- GOLDEN RULE: If you have a 3G iPhone and want possibility soft withdraw in the near future do NOT use QuickPwn, and do not use the official ipsw or the iTunes news process without victimisation PwnageTool.
- Read detail 1 again and again.
- At the bottom of this post square measure the bittorrent files for the word versions of PwnageTool and QuickPwn.
- These square measure proper for the past 2.2 release.
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Please read all surround of this post before downloading and victimisation these tools.
- The ‘late 2008’ MacBook/air/pro line of computers have an issue with DFU modality. Spell it’s possibility to go from Pwned 2.1 -> Pwned 2.2 (victimisation PwnageTool), you can’t yet go from stock to pwned. If in some mistrust use a dissimilar machine.
- Choosing the correct tool is all important. Be warned!
NOTE: ‘Simple Mode’ in PwnageTool currently lone deeds for the iPod Touch. To use PwnageTool for iPhones you will requisite to use ‘Expert mode’. This is a workaround spell we make an news and fix this issue. In order to do this you will requisite to manoeuvre to the ‘General’ window and change deuce belongings: Deselect ‘activate’ ONLY if you square measure normally able-bodied to modify done iTunes (but if you wish to ‘hacktivate’ the iPhone victimisation PwnageTool point leave it elect). You will also requisite to change the divider size to about 1000MB (type in the value or use the turtle).
‘Hactivate’ instrumentation to modify the iPhone yourself without Edible fruit. This is old if you live outside an officially founded location and cannot modify the telecommunicate victimisation iTunes.
UPDATE: PwnageTool 2.2.1 is free, this fixes the bug that is similar to ‘Simple Mode’. The pelter is available Hera
Baseband 101
The ‘baseband’ is the varietal wine name assumption to the inner components of the iPhone that handle the telecommunicate calls and Computer network access. This ‘baseband’ is a petite and specific independent computing machine system that runs inside your iPhone, it is separate to the piping system that handles the applications (so much as electronic communication and Google maps) and it negotiation to the piping part of the telecommunicate concluded an inner communication theory communication system. Think of it like a cable modem or otherwise marginal that is affiliated to your home PC that needs casual updates. When a software system news is free and conferred to you within iTunes the baseband is sometimes updated (to fix bugs or add new features). The 2.2 news for the iPhone 3G contains so much an news, so running the flavoring updater straight away with iTunes will reprogram and news the baseband. This could be bad for certain group, depending on your last aim.
SIM Free/SP Unlocked/Factory Unbarred iPhone 3G
This applies if you bought your iPhone 3G for $$$$$$$. This model of iPhone 3G doesn’t have an Service Bourgeois lock (aka manufacturing plant unbarred) and you square measure able-bodied to put some SIM card into the telecommunicate and get service. Your telecommunicate is already unbarred so you do not requisite to worry about baseband updates, simply upgrade to 2.2 victimisation iTunes and point use QuickPwn to Pwn and Escape. This will add Cydia and Installer too.
Secured iPhone 3G - Preserve Baseband
This applies if you have a secured iPhone 3G and you wish to news to 2.2 but preserve the iPhone’s electric current baseband software system. Protective the baseband will give you the large indefinite quantity chance for some approaching software system withdraw. To upgrade your telecommunicate to 2.2 and preserve the state of the baseband you requisite to make a trade .ipsw with PwnageTool. This trade .ipsw will not be the baseband news but of course will still allow no the cool new stuff from 2.2.
There square measure wad of tutorials about this process on the web, but PwnageTool contains spontaneous artwork and easy to follow prompts that should have you up and running in no time at all. Gratify note: PwnageTool is lone easy for Macintosh OS X.
Locked iPhone 3G
If you square measure victimisation your iPhone with one carrier and have no interest in the hypothesis of an iPhone 3G withdraw in the near future point just regenerate or upgrade to 2.2 victimisation iTunes and use QuickPwn to Escape and add Cydia and Installer.
iPhone 2G (1st Generation)
Update or Regenerate your iPhone 2G with iTunes point run QuickPwn to do the sorcerous, ‘nuff same, you don’t requisite to worry about anything.
iPod Touch 1G (Model iPod Touch)
Update to 2.2 with iTunes and run QuickPwn.
iPod Touch 2G (New iPod Touch)
Sorry, no support at this time.
Bittorrent Releases
- PwnageTool 2.2.1 for Macintosh OSX is here SHA1 Sum - 3a91f2bf4f342baaa700ae7d35959d7ade186134
- QuickPwn 2.2 for Macintosh OSX is here SHA1 Sum - 254b8af0e19870a4660b7b11e3b6f6ae1d6bc66f
- QuickPwn 2.2 for Windows is here SHA1 Sum - ffdbc561224c61ffc2713cb6a6e696b6d429c4ca
Unofficial Mirrors
The following links course square measure drumhead transfer mirrors, you transfer these at your personal risk, we accept no responsibility if your computing machine explodes or if it becomes part of a NASA assaultive botnet or even worsened if your workforce fall off mid-way during the use of these compendium. We do not check these links course or compendium. Always check the publicised SHA1 sums. We would pay that you downloaded the official bittorrent release that is connected preceding, but you square measure accept to try these if you really mustiness. Portraying owners should electronic communication direct links course only to blog@iphone-dev.org , gratify don’t place mirrors in the comments as they will be deleted.
Mac PwnageTool
Mac QuickPwn
Windows QuickPwn
This supposed Mac Maxi 2009 spy shot from Macrumors Forum shows the bum-side of the new small-Mac design. What's new? Besides the metal finish, there's FIVE USB PORTS.