Pwnage Tool 4.1 Released, Jailbreaks Apple TV

**Kyle Matthews** · 10-20-2010, 10:56 AM

We've been waiting a bit now for Pwnage Tool to be updated to support 4.x devices, and today's release of Pwnage Tool 4.1 finally gets us there. The main advantage of Pwnage Tool over the limera1n and greenpois0n recent jailbreaks (which actually use the same exploit) is for unlockers. Pwnage Tool's functionality of updating to a pre-jailbroken firmware preserves the baseband you were on (your cellular modem, the part of the phone actually being "unlocked") so your ultrasn0w unlock is preserved. For new 4.1 users jailbreaking for the first time, ultrasn0w does not yet support the 02.10.04 baseband on iPhone 4 (check yours in Settings > General > About > Modem Firmware).

Mentioned a few days ago as a tool to get "untethered jailbreaks on all future A4 firmwares" (which they don't clarify today, just mention again in the iPhone Dev Team release post), this release jailbreaks the following devices:

AppleTV 2G
iPad (firmware 3.2.2)
iPod touch 4G
iPod touch 3G
iPhone4
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 3G

As always, Pwnage Tool is a Mac only software.

Here's download links (more to come):

MMi Member Mirror
Megaupload
Rapidshare

Official Bittorrent Release
PwnageTool 4.1 Torrent - PwnageTool_4.1.dmg.5898597.TPB.torrent
SHA1 Sum = 4f216e5863d191f30f84b6201e8c2bbea031e691

Apple TV jailbreaking is in babyland right now - exciting, just like when the community first started building apps for the iPhone long before an SDK was even announced. The Dev Team includes this note to all Apple TV jailbreakers:

AppleTV 2G users: Welcome to the JB family! Right now, about all you can do is command-line stuff via ssh. You also have afc2 available, so you can use tools like ifunbox to move files around. These are the *very* early days of AppleTV 2G jailbreaking, so it’ll take some time for JB app developers to come up with methods to use your AppleTV 2G from the remote, versus the command line. PS: Your ssh password is “alpine”…please change it when you can

We'll get a full tutorial up soon, but it's pretty simple - download, open, and follow the instructions in the app.

If you've already jailbroken with either greenpois0n or limera1n, you will gain nothing by jailbreaking again with Pwnage Tool, so don't bother yourself.

**stan_the_man_123** · 10-20-2010, 11:02 AM

Can this jailbreak the 1st generation Apple TV?

**toyvan** · 10-20-2010, 11:03 AM

Just got my appletv last week, but not sure why I would want to jailbreak it quite yet..I guess I could theme it!

**jerry69** · 10-20-2010, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by stan_the_man_123

Can this jailbreak the 1st generation Apple TV?

good question

this is great news !!!!

**bftiedt** · 10-20-2010, 11:29 AM

If anyone needs any custom firmware including the ATV let me know I'm making mine as we speak. Just pm me

**mastaryan** · 10-20-2010, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by toyvan

Just got my appletv last week, but not sure why I would want to jailbreak it quite yet..I guess I could theme it!

GOC HD on my TV. HECK YEAH!

**Poseidon79** · 10-20-2010, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by stan_the_man_123

Can this jailbreak the 1st generation Apple TV?

Nope. The first gen apple tv does not run an A4 chip and does not run iOS.

**xgus69** · 10-20-2010, 11:35 AM

why would we jailbreak our apple tvs? what can we do with it? since we cant have apps on it?

can we add a web browser to it?

**Poseidon79** · 10-20-2010, 11:36 AM

You can SSH apps onto it... although none exist at the moment. Be patient.

**nityanandachandra** · 10-20-2010, 11:40 AM

Jailbroken and unlocked with jailbreakme.com
3gs
modem firmware:05.13.04
os version 4.0.1

???

So I just have to find a friend with a Mac?

**DoYouLikeLuxury?** · 10-20-2010, 11:45 AM

Or wait until some people upload some custom firmwares.

**adsonjustin** · 10-20-2010, 11:48 AM

Interesting...

**mylonghornlife** · 10-20-2010, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by poseidon79

you can ssh apps onto it... Although none exist at the moment. Be patient.

i want it and i want it now!!!

**kickerman65** · 10-20-2010, 11:51 AM

So is there any stipulations? For example does a 3gs have to have been previously jailbroken with redsnow or pwnage tool?

**jdm.accord** · 10-20-2010, 11:52 AM

Worked great for me except that Cydia wouldn't open on the initial startup. I just rebooted and it works fine now. Just thought I'd throw that out there in case anyone else had a similar issue.

**dabossman** · 10-20-2010, 11:52 AM

Can any1 let me know, will they release a windows version of Pwnage Tool? I have a apple tv to jailbreak and also waiting on a unlock for my i4.

**greek.guy** · 10-20-2010, 11:53 AM

Another great day in the jailbreak community..

Now everyone can officially join the fun on 4.1

**fabo82** · 10-20-2010, 11:53 AM

does a random question does anyone knows how the long restore process takes???? I phone been stuck at the end with the progress bar and ain't moving for like 20 mins now!!!!!!! i have an iphone 3gs old bootroom

**greek.guy** · 10-20-2010, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by dabossman

Can any1 let me know, will they release a windows version of Pwnage Tool? I have a apple tv to jailbreak and also waiting on a unlock for my i4.

i doubt it..

find a friend with a mac!

**i3exa** · 10-20-2010, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by xgus69

why would we jailbreak our apple tvs? what can we do with it? since we cant have apps on it?

can we add a web browser to it?

people, people, we have to have a jailbreak first to enable devs to create apps, so just wait for the apps to come. Maybe pandora, or the likes, who knows but you gotta start with jailbreaking so give it some time

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