The iPhone Dev Team has released version 2.2 of the Pwnage Tool, which adds support for the latest iPhone firmware (2.2).
Make sure you read carefully all the instructions first!
04/01/2009 update: Dev-Team has released the first software unlock solution for iPhone 3G.
I just sent my iPhone (1st Gen) out for repairs. It was jailbroken so I couldn’t take it back to Apple. It basically locked me out and the best I could get was the Pwnage icon but ultimately would not boot. And I tried everything. Pwanage actually worked ok. I installed it mostly to use Kate for SMS security. The problem started after I installed a bunch of Cydia apps. So, I’m waiting for the verdict. Was it the software or hardware? But I’d never had a problem until I installed those Cydia apps like video, games and some sms management tools.
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It was more then likely kate. So many people have problems with this application. I jailbreak and unlock iphones all the time and no one ever has a problem. The people that do, always mention Kate. It had my iphone acting weird to. I don’t advise people to use that program.
I don’t use any applications by Rip Dev, including Kate and Intelliscreen. Haven’t had good results with them..
Dumb question, but I have an unlocked first-gen iPhone running 2.0.1 – if I run the PwnageTool, will it still be unlocked, or will I have jacked something up?
Good read, quite interesting.
Hey all, i’ve just moved to Taiwan and i have an active buy-minutes kind of phone from ‘FarEasTone’ and i’m trying to unlock my iphone so i can plop this asian sim card in and have a fancy phone instead of a real fancy calendar/music player. I can’t seem to get it unlocked however, as every time i run quickpwn and put the new sim card in my phone shows me that ‘connect to itunes’ screen and then itunes tells me the sim card isnt supported. Anyone have any advice? Thanks much!
@mike: You cannot currently unlock iPhone 3G via a software method. Hang on though, the Dev Team says they are pretty close.
ahh, forgot to mention it’s first gen 8gig! My bad and thanks for quick reply!
@mike: So you can either use PwnageTool or QuickPwn if you are on Mac, or QuickPwn for Windows. There are plenty of tutorials on the web and related forums.
I think the best buy Iphone 3g 16 gb. and install it on his software version 2.2. Its
large touch screen and very comfortable realized sensory management. I bought a Iphone and happy!)
Hi, I have a US version 3g iphone with 2.2 and I can not use it here in Hong Kong. Any success in unlocking that at your end? Thanks!
Wow i am amazed anyone would even use installer at all.
Just wondering why I can’t get on YouTube after updating the firmware to 2.1 and then unlocking and jailbraking?
It was Kate. That program is not of God, man, for real. My iphone actually wouldnt install it. It kept crashing. After a bit more time on the net, Im glad it didnt.
Very useful.. Thanks..
@ marc,
FarEastone has problems with Iphone, (or vice verca) better
use Zhong hwa telecom.. this works for me ( Taiwan da-ge-da works also)
hi all,,, I have a new iphone 3g, which i just upgraded to 2.2,,, i don’t have cydia and installer , if I use quickpwn2.2 ,,, will I have any problems, as I don’t know much about my baseband or if my South african phone is locked , Kindly Advise please
Any news on unlocking soft for IPhone 3G 2.2 and baseband 2.28? …….. HELP……………….
Help… Just jail broke my iphone 3g (2.2) with the latest Pwnage 2.2.1 but it wont boot. I just get the apple icon. Any ideas. Itunes doesnt recognise it so i cant restore
I also ran into that same problem. After trying to jailbreak my 3G with firmware 2.2 and Quickpwn 2.2 I followed the tool and the phone updated and restarted after it “Jail Broke” it wouldn’t boot passed the apple logo screen ( white apple ) I waited a LONG time for it to reboot and it never did. iTunes wouldn’t respond after I connected the phone (white apple or off). No way to restore. BRICK. I put the phone into DFU mode.
See: http://thebigboss.org/guides/dfu-mode/
When in DFU mode I reconnected the 3G to iTunes it recognized the phone finally and I was able to do a restore of the phone with iTunes. Hope it works for you. And if anyone knows how to properly Jailbreak this thing please help me out. I had firmware 2.1 and it was Jailbroke. I tried three times with 2.2 no luck. Just a BRICK!
Jackson say:
Dumb question, but I have an unlocked first-gen iPhone running 2.0.1 – if I run the PwnageTool, will it still be unlocked, or will I have jacked something up?
My Iphone3g 2.2 updated works with My old turbo sim I used for 2.1..I dont now what’s wrong..But…Perfect
I’v just tryed,and it’s work
Hi
I have got a iphone 3g 2.1 and I jailbroke it with pwnage but the phone in it does not work. I can’t tipe any numbers and after about 5 sec. it just quits. The only way to call is to do it trough contacts. I was wandering if I had to restore and update it and then jailbreak it again.
Can anyone help!
Hi,
i bought an iphone 3g 16gb in india. the phone was unlocked and it worked fine with any sim card. then i inadvertently upgraded to firmware 2.2. Since then i cannot use the phone. the network shows up for a few seconds and then disappears, with the message no sim card found. i have been told that it has got to do with the upgradation to 2.2. Can some one please help and guide me into overcoming this problem. your help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks
somnathshetty@hotmail.com
Tomas –
Did you by any chance install the program Kate after you jailbroke? I had the same problem and it always started after installing that. Uncheck all activated boxes in Kate and uninstall, you should be ok then.
I used the Pwnage Tool 2.2 and after this I couldn´t use anymore the wireless connection – don´t know why! But all other things work fine on my 2G iPhone. Any reason why?
I had same problem on my iPhone. Cydia made a lot of troubles for me. When I get rid of Cydia and its apps my phone works fine. Also that Kate, when I installed it mu phone freezes so many times. kate is not good too.
T-Bagged
iphone 3g with 2.2 can be jailbroken with quickpwn 2.5 but it will show no service, making it an expensive ipod !
PLZ someone help me out. I keep hearing a million different things. I have iphone 3g running on 2.2 (2.28.00 baseband). I cancelled my contract with AT&T and want to unlock and switch to t-mobile. I understand unlock software isn’t out just yet but while running on 2.2 will i be able to jailbreak?? And in the meantime should i get a chip for unlock? I would really appreciate it if someone wud kindly help me out here, Thank u
iphone sucks
Everytime I use the QuickPwn to Jailbreak my Iphone 3G, which had a version of 2.1 when I purchased it and then I updated it to 2.2 and then completed the jailbreak. But apparently the applications that I download using the installous is not letting me install any of them onto the phone.
Please help if any1 can…
Hi I have a iPhone 2G 8GB and it has a jammed power button (the button on the top right corner) and I recently bought it (this way). No warranty. I’ve lately been trying to unlock the iPhone with QuickPwn but I can’t get it into DFU mode due to the jammed power button. I’ve also tried to downgrade it to 1.1.4 or 1.1.1 so I can use ZiPhone 3.0 but when I try to downgrade it using iTunes by pressing restore + Shift (btw I have 1.1.4 firmware downloaded) and it gives me an error ending with (20). Please help!!
Hi,
No any soft unlock new firmwaer 2.2 .
I pay many soft but not work with new Firmwaer 1.2_2.2.
I upgraded my 3G 8gb to 2.2 using iTunes and jailbraked with QuickPwn 22-1, now I have No Service, can somebody help me PLEASE ?????????
cajkanot@hotmail.com
Hi Alex, i use to unlock a lot of 1st generation iphones and it have a same problem after unlocking no service, i use ZiPhoneGUI – patched by kIREmK to restore service on iphone i dont recommend you use this program with iphone 3g, may be there is a program to restore ipone 3g service, try to find it, good luck.
hi,
i just recently purchased an iphone 3g with firmware 2.2 with at&t, and am thinking about jailbreaking it, but i hear all these things about people who do jailbreak the iphone 3g 2.2 who lose service afterwards which make it like an ipod touch. is the dev team going to make a new jailbreak process that makes this not happen, because i dont want my iphone turning into an ipod touch. any advice on if i should jailbreak it?
if you jailbreak a 3G iphone with firmware 2.2 and Quickpwn 2.2-01 and it will not boot after. all you get is the apple icon and Itunes doesnt recognise it so you cant restore it.
Attach the phone to the pc and run itunes
Turn the phone off
Hold power and home together for *exactly* 10 seconds
Release power but keep holding home until the pc beeps as a USB device is recognized.
itunes will now see it and you can restore it
i gave up after 2 goes with Quickpwn 2.2-01, all i wanted was folders for my apps hope apple give it to uz soon.
im just happy 2 have my phone back running ok for now!
Hello All,
I have the Ip[hone 3g one version 2.1. I currently have a problem with it so I am going to apple to get it replaced. The 3g iphones in the apple shop are currently on version 2.2. If I get one of these can I use quickpwn 2.2 to jailbreak it and then use yellowsnow to unlockl. Please help as I ahve to visit the apple store today and I am thinking of just keeping the faulty phone as I need it unlocked!
Of course it did not work. Stuck at apple logo. Lost everything that was on phone. Trying to restore to factory settings now and get phone back. DO NOT USE!!!!
How do u recover from Kate? I installed it and then read what it does! I have an iphone 3g and i cant call anyone, when i/m called i cant hang up or access keyboard, spkr, hold button… I cant restore from itunes bc they just upgraded to 2.2.1 and i wont be able to jailbreak it once i restore to the new version
How can i make my phone work again? I erased most of Kate but my phone kept on freezing and quiting… so i’m not 100% sure all of it is erased??
Any ideas?? Advices??
Hey guys, don worry if ur iPhone 3g gets stuck with the apple logo after jailbreaking it with QuickPWN 2.2.1. Jus let sit sit aside for like 20-30 minutes and it will reboot own its on. I was about to restore my iPhone to factory settings with itunes and suddenly my iPhone came alive. Before tat, (after I had done jailbreaking & the iPhone was acting freaky), I deleted the QuickPWN folder (both the downloaded zipped and extracted one) and ipsw firmware software from my desktop. It worked for me, hope works for all u guys.
Hey everyone, I just got an iPhone but the power button is faulty. Like you feel it click but nothing happens. Does anyone how know how i can possibly fix it or unlock the phone w/o it??
thanks
Hi, i tried to unlock my iphone, it worked fine for a minute then it turned off itself and then i couldn’t turn it on again. is anyone can tell why?
thank you
Liz, I had to press the home button really hard to get it to work.
As a last resort before throwing it away, I tried spraying some Contact cleaner over the button, trying to get some of it inside…(Didnt want to open the phone)…
Well..it worked perfectly!!!! Now the button works as it did on the first day… and has been working for several months…
Just be careful to do it with your phone off..and wait some minutes for the contact cleaner to dry..
(I’m not a technician, so I’m not sure if this could damage your phone…but it worked for me)
Iphone 3G unlock(Downloads and Jailbreak)
iPhone 3G – Downloads
Download the 2.2.1 firmware file from here
Windows users: Quickpwn 2.2.5 Download here
Windows users: iTunes 8.0 Download here
Windows users: .NET Framework version 2.0 Download here
iPhone 3G – Jailbreak 2.2.1
Notes:
1.Before beginning: You must have iTunes 8 installed and you must be on firmware 2.1, if you are not, be sure to update via iTunes.
Also make sure to go into the task manager and disable ANYTHING Apple or iTunes related.
2. WindowsXP user must download the NET Framework version 2.0 (Click to download)
3. WindowsXP user should be sure” Control Panel ” -> ” Administrative Tools ” -> “Telnet ,messenger ,terminal services” (Be sure three services are turned on)
4.Download Firmware 2.2.1 (3G) (Click to download)
Step 1
Make a folder on your desktop & name it Pwnage.Download the Firmware 2.2.1 & Pwnage tool 2.2.5 & place them in Pwnage folder you just created on your desktop:Unzip/Unrar the QuickPwn2.2.5-2.zip file inside the Pwnage folder.
Step 2
Launch iTunes and connect your iPhone 3G to the computer via USB cable.
Select your iPhone from the list of devices on the left side navigation bar. Now hold down shift while clicking the Restore button.
Navigate to the Pwnage folder you created on your desktop and select the 2.1 firmware ipsw file. Double click the ipsw file or select it and click the Open button to proceed.
Step 3
Once iTunes has finished upgrading your iPhone 3G to the 2.2.1 firmware you may launch QuickPwn 2.2.5 from the Pwnage folder you created on your desktop.
Step 4
Make sure you iPhone 3G is still connected to the computer via USB cable then click the blue arrow to proceed.
Step 5
Click the Browse button to locate your iPhone 3G firmware.
Step 6
QuickPwn will check to verify that the ipsw file is valid. After completetion of the verification, click the blue arrow button to proceed.
Step 7
Selecting(Add Cydia)
This step allows you select what you’d like installed on your iPhone. You have the ability to select Cydia, Installer, and replace boot logos. Once you have made your selections click the blue arrow to continue on. If you want a full jailbreaking experience, installing Cydia and Installer is highly recommended
Step 8
QuickPwn will now ask you to confirm your iPhone 3G is still connected via USB cable before it continues. Click the blue arrow button to proceed.
Step 9
QuickPwn will now automatically put your iPhone into recovery mode. Once its in recovery mode you will be prompted to: Hold the Home button for 5 seconds, Hold the Home and Power buttons for 10 seconds, then release the Power button and continuing holding the Home button until your iPhone is in DFU mode.
Step 10
Once QuickPwn detects your iPhone 3G in DFU mode it will begin the jailbreaking process.
Step 11
Once jailbreaking is complete QuickPwn will inform you that it was successfull.
http://www.magicsim.com/iphone-3g-unlock/downloads-and-Jailbreak.htm
Hello everybody ..
just a few weeks I buy my Iphone 3G .. 16gb
it cames from factory with 2.2.1 (5H11) … and Modem FW 02.30.03 … Carrier AT&T 3.1
i Just want to use it with my onw cell company
can you guide me what to do ….
I already tried download it to 2.1 and got kind of a brig and (now ) I guess it was what you call a dric ….an fortunatelly i do the DFU trick and restore it to a working condition …
but still i cannot call …. just wifi
just the follow up button
I’ve tried to jailbreak my 2G iphone with pwnage and quickpwn…quickpawn will go through the entire process but at the end when the last reboot is supposed to happen it all feezes up.
If anyone can make a suggestion it would be appreciated…cheers
Hey Paul
Since you used PwnageTool I assume you’re on a Mac. Why did you use both PwnageTool and QuickPwn (or did you just try both)?
If you need any help, you can find step-by-step instructions for Jailbreaking and Unlocking the 2G iPhone from any version number to 3.0 here:
http://www.geekology.co.za/blog/2009/06/jailbreaking-activating-and-unlocking-my-first-generation-iphone-from-firmware-22-to-30/
… some additional information on the tools is here:
http://www.geekology.co.za/blog/2009/06/pwnagetool-30-other-iphone-devteam-tools-released-for-iphone-30-firmware/
… and you can find download locations for any version of the iPhone firmware here:
http://www.geekology.co.za/blog/2009/05/ipod-touch-iphone-ipod-firmware-download-locations/
problem withjailbroken 1st gen 16g ipod touch. i go to installous and it asks for a password. im stopped by a bridge troll?? know the password or a way to get around it??
I have tried to jailbreak it but it doesnt work.. my fone keeps on freezing and rebooting.. ;(
I have a IPhone 3g 2.2.1 and modem firmware 05.12.01 and I cant seem to find any good instructions on how to Unlock it. I have already done the Jailbreak. Any help would be great.
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