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

The iPhone DEV Team has released PwnageTool v1.1 for Mac OS X –

Changes and fixes:

• EDGE settings fix for iPhone 1.1.4 firmware
• Phone/iPod firmware 2.0 5A240d support

New Features:

• Added custom package support
• Added custom logo support
• Added auto delete of BootNeuter.app

…you know what it’s all about. And if ya don’t know, ya won’t know.

Download: PwnageTool v1.1 (Mac)

- source: wikee.iphwn.org

It’s here — iPhone DevTeam’s Pwnage…

Mac OS X features:

• iPwner: Pwns your iPhone, the safer jailbreak
• IPSW Builder: Lets you create custom firmware to load to you pwnd phone including unlocking, neutering, custom pictures, activation, and bootloader upgrade/downgrade.
• Bootneuter: A neutered bootloader survives iTunes updates, even updates to 1.2.0 (aka 2.0). Unlike unlocking which requires a new patch for each firmware version, you only need to neuter once.

The “DevTeam” would like to announce the release of the OS X version of the PwnageTool application.

The team (and especially Wizdaz) have been working hard to bring you this release in as short a time as possible.

The plan (4 weeks ago) was to release a Mac tool only. This was decided because of the lack of reliable Mac filesystem tools on Windows, and the fact that the task of porting them would be too time consuming.

With that in mind the genius that is “cmw” stepped up to the plate and offered his services to the DevTeam. He proposed to provide a tool that would give the same functionality and User Interface as the Mac tool.

cmw has done an almost unthinkable task and ported the almost complete Pwnage Tool to Windows in a little under a week, and we would like to thank him for this unbelievable work. He is currently in the final test stages and hopefully this should be finished within the next 24 hours (but even he needs sleep and family time occasionally!) We’ll post a link as soon as the testing has finished.

cmw’s site is at http://www.iphonelinux.org

The Mac tool is available at http://www.iphone-dev.org

Download: PwnageTool 1.0 (Mac)

- source and how-to articles: wikee.iphwn.org

Courtesy of NerveGas, planetbeing, ghost_000, dinopio, bgm, MuscleNerd, the iPhone-Elite and iPhone/iTouch Dev teams…

The dev team has been using dual-booting to jailbreak the iPhone for several months now, however now that several more advanced techniques have been developed (many of which are still private), I thought it apropos to release this cool hack for those who would like to dual boot multiple versions of the iPhone software (or other OS’s) from their handset. It’s a neat little hack that I think might be useful for developers playing with 1.2, which appears to disable the radio (phone calls).

Cool hack indeed. It’s somewhat of a complex process requiring technical know-how. If you’re unfamiliar or uncomfortable with command line, don’t bother attempting this. Otherwise — go nuts!

Kudos team.

iPhone Dual Boot Howto

The highly talented iPhone Dev Team — the crew responsible for this improved 1.1.2 jailbreak — have released a “better” method to aid in freeing your iPhone. Better than this one; that is. Although the procedure has been polished, it doesn’t necessarily rid the complication factor. You still require some technical know-how and patience. Personally, I recommend sticking with 1.1.1.

Download: iPhone 1.1.2 Jailbreak

Donate to Conceited Software…

The 23-step guide (Courtesy of iPhone Atlas): (more…)

Update: I can personally confirm this 100% working. What I did…

1. Downgraded my bricked 1.1.1 to 1.0.2; following this guide. I used iNdependence to enter DFU mode.
2. Downgraded the iPhone’s baseband firmware to 03.14.08_G; using this guide.
3. Revirginized my phone — using what you see below.
4. Restored iPhone system software 1.0.2 again (because I kept getting errors with iTunes)
5. Used iNdependence again — activated, jailbroke, installed SSH, then prepared for the 1.1.1 update.
6. After successful update; faked activation with iNdependence, installed SSH, copied over anySIM-1.1 (the new root password for 1.1.1 is ‘alpine’), then SIM unlocked!

Booyah! I’m now sportin’ a 100% unlocked iPhone with software version 1.1.1. Thanks iPhone Dev Team!

Good news! Now you can safely update to 1.1.1, enjoy all the latest & greatest features, and most importantly — unlock that bad boy with anySIM 1.1. That is of course, right after you revirginize your iPhone. Download the Virginizer package below — it contains all the necessary tools and files to restore your iPhone’s baseband. Once you got that, follow the source link — it details the restoration process, courtesy of the iPhone Elite Dev Team.

FAQ:

Q. I got “bricked” when I upgraded to 1.1.1 after using anySIM/iUnlock on 1.0.2. Will this allow me to safely upgrade to 1.1.1 without further problems?

A. Yes.

Q. Will this reset the NCK counter?

A. Yes.

Q. Can I use this method to re-virginize my iUnlock/anySIM’d phone in either 1.0.2 or 1.1.1 firmwares?

A. Yes. However, this process involves reflashing the 3.14 baseband firmware so it is safer to downgrade to 1.0.2 OS firmware prior to proceeding.

Q. Can I use this tool if my phone was unlocked with IPSF?

A. No. Only IPSF can restore the baseband seczone to factory-default.

Q. I attempted to virginize using geohot’s server but it failed. Is it safe to use this method now?

A. Maybe. If the previous attempt to re-virginize accidentally wrote zeroes in the baseband seczone then this method will likely not work. However, if the failure was non-damaging then you are welcome to try and see if this works. Be sure to backup your seczone first!

The guide assumes you’ve already established ssh access to your phone. For added peace-of-mind it is advisable to install the vt100 terminal application or MobileTerminal prior to running through this process just in case anything fails and you lose wifi access.

Download: Virginizer Tools

- source: iphone-elite @ google code

Thanks dlr

The newly formed iPhone Elite Dev Team has released their 19-step method to successfully downgrade the modem’s (baseband) firmware — 04.01.13_G back to 03.14.08_G. Of course you’ll require some technical know-how in order to accomplish the downgrade. Don’t feel overwhelmed though; take your time, read carefully.

Note: this will not help those waiting to upgrade from anySim/iunlock/geohot hw unlocked to 1.1.1 without bricking. Stay tuned for an updated 1.0.2/1.1.1 unlock to allow you to upgrade and keep all functionality.

Read the guide.

And by the way, here’s a new version of iPHUC for those running 1.1.1.

Update: Here we have the iPhone DEV Team’s GUI — copy to /Applications and run from the Springboard! Source code is next up for release. :)

Use iBrickr (Windows) or iNdependence (Mac) to get anySIM.app on your iPhone.

Download: anySIM.app — software GUI unlock

The iPhone DEV Team delivers on their promise — iPhone unlocking made simple, and actually, significantly faster. Lets assume you’re on iPhone software version 1.0.2 with iTunes 7.4.1, and the phone is already activated with functional WiFi; the steps:

1. Windows — download this. Mac OS X — download this.
2. disable Auto-Lock under Settings -> General -> Auto-Lock (set to “Never”)
3. jailbreak the phone using whichever app — both are very straight forward.
4. install SSH:
   • with iBrickr: browse to Applications, install the PXL, follow instructions. Select DropBear SSH afterwards.
   • with iNdependence: click the “SSH” tab, and click “Install SSH/SFTP/SCP”
5. download the iUnlock Reloaded package; extract it and copy the 3 files to your iPhone — make sure all 3 end up in the same directory. Lets say /usr/bin for the sake of this [dirty] tutorial. I recommend using WinSCP for Windows and Fugu for Mac. iBrickr is also capable of uploading the required files. Just select the appropriate menu item.
6. SSH to your iPhone — get the IP address under Settings -> Wi-Fi -> the blue arrow next to the connected network.
   • Windows — download putty and create a connection to that IP
   • Mac — Spotlight “Terminal” and double click the app. Type
     
     ssh root@IP_address

   The default root password is ‘dottie’

7. type
   cd /usr/bin && chmod +x iUnlock_reloaded
iUnlock_reloaded
   
   
8. wait 3 - 5 mins, and you’re done!

Ok, so maybe it’s not entirely user-friendly just yet, but there is reason behind that; the iPhone Dev Team states, “Sorry for the delay with the GUI version, we working hard on it but we suffer significant problems with the new updates to the toolchain. Some changes seem to have brought up some timing issues which need to be solved first before we can release the shinny application in the wild.”

Resort to our forums should you experience difficulty. We will try our best to help you.

Download: iUnlock Reloaded