HT201442 Received "This device isn't eligible for the requested build" error

I followed instructions on apple support site, but in my hosts file, I don't have a line indicating gs.apple.com, which the instructions suggest adding a '# ' in front of, what should I do?

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error3004 This is a good start to troubleshooting

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