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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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Raining Purple in July: Purplera1n iPhone 3G[s] Jailbreak Released

Friday, July 3rd, 2009 at 8:33 am  
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George Hotz (Geohot) has released his jailbreak solution for the iPhone 3G[s] called Purplera1n. Hotz first made fame for being the first to unlock the OG iPhone. As of right now the jailbreak is for Windows only (XP and Vista, no 7) and you must be running the latest version of iTunes.  Hotz says a Mac version is in the works.
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UPDATE: iPhone Dev-Team Will Delay 3G[s] Jailbreak Till OS 3.0.1

Sunday, June 28th, 2009 at 9:01 pm  
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The iPhone Dev-Team has just stated on their blog that the iPhone 3G[s] jailbreak is ready, BUT they will not release it until Apple releases OS 3.0.1.

They explain a bit how the jailbreak works and why they have decided to make everyone wait for its release.  They do not want to release the jailbreak only to have Apple patch the holes in the firmware.  They believe Apple could easy stop everyone from being able to jailbreak.  This seems like the ongoing cat and mouse game the Dev-Team and Apple play.  I support the Dev-Team 100% because of all the hard work they have provided for free, but this makes me wonder if they are just trying to prevent more work for themselves.  Even if Apple did patch the hole, they would find another one; software is never infallable.

Keep up the good work, we will all have to be patient if that is possible.  Thank you

From the iPhone Dev-Team blog:

Here’s the critical point, the reason why we’re delaying our version of the jailbreak: Once the jailbreak is out, Apple will fix the iBoot-family bug we use to accomplish it.  They will simply stop signing the old iBoots and only sign the fixed ones.  If you bought your phone after Apple has done this, there’s nothing you can do…the jailbreak isn’t going to work for you.

It is possible that Apple will find the bug we use without our handing it to them on a silver platter (via a public jailbreak).  In that case, we will have delayed our jailbreak for “nothing”.  But we’d rather be safe than sorry!

Apple is surely coming out with a 3.0.1 firmware release shortly. They need to fix ultrasn0w.  They need to fix some UI issues.  3.0 is buggy and 3.0.1 is coming.  We’re going to wait and see what 3.0.1 brings before figuring out the release date for our version of the jailbreak.

In the meantime, we have some remaining 3.0 jailbreak issues to investigate, including push notification.  Thanks for being patient with us while we took a 3GS “timeout”!

Geohot and the Dev-Team

Geohot and the iPhone Dev-Team have helped each other with their hacks but the relationship has been rocky.  After Geohot showed that he had successfully jailbroke the iPhone 3G[s] he was asked about releasing it to the Dev-Team; his reply on Twitter, “I don’t expect credit from the dev team. Remember when I gave them the yellowsn0w vector?”

I wonder if this sudden statement by the iPhone Dev-Team will change Geohot’s mind about releasing his own jailbreak tool, or will he take the same path.

iPhone 3G S Jailbreak and Unlock Confirmed: Released Soon

Friday, June 26th, 2009 at 10:22 am  
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It still amazes me how quickly this group of hackers are able to get into devices and find holes they can exploit.  A jailbreak and unlock solution is confirmed by the iPhone Dev-Team.  The same 24Kpwn exploit used to jailbreak the iPod Touch 2G with Redsn0w can be used for the iPhone 3G S, confirmed by the iPhone Dev-Team late last night.

They have not packaged a jailbreak solution yet, but because of the same basic weaknesses that allow Redsn0w to jailbreak the other Apple devices, it should be no time at all till we see it released.  They explain that they want to make sure that they safely package this before release, which didn’t take them that long for 3.0.

An unlock solution has also been found for the iPhone 3G S, it’s called Ultrasn0w.  Yes, the very same application to unlock the iPhone 3G has been confirmed to work with the iPhone 3G S.  They say that Ultrasn0w is ready right now to unlock the 3G S, without any modifications what-so-ever.

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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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3.0 Jailbreak Pwnage Tool For Mac OS X Now Available For Download

Friday, June 19th, 2009 at 1:47 pm  
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The iPhone Dev-Team have officially released their Pwnage Tool application for jailbreaking the iPhone OG, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch 1st Gen running OS 3.0.  This release is only for use on a Mac running OS X.  A similar tool, QuickPwn for Mac and PC, will be released very soon.  As always you are cautioned to use this at your own risk as it may void your warranty and if you don’t follow directions well then you may want to find someone who can because you could bork up your device.  Here is the release straight from the iPhone Dev-Team blog.  Make sure you read the entire post to make sure your device is supported.  There are certain restrictions if your phone is unlocked and if you have an iPod Touch 2nd Gen.  Download links for the Pwnage Tool are included.

This is the low down on our tools for use with the 3.0 firmware from Apple, read the whole post in full before attempting anything. Because of some bugs and unexpected changes this will be a multipart release, starting with the release of PwnageTool for Mac OS X. QuickPwn for Mac OS X and Windows will follow sometime soon, please don’t bug us about it, we are working flat out to get everything finished to release them.

  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 PwnageTool right now. UltraSn0w 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 release via APT (cydia and icy) soon. If you have an original iPhone (1st generation) then 3.0 unlock works with this PwnageTool 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 can 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 3.0 capable version of PwnageTool.
  6. This app is suitable for the recent 3.0 release.
  7. PwnageTool will NOT work for the iPhone 3GS.
  8. PwnageTool WILL work for Original iPhone (1st Generation), Original iPod touch (1st Generation) and the iPhone 3G.

Baseband 101

The ‘baseband’ is the generic nickname given to the internal components of the iPhone that handle the phone calls and Internet access. This ‘baseband’ is a tiny and unique independent computer system that runs inside your iPhone, it is separate to the main system that handles the applications (such as email and google maps) and it talks to the main part of the phone over an internal communications network. Think of it like a cable modem or other peripheral that is attached to your home PC that needs occasional updates. When a software update is released and presented to you within iTunes the baseband is sometimes updated (to fix bugs or add new features). The 3.0 update for the iPhone 3G contains such an update, so running the vanilla updater straight away with iTunes will reprogram and update the baseband.

SIM Free/SP Unlocked/Factory Unlocked iPhone 3G

This applies if you bought your iPhone 3G for $$$$$$$. This model of iPhone 3G doesn’t have an Service Provider lock (aka factory unlocked) and you are able to put any SIM card into the phone and get service. Your phone is already unlocked so you do not need to worry about baseband updates, simply upgrade to 3.0 using iTunes and then use PwnageTool to create an ipsw and then use this to jailbreak your phone.

iPhone 2G (1st Generation)

Update or Restore your iPhone 2G with iTunes then use PwnageTool to do the magic, ‘nuff said, you don’t need to worry about anything, the baseband will be unlocked, the phone jailbroken.

iPod Touch 1G (Original iPod Touch)

Update to 3.0 with iTunes and use PwnageTool.

iPod Touch 2G (New iPod Touch)

Sorry, no support at this time within PwnageTool, use Redsn0w instead.

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The following links are unofficial download mirrors, you download these at your own risk, we accept no responsibility if your computer explodes or if it becomes part of a NASA attacking botnet or even worse if your hands fall off mid-way during the use of these files. We do not check these links or archives and we accept no responsibility with regard to the validity of the files, or with other content these links provide or with the content that is on the linked site.  Always check the published SHA1 sums. We would prefer that you downloaded the official bittorrent release that is linked above, but you are welcome to try these if you really must. Mirror owners should email direct links only to blog@iphone-dev.org , please don’t place mirrors in the comments as they will be deleted.

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