The Future is Here ...: February 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

[HOW-TO] - Downgrade Your iPhone 3GS Using a Cydia Saved SHSH [Mac]

These are instructions on how to enable a firmware downgrade on your iPhone using a Cydia stored SHSH and Mac.

Source --> How to Downgrade Your iPhone 3GS Using a Cydia Saved SHSH [Mac]

[HOW-TO] - Solve Unrecognize USB Drive for Macbook OS

My USB drive that used to connect to the Time Capsule have no problems. But there are times it cannot recognize the USB drive. I have checked to connect directly to my Macbook but still it won't recognize. I confirmed that my USB port is working since I can connect to another USB drive.

I tried several solutions such as:-

1 - Disk Utility and run "Repair Permissions"

2 - Switching on and off the HDD.

3 - Run "USB Prober"

Finally, what I did was to switch off the HDD for several minutes and switch on again.

Voila! It works!

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

[HOW-TO] - How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 3GS Using PwnageTool [Mac]

This tutorial will show you how to jailbreak your iPhone 3GS using PwnageTool for Mac. PwnageTool now supports the latest 3.1.3 firmware.

Source from iClarified --> How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 3GS Using PwnageTool [Mac]

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Un-tethered vs Tethered Jailbreak

[Source] - Un-tethered v. Tethered Jailbreak

If you have any questions regarding what a Tethered or Un-tethered jailbreak means, please read this first before posting any questions.

Tethered Jailbreak:

A tethered jailbreak ONLY applies to the iPhone 3GS and not all of them.

NOTE: I received an update that some iPod Touch2G and 3G require a tethered jailbreak, too. The serial number trick may or may not be in effect (I have not tested it), but the logic and practice is the same.

A tethered jailbreak means that once your iPhone is successfully jailbroken with blackra1n, you'll need to connect your iPhone to your computer if you ever need to reboot your iPhone or your iPhone loses battery charge.

What you'll see when you reboot your iPhone (if you're tethered) is the iTunes and USB picture. Once you get this, simply open up blackra1n and press "Make It Ra1n." This WILL NOT re-jailbreak or restore your iPhone, all it is doing is booting back up your iPhone for you.

You will require a tethered jailbreak if you have the NEW bootrom version. The OLD iBoot version was 359.3 and the NEW version is iBoot 359.3.2. There are a few methods to check which iBoot version you have.

Method 1 (Serial Number Method):

You can get a very good idea if your iPhone requires a tethered jailbreak by looking at the 3rd, 4th and 5th numbers in your serial number. If your serial number digits are "939" OR LOWER, you're safe. If you're serial number digits are "940" or HIGHER, you run a high chance that your iPhone will require a tethered jailbreak.

Some people are reporting that they've been able to successfully jailbreak without having a tethered jailbreak with a serial number of 940 and higher. While this is rare, it apparently is happening.

Method 2 (Using DFU Mode):

Windows:

1. Put your iPhone into DFU Mode
2. Right Click on My Computer > Properties > Hardware (tab) > Device Manager
3. Select the plus arrow for "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller"
4. Find "Apple Mobile Device USB Driver", right click and select Properties
5. Go to "Details" and find "Device Instance ID"
6. Scroll through the string and you'll eventually find the bootrom version (iBoot)
7. If it's 359.3 you DO NOT require a tethered jailbreak. If it's 359.3.2 you DO require a tethered jailbreak.

Mac:

1. Put your iPhone into DFU Mode
2. Open "System Profiler" and go to Hardware > USB (menu on left)
3. At the top right under “USB Device Tree Panel” click “Apple Mobile Device (DFU Mode)”
4. In the upper right corner look for the information “string on the Serial Number.”
5. At the bottom you will find the description BootRom version (iBoot).
6. If it's 359.3 you DO NOT require a tethered jailbreak. If it's 359.3.2 you DO require a tethered jailbreak.

Un-tethered Jailbreak:

This is naturally quite the opposite. You have an untethered jailbreak if you reboot your iPhone with no issues.

[HOW-TO] - Jailbreak iPhone 3.1.3 IPSW with PwnageTool 3.1.5

“If you really truly feel that you need to update, [PwnageTool 3.1.5] 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,” the iPhone Dev Team says in its recent blog post.

Read full article here --> How to Jailbreak iPhone 3.1.3 IPSW with PwnageTool 3.1.5

File: iPhone1,1_3.1.3_7E18_Restore.ipsw

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesu.../iPhone1,1_3.1.3_7E18_Restore.ipsw

United States

Austria

http://www.apfelzone.com/intern/downloads/PwnageTool_3.1.5.dmg

France

http://www.ipodtouchmasterfr.com/files/PwnageTool_3.1.5.dmg

Germany

Korea

http://iphone.ddisk.com/PwnageTool_3.1.5.dmg

Poland

http://bentkowski.com.pl/PwnageTool_3.1.5.dmg

Romania

http://www.accesoriigsm.net/PwnageTool_3.1.5.dmg

United Kingdom

http://hosted.z0id.com/PwnageTool_3.1.5.dmg

[HOW-TO] - Fixed iPhone Stuck on Apple Logo

Sometimes when jailbreaking an iPhone or after installing a jailbreak app, your iPhone will getstuck on reboot, or will hang on the Apple logo. This problem happened to me before and it was kind of a nightmare. In order to get your iPhone back on track, you will have to put it in DFU mode (Device Firmware Update mode). This will help you restore your iPhone without loading the OS first.

Putting you iPhone into DFU mode should be used as a last resort if your iPhone is either stuck on the Apple logo or keeps rebooting.

1. Connect your iPhone to iTunes.

2. Hold the Home button and the Power button at the same time for 10 seconds.

3. After exactly 10 seconds, release the Power button but keep holding the Home button for 10 seconds or until iTunes pops up a message saying that it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. At this point, click OK, then click “Restore” in iTunes.

Note that it often takes several attempts to get your iPhone in DFU mode.

Full article from this site --> Fixed: iPhone Stuck On Apple Logo

Download iPhone Custom Firmware 3.1.3 (IPSW)

Here you can download iPhone OS 3.1.3 Custom firmware for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and iPhone 2G. These custom firmwares 3.1.3 are created with PwnageTool and can be restored via iTunes. (Download links below)

Read this --> Download iPhone Custom Firmware 3.1.3 (IPSW)

Please read carefully because not all 3GS can be Jailbreak currently. Only the old bootrom is possible.