The iPhone Dev Team discovered the “BRICKED_AND_LOCKED_SIM_STRING” hidden in the latest firmware that suggests the handset could seize up should an unlocking attempt be made. Lucky for us, the firmware never stays closed long, thanks to the Dev Team. Apple is always patching exploits that the Dev Team uses to get in.
A new version of the Pwnage Tool seems to be right on the horizon. Apple is getting ready to start making things a little harder on the Dev Team, and they plan on bringing their A game. The Dev Team will need to stay on their toes if they plan to not lose this cat and mouse game with Apple.
For those of you who do not remember, the Pwnage Tool allows total, and utter control of the iPhone. It allows pre-patched firmware to be loaded onto the iPhone. This is immensely useful, as firmware could be downloaded, already jailbroken and unlocked, and then loaded onto an iPhone. Complicated unlocking and jaibreaking methods have been made obsolete by this piece of software.
[Via Gizmodo]
I Pawned my daughters iPhone and all I got was a Pineapple ! How do I Jailbreak and get the installer? Can I ziphone after I pawn ? Which fork should I use ?
First you need to use ZiPhone to jailbreak the iPhone. Then use pwnage tool to build your custom ROM of 1.1.4 – then load it via iTunes. If you have iPhone OS 2.0 beta, you then need to use pwnage tool to build a custom ROM and then load via iTunes. Currently there isn’t a public release for beta 1.2 yet. Sorry I can’t go into more details on the how-to process of pwnage. Look around the internet for more details.
Thanks iguy . Do I need to un-pwne or restore first before I ziphone ?
Yep, you should restore the iPhone with the original 1.1.4. Then use ZiPhone…then pwn the iPhone with 1.1.4 THEN 1.2 if you have it. The problem with not using ZiPhone first is your baseband will not work. Basically you can’t make phone calls.
Word of caution for everyone looking to use iPhone OS 1.2 beta 3 with pwnage tool – Pwnage tool 1.0 does not work with iPhone OS 2.0 5A240d build. At least not yet. The updated version of Pwnage tool is expected to get release sometime this week.
byron that iguy knows nothing hes a person with no knowledge… u dont need to listed to him … u do not need to use ziphone at all refer iphone-dev.org
just need to pwn the phone then build a custom ipsw and then restore tht custom ipsw on ur iphone
kk: I’m sure the result might be different for different iPhones – but when I use pwnage tool as a standalone, the baseband doesn’t work which means my iPhone isn’t allowed to make any phone calls. This holds true using pwnage on 1.1.4 (not allowed to make calls/edge) and 1.2 beta 2. However, after using ZiPhone, I was able to use the iPhone with any SIM – including non-ATT sims ie. T-Mo.
@iguy
Thank you.
@iguy!!!
LOL you need to do your research before you speak!!! You do not need ZiPhone at ALL!!! When you build custom firmware you have to select BSD subsystem otherwise Boot Neuter will throw ERROR message at you!!! There is no reason for the PWNAGE Tool if you have to use some buggy softwares like ZiPhone that bricked tons of iPhones… PWNAGE IS THE BEST AND ONLY SAFE WAY TO UNLOCK/JAILBRAKE IPHONES!!!
I FEEL BAD FOR PEOPLE THAT DONATED TO zibri AND HAD THEIR IPHONES BRICKED…
search google to see what other people have to say about ziphone!!!
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