any news on jailbreaking the ipod touch 2.0?

jonnypage

so do we know who is actually editing their apps for 2.0?

robotleawesome

i dont think that this will unlock ur iphone 3g....

teo.boev

@pmcarrion: No, it can't unlock 3G. Only onlocks the first gen iPhone, but can jailbreak/activate either model

hypnotik_jello

@pmcarrion: Nope. This does not unlock your iPhone 3G. Just jailbreaks it for custom applications.

Whats the status on winpwn?

sitric

And just as a clarification, the iPhone 2.0 firmware was unlocked by the iPhone Dev Team before Apple even released the firmware... see Gizmodo

jarhead

@pmcarrion: Seconded.

Also - is there a list of apps that are available for 2.0 as well as a list for 1.0?

tptcat

@pmcarrion: The negative may have been from the initial release of the Pwnage tool... this is updated to 2.0.1 which was suppose to fix issues some users were having

jarhead

Can someone confirm if this can unlock 3G iPhones?
I've seen positive and negative answers.

pmcarrion

All--just added more info with (Pacman!) screenshots of what you get app-wise. It's not much, but command line lovers will be stoked.

Gina Trapani

what a nice article lifehacker! thank you!

petrarch1612

Awwww, I thought I was finally getting Gina's number...

Oh, I just want it just to have it, nothing to do with stalking...

Great write up Gina, now here's the interesting thing. My wife and I both have iPhones (2G). I created the ipsw image with my iPhone connected (which later I found out it's not necessary) and used iTunes to update BOTH the phones.

iTunes restore function works for Leo and Windows. In theory all you should really need is the correct custom ipsw image and "restore" it to your phone...

Am I missing something?

Alex7575

@jewdass: Wow.

x3r0

is there a way yet to jailbreak the ipod touch 2.0? cant wait. thanks!

hasonman

Favorite 'app' by far has been tethering over ad-hoc.

There are articles out there for previous versions, and the only thing that has really changed is that you get your OpenSSH via Cydia instead of Installer. Also, ignore any version that involves using srelay, the openSSH way is much simpler.

1. Install OpenSSH via Cydia

2. Create an ad-hoc network on your computer. On macs just click on the wifi icon in the menubar and select "Create Network". Someone else is welcome to chime in with instructions for windows.

3. Join the iphone to this network via wifi

4. On the iphone, under Settings->Wifi, select the network you have joined to view connection details. Record your IP.

5. From the PC, run the following command: 'ssh -ND 9999 root@IPHONE_IPADDR' and login (default password: 'alpine', you should really login normally over ssh and change this)

Windows users: the free SSH client Putty will allow you to accomplish this same step. Don't install Cygwin+OpenSSH as some suggest, that's massive overkill.

6. Configure your browser/os to use a SOCKS5 proxy server at localhost:9999

7. Surf. I've successfully done web browsing and IRC, anything that supports SOCKS4/5 should work. Haven't yet had success with my citrix client :(

For the curious:
The iphone is joining your wifi network, but with no internet access on this network it falls back to using 3G for outgoing packets. ssh -ND creates a local proxy server that relays packets from the loopback address on your pc to the iphone, which dutifully proxies them out the cellular connection.

Browsing is surprisingly fast, 3G really shows its potential here. It's zippier than doing it directly on the iphone, which I put down to rendering delay.

A more ideal solution of course would be to get the iphone showing up as a regular access point. I see no reason why this wouldn't be possible, and will be doing some research myself, mostly observing what unix processes handle this on desktop OS X, and see if they can be compiled from source for the iPhone. In the meantime, the steps to accomplish this are not bad and will definitely serve in a pinch.

jewdass

After reading various blogs, I jumped in and used the Pwnage tool on my 1st Gen US iPhone with 1.0.2 firmware, T-Mobile SIM inserted.

running 2.0 flawlessly... T-Mobile working, no issues so far

the keys were waiting to get into DFU mode correctly and making sure your ipsw file finishes building.

kudos to the iPhone Dev Team.

bobdow

can it unlock 1st gen iphones running on 2.0?

revolution-inc

If you are upgrading a jail-broken iPhone v1 (the EDGE one)
For the paranoid (who don't trust the iTunes phone backups, which don't backup custom applications and a few other things), and are upgrading a 1.1.4 jail-broken iPhone (the EDGE one) - rsync! \o/

In terminal.app (or iTerm, or in cygwin, or gnome-terminal etc), run the following commands

mkdir iphone_backup
rsync -ave ssh root@192.168.1.15:/ iphone_backup

Then login with the iPhone root password (alpine) when prompted.

That makes a directory called iphone_backup in your home dir (cd Documents; mkdir iphone_backup will put the backup in Documents/iphone_backup),
then connect via SSH to 192.168.1.15 (change that to your iPhone's IP address) and sync the / directory (the root of the device, so evveerything) to the iphone_backup folder.
-a means "archive" (keeps permissions, symlinks and such), v means verbose (so you can see what it is doing)

It might take a while - it is currently going at 800-900KB/s, so will take about 10 minutes for an 8GB phone. To restore, you would restore your iPhone, re-jailbreak it, then do..

rsync -ave ssh iphone_backup root@192.168.1.15:/

Although I've no idea if that will work, since I haven't had to do it. If that fails, you would just selectivly copy files back (i.e rsync -ave ssh iphone_backup/Applications root@192.168.1.15:/Applications )

dbr

@dbr, @jewdass: I am impressed. Those sets of instructions are going into my toolbox. :)

It_Figures

Successfully Pwned my 3G.

- Official apps are still there and working.
- Cydia is working great.

No issues so far!

tptcat

Pwnage 2.0.1 does away with the locating the bootloader files if you have them in the same folder as Pwnage.

deadrobot

FTA: "Warning: The 2.0 jailbreak is still relatively new, and does suffer from instability. While I successfully jailbroke my device this morning, I have experienced hang-ups and freezes trying out new apps"

Sounds like your jailbreak was successful, then. Hang-ups, freezes and restarts are apparently part of the iPhone 2.0 experience.

phoomp

OK I see one successful pwnage of a 1G fone that was previously unlocked and running on T-Mo. I unlocked/jailbroke/etc with Ziphone 3.0 and have been running on 1.1.4 on T-Mobile phone and EDGE service with no problems.

Any others in the same T-Mo boat able to pwn the 2.0 firmware without drama?

geeniusatwrok

@hasonman:
read the friggin article you lazy shithead.

hanspecans

@Deadhacker:

My Prius doesn't have 4WD either. What it does have is an engine that captures more energy and gets better mileage than just about any other car.

Similarly, though my iPhone can't voice dial or do MMS, it can do about 1,000 things that my clunky old HTC phones couldn't.

storm

Why bother? $200 for a phone that can't voice dial? Man, did Apple see you guys coming, or what?

Deadhacker

@storm: Yes, I have jailbroken the phone since day 1 of jailbreak last year. I tried with the pwned 2.0 yesterday and didn't have much luck (the phone didn't ring for calls!), so all I did was restore the phone from the previous point and it was as if I did nothing with it yesterday.

As far as hacks go, this is just all software - as long as you don't migrate carriers. Go ahead and check it out, I hear 2.0.1 is a lot better - but there isn't much there to be had yet.

Tylas

@storm: I assume you should be able to just do a full restore the same way whether you've pwned or not. That's just a guess though. I could be wrong.

The only slowness I've noticed so far is in exiting Cydia. The screen seems to hang for a few seconds and then eventually get back to the iPhone browser.

tptcat

Alex7575 brings up a good question:

"iTunes restore function works for Leo and Windows. In theory all you should really need is the correct custom ipsw image and "restore" it to your phone..."

Can anyone attest to this? Can I simply make the ipsw on a mac and restore from a Windows PC?

timofcourse

@tptcat:

I've never had any desire to pwn my iPhone before--so, just in case I do decide to do so, is it simply a matter of restoring the vanilla 5A347 firmware from iTunes to remove all traces of it?

storm

@jewdass:

I'm considering starting a project to make an app that would essentially make the iPhone a 3G (...or EDGE) router with DHCP/zero config over wireless.

I think dd-wrt's open source code would be a good place to start. If you're interested, head over to hackint0sh. I've posted there to see if anyone else is into it.

storm

@jewdass: Thanks for the tutorial! I'm having an issue though. I can log rugularly via SSH, but when I try to login to tether, my password isn't accepted. I changed my password from 'alpine' to something else and have verified that I can log in normally with it.

Any ideas?

tptcat

@tptcat:

I'm sorry, I should have been more specific there. The connection will appear to hang after you enter your password. This is normal, this means the proxy is running.

There is an alternate solution here:
[cre.ations.net]

That actually runs a background proxy service, removing the need to use SSH for this. I haven't tried it, so I can't vouch for it, but it looks good.

jewdass

Strike that. I had a small typo. It's working great through Safari. Can't get Firefox to work though.

tptcat

@jewdass: No worries. Actually, your instructions are great. I found my way to a Firefox solution.

Thanks!

tptcat

@Alex7575:
Just wanted you to know your assumption was correct. I created the ispw on my Girlfriends mac, transferred it to my PC and ran the restore on WinXP without issue.

Jailbroken iPhone 2G here!

Thanks for the write up Gina!

timofcourse

I don't even have one of the iPhones (or touches), but I had to drop in and say hello because I love the simple and expert buttons: Harpo and Einstein. Nice. Probably download the software for that reason alone.

JamesIsIn

"Hold down the Option key when you click the Restore button in iTunes, and choose the PwnageTool-generated IPSW file on your desktop."

What should I be getting here: I held down the Option key while clicking the Restore button but no box pops up to let me browse to the newly created bundle. Instead, it simply starts restoring and I get the regular iPhone 2.0 install.

Can anyone tell what I'm missing here?

donnacha

No offense, but the fact that one has to jailbreak a phone makes the iPhone seem incredibly unappealing. I would love it if there were tips/comparisons for other internet phones. The Open Moko looks kind of neat for example.

jonny6pak

I must have been getting it wrong, Option key worked this time and everything else fell into place with no problems :)

donnacha

@storm: Nevertheless, there IS a point there. I'm very happy with the overall user experience on my iPhone and 99 percent of the time I couldn't care less about MMS. But the lack of voice dial (I had fully speaker-independent voice dial on my previous phone) and the crippled bluetooth (even my previous phone could do file transfers and sync wirelessly) have been big sticking points with me. And, to a lesser extent, the lack of copy/paste.

Pixelologist

@hanspecans: You made my morning!

MMcNasby

Something I've just discovered - For those without an iTunes account, and no credit-card.. Either buy a iTunes card from a shop (£5 or £10 I think), or go to [www.tunecore.com] and click the "get a code" link thing, and copy the code it gives you (or AJ3WF64XF3AR may work)

I had iTunes set to the UK store (as that's where I am currently), I clicked "Get app" (on a free application), clicked create account, agreed to the EULA, then clicked "Redeem code". Enter the code, when it's on the payment form, click "none" (something that only appears when you use the redeem code button).

It didn't accept the code because it's for the US store only, but it had already created the account so it didn't matter, and I can now download the free applications..

dbr

How about a little Mac Only statement at the top of the article? It's a little annoying to waste time reading an article and then 6 paragraphs into it you see "You'll also need a Mac since PwnageTool is Mac-only." A bit of a productivity killer for use window and linux folk.

biggunks

@timofcourse Did you put the phone in DFU mode with the Pwnage tool on the mac? i.e. did you connect your phone to the mac at all?

Maybe I'm missing something here. But is the pwnage tool just taking the 2.0 firmware, which is on the Apple website, and hacking it and repackaging it back up? In theory couldn't someone just make the hacked firmware available for download?

aakar

I am picking up my 3G phone this afternoon and want to jailbreak and unlock my current 2G phone to give it to a friend on t-mobile.

Question, will I be able to do the jailbreak/unlock of my 2G phone after I have already moved my ATT plan to my new 3G phone?

I ask because of the part that asks, "Are you a legit iPhone user."

mannyotr

Thanks so much for this tutorial. I've really been wanting to upgrade my 2G iPhone to 2.0, but had been waiting to see how it went for other people, and for a nice set of step-by-step instructions like this.

I had previously jailbroken my iPhone with firmware 1.1.4 using Ziphone, and these instructions worked flawlessly for me.

Brandon

Ok, here's a question. I have access to a mac and could jailbreak it that way, but would I be able to go home and use my iphone on my PC where I normally do everything with it? I don't even care about the apps, I just want to customize my text and vm sounds. A beep isn't very good when you have other noise around.

raremmick

Hi, for the initial start of 2.0 jailbreak. Do I have to first upgrade my phone to unlocked original 2.0 software with Itunes, or can I simply start pwnage 2.0.1 with my 1.1.4 firmware device ?
Thanks

ozcet

This maybe a spectacularly dumb question BUT. I had successfully jailbroken my iPhone. Went to download 2.0 and all went awry. To cut a long story short I can follow all the instructions with the correct messages, etc., using the Pwnage Tool but after my phone has been connected to iTunes for a while I get the message that the SIM card in the phone does not appear to be supported. Well, no, of course not. So - in order to jailbreak/unlock the phone again is it necessary to have the original SIM card which came with the phone (or a replacement from the same carrier)? If it is, I'm snookered as I checked that away. If not, then any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

ryetee

Nice guide. Just jailbroke and listed my iPhone 2G on eBay w/2.0 software!

ericshmerick

Can someone clarify if the pwnage tool will work without using a mac for the 2.0 version...ive heard conflicting info...i upgraded my phone to the 2.0 firmware yesterday then my phone starting freezing up so i had to restore it to the factory settings...i've tried to reload the installer app from ziphone but it freezes at restore. I'de like to jailbreak my phone again but don't have a MAC...any suggestions, comments @ericshmerick:

Miss_mindy

@pmcarrion:

Can someone clarify if this tool can be used without using a MAC for the 2.0 firmward...i've heard conflicting information. If so is there a tool out there that can jailbreak the 2.0 without using a MAC

Miss_mindy

This was awesome! It worked perfectly.

I finally figured out that when it asks the 'legit' AT&T question, if you are trying to unlock the phone, you have to say 'No.'

Once I figured that out, it took 20 minutes from start to finish. Brought the phone to my friend, he inserted his SIM card from T-Mobile, and immediately had access!!

mannyotr

Any word on windows yet?

ballaboardin

For ipod touch remarks:

[rc.vc]

this guide describes how to restore to a custom ipod touch 2.0 firmware through itunes. the firmware is available from the link. it worked for me but definately check the md5 sums to be safe.

im still messing around with the new apps but everything seems in working order.

alt3r3g0

I use to hack my iPod video all the time.

Does Jailbreaking 3G void warrenty? I assume it would but i would like to know for sure.

Also any jailbreaking horror stories, as this is my first iPhone

ballaboardin

Successfully jailbroke/unlocked my 1st gen iPhone on a mac. I use it with windows, but I had access to a mac for the pwnage. Everything works correctly including the app store.

lilwhitey7

@dbr:

-e flag on rsnc does not work

ilanny

I have followed the guide to the letter. All worked exactly as described. I had to try DFU 3 times, but it worked. The update download worked second time (first time it was just stuck).

iPhone 1st G, 2.0, officially unlocked in France.

ilanny

The most significant application lacking on iphone 2.0 is a way to read google reader on the go.

It used to be called "feeds" a nice application that would allow me to sync while I was in a wifi area and then move into low-service area's and still be able to read your feeds i.e. on the subway.

Apparently there is an app that isn't as nice and cost $$ in the app store, which makes my iphone sad.

scottschulthess

After successfully jailbreaking my 1st gen iPhone, Mail would continually crash a few seconds after opening. After doing a bit of searching, I found the solution on the Arstecnica forum:

Login to your iPhone using OpenSSH as described above and run the following commands:
chmod 777 /var/mobile/Library/Mail
chown mobile /var/mobile/Library/Cookies/
chown mobile /var/mobile/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist

Brandon

@lilwhitey7: Did you just hook it up and not sync anything with your mac?

aakar

After I pwned it with the mac, I connected it to the pc and synced it with that itunes library

lilwhitey7

Yeah I used the Socks cre.ations.net method on my pc and it worked great. For vista just go to start -connect to- setup new connection-setup ad hoc network. And then do save connection and whatever security settings. Then follow the rest of the guide

RossGeryon

This is going to sound uber-noob, I know, but does this unlock it for use with other carriers (i.e. Verizon, T-Mobile, etc.) as well?

windmillninja

Just used the pwnagetool on my 1st gen iPhone for 2.0....brilliant, easy and it works! Only problem was phone freezing on upgrading Cydia, but did a restore with no probs.
Thank you, thank you.
Having lost money to www.iphoneunlockuk.com I was p**sed off because it's all BS! No support and unreliable instructions- total rip off!
Lesson learned to use ONLY Ziphone or iPhone Dev Team!

jokerman6