FAQ: Unlocking, Jailbreak, Cydia, etc - All discussion goes here

L5

hi i dont know much about this so sorry if its a stupid question.
I have my iphone 3gs jailbroken, its on 4.1 firmware. How do i unlock it?

thanks a lot

guil

to unlock it ya will need to jb with redsn0w and select install ipad baseband
GPS might not work, ya wont be able to restore or update in itunes again, ya will always have to use a custom firmware

Beans_On

hi.

I have restored my phone via Itunes and i am now locked out.

I am unsure what i need to jailbreak it as i dont know what firmware etc it is using?

I am using a Mac and iphone is 2g

any help appreciated

guil

Beans_On wrote: »

hi.

I have restored my phone via Itunes and i am now locked out.

I am unsure what i need to jailbreak it as i dont know what firmware etc it is using?

I am using a Mac and iphone is 2g

any help appreciated

if its a 2g the highest firmware it could have is 3.1.3
ya could use spirit to jb

Beans_On

guil wrote: »

if its a 2g the highest firmware it could have is 3.1.3
ya could use spirit to jb

will this unlock carrier?

guil

no, ultrasn0w should

guil

ok its a bit different to unlock it, have a look here for jb and unlock
http://www.redmondpie.com/jailbreak-iphone-os-3.1.3-firmware-with-redsn0w-0.9.4/

dmcg90

Got an iPad for Christmas and I updated to 4.2.1

I don't mind having a tethered update as I rarely ever let it go all the way down to zero percent.

Will Redsn0w make it that I can't update it in the future (custom firmware modified for good) or use the untethered version that the dev-team are working on now.

Also, is there any news on when it could be released? As of course i'd like the untethered version.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

guil

dmcg90 wrote: »

Got an iPad for Christmas and I updated to 4.2.1

I don't mind having a tethered update as I rarely ever let it go all the way down to zero percent.

Will Redsn0w make it that I can't update it in the future (custom firmware modified for good) or use the untethered version that the dev-team are working on now.

Also, is there any news on when it could be released? As of course i'd like the untethered version.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Yeah ya can use redsn0w to jb. Ya will be able to update and restore in iTunes
That restriction only applies to iPhones if they install the iPad baseband

clio_16v

guil wrote: »

have ya tried restarting it after installing ultrasn0w

Restarted it to no avail. Any other ideas?

dmcg90

guil wrote: »

Yeah ya can use redsn0w to jb. Ya will be able to update and restore in iTunes
That restriction only applies to iPhones if they install the iPad baseband

So theres pretty much no danger then in Red Sn0wing it?

Itsdacraic

I have an iphone which is stuck on the Apple Logo screen.
Is there a way for me to tell if this phone has been jail broken and if this is the cause of the problem?

guil

dmcg90 wrote: »

So theres pretty much no danger then in Red Sn0wing it?

nope

Itsdacraic wrote: »

I have an iphone which is stuck on the Apple Logo screen.
Is there a way for me to tell if this phone has been jail broken and if this is the cause of the problem?

nope

confuzed

Bought new iphone 3GS with Firmware- 05.15.04.
Searched few websites but none mentioned how to jail break this firmware.

All helps appreciated.

iPaddyM

confuzed wrote: »

Bought new iphone 3GS with Firmware- 05.15.04.
Searched few websites but none mentioned how to jail break this firmware.

All helps appreciated.

http://iclarified.com/jailbreak

iPaddyM

Need help with a 3Gs.

Was originally 4.1 and I've updated it to 4.2.1, ran redsn0w_win_0.9.6b5 to install the iPad baseband. It's the new bootrom so it's a tethered jailbreak.

Everything was fine, had Cydia on the home screen etc, I went to boot again via redsn0w_win_0.9.6b5 and it just showed the Apple logo (not the connect to iTunes one) so tried to do a fresh install of 4.2.1 in iTunes but keep getting "error 1015".

Any ideas to bypass this?

Thanks

guil

mushroom_mario wrote: »

http://iclarified.com/jailbreak

confuzed wrote: »

Bought new iphone 3GS with Firmware- 05.15.04.
Searched few websites but none mentioned how to jail break this firmware.

All helps appreciated.

That's baseband and has nothing to do with jailbreak

mushroom_mario wrote: »

Need help with a 3Gs.

Was originally 4.1 and I've updated it to 4.2.1, ran redsn0w_win_0.9.6b5 to install the iPad baseband. It's the new bootrom so it's a tethered jailbreak.

Everything was fine, had Cydia on the home screen etc, I went to boot again via redsn0w_win_0.9.6b5 and it just showed the Apple logo (not the connect to iTunes one) so tried to do a fresh install of 4.2.1 in iTunes but keep getting "error 1015".

Any ideas to bypass this?

Thanks

If ya read the warnings before installing the iPad baseband ya would know that it's not possible to restore or upgrade in iTunes anymore. Ya can only use custom ipsw's

Basq

Got a iPhone 3GS from a friend who I upgraded to 4.1 (which I presumed was unlockable), but I didn't preserve baseband.



Is there anything I can do now? It's stuck at the iTunes activation screen. Sorry if it's been posted already recently.

guil

ya could use limera1n to jailbreak it but the only way to unlock at the moment is to use redsn0w to install the ipad baseband and unlock using ultrasn0w
if ya install the ipad bb, theres no way to restore or update in itunes anymore, ya will always have to use a custom ipsw and any warranty will be void aswell

Basq

Cheers for that guil..

.. presume I won't need an AT&T sim to activate if I upgrade to the iPad baseband, and unlock using Ultrasnow?

guil

no using redsn0w will bypass the activation, just be sure ya understand the possible problems installing the ipad bb, GPS might not work along with some others

Basq

Cheers for that guil.

BDR

Got an unlocked 3gs from the States last year and attempted (and failed) to upgrade the software the other day.

I'm now locked out of the phone seeing as it doesn't recognise the sim.

Do I need to have the original sim to unlock it or is it possible without it?

iPaddyM

BDR wrote: »

Got an unlocked 3gs from the States last year and attempted (and failed) to upgrade the software the other day.

I'm now locked out of the phone seeing as it doesn't recognise the sim.

Do I need to have the original sim to unlock it or is it possible without it?

Have a read of the last 6/7 posts :pac:

hi_im_fil

Is there any indication of when a non tethered jb will be out for 4.2.1?

Jakmeehan

hi_im_fil wrote: »

Is there any indication of when a non tethered jb will be out for 4.2.1?

There is a redsn0w beta available for mac users who are signed up for apples developer programme that provides an untethered jailbreak. As it is in beta stages, there are still some bugs that need to be ironed out so expect that anything that could go wrong, will

hi_im_fil

Where can I download redsn0w? When I follow the link given on this page it says its not able to find the page... http://iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=12945

hi_im_fil

^^ Never mind the above, I found a link in the comments section on iclarified

princemuzzy

a friend has given me his 3gs on 4.2.1 and wants me to unlock it to any networks can this be done its never been jailbroken or unlocked before

guil

princemuzzy wrote: »

a friend has given me his 3gs on 4.2.1 and wants me to unlock it to any networks can this be done its never been jailbroken or unlocked before

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=69889446&postcount=1242