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[JoeRalat]

I look all over the forum, but get very few answers maybe someone could help.

I have a 8gig 2g iphone and trying to unlock and jailbreak it. Its has 2.2.1 right from apple. Restore it from itunes. (Its have not been jailbreakin or unlocked.)


i have Itunes 8. On a mac pro

I just want to know how to unlock and jailbreak the thing in Itunes 8. I keep getting errors why I try to restore. Also I can't go back to itunes 7.7.

Thanks

[cpjr]

Use "Pwnage". Follow what it tells you to do. Check "unlock" and "activate"....and add stuff like "Cydia" and "Installer" if you want.

[JoeRalat]

I did all of that. I keep getting an error 6 when I try to restore it in Itunes 8. I am not sure what is up. I restarted the computer and still got the error. :/

[satch2501]

Be careful as itunes 8 will not let you do that unless your phone as previously been pwned before (jailbroken unlocked and activated using pwnage tool). If your phone was pwned then you can do it. Visit blog.iphone-dev.org and read up on the development. Good luck. If your phone hasn't been pwned, then you will have no choice then to downgrade your itunes and then custom build a 2.0.2 firmware and then your phone will be pwned and you will be able to upgrade to 2.1 with itunes 8.0. Here is what you will need to do:

One thing guys: I was able to actually pwn my iPhone 1G (8GB) to 2.0.2 with iTunes 8. The process was smooth and not disrupted by any warnings whatsoever. Although, for that to occur I had to:

a) uninstall iTunes 8 (use AppZapper and remove all relevant plists along),
b) reinstall iTunes 7.7 (download it from Apple's repo),
c) restore iPhone to original 2.0.2 with iTunes 7.7 (make sure you restore directly within iTunes and download the .ipsw accordingly),
d) install iTunes 8,
e) create the custom ipsw with pwnage (you can save anywhere, but I kept my file neatly on the desktop),
f) DFU iPhone and restore with the custom ipsw in iTunes 8,
g) there you go, everything works and the monkeys are happy.

Throughout the process i did use the original AT&T sim card, and after successfully accomplishing the tasks, switched to my lovely unauthorized provider.


and here is the comment from the dev team themselves:

Syncing to an already pwned device works fine.

It's only when you try to restore to an ipwned ipsw from a non-ipwned device that iTunes 8 starts to try to get in your way.

So they can detect a ipwned ipsw but not an ipwned device? For now?

Yes. They can detect (or more accurately, avoid) an ipwned recovery ipsw from Device Support.

Already pwned devices are no problem.

It's just getting to pwned that Apple is now getting in the way of. But very weakly.

[cpjr]

^^Or....do exactly what I say:

1. Open you Task Manager. Start running quickpwn just like you were quickpwning your iphone. WHEN IT GOES INTO DFU MODE AS SOON AS QUICKPWN STARTS PWNING THE PHONE IMMEDIATELY KILL THE "QUICKPWN" PROGRAM IN TASK MANAGER.

This is important, as soon as the phone hits DFU mode and quickpwn actually starts...kill quickpwn in task manager (shut it down).

If done properly will leave your phone with a completely white screen.

Now, go to itunes and it should now accept your custom firmware without an error.

This works for 2.1, Itunes 8.

[JoeRalat]

Again I am on a mac, I do not want to go to Itunes 7.7. I already have it on a windows computer. I have itunes 8 on my mac and I am trying to do all of this on my mac..

I have windows 7.7 on my Windows pc. Can I update the firmware to 2.1 on Itunes 7.7 (Windows) and then use itunes 8 on my mac and with the custom firmware to restore it?

[cpjr]

Only Itunes 8 will recognize firmware 2.1 - just use that. If you get the error 6...follow my previous post.

[JoeRalat]

I am not on windows..I am using a mac? So itunes 7.7 will only download 2.0.2. So I should install a non jailbreakin/Unlocked 2.0.2 on itunes 7.7. (Which I will do on my windows comouter) Then I will restore the 2.1 custom firmware on itunes 8 on my mac.

[cpjr]

Forget Itunes 7.7, Forget firmware 2.0.2...why are you needing that?

You have 2.1 already. Use Itunes 8 and install the custom firmware. Simple as that. If itunes 8 gives you an error when you shift-restore, just follow my post on how to solve it.

Also, Mac or Windows it doesnt matter.

[satch2501]

What he keeps trying to tell you is that there is no "task manager" in mac. Its actually activity monitor. If he can pwn is device with 2.0.2, it will work great and then he can use itunes 8.0 to do the option+click restore with the pwnage tool newly created 2.1 custom firmware.

[cpjr]

^^OK, I know Mac has a way of terminating programs.....so, use whatever way that is. If that is easier to understand.

This entire process will fail upon him attempting to load a custom firmware with itunes. It DOES NOT make a difference if he is on 2.0.2 or 2.1. I simply stated that IF IT DID FAIL (OTHERWORDS, HE GETS AN ERROR) than use my method to fix this error. It CAN be done on either a WinPC or a Mac.

Does everyone understand.

[JoeRalat]

QUICKPWN is a windows versions. So I should use Pwnage and when it gets to the when in when it ask to DFU mode.. Damn.. I can believe how damn hard it is to install this firmware!! :/ Again I thank you for the help... But I am still not 100% what to do..

[cpjr]

^^But thats ONLY if you try to restore in itunes (with your custom firmware) and get an ERROR.

The method I posted above is ONLY used when you get an error in itunes trying to restore your custom firmware.

Thats all im trying to say. I have used this before to solve Itunes 8 not wanting to accept a custom firmware for restore.

Edit: Now that I read that, I just said the same thing 3 times.

[satch2501]

Just to clarify, quickpwn is for both mac and pc. Visit blog.iphone-dev.org for the proper tools.

[cpjr]

^^And by the way satch2501, I am not trashing your method.....simply adding to it.