idevicerestore VS libirecovery

Install idevicerestore Manually https://github.com/libimobiledevice/idevicerestore [Remove the (libimobiledevice-glue-dev \) line from the first command for it to work]

Open Source Implementation: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/idevicerestore

Get ahold of another pc(it doesn't have to be a mac), run your favourite distro on in, and then follow this instructions: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/idevicerestore .

If you have a PC that can run Linux, you might be able to use iDeviceRestore as a substitute for the helper Mac: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/idevicerestore

Like the other comment says yes for macOS, imo however in a completely stupid way because if you wipe your internal SSD you need another Mac (or idevicerestore) to restore the firmware, if your internal SSD ever breaks you are completely fcked because you can't replace it (only maybe on the Mac Studio) and apple only allows you to boot from that (and *after that a different drive)

I tried using idevicerestore to restore my iPhone X from the ios 16 beta to ios 15.6 using the ipsw file, the command ran fine with no errors but my phone is now stuck on a black screen with the apple logo(no spinner or progress bar).

Unfortunately the guide is taken down by the developer, so the closest I can find the remains of the guide is from this link: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/idevicerestore/issues/237

Install libirecovery Manually https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libirecovery [Remove the (libimobiledevice-glue-dev \) line from the first command for it to work]

Most tools I’ve seen use irecovery.

libirecovery

Important note for those compiling: Until my Pull Request for libirecovery is merged/approved, you will need to compile the dev branch in my fork of libirecovery when building this updated release of tsschecker in order for your build to fully support the new devices.

git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libirecovery

I haven't tested this on any A5 devices so I can't say for certain if it works, but it is actually possible to downgrade to iOS 8.4.1 using checkm8 pwned DFU mode — at least that's what I did on my iPad 4. Since you're on A5, enter pwned DFU as normal using your Arduino Uno + host shield. Now download the irecovery source from here and compile (git clone, ./autogen.sh, make, & sudo make install).

IMPORTANT NOTE: if FR exits before the restore begins, your device may get stuck in recovery mode. FR's built in "--exit-recovery" option doesn't work, so in order to get out, you have to use "irecovery -n"