iPhone Dev Team noted that there will be no jailbreak for iOS 4.0.2 (iPhone/iPod) or iOS 3.2.2 (iPad) — JailbreakMe 2.0 Star was a huge success and it was able to jailbreak mostly all firmwares with a PDF exploit found in MobileSafari, but Apple fixed that quickly on iOS 4.0.2/3.2.2.

Now it’s a few weeks later, and Apple has closed the jailbreakme.com hole. They’re shipping devices with FW 4.0.2/3.2.2, impervious to this particular jailbreak. So now, people will begin to ask: will there be a jailbreak for devices that shipped with 4.0.2/3.2.2, out of the box?

No, there won’t be. FW 4.0.2/3.2.2 was *only* released to fix the jailbreakme hole. With FW 4.1 still in its beta stages, it makes no sense to escalate the “cat & mouse” with Apple for FW updates that only fix the jailbreak holes. To quote WOPR, “the only winning move is not to play”.

Those of you who backed up your SHSH Blobs for 4.0/4.0.1/3.2.1 — you’re safe and you’ll always be able to use JailbreakMe 2.0.

- source: blog.iphone-dev

Update #2: After following Marc’s advise in the comments below, turning OFF Pop-up blocker on Safari helped my issue with using Jailbreakme 2.0 Star on my iPad WiFi+3G. I also did the following:

• Cleared cache and cookies in Settings -> Safari
• I also turned OFF “Block Pop-ups” Settings -> Safari as per Marc’s advise
• Rebooted

If nothing seems to be working for you. Try using http://jailbreakme.modmyi.com/ or http://www.jailbreakme.com/ — Exactly as shown there.

Let us know how it works out for you!

iPhone Dev Team’s member, Comex, has released a stunning new jailbreak for, apparently, all iOS devices and it’s all performed via Mobile Safari with JailBreakMe 2.0 star — Yup, just like the old days.

To jailbreak with JailbreakMe:

1. Head over to http://www.jailbreakme.com on your iOS device
2. Slide to jailbreak on the screen
3. Mobile Safari will download some stuff
4. Then, the jailbreak process will begin
5. Don’t panic, jailbreak process will take a while
6. Once it’s done, you’ll get a confirmation notice and Cydia will now be on your home screen!

I can verify it works on an iPhone 4 running iOS 4.0 — 9to5mac verified it worked an iPad and iPhone 4 running 4.0.1 — this will NOT work on iOS devices running iOS 4.1 beta.

Note: Please make sure you back up your stuff before you attempt this. You can never be too safe. Use strictly at your own risk — Sure it worked for me, but it can fail for you or someone else.

- source:
9to5mac.com
jailbreakme.com (Jailbreak any iOS device with JailbreakMe 2.0 Star from MobileSafari)

Sorry for the delay, I somehow missed this. Anyway, the iPhone Dev Team have updated their jailbreaking tool, PwnageTool, to jailbreak the latest and greatest, iOS 4.

Remember, PwnageTool is Mac OS X only.

Since iOS 4 isn’t compatible with a number of Apple devices, these devices are not compatible with PwnageTool v4.0.1:

• IPhone 2G – not supported
• iPod Touch – not supported
• iPod Touch 3G – not supported

iPhone 3GS:
Summary: Currently, PwnageTool only works on previously jailbroken 3GS devices with the old bootrom. 

• If you have a Jailbroken iPhone 3GS with the OLD BOOTROM and you DID NOT use Spirit to jailbreak then you can create the ipsw with PwnageTool 4.0.1 and restore with your jailbroken recovery mode. 
• If you have an iPhone 3GS with the NEW BOOTROM this is NOT supported by PwnageTool 4.01

iPhone 3G:

• If you have a Jailbroken iPhone 3G at 3.1.2 (but not jailbroken with Spirit) then you should create the ipsw with PwnageTool 4.01 and restore from recovery mode or DFU mode.
• If you have an out of the box iPhone 3G you should restore using a PwnageTool 4.01 ipsw using DFU mode.
• If you have a Jailbroken 3.1.3 iPhone 3G it is very possible that this can fail from recovery mode, if this failure happens you will need to restore using DFU mode.

IMPORTANT! Whenever you need to enter DFU mode, you will need to do so using PwnageTool.

 iPod touch 2G:

• If you have an iPod touch 2G (non-MC model) that is jailbroken (but not with Spirit) then you can restore using recovery mode. 
• As an alternative to PwnageTool, you can use redsn0w on non-MC iPod Touch 2G (on both Windows and Mac).

Baseband Unlock:

• As you probably know by now, ultrasn0w has been updated to cover all basebands from 04.26.08 onward.  Many thanks to @sherif_hashim for finding the crashing command that the new ultrasn0w 0.93 uses!  He worked hard at finding the crash, and he kept it confidential until the right time to use it.
• Major props to @oranav (who found the earlier +xlog crash).  He also had this crashing command! 
• iPhone 3G and 3GS baseband unlockers (those who rely on ultrasn0w to make phone calls) should always be very wary to update their firmware, however our Ultrasn0w application will unlock all recent (including the current) 3GS and 3G baseband firmware versions.  Once you are jailbroken using PwnageTool 4.01, install ultrasn0w from Cydia and you’ll be unlocked.

 

• Remember! This baseband unlock situation is rare, should you upgrade your iPhone blindly at the next iOS release please don’t expect an unlock – but for now you are OK (whatever state your baseband is in).

Now that you know what devices to use PwnageTool 4.0.1 with, start jailbreaking iOS4 and enjoy the iPhone Hacks!

Download PwnageTool 4.0.1:
PwnageTool 4.0.1 – Jailbreak iOS 4 Download
Remember, PwnageTool is Mac OS X only.

- source: blog.iphone-dev.org

There’s nothing wrong with your eyes. iPhone 4 has been jailbroken. MuscleNerd, member of iPhone Dev Team, posted a picture of Cydia running on an iPhone 4.

Planetbeing posted this on Twitter:

Think I’m the first one I know about to get a root shell (and SSH) on iPhone 4, using poor @comex’s code (since he has no iPhone 4)

Then MuscleNerd followed up with:

Congrats to @comex for another userland JB http://is.gd/d5N6I <-- hi-res Cydia via @planetbeing & @chpwn iPhone4s

Planetbeing made it clear that the release of this jailbreak is not known at this time; probably not anytime soon.

Don’t want to speak for @comex, but afaik no one has breathed a word about release date and what we have right now is nowhere ready.

Stay tuned!

The iPhone Dev Team has found another exploit to unlock iPhone OS 3.1.3 baseband – MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team has tweeted that just re-discovered a crashing command that yellowsn0w, the iPhone unlocking software was originally going to use.

What does that mean? It means he has found another working exploit for the baseband bundled in iPhone OS 3.1.3, which should help them figure out a way to jailbreak and unlock the latest iPhone OS.

The iPhone hacking community has already discovered two working exploits for the baseband 05.12.01 that is bundled in iPhone OS 3.1.3.

MuscleNerd announced on his Twitter page:

Ha just re-found crashing command yellowsn0w was originally going to use before +stkprof. Apple fixed it *accidentally* in 02.28.00.
some commands have come and gone. some command holes have come and gone. this command has come and gone but not the hole:)
it still seems accidental though :) there are no overt signs that they’ve closed the hole, but the byte alignment kills it

Apple has built in this bizzare intepreter into their baseband.

Why is it in production units? Fun!

It is still not clear whether hey’re talking about the same exploit or a different one.

In any case, the iPhone Dev Team and Geohot have at least one working exploit for the 05.12.01 baseband, unlocking iPhone OS 3.1.3 could soon become a reality rather than a dream!

Stay tuned!

- source: iclarified.com

The legendary iPhone Dev Team have updated their nice PwnageTool application to version 3.1.5 to support Apple’s recently released iPhone OS 3.1.3 – PwnageTool 3.1.5 for Mac OS X will let you do so safely, preserving your jailbreak and ultrasn0w unlock. (If you use the blacksn0w unlock (at baseband 05.11.07), you need to stay at 3.1.2.)

iPhone 3G and 3GS unlockers should always be very wary to update their firmware. This is no exception. If you make a mistake along the way you may find yourself updating to official 3.1.3 in which case you will lose your unlock, possibly forever.

iPhone 3GS users (regardless of unlock) should stay away from this and all 3.1.3 jailbreak tools unless you know you have your “SHSH hashes” backed up via Cydia. That’s because if you make a mistake you may find yourself stuck at official 3.1.3 with no way to jailbreak or come back down to 3.1.2 to jailbreak.

If you really truly feel that you need to update, this version creates a custom 3.1.3 IPSW for you to restore to on your iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS with early bootrom, iPod touch 1G, and iPod touch 2G with early bootrom. If you don’t know if you have an early bootrom or not, please avoid updating until you learn more.

You don’t need to be pre-jailbroken on anything but the iPod touch 2G early bootrom. And really for that device, it’s faster and easier to use redsn0w 0.9.4 as mentioned in our last post. For that matter, if you have an ipt1g, iphone2g, or iphone3g(and don’t need an unlock), you should use redsn0w too (but version 0.9.3). It’s faster and you won’t have to go through a full restore process (just do an update then run redsn0w, pointing it at 3.1.2 FW instead of 3.1.3).

If you have an iPhone 3GS, PwnageTool works if you’re currently at version 3.1.2 or below (down to 3.0). You don’t need to be already jailbroken — PwnageTool will ask you if you’re jailbroken after you’ve created the IPSW. Don’t use PwnageTool on the iPhone 3GS if you’re at 3.1.3, it just won’t work. Downgrade to 3.1.2 using the methods described here. If you can’t downgrade because you don’t have your 3GS 3.1.2 hashes on file with Cydia, you’ll need to sit out the 3.1.3 jailbreak.

PwnageTool Download:
PwnageTool 3.1.5 Download for Mac OS X

blog.iphone-dev.org

Wow, a day after the iPhone Dev Team released their updated Redsn0w software, Apple releases an update to iPhone OS. This isn’t a significant update to the iPhone OS. It doesn’t introduce new and exciting features to the current hardware but it does fix a number of issues and bugs.

This update fixes and improves the following:

• Improves accuracy of reported battery level on iPhone 3GS
• Resolves issue where third-party apps would not launch in some instances
• Fixes bug that may cause an app to crash when using the Japanese Kana keyboard

This update is for all current hardware, iPhone 1G (EDGE), iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and all iPod Touch devices. You can easily get the update via iTunes by connecting your device and clicking “Check for Update”

*Note* It’s been confirmed by the iPhone Dev Team that Redsn0w 0.9.2 works with this new iPhone OS update only with iPhone 1G (EDGE) and iPhone 3G and *ONLY* if you don’t care about unlocking. Just point Redsn0w 0.9.2 to the iPhone OS 3.1.2 firmware IPSW — The iPhone Dev Team urges iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch users who wish to jailbreak to stay away from this update until further notice!

Downloads:
iPhone OS 3.1.3 Downloads will be up shortly!
iPhone 2G EDGE 3.1.3 IPSW Download
iPhone 3G 3.1.3 IPSW Download
iPhone 3GS 3.1.3 IPSW Download

The good ol’ folks from the iPhone Dev Team have updated redsn0w after a long time without any updates.

A cross-platform jailbreaking, unlocking, and customizing tool for iPhones and iPod touches. Customizations include boot logos, recovery logos, and “verbose” boot. It’s a standalone program that doesn’t use iTunes (no custom IPSWs are involved).

iPhone Dev Team’s Redsn0w finally supports iPhone OS 3.1.2 but it’s still tether-only for late models such as the iPod Touch 2G if the serial number starts with “MC”, any iPod Touch 3G and iPhone 3GS.

The new version of Redsn0w also adds new features such as, Verbose boot, addition of custom Boot Logos, and bypassing jailbreak if your device is already jailbroken.

Download:
Redsn0w downloads will be up shortly!
Redsn0w v0.9.2 Download for Mac OS X
Redsn0w v0.9.2 Download for Windows PC

- source: wikee.iphwn.org

Haven’t seen much from the iPhone Dev Team lately but they released an update to their ultrasn0w product that fixes an issue for those running firmware 3.1.x with the 04.26 baseband. Apparently, that specific combination resulted in a missing carrier name in the upper left hand corner of your home screen (Springboard).

Ultrasn0w update from 0.91 to 0.92 fixes that problem, which was important for roaming on your iPhone. You should see that update live now if you have http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com as a Cydia source. If not and you want/need this update then you should definitely add it by going to Cydia -> Manage -> Sources -> Edit -> Add and input the above URL.

- source: blog.iphone-dev.org

GeoHot beat the iPhone Dev Team on this one, but no worries – It’s all good. You can create your own custom pre-jailbroken IPSW and restore it on your iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 1G, iPod Touch 2G but sadly, no iPod Touch 3G support, you’ll have to use GeoHot’s Blackra1n to jailbreak.

SUMMARY:

• The iPhone 3GS is now supported out of the box in PwnageTool 3.1.4 (or if you have upgraded to 3.1.x in iTunes)
• The iPod 2G is still supported in PwnageTool 3.1.4 but you must already be jailbroken (we’ll update this if there’s a big demand from non-jailbroken ipt2G owners)
• The iPod touch 3G is NOT supported

DETAILS:

• GOLDEN RULE: If you are using a iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G(S) with ultrasn0w and rely on ultrasn0w to obtain cellular service then you should only update your device with an .ipsw that is made with the new PwnageTool. There are no second chances with this. You need to remember that PwnageTool will provide an upgrade path to newer versions of the iPhone software in the future.
• Please read all parts of this post before downloading and using these tools.
• Read items 1, 2 and 3 again and again.
• PwnageTool will work for the iPhone 3GS
• PwnageTool will work for the iPod touch 2G
• PwnageTool WILL work for Original iPhone (1st Generation), the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G(S) and the iPod touch (1st Generation and 2nd Generation) but NOT the iPod touch 3rd generation.
• For 3G and 3G(S) users who are Pwned, PwnageTool is your key to updating in the future, just remember to never install an update directly from Apple, always use an .ipsw that has been created with PwnageTool.
• There is no Windows version of PwnageTool it is a Mac OS X tool only, we are not developing a Windows version of PwnageTool.

Download:
PwnageTool 3.1.4 Download for Mac OS X

IPSW Downloads:
iPhone 3GS 3.1.2 ipsw Download
iPhone 2G EDGE 3.1.2 ipsw Download
iPhone 3G 3.1.2 ipsw Download

- source: blog.iphone-dev.org