How to Backup Your SHSH Blobs Using Firmware Umbrella [Mac]

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Posted November 10, 2010 at 10:33pm by iClarified

These are instructions on how to backup your SHSH blobs using Firmware Umbrella. You can find the Windows version of this tutorial here.

Step One
Download the latest version of Firmware Umbrella from here to your Desktop.

Step Two
Double click the downloaded TinyUmbrella.pkg file then follow the prompts to install the application.

How to Backup Your SHSH Blobs Using Firmware Umbrella [Mac]

Step Three
Connect your iPhone to the computer and double click the TinyUmbrella icon in your Applications folder to launch the program.

If asked, enter your administrative username and password.

Step Five
Make sure your iPhone is selected from the list on the left, then click the Save SHSH button.

Step Six
Once completed you will notice a new entry in the Saved SHSHs for iPhone list confirming the successful save of your SHSH blobs.

NOTES:
If Umbrella is not able to detect your ECID then you can find it and enter it manually. Use these tutorials to help you determine your ECID.
- iPhone: Mac, Windows
- iPad: Mac, Windows

**Thanks to semaphore for his work on this tool!

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bilal salehi - September 4, 2013 at 2:03am

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Genghis Khan - May 26, 2012 at 5:27pm

why is it important to save them? when saved where are they? on the mac? on the iphone? after they are saved, when to use them? how to retrieve them?

ISOFTUSERNET - October 25, 2010 at 7:55am

how to remove bad SHSH Like firmware 5.14? from cydia server ?

joanne - September 3, 2010 at 5:02pm

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SWITCH PHONES AND ECID NUMBER IS CHANGED? CAN YOU RETRIEVE YOUR SHSH BLOBS FOR YOUR ORIGNAL PHONE AND PUT THEM ON 3GS THAT HAS NEVER BEEN JAILBROKEN CURRENT FIRMWARE IS 4.0.2 PLEASE HELP

yaacov - July 21, 2010 at 6:50pm

app won't run on my Powerbook G4 with OS 10.4.11 but if Cydia has my blog do I even need Umbrella?

yaacov - July 21, 2010 at 6:56pm

never mind - my questions are answered in the "read me"

JOANNE CARROLL - September 3, 2010 at 5:01pm

Pat - July 16, 2010 at 7:58pm

I've followed these instructions but it won't launch from the applications folder. Any ideas?

Joe - July 16, 2010 at 2:40pm

Darn it, it says I'm too late!! :( Is there any way this can be done in the future? Or is my iPhone 4 forever stuck as UN-jailbreakble?

dahmanooo - August 23, 2010 at 1:08pm

you can actually jailbreak you iphone 4 without erasing anything on it go to this website from the same phone not the computer jailbreakme.com and then slide to jailbreak and its gona do its work and thats it you already jailbroke it ohh and restart/reboot your phone i hope this helps :D

Will - July 16, 2010 at 9:31am

Thanks for the tutorial it makes it hard to read when the ad are on top of it though can you please fix that. Thank you

mmc - July 15, 2010 at 6:37pm

I feel bad people who upgraded just to save their SHSH ... you can save your 4.0 SHSH without upgradeing and No you can't save 3.1.3 SHSH anymore.... but if your on anyfirware 4.0 3.1.3 3.1 3.0.1.3.0 --- ANY firware you can save the SHSH for the current firmware.... your basicly saving apple signature .. but they only are currently signing current firmware so it don't matter what firware you have when you save the signature it will be the signutre for what ever is current. so many people don't get this and I feel bad for those of you who updated when you could have saved SHSH in seconds with 4.0 from your phone thats still one 3.1.3

Robert Hancock - July 15, 2010 at 5:22pm

Shouldn't there be an iPhone3G is the device list?

¥z - July 15, 2010 at 2:53pm

Not working with iPhone4?!

Stubakka - July 15, 2010 at 5:17pm

Once i Upload my SHSh Blob does that mean i can Use Pwnagetool 4.01 to JB/Unlock My 3GS which i was not able to unlock or JB it when i updated it to IOS4? (which its still on) Do i just need to edit my host file for itunes to point to the SHSH file to restore a custom IPSW? Thanks... Im new to this kind of thing.

D. - July 15, 2010 at 5:21pm

No, you would have had to of backed up 3.1.3 SHSH or 3.1.2 SHSH. blobs are only good for downgrading. this only helps you downgrade to 4.0 if you accidentally upgrade to 4.0.1 or 4.1. if you're currently on 4.0 back up now incase you upgrade later, so that you'll be able to downgrade. you'll have to wait for the 4.0 JB coming from @comex in the mean time.

Pablo - July 15, 2010 at 2:16pm

a question. Are we save downloading itunes latest version?

Zeljko - July 21, 2010 at 4:32am

I am prety sure that we are becouse that is exactly what i ve done and everything work ok. I` ve saved my shsh files from first try. BTW i have 3gs with new bootrom. Cheers

wombat - July 15, 2010 at 2:11am

When I use Umbrella and manuelly enter my ECID (from the USB-Mobile Device (DFU) it is over written by a totally different number. Is this relevant, or will the ECID number as defined by Umbrella suffice?

D. - July 15, 2010 at 4:38pm

I had the same thing happen. But I noticed the number that it's over writing it with is correspondent to a different number on my phone (im guess a serial number). Unless it's being overwritten by a default number, but I don't have another phone to test it. Mines being over written with "2577150165964", how about yours?

wombat - July 16, 2010 at 2:38am

Umbrella has the answer The difference is hex to binary. The result should be the same.

wombat - July 15, 2010 at 2:08am

Apparently Saurik has changed & updated tiny umbrella considerably. As far as I can tell the GUI has been modernised and simplified. Q.: The way I see it, the opening of the Terminal is no longer necessary. All SHSH files are stored safely in a hidden folder

DMONEY - July 15, 2010 at 3:04pm

Just plug in your iPhone and once your ECID is read, Click on Save SHSH.. It will send to cydia and give you a message

LaserGuidedTaco - May 4, 2010 at 12:39am

why is there no option for the iPhone 3G?

alragy - May 2, 2010 at 5:59pm

I do all the steps but the i phone can not get back it said mistake number 1015 how can I get my I phone back from 4.0 to 3.1.2 or 3.1.3 thanks .

greyfox - May 2, 2010 at 1:46am

hey guys my mac does not have any password and in terminal when i'm asked for my password when i leave it blank, it says wrong password, can u help me? is there something like a default pass?!???

Johny - July 15, 2010 at 7:55am

If u are using sudo you need to have a password so change your account password to something and then try again.

yousse - May 1, 2010 at 9:23pm

i follow ur step one by one and i got " could not get your ECID SHSH for that model/version " iPhone 3gs firmware 3.1.2 .... i don't know where is the problem please need help ..

drathquark - May 3, 2010 at 7:39am

I have the same problem with ipod touch 3g firmware 3.1.3

madam - May 3, 2010 at 4:01pm

I have the same problem with 3.1.2 3GS, any help?

Nick - May 1, 2010 at 7:25pm

Do you need to have a jailbroken phone to do this? I accidentally upgraded to 3.1.3 but i want my jb back!

sarvary70 - May 1, 2010 at 5:17pm

HI everyone!!! I have deleted my hosts file for some stupid reason and now I do not have in my mac book pro anyone knows how to get it back or make a new one, Any sloution will be appreciate. note it is not in the TRASH either. thanks in advance.

inwit - May 3, 2010 at 1:59pm

Here is a minimal /etc/hosts file for your mac: ## # Host Database # # localhost is used to configure the loopback interface # when the system is booting. Do not change this entry. ## 127.0.0.1 localhost 255.255.255.255 broadcasthost ::1 localhost fe80::1%lo0 localhost

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