PwnageTool also supports all the other 4.2.1 devices other than iPod touch 2G:

• iPhone3G
• iPhone3GS
• iPhone4
• iPhone4-Verizon
• iPod touch 3G
• iPod touch 4G
• iPad
• AppleTV 2G

Other improvements:iBooks has been fixed to work with books protected by DRM.

• The wifi problem on AppleTV 2G was fixed as well.

Thank you Dev Team!

Official Bittorent Releases:

PwnageTool_4.2.dmg -> PwnageTool_4.2.dmg.6176918.TPB.torrent

SHA1 Sum = af365f5de19d7ee19cbe1c67b2f226996a46b3ac

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Here is a little walkthrough on how to install OpenSSH:

1. Open Cydia and scroll down the main page to where it says “OpenSSH Access How-To.” Tap that option.
2. On that page, click the blue linked text “Open SSH” in the first step. You’ll be presented with the OpenSSH package page. Click the install button in the top right corner, confirm when it’s finished, and return to Cydia.
3. Open the Settings app from your home screen and go into your Wi-Fi settings. Click the little blue arrow next to the Wi-Fi network you’re currently connected to. Make a note of your IP address in the “IP Address” field (it should start with 10 or 192).
4. To connect to your iOS device from your computer, use an SSH-capable application like Terminal on OS X or puTTy on Windows. Type ssh root@YOUR_IP_ADDRESS(replacing YOUR_IP_ADDRESS with your actual IP address). When prompted, enter your password. It’s alpine by default. Once finished, you’re connected! You can also use an SFTP application like Cyberduck to connect as well, but that’ll limit your interactions to pretty much only file transfers.
5. Lastly, you want to change your password. To do this, type the passwd command. You’ll be asked for a new password. Type it (nothing will show up for privacy reasons) and press enter. Type it in again to confirm it. Assuming you type your password correctly, you will be told it was changed successfully.

That’s it! Enjoy SSH’ing with your iOS device.

IMPORTANT:

Make absolutely certain that you alter the password of the mobile account! As mentioned above, by default it is “alpine”, but until the root and the mobile account passwords are changed, your phone is at high risk!

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The Jailbreak works on the iPhone 4, iPad, iPod Touch 4G!

This is a semi-tethered jailbreak! It is also not that easy so be wary!

All Downloads can be found at the bottom of the file

Good Luck

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1. Download PwnageTool bundle for your version of iOS device

2. Extract and end up with these two files: CydiaInstaller.bundle and a .bundle file, for this guide, we are using iPhone 4 bundle iPhone3, 1_4.3_8F5148b.bundle. Move all these files to your desktop.

3. Download PwnageTool 4.1.2 and copy it to your desktop. Right click, and then click on “Show Package Contents”

4. Navigate to Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles/ and paste iPhone3, 1_4.3_8F5148b.bundle file in this location.

5. Now go to Contents/Resources/CustomPackages and here replace the CydiaInstaller.bundle file with the version that you downloaded in Step 1, and then simply close this folder.

6. Download iOS 4.3

7. Start PwnageTool in expert mode and select your device

8. Find your ipsw and select it

9. Select Build

10. Quite PwnageTool

11. Download Ramdisk_Maker.zip, extract the file, and move the folder to your desktop

12. Now open ramdisk_maker.sh file, and edit the paths required in a program like TextEdit, as shown highlighted in this screenshot.

13. Now start Terminal and run the following commands:

cd desktop

cd ramdisk_maker

./ramdisk_maker.sh

14. Follow directions that pop up in terminal:

15. First, create a folder on desktop named My_Ramdisk. Then change the extension of the original iOS 4.3 Beta file from .ipsw to .zip, and then extract this .zip file.

16. Here you will see a file named 038-0408-002.dmg. This is the file we need. Copy this file to My_Ramdisk folder that you created on desktop.

17. Once you have done that, you will notice that Terminal screen will automatically move to the next step.

18. Now go to ramdisk_maker folder that you saved earlier on desktop, here open the fileOptions.plist in a program like TextWrangler (available for free on the Mac App Store). Here change the <integer></integer> value under SystemPartitionSize <key></key> to 1116

19. Now save this Options.plist file and move it to My_Ramdisk folder. At this point, you will once again notice that Terminal will automatically move to complete the process.

20. Once done, you will now notice a new file named final_ramdisk.dmg in My_Ramdiskfolder. Rename this file as 038-0408-002.dmg

21. Now change the extension of the custom iOS 4.3 Beta firmware file that you created earlier from .ipsw to .zip, and then extract this .zip file.

22. Here, replace 038-0408-002.dmg file with the one you created in Step 19 above.

23. Now select all files, and click on “Compress 9 Items” so that it is converts back into .zip file. Now change the extension of this .zip file to .ipsw and you are done making the custom firmware, with fixed ramdisk.

24. Start iTunes, click on your iOS device icon from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold left “alt” (option) button on Mac, or Left “Shift” button if you are on Windows on the keyboard and then click on “Restore” (Not “Update” or “Check for Update”) button in the iTunes and then release this button.

25. This will make iTunes prompt you to select the location for your custom firmware 4.3 file. Select the required custom .ipsw file that you created in Step 24 above, and click on “Open”.

26. wait

27. Since it is semi-tethered you will need tetherboot to help here. So download Tetherboot and extract it

28. First, we will need three files from the original iOS 4.3 Beta firmware namely:kernelcache.release.n90, iBEC.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu, and iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu.

Change the extension of the original iOS 4.3 Beta file from .ipsw to .zip, like you did in Step 15 above, and then extract this .zip file.

Now copy kernelcache.release.n90 file, and then copy iBEC.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu, andiBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu files which are found under /Firmware/dfu/.

Move all these three files, and tetheredboot utility to a new folder named “tetheredboot” on the desktop

29. Now to boot your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch into tethered mode, connect it with your computer and start it in Recovery Mode by holding Home and Power buttons until the connect to iTunes screen appears on your device.

30.Start Terminal and run the following commands:

sudo sh

enter your administrator password, then:

cd desktop/tetheredboot

./tetheredboot iBSS kernel

31. At some point you will be asked to enter DFU mode

32. Wait

33. Have some food and take a break that was kinda ridiculous! You’re done though so also have some fun!

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Downloads:

Download tetheredboot.zip

Download Ramdisk_Maker.zip.

Download PwnageTool 4.1.2 for Mac

Download Ramdisk_Maker.zip

Download iOS 4.3 Beta

Download iTunes 10.0.1 for Windows and Mac OS X

Download iOS 4.1 for iPhone 4, 3GS, 3GS and iPod touch 4G / 3G

Download iOS 4.1 for Apple TV 2G

Download iOS 3.2.2 for iPad

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With the newest update of Cydia, comes the “Manage Account” feature that lets you keep track of your packages and app purchases via a facebook or google account.

This saves you the hassle from updating repos or re-buying paid for apps!

Great Job Saurik!

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“It was just a product of boredom,” he told Ars. “All the factory-installed stuff was seemingly boring to me, and I had time to kill, so I started playing with it.”

It seems the chip that powers the nano is very similar to the SoC used in the 4th gen iPod Nano and 2G iPod Touch.

Here are the official instructions, it is a bit technical so… be careful:

Well, here are instructions on how to mount the resource partition.

1. Download me please (I’m the 1.0 Nano firmware)

2. Rename: iPod_1.0_36A00403.ipsw to iPod_1.0_36A00403.zip and unzip

3. Download me as well

4. Use terminal to “cd” to the same folder that contains these files and build it using the following command: make -f Makefile

5. Find the file called “Firmware.MSE” in the folder “Pod_1.0_36A00403″ and drag that into the same folder as your built Extract2G file

6. In terminal, while in the same folder go to ./extract2g -A -4 Firmware.MSE

7. Now run this command: “dd if=rsrc.fw of=rsrc.img iseek=2 count=284672

8. This creates a filed called rsrc.img which you can find in finder. Merely click it to mount it.

Have fun!

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These mods are based on a framework termed “MobileSubstrate” which enables the easy install and implementation of these mods. Mobile substrate allows for things such as Winterboard, SBSettings, and Commcenter. Saurik brings us CydiaSubstrate which enables these mods on both iOS as well as on OSX.

One handy feature that a desktop version of Cydia brings us is a much more connected Jailbreak process. The new Cydia will bypass updates and help jailbreak users stay safe from all sorts of Apple hazards. The entire tethering and syncing process will be revolutionized and bring ease and probably much more popularity to jailbreaking, yay expansion!

I am hoping that this is the first of many steps that Apple will take to lessen its protective hide and allow more openness. They are merely removing a small API from their iOS but it makes me think about Apple’s direction considering open sourcedness. I know it seems idealistic but I think with the Android market now picking up so quickly (grabbing 28% of the US market-share, compare to Apple’s 30%) that Apple is realizing that open source may not be that horrible after all. I’m not inciting that they will ever become open source but rather that they may open their doors to more open-source type apps in their stores. I could, of course, be dead wrong and we might even see Steve become more protective.

Either way, I’m glad to see Apple stop sniffing around to see who is jailbreaking and who isn’t.

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Route #1 (redsn0w for OSX + Windows):

1. If you have an old-bootrom 3GS and are already unlockable but want to get to 4.2.1, please wait til the dev team releases an “unofficial” bundle for you.
2. Use redsn0w for OSX or Windows.  Enable the “Install iPad baseband” option and accept the warning.
3. When the redsn0w ramdisk is finished, install ultrasn0w via Cydia.
4. Enjoy!

Route #2 (PwnageTool for OSX):

1. If you have an old-bootrom 3GS and are already unlockable but want to get to 4.2.1, please wait til the dev team releases an “unofficial” bundle for you.  Read no further.
2. Download this IPSW
3. Run PwnageTool to create a custom 4.1 IPSW.  Tell it you want to use the iPad baseband you just downloaded.  Restore to this custom IPSW.
4. Install ultrasn0w through Cydia
5. Enjoy!

download PwnageTool

download RedSnow:

• OSX (SHA1 a322ec2c9e91993eca21abaf2e655bb44de3d7d4)
• Windows (SHA1 7250416e17c3aea9838cdfc73712b38b025e2ed0)

DEV TEAM WARNING: If you do flash your baseband via redsn0w, please keep it plugged into USB the whole time.  You don’t want your battery to die during the flash process!

ps. (Windows 7 and Vista users, please run redsn0w as Administrator in “XP Compatiblity Mode”)

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UltraSn0w Unlockers – Beware!

Please Stay away from the official 4.2.1 firmware and wait for the ability to create custom 4.2.1 IPSW’s  that will not update you baseband!

iPhone 3G

Rejoice, you are granted the full, untethered* Jailbreak.

iPhone 3GS

Rejoice, you are granted the full, untethered Jailbreak.

non-MC iPod Touch 2G

Rejoice, you are granted the full, untethered Jailbreak.

The Rest

Unfortunately, all of you’re jailbreaks remain tethered* But have no fear, @comex is working hard on making this jailbreak untethered.

The Dev team reminds you to, “please make sure you have your 4.1 SHSH blobs for all your devices. These will be important even for firmware beyond 4.1 (using both comex’s method and our alternative, depending on how each of them turn out.)”

ultrasn0w unlock: After redsn0w is officially released with the new Cydia and kernel patches, we’ll be able to assess the unlock situation.  It’s already looking very promising though, so expect the unlock for the 3G and 3GS to be coming this week.  The i4 unlock is taking more effort though, and no further concrete info is available about that yet.

Download

Remember to update to iTunes 10.1 for the best possible results!
Windows 7 users are also asked to run  Redsn0w in “XP Compatibility” mode for similar “best results”

Mac

PC

* tethered vs untethered Jailbreak –

a tethered jailbreak requires the jailbreak to be re-configured upon every restart of your device while a untethered jailbreak, as follows logically, does not require this and needs only be jailbroken once.

• custom bootrom logos
• a custom DFU button in pwnageTool

But!

For Windows users who have run redsn0w and chosen “Just enter pwned DFU mode right now”, your device is now completely vulnerable.  Running iTunes and selecting a custom IPSW from PwnageTool (choose it by pressing Shift+Restore)….you’ve now convinced your device and iTunes to restore to a custom firmware.  Congratulations!  If you are timid about software and running these programs…please just wait!  Don’t jeopardize your carrier unlock for a firmware upgrade.  Wait for even easier methods than this latest redsn0w release.

iOS 4.2 is nearing:

What does this mean to you?

• Unlockers, stay where you are; any mistake could lead to permanent bricking.
• IF you only want the jailbreak and are sure you have your personalized 4.1 SHSH hashes, you can experiment but, as the dev team says,

“Honestly unless you love living on the bleeding edge, it’s better to just wait for official updates from Cydia/redsn0w/PwnageTool.

RedSn0w Mac

RedSn0w Windows

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