NAME¶

idevicerestore - Restore IPSW firmware FILE to an iOS device

SYNOPSIS¶

idevicerestore [OPTIONS] FILE

DESCRIPTION¶

Restore firmware files to iOS devices while either erasing the device or updating to preserve content and settings.

OPTIONS¶

-i, --ecid ECID

target specific device by its hexadecimal ECID e.g. 0xaabb123456 or 00000012AABBCCDD.

-u, --udid UDID

target specific device by its 40-digit device UDID. NOTE: only works with devices in normal mode.

-e, --erase

perform a full restore, erasing all data (defaults to update).

-c, --custom

restore with a custom firmware.

-l, --latest

use latest available firmware (with download on demand). DO NOT USE if you need to preserve the baseband (unlock)! USE WITH CARE if you want to keep a jailbreakable firmware! The FILE argument is ignored when using this option.

-s, --cydia

use Cydia's signature service instead of Apple's.

-x, --exclude

exclude nor/baseband upgrade.

-t, --shsh

fetch TSS record and save to .shsh file, then exit.

-p, --pwn

put device in pwned DFU mode and exit (limera1n devices only).

-n, --no-action

do not perform any restore action. If combined with -l option the on demand IPSW download is performed before exiting.

-C, --cache-path DIR

use specified directory for caching extracted or other reused files.

-d, --debug

enable communication debugging.

-h, --help

prints usage information.

-v, --version

prints version information.

AUTHORS¶

Martin Szulecki

Nikias Bassen

Joshua Hill

ON THE WEB¶

https://libimobiledevice.org

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/idevicerestore