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How to Jailbreak iPhone 3G[s] 3.0 Using Redsn0w and Mac OS X

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 at 11:03 pm  
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Following these directions will result in a jailbroken iPhone 3G[s]. The iPhone must be running 3.0 firmware. I recommend backing up your iPhone with iTunes before we start, just in case something goes awry.

First, you need to download these 2 files:
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Redsn0w 0.8 for Mac OS X: Redsn0w 0.8 iPhone 3G[s] (Mac OS X) (231)

iPhone 3G[s] 3.0 firmware: iPhone 3G[s] 3.0 Restore Firmware .ipsw (611)

Once you have saved these files to your desktop for easy access, we will begin the jailbreak process.
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How to Jailbreak iPhone 3G[s] 3.0 Using Redsn0w and Windows

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 at 10:17 pm  
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Following these directions will result in a jailbroken iPhone 3G[s].  The iPhone must be running 3.0 firmware.  I recommend backing up your iPhone with iTunes before we start, just in case something goes awry.

First, you need to download these 2 files:
(All downloads require login)

Redsn0w 0.8 for Windows:  Redsn0w 0.8 iPhone 3G[s] (Windows) (281)

iPhone 3G[s] 3.0 firmware:  iPhone 3G[s] 3.0 Restore Firmware .ipsw (611)

Once you have saved these files to your desktop for easy access, we will begin the jailbreak process.
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First Shots of Winterboard Running on Jailbroken iPhone 3G[s]

Monday, July 6th, 2009 at 4:13 pm  
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The first screenshot of a jailbroken iPhone 3G[s] using Winterboard to theme the UI has surfaced on Twitter.  A tweet from p0sixninja, member of the iPhone Dev-Team, shows a fully themed iPhone 3G[s] complete with custom icons, background, and dock.
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Instructions How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 3G On Windows PC With Redsn0w

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 at 6:33 pm  
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These instructions will walk you through jailbreaking your iPhone on your PC using the Dev-Teams official Redsn0w software for Windows. This will not jailbreak the new iPhone 3G S. Redsn0w is also available for Mac (Intel only) You can follow the same instructions.  I used Redsn0w on a Vista PC but it should work with XP as well.

Use Redsn0w to:

  • Jailbreak and unlock OG iPhone
  • Jailbreak iPhone 3G UPDATE: (If you want to unlock your iPhone 3G you need to use Ultrasn0w.  Instructions here: How To Unlock iPhone 3G With Ultrasn0w)
  • Jailbreak iPod Touch 1st Gen
  • Jailbreak iPod Touch 2nd Gen

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Instructions How To Jailbreak and Unlock Your OG iPhone On Windows With Redsn0w

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 at 6:08 pm  
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These instructions will walk you through jailbreaking your iPhone on your PC using the Dev-Teams official Redsn0w software for Windows. This will not jailbreak the new iPhone 3G S. Redsn0w is also available for Mac (Intel only) You can follow the same instructions.  I used Redsn0w on a Vista PC but it should work with XP as well.

Use Redsn0w to:

  • Jailbreak and unlock OG iPhone
  • Jailbreak iPhone 3G
  • Jailbreak iPod Touch 1st Gen
  • Jailbreak iPod Touch 2nd Gen

To begin, you will need to download the following: (all downloads require login)

Save these to your desktop for easy access.

1. Make sure you have updated your device officially to OS 3.0 through iTunes.

2. Make sure your iPhone is off.  Do this by holding the power button (top of phone) then slide to power off.

3. Connect your iPhone via USB.

4. Start Redsn0w.exe

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5. Browse for your firmware that you downloaded. (Make sure you have the correct firmware for your device) Then click next.

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6. If you want to unlock your OG iPhone then check both Cydia and Unlock.  If you do not need to Unlock then only have Cydia checked and proceed to step 7.

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6 a. If you are unlocking your iPhone then you need to browse for the 3.9 and 4.6 Bootloaders that you should have downloaded and saved.  Then click next.

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7. Redsn0w will ask you to make sure your iPhone is powered off but you should have done that already.  If you didn’t follow the directions to do it now.

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8. Once your iPhone is off, be prepared for step 8 because it starts quickly, then click next.

9. This is where you will put your iPhone into DFU mode.  Follow the instructions in order to achieve this.

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10. If you correctly put your iPhone into DFU mode you will see that Redsn0w will begin the jailbreak process.  Let it do it’s thing, which should take about 5 minutes.  (Redsn0w crashed the first time I tried to jailbreak and left me with the “Running PwnApple” on my phone.  Don’t worry, just power off your phone again and start the process from the beginning.  It worked perfectly the 2nd time for me.)

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Redsn0w gives you instructions through the entire process so you should not have any problems as long as you follow everything exactly.  If you have any problems please leave a comment so we can help.

If you feel like it’s worth it


Windows Jailbreak for iPhone / iPod Touch OS 3.0

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 at 9:35 am  
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Yesterday the iPhone Dev-Team only released Pwnage tool for Mac OS X which left many PC users begging for them to release QuickPwn for Windows.  They have now released the Windows version of their jailbreak software code named Redsnow.  Redsnow previously was the name of their iPod Touch 2nd Gen jailbreak, but this morning they have re-released it to also include the OG iPhone, 3G iPhone, and both versions of the iPod Touch; this will not jailbreak the new iPhone 3G S.  Redsnow provides similar function as QuickPwn and is available for Mac or PC.  If you want to build a custom firmware, use Pwnage tool, but that is only available for Mac at the moment.  If you have a 3G using Yellowsnow to unlock and want to stay unlocked, do not use Redsnow, you want to wait for the release of Ultrasnow that will be available through Cydia soon.

Check back soon for a full walk-through on how to jailbreak your iPhone using Redsnow.

As always, use this software at your own risk.  Make sure you read all instructions and warnings.

Read the whole post in full before attempting anything!

redsn0w is an easy to use, multi-platform, multi-device jailbreaking and unlocking (iPhone 2G only) tool for the iPhone 2G (original iPhone), the iPhone 3G (but not the 3GS) and also the iPod touch (first and second generation). Currently it is available for Windows and Mac OS X (there are some issues using redsn0w with OS X PPC, please use an Intel Mac until we have this problem resolved).

REDSN0W PROVIDES SIMILAR FUNCTIONALITY TO QUICKPWN.

If you want to build custom firmware files with more flexibility it is suggested that you use ‘PwnageTool’ on Mac OS X.

  1. GOLDEN RULE: If you are using a 3G iPhone with yellowsn0w and rely on yellowsn0w to obtain cellular service, then you should NOT use redsn0w right now. Ultrasn0w (the 3G carrier unlock) is not included with this release and therefore your baseband will be locked and unable to use an operator other than the official one it was bought for. UltraSn0w will be released via APT (cydia and icy) soon. If you have an original iPhone (1st generation) then 3.0 carrier unlock works with this redsn0w release.
  2. Yellowsn0w in its current form will NOT work with the baseband version that is present in the 3.0 update, you will need Ultrasn0w, which will be released sometime soon, Ultrasn0w will work with all iPhone 3G models (but not 3GS), even ones that were previously unlockable, Ultrasn0w (when available) will be released via APT (this means you will be able to get it via Cydia or Icy).
  3. Please read all parts of this post before downloading and using these tools.
  4. Read items 1, 2 and 3 again and again.
  5. At the bottom of this post are the bittorrent files for the latest version of redsn0w.
  6. This app is suitable for the recent 3.0 release
  7. redsn0w will NOT work for the iPhone 3GS.
  8. redsn0w WILL work for Original iPhone (1st Generation), Original iPod touch, iPod touch 2G and the iPhone 3G (not the iPhone 3GS).

To use redsn0w simply upgrade the device in iTunes to firmware version 3.0 and run redsn0w to activate and jailbreak the device (and if you are using an original iPhone 2G, it will unlock it too!)

SHA1 SUMS

  • SHA1(redsn0w-mac_0.7.zip)= 284639d37fd6675056814b6c8a5b0583ad91c370
  • SHA1(redsn0w-win_0.7.1.zip)= e264e44954aa417a3eb12ed29770790a30f85a66

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