News tagged ‘iPhone 3G’

This past Saturday Apple posted a new support page, a simple list of all the carriers currently selling iPhone 3G’s and which ones are locked and which ones are unlocked.

via theiphoneblog

Good news! DevTeam anounced release date for iPhone 3G unlock. It is December 31, 2008. Supported firmware is 2.1, modem baseband 2.11.07 and earlier.

Here are some cool photos of iPhone 3G in X-Ray. You can compare them with internal photos: IPhone 3G internals, More IPhone 3G internals photos.

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Here are the results for all 4 devices using benchmark from AppStore (link):

1 place – iPod touch 2G, firmware 2.2 – 145,20
2 place – iPhone 3G. firmware 2.2 – 104,23
3 place – iPhone, firmware 2.2 – 99,422
4 place – iPod touch 1G, firmware 2.2 – 99,039

This is because the second-generation iPod touch’s processor runs at 532 MHz, while the iPhone 3G’s processor runs at 412 MHz.

The new tools are out, thanks to DevTeam. Here are couple notes:

If you have a 3G iPhone and want potential soft unlock in the near future do NOT use QuickPwn, and do not use the official ipsw or the iTunes update process without using PwnageTool.

Preserving the baseband will give you the maximum chance for any upcoming software unlock. To upgrade your phone to 2.2 and preserve the state of the baseband you need to create a custom .ipsw with PwnageTool. This custom .ipsw will not contain the baseband update but of course will still allow all the cool new stuff from 2.2.

The ‘late 2008’ MacBook/air/pro line of computers have an issue with DFU mode.  While it’s possible to go from Pwned 2.1 -> Pwned 2.2 (using PwnageTool), you can’t yet go from stock to pwned.  If in any doubt use a different machine.

Here are download links:

Bittorrent Releases

• PwnageTool 2.2.1 for Mac OSX is here SHA1 Sum - 3a91f2bf4f342baaa700ae7d35959d7ade186134
• QuickPwn 2.2 for Mac OSX is here SHA1 Sum - 254b8af0e19870a4660b7b11e3b6f6ae1d6bc66f
• QuickPwn 2.2 for Windows is here SHA1 Sum - ffdbc561224c61ffc2713cb6a6e696b6d429c4ca

Mac PwnageTool 2.2.1

• http://www.stealthyhosting.com/download/PwnageTool_2.2.1.dmg

Mac QuickPwn 2.2

• http://www.bloggadget.co.uk/pwn/QuickPwn_2.2.dmg
• http://jmcoon.net/QuickPwn_2.2.dmg
• ftp://dev-team.kicks-ass.org/Quickpwn/OSX/QuickPwn_2.2.dmg

Windows QuickPwn 2.2

• http://www.theiphoneguru.org/wp-content/uploads/QuickPwn22.zip
• http://imodzone.net/QuickPwn22.zip
• http://jmcoon.net/QuickPwn22.zip
• ftp://dev-team.kicks-ass.org/Quickpwn/WIN/QuickPwn22.zip

DevTeam says that 2.2 update SHOULD NOT be applied using iTunes if you want the chance of a soft-unlock in the near future. Use new version of PwnageTool (not avaliable yet, but will be soon).

Some fact:

• The 2.2 firmware for 3G contains a baseband update for the 3G iPhone
• The 2.2 firmware for 2G (1st gen iPhones) doesn’t contain a baseband update and the baseband is still at 04.05.04
• Pwnage technique (and therefore the Jailbreak) isn’t affected, but PwnageTool and QuickPwn do not support this release as yet, so DO NOT install 2.2 using iTunes as you will lose your jailbreak

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News from DevTeam, they try to unlock iPhone 3G for a long time already:

"This ability we now have to spawn background tasks means we are one step closer to the 3G soft unlock.  We have a clear path to follow, and “all” that remains is the implementation." Watch the video:

This is the 5th step in the following achievements:

1. Unsigned code execution on 3G baseband
2. Reverting 01.45 baseband to previous versions
3. Patching of static text (link)
4. Injection of AT routines (link)
5. Injection of background tasks

The next step is overriding the baseband code that enforces the carrier lock.

Related posts: Archive for the ‘Unlock’ Category

Michael Koppelman is an iPhone developer and model rocket enthusiast. He decided that combining his two hobbies together would be a good idea. He created an app that constantly polled the iPhone’s GPS and accelerometers, logging them to a file and then transmitting the data from the GPS over the web so that the unit could be located if it became lost.

Here is a 3D plat with data from GPS:

More graphics and video:

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This robot is made in Japan. The main part is a jailbroken iPhone 3G running some Ruby code. Other parts include an Arduino CPU, a TA7291P motor, and 4 AA batteries. The robot is controlled via WiFi from a nearby computer.

More pictures:

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This is another free useful application for iPhone and iPod2 from Griffin Technology. It allows users to turn iPhone, iPhone 3G or Pod 2 into a recording device. iTalk's uncomplicated user interface lets you start/stop, choose Good/Better/Best sample rates, and manage the list of your recordings, all with just one finger.

• High-quality handheld recording using your iPhone or 2nd-generation iPod touch
• Easy, convenient user interface and controls
• Drag & drop wireless file transfers to your computer
• User-selectable 11.025 kHz, 22.05 kHz, or 44.10 kHz sample rates

Avaliable for free in AppStore (link).

You can sync recordings using iTalk Sync application that should be installed on Mac or PC.

Not much for regular users. This is just one more step towards software unlock of the iPhone 3G.

High resolution version can be downloaded via torrent.

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DevTeam, the team that is working on iPhone 3G unlock, publishd a screenshot. This screenshot shows, that a modified baseband is running. This is one more small step towards iPhone 3G software unlock.

The video is avaliable here.