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The iPhone Dev Team warns us again not to update the 3Gs to 3.1 quite yet. They have to find a way to update the firmware without updating the baseband. Their current UltraSn0w program uses the at+xlog crash as an injection vector in exactly the same way as the 3G. If you update, it will update both the firmware and the baseband. So they just ask for a bit more patience.
Here is a video of the 3Gs unlock of the 3.0 update.
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So, the dev team has been making almost daily updates with their work in the 3Gs and 3.1beta jailbreak departments. Here is the newest bit. I will warn you, if you are not at least somewhat savvy, then I would walk away right now.
your 3GS temporary solution 
Remember we warned you to stay away from any updates to 3.1 if you want to be able to jailbreak or unlock your 3GS.
Well this is an additional message to all you 3GS owners that would like to jailbreak your device sometime soon, but this advice comes with a warning! A warning that if you accidentally upgrade to 3.1, you will not be able to use Ultransn0w, so please re-read and double check this warning at the bottom of this post before proceeding.
You may have read or heard about techniques to capture files during the iTunes restore process. These will be required to jailbreak your phone in the near future, most of the methods involve icky USB snoops. Well, there is an even better and more reliable method to get your hands on those lovely files.
During the restore process iTunes nicely keeps these oh-so-top-secret-files in a lovely accessible place for us to copy out and backup, that place? /tmp on Mac OS X or %TEMP% on Windows. Thanks Apple — handy!
The downside to this approach is that you actually need to go through the restore process to get these signed files, which has risks if you are anywhere near 3.1 or 3.1 beta 
If you are ready to proceed and you know the risks we’ll get down to the nitty-gritty -
So during a usual recovery with iTunes, your signed iBEC is written to /tmp and during a DFU mode restore the signed iBSS is written there also. To be sure, restore in both modes one after another to be able to grab them both. You’ll need to keep an eye on the temp directory and copy it before it is deleted again by iTunes. I’m sure some nice folks will create a tutorial about this, we’ll link to the first person who makes a good one.
Should you choose to accept this mission, act fast, this needs to be done quickly! But again, always, always double check here to see if 3.1 has been released, if is has, then don’t do this.
WARNING!! - DANGER, WILL ROBINSON! - NB! - REMEMBER!
Update: iClarified has come up with a good picture-filled guide for doing this on a Mac and also one for Windows. Good luck!
IF YOU CARE ABOUT ULTRASN0W, BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS METHOD! Do not attempt this if you have downloaded the 3.1 beta. You do NOT WANT TO accidentally restore your device to 3.1 beta — you’ll lose ultrasn0w if you do! BE WARNED
All I feel comfortable saying is Good Luck
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Apple released the new 3.1 beta for the iPhone OS today. You’ve heard similar warnings before and know to take heed:
Ultrasn0w users must stay away from any firmware updates past 3.0 (including today’s 3.1 beta) until we release the tools that let you update the firmware without updating the baseband. For most phones out there, baseband updates are irreversible and you’ll lose ultrasn0w.
The 3.0 jailbreak was one of those (rare) times where both the jailbreak and the unlock coincided (the only other time was 2.2). It’s important that people realize that *most* firmware releases aren’t like that, and you need to take steps (via the tools) to separate the firmware update from its included baseband update.
This warning does not apply to the iPhone 2G, which uses BootNeuter for the unlock, not ultrasn0w.
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Just a little update on the 3Gs Jailbreak from the Dev Team.
“We can jailbreak the 3GS right now. But making our jailbreak public at this point in time would benefit relatively few people. It would in fact be detrimental to many more people than it would help. So we feel it’s best to keep our version of the jailbreak out of Apple’s sights for the time being.”
Their intentions are pretty clear and so, for those of you already with the iPhone 3Gs, patience is the game.
We all know how Apple pumped up the gaming updates for the new iPhone 3Gs, but these updates may not be as useful as previously thought. What type of developer would restrict his target audience to just 3Gs owners? The answer: probably very few. So, although the new phone has the ability to handle better games, the market will most likely not see an enormous gaming graphics update until the majority of people have a device that can support them.
As for RedSn0w: Again I am sorry to announce that I’m currently unavailable to help you in great detail and that I only left some general instructions. As for the rate and timing of the updates: Please accept my apology but the times I’m allowed near the Internet are few and sporadic.
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So, after a very brief wait and some impressive work by the iPhone Dev team, the 2G 3.0 Jailbreak has arrived. RedSn0w 0.7 can be used for the iPhone 3G, iPod Touch 2G, and the iPod Touch 1G.
So, just click here for the RedSn0w download!!
(Available for both Mac and PC)
Brief Instructions
(I’m currently in Germany and away from my current computer and iPod and can therefore only provide a cursory tutorial)
- Download the 3.0 ipsw either from iTunes for $9.95 or find a torrent online for free. I would recommend just purchasing the firmware for a secure download.
- Restore your iPod normally without updating. This will allow for a clean install and a safer upgrade.
- Then follow the basic instructions in redsn0w. Depending on how many people have trouble with redn0w will determine if I make a more formal tutorial.
- Good Luck
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So, the iPhone dev team is hard at work jailbreaking the iPhone 3G with the 3.0 software . They expect to release the finished product very very soon. What does this mean for iPod Touch users? Well, its good news for us as well because the sooner they finish working on that, the sooner they will work on the iPod Touch. Here is their formal statement:
SIM Free/SP Unlocked/Factory Unlocked iPhone 3G
This applies if you bought your iPhone 3G for $$$$$$$. This model of iPhone 3G doesn’t have an Service Provider lock (aka factory unlocked) and you are able to put any SIM card into the phone and get service. Your phone is already unlocked so you do not need to worry about baseband updates, simply upgrade to 3.0 using iTunes and then use PwnageTool to create an ipsw and then use this to jailbreak your phone.
iPhone 2G (1st Generation)
Use PwnageTool to do the magic and then restore with iTunes using your newly created .ipsw ‘nuff said, you don’t need to worry about anything, the baseband will be unlocked, the phone jailbroken.
iPod Touch 1G (Original iPod Touch)
Use PwnageTool to create a firmware image and restore with that .ipsw using iTunes.
iPod Touch 2G (New iPod Touch)
Sorry, no support at this time within PwnageTool, use Redsn0w for an earlier (pre 3.0) firmware release instead.
Hopefully we’ll get an update soon.
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Here are the exact words from The Dev Team Concerning iTunes 8.2 and other informative updates:
Yesterday, Apple started pushing out their official iTunes 8.2, which supports mobile devices at firmware 3.0. Here’s why you jailbreakers and yellowsn0w-users shouldn’t really accept that “Update now?” question:
•Most people aren’t at 3.0. In fact 3.0 is still in beta and has lots of bugs (especially related to push updates).
•It breaks your ability to use QuickPwn, PwnageTool, and iPhone Tunneling Suite (ssh over usb). We don’t think this is a deliberate breakage of these tools. It’s just that Apple has updated a low-level USB protocol that normally only Apple cares about (but jailbreakers care about).
•So far, the only appreciable change to iTunes 8.2 is the Genius function working on videos.
•It may actually break Palm Pre’s connection to the device (please give us feedback on this).
This update is one of those that incidentally breaks QuickPwn and PwnageTool. It doesn’t seem like an anti-jailbreak. But nonetheless, it will break your ability to re-run QuickPwn or PwnageTool’s dfu-entry.
Because this update isn’t a deliberate anti-jailbreak measure, it’s easily fixed in our tools. But we really don’t want to update our tools until 3.0 is out, so please don’t update to 8.2 if you think you’ll need to rejailbreak your device. 
YellowSn0w on 2.2.1 and beyond
We see many questions about whether yellowsn0w can ever be made to work on firmware versions past 2.2 (or equivalently, basebands past 02.28). This is probably a good place to address those questions:
If there is a yellowsn0w update for firmware after 2.2 (or basebands after 02.28), there is no way it would ever be released before 3.0 is official. It just wouldn’t make any sense to release an exploit for something that only those who have beta 3.0’s (NDA signers) could use. Most people in the world aren’t NDA signers. Any yellowsn0w update for 3.0 would need to happen *after* 3.0 is officially available
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QuickFreedom
Here is the Jailbreak for the Second Generation iPod Touch: Untethered! (For XP + Vista)
It is simple to Jailbreak you iPod with QuickFreedom. This tutorial is very detailed and not for everyone. If you are even remotely computer savvy then it will be a breeze. QuickFreedom does a good job of explaining everything. If you still don’t know how to, here you go:
1. Click Here to download the installer.
2. Double click the installer now located in your download folder
3. Install QuickFreedom by clicking next through the installer.
4. Open QuickFreedom (looks like the image above).
5. Click Jailbreak.
- The next page will check to see if LIBUSB has been installed. If it has then you should see a green check, if it has not then click the install button to the right.
- The Same applies for the the Original Firmware 2.2.1. If you don’t have the firmware already installed click Download. Then Browse to find it in your download folder.
8. Once both have been installed click Next.
9. Check Install Installer (recommended). Check Use Custom Boot Logo (if you want a custom boot logo).
- Once Checked, a window should open asking you what type of boot logo you want. You can also use your own custom boot logo here as well.
10. Click Create Firmware.
- Takes about 5 minutes depending on your specs.
- A window should pop up saying, “Your ipsw has been completed and patched successfuly”.
- Click OK
- You should also see that you now have a new Custom Firmware.ipsw on your desktop.
11. Click Next.
12. Connect your iPod to the computer and put your iPod into DFU mode.
- If you don’t know how, follow the instructions by clicking DFU Instructions.
- After doing so the log should state, ” iPod Connected in DFU Mode, Press Start-Prejailbreak“.
- If for any reason it says, “iPod not found” just unplug your iPod and plug it back in.
13. Press Start Pre-Jailbreak.
- Your iPod should Turn White.
- A window should pop up saying, ” iPod successfully put into Pre-Jailbreak Mode. Now restore your custom firmware in iTunes. This file is located on your desktop“.
- Click OK.
14. Click Next.
15. It will tell you how to restore you custom firmware. Do this by:
- Opening iTunes.
- Hold Shift & click Restore.
- A browse window will open.
- In the browse window, find the Custom Firmware.ipsw located on your desktop. Click it.
- Click Open.
16. Your iPod will now restore.
17. After this a iTunes window will open telling you it has been restored and that it is now restarting.
18. iTunes will now ask you to setup the iPod.
19. You have now Jailbroken your iPod Touch Second Generation!
20. Congrats!!!
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Ok guys, jailbreaking the 2G, as all you guys have probably noticed, has tragically taken a turn for the worse. I would not count if off completely but it certainly does look bleak. The Dev team has not made any formal announcements within a month. This makes me believe Apple’s latest stand on the JB may have influenced them. (When it actually should not have!)
Apple has officially stated their beliefs on the Jailbreaking of the iPhone (and only the iPhone):
“Current jailbreak techniques now in widespread use utilize unauthorized modifications to
the copyrighted bootloader and OS, resulting in infringement of the copyrights in those
programs. For example, the current most popular jailbreaking software for the iPhone,
PwnageTool, causes a modified bootloader and OS to be
installed in the iPhone, resulting in infringement of Apple’s reproduction and derivative works
rights.
In addition, as discussed in
Section II.B.2 above, the jailbroken OS enables pirated copies of Apple copyrighted content and
other third party content such as games and applications to play on the iPhone, resulting in
further infringing uses of copyrighted works and diminished incentive to create those works in
the first place.”
Fortunately, it is only illegal in Apple’s opinion. Jailbreaking is still Legal.
The EFF has sumarized the events quit brilliantly as such:
“As part of the 2009 DMCA rulemaking, EFF has asked the Copyright Office to recognize an exemption to the DMCA to permit jailbreaking in order to allow iPhone owners to use their phones with applications that are not available from Apple’s store (e.g., turn by turn directions, using the iPhone camera for video, laptop tethering).
Apple’s copyright infringement claim starts with the observation that jailbroken iPhones depend on modified versions of Apple’s bootloader and operating system software. True enough — we said as much in our technical white paper describing the jailbreak process. But the courts have long recognized that copying software while reverse engineering is a fair use when done for purposes of fostering interoperability with independently created software, a body of law that Apple conveniently fails to mention.
As for the DMCA violation, Apple casts its lot with the likes of laser printer makers and garage door opener companies who argue that the DMCA entitles them to block interoperability with anything that hasn’t been approved in advance. Apple justifies this by claiming that opening the iPhone to independently created applications will compromise safety, security, reliability, and swing the doors wide for those who want to run pirated software.
If this sounds like FUD, that’s because it is. One need only transpose Apple’s arguments to the world of automobiles to recognize their absurdity. Sure, GM might tell us that, for our own safety, all servicing should be done by an authorized GM dealer using only genuine GM parts. Toyota might say that swapping your engine could reduce the reliability of your car. And Mazda could say that those who throw a supercharger on their Miatas frequently exceed the legal speed limit.”
I believe their best point is that Apple is using FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) to hinder the use of the Jailbreak. Do not succumb to FUD.
I will post any news about the 2G JB as soon as I hear anything.
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Now I’m sorry that there are no updates on the 2G Jailbreak but the situations remains, as Dev-Team Blog says:
iPod Touch 2G (New iPod Touch)
Sorry, no support at this time, but Redsn0w is being actively researched and developed.
I did this a while back and thought it was about time to give it another run. Here is a list of my Apps for my 2G iPod Touch and the reason I have them. Here they are:
iEphemeris Lite - Now, this app most of you will find absolutely no use for. . . it shows you the different moon cycles. But for photographers like me its perfect.
Facebook - A must have for all those who have a facebook.
SnatchTest - A cool app that allows you to use your iPod Touch as a mouse pad for your PC or laptop.
MagicPad - An app similar to “Notes”. But it also has cut and paste options. Works nice for To Do lists.
Discover - This app allows you to transfer videos, music, and such to your iPod via wireless Internet. Used when you don’t feel like syncing.
Google - Links you to all the Google apps available for your iPod Touch.
Eureka - Kina cool, just like a wiki search app.
iTranslate - A translator app . . . what else.
STAT ICD-9 / Conversions / Cambio -all conversion apps that come handy every now and then.
Last.fm / Pandora - Music apps.
i.TV / Flixster - Movie information and tv channel information.
WiFinder - Hooks you up to any WiFi in the area that is not password protected.
Remote - Lets you control your iTunes through your iPod.
Night Stand - If you have a dock or charger this is a cool clock.
Fake-A-Call - An app that allows your iPod to act as an iPhone. . . but only for the wildly oblivious.
PocketDyno - an app that measures your horse power, acceleration, speed, etc. of you car while driving. Not super accurate but pretty interesting nonetheless.
Seadragon - probably the only cool thing Microsoft has released for the App store. Check it out.
IQTest - does just that.
Zippo Lighter - Nice for concerts.
tChess Pro - the only expensive item on my iPod Touch. A really sweet Chess App.
Sudoku 101 - this Sudoku app allows you to use Chinese characters.
TapDefense - Line wars! A sweet game!
Cube - A fun single player shoot ‘em up game. Takes time to get used to though.
LightBike - Fun multiplayer game.
BeerPong - actually not that bad.
These are some of the apps I have found interesting. What are yours?
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