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iPhone 3GS jailbreak and unlock incoming!

  • 26-06-2009 9:59am
    #1
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭


    The iphone dev team have revealed this morning that they're well on the way to cracking the 3GS: http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/130456145/24kpwn-lives-on-in-the-iphone-3gs
    And yes, ultrasn0w will be able to be used on the iPhone 3GS for you unlockers! (In fact, without any modifications whatsoever!)

    important: Apple has not given up on the cat&mouse game, and in fact there are challenging aspects of the 3GS jailbreak that aren’t in the other devices. It’ll take some time to safely work these into our tools, but the fundamental weaknesses are there: The bootrom is exploitable via 24Kpwn, and the baseband is exploitable via ultrasn0w. (And just like with the 3G, ultrasn0w for 3GS requires that you not update your baseband when Apple comes out with new firmware.)


Comments

  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Excellent news. :D

    Edit: Thread made into a sticky. This is big news.


  • #3
    anoble66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭anoble66


    fantastic news! The dev team guys are amazing.


  • #4
    Frankmagnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 690 ✭✭✭Frankmagnet


    Picture of the 1st jailbroken 3gs


    http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4359


  • #5
    randombar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭randombar


    Hey lads, just wondering is there anything I need to do to the iphone 3GS to get it ready for the unlock?
    The nature of the 3GS hardware allows Apple to stop IPSWs from being usable unless you’ve already gotten the signed chunks they send to you based on your ECID (a unique chip ID). You cannot get these signed chunks without knowing your ECID, and you don’t know your ECID until you’ve bought your 3GS.

    The jailbreak requires at least one signed iBoot-family img3 for your device. And that iBoot needs to have an exploitable bug. It’s an all-or-nothing deal…you either have your signed exploitable iBoot ready to use, for now and forever — always jailbreakable — or you have nothing.

    I'll be in the states in about 3 weeks and thinking of buying a prepay 3GS (If I can??) and then unlocking it when I get home for meteor.

    I was going to just go away and sign the contract with o2 but their data plans are ridiculous!!!!


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