Comments on: iPhone 2.0 firmware hacked

By: Bookmarks about Hacked

Bookmarks about Hacked — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:15:18 +0000

[...] - bookmarked by 5 members originally found by joopmicroop on 2008-10-11 iPhone 2.0 firmware hacked http://johnbiehler.com/2008/07/19/iphone-20-firmware-hacked/ - bookmarked by 3 members originally [...]

By: johnbiehler.com » In the paper again

johnbiehler.com » In the paper again — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:51 +0000

[...] was kind enough to include a quote and a link to me regarding the recently released Pwnage software tool for the [...]

By: 24Hrs Blogosphere Buzz: 2008.07.23 | cyberbuzz

24Hrs Blogosphere Buzz: 2008.07.23 | cyberbuzz — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:00:32 +0000

[...] allows first generation iPhones to upgrade to the new software and access the iTunes App store. John Biehler says eventually it will mean a wholesale unlocking of the new 3G [...]

By: Dave Z

Dave Z — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:51:54 +0000

One more thing.. just noticed that I now have properly-threaded SMS conversations.. maybe that came back with 1.1.4.. but I’m glad to have it!

By: Dave Z

Dave Z — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:32:10 +0000

I just completed the upgrade, here is how my experience went:

- Like Dave S, I was also going from 1.1.3 - Also like Dave, I was not prompted to browse for the bootloaders
- I use iTunes on Windows to sync the iPhone, and had not yet botherered to upgrade to 7.7. When I connected the iPhone to the PC for restore, I was forced to upgrade because the older iTunes version couldn’t communicate with the 2.0 firmware. No big surprise there, I guess.
- Install of iTunes 7.7 on Windows required 2 reboots! Took twice as long to upgrade iTunes as it did to apply the firmware.
- Just noticed that mail.app was broken. Turns out it was a permissions problem with the Mail directory. SSHed to the phone and: chown -R mobile:mobile /var/mobile/Library/Mail

By: John

John — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:47:50 +0000

Dave: yup that looks like the issue I had….one of the downsides of being an early adopter. Creating that directory probably would have avoided the problem but it worked out in the end.

Been playing with Cyndia and some customization app/patches still work too…my wife now has a pink version of the notes app to match her case…I’m sure more will pop up very soon as a result of today’s release….maybe even a pineapple remover.

By: Dave S.

Dave S. — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:43:18 +0000

And I just noticed that the tabs I had open in Safari are still there, despite the complete restore. That’s some powerful backup-fu, Apple. Nice.

By: Dave S.

Dave S. — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:31:14 +0000

Just did mine too, complete success. Yeah!

A couple of random things:

- I was previously on 1.1.3 unlocked with ZiPhone

- unlike your experience, there was no Pwnage failure, it all worked as promised. I suspect you did it before update #3 to their blog post though, as I made sure to create that directory before I started.

- I still don’t get why the bootloader images were needed; I got them they were in the same directory as the Pwnage app, but I was never prompted to use them.

- Really? I have to put up with a Pineapple logo on reboot now? Lame.

By: johnbiehler.com » One week with the iPhone 3G

johnbiehler.com » One week with the iPhone 3G — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:43:53 +0000

[...] Update 2: The 2.0 Pwnage tool has been released. I just successfully upgraded/jailbroke/unlocked my (now my wife’s) 1st gen iPhone. You need to download the restore/update file from Apple to use this tool. You should get a download only/download+install option - choose download only. You may also need a few bootloaders. More info on my new post about the 2.0 firmware. [...]