iOS 8.1

[Rob]

Upgraded and setup ApplePay.

Now to give it a shot next time I am out somewhere. Anyone else ready to jump onboard?

[Y2Kvert4me]

Downloading 8.1 on the iPad now...But ApplePay will have to wait until I pick up an iPhone.
I love the concept though, and hope it becomes commonly available. :yesnod:

[Cybercowboy]

I'm still rocking iPad 3 / iPhone 5s, will be awhile before I can do ApplePay. Probably get a new phone next spring. Maybe.

[Sea Six]

Apple can kiss my white male over 40 ASS.



And you can quote me.



:thumbs:

[Rob]

Apple can kiss my white male over 40 ASS. And you can quote me. :thumbs:

LOL. Tell me how you really feel.

[Sea Six]

They turned my iPad 2 into a virtual BRICK.

It used-ta work JUST FINE.


Now its's crashy, trashy and just plain don't WERK.




FUKK you , APPLE.


KMA. :moon:

[Cybercowboy]

They turned my iPad 2 into a virtual BRICK.

It used-ta work JUST FINE.


Now its's crashy, trashy and just plain don't WERK.




FUKK you , APPLE.


KMA. :moon:

There may be a way to save it. (http://www.idigitaltimes.com/how-remove-ios-8-and-restore-ios-7-yes-you-can-still-downgrade-you-iphone-ipad-and-ipod-these-simple) This literally took me one google search, three to four seconds total. :D

[GentleBen]

SeaSix, here is a way to reset your antiquated iPad 2 all the way back to iOS 4.3.0 if you really wanted to go that far back. All you need to do is to select your device, select the appropriate model, and then decide how far back you want to go.

Download Firmware (IPSW) Files for iOS Devices (http://www.ipswdownloader.com/)

[GentleBen]

Upgraded and setup ApplePay.

Now to give it a shot next time I am out somewhere. Anyone else ready to jump onboard?

Done and done. Loaded it earlier today and found that I can get a Big MAC, fries, and coke at the local Mickey Dee's with it.

[DAB]

Jeeves handles all that icky currency. :leaving:

[Sea Six]

There may be a way to save it. (http://www.idigitaltimes.com/how-remove-ios-8-and-restore-ios-7-yes-you-can-still-downgrade-you-iphone-ipad-and-ipod-these-simple) This literally took me one google search, three to four seconds total. :D

SeaSix, here is a way to reset your antiquated iPad 2 all the way back to iOS 4.3.0 if you really wanted to go that far back. All you need to do is to select your device, select the appropriate model, and then decide how far back you want to go.

Download Firmware (IPSW) Files for iOS Devices (http://www.ipswdownloader.com/)

Oh, hallelujah.

iOS 6 here I come. :hurray:

[Sea Six]

Is this safe? Is this ipsdownloader website going to put a bunch of malware on my iPad?

[Cybercowboy]

Is this safe? Is this ipsdownloader website going to put a bunch of malware on my iPad?

If you look at my link, you'll see that the only version signed by Apple is the one mentioned there (7.1.2)

You should be fine with 7 on there, but if you want to go down to 6 you can download a 6 image and if it sucks, grab 7 from my link.

At this point, the only public firmware Apple is signing is iOS 7.1.2. This means, when you downgrade, you will be going down to iOS 7.1.2.

[Mike Mercury]

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads24/IMG_8501+21413824031.jpg

[erickpl]

I have an iPhone 4 (messed up at that), and can't upgrade right now, so Apple Pay has to wait for the time being. By the time I get another iPhone, they'll likely be on iOS 9. LOL

Heck, I'd be happy with a 5s at this point so I can use the newer bluetooth for some of the gear on my bike and wrist.

[Cybercowboy]

Heck, I'd be happy with a 5s at this point so I can use the newer bluetooth for some of the gear on my bike and wrist.

Bluetooth works great on my 5s, use the heck out of it.

[GentleBen]

Is this safe? Is this ipsdownloader website going to put a bunch of malware on my iPad?

Inasmuch as I got the link from an Apple supported tech site I would assume that, as long as you don't currently have malware on your computer, you would be safe.

With that said, I have used the site to revert an iPhone 5, an iPhone 5S, and an iPad Gen 3 with no ill effects. On the other hand, I did not sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night so you are on your own as to (a) my trustworthiness and (b) the efficacy of the site.

No guts, no glory, no Air Medal. . .

[Cybercowboy]

Inasmuch as I got the link from an Apple supported tech site I would assume that, as long as you don't currently have malware on your computer, you would be safe.

With that said, I have used the site to revert an iPhone 5, an iPhone 5S, and an iPad Gen 3 with no ill effects. On the other hand, I did not sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night so you are on your own as to (a) my trustworthiness and (b) the efficacy of the site.

No guts, no glory, no Air Medal. . .

Wow, I've had no problems at all since putting on 8.0.2 on two iPhone 5s's, an iPad Mini, and an iPad 3. Why did you want to revert those devices?

[Entropy]

I'm running 8.1 on my 4S and iPad 2. No problems here. :shrug:

Looking to upgrade to a 6 pretty soon here, interested in Apple Pay.

[Cybercowboy]

I'm running 8.1 on my 4S and iPad 2. No problems here. :shrug:

Looking to upgrade to a 6 pretty soon here, interested in Apple Pay.

I'm putting 8.1 on my 5s and iPad 3 as I type this.

[Stangkiller]

I'm putting 8.1 on my 5s and iPad 3 as I type this.

What's funny is i'm on a 5s and an Ipad 3 as well. I was having all sort of weird glitches on ios 8, and I was hoping 8.02 would fix them, it didn't. So far 8.1 seems more stable.

My biggest issues were texting pictures, and going landscape mode on my Ipad.

[Cybercowboy]

What's funny is i'm on a 5s and an Ipad 3 as well. I was having all sort of weird glitches on ios 8, and I was hoping 8.02 would fix them, it didn't. So far 8.1 seems more stable.

My biggest issues were texting pictures, and going landscape mode on my Ipad.

Huh, I do those things all the time, no issues. The only thing I had happen was some glitchy behavior on my iPad when typing - the new auto-suggestion stuff was flaky but 8.0.2 fixed that for me.

[snide]

iOS 8.1 won't install on my HTC One. :(

[dwjz06]

Downloading 8.1 on the iPad now...But ApplePay will have to wait until I pick up an iPhone.
I love the concept though, and hope it becomes commonly available. :yesnod::seasix::iagree::cert:

[GentleBen]

Wow, I've had no problems at all since putting on 8.0.2 on two iPhone 5s's, an iPad Mini, and an iPad 3. Why did you want to revert those devices?

They weren't my devices. I did as their owner's requested. They seemed to feel that the upgrades from iOS 7.x.x to iOS 8.0 and later really slowed their devices down and since they couldn't take advantage of the new features of iOS 8 they might as well go back to something they were used to and happy with.

My personal devices run iOS 8.1, iTunes 12.0.1.26, and Windows 8.1 Pro.

[GS Ragtop]

Huh, I do those things all the time, no issues. The only thing I had happen was some glitchy behavior on my iPad when typing - the new auto-suggestion stuff was flaky but 8.0.2 fixed that for me.

We've been traveling this week and noticed that 8.02 still has a fair amount of wireless issues when using the Hotspot to connect our iPad Air -- dropping, not connecting, etc.

All of that up/down activity eventually freezes my 5S. I've had to reboot my phone 5-6 times per day while on the road. At home using our router's connection for both devices, the iPhone was much more stable.

Haven't yet tried to update the 5S to 8.2 - not enough memory for OTA. The iPad update went well.

[Blue Demon]

I installed this morning on my iPad 2 and it will not open any web sites now.

[Blue Demon]

Now it is completely dead. Can't even turn it off. Just the Apple logo on the screen now.

[Cybercowboy]

We've been traveling this week and noticed that 8.02 still has a fair amount of wireless issues when using the Hotspot to connect our iPad Air -- dropping, not connecting, etc.

All of that up/down activity eventually freezes my 5S. I've had to reboot my phone 5-6 times per day while on the road. At home using our router's connection for both devices, the iPhone was much more stable.

Haven't yet tried to update the 5S to 8.2 - not enough memory for OTA. The iPad update went well.

I never use the hot spot stuff because our iPads are 4G/LTE.

That said, 8.1 supposedly has a number of wifi fixes.

[Cybercowboy]

I installed this morning on my iPad 2 and it will not open any web sites now.

I would not recommend putting 8.x on anything below an iPhone 5 or an iPad 3. I'm surprised they even let you. Those devices are far to slow to run it correctly, and often they don't have enough room anyway.

You can probably restore your backup image from iTunes that you made before you tried this. You did make a backup image before you put 8.x on, right? Right?

[Blue Demon]

Now it is working perfectly, go figure.

[Y2Kvert4me]

Now it is working perfectly, go figure.Usually, when you see the white screen with Apple logo, it's still installing. It takes a while. It's probably a good thing it didn't allow you to turn it off.

[Sea Six]

Now it is working perfectly, go figure.

Let me know if you have problems with it crashing, programs freezing up, jittery embedded videos, etc.

[Chuck A]

very no problems indeed
all good here

[GS Ragtop]

I never use the hot spot stuff because our iPads are 4G/LTE.

That said, 8.1 supposedly has a number of wifi fixes.

Hope so - that was one of the areas we had difficulty on the iPad, even on our home network. It often didn't recover the connection to the router after waking from the cover being closed. Sometimes turning WiFi off/on fixed it, most often it required a reboot. Interesting too: after a reboot, I see about 3 times as many SSID's than showed just prior to the reboot. Hmmmm.

BTW, here's a pretty nice list of the fixes in 8.1: List of iOS8.1 release features and bug fixes
This entry was posted on October 21, 2014 by Deepak Bhasin.

Apple devices which shall be receiving the latest iOS8.1 update.

iPhone 6
iPhone 6 Plus
iPhone 5s
iPhone 5c
iPhone 5
iPhone 4s
iPod touch (5th Generation)
iPad Air 2
iPad Mini 3
iPad Air
iPad Mini 2
iPad (4th Generation Model A1458)
iPad Mini
iPad 3rd Generation
iPad 2

All the Apple devices older than these shall not be receiving the iOS8.1 update.

The list of iOS8.1 release features and bug fixes include the below improvements and enhancements to all the devices:

Apple Pay support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (U.S. only)
Photos includes new features, improvements and fixes
Adds iCloud Photo Library as a beta service
Adds Camera Roll album in Photos app and My Photo Stream album when iCloud Photo Library is not enabled
Provides alerts when running low on space before capturing Time Lapse videos
Messages includes new features, improvements and fixes
Adds the ability for iPhone users to send and receive SMS and MMS text messages from their iPad and Mac
Resolves an issue where search would sometimes not display results
Fixes a bug that caused read messages to not be marked as read
Fixes issues with group messaging
Resolves issues with Wi-Fi performance that could occur when connected to some base stations
Fixes an issue that could prevent connections to Bluetooth hands-free devices
Fixes bugs that could cause screen rotation to stop working
Adds an option to select between 2G, 3G or LTE networks for cellular data
Fixes an issue in Safari where videos would sometimes not play
Adds AirDrop support for Passbook passes
Adds an option to enable Dictation in Settings for Keyboards, separate from Siri
Enables HealthKit apps to access data in the background
Accessibility improvements and fixes
Fixes an issue that prevented Guided Access from working properly
Fixes a bug where VoiceOver would not work with 3rd party keyboards
Improves stability and audio quality when using MFi Hearing Aids with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
Fixes an issue with VoiceOver where tone dialing would get stuck on a tone until dialing another number
Improves reliability when using handwriting, Bluetooth keyboards and Braille displays with VoiceOver
Fixes an issue that was preventing the use of OS X Caching Server for iOS updates
Some features possibly may not be available in some countries.

List of iOS8.1 release features and bug fixes | PhoneMaya (http://phonemaya.com/news/apple/list-ios8-1-release-features-bug-fixes.html)

[Cybercowboy]

Interesting. Our iPads and iPhones (and our friends) connect right up to our wireless networks and other networks just great, I've never had a problem there with any version of iOS. Heck, I have at least 10 wireless devices on our home network running right now.

[GS Ragtop]

Interesting. Our iPads and iPhones (and our friends) connect right up to our wireless networks and other networks just great, I've never had a problem there with any version of iOS. Heck, I have at least 10 wireless devices on our home network running right now.

I didn't have any problems before 8.x either. Thought it was my 5-year-old router, so I went out and got a new one. Didn't change the symptoms on the iPad Air (but it did fix some issues I was having with other devices).

In reading about 8.1 WiFi changes, I found a bunch of people complaining that their iDevices work great for about 10 minutes, then slow down dramatically (under 1Mb). Glad I don't have that problem...

[Cybercowboy]

I didn't have any problems before 8.x either. Thought it was my 5-year-old router, so I went out and got a new one. Didn't change the symptoms on the iPad Air (but it did fix some issues I was having with other devices).

In reading about 8.1 WiFi changes, I found a bunch of people complaining that their iDevices work great for about 10 minutes, then slow down dramatically (under 1Mb). Glad I don't have that problem...

No kidding, that would suck. For whatever reason my Netgear WNDR3700 has been rock solid as long as I've owned it (about 4 years now I think.)

[Cybercowboy]

So, Seasix, have you downgraded to 7.1.2 yet?

[GS Ragtop]

No kidding, that would suck.

The couple we're traveling with have the problem on one of their iPhones. No matter what he's tried, the iPhone 5 drops down to about .8 Mbps. We haven't yet found a reset or setting change method that fixes the problem. Weird that only some devices are affected.

[Sea Six]

So, Seasix, have you downgraded to 7.1.2 yet?

Not yet. I need to go all the way down to 6.x.x. The last version of that worked flawlessly with my iPad 2.

No need whatsoever to go up from there, henceforth, anon.

I've been too busy with work and too tired when I get home lately. Managing three remodeling projects at once.

[GentleBen]

It's been three days. Have you retrograded your iPad?

[Sea Six]

I was just thinking this morning that today would be a good day to do it. Eating brefuss right now.

[NEED-A-VETTE]

They turned my iPad 2 into a virtual BRICK.

It used-ta work JUST FINE.


Now its's crashy, trashy and just plain don't WERK.

Same thing happened with my 4s. Slower and not as fluid. I used that as an excuse to order the 6 right away, though. :D

[Sea Six]

Maybe I don't understand the process.

I used my iPad to go to the website. I selected my iPad, model and the version of software I wanted for the downgrade. I hit the Download button. Another link appeared in blue that said Download Version 6.x.x.

All it does is open a blank page. The screen saver kicks in after a minute or so.

Same results no matter what version of software I try.

[Cybercowboy]

Maybe I don't understand the process.

I used my iPad to go to the website. I selected my iPad, model and the version of software I wanted for the downgrade. I hit the Download button. Another link appeared in blue that said Download Version 6.x.x.

All it does is open a blank page. The screen saver kicks in after a minute or so.

Same results no matter what version of software I try.

Um, you have to have a computer with iTunes on it to do this, look at the link I put up first, it has the basic instructions for the iTunes part. This is really easy. But you have to have a computer with iTunes. This is at the crux of your whole issue really - you've apparently never docked your iPad to a computer with iTunes, which allows you to back that sumbitch up before you plaster some unknown new software downloaded from Serbia on there.

[Sea Six]

Um, you have to have a computer with iTunes on it to do this, look at the link I put up first, it has the basic instructions for the iTunes part. This is really easy. But you have to have a computer with iTunes. This is at the crux of your whole issue really - you've apparently never docked your iPad to a computer with iTunes, which allows you to back that sumbitch up before you plaster some unknown new software downloaded from Serbia on there.

Yes, I have itunes on my Macbook Pro. Without it i never would have neen able to enable this ipad device i bought.

It wasnt apparent to me that i use itunes to download the downgrade software. I just went to the link GB provided.

GB, i clicked the link you PM'd and it wants me to download a game app. I didnt complete it.

[GentleBen]

Okay, using the original site (Download Firmware (IPSW) Files for iOS Devices (http://www.ipswdownloader.com/)) find the iOS version that you want and copy it to your Mac by clicking on it in the "Download" column . Make sure you know where you stored it.

Note - you may need to remove iTunes and install iTunes v.11.0.5 as Apple removed some functionality in later versions. iTunes 11 can be found at: (Old Version of iTunes 11.0.5 Download - OldApps.com (http://www.oldapps.com/itunes.php?old_itunes=12877)) If you do this, make sure that you remove all iTunes components including Bonjour. If your iTunes is not 11.1.0 or later you should be good to go without this step.

This process will bypass Apple's policy of only permitting downgrading one level or so. For instance, right now Apple is only signing iOS 8.1 (current) and 8.0.2 (the preceding version). Other versions are available on the site that I have provided but you must "force" the rebuild by placing your iPad in Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) mode.

Here is the detailed step by step guide:
Step 1: Download iOS 6.1.X IPSW (Download Firmware (IPSW) Files for iOS Devices (http://www.ipswdownloader.com/)) for your device. Note that there are four variants for iOS 6.1.2 depending on your iPad specs so make sure you get the correct one.
Step 2: Connect your device to the computer via the USB cable and launch iTunes on PC.
Step 3: Put your device in DFU mode. To do this:
(a) Switch your device off.
(b) Press & hold Power + Home buttons to start the device.
After about 10 seconds, (about 4 seconds after the Apple logo disappears from screen), you can leave Power button but continue holding the Home button.
(c) Keep holding Home button for about 20 seconds.
(d) Release the Home button once you see a message popping up in iTunes saying:
iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes.
Your device should now be in DFU mode.
Step 4: Click “OK” to dismiss the message.
Restore iPhone in DFU Mode
Mac users: Press & hold Option key and click on “Restore iPhone” button in iTunes.
Step 5: Now browse and select the iOS IPSW that you want to restore to.
Please note that you can only restore to the latest iOS public build and cannot restore to older versions. So be sure to download the latest version of iOS for your device and then select it in iTunes.
iTunes will now begin the process to downgrade iOS 7 to 6.1.x. Be patient and wait till the process is complete. Once done, your device will reboot. That’s it!

This process will leave all your data intact on the iPad but you "may" have to reload some applications that were optimized for iOS 7 or iOS 8.

[Sea Six]

Okay, using the original site (Download Firmware (IPSW) Files for iOS Devices (http://www.ipswdownloader.com/)) find the iOS version that you want and copy it to your Mac by clicking on it in the "Download" column . Make sure you know where you stored it.

Note - you may need to remove iTunes and install iTunes v.11.0.5 as Apple removed some functionality in later versions. iTunes 11 can be found at: (Old Version of iTunes 11.0.5 Download - OldApps.com (http://www.oldapps.com/itunes.php?old_itunes=12877)) If you do this, make sure that you remove all iTunes components including Bonjour. If your iTunes is not 11.1.0 or later you should be good to go without this step.

This process will bypass Apple's policy of only permitting downgrading one level or so. For instance, right now Apple is only signing iOS 8.1 (current) and 8.0.2 (the preceding version). Other versions are available on the site that I have provided but you must "force" the rebuild by placing your iPad in Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) mode.

Here is the detailed step by step guide:
Step 1: Download iOS 6.1.X IPSW (Download Firmware (IPSW) Files for iOS Devices (http://www.ipswdownloader.com/)) for your device. Note that there are four variants for iOS 6.1.2 depending on your iPad specs so make sure you get the correct one.
Step 2: Connect your device to the computer via the USB cable and launch iTunes on PC.
Step 3: Put your device in DFU mode. To do this:
(a) Switch your device off.
(b) Press & hold Power + Home buttons to start the device.
After about 10 seconds, (about 4 seconds after the Apple logo disappears from screen), you can leave Power button but continue holding the Home button.
(c) Keep holding Home button for about 20 seconds.
(d) Release the Home button once you see a message popping up in iTunes saying:
iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes.
Your device should now be in DFU mode.
Step 4: Click “OK” to dismiss the message.
Restore iPhone in DFU Mode
Mac users: Press & hold Option key and click on “Restore iPhone” button in iTunes.
Step 5: Now browse and select the iOS IPSW that you want to restore to.
Please note that you can only restore to the latest iOS public build and cannot restore to older versions. So be sure to download the latest version of iOS for your device and then select it in iTunes.
iTunes will now begin the process to downgrade iOS 7 to 6.1.x. Be patient and wait till the process is complete. Once done, your device will reboot. That’s it!

This process will leave all your data intact on the iPad but you "may" have to reload some applications that were optimized for iOS 7 or iOS 8.

:seasix:

[GentleBen]

So, did you get your iPad successfully downgraded? Inquiring minds want to know!!!

[Chuck A]

have said all was well with IOS8.1 download, well i have been having problems Galore now, cant get e-mail, screen freezes, have to constantly refresh, yea it sucks
very pissed off, indeed

[GentleBen]

Tell us how you really feel!

This is not really an Apple device support forum/thread but we may collectively assist you if you can provide some specifics such as device, whether the upgrade was OTA or tethered, connected to Mac or PC, and what problems you are having with what applications.

[Chuck A]

Tell us how you really feel!

This is not really an Apple device support forum/thread but we may collectively assist you if you can provide some specifics such as device, whether the upgrade was OTA or tethered, connected to Mac or PC, and what problems you are having with what applications.

plan on having the IT Department repair, so its all good for me:dance:

[Sea Six]

So, did you get your iPad successfully downgraded? Inquiring minds want to know!!!

I'm trying to follow your instructions now.

Your link to the old iTunes only has versions that work with Windows. I looked through their website and they don't have any for the Macbook Pro.

So I went to my Windows desktop. I tried downloading 11.0.5 iTunes but it only allows restoring to iOS 8.1, and it won't give the option for me to find the 6.1.3 iOS I downloaded and saved on my desktop.

I just checked the version of iTunes and it's 11.4.x - it must have updated itself on bootup. I'll try to downgrade the version to 11.0.5 again and attempt another repeat of the DFU downgrade to 6.1.3.

[Sea Six]

Somehow the iTunes 11.0.5 I downloaded on my Windows desktop got upgraded without me realizing it.

When I conducted the steps to restore the iPad in DFU mode it only gave the option of 8.1.

I let it finish the upgrade to iOS 8.1. Then I went back and deleted the new version of iTunes and reinstalled the 11.0.5 iTunes. It didn't want to run after being installed because it found a .ITL file that was created with the newer version of iTunes. I went to DOS and searched for the ITL file and deleted it, then reinstalled the 11.0.5 iTunes. It ran.

Then I put the iPad back in DFU mode and tried to restore it using 6.1.3 iOS. It ran and somehow tried installing 6.1.3 on its own (I didn't tell it where I had downloaded 6.1.3 and there was no option for me to do so) but it keeps crashing and saying it could not be restored.

The iPad currently has iOS 8.1.

Any ideas?

[GentleBen]

Okay, you need to be able to tell it where you stored the 6.1.3 IPSW. Using my earlier instructions, in step 4.d where I spoke at the Mac we will change to instructions for a PC.

Originally it said for you to: Mac users: Press & hold Option key and click on “Restore iPhone” button in iTunes.

PC users: Press and hold the left Shift key and click on the "Restore iPhone" button in iTunes. A new pop-up window would appear. Point it towards the IPSW file you downloaded for your iPad in the beginning, then click on Restore.

Note: Make sure that the IPSW file is for the device that you have whether it is WiFi only, WiFi/CDMA, or WiFI/GSM.

[Sea Six]

Tried that.

Here's the result.

http://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/members/sea+six-albums-schtick-picture2210-iosfail.jpg

[Sea Six]

The error is an (immediate) 3194 error.

[Dave]

What's it gonna do for my ipod touch (4TH Generation!!)?

[Y2Kvert4me]

What's it gonna do for my ipod touch (4TH Generation!!)?Nothing.

4th Gen iPod didn't even get iOS7 (not powerful enough)...So 8 certainly won't be available for it.

[Y2Kvert4me]

The error is an (immediate) 3194 error.If you haven't looked into it or tried this yet, these instructions will tell you how to edit the hosts file on your PC:

Error 3194 in iTunes While Restoring or Updating iPhone/iPad? Here's a Fix (http://www.igeeksblog.com/fix-itunes-error-3194/)

It's really pretty easy.
With a PC, just open notepad or wordpad, open, and navigate to C: > windows > system32 > drivers > etc > and open the file named hosts. (it's just a short text file).
The bottom line should read 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com or similar (IP number might be different, just look for anything apple). Delete that line, then save the hosts file...Then try the restore again in iTunes.

That bolded line to delete is essentially blocking iTunes access to that Apple IP address, and that's what causes this error.


I've read mixed results of success in doing this, and because you're trying to downgrade, may not solve it for you...But it's easy enough to try and the change won't hurt anything.

:cheers:

[Sea Six]

If you're sure it won't hurt anything else I'll try it.

[Y2Kvert4me]

Nah, there's no risk to this.

If you have any doubt, just save a copy of that (unedited) hosts file somewhere else before you change it. Then if bad things happen, you can simply put it back as it was.

[Cybercowboy]

I wonder if Seasix will back up his iPad before he does this?

[snide]

I wonder if Seasix will back up his iPad before he does this?

roffle

[Sea Six]

I wonder if Seasix will back up his iPad before he does this?

Absolutely no need. This thing is used for surfing the net and nothing else. There is nothing on here that I need.

And this thing is about to be used for target practice.

Apple has turned a corner since Steve Jobs left this world. They didn't even try loading iOS 8 on an iPad 2 before releasing it. There are so many issues that would have been immediately apparent, it's obvious they didn't.

They aren't sufficiently beta testing their software any more, same as Microsoft. They used to. Their products cost more but since you knew they were going to work it didn't matter.

At this point, with their buggy software, their products are grossly overpriced.

[snide]

Apple has turned a corner since Steve Jobs left this world.

They aren't sufficiently beta testing their software any more, same as Microsoft. They used to.

At this point, with their buggy software, their products are grossly overpriced.

Their new office building, when complete, will be powered by Steve Jobs spinning in his grave.

[Sea Six]

I found the file called hosts in the directory you described.

It has no lines in the file with the apple text.

In fact, it has no lines that aren't comment fields (i.e. no lines in the file serve any useful purpose).

[Y2Kvert4me]

I found the file called hosts in the directory you described.

It has no lines in the file with the apple text.

In fact, it has no lines that aren't comment fields (i.e. no lines in the file serve any useful purpose).OK, then that wasn't causing the error.
I did look at mine earlier, and found no such line either, but I don't have iTunes installed on this computer.

I've never attempted reverting an OS like you are trying, so I have no further suggestions. :shrug:

[Millenium Vette]

OK, then that wasn't causing the error.
I did look at mine earlier, and found no such line either, but I don't have iTunes installed on this computer.

I've never attempted reverting an OS like you are trying, so I have no further suggestions. :shrug:

I have a suggestion: Put that piece of shit on craigslist or trade it towards a new iPad or use it for target practice and move up to a modern tablet, Ipad or anything else. Your time is more valuable than the aggravation of trying to polish that turd.

:cert:

[Y2Kvert4me]

I have a suggestion: Put that piece of shit on craigslist or trade it towards a new iPad or use it for target practice and move up to a modern tablet, Ipad or anything else. Your time is more valuable than the aggravation of trying to polish that turd.

:cert:If he had an Apple store near him, I know how he could exchange it for a new one for $100. :D

[Sea Six]

Closest crApple store is about 6 hours away.

[snide]

If he had an Apple store near him, I know how he could exchange it for a new one for $100. :D

:bigears:

[Sea Six]

Tried doing it all over again on my old XP laptop. Same results.