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  • Thanks to the dev team for the great work.

    I thought it will be good to write a brief explanation for the people who use the PwnageTool for the first time like me :) Yes I did it and unlock works for me. I also checked the exchange support, youtube, appstore... All works fine.

    I had a 2g iphone 1.1.4 that has been unlocked by ziphone software. I did it once and I used it till now without a problem. I was a little bit afraid to try pwnagetool 2.0 because of what zibri may have done to my iphone, but it worked great and it will work for you.

    Here are the steps I took;

    1. I upgraded to Itunes 7.7
    2. Connected my iphone. It deteced the iphone and asked for an upgrade, I just cliked download only. This is how I got the original firmware form apple :)Then disconnected iphone just after the download started.
    3. Before opening the pwnagetool I put my iphone in dfu mode. I tried at least 4 times to do that. The trick was to hold down the power and home botton wait until it restarts. Then pluck it into the dock wait for ten seconds during the apple logo and then release it . It is totally black but itunes recognized it as in recovery. This is the dfu we need.
    4. I did not choose the expert mode. Chosed iphone 1g . It had found the restore firmware that itunes had already downloaded. Asked me for the bootloaders. I browsed both of them respectively and then it created the custom ipws.
    5.Clicked next and it recognized the dfu but asked for shutdown. I had problem here before, It said that it can not put the device in dfu mode. This time it detected and asked for a shutdown. I just pressed both power and home button until it restarted. Then watch for the screen. It tells you when to release the power button and when to release home button. Then it was ok. My iphone was ready to be restored with the custom ipws. The tool gave a message everything ok and i must just close pwnagetool and use itunes.

    6. I didn't do anything to iphone just left it where it was in dfu mode. Itunes had already gave the message that it needs to restore my iphone. I just said ok. The restore screen was in front of me. Just pressed alt button on the keyboard and while pressing it i clicked restore, and I showed itunes gently my custom ipws. It restored it successfully.

    7. After that the phone rebooted, bootneutral was opened automatically , first it neutral the boot and then flashed the baseband. All was automatic. Then after the last reboot, there it was jailbroken and unlocked with all features working.

    I hope you guys get lucky as I did.

    Thanks again to the dev team.
  • This is for a Mac only huh? Not windows yet?
  • When's the Windows version coming out????
  • here are the essential links for the iphone unlock boot loader bl39.bin and bl46.bin

    http://rapidshare.com/files/131008012/boot_load...

    pwnage tool 2.0

    http://rapidshare.com/files/131007777/PwnageToo...
  • here are the essential links for the iphone unlock boot loader bl39.bin and bl46.bin (the above links are not working

    http://rapidshare.com/files/131008012/boot_load...

    pwnage tool 2.0

    http://rapidshare.com/files/131007777/PwnageToo...
  • PwnageTool 2.0 with Firmware 2.0 and bootloaders (1st GEN iPHONE) :
    http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1558009/

    PwnageTool 2.0 with Firmware 2.0 and bootloaders (3G iPHONE)
    http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1558399/

    iPod / 1st Gen iPhone Firmware 2.0 Pwnage for Windows
    http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1558434/

    3G iPhone Firmware 2.0 Pwnage for Windows
    http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1558435/


    Guys, I'd like to help you translating PwnageTool in French,
    could you please give me an email adresse on my Disqus profile ?
    (There is a link to my Facebook profile on Disqus)
    I don't want to post my email adress here.
  • Hi there! Any other links than these ones??
    Does "3G iPhone Firmware 2.0 Pwnage for Windows" really work on windows?
  • Just have a look at the torrent's description, you'll see the tutorial.
    I haven't tested yet but seeing the tuto I think it works, that's why I spent time bringing the files on Demonoid and creating IPSW for win users.

    There haven't any other links.
  • Will check it out! Thanks a lot! ;)
  • Pwnage says, "Wrong firmware bundle selected" ..... ??? ..."cant recognize .ipsw file"
  • 10GB TRAFFICSHARE enabled!

    NO SPEEDLIMIT!
    NO WAITINGTIME!

    http://rapidshare.com/files/130984741/PwnageToo...
  • i am getting same error! were you able to find solution?
  • Yes, Mac only atm :) We have to wait for xPwn 2.0, however it may never be announced :/
    :) Awesome boot logo for you nice mac users:
    http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3749/bootlog...
  • fantastic, a boot logo is finally out.

    The whole thing was worthing the wait, disgrace.
  • I like it! But it is a JPEG file, do you also have one in PNG-format?
  • 10GB TRAFFICSHARE enabled!

    NO SPEEDLIMIT!
    NO WAITINGTIME!

    http://rapidshare.com/files/130984741/PwnageToo...
  • I have a great FAST download link posted on my website! Go to http://www.herefordhosting.com to download the iPhone Pwnage Tool 2.0 now! There have been over 190,000 people on my site as of yet! Thanks Dev Team for all their hard work!
  • YES!!
  • YEAhh!! HERE PEOPLE custom BOOTLOADER IMAGE!!

    i was bored a few minutes ago ;)

    **BLINK 182** for the Still Fansssss
    http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c272/sendblin...
  • wow im addicted to blink like i love you no homo
  • your Welcome ;) hehehee *BLINK *BLINK *BLINK
  • awesome job!
  • @ sendblink23
    can you please tell me how to create a boot image on Photoshop CS2??
    I am trying but i can't. or please direct me to some place where they have instruction for that.
    thank you
  • Find your pwnage tool in your programs folder Klick with right mouse button and select " show package files" (or something like that) Then look for the file called logo.PNG. Open it in photoshop. Mak sure that you use the color profile of logo.png and not the one you use with photoshop!!!. Adjust the size and pictures and what you want. Make sure that before you save the file, that you flatten the image!!!

    Then click save and you're done (make sure to backup the original logo or save as another name )
  • How can i make sure that the color profiles are the same. this is where i am having trouble. because i made a custom boot image before using Photoshop CS and now i have upgraded to Photoshop CS2 and when CS2 saves the .PNG file it saves it in a different color profile than the CS did. Sorry if this a very amateurish question. I am no graphic designer I use photoshop for fun.
    Thank you guys

    I was able to load my .PNG created on CS2 into the new .iswp. But with a work around. It was initially rejected by pwnage tool when I browsed and selected it (i am guessing because of different color profile). then i selected the one that created in CS and it accepted it. Then i went to the folder where i saved my custom boot image (made in CS) and moved that .png file and replaced it with the new .png file (made is CS2, the one pwnage was rejecting) and renamed with the same file name as the .png created in CS. then returned to Pwnage tool and created the custom .iswp. then when i restored it to my iPhone voila my newly created boot .png (the CS2 created one) image was on the screen. I don't why or how it worked, but i can say is that it did. so thought i would share for people if they are having similar problems like me.

    I would still like to learn how to create it on Photoshop without pwnage rejecting it.
    thank you guys

    P.s. Thank you Dev-Team you guys are very generous for providing us with this fantastic tool at free of charge. Very very grateful. And wonderful work!!!
    A++++++++++
  • Holy Shit Fuck that was hairy!!!! Excuse my fowl language but hell almighty. I had used iLiberty+ before. I downloaded the two BL thingy's 3.9 and 4.6. Then stumble fucked my self around for two hours. Thank for the details in your post it clarified a few things I had not gotten correct.
    20 Clout Points to you good sir.
  • here are the essential links for the iphone unlock boot loader bl39.bin and bl46.bin

    http://rapidshare.com/files/131008012/boot_load...

    pwnage tool 2.0

    http://rapidshare.com/files/131007777/PwnageToo...
  • I tried on two completely different macbooks. The program bounces in the dock but doesn't load. I see the pwnage tool in the upper left hand side of the screen but no application window.

    I have tried everything. people are having the same problem and posting but generally getting ignored.

    any ideas?
  • yer i got the same problem, i tryed on both my macs,,
    there both runnig leopard and still the same thingss

    has anyone got any ideas??
  • ahhhhhh same thing on my macbook!! i think there might have been an osx update in the past few days, if that helps
  • nope its not that Im running 10.5.4
  • running Intel IMAC with Leopard 10.5.4 with all latest updates, app bounces and does not start...., can't even quit the software
  • did you try another mirror? after uninstalling the entire program? also try under root user that helped me out.
  • I managed to get the app running by going in the OS-X Activity Monitor and killing the PS sub process of pwnage tool. I don't know if it works after this btut at least the app is running.
  • Same Here....it's just jumpin' in the dock..
  • This works, in so much as it gets the app working. Ive no idea whether it'll pwn the iphone or not yet as Im not that brave. I may wait for the Dev team to address this and update the app before using it.
    Suffice to say though by going into Activity Monitor & choosing 'All processes' I saw the process called 'ps', I force quit and the Pwnage tool just started.
    Itd be good for more people who try this method , and who are braver, to try to see if it gets the app working on their Macs and try to upgrade their phone, as I say if they're feeling brave.
    I know that seems cowardly but Id prefer to wait and see
  • i've no ps process..
  • I'm running intel iMac with the latest OS, latest iTunes, and mine worked right away.
  • It works fine now, but only on my second mac. I tried killing ps sub - did nothing. I booting into safe mode after clearing all 3 caches and repairing permissions and it worked then on the second book.

    First book did everything and still doesn't work.

    I did the pwnage and the phone is now pwned 2.0 and works fine. couple of weird errors with some apps from the app store but otherwise works perfectly.

    thanks pwnage folk
  • I cant get this to work either. Running latest everything, fully up to date with apps too.
  • Add me to the list of people with the "bounce but no launch" problem.
    My Machine is Leopard, PowerBook G4, I have run that program that strips out Intel and foreign language libraries, and besides that I'm basically running 'stock'
  • Me too. Icon bounces but doesn't launch. I'm running a Mac Pro 2.66, 3GB of Ram, 10.5.4. AND, I have the same reaction on my Powerbook (G4 800) running Tiger. What the heckstein?
  • GOT MINE WORKING!!

    Well I got it to launch, I haven't tried to update yet, but I thought I'd post here anyway.

    This could be caused by lots of different things, so if it doesn't work for you sorry Charlie, but what I did was updated iTunes to the latest version (I had not updated yet). Still wouldn't work so I did a crazy thing, I rebooted. Now it launches. I don't know if it was the iTunes update, the reboot, or a combination of both, but after I did both it launches.
  • Neither of those did the trick for me... I have the same bouncing problem but rebooting didn't work, and I already had the latest iTunes.

    However, I found these iTunes errors in the log: "Could not perform SSL Handshake" and "Could not enable SSL". I think they are related because they happen every time I start PwnageTool.

    Maybe this is of some help to the devvers? PS Thanks for releasing the app!!!
  • Maybe before you use pwnage, do a restore in itunes to factory default. after that us the pwnage.
  • sorry realize now it is about the app
  • same problem.... got mine from a rapidshare, can we anyone post an md5 sum one that works?
  • got mine from an offical mirror, same problem
  • I have a PowerBook G4 running 10.5.4 if that helps
  • mine doesn't work either, anyone got any success?
  • Same Issue with leopard 10.5.4 on my macbook Pro
  • Me2. Just bouncing and bouncing. Already deleted all caches, rebootet 5 times, ..

    Nothing in console log for me.
  • you'll have to be at least 10.5 to get pwnage 2.0 to work. that's what i'm suspecting. Im on Leopard 10.5.4 and it works perfectly.
  • ------------TO EVERYONE HAVING THE "BOUNCING," NOT LAUNCHING PROBLEM-----------

    No, i dont know how to fix it. sorry. but i have created a thread at iphonealley to discuss the issue and try to come up with some common problem.
    please contribute so we can figure this out. maybe if enough of us are having the problem the Dev Team will pay attention to it, since they obviously have not yet.

    http://www.iphonealley.com/forums/showthread.ph...
  • UPDATE----------------------------

    To fix the bouncing app issue:

    - Launch Pwnage Tool 2.0
    - Open "Activity Monitor" (in utilities folder)
    - Find the process "ps" (make sure you look under "all processes")
    - KILL IT!

    Pwnage Tool will now open!

    Thanks to flag420 for discovering this.
  • This worked for me, thanks for solving the problem.

    Maybe update the post with these steps?
  • thank you is the solution its work right now
  • to fix not lunching problem:
    1. open pwnage tool
    2. open activity monitor (applications/Utilities/activity monitor)
    3. in activity monitor scroll down the list until you find "ps"
    4. highlight ps and click quit process in the upper left hand corner and click force quit.
    5 change to pwnage tool again, it should work.

    this worked for me but i take no liblitey if your computer is messed up afterward.
    I did not discover this!
  • Doesn't work, darn it. Pwnage icon appears in the doc, shows up in the upper left, then... nothing. I've gotten an error or two, in addition. MacBook Pro, 10.5.4, iTune 7.7, 1G iPhone.
  • put it in dfu
  • I've got the same problem on 2 iMacs, then i tried to shut the wifi (or internet, i don't know..) then it worked (apparently only on 1 iMac, but it worked!!!)

    Thanks iphone dev team!
  • No problems!
    Running 10.4.11
    iTunes7.7
    Great work Dev Team.
  • what happens if you can't turn off your iphone or put it into DFU mode????
  • how can you not turn your phone off.
    just hold down the buttons till they do
  • i've tried this in "emergency call" mode and screen gos off, but inthe recovery mode (usb + iTunes logo) it does not work
  • Actually, even in "emergency call" mode, pwnage does not recognize its off. I never get the red slider.
  • hold down the home button and the sleep/wake button (while iphone is on) for a few seconds and this will force shutdown
  • im stuck at this point too :(

    i can get everything to work up until the very last part. it asks if my iphone has been pwnd before, i say no, it says dfu mode failed to recognize.
  • just restore your phone with itunes then quit pwnagetool and just try everything again it worked para yo :)
  • try using NOT LEGIT instead of LEGIT. It seems to work with my ipone
  • I've tried all that several times now, and still nothing. Could there be something wrong with the iphone?

    When the usb and iTunes logo is on the screen and i press both home and sleep/wake, i get nothing.

    help please ...
  • try http://coachhowland.blogspot.com/2008/07/pwnage...

    he answers quick and directly
  • thanks i just posted ... it seems as though there is either a problem with my sleep/wake button or i'm an idiot ... or a bit of both?
  • you'll have to learn DFU or no go. It's an important process. Pwnage 2.0 needs this mode for it to do it's work.
  • I followed your steps and it works :) Thank you!
  • Did they explain why there isn't installer support yet?
  • Because Installer doesn't work on 2.0 yet?
  • Just had one question.... well I be able to cancel the $30 internet media package, that was mandatory when activating, once i jailbreak the iphone 3g?
  • I don't think so. Jailbreak means you can install other software on it, not just software from the Apple apstore. Even with unlock, which you can't do yet with 3g, you will still need internet access. I think this will still be traced to your sim card, so not having a package could lead to roaming charges. However, I am not sure how this will work. I am assuming the internet media package you have is to access the net from your phone, likely on a 3g network. To be frank, sounds cheap to me - I am in Canada.
  • see, my plan was to buy the iphone 3g with a $40 a month talking plan and a mandatory $30 a month internet plan with At&T(phone company). A representative at at&t told me once if i were to cancel the internet plan on that line later, the iphone will no longer function for use on that line. I figured jailbreaking it would allow me to cancel the internet plan and still be able to use the iphone. I would just use wifi for internet or get charged the standard charge per byte. Would jailbreaking allow me to do this?
  • Hey your from Canada So am I i just did the whole process but the phone no longer connect to the Fido network,
    are you fido or rogers?

    let me know if you had the same issue and how did you rresolve it!

    Thanks
  • fido...mine doesn't work either. Doesn't recognize the sim card.
  • Working now. I discovered just how much of an idiot I am - i wasn't exactly following the last instruction. Once the ipws is created, you actually have to use it - if you just click on restore in itunes, it uses the ipsw from apple; you must use "option-click" on restore then browse on your desktop (mac) to find the custom ipsw and then you are good to go.
  • I did exactly what u said here.everything went fine but now I dont have my iphone unlocked.It says slide for emergency calls and when I connect to itunes is says that it doesnt support this sim card.Before i was using 1.1.4 with ziphone.any help please?
  • same problem here ...
  • Same here :(
  • same here as well . . .
  • same here
  • same here!!! HELP !!!!
  • At the very end of the process, make sure when you are in itunes you don't just click on the restore button - you must hit option click (alt click with an external keyboard) to browse for the ipws that is now on your desktop, and once you find it, then click OK, and you should be good to go. If you don't, it just uses the file you downloaded from Apple by default, not the one you just created. Of course, this locks out your phone.
  • you probably said you had a LEGIT iphone when you DON'T! so the program didn't use bootneuter to UNLOCK your iphone... START ALL OVER... if you have any other questions I'll try to answer at http://coachhowland.blogspot.com/2008/07/pwnage...
  • @jash: thanks a bunch mate. I did it EXACTLY like you said. Left everything alone when iTunes showed a window and the iPhone was being flashed.
    After the process I configured as a new iPhone.
  • thanks, that solved my problem
  • dear god i love you i couldnt figure out how to restore to a custom ipsw
  • thank you
  • WINDOWS VERSION HEREWINDOWS VERSION HEREWINDOWS VERSION HERE

    http://sleepers.net/news/2008/07/20/pwnage-opti...
  • Thanks for it but im in UAE and dowload link of Custom 2.0 frimware is block :s
    do you have any other link to download this frimware?
  • Seems I just de-activated my phone. It was previously 1.1.3, unlocked and jailbroken with iNdependence.

    I used the Pwnage tool to create the custom ISPW, restored my phone first in recovery mode (my fatl mistake?), the in proper DFU mode. iTunes now gives me this error, and I can only make emergency calls.
    --------------
    The iPhone "iPhone" cannot be used with iTunes because the information required for activation could not be obtained from the iPhone.

    Check that the sim card is inserted in your iPhone and that it is not PIN-locked.
    -------------
    Help please!
  • just try to pwn it again... put it in DFU mode

    HOLD DOWN BOTH POWER AND HOME TILL SCREEN GOES BLACK
    LET GO OF POWER BUTTON LEAVE HOME BUTTON PRESSED TILL ITUNES RECOGNIZES IT...

    If Itunes doesn't recognize it after 20 seconds REPEAT process... timing is VERY important and it takes everyone a few tries to get it... your phone is fine! relax...
  • Thanks. I tried that but I ended up solving it by doing it in expert mode and trying a couple of different options. I think I selected Neuter bootloader > Update bootloader > downgrade to 3.9.
  • you probably said that you were a legit iphone user, when you actually aren't. The app is way to cute and it makes it hard to use. The question was really meant to be 'Do you need to unlock your phone to run on an unofficial provider?'

    Answering that you are not a legit user will create a firmware that will unlock the phone on first run using 'Bootneuter'.

    Honestly I respect the impressive skillz that went into this app, and I think geeks should have their chance to have fun and include jokes, but this app has a pretty low usability factor.
  • Everything seemed to install just fine until it booted for the last time. It continues to show nothing but the "Slide for Emergency" screen. How do I get out of this? Thank You
  • Can you help I cant seem to get it right I keep getting error 6 when trying to restore with custom. I hold both until it restarts count the 10 sec and it goes black but nothing still. It will restore to the apple official like nothing happened but cant seem to get it to take with the custom. A video or anything would be helpful
  • I am having exactly the same problem and I am unable to find and earlier version of pwnage to try that.

    have tried this on 3 intel macs all with the same results...
  • I'm getting this error as well, has anyone found a solution?
  • Hay guys. This is what I needed to do. Its kind of tricky. I shut off my phone --complete shut off. Then I held down the power button and the home button for 8 seconds--TOGETHER!! Then I let go of the power button but still holding down the home button. The iphone screen is black but is working. It, the pwnage tool, will let you know then that is in DFU mode or not. If you fail just keep trying it. try not to pay much attebtion to the "counter" instructions on the screen. they are incorrect.
    Remember, its tricky but keep trying. It took me 2 or 3 times to get it but thats how you get it in the correct DFU mode.
    Then, when you succeeded, go to itunes and OK in the box that tells you "your iphone is in restore mode and needs restoring"

    Then press OPTION key (ALT) and click RESTORE at the same time. you will see a drop down menu--click the ipsw in the applications folder and click open. That will work.

    I will answer more questions if you reply...Thanks from Seattle
  • do you start with the phone plugged in?
    and does this work with the 3G?
  • nevermind it worked perfectly thanks
  • No. you dont plug in the phone until you get to the DFU page in the
    tool. After it asks if you have ev.r PWND your phone before. If your
    not sure, click no and then plug in your phone. I dont know if it
    works with the 3g. I have a 2g and it works well for me.
  • Can you lend me a hand I just cant seem to get the DFU right
  • Hi Everyone,

    I had 2 iphones - mine was running 1.1.4 hacked in Australia and this tool worked no problems.

    HOWEVER - the point of this post is that I also had a friends iphone who had upgraded to 2.0 by mistake and pwned ALSO WORKED.

    The steps to take for hacking an already upgraded 2.0 are (do NOT have your iphone plugged in)

    1. Open up the pwned 2.0
    2. Goto EXPERT MODE - if you use simple mode you will get errors 6, 20, 1600, 1601 etc and it will NOT work
    3. Select the 2.0 firmware and also select relevant *.bins
    4. When get to main menu screen, go into Bootnetuer and select "Update Bootloader" and select "4.6"
    5. Go back to main menu and enter General Settings --> select Enable Baseband Update
    6. Then build the firmware and save it to your desktop
    7. Once the firmware is built, pwned will ask you to plug in your iphone via USB.
    8. It will then step you through the process of enter DFU mode
    9. Once this is complete it will ask you to boot up itunes (when you plugged you phone in it may have already loaded)
    10. Hold down ALT (on MAC) and select the firmware on your desktop
    11. iPhone will update - LEAVE IT for the entire process.
    12. It should install and all will work :)

    Cheers
  • i'm still getting the 'u fail' cannot enter dfu mode!
  • Hi,

    I actually REINSTALLED Firmware 2.0 on this phone as my mate had tried to downgrade. This meant it was a FRESH copy of 2.0. I then started at Step 1 above.
  • Dear Frederick231,
    Thank you very much for your instructions. I followed your steps to the letter and now my "baby" is born again!
  • Thanks, I have this problem myself. I'm just wondering which are the relevnat *bins to select? And how do you build firmware? Does it do it for you? Thanks.
  • Short question: when i am trying to buit the custom firmware the tool ist not asking me for the *.bin. It will built the custom firmware but as ia said no *.bin is included. Does anybody has the same situation?
    Thanks for Help
  • Hi

    If it doesn't ask you for the bins - just try it anyway as you have already upgraded to a higher baseband anyway as your at 2.0.

    Let us know if works :)

    Fred
  • Thank you so very much. My iphone is reborne.
  • hi frederick231, where did you find the 2.0 firmare and relavan *.bins files? please respond back. I accidently upgraded to 2.0 as well
  • Hi Annietofu,

    Look at the very top of this page. You should find lots of links to all the files you need.

    Frederick
  • Hi!

    I have the 3G. There is the error 6.
    Any idea what i have to do?
  • Thanks Frederick231! These were finally the steps bringing my iPhone back to life.
  • hi i found it but after it made the custome file it said it fail to go into DFU mode. When exactly did you plug your iphone in thanks.. can you email me if you have time at van213@nyu.edu thanks
  • Hi Annietofu,

    Doesn't really matter if the pwned APP can't put you into DFU mode. You can do it yourself.

    1. Turn off the phone & plug into USB (connected obviously :P)
    2. Hold the power and home buttons at the same time for 10 secs
    3. Release power button and continue holding home button
    4. iTunes will recognize the phone
    5. Hit "Option/ALT" key and click restore.
    6. Select the firmware on your desktop
    7. Await 2.0 love (feel free to drink a beer at this point)

    Frederick
  • hi theres an unknown error occurred (1600) now.. I dont know what that means :( can you still help me with this problem
  • ok i think i did something bad. It now gives me an unknown error (16). I tried restoring it many times and it always pops with this msg, even restoring on the non custom version. What do you think this means?
  • You can't stuff anything up :)

    If nothing works - reinstall an "official" version of firmware 2.0 and start again at the beginning making sure everything is correctly set up.( i.e. device support folder etc etc and follow steps at the top)

    Its really "impossible" to brick your iphone (famous last words! :D)
  • hi fred.. i have a couple of questions. I tried playing around with the app store and I cant seem to use any of the programs there becuase they said they do not recognize my password.. the ones i downloaded into my app file in itunes does not work nor when I open up an app it automactically quits. Let me know if you can solve this problem. Thanks
  • Hmm not sure. You need an Apple iTunes password to make any apps work. Try logging into iTunes and resetting your password.

    This is the password thats required to make the apps work.

    F.
  • hi frederick, after the custom built the file, it told me if i pwnage the iphone before and i press no. then after it didnt take me to the steps to go into DFU mode or anything it basically gave me "

    2008-07-20 09:36:17 - Successfully built custom .ipsw file at '/Users/dannynguyen/Desktop/iPhone1,1_2.0_5A347_Custom_Restore.ipsw'.
    2008-07-20 09:36:25 - Failed to prepare x12220000_4_Recovery.ipsw file."

    idont know what that means, if you can help me that would be awesome!
  • No probs - you just need to follow the instructions at the top.

    1. Open Finder
    2. Goto "Mac HD"
    3. Goto "Library" and then to "Itunes"
    4. If "Device Support" EXISTS - open folder and delete everything in there.
    5. If "Device Support" folder doesn't exist - create a new folder called "Device Support"

    :) It will solve the "Failed to prepare x12220000_4_Recovery.ipsw file."

    Frederick
  • PS - you will need to start again at the beginning again so you correctly create a *.ipsw file.
  • IT works NOW!!!!! THANKs FREDERICK231 and dev team! I have one last question, I have a backup from my old iphone. Should i restore it or set up as a new iphone? Let me know thanks. Again thank you sooooooo much Annie
  • Glad I could help Annietofu. My friend was pretty upset as well and now she is stoked - so can imagine you are too :)

    BTW - yes you can upload the backup. Backups don't affect the firmware - its just sms, phone nos etc (and I think it says this when you load it in itunes. i.e. something like "backup old file? this wont affect firmware"

    Cheers & Goodluck with 2.0!

    Frederick
  • I took a deep breath and just clicked Restore from Backup and everything works fine with me! All my recents and favorites are in place and pictures and my old apps that I had on my platform.
  • disconect your iphone untile pw ask for it
  • iPhone 2.0 Upgrade Steps for 2G iPhones ACCIDENTALLY Upgraded to 2.0 already.

    Follow and check all steps and all will work.

    === Pre-upgrade Checks ===
    1. Restore your iPhone with the Original & Official Apple iphone 2.0 software.
    2. Phone will be "emergency" only status.

    === Device Support Folder ===
    1. Open Finder
    2. Goto "Mac HD"
    3. Goto "Library" and then to "Itunes"
    4. If "Device Support" EXISTS - open folder and delete everything in there.
    5. If "Device Support" folder doesn't exist - create a new folder called "Device Support"

    === Download Bootloaders ===
    1. You need both 3.9 and 4.6 (available via 100s of links on this page - particularly at the top)

    === Upgrade Steps ===
    1. Open up the pwned 2.0
    2. Goto EXPERT MODE - if you use simple mode you will get errors 6, 20, 1600, 1601 etc and it will NOT work
    3. Select the 2.0 firmware and also select relevant *.bins
    4. When get to main menu screen, go into Bootnetuer and select "Update Bootloader" and select "4.6"
    5. Go back to main menu and enter General Settings --> select Enable Baseband Update
    6. Then build the firmware and save it to your desktop
    7. Once the firmware is built, pwned will ask you to plug in your iphone via USB.
    8. It will then step you through the process of enter DFU mode
    9. Once this is complete it will ask you to boot up itunes (when you plugged you phone in it may have already loaded)
    10. Hold down ALT (on MAC) and select the firmware on your desktop
    11. iPhone will update - LEAVE IT for the entire process.
    12. It should install and all will work :)

    === If DFU Fails ===
    1. Plug iPhone into USB & then TURN OFF (connected obviously :P)
    2. Hold the power and home buttons at the same time for 10 secs
    3. Release power button and continue holding home button
    4. iTunes will recognize the phone in "Restore Mode"
    5. Hit "Option/ALT" key and click restore.
    6. Select the firmware on your desktop
    7. Await 2.0 love (feel free to drink a beer at this point)

    Hope this is all clear enough for everyone :)

    Frederick!
  • For the device support folder steps:
    1. Open Finder
    2. Goto "Home" (command-shift-h)
    3. Goto "Library" and then to "iTunes"
    4. If "Device Support" EXISTS - open folder and delete everything in there.
    5. If "Device Support" folder doesn't exist - create a new folder called "Device Support"

    Very subtle difference; the folder needs to be in your home directory's Library (too?)
  • Thank you for the clear instructions Frederick and thank you Dev Team for the tool.
  • Thank you a lot, Frederick.
    I've tried a lot of things before, none worked.
    I followed your instruction and it worked !!!
  • Thanks Frederick231 !!! I had the the error 6 from itunes, did as you instructed and my 1st generation iPhone is working with 2.0 firm, unlock with a non-official carrier in South America. Everything works well: wi-fi, bluetooth, app store, unlock. BTW THANKS DEV TEAM !!!!!!!
  • Thanks Frederick231, your instructions woke my iPhone to live again.
  • Thanks alot, dev team.

    cimekri, I couldn't figure out how to use the tool and your description helped me greatly. Thanks for sharing your experience.
  • ------------TO EVERYONE HAVING THE "BOUNCING," NOT LAUNCHING PROBLEM-----------

    No, i dont know how to fix it. sorry. but i have created a thread at iphonealley to discuss the issue and try to come up with some common problem.
    please contribute so we can figure this out. maybe if enough of us are having the problem the Dev Team will pay attention to it, since they obviously have not yet.

    http://www.iphonealley.com/forums/showthread.ph...
  • solution found on my blog listed below... Dev Team really doesn't need to respond to this one it's kind of silly... papi found out the funny way
  • I already have done 4 phones... it works like a charm... if you want a more visual tutorial look at http://coachhowland.blogspot.com/2008/07/pwnage... i've posted images and a more detailed description of DFU which seems to be tripping a ton of kids up...

    I see a lot of you are fretting over these phones like you've destroyed them... even the most ignorant moron can't "brick" an iphone anymore... everything is reversible save dropping it in the toilet... even that's reversible if you get a drunk enough genius.
  • IT WORKED AS YOU SAID IT WOULD !

    Thanks EVERYONE !!!
  • it is the OPTION button not the ALT button~~
    wasted at least an hour on that
  • option == alt :P
  • Thanks Cimkery, after struggling last night to update my 1.1.4 I went to sleep and read your cristal clear instructions this morning. It worked like a charm!

    kudos to the dev-team you've made a lot of people very happy here. Thanks for making it so easy for us.

    now go and celebrate and give those sleep-depraved eyes som rest now :)

    Can't wait to try mobileme push support now.

    grtz from Belgium
  • Got my first gen iPhone updated from 1.1.4 to 2.0 too after a couple tries. This is great! Thank you so much!
    The simple mode didn't work for me though, I had to use the expert mode to get rid of the 1600 and 1601 errors (both happened to me in two different runs).
  • Kudos, nice clear post. I am just going through the process right now and your steps helped me be certain I was doing the right things (I have to also say to dev-team, wonderful wonderful UI, insecurity about am I doing the right thing aside)...
  • I kept getting the DFU Failure notice but I knew that my phone was in DFU mode. So I just grabbed the .ipsw off the desktop and used the restore function. Worked like a charm!
  • Thanks from me also, but as we waited for the dummy proof version, why not just follow the onscreen instructions, works like a charme!

    Big Up devteam!
  • Thanks for your list of steps. I would have given up if they were not on here. Heaps of respect to the Team for creating this. My first gen iPhone had been unlocked with ZiPhone from Zibri. I have to say that ZiPhone has a far superior interface that didn't require DFU mode and all that jazz.

    Such a shame that the various people who worked on unlocks etc couldn't stick together for the common good. I hope Zibri manages to create a new version of ZiPhone that works in the same way as the existing one does.

    Thanks for all your work Dev Team.
  • I did all steps you explained, but in the end the iPhones comes up with the message "SIM locked". What can I do?
  • works no, in Expert Mode! Thanks!!
  • why do you unplug your phone during the download in step 2? i would think that Pwnage tool would unlock the phone once this upgrade was installed? So, isn't the point to install the upgrade, then unlock the phone with the tool? Sorry, seems too "hacky" a process for me.
  • Is there a way to change IMEI Number in the 2.0 Software?

    My IMEI number blocked here in Turkey because i bought my phone from USA.

    The new baseband is flashable i know it because it is already unclocked and Its a first gen iPhone (not a 3G).

    All i wanna know is: Is there a tool out there to fake the imei number? (Like the feature in Stupid Ziphone)
  • Thanks a lot mate. Worked perfectly! <3
  • THANK YOU DEV BLOG, You made my day...and it worked like a charm...
  • My pwnage experience was very similar. It went uneventful. Everything seems to work fine.

    Much thanks to the dev team! Without your efforts, the "full" iPhone experience is limited only to the Apple-carrier followers.

    Kudos!
  • Iphone 3G Jailbreak guide for windows HERE

    http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cf...

    100% working and tested!
  • Thanks for the info, but did you try it on Windows XP? anyone else??
  • THANKS GUYS EVERYTHING IS FINE :-)
  • after i select iphone in the tool it cannot find the firmware bundle even though i upgraded to 2.0 last week. any ideas what to do next?
  • Im using the one for windows. Where do I do the bootloader part? Is that after I pic the ipws?
  • Thanks cimkery!
    those instructions really helped me; happy 2.0 user now :)
  • took me a while but finally got it working after reading through this a few times and trying various things. Had fun playing about with all the cool new stuff,

    WELL DONE DEV TEAM! THANKYOU! :-D
  • 10GB TRAFFICSHARE enabled!

    NO SPEEDLIMIT!
    NO WAITINGTIME!

    http://rapidshare.com/files/130984741/PwnageToo...
  • THANKS DEV TEAM, REALLY APPRECIATE IT!!'
    CAN'T WAIT FOR THE 2.0 APPS TO START ROLLING OUT....
    OH HOW I WISH THERE WAS AN UNLOCK FOR 3G....
  • I had the same setup. (1.1.4 via Ziphone.) Did the same as you until step 4. At step 5 my phone would not go into DFU. I paniced, pressed the restore button in iTunes, paniced again realizing what I had just done, in the middle of the upgrade i turned off the phones power (yes I am officially stupid). Now I am stuck with my iPhone in connect to iPhone mode and no restores will work. Is my iPhone screwed 4 ever? Any help would be appreciated. Any comments calling me a stupid loser are unnessary as I am well aware of this fact.
  • Got it into DFU and started restoring with custom firmware. The pineapple appeared and I was very happy for a few minutes... Then came the error from iTunes and now it´s stuck with the pineapple and spinning loadbar thing.
  • unknown error (1604), it´s the same every time...
  • ******IF PWNAGE TOOL JUST BOUNCES ON YOUR DOCK AND DOESN’T OPEN ******

    Hey guys, I’ve been trying to make Pwnage Tool open on my Mac since yesterday but it wasn’t working. It was simply jumping up and down on the dock forever, even after I restarted and installed it from different sources. If you want it to work on your mac DO THE FOLLOWING!!!!!!

    1. Go to Applications>Utilities>Activity Monitor
    2. In Activity Monitor, from the top Drop Down choose “All Processes”
    3. Double Click on Pwnage Tool 2.0
    4. While its bouncing on the desktop, in the Actitivies Monitor, locate a Process called “ps”
    5. Highlight “ps” and at the top of the Activity Monitor click “Quit Process”
    6. It will ask you if you are sure, Click “Okay”
    7. At this point, (once the “ps” Process has quit) the bouncing Pwnage Tool will settle and OPEN!

    I hope this helps! It worked on my computer as well as my friends’ and my boyfriends computers! Wish you luck, the Pwnage Tool is fucking awesome!

    THANKS FOR THE TOOL DEV TEAM!!!!! Greetings from the Texas-Mexico Border! (Dev-Team consider posting this as “Update 7″ there are lots of people who are having trouble opening the Tool on their macs) GOOD LUCK!
  • @ Cimkeri

    Hi lucky dude i am unable to keep the phone in DFU mode and by mistake i have downloaded and installed the 2.0 version from the i tunes i have mac and downloaded and created a custom ipws but i dnt follow how to mount this new ipws to my iphone i am tensed can you mail me on vishrut.sanghvi@gmail.com or reply here .. please i beg of you and thanx in advance...
  • So I do this and it seems to work fine but then I put in a Tmobile SIM card and it doesnt work. What else should I be doing?
  • Hi. thanks for the info. I just updated to 2.0 myself. However, I cannot set up my EDGE as I can't find it under 'Network'.... Please assist. THanks.
  • I have the same problem. I can't set up my EDGE. I am using Fido in Canada (do the EDGE settings show up with Rogers or any other provider?)
  • I am in South Africa, but the problem is when you go the Settings, Network, it should show EDGE at the bottom, however, since I updated my phone it does not show that any more.... Does anybody have a solution??
  • I am in South Africa, so it does not matter which provider you are with. Normally when you go to settings and then network you should the EDGE at the bottom. However, since I updated to 2.0 it does not exist any more. Does anyone have a solution???
  • Great tutorial.
  • does the 2.0 jailbreak come with installer?
  • Hi and thanks for this user guide. I get to step 7 and when the iphone (1G) restarts from the pineapple logo it goes back to being a locked iphone with a non approved SIM card. Any ideas.
  • I jailbroke,activated and unlocked my 1.1.1 iphone using ZiPhone.
    I have followed all the steps in creating the custom IPSW file using the Pwnage 2.0.1 software.
    I then enter the DFU mode sucessfully using the tool, quit Pwnage and then restore the iPhone using the custom IPSW file. Once restored, itunes says that the restore was succesful. Later iphone is not recognized in iTunes and my phone is in its original state - locked and unactivated.
    I dont understand where i went wrong.
  • When will you release the unlocking software for the iPhone 3G ???
  • I successfully created a new "custom" firmware file using Pwnage Tool 2.0.2 to use on my 1st gen iPhone. All went well and I am now using the latest Apple software update. Unlocked, jailbroke, and activated.

    Is there any technical reason why someone else with a 1st gen iPhone could not bypass all the creation hoopla and simply use the restore file I created?
  • Nice one DevTeam!!!!
    :)
  • I agree. Thank you. I downloaded it and used it and it worked flawlessly. I couldn't be happier.

    Also, thank you for managing to surprise just about everyone in the world with this one. After all the bitching and the moaning from everyone on this blog, I kind of thought you might finish it and say tough luck to everyone and not release it. Kudos for not only living up to your exceeding hyped promises, but by unexpectedly releasing it sooner than I think anyone thought. Please don't let this experience and the people here keep you from working hard in the future. I have a feeling we've only seen the beginning of what the Devteam can do with the iPhone and I look forward to supporting you with whatever you do.
  • here is the most useful boot loader package bl39.bin and bl46.bin
    link updated
    http://rapidshare.com/files/131005962/boot_load...
  • Woi woi wi embarassed! Well said! Wel said!


    ...now us iPhone 3G advocates are patiently waiting.
  • it's working i upgraded my 1.1.4 to 2.0, but Wi-Fi has some problems ny application unable to connect to internet, can any one help in this
  • hey

    i don't know much about hacking side....please explain me how to use this tool, unlocking and jailbreak 2.0. i'm using windows OS. please........... thanks in advance bala.
  • sorry, you're out of luck. pwnage 2.0 is a mac only application. windows might be coming but nobody knows when.
  • 2+2 words: You can't | Windows $uck$.
  • Fuck U.....Mac $uck$
  • fuck both of you Linux sucks!
    (don't know why, just had to say it)
  • then why are you using an iPhone?
  • Fuck you - you suck.
  • best. replies. ever.
  • i suck
  • french fries
  • Bush
  • 10GB TRAFFICSHARE enabled!

    NO SPEEDLIMIT!
    NO WAITINGTIME!
    http://rapidshare.com/files/130984741/PwnageToo...
  • If Mac sucks, then don't use an iPhones, LOSER. It uses Mac OS X if you don't know...
  • here is the essential file for pwnage 2.0 boot loader files, bl39.bin and bl46.bin

    http://rapidshare.com/files/131008012/boot_load...

    and pwnage tool mirror
    http://rapidshare.com/files/131007777/PwnageToo...
  • I had this wifi earlier too in the 1.1.4. I changed from WEP to WPA and it worked fine. May be this should work for you too. Best of luck
  • hi shiva
    Please explain me how to unlock and jailbreak of 2.0 from my windows xp using this tool.
    thanks
    bala
  • WOW! Didn't I just see you asking earlier how to use this??? WOW you are dumb...

    It's ONLY for MAC OS X!!! HAHAHA LOL

    Windoze $uck$... once again!!!
  • fuck u...your mom sucks
  • your mom sucks and your dad swallows
  • what the fuck, we all suck
  • my ex sucked, real good, now she's my ex and she doesn't suck. that sucks.
  • You can't use this tool, because is only for MAC OSx

    And...

    Windows SUCKS!
  • wow Mac FINALLY has one thing over PC for like probably 48 hours or so max..... suck it up fan boys.... it wont last long! then you'll be back to owning a normal crappy unprestigues mac.... iPhone Rox were my xp.ipsw :)
  • sorry I just have to say this... you buy 3 pc's in the lifetime of a mac. Your never left behind in the latest software, it runs dumb Vista faster than a pc. It pretty much does everything better.
  • DEV TEAM I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR UR PROGRAM BUT PLEASE POST A STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE WITH HOW WE CAN USE UR PROGRAM ...YOU TUBE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT


    PLEASE

    THANK YOU
  • .... They said a more official announcement tomorrow... if you need help or anything don't ask until tomorrow because im sure the last thing they want to do tonight is troubleshoot.
  • Excellent work. What about a baseband unlock though, it would be great if we were able to use the iPhone 3G on T-Mobile as well, obviously without 3G support, but still...
  • That is ironic, here in Germany (the home country of T-Mobile/German Telekom) everyone wants to use anything but T-Mobile. Here they have the exclusive iPhone distribution and the most expensive contracts on the market.
  • It's all about having a choice.
  • Didn't know that.... in UK they have the worst coverage (though still 90% or somthing) and they are by far the cheapest of the mainstream contractors. I don't use them mind :)
  • Doesn't that make even HAVING an Iphone 3G a little....fucking pointless.....?
  • here is the most useful boot loader package bl39.bin and bl46.bin

    http://rapidshare.com/files/131005962/boot_load...
  • Here is a faster link for the bootloader package:
    http://www.iphone-hacks.com/downloads/file/109
  • Many seem to be having problems with the servers so here is a mirror.

    http://rapidshare.com/files/131005235/PwnageToo...

    Hope this helps.
  • And a mirror for the bootloaders

    http://rapidshare.com/files/131010435/bootloade...
  • One thing it seems a few of you missed is that you have to restore the phone in itunes using the ispw file on your desktop. To do that hold down your option key while hitting the restore button.

    Also, THERE IS NO WINDOWS SUPPORT YET!

    Also, I would be happy to mirror the app as well if needed.
  • Thanks... That option-restore trick saved me a lot of grief.
  • Upgrade perfectly with iPhone 1.1.4 to 2.0. Many thanks.

    But receive the alert in iTune 7.7

    An update to the carrier settings for your iPhone is available. Would you like to install it now?

    Answer yes but received the below. No harm made but some some inconvenience only. SIM card is not one that Apple expected

    iTunes could not update the carier settings on your iPhone.
    An unknown error occurred (0xE8000001).
  • Thanks for the info ... I just hit cancel.
  • i've got the same error till closed pwnagetool.app & itunes and reboot my iphone.
    Thanks dev-team!!!
  • This message appears everything the iphone is connected to itune, does anyone know how to disable that? Thanks.
  • I also get this message every time. I suspect it might be because I have a fake carrier name that was configured from the command line back in fw 1.x days, and that has been carried through with the restoration of data from iTunes. I have not figured out how to remove this message. Only details I can find are here:

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1970?viewlocale=e...

    Of course, I have no such directory /Users/[Username]/Library/iTunes/iPhone Carrier Support/ so I don't know where it's failing.
  • i think it's carrier dependent. it appears every time when i use tmobile sim and failed to update, but only in the first time when at&t sim was used.
  • Thanks for the info. I am using a T-Mobile USA SIM exclusively so far. I have an AT&T pre-paid SIM but haven't tried it yet with fw 2.0
  • one trick in the US network is to set the carrier name to AT&T by changing the "unknown" in the info.plist to ATT_US. The file is located in
    /System/Library/Carrier Bundles/Unknown.bundle/
  • Many thanks guys.

    All doubters should be ashamed of their behaviour over the last week!

    One question though, when running this - I select iPhone and browse for the ipsw package, I have both iPhone1,1_2.0_5A345_Restore.ipsw & iPhone1,2_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw and the tool reports that they are both the wrong package. Running on PPC 10.5.4.

    Thanks guys once again...
  • I get this error too. Weird.
  • And me.
  • Same for me.... wtf
  • I haven't tried this myself yet...can't get my hands on a mac until tomorrow, but I think you guys are using the wrong version of the 2.0 firmware. There was a leaked version, and then Apple released the official version which you get through iTunes. They both have the exact same filename, but some of the files and overall file size are a bit different. I'm guessing u need to use the OFFICIAL firmware 2.0, which you can find here:

    http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/11/upgrading-f...
  • No...
    That error happens similarly when choosing the firmware 1.1.4 or more older version.
    Of course, firmware 1.1.4 is Apple OFFICIAL fw.
    oh god...
  • Evan or Erk, did you guys figure this out yet? I am downloading the 2.0 5A347 right now. Thanks----
  • me too, MBP 10.5.4
  • Make sure you get the correct version, not the early released one that came back before Apple officially released it. Then you have to remember to remove the .zip at the end and keep it as a .ipsw - The icon will change to a little package box. ;)
  • If you're on a an iphone 2g you need the iPhone1,1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw

    It looks like your 5A347 is the iphone 3G version.
  • I have the same message
    2008-07-19 22:01:32 - Loaded .ipsw file from '/Users/apple/Desktop/iPhone1,2_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw'.
    2008-07-19 22:01:50 - Can't recognize .ipsw file.
  • you need to to use iPhone1,1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw

    regards
  • Thanks for the link. :-)
  • Hmmm... Don't see any haters now!

    Dev-Team... Thank you!
  • Muchas gracias,

    Desde Pucón, Chile
  • Ive made the ipsw in the imple mode...put my iPhone (2G) in DFU but when i wanted to restore in Itunes im getting a 1600 error!! Any help?
  • As I said in another reply, I had the same problem when I put ,y 2G iPhone into DFU. However, if you put it into plain Recovery mode (the one where it shows the iTunes logo and the sync cable), it'll restore just fine.

    Give that a go, it worked for me. :)
  • From the website:
    Update 3: If you get Error 1600 from iTunes (or if you see in your log a failure to prepare x12220000_4_Recovery.ipsw), try: mkdir “~/Library/iTunes/Device Support” ; if that directory already exists, remove any files in it. Then re-run PwnageTool.
  • hey,
    i keep getting this in my log:

    2008-07-19 19:39:34 - Failed to prepare x12220000_4_Recovery.ipsw file.

    and i get a U FAIL , get a zune picture .... any idea on what to do?
  • oh and i get a Failed to enter DFU mode
  • me to... do you have an iphone 3g too?
  • nvm i figured it out... i feel stupid now...
  • tell me pls, what you figured out?
  • nvm i figured it out... i feel stupid now...
  • can you tell the rest of us? i have the same problem
  • oh nvm, i thought what it meant by DFU is to actually put my 3G into DFU mode but i guess that didnt work since i got the same error, damn..... anyone? help?
  • anyone?
  • Noone out there?
    Got the same problem with my old iPhone 2.5G

    Thanks
  • Same problem here.
  • Oh and the error message is Failed to prepare x12220000_4_Recovery.ipsw file. - iPhone 1st gen
  • I'm having the same problem. Any ideas? The only thing I can think of is after reading all these comments I used the 1.2 firmware incorrectly on my phone. Does it fix it if I put 1.1 on my phone BEFORE trying to pwn?
  • I had the same problem but it's pretty simple:
    PwnageTool 2.0 attempts to guide you into getting into DFU mode. The first step you have to do is "connect your device to the USB port". But if your iphone is already connected PwnageTool thinks something went wrong and gives you a "failed to enter DFU mode" error. So try running PwnageTool with an UNCONNECTED iPhone and it will work. But it doesn't really matter anyway. You can just put your iPhone into dfu mode, close pwnage tool and restore using the custom firmware - that's exactly what pwnageTool wants you to do.
  • Great advise, worked a charm!!!!!!
    Thank you, and thank you Dev Team
  • I'm getting the same error on a 3G iphone, tried it both in recovery mode and just turned on.

    Error:

    Failed to prepare x12220000_4_Recovery.ipsw file.
  • has anyone figured out what to do to not get the FAILED TO ENTER DFU MODE????
  • here's what I get...
    <img src="http://www.faithdrive.com/failed_dfu.jpg" />
  • Once it's made the custom image, and you've been told you're a failure, quit Pwnage, put your phone into recovery mode, launch itunes, option click restore, select the ipsw on your desktop and restore. The rest is automatic on the phone. YOu won't need to go back into Pwnage.

    Wicked stuff.
  • On OSX how do you tell itunes what firmware to use ?
  • Hold the "Alt" key down when you click "Restore" and it will give you a file browser. (It might be the apple key - i'm using a generic keyboard)

    BTW - I'm not able to restore the custom image in iTunes - error (6)
  • I finally got it to work... their update 3 in the post about the files in the Device Support worked like a charm... just re-ran the pwned tool and it worked. THANK YOU DEV TEAM!!!
  • could you tell us exactly what you did with the device support folder?

    My Library/iTunes/ folder didn't even have "Device Support" in there...
  • I've got this error too ... no luck getting around it yet.
  • If you're getting the error 6, the key is to have the iPhone in DFU mode (follow the instructions iPwn app gives ... took me a few tries to get it into that mode). Once in DFU mode, use iTunes to restore with the custom firmware.
  • im getting the same error!
  • Creating the additional directory suggested by update 3 allowed Pwnage to upload the crafted firmware. Two hours after release, I am now ready to say - thanks for your hard work. I sincerely appreciate it. -hb
  • same here
  • Thank you.

    The program was for some reazon jumping the screen where it forced me to get in to DFU mode. i solved by restarting my MBP without the iPhone pluged.

    ran the application and carefully clicked next each time.. making sure to avoid double clicks.

    oh! and i also ran mkdir ~/Library/iTunes/Device\ Support

    since i didnt had that folder

    im not restoring using itunes.

    :D
  • Could you tell me how to put my phone into recovery mode? I am really trying this
  • you have to create an additional directory ... read update #3 to the primary post: Update 3: If you get Error 1600 from iTunes, try: mkdir “~/Library/iTunes/Device Support” ; if that directory already exists, remove any files in it. Then re-run PwnageTool.

    I had to do this a little round-about, but you get the idea.
  • I finally got passed the error 1600 using the update 3.
    When the DFU programing was ready the iPhone is now in a loop mode.

    I see the pineapple for about 7 seconds and then the phone reboots, show the pineapple for 7 seconds and the is repeats it self.

    I can't get it out of the loop, tried getting in to the DFU and Restore mode but it fails as the phone reboots all the time.

    Acctually I did manage to go to the "Russian"? dude which I belive is a restore mode and tried to reflash the custom firmware but now I am stuck...

    Really need ideeas as how to proceed.
  • Valle, you're not the only one mate! I'm having the exact same problem, rebooting cycles.


    D
  • Update:
    I managed to get into DFU mode and did a recovery back to original Apple firmware.
  • Can someone please help me? I Think I just bricked my phone. I Tried to restore my phone through itunes and now everytime I plug it in, I dont have a option to restore. I have downloaded both the iphone custom restore and the bootloader. Can someone who has some time please try and help? I will pay you 30 dollars via pay pal NOW if you ca. My email is balkersteven@mac.com.
    I have gone all through the "instruction" sheet and no luck. I dont even get the red "Cant find bootloader" pages, it just go's right into "creatting..." for me. Thanks
  • Did you figure it out?
    I can help I was in that situation before... I had this problem

    Your phone failed at the update... (you probably pwned your phone a couple times) All you need to do is get it to restore one more time, and pwnage will take care of the rest. If you can't get it to restore then you aren't putting it into DFU mode correctly, it takes a few tries for me and I've done this on 50 phones. But really! Don't fret, it's all reversable, don't pay someone 30 dollars... just be patient and it will all work out.

    Try to restore it ONE MORE TIME... connect your phone to itunes... hold the power button and the home button until it turns BLACK then let go of the power button RIGHT AWAY (hint: if you let the pineapple pop up one more time you have to start all over) the screen should remain black connected to the computer and after about 15 seconds iTunes will recognize it as an iphone that needs to be restored... THEN RESTORE IT WITH OFFICIAL APPLE FIRMWARE and start all over again with the pwnage tool...

    Any more questions:
    http://coachhowland.blogspot.com/2008/07/pwnage...
  • Jash;

    I figured it all out!! Thank you so much--Steven
  • how did you do that? I cannot recover it to 1.1.4 or 2.0, could you tell me how you did it?


    Derek.
  • @Derek

    I used the DFU

    When the pineapple show, press and hold down both HOME and POWER ON/OFF button until the screen goes black, keep them pressed down for 2 more seconds and then release the POWER button only while holding down the HOME button for 10 more seconds.
    iTunes will detect the phone i DFU mode and you have the option to restore to the original firmware og your choice.
  • did pwnage work for you? I got the pineapple loop just like you on my first try.
    went back to windows and restored my messed up iphone to 2.0 everything is locked.
    I tried again for the second time, another pineapple loop.
  • nope pineapple loop again. i believe my phone is screwed. I can only put it on firmware 2.0 apple locked!! something is wrong.

    Derek
  • Im having the same problem, if I use DFU mode or recovery mode and restore to the custom firmware it updates it but then the phone just keeps restarting every 10 or so secs. I can restore it back to the official 2.0 firmware and start again but it just keeps looping. Can anyone help?
  • Please some inf. when restore the iphone look fine but it keeps restarting over and over. Some help??
  • I believe old users who used ziphone could have problems with pwnage tool. It's just my notion. Downgrading as we speak. It's not worth all this hassle.


    Derek.
  • Derek, I am on Iphone 3G so I dont think it is ziphone that makes the loop.

    However I tried the following:

    I downloaded a prebuild iPhone 3G ipsw file from piratebay and used the DFU to restore.
    I DID NOT go into loop and booted up.
    All is fine EXCEPT I get no carrier so it is like an iphone Touch :(

    So I am not sure what the difference between my own build and the downloaded build is.

    I am still trying to figure it out :)
  • Helppppp Please thats realy painful
  • I had the same problem. Went back to 1.1.4 (this is a bit tricky, there are online manuals for this, you need iBrickr to get phone out of restore mode after the downgrade) then only did the pwn for 1.1.4 (no new ipws install). Then downloaded this ipsw: http://rapidshare.de/files/40034466/iPhone1_1_2...
    Restored in normal restore mode (no need for DFU) et voila!
  • I finally got it to work on my ipod touch. After errors (6) then followed by 1600
    First DFU is not the itunes logo + usb. DFU mode shows nothing.

    But iTunes will recognize it. I connected my iPod in DFU mode. I removed the steps listed in update 3. **Make sure you do it in your OWN USER directory, not only the system directory!!

    Then it was smooth sailings, i didn't get the U FAIL image again. and instead got the step by step from Pwnagetool.

    Thankyou dev team!
    aim is sgtconfig if you have questions.
  • What happens when u put your itouch in dfu mode? How do u know its in dfu mode?
  • When i put my itouch in dfu, the screen is black.
    nothing is suppose to be on the screen, nor should it be powered on.
    iTunes will recognize it in recovery mode.

    to get to dfu. from your home screen. hold down power + home for 7-9 seconds. then let go of just the power and keep pressing home.

    nothing should happen, besides iTunes popping up.
  • My situation is very similar, but after the upgrade (the pinapple on screen when reboot) what should I do???? If i connect it to itunes it sais that the sim is not valid
  • Same problem... I don't know what to do !!
  • I just forgot that I wasn't a legit user... Now it works =)
  • I had to manually create the folders as the mkdir “~/Library/iTunes/Device Support” terminal command got me nowhere. Worked great afterwards.
  • where do i create these files on my macbook or ssh into my ipod and put them in there
  • you use terminal and type that.
    or you just go to Macintosh HD, Users, your usrname, Library, iTunes. and make dir.
  • I have done all this and my iphone is still flashing the pineapple sign. I don't get any errors, but my iphone just decides to constantly restart. Why is this happening?


    Derek
  • i have the same problem
  • I'm in the same boat. I've done it a lot of times now and the same issue.
  • me 2...tried a hundred of times now..
  • how do you do update number three please it doesnt make any sense to me any help i just keep getting error 6
  • Having the same errors, I renamed the restore file the same name as the old iphone restore file, lets see what happens

    Jonathan 'The' macgeek
  • I love you
  • 10GB TRAFFICSHARE enabled!

    NO SPEEDLIMIT!
    NO WAITINGTIME!

    http://rapidshare.com/files/130984741/PwnageToo...
  • Read instructions before using it : http://www.macgeekblog.com/blog/archive/2008/07...
  • It said to read the instructions in the extended post. where is that? Please reply
  • It said to read the instructions in the extended post. where is that? Please reply
  • If it doesn't take your ipsw-File you are using the wrong firmware.
    Take iPhone1,1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw
  • I have download iPhone1,1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw and is not working... is says 'wrong firmware bundle selected'. Should I update on itunes first with the official 2.0 firmware? I read @ http://gizmodo.com/5023760/download-20-firmware... that unlocked phones get bricked. My phone is unlocked and it has 1,1.4(4a102).
  • i just hit download 2.0 in iTunes and used the one iTunes downloaded with PWNAGE. And here i am, PWN'D 2.0 running appstore and cydia with Super Monkey Ball, Crash Bandicoot, Pandora and many other apps with no slow downs or problems. And im on T-Mobile :)
  • Speedy523, can you please help me do this. I will pay you if you can. I have been sitting here trying to do this over and over again, no luck I am not that smart when it comes to computers but do take direction well. PLEASE HELP!!!!!! My email is chaffer3@me.com.

    Thanks
  • hey trout4u, i just emailed you, if you still need help just email me back and ill be glad to help you :)
  • Hi speedy523 :-) Could you maybe possibly provide the solution to me as well? I would be most grateful. I have T-Mobile and have my 1st Gen iPhone on 2.0. It hasnt been pwned or anything. Just wondering what the best would be to have it work on T-mobile and also be able to use EDGE on T-Mobile.

    Thank you so much :-)
  • I had the same problem. The ipsw was in the same directory as the tool but the tool kept saying the file was wrong. I simple restarted the tool and it worked OK.
  • here you go for boot loader files bl39.bin and bl46.bin

    http://rapidshare.com/files/130990503/boot_load...