iphone 3GS 3.1.3, and 5.12.01 - upgrade and retain unlock?

[stuckon2]

Hi,

I am a newb.
I was able to unlock my 3GS when a year or so ago when the 3GS unlock first came out.

Now I want to upgrade.

How far can I go? What tools do I need?
I do need the unlock, because I am using the phone on the Chatr (Roger's) network in Vancouver, B.C.

Many thanks,

DTH

[Simon]

Depends, are you on windows or Mac?

[thazsar]

Hi,

I am a newb.
I was able to unlock my 3GS when a year or so ago when the 3GS unlock first came out.

Now I want to upgrade.

How far can I go? What tools do I need?
I do need the unlock, because I am using the phone on the Chatr (Roger's) network in Vancouver, B.C.

Many thanks,

DTH

Do not upgrade yet!!! You need either sn0wbreeze or pwnagetool to create a Custom IPSW/Firmware to preserve your baseband for unlocking.

[stuckon2]

Depends, are you on windows or Mac?

Windows.

[Simon]

Then you will want to make a custom 4.3.1 firmware with snowbreeze and restore to that in iTunes. That will preserve your baseband so that you can still unlock after.

[stuckon2]

Then you will want to make a custom 4.3.1 firmware with snowbreeze and restore to that in iTunes. That will preserve your baseband so that you can still unlock after.

Many thanks, x98car!

Mission complete. A successful upgrade to the 4.3.1 FW. Jailbreak and unlock redone and working.

DTH

[Simon]

Glad to hear it

[stuckon2]

One more request if I may:

My wife is running a 3GS with 4.0.1 and 5.13.04, and she uses a Mac.

Can I use the same process to update her phone via my windows machine, or do I need to do use her Mac with a different process/programs??

[Simon]

You can do the same process on windows. Though if you have a Mac I would suggest using pwnage tool instead of snowbreeze. It is a much more stable jailbreak.

[thazsar]

One more request if I may:

My wife is running a 3GS with 4.0.1 and 5.13.04, and she uses a Mac.

Can I use the same process to update her phone via my windows machine, or do I need to do use her Mac with a different process/programs??

For Mac you will use Pwnagetool instead of sn0wbreeze. Pwnagetool is the Original

[stuckon2]

PwnageTool is taking more than 30 minutes (almost 45 so far) to build the custom ipsw.

Is that typical?

[Simon]

No, that is not normal at all. What kind of Mac do you have and what version of OSX are you running?

[stuckon2]

iMac running OS X 10.5.8
Intel core 2 duo
2.4GHz
Memory 1GB

It has had some issues recently, with frequent spinning rainbow discs/pinwheels.

Due for a tune-up for sure.

[Simon]

That might be the reason. You may need a newer version of OSX.

[StealthBravo]

Yea why are you running that still?

[thazsar]

iMac running OS X 10.5.8
Intel core 2 duo
2.4GHz
Memory 1GB

It has had some issues recently, with frequent spinning rainbow discs/pinwheels.

Due for a tune-up for sure.

U can build one w/ ur PC using sn0wbreeze instead (if u want) then transfer it to the Mac.

[thazsar]

Or u can just restore w/ the custom IPSW on ur PC and sync her backup info w/ the Mac after the restore

[stuckon2]

It's my wife's Mac.

My HP windozer works just fine =0

[thazsar]

It's my wife's Mac.

My HP windozer works just fine =0

Okay....just use ur HP to restore her phone w/ a Custom Firmware made by sn0wbreeze.

[Simon]

Yup, if pwnage tool is giving you issues just do what you did before with your other one.