0 (7A341) firmware IPSW:

Firmwares found in IPSW

Per http://newosxbook.com/bonus/vol1AppA.html

Filename Use
ICE17-1.xx.xx.Release.bbfw Intel modem / baseband
Mav17-1.xx.xx.Release.bbfw Maverick modem / baseband
AOP/aopfw-iphone##aop.im4p Always on processor
Savage/Savage.B[0/2]-[Dev/Prod].[vt.]fw FaceID
Yonkers/Yonkers.EA01_F###_[Dev/Prod]fw FaceID (A12+)
SE/Stockholm##.RELEASE.sefw Secure Element
Maggie/AppleMaggieFirmwareImage.im4p ?
cpu_Multitouch.im4p Multitouch controller
isp/adc-petra-d3x.im4p Image Signal Processor
ane/h11_ane_fw_quin.im4p Apple Neural Engine
WirelessPower/WirelessPower.iphone##.im4p Wireless charging controller
SmartIOFirmwareCHIP.im4p T8020 and later Smart I/O
board_CallanFirmware.im4p Haptics Firmware
ave/AppleAVE2FW.im4p Audio/Video Encoder
agx/armfw_g11p.im4p GPU Scheduler/Command Stream Processor
all_flash/sep-firmware.*.im4p Secure Enclave Processor
liquiddetect@2436~iphone-lightning.im4p Liquid Damage Detection
pmp/t8030pmp.im4p Power Management Processor
Rose/r1p0/ftab.bin U1 chip (Ultra Wideband)
vinyl_05.vnlfw eSIM
Veridian ? (Some form of signing/device integrity)

Notes

  1. IPSW files have been used since the very first iPod, though they have a different format than firmwares for iOS devices.
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