Originally Posted by cmstuber

no one knows how to bypass 3005?

@fenderprowler why would you want to replace with 3.2.2 files? i tried this of course, but all that it will do is install 3.2.2 again.

as for tinyumbrella. notice i said 4.02.04 & 4.02.05 don't work. just tried the 'newly recompiled' and still, not working on both my mbp and pmg5. if you are running it, how?

I'm a Windows 7 user. Just wait for a new way to downgrade, because jailbreak will be ady on november or december with the new firmware, soon, very soon someone will discover a way to downgrade without SHSHs Blops!

Originally Posted by fenderprowler

...soon, very soon someone will discover a way to downgrade without SHSHs Blops!

Man, I hope you are right about that.
I've been on the fence for a while deciding to buy this device. I waited too long and got a 3.2.2. I'm thinking of returning it to Best Buy and paying the restocking fee.
Just wish we'd know if a new downgrade procedure will indeed be devised.

Originally Posted by tato

Originally Posted by fenderprowler

...soon, very soon someone will discover a way to downgrade without SHSHs Blops!

Man, I hope you are right about that.
I've been on the fence for a while deciding to buy this device. I waited too long and got a 3.2.2. I'm thinking of returning it to Best Buy and paying the restocking fee.
Just wish we'd know if a new downgrade procedure will indeed be devised.

Don't do that mate! The iPad is absolutely great without Jailbreak, imagine it with JB. I'm a 3.2.2 iPad Owner and I have no problem , just spent some bucks in Apps because is not JBroken, but is OK. Just wait 2 months!

agreed, the ipad is an amazing device. i wouldn't take it back. but at the same time, i'm a long time ipodtouch jailbreak user (since 1.0.1) and iphone jailbreak user (since 2.2.1) so when i got my ipad a few days ago, i looked at it and thought to myself... i can't do anything with this device without it jail broken. the apps are 4 times as expensive and i've NEVER paid for an app. i have to get all the 'lite' versions of stuff, and i don't have sbsettings or can't have more than one exchange account... etc. it's virtually useless without a jailbreak imo.

So first a hi to every iPad and apple and JB fan around

I am a iPad user since 3.2.1 - JUST before the devices started to go out with 3.2.2.

SLIGHT hiccup though:

I acquired an iPad WiFi 64 with firmware 3.2.1 and jail broke it immeddiately. Worked perfectly until I installed something from hackulos about email attachments and then the screen froze.
I rebooted but it wouldn't boot anymore - goes like "apple logo, turning wheel, then 2 lines on the side and bamm not going further - no idea why something somehwere went rogue.

I was forced to update to 3.2.2 and now that apple doesn't sign older firmware version I am unable to downgrade.

I clicked on "make my life easier"
Changed the hosts file. But it still won't communicate correctly giving me 3194 error.

I can't start umbrella - JVM error of some kind.

I am unable to purchase anything from app store as I am not eligible because of my country and the fact I refuse to have a credit card.

I tried every possible way out there to downgrade jailbrake etc etc but to no avail.
Making an ipsw changin the 7B405 into 7B500 didnt work, iTunes directly said its incompatible no checking or anything - maybe I did something wrong there.

SO if there is anyway of doing this would be amazing!!!

I am absolutely grateful for the work from dev team and cydia and all else who work hard for this without asking for any money in return and I would be extremely happy to hear indeed as some of You said if not a new jailbreak then at least a downgrade for the poor fellaws with 4.0.2 and 3.2.2.


I was thinking of an offline method like in most Adobe CorelDraw etc activations, there should be a way.

and indeed if we could have found out the codes in order to install as if apple technicians would have been great but I dont think this exactly would be possible.

Anyways I will keep on looking around.
Hope my small and almost useless info helps someone

I can't install Cydia either can someone help me i just bought my iPad yesterday.

I just tried this method of downgrading and it worked for me.

One thing that I did differently from the instructions is that I initiated the restore before I started the shsh server on the umbrella software.

Don't know if this made the difference, but may be worth a shot for those who can not get the downgrade to work.

Rlanger, which method , did you use ?
Did you have shshs on file with cydia before you did it ?
Thank you

This article I found on ipadhacks.com

Downgrading from OS 3.2.2 to 3.2.1 without SHSH | iPadHacks.com

Anyone else tried this?

Originally Posted by brandon

This article I found on ipadhacks.com
same link
Anyone else tried this?

Yeah, but it doesnt work for everyone. for me for example it didnt work. neither with Recboot nor with manually entering in DFU mode which is fairly easy.
It still gives back the error 3194 even though the hosts files are as well modified to gs.apple.com etc etc etc.

So yeah cool news but not working all the time.
To whomever worked gratz