Here is a working winpwn 2.0 guide updated to include 2.0.1 firmware. Here is what you need:
1) Winpwn 2.0.0.4 or newer.
2) iTunes 7.7 or newer.
3) Boot images for 3.9 and 4.6.
4) The proper restore file. Get your 2g restore image or 3g restore image.
Let’s get started.
Step 1: Install winpwn, iTunes, and extract your restore images and bootloaders to your desktop. Note: if you have a previous copy of winpwn installed, uninstall it before installing the new one.
Step 2: Connect your iPhone to your PC and load up winpwn. You will see this screen:
Step 3: Winpwn will not allow you to do anything without selecting a firmware image. So, click “Browse .ipsw” button and select your firmware image from your desktop. Note: winpwn will determine if you have an iPod, an iPhone 3g, or an iPhone 2g based off the firmware image you select and downloaded. So make sure you got the correct image. 2g and 3g iPhones have different firmwares!
Step 4: Next, we need to build the iPhone software image. Click “IPSW Builder” and you will be presented with some screens. Start on the Applications tab. On this screen you must select “Install Cydia”. If you need youtube patched then select also “YouTube activation fix”. You do not need to select this if you have a contract carrier such as AT&T. As far as installer goes, feel fee to select it if you want. But do not select installer instead of Cydia. Cydia has all the apps. Installer does not and installer is still very beta as of August 9, 2008 and contains virtually no packages to install. If you select installer, also select Cydia.
Step 5: Click the custom images tab. Here you can select custom boot images if you care to. This is optional.
Step 6: Click the custom payload tab. Here you can select some payloads in .tar format. At this time there are a couple built in payloads so there is nothing to do here. If you make your own payloads for packages you can select them here. So we are skipping this screen.
Step 7: Click Advanced tab. This is a critical tab. If you have a contract carrier such as AT&T you do not need to unlock. So you must make sure everything is unchecked here. Again, if you have a contract carrier, select nothing here! If you do not have a contract carrier, you will need to use this to configure activation and unlocking. Check activate phone, Enable Baseband Update, Unlock Baseband, Autodelete Bootneuter.app. Click the two bootloader file buttons and browse for your 3.9 and 4.6 firmware we downloaded at the start of this guide. Your finished screen needs to look something like this:
Note: If you are activating here by checking the “activate iphone” you should also patch youtube on the first applications screen.
Step 8: Partition resizer. Here is the partition resizer screen. With the current version fo Winpwn, move this to 550 mb. The extra packages will fill the root partition before Cydia gets to run and move things about. Do not make it any larger though because Cydia moves your apps around properly to the larger partition so if you resize this larger here you are just losing space.
Step 9: Build the custom IPSW. Click “Build .ipsw” at the bottom of the window. Note: save your file to some place sensible so you can find it. The default location is going to be hard to find. Try your documents or your desktop. Winpwn will crank away and finally you will see the success box:
Step 10: Note: if you are currently pwned, (phone boots with custom logo still) you can skip to step 12 and restore with the image you just made. Doing this step will not hurt but is not required for you.
Back to the main screen, select iPwner. This will ask you to select your custom firmware we just built in step 8. So select that file.
You will get a success message and you are done with winpwn!
Step 11: Get your phone into DFU mode. You cannot use any tools to do this. It must be hardware DFU mode only done by pressing the buttons on your device. Use my guide here for the steps. This works on every device so keep trying if you are having problems.
Step 12: While in DFU mode, load iTunes 7.7, and restore using shift-restore. Load the custom firmware image we made. And after about 10-15 minutes you are done. If you are having problems with iTunes or getting errors consult my restore guide. Note: if your device was already pwned and you are just upgrading, you do not need DFU mode. Normal recovery mode may work fine. You should try either one and if you have problems try the other.
If you are getting errors in iTunes less than 20 you are not in DFU mode. Refer to my DFU guide.
If you are getting 160x errors (1600, 1601, 1602, 1604) you may have used the wrong firmware image for your device. Make sure you got the correct image for your 2g or 3g phone. They are not the same. For help on iTunes errors refer to my restore guide.
If you are using winpwn version earlier than 2.0.0.3 you may see 160x errors.
If the last tab only lets you select activate, (step 7) you probably loaded the 3g firmware image. iPhone 3g cannot be unlocked at this time. If you have 2g, you loaded the wrong firmware image to start.
If you have no signal on a contract carrier (AT&T for example), you probably activated but did not unlock (checked the activate box on step 7). If you do not have a contract carrier, you need to unlock. Redo the steps again making sure not to make this mistake.
If your mail crashes after you sync your backup, use BossPrefs, more, fix user dir permissions.
If iTunes will not stop asking you if you want to restore your backup, see this.
1. Suri July 25th, 2008, 10:02 pm
Hey thanks for the guide.I did exactly what you said and finally now it works fine.
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Rumba18 Reply:
August 13th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
You rumors were right, idid the dfu with your second way and got the 1604 error, just repeated with the first way and worked just fine.
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Dodie Reply:
August 25th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Hi,
I’ve tried pwning my phone. I’ve followed the steps but never came to the part where it says “Your iTunes has been pwned”
I already have the customer firmware but how do you do the ipwner?
What i did was the restore while my phone is in DFU mode using the custom firmware but getting error 6 and 1600 each time I try?
How do i get to have th iTunes PWNED?
Do i have to create a Custom ipws again or can i just use the one i have.
I’ve set the partition to 600 and checked all Cydia, Installer 2.0 and youtube fix.
My iphone is currently on 2.0.1 1st gen.
Thanks.
If you have any helpful tips, pls email me at
iligtm8_child@yahoo.com
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Rachel Reply:
August 28th, 2008 at 1:57 am
I wonder if nebody can help me, I have already jailbroken my phone using winpwn 2.4 but didnt unlock it with a 2.0 firmware, now I would like to re jailbrake it but whenever I plug y iphone in my computer re boots and jumps to a system error and will not start up again untill I unplug the Iphone … what should I do?
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Ali Reply:
August 31st, 2008 at 1:12 am
I have done everything according to the procedure even treid in winpwn 2.5 version, but on my phone screen only a USB lead and iTune icon appears. Also counted every second for power and home button and did more than 35 times but at end Error 6 appear.
is there any way where im stuck
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2. asa July 25th, 2008, 10:45 pm
Hi bigboss, thanks for the update! Do you have a cydia guide as well??? I find this more confusing than Installer especially deleting apps! Thanks Asa
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Eddi7117 Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
To Uninstall App
- Click “Manage”
- Scroll the list to find app ( you’ll see apps you don’t recognize, its most likely a program for running Cydia)
- Select the App, Click “Modify” (top left), “Remove”
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3. Suri July 25th, 2008, 10:59 pm
Hey i was able to install and get the cydia icon on my screen but my AT & T signal doesnt show up and basically i have no network now…any suggestins on what else should be implemented
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vasu Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
restore then try this all over again. if you can’t restore i can help you at vasu1602@gmail.com
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mpeguero Reply:
August 13th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
I got problem creating the custom ipsw. if i select broadband setting the winpwn close automaticaly and not generate the custom ipsw.
If i create ipsw without this setting the iphone have not service.
Could anybody help me.
Thanks
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mpeguero Reply:
August 13th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
You didnt say how to solve my problem
mpeguero Reply:
August 13th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
I need somebody tell how to solve this problem
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Ratheen Reply:
August 15th, 2008 at 11:02 am
So, I was having the same problem, i think if you just re-build the IPSW it should work. sometime the bootloader does not update the unlock function.
thanks again .. it worked :)
mpeguero Reply:
August 16th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Thanks everyone i just solved my problem. i changed the root partition to 512 mb and that’s it.
4. BigBoss July 25th, 2008, 11:05 pm
Yes, it sounds like you activated on the last tab. This would mean iTunes did not activate.
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Anonymous Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 7:14 am
How does this work if you have iTunes version 8 - do I need to downgrade to 7.7, if so where can I get the link as iTunes does not have it
Mijkol
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5. Stanley July 25th, 2008, 11:09 pm
Works great. I had no problems. Thanks
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6. kevsas July 25th, 2008, 11:20 pm
hey why in the last tap “ADVANCED” i can check only Activate Phone and i can’t presse or check anything else??? (except NO WIPE) ????
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BigBoss Reply:
July 25th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
This is covered in the post under “troubleshooting”. This occurs if you loaded a 3g firmware. If you have a 3g phone, this is expected behavior. If not, you loaded the incorrect firmware.
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kevsas Reply:
July 25th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
yes i have the iphone 3g so i downloaded the 3g restore version. in these days i installed ur firmware… maybe i have to restore the iphone3g like when i bought it?
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kevsas Reply:
July 25th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
ah ok, i read it, so it’s not yet possible to unloche the new iphone 3g keeping the 3g firmware. is it right?
thank u
Sean Reply:
July 25th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
That is it exactly. It is not yet possible to unlock the 3g, so you are not going to have any of those other options available on your 3g device.
7. kevsas July 25th, 2008, 11:20 pm
*tab
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8. Sean July 25th, 2008, 11:25 pm
This is a great guide, BigBoss! Thanks for all the time and effort you put into all of this iPhone stuff! :)
On a side note: I tried running 2.0 for awhile on my EDGE iPhone, and it was VERY buggy. The “Apps” have to be constantly reinstalled to keep them working, and WiFi connectivity is intermittent at best. Not to mention the overall sluggishness added to the UI especially when browsing contacts or type text messages. Apparently these problems exist even on the 3G phones.
I went back to 1.1.4, and I have ZERO problems. I just wanted to mention this in case people are on the fence about going through the trouble of upgrading to 2.0 firmware.
I’m waiting for Apple to release 2.1 (or whatever update to 2.0) before I upgrade again.
I’m sure most of the apps we have grown to love on the old Installer will be available on Cydia by then, too. Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to be an early adopter!
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Sean Reply:
July 25th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Also, after following BigBoss’ guide for downgrading to 1.1.4, of course I’m left with modem firmware 04.05.04_G. I understand the process for downgrading this as well, but haven’t found a need to do so.
I have no problems sending/receiving phone calls or SMS, and great data connectivity over the EDGE network. I am on T-Mobile US.
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rula Reply:
August 18th, 2008 at 5:43 am
thanks for your opinion man!
I keep checkin on the forums for the list of pros and cons about updating, but there is mostly tutorials on how tos and help..
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9. ketzazu July 25th, 2008, 11:53 pm
No other guide could have been so straightforward!
Bravo!
However, I don’t see any Cydia icon. How do install cydia after going through this upgrade? Do I start all over again now that I have the 2.0. [I just upgraded from an iLiberty jailbroken 1.1.4 with version 2.0 firmware after a downgrade to 1.1.4.
Excellent work, Bigboss. I must donate!
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BigBoss Reply:
July 25th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
I think you forgot to check the box in step 4. Thanks for the compliment but I don’t accept donations :)
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ketzazu Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 12:10 am
How would I install Cydia at this point?
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ketzazu Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 12:51 am
My bad. I got it.
10. Sv July 26th, 2008, 12:05 am
hi
can you write the steps are needed using winpwn version 2.0.0.3
For jailbreak iPhone firmware version 1.1.4
Is the instructions that you wrote working the older version ?
thx
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Sean Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Did you just decide to NOT read the guide at all?? the very first parts says:
Here is a working winpwn 2.0 guide. Here is what you need:
1) Winpwn 2.0.0.3 or newer.
2) iTunes 7.7 or newer.
3) Boot images for 3.9 and 4.6.
4) The proper restore file. Get your 2g restore image or 3g restore image.
Note item “1)”. It clearly states Winpwn 2.0.0.3.
So obviously this guide is for 2.0.0.3.
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ketzazu Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 12:15 am
I don’t quite understand your question but in my case I upgraded from a downgrade jailbroken 1.1.4 with version 2.0 firmware to 2.0 following the instructions by BigBoss
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Sv Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 12:31 am
Let me clear my question
I have firmware 1.1.4 and I want to restore my iPhone and stay on firmware 1.1.4
I want to do this with winpwn 2.0.0.3
Is the steps you wrote are the same for restoring firmware 1.1.4?
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ketzazu Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 12:55 am
I hope you are asking BigBoss this question and not an idiot like me!
vasu Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
downlaod 1.1.4 firmware. put phone into dfu or restore or even leave in its normal state. you will have to experiment. shit-click of control-click restore then find the 1.1.4 firmware file. use ziphone or ijailbreak or watever you want to jailbreak the phone.
11. khayri July 26th, 2008, 12:13 am
Great guide! I finally got it to work. Quick question Im not sure it has been asked/answered. Once everything is installed, do I restore my phone3G with my back up save that I just created or would that mess someting up?
Thanks again!
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12. Mike July 26th, 2008, 12:32 am
If i jailbreak my 2g 2.0 iPhone using winpwn and an apple update comes out, will I be able to restore to 2.0 for the update? Or is it just gonna have to stay pwned?
Thanks, Mike
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13. khayri July 26th, 2008, 12:33 am
I mean, I have the 3G jailbroken, but its asking me to “restore” my phone again. So shall I restore, so that I have all my settings and contacts back or will this mess up the jailbreak I just did? Please someone respond!, lol
Thanks
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qwerty Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 12:52 am
yes, you can do it. it wont mess anything up
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khayri Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 12:55 am
Thanks, I went ahead and did it anyway, haha…but, u just saved me from a headache..
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khayri Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 12:58 am
also, can I now change my themes/background etc.?….this is my very 1st iphone and jailbreak.
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Sean Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 3:52 am
I don’t think there are any apps available at the moment for changing themes through Cydia (yet) on the 2.0 firmware.
We have an app available through the old Installer on 1.1.4 called SummerBoard with tons of available themes.
Hopefully this type of functionality will be available through Cydia soon. I would guess there is something in the works.
14. Stanley July 26th, 2008, 12:40 am
where it says that if you have a contract carrier such as At&t you don’t have to unlock. if i’m using a cell one sim card, do i need to unlock?
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Ross Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 6:07 am
Hi, I’m interested in an answer to this question. Im on Orange UK does that mean i would not have to activate the phone at this stage or do i have to complete the activation and downgrade baseband section. Thanks in advance guys!
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vasu Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
yup and you can’t yet with 3g
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15. Macmadd July 26th, 2008, 1:07 am
Heres a personal THANKS to BigBoss who took the time to write a detailed “How-To” and I greatly appreciate your effort. Im in no way thinking about upgrading as 2.0 is still unusable in my opinion. Everything will mature as apps are ported which my understanding is they all can be as long as the authors do it (Correct me if Im wrong BigBoss). Patience is a virtue and I give it 3 weeks until all our apps are ported. However Im not even clear as to why we would even want to flash 1.1.4 to 2.0. Is there more stability or new features Im not aware of. Shed some light on it please. Great tutorial though!!!
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Sean Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 3:57 am
At least you are giving them “3 weeks”.
What’s with the arbitrary deadline? What if 3 weeks comes and goes, and all of the apps are not ported to 2.0?
The 2.0 firmware has TONS of new functionality. Geotagging of photos is one of my favorites, not to mention all of the apps available through Apple’s own App Installer. There are some really cool ones, and this is definitely the future of the iPhone.
Unfortunately, like you said, things are kind of unstable right now. I’m running 1.1.4 myself, but I’m waiting for Apple to release an update before going to 2.1, or 2.0.1, or whatever.
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16. Mark July 26th, 2008, 1:49 am
I am having trouble with the boot image for 3.9 and 4.6. They’re not recognized for some reason. Any help out there?
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17. PC July 26th, 2008, 3:07 am
I get everything all done according to the instruction, but when i try to build the .ipsw custom file, it gives me error at the very end stage. What could I do wrong? I am using windows XP Professional SP2. thanks
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Frank Reply:
August 13th, 2008 at 3:24 am
I have the same problem. The error message says that the file name D:\\Custom-iPhone1,1_2.0.1_5B108_Restore.ipsw is not valid.
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18. jimbob1869 July 26th, 2008, 3:30 am
What do i need to do for iPod Touch?
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19. William Holland July 26th, 2008, 5:50 am
Hi everone, thankyou for the great work, winpwn is the best!!!!!! I am getting error 6 with every restore, ive done dfu a million times without fail but this time i get error 6 although im sure im in dfu… ive pwned itunes 7.7 no luck, i’ve pwned 7.5 nothing. I’ve tried restore mode in both 7.7 and 7.5 and still no luck.. any suggestions? any little bit of advice is always appreciated and ill be sure to return the favors to other users.. Sharing is caring!!! ps. I also have trouble with itunes not syncing correctly and my phone will enter recovery mode each and every time it is turned off and back on .. never fails anything i do freezes and needs a restart or battery dies and needs to restart and bam im back to square one, any ideas why? and help??? Please!!!
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Drew Reply:
August 16th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
i keep getting the Error 6 also when i try to to my ipod touch
i think it nearly completes the restore and then error 6 pops up
any help would be greatly appreciated
Drew
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Jeee Reply:
August 18th, 2008 at 11:10 am
I keep getting the same error as you Drew on my iPod Touch. Any luck as what to do to make it work??
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20. Mikey26 July 26th, 2008, 6:00 am
Hey, I’m trying to jailbreak an iphone 3g and just wanted to check the advanced tab settings I should be using as it isn’t 100% clear. I do NOT want to unlock my iphone, I only want to jailbreak. Reading the above I would uncheck everything, EVEN “activate iphone”, am I right in this assumption, or am I just being thick?
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RK2KCruiser Reply:
August 18th, 2008 at 12:48 am
Yes, you are correct. Uncheck everything if you have a AT&T contract, even the activate phone. I wondered the same thing, but according to directions “Everything” must be unchecked.
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21. Phil July 26th, 2008, 10:12 am
Hi,
Has someone had a problem trying to restore the custom ipsw on step 11 and get an error 1403???
Thanks
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oscar Reply:
July 29th, 2008 at 8:27 am
did you get a fix for error 1403 ive been getting the same
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Joao Reply:
September 15th, 2008 at 10:06 am
hi!i got the same error!what have you done to solve it?thanks for the help
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22. leeit2me July 26th, 2008, 10:17 am
Hey, everything went great. I have the 1g iphone, but after the restore I have an grey out wifi and BT.
Does anyone know how to fix this??? Any links to how to fix the grey out WIFI option???
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Simon Reply:
July 29th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
I have smae issue with greyed out Bluetooth and wifi. May need to restore 1.1.4 via itunes 7.5 and start ‘fresh’. Any ideas??
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23. smak July 26th, 2008, 10:27 am
my 1st gen unlocked iphone has 1.1.3 firmware. can i used this guide to jump straight to unlocked 2.0 or do i have to install 1.1.4 first? thanks
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BigBoss Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Jump right to 2.0. Enjoy.
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24. jack July 26th, 2008, 11:27 am
is anyone getting problems with cydia upgrades? everytime I try to upgrade it, it just ends up freezing and I have to restore all over again. any ideas? thanks.
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25. cLey July 26th, 2008, 11:31 am
When I upgrade my 1.1.4 to 2.0 do I keep my contacts or will I lose them all?
How do I save all my contacts?
I don’t want to upgrade for this purpose. If I can get an easy method to save them all, I will upgrade.
Thanks.
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BigBoss Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 11:37 am
There are two options:
1) Sync with iTunes and restore your iTunes backup after.
2) Use SCP (SSH) and copy /var/mobile/Library/AddressBook folder
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cLey Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Let me get his straight…
I Sync my 1.1.4 on itunes 7.5
upgrade my itunes to 7.7
Upgrade to 2.0 unlocked and jailbroken
then click resync after the everything?
Thanks in advance for everything!
You make the iphone rock!
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26. Brian July 26th, 2008, 12:20 pm
Everything works fine except for edge, there is no way of setting up edge as the tab is missing
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BigBoss Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
EDGE is there. Check the settings menu maybe you have it set to not show.
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Brian Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Pardon my ignorance, but which specific setting to I have to set this to show
Brian
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Juan Reply:
August 15th, 2008 at 9:37 am
I had the same issue last night. Followed the instructions and everything worked fine, but I can’t see the EDGE tab and haven’t been able to find inside the “settings menu” any button or instruction to have the iPhone show the EDGE tab. Funny thing is that EDGE is working.
27. Brian July 26th, 2008, 1:19 pm
Hi Bigboss,
Regarding the Edge issue, I noticed that in the picture brswe for ispw the size is 225mb but the download size 218mb, would this have anything to do with the fact that I can’t see my edge tab?
Regards
Brian
thanx for the excellent program and instructions
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28. yuyi July 26th, 2008, 1:32 pm
I’ve got the 1601 error massage whilst restoring the custom file ie. step 11 of the winpwn 2.0 guide. I’m using PC
regards
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William Holland Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
make sure your phone is identified by itunes, hold home and power after 8seconds your screen goes black, keep holding both buttons 3 more seconds until itunes does not recognize it, let go of power and hold home until it is re recognized by itunes, your restore should work then… if not try using itunes 7.5… you can also try a dfu 1.1.4 restore, you should get error 1015 or similar, then immediately do a custom 2.0 restore.
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29. Anonymous July 26th, 2008, 3:00 pm
I have no idea what I am doing wrong. I have the 3g with AT&T and believe I have followed this guide exactly and already on two occasions I have yet to get Cydia in my list of applications on the phone. I left everything in the advanced tab empty (because im with AT&T). I am wondering though - when the phone was restored and iTunes booted up did it recognized that I already had an iPhone attached to the program. I have chosen “restore” from original setting prior to the jailbreak - is that my problem?
Thanks
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Ed Reply:
July 26th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I have the same problem that “ketzazu” had in post 9 the only difference is that I have indeed selected “Install Cydia” and after all is said and done I still don’t have it on my list of apps on the phone. I don’t get any kind of error message at the end and I am choosing the right firmware for my new 3g phone (3g firmware).
What gives?
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Nick Reply:
July 29th, 2008 at 10:12 am
I don’t see Cydia icon on my 3G after I completed Winpwn 2.0. I did exactly the instruction ( I’m currently with AT&T ).Please help
Thanks
Nick
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Nick Reply:
August 19th, 2008 at 11:02 am
I got my iPhone 3G jailbreak now….thanks
30. Mark July 26th, 2008, 3:27 pm
I am having trouble with the boot images for 3.9 and 4.4. They’re not recognized for some reason. Any help out there? Thanks!
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31. cLey July 26th, 2008, 4:08 pm
What about the T-Zones hack?
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32. Mark July 26th, 2008, 5:10 pm
I am having trouble with the boot images for 3.9 and 4.6. They’re not recognized for some reason. Any help out there? Thanks!
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33. Scott July 26th, 2008, 5:32 pm
THANKS!! Just got my 3G jailbroken with NO problem.
How can I get an app to record videos on the iPhone?
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candymancan Reply:
July 27th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
how’d you do it. i cant do it? and im following the instructions.
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mbhullar Reply:
July 27th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Scott, apps still need to be ported to 2.0 so you would need to be patient to get the video recorder and other cool ones on 2.0.
Mandeep
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James Reply:
July 30th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Hey Scott, how did you do it? I followed the instructions exactly but i couldn’t do it. All i want is to jailbreak my 3g and not unlock since it is not doable yet.
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Nick Reply:
August 29th, 2008 at 2:57 am
Did you follow the instruction on step 11 and step 12. You need to hold exactly 10 second for DFU mode.
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34. ML July 26th, 2008, 5:40 pm
Which boot image should I use for my 3G? 3.9 or 4.6?
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ML Reply:
July 27th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Answering my own question… those boot images are for 1st generation iPhones. iPhone 3G cannot be unlocked yet => no need to even download those images as they will not appear in WINPWN.
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35. Natalie July 26th, 2008, 5:44 pm
Wow…I’ve been trying to put this program on my phone for about 3 days now and I’ve been up for hours trying to figure this out. Thank you so much for posting this! I finally can REALLY enjoy my iPhone!
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36. NP July 26th, 2008, 6:28 pm
What does error 6 mean at the time of placing the file into the iphone via itunes????
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37. Douglas July 26th, 2008, 7:39 pm
I don’t know what is happening but I can not work with my mails. The mail page does not load completeley and automaticaly closes. I can’t even delete my mail accounts that were set before the upgrade.
Help me guys!
Thanks
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38. Jorge July 26th, 2008, 8:50 pm
I put my phone in DFU mode and the pic that i put for start up shows but then an error occurs number 16 and it doesnt let it continue. i have tmobile and i need it unlocked so i followed step 7 it doesnt seem to be working what can i do.
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39. chirag July 26th, 2008, 10:18 pm
an error message shows
Failed to create custom ispw!
i am stuck and dont know what to to
please help me
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40. Mark July 26th, 2008, 10:34 pm
Chirag,
How did your windows platform recognize root images for 3.9 and 4.6? It’s holding me off
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41. chirag July 26th, 2008, 10:40 pm
as .bin to be opened with power iso
thax for askin
waiting for rpl
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42. candymancan July 26th, 2008, 11:18 pm
should i click activate if i have at&t?
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43. Nuno July 26th, 2008, 11:37 pm
ive done everything step by step but when i try to restore i get a 1600 error.. i have itunes 7.7 and winpwn 2.0.0.3
any help?
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William Holland Reply:
July 28th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
first try to get the phone into dfu mode properly… plug into itunes make sure the phone is recognized and hold home and power for 10seconds, the scrren goes black but keep holding the buttons until itunes no longer recognizes it, then hold let go of the power and continue holding home until it is rerecognized by itunes… then shift restore… if you keep getting errors try using itunes 7.5.. put the phone into dfu mode and do a 1.1.3 or 1.1.4 restore, you should get a 1015 erroro or similiar and the screen turns white not black.. then shift restore again to custom 2.0 and you should be set… If that should fail redo the same procedure get the 1015 error and run ziphone do it all to unlock and jailbreak. you’ll have a working 1.1.4 then do a normal mode shift restore and you’ll get a custom 2.0…
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andersemil Reply:
August 14th, 2008 at 6:59 am
William, you are a genius! :) I must have tried 10 times or more to upgrade my already pwned iphone 2g, it kept coming with Errors 6 and then 1601/2… Until I tried a normal restore (no DFU mode). Immediate success! Thanks so much for your post, it made my day! (and a lot of days in the future!)
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44. Bassel July 27th, 2008, 12:02 am
Once i get to the step which says that it is supposed to say that Itunes has been pwned it does not say that. What should i do.
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William Holland Reply:
July 28th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
do an itunes 7.5 restore to 1.1.4 i left a reply just above this with the steps, get your phone into a working state, then re pwn it with winpwn 2.0.0.3, windows or mac pwnage tool the phone should succesfuly pwn and you can create a custom 2.0 and restore with itunes.. I do believe that your phone doesnt even need to be pwned to do a dfu mode restore to a custom 2.0 make just try to restore in itunes directly to a custom firmware and skip the pwn for now..
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45. chirag July 27th, 2008, 12:17 am
an error message shows
Failed to create custom ispw!
i am stuck and dont know what to to
please help me
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Frank Reply:
August 15th, 2008 at 5:44 am
People who have not solved error 1604 and had a bricked iPhone no matter what, managed to revive it by following these instructions (http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=648863). There is no need to finish it to the end, just until the iPhone is back alive and you only need iTunes 7.5 (http://www.filehippo.com/download_itunes/download/4e4ebb757cde410daee6abe71deb24da/) and firmware 1.1.1.4 (http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-4313.20080226.Sw39i/iPhone1,1_1.1.4_4A102_Restore.ipsw), and not the other two that are mentioned.
And then they could update to 2.0.1 with xpwn (http://xpwn.co.uk/) using iTunes 7.7.0.43.
Good luck.
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46. chirag July 27th, 2008, 12:18 am
an error message shows
Failed to create custom ispw!
i am stuck and dont know what to to
please help me
i am now getting frustated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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mbhullar Reply:
July 27th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Chirag,
I had the same problem and I created the custom image on a different machine that had more ram and that solved the problem.
Mandeep
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William Holland Reply:
July 28th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
also try deleting the pwnage program completely, that means looking in your hard drive and deleting the left over files after you do a full uninstall… then reinstal the latest version… you can also log on as a new user on your comp, and reinstall a clean pwnage program
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47. Ed July 27th, 2008, 12:52 am
STILL have issue below? Can anyone help?
I have the same problem that “ketzazu” had in post 9 the only difference is that I have indeed selected “Install Cydia” and after all is said and done I still don’t have it on my list of apps on the phone. I don’t get any kind of error message at the end and I am choosing the right firmware for my new 3g phone (3g firmware).
What gives?
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Ed Reply:
July 27th, 2008 at 1:50 am
Fixed; problem solved. Great guide just needed to pay closer attention…
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48. doedoe July 27th, 2008, 12:53 am
my custom-iphone1,1_2.0_5A347_restore.ipsw file cannot restore…its occurred error no:6…how should i do….thanks….
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49. doedoe July 27th, 2008, 1:02 am
Who can solve this problem? error no:6…error no: 6…….help me pls!!!!!!!!!!
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BigBoss Reply:
July 27th, 2008 at 1:05 am
I think Error 6 is covered in my guide. It can be caused by one of:
1) You are not in DFU mode. You are in recovery mode. Read the DFU mode link in my guide. They are not the same.
2) You used a 2g restore ipsw on a 3g phone or vise-versa
3) You are using winpwn earlier than 2.0.0.3
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William Holland Reply:
July 28th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
check my reply on comment 45
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50. doedoe July 27th, 2008, 1:14 am
yes…right!….my phone already in recovery mode…so how could i change recovery mode to DFU mode?…thanks
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51. Sualeh July 27th, 2008, 1:17 am
Hello,
I followed the steps exactly you mentioned, still i’m getting 1604 error.
I’ve downloaded everything from the links provided on this page
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BigBoss Reply:
July 27th, 2008 at 1:23 am
Search the tutorial for “for help on iTunes errors” and read the link.
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smak Reply:
July 27th, 2008 at 1:45 am
thanks for the great guide BigBoss, for those getting the 1604 error just go back to step 9 and make sure you are in DFU mode. thats what i did when i got the error.
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Frank Reply:
August 15th, 2008 at 5:41 am
People who have not solved error 1604 and had a bricked iPhone no matter what, managed to revive it by following these instructions. There is no need to finish it to the end, just until the iPhone is back alive and you only need iTunes 7.5 and iPhone1,1_1.1.4_4A102_Restore.ipsw firmware, and not the other two that are mentioned.
And then they could update to 2.0.1 with xpwn using iTunes 7.7.0.43.
Good luck.
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52. doedoe July 27th, 2008, 1:49 am
i cann’t change DFU mode…..help me pls!!!thanks!!!!
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William Holland Reply:
July 28th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
check reply on comment 45
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53. Marcus July 27th, 2008, 2:06 am
THANX……………. you saved me multiple hours
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54. doedoe July 27th, 2008, 2:09 am
<<<>>>now i can!!!!!!!!!!!thank all!!!!!!
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55. doedoe July 27th, 2008, 2:10 am
*************EXACTLY**********….10 seconds no more no less….
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56. Sualeh July 27th, 2008, 2:26 am
I’d already checked apple site and did all the steps they mentioned
I’m able to update my iphone with original FW file but with custom i’m getting 1604 error
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William Holland Reply:
July 28th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
check my reply to comment 45
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57. b0ris July 27th, 2008, 3:00 am
Hey i just had one question….
what does the option No Wipe do???
If check it what will happen???
Thanks for ur help!!
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58. yuyi July 27th, 2008, 3:00 am
Thank guys..my 2.0 firmware was successfully unlocked after more than 2 weeks (I have accidently updated to 2.0 despite your warnings) I owe u one
Regards
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Thingu Reply:
July 27th, 2008 at 3:35 am
Hi Yuvi
I have similar problem
How did you do it?
Regards
Thingu
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59. Thingu July 27th, 2008, 3:34 am
Hi I used Winpwn 2.03 ans successfully pwned itunes. Now cannot get itunes to put software in from shift-restore. It does not give me an option to put the custom ipsw.
My phone is 2G originially unlocked and jailbroken with ziphone and accidentally upgraded to 2.o and got stuck with connect to itunes screen.
Any suggestions? Please
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60. Sualeh July 27th, 2008, 4:43 am
Finally done it, the key is DFU mode. If you see the cable and connect to iTunes, you are not into DFU mode and you will get all stupid 16xxx error
for DFU mode refer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KmHNSE3CZI
and if you want to downgrade to 1.1.4 refer
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1504
thanks everybody
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61. Jean Lee July 27th, 2008, 5:11 am
[B]Hi BigBoss…
Thank you for your nice post…
i’m just wondering if you can make a customized Iphone restore for those who cannot successfully do it for some reason like mine… igot a problem with my PC LOW Virtual Memory! So every time i Build the IPSw…it crashes the program and leave me a 1KBCustom-Iphone Restore so sad :(
Please if you can provide :
Custom-Iphone1,2_2.0_5A347_Restore <<<>>so please no need to check Youtube Fix..and No Need to Check Anything from the Advanced Tab in the IPSw Builder..
This is the set up i did before:
In IPSW Builder:
Application Tab: I only thick Install Cydia….No to youtube activation fix
Custome Image Tab: Boot Logo i search online i used The Star Wars
And Restore Logo ..i search online i use the Batman Ipwned
On the Payload Tab >>no
Advance Tab: i Thick Nothing because i have the Contract Carrier..
Please folly if you can send one for me…I;m very GLAD and it is Highly Appreciated..
Thank you So Much… I’m looking for your response.
Best regards,
Jean ..aka…jhk-xplosion[/B]
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62. Skylion July 27th, 2008, 6:53 am
Thanks, my now improved IPHONE will be a great addition to my In car entertainment :)
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63. JR July 27th, 2008, 12:51 pm
I had an unlocked, JB 1st gen iphone 1.1.4 that was done with ziphone. I am constantly getting error 1604. I have read all tutorials and can’t figure it out. I did use Winpwn 2.0.0.3 and was able to load the custom IPSW but had no access to wifi as it was greyed out and was getting bootloader errors. I tried creating a new custom IPSW and now everytime I try to restore to it I get error 1604. My phone is now locked in recovery mode. Can anyone help? Please contact via e-mail at JR1015@optonline.net. Thanks.
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William Holland Reply:
July 28th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
try doing the steps in my reply to comment 45
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64. candymancan July 27th, 2008, 1:02 pm
IT FINALLY WORKED!!!!! REALLY I JUST CREAMED MYSELF. SERIOUSLY! Thank you BigBoss and everyone else!
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65. Ty July 27th, 2008, 1:40 pm
I have a serious problem with putting my device into DFU mode. I’ve attempted this an uncountable number of times, and follow the steps *EXACTLY*. Ten seconds for both buttons, then hold Home until the computer recognizes it.
Well, my problem is, if iTunes is open, my computer makes the USB In and Out sounds an additional two more times each, and my iPod’s screen goes white. Then a few moments later, it proceeds to the Apple logo and Recovery Mode screen.
It may be important to note that with iTunes NOT open, the screen stays blank while the computer recognizes it. Opening iTunes, or having it open, causes this strange phenomenon.
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William Holland Reply:
July 28th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
try having it recognized by itunes and hold power and home, the iphone screen will go blank but keep holding the power and home for another couple seconds until itunes no longer recognizes it. then let go of just the power and hold home all the way until itunes re recognizes it.. ive done it hundreds of times without fail…
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66. DS July 27th, 2008, 3:48 pm
Thanks for the detailed instructions, but it didn’t work for me. After following all the instructions, the winpwm worked and worked, but when it came to write the custom ipsw to the disk, it ended with an error, or the winpwm program just terminated without any notice. Any idea ?? Thanks, DS
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mbhullar Reply:
July 27th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
I had the same issue, this means you don’t have enough RAM I subsequently ran this on a different machine with 2GB of RAM and it worked fine.
Mandeep
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Mark Reply:
July 28th, 2008 at 9:33 am
I HAVE 2 GB of ram on my XP system and have tried MANY times to no avail. I ALSO have had the same problem creating the custom IPSW file….
error or just quitting creating creating a 4 KB file.
I would also like a custom file with just CYDIA and no checks in the ADVANCE tab.
Thanks
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William Holland Reply:
July 28th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
you can download custom 2.0 files from torrent sites check the post on this site for the windowns pwnage workaround it has a link… if you must make your own create a new user on your computer with nothing but itunes and download a new pwnage tool make sure you have the latest version and you use the right firmware file, 1st gen is 1_1_2.0 and 3g is 1_2_2.0 this makes a huge difference.
67. Edgar July 27th, 2008, 6:21 pm
Hi, please help if you can ??
Everything worked out fine, succesfully until,
“While in DFU mode, load iTunes 7.7, and restore using shift-restore”
I am in DFU mode load iTunes 7.7 (How do find or what do I do in iTunes to shift-restore ????? )
Then how do I Load the custom firmware image we made ???
Please help, I am stuck as of right now in DFU mode.
My first time doing this, I feel so dumb.
I would appreciate any help.
Thanks in advance.
Edgar
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mbhullar Reply:
July 27th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
When you enter DFU mode Itunes should recognize your phone and tell you a restore is needed. When you press shift-restore it will give you the option of picking the firmware you want to load. You will select the customized image you built earlier. Hope this helps.
mandeep
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Edgar Reply:
July 29th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Thanks so much, I feel so dumb, you guys ROCK !!
Although for some reason it isn’t working.
Can’t Jailbreak nor activate my 8GB 1St Gen iPhone.
Any input ??
Would be appreciate it.
Edgar
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Edgar Reply:
August 3rd, 2008 at 4:04 am
Thank you so much ……….IT FINALLY
WORKED!!!!! I AM SO FREAKINGGG HAPPY.
Thank you BigBoss and everyone else!!
We appreciate it very much.
Edgar M.
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Charlie Reply:
July 28th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
When iTunes loads (if it doesn’t try loading it, and wait until it sees your phone) it should say something about a phone being in recovery mode and you need to restore it first. You should see a picture of a phone and 2 big ass buttons. One is Check for Update, the other is RESTORE. Hold down SHIFT on your keyboard then click on RESTORE with your mouse.
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Edgar Reply:
July 29th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Thanks so much, I feel so dumb, you guys ROCK !!
Although for some reason it isn’t working.
Can’t Jailbreak nor activate my 8GB 1St Gen iPhone.
Any input ??
I Would really appreciate any help.
Edgar
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Edgar Reply:
August 3rd, 2008 at 4:05 am
Gracias, it is finally working.
Thanks for your help.
Edgar M.
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William Holland Reply:
July 28th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
shift restore just means to restore your iphone with itunes but right before you click the restore button on itunes you hold the shift key on your computer… this will bring up a navigation screen of your computers files and thats when you load your custom firmware/ipsw..
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Edgar Reply:
July 29th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Thanks for taking the time, it’s very clear now.
I feel so dumb, Thanks so much, I feel so dumb,
Although for some reason it isn’t working.
I still Can’t Jailbreak nor activate my 8GB 1St Gen iPhone.
Any input ??
Would be appreciate it.
Edgar
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William Holland Reply:
July 29th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
ive had some luck using itunes version 7.5… if you use version 7.5 make a new user on your computer withnothing installed but itunes 7.5, your pwnage program and the 1.1.4 firmware and the 1_1.2.0 firmware. Use itunes 7.5 to do a dfu mde shift restore back to 1.1.4 when you get an error 1015 you are all set. your screen should go from all black to all white, then do another shift restore to your custom 2.0 firmware you make with your pwnage program, and it should work… ive left a little more details on comment 45 above, and bigboss’s guide is great, as well as the guide to downgrade from 2.0-1.1.4… hopefully this will lead you to victory over your evil iphone..
68. Jewcas July 27th, 2008, 6:51 pm
Great guide, one question, can this be done but keeping all my contacts, music, and files? This guide worked perfectly but when I connect it to iTunes it wants me to perform a restore. What can I do?
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Jewcas Reply:
July 27th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Nevermind, I’m dumb, all is good.
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69. Mark July 27th, 2008, 7:13 pm
Urgent help needed!
I installed PowerISO but when I try to open 3.9 and 4.6 boot images I get this message: “The file format is invalid or unsupported” god damn it. Why can’t I get away with these stupid files? Please help
FYI: I am a windows looser oops user.
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70. asa July 27th, 2008, 10:35 pm
So when updating to 2.0 we must use the 3.9 boot image. Can you then use bootnueter to upgrade to 4.6?
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71. Bass_controler July 28th, 2008, 12:58 am
Hi people.. my name is Gio and im from Georgia.. you know when i click “Build IPSW” it just go forward and then shutting down the program… someone knows What the hell is this?
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72. Anish July 28th, 2008, 1:09 am
Its a great guide ..I followed the instructions one by one and its smoothly upgraded to 2.0.
After the upgrade when i connected my phone to iTunes , its ask me to restore from the backup and all the data like contacts ,Test Messages ,Notes and restored ..
Its better to take a backup before the Firmware upgrade ..So you dont loose any data except the 3rd party apps …
:)
Thanks ..
Anish
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73. prashaan July 28th, 2008, 1:35 am
can tell me how to jailbreak my ipod touch
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74. rawi rai July 28th, 2008, 2:01 am
hi!
i ve question. i ve got iphone 1.1.4 framework now while i jailbrake it form 1.1.2 frame work to 1.1.2.
here is my question—
- for install and update 2.0 do need to update by itune 7.7 or wat?
i m confuse!!
-rawi
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75. mark0218 July 28th, 2008, 8:53 am
I have the 3G iphone and have followed to the letter the guide to jailbreak my device. When I try to build the custom IPSW file it chugs along all the way to the end and finally gives me an error message “Failed to build IPSW file…”
When I do not check the CYDIA option, it builds the file.
Please advise…
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76. nino brown July 28th, 2008, 9:08 am
I upgraded my iphone 1.1.4 to 2.0 .obviously the phone was working but locked. i tried to downgrade to 1.1.4, it worked but now the iphone is not connecting to any network.it says: NO SERVICE. I tried to restore with itune 7.5 but i’ve got a pop up saying that:SOFTWARE FOR THIS IPHONE IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE;MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE LATEST VERSION OF ITUNE.” it’s like the phone is recocgised by itunes as an ipod touch.
please help me….
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William Holland Reply:
July 29th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
use dfu mode, with itunes 7.5 it’ll pick up the iphone if its in dfu mode…you shuld get an error 1015 wit a white screen or a fresh restore, then run em again and knock out a custom 2.0 restore
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77. Anonymous July 28th, 2008, 10:34 am
I’ve got a problem with Itunes ,can’t opened the applications after setup the Itunes
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78. Charlie July 28th, 2008, 1:37 pm
Getting:
The iPhone “iPhone” could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (6).
Any ideas? Build the custom IPSW like 4 times now and tried recovery mode a bunch of times. No go, same message every time I try to restore with the custom IPSW.
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Charlie Reply:
July 28th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Nevermind the phone wasn’t fully in DFU mode. EVERYONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM: If while holding POWER and HOME to enter restore you see your display light up, YOU HELD POWER FOR TOO LONG! Time it, 10 seconds exactly. THE DISPLAY WILL NOT SHOW A RESTORE PICTURE. Thanks!
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laxman Reply:
August 13th, 2008 at 4:55 am
Dear friend,
i problem still does not resolve pls guide me for error (6)
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79. Bigdaddy July 28th, 2008, 3:20 pm