Talk:Beta Firmware

liamchat baseband edit

Hi liamchat! You just added 4.2.1GM beta rows. Thanks. Where do you have the baseband infos from? Did you install it on all devices or where does this info come from? Are you 100% sure the baseband versions are correct you added? --http 22:05, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

no sorry i copied the 4.2gm table lines to help me add it faster however once i have finished downloading it i will check --liamchat 22:12, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Ok, but please don't add unproven / possibly wrong information. There's no race to be the first to add the 4.2.1GM release. And please replace the ones you don't test with a question mark or something similar. --http 22:15, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Well, GreySyntax did confirm on Twitter that the 4.2.1 GM release for the iPhone 4 has 03.10.01. I'm almost willing to bet that the iPhone 3G/3GS baseband is still 05.15.04, but it still hasn't been confirmed yet. --Dialexio 22:21, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

I also saw that. But it was added for all devices and I think you should only add what you really know. That's why I initially added lots of empty fields instead of assuming something. I agree that it's probably correct. --http 22:38, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

iPhone 3GS and iPad

How come the IPSWs for the iPad and iPhone 3GS, they don't have a bb file like the others do? --5urd 23:53, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

The baseband files for the X-Gold 608 are tucked inside of the ramdisks. The X-Gold 618 and MDM6600 baseband files are outside of the ramdisks since they require SHSH-like signatures. --Dialexio 17:13, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

So we need a Restore Ramdisk IV and Key to get at them (or install) --5urd 17:17, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

OTA Updates

Here is something interesting I found in the XML File:

<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>Assets</key>
    <array>
      <dict>
        <key>Build</key>
        <string>9A5332</string>

So, what is 9A5332? --5urd 20:51, 13 October 2011 (MDT)

I downloaded the asset file and in the BuildManifest.plist, at the bottom, it says 9A332 for the iPhone 3GS... I am assuming 9A5332 and 9A332 are the same. So is this an internal beta? --5urd 23:02, 13 October 2011 (MDT)

I was just looking into it, too :) I can't download it right now, my connection is slow. Can you find the SystemVersion.plist and see what is the ReleaseType value? --pjakuszew 06:07, 14 October 2011 (MDT)

You just enter {plist}{dict}(assets){dict}(__BaseURL) followed by {plist}{dict}(assets){dict}(__RelativePath) into your browser...

The /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist is located under \AssetData\payload\patches\System\Library\CoreServices\ and is a DIFF like all the other files under \AssetData\payload\patches\. I am guessing if you hav 5.0b7 for the iPhone 3GS, you could do it... I'll do it right now --5urd 07:07, 14 October 2011 (MDT)

As this is a patch (diff) file, I can't work with it though. I can email you it or upload it to mega or something... --5urd 07:54, 14 October 2011 (MDT)

I know how to download it, I have played with OTA updates in beta period, the problem is that I'm on a very slow CDMA connection right now. Maybe I'll be able to download it tommorow. But since you say that SystemVersion.plist is just patched in this update, instead of being replaced like in earlier updates, this build seems to be a public variant... Even the index file does not specify ReleaseType (in beta period they used to do that), so we can assume this is just an unreleased beta which was a candidate for a GM release --pjakuszew 08:15, 14 October 2011 (MDT)

Yah, it is called SystemVersion.plist.patch. I tried using GNU patch, but I couldn't figure it out. A GM? That makes sense... --5urd 15:34, 14 October 2011 (MDT)

Basebands

Is it really necessary to add beta basebands? Its not like developers who need to unlock would likely use baseband reliant unlocks. If we removed this then it would be much easier to edit. I do agree that Firmware should keep them but not this page. Let me know what you think. If its ok I am prepared to do it. --iAdam1n (talk) 21:21, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

We should not remove any potentially useful information. If we want to have to somewhere else, then ok, but I believe here is the best place. --http (talk) 22:00, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Well it makes it difficult to check unless you have a dev account. I do but it is too much to download each beta for each device just to check. How is it useful for beta? Developers would not reply on baseband unlocks. --iAdam1n (talk) 22:04, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Well information doesn't need to be there just for sake of completness.. if people want to add BB for a particular beta.. why not? if its missing for some or even most I also do not see any issue... just my 2 cents.--M2m (talk) 22:58, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

I fully agree with M2m here. Just put a question mark if you don't know it. No problem with that. It doesn't need to be complete. This wiki will never be "complete". If someone needs that info and digs it out, he can add this info here then. I just don't want to remove anything we already know. --http (talk) 22:11, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

I know what you mean but I just want to understand, how is it useful? One does not upgrade to a beta when needing to unlock. To me, it is pointless info. --iAdam1n (talk) 15:54, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

Filesize column idea.

I was wondering if we should add a filesize column which would be like on Firmware. Myself and 5urd have a lot of the betas saved which can help to fill it in. --iAdam1n (talk) 16:50, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

Nothing against that. What about SHA-1 then too? --http (talk) 23:51, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Personally think there is no need for SHA-1 as the ADC is the only legal place to download from and it would just help pirates. --iAdam1n (talk) 00:06, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

This has been discussed before, and they were removed because of a concern about piracy. I find that reasoning ridiculous now because if you want a firmware, you're not going to search by its SHA-1 hash, you're gonna either search for "iOS 7.1 beta download" or build and search the firmware file name itself (iPad2,1_7.1_11D5099e_Restore.ipsw). --5urd (talk) 01:37, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Support --5urd (talk) 01:37, 2 December 2013 (UTC)