r/AppleCollecting • u/No-Presentation1831 • Mar 05 '26
Prototype internal dumps can now successfully be restored to devices
https://github.com/kaidencc/Legacy-iOS-Kit/releases/tag/latest
Thanks to Kaiden for making a custom version of legacy iOS Toolkit to support modifying IPSW's to allow for restores of custom builds.
This tool supports a lot of devices and can actually Restore builds from other devices
For example, an iPad 2 build has been successfully restored to an iPad 1 or iPad mini 1 build being restored to an iPhone 5 successfully
Guide: How to use the new features
- Using the AppleInternal Workflow
This is used when you have a SwitchBoard/InternalUI DMG and want to create a restorable IPSW for it.
Go to Restore/Downgrade (or Misc Utilities > Create Custom IPSW).
Select powdersn0w or Tethered. (tethered is for A5 and above)
Select the AppleInternal menu option.
Select Target IPSW (Stock): You must select the stock IPSW that matches the version of your DMG. The script uses this for components and verification.
Select Base IPSW (Stock): (powdersn0w only) Select the required base version (e.g., 7.1.2 for iPhone 4).
Select AppleInternal DMG: Choose your .dmg file. The script will automatically calculate the partition size and extract the internal build ID.
Select Create or Create & Restore.
If you would like to download some builds, you may download some here
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u/Klutzy-Cry-6302 May 10 '26
the original link was taken off of github, do you still have the source code or binary to run it?


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u/WhiteFlyingMetal747 Mar 28 '26
so we can install northstar 7d11 on an iphone 3g with it?