JEsTer's iPhone Information

PwnageTool has finally been released. Currently only the mac version is available, but the Windows version should be available within 24 hours. I'm too tired to do an in depth post right now so I will get to one in the morning. Anyhow, check out the press release and download the best tool available now! Here is some info about BootNeuter. Here is some info about a *working*, soon to come, wifi fix!

Need those pesky bootloader images? Get them here and simply point to the corresponding .bin files. (it has a big image file in it so it could meet requirements for hosting)

digg it

Need to get rid of that nice new purple restore screen after going to 2.0?
First, you have to admit to me that you knew you shouldn't have went to 2.0 yet.
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c'mon admit it!............ok thank you!
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Now I'll help you out, with a semi technical way of downgrading.
You will need to be able to connect to your phone to run some commands and move some files on to it. If you don't know how to do this, please use google.

First, get this pack.
connect winscp (fugu on mac)
put files from the pack to /usr/bin
run Putty (Terminal or Cyberduck for mac)
Run commands:

cd /usr/bin/

chmod +x iEraser

./ieraser

Then wait about 2 mins. Reboot iphone, and restore 1.1.4 in iTunes.

Thanks to Kuzma from iphones.ru for figuring this out and putting the pack together!

It looks as though the dev teams newest project is closing in on its public debut!
Everyone, I'd like to introduce you to PWNED!

• The software is a self contained application (for MacOS 10.4.x and 10.5.x*) that allows all current models of the iPhone device to be “Pwned”. This term (in relation to this software) refers to the patching of the stock bootloader so that it will allow the execution of unsigned code and circumvent code-signing checks. “Pwnage” only needs to be performed once to allow the additional features on the iPhone.

• The application also processes and modifies existing Apple archives so that unique, custom rolled firmware bundles can be installed onto the “Pwned” iPhone directly from iTunes.

• These ”.ipsw” files can be created and patched by the application to allow third-party modifications such as activation, application installation, baseband modification, custom phone graphics, etc.

• The tool works automatically on box-fresh (OTB) 1.1.3 and 1.1.4 iPhones and requires minimal interaction from the user.

Essentially you will be able to modify the .ipsw files that you download from Apple to include jailbreaking, activating, unlocking, as well as other things. You can then restore your iphone / itouch in iTunes using your new custom modified .ipsw file. This method is said to be very difficult for Apple to block, so we should hopefully be able to look forward to a very bright future for this tool!

The tool was suppose to be released today, March 30, however has been delayed until some time next week. The delay is due to:

"Legal enquiries were made to the DevTeam about the validity and legality of the contents of the tools, we would like to stress that no third-party copyrighted software will ever be released by the DevTeam"

Check out the newest video of PWNED!
DIGG it! : digg

*Part of the delay is also for a dual platform release on both Mac and PC!
**Part of the delay is also for adding support for the iPod Touch!
Source: http://iphone-dev.org/

Well, I have been banned from the #ziphone channel on zibri sever there. If anyone is looking for me you can find me usually in the #iphone channel on the irc.osx86.hu server. I was banned apparently because a halfop who kick / banned a user for no reason, did not like my questioning of his reasoning for kicking and banning this member. He then went and cried to Zibri about it and Zibri then came in the chat and banned me. Please if you ask for help in that channel, try and find a trusthworty person to talk to. Some people with +v or % have been there for literally only days. In fact, I watched a user who was in desperate need of help one day, become a helper (+v) that same day, and then become a halfop (%) the following day. It's been nice chatting with most of you over there, but it seems my days helping inform users of the effects of using ziphone have come to an end.

EDIT: the same user has now become a full op (@). I hope you can see how unorganized zibri keeps his staff as well as other things.

UPDATE: I have since been unbanned it seems, so I will be back in chat again I suppose.

Watch the video by pressing "read more" below and digg it if you like it!! The dev site is listed in the links on the right. Quick summary of the video. It looks like the dev team may have come up with a way to run unsigned code and install custom firmwares directly through iTunes. Jailbreaking / Activating / and Unlocking in the process! Check the video out!

For ye of little faith who didn't like our previous video, here's a video of us restoring to a jailbroken and activated 1.1.4. Why use custom tools, when you can do it straight from Apple's pretty interface?

read more | digg story

ZiPhone 2.4 (ONLY FOR 1.1.3)
Bootloader 3.9

- You have two options
o Run –Z Y. You will have activated, jailbroken and unlocked.
o Run –a –j –u. You will have activated, jailbroken and unlocked phone

What is the difference between the two methods above?
None. Both these methods will leave you with a fully functional phone and it will have 04.03.13_G BaseBand (1.1.3 BB).

Bootloader 4.6

- You have two options
o Run –Z Y. This will downgrade bootloader to 3.9. This will activate, jailbreak and unlock. Your baseband will be 04.03.13_G (1.1.3 BB)
o Run –a –j –u. You will activate, jailbreak and unlock, you will not downgrade the bootloader. Your Baseband will be 04.02.13_G (1.1.2 BB) but your firmware will be 1.1.3!

What is the difference between the two methods above?
The difference is that with downgrading the bootloader you will have the latest BaseBand and a functional Google Locate me. If you run the “aju” method you will retain the 1.1.2 Baseband.

Both has pros and cons. I for one, would choose to not downgrade bootloader, because I don’t wanna risk downgrading my bootloader even if the risk of it breaking is like 0.0001%. Please reference my post on downgrading your bootloader.
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ZiPhone 2.5 (ONLY FOR 1.1.4)
Bootloader 3.9

- You have two options
o Run –Z Y. You will have activated, jailbroken and unlocked.
o Run –a –j –u. You will have activated, jailbroken and unlocked phone

What is the difference between the two methods above?
None. Both these methods will leave you with a fully functional phone and it will have 04.04.05 Baseband (1.1.4 BB).


Bootloader 4.6

- You have ONE option
o Run –Z Y. You will downgrade bootloader to 3.9. You will activate, jailbreak and unlock. Your baseband will be 04.04.05 (1.1.4 BB)

FAQ:

What will happen if I run “-a –j –u” on a 4.6BL 1.1.4 phone?
Answer: You will get activated & jailbroken phone but may have no signal. The only way for you to get signal on 1.1.4 at the moment with ZiPhone is to downgrade your bootloader.

Can I have 1.1.4 without downgrading my bootloader with Ziphone 2.5 (i.e. running –a –j –u)?
Answer: No, if you want the 04.04.05 baseband unlocked, you must downgrade to 3.9bl.

Credits: Thank you barhom for putting this together. I only edited a little.

Looks like firmware 1.1.4 has been released. Word on the street is that ZiPhone will jailbreak 1.1.4, but that is it as of now. Your best bet is to hold off on updating until ZiPhone is fully updated to work on 1.1.4. So far we don't know what the new firmware actual adds to the phone, other than "bug fixes". Most likely, it is in preparation for the SDK.

If you need to restore your phone / touch, make sure you grab the old firmware file you need from the links on the right!