Sunday, July 20, 2008

Jailbreak for iPhone 3G released: how to use

The “iPhone Dev Team” has released PwnageTool 2.0, a utility for Mac OS X capable of jailbreaking (allowing full read/write filesystem access and the installation of unofficial third party applications) the iPhone 3G. The tool can also unlock first-generation iPhones that have been updated to iPhone OS 2.0.

The tool is available from the following links:

In order to use PwnageTool 2.0, use the following precautions:

  • Launch the Terminal (located in /Applications/Utilities and type mkdir “~/Library/iTunes/Device Support”
  • Delete all iPhone software updates from ~/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates
  • Launch Activity Monitor (located in /Applications/Utilities) and quit the process “iTunes Helper”

When using the tool, which is relatively straightforward, take note of the following

  • Use the 1,1 image for first-generation iPhones running OS 2.0.
  • Make sure the iPhone is “off” when building the ipsw (as instructed inside the application)

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