iPhone Hacks · Hacks, Cracks, Mods, Homebrew, Utilities

Can’t say I didn’t see this coming… Looks like the iPhone root password which was discovered almost immediately after launch isn’t that useless after all. It’s “dottie” by the way.

Dropbear (PSP users may recollect the name from ZX-81’s port) is now functional on the iPhone! For those unaware, Matt’s Dropbear is a light-weight SSH2 server & client running on various POSIX-based platforms. Now thanks to the entire iPhone dev community, you can SSH directly to your iPhone — browse around, copy/update files, etc… Very cool!

Again, the procedure is a bit tedious; it requires several iPhone-related tools and some technical understanding — nevertheless, it works! Thanks to NerveGas for the well written tutorial, and of course the entire iPhone dev team.

Download the necessary tools before proceeding…

• jailbreak (Windows | Mac)
• iPhoneInterface (Windows | Mac)
• iPhone-SSH kit
• iPhone binaries kit

All set? Read tutorial.