How to upgrade to iphone 2.2 and then re jailbreak. I know I said I was not going to bother upgrading to 2.2, but the geek blood that flows just cannot resist trying it out and seeing what will happen. That and I feel this certain journalistic responsibility to find out for my readers… (hope this feeling goes away soon 🙂 So I thought I… Read More
iphone 2.2 upgrade pwn your phone? Steps to downgrade (restore) back to 2.1 I still have not moved from 2.1 to 2.2, but the temptation is there with the promise of a better browser for javascript sites.. I saw this as a comment to another post.. I have not tried it but when I read it the steps seems fine. Try at your own risk, but if your… Read More
Pwnagetool (Mac only) and pwnage (jailbreak) iphone 2.2 for Windows and Macintosh is out. Ok, so right off, lets be clear.. There is pwnagetool and pwnage. First, read this from iphone-dev.. Baseband 101 The ‘baseband’ is the generic name given to the internal components of the iPhone that handle the phone calls and Internet access. This ‘baseband’ is a tiny and unique independent computer system that runs inside your… Read More
Just got a new mac and wanna jailbreak (pwn)? Perhaps not There are a number of posts out there saying that jailbreak or pwn’ing does not work on the new macs. Well, its not the new Macs per say, but seems to be the new version of iTunes. ..from iPhoneOverdose The problem is that the Mac does not recognize the iPhone when it restarts on how DOMs,… Read More
Quake on the iPhone, on a NON JAILBREAK! I never thought this would happen, but ZodTTD submitted his port of Quake to the Apple store yesterday. Now we still do not know if Apple is going to let this in or not (highly unlikely) but we will all be watching. I have Quake on my jailbroken iphone and its pretty good. It takes… Read More
Jailbreak for iphone 2.2 confirmed Still not going to upgrade till 2.2 has lived in the wild for awhile. Once it seems stable, then I’ll do it. http://iphonegeekclub.blogspot.com/search/label/Pwnage… Read More
Windows QuickPwn 2.1 is out Yup. Go get it Windows users! Supports 2.1 firmware with the unlocking and jailbreaking of iPhone 1st generation (2G) device. Supports the jailbreaking of iPod Touch 1st generation device and iPhone 3G. Your device will need to be upgraded to 2.1 ( using iTunes 8 ) before running this application. It does NOT support the unlocking of iPhone 3G… Read More
My top 5 jailbrake (pwn) apps for the iphone When I jailbreak my iphone, here are the first 5 apps I install straight off. 1) Unix tools (esp. SSH and Terminal) . If you have to ask, you do not need it 2) Videorecoder – The only bummer is this app does not work on 2.1 right now. I use QIK for now. Its curious… Read More
Not all jailbreak apps may work on iphone 2.1 This is something to take into account when upgrading to 2.1 Some of my jailbroken apps do not seem to work correctly. Videorecorder3G does not load at all and IntelliScreen seems spotty at best. I may have a conflict, (I have a feeling it could be Categories; although the jury is still out on that)… Read More
Need a direct download link for quickpwn 1.1? Here you go.. I’m not sure if the interwebs pipes are stuffed, but bittorrent is having a tough time finishing my file.. So I did a bit of searching and found this link.. http://www.iphone-hacks.com/downloads/file/146 I still have to double check the bitsum, so you should double check too.… Read More
Jailbreak for iphone 2.1 already out! WOW! I’m really getting sick of how the phone will sometimes lock the screen on me after a phone call, forcing me to reboot. I’ve complained about this I do not know how many times. Almost enough that this morning I thought, perhaps I will sacraficed my jailbreak apps just to fix it. ANNNDDD.. They already… Read More
itunes 8 tries to put another brick in the wall for jailbreak (pwn)’ers Gezz. I was taking a causal look at community feeder and found this article… iTunes 8.0 iPhone Jailbreak Detection Thwarted from iphoneFAQ web site. Basically, what they are trying to do is force a compromised sync (perhaps sync lock in the future?) if jailbreak is detected. Give me a break. I’m soooo grateful that I almost… Read More
Winpwn (jailbreak) 2.5 is out I have not tried it, but the read is good. 🙂 aaannd here is the link. I did not see anything to make me change the jailbreak I already have, but here is new in 2.5 – QuickPwn Support for 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2 – Root partition resize support – Installer support – Basic / Expert modes -… Read More
Apps that made it worth jailbreaking (pwn) There are a number of cool apps for a jailbroken phone that you cannot get via the app store, although most of them are not working on the 2.0.x phones yet… waiting…. However, even just for these 3 apps/functions, its worth it. 1) Record video. The quality is not that great, normally around 15 fps,… Read More
jailbreak – PwnageTool 2.0.3 for Mac OS X is out. And as promised, jailbreak for 2.0.2 for Mac is in place. http://blog.iphone-dev.org/ Ok, Mac boys, you can kick it now. BTW, these guys do NOT take donations. Send them a nice hand written card. I will.… Read More
I just jailbroke my iphone, should you? When I first got the 3G, I decided to hold off on jailbreak till it was out for awhile and hopefully most of the bugs worked out. Now I’m not saying its as clean as some of the jailbreaks 1.0.2+, but the 2.0.2 pwn’s are starting to look good. After reading near 100 comments, I… Read More
QuickPwn (jailbreak) for iphone 2.0.2 is out. Windows only this time The Mac people are working on it. I expect to see it tomorrow. First off, the link to the story and the file. Based on the comments I’ve seen so far, there have been a few fails, but nothing tragic. I’m going to research this more and then perhaps jailbreak my phone. I’ll post again… Read More
Should I upgrade to the iPhone 3G – list of questions and answers A number of friends are getting iphones and I’m starting to hear the same questions come up, so here is a quick list of questions and answers How do I sync this thing? You need to have itunes. Sorry, no way around this.. and i have been looking. However, I would recommend getting this application.… Read More
winpwn (jailbreak) for iphone 2.0.1 for windows is out.. Already Wow. One day. They are clearly on massive coffee over there. Ok, get your file hot of the server here. Again, I’m going to hold off for a bit to see how it works in the wild. {update} I have now pwned my iphone! Here is what happened… and why I did it.… Read More