Well, didn’t take long did it? When the last iPhone firmware update (v1.1.1.1) was released, all hacks/programs were deemed useless until updated. Recently, a poster over at TUAW.com wrote a detailed guide on how to break the new firmware in, albeit roughly.
Below demonstrates how to do so, and what’s required. It’s not for the faint of heart, though. Check the end of the article to see the entire guide.
Ingredients
One iPhone, still at version 1.0.2 with ssh access.
One 1.1.1 iPhone upgrade, still not applied.
Firmware for 1.0.2 for downgrading.
iPhuc
The basic method
1. Using ssh: cd /var/root
2. mv Media backup
3. ln -s / Media
4. Upgrade to 1.1.1
5. Use iphuc to access the changes and hopefully get execute access.
Getting started
10:13 AM. My 1.0.2 iPhone is sitting here next to me. It is running ssh and I’m ready to start the hack. I do the linking method as follows:
=% cd
=% pwd
/private/var/root
=% mv Media backup
=% ln -s / Media
=%
I’ve now closed the shell and attached the iPhone to my Mac and am about to start the upgrade. Man, it really physically repels me to hit that Update button… The fear. The uncertainty. The doubt.
The iPhone upgrade
10:20 AM. Right now it’s extracting software and getting ready to do the install. I have never unlocked this phone so I’m hoping the update will proceed smoothly. Lets see if I get bricked or not.
10:22 AM. It’s “Updating iPhone software…” now.
10:23 AM. Verifying updated iPhone software. Oh noes! I can has the 1.1.1 upgrade now?
10:24 AM. Updating iPhone firmware…Pleasant elevator music plays in the background. (Because every great hack must be accompanied by elevator music.)
10:26 AM: Your iPhone has been updated, and is restarting. Activate iPhone, connect to iTunes.
10:27 AM: Wrong SIM!!!!! Oh man. (Trust me, it’s a pure AT&T SIM on a pure AT&T account.)
10:28 AM: I pull the phone out of the dock and then I reconnect to iTunes. iTunes could not connect to the iPhone “Bologna” because of an unknown error occurred.
10:29 AM: Switching to my Intel Mac from my G4 Mac
10:32 AM: I have the full tree. Getting screen shot now. The phone is not activated but iPhuc connects to it without trouble. w00t!
Ofcourse we don’t advise doing anything like this, and aren’t responsible if you manage to break or harm your iPhone. This is not the entire article, there are pictures as well as a more in-depth guide if you click on the link at the bottom of the page.
Thanks: TUAW.com
Written by patrick on October 6th, 2007 with no comments.
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Since the latest firmware update has set hackers back (but not entirely), as well as developers, Apple is setting to open up their software a little more with the release of Leopard in 3 months.
As long as people stayed within the lines, coders could program in Safari for the iPhone. Though, several people didn’t agree with it and started hacking “outside the box”, creating native programs to allow unrestricted use. According to Cleeve Nettles (9to5Mac): “Apple has been furiously working with their partners on games and applications for the iPhone/iPod and the standardized Human-Interface Controls that will go along with them,”
He goes on to say, “For instance, EA [ERTS, purveyor of Madden NFL, NBA Live, etc.] is currently porting their iPod lineup to the OSX iPod/iPhone platform to be sold along side the classic iPod OS versions. Other big developers with strict confidentiality agreements are also on board.”
Among this, Nettles says that Apple wants to make the iPhone a little more like the T-Mobile Sidekick. Thus being more open ended to programmers allowing a more open environment to work and share works with, like T-Mobile’s Integrated Payment system. Apple has also reportedly hired the same people who made SidekickOS (Danger) to help them design their own integrated system. Programmers were warned to wait until Leopard is out, since so many others are already holding back software for such a release, because it’s “the” upgrade that coders have waited for.
Thanks: Apple 2.0 , 9to5Mac
Written by patrick on October 6th, 2007 with no comments.
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This past friday, Orange is now seeing the possibility of not having an iPhone on store shelves for the holidays.
“The risk we’re evaluating this week is that Apple crosses France off,” says Les Echos, quoting an employee of Orange. Apparently the problem is that there’s a French law requiring iPhones to be sold both with and without contracts (Or unlocked as well as locked.), putting a hindrance in both exclusivity for Orange, and revenues for Apple.
Besides that law, there’s another also putting the strain on the device since 1998. This law requires any phone to be unlocked at the user’s request, for a fee during the first six months, and free afterwards. All 3 French carriers who have tried to argue with this law, including Orange, have failed.
Will these laws keep Apple from debuting the phone in France? All we can do is wait and see if Apple bends to adapt.
Thanks: Engadget , Marketwatch
Written by patrick on October 6th, 2007 with no comments.
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The drastic change of shape with the new generation of nanos has brought up new ideas for accessories. After going from tall and skinny to short and fat, the nano now resembles I guess you could say the face of a watch. So obviously the race is on for who is going to have the hot new accessory.
Honestly I don’t even think that the demand for a wrist case would even be there, but the idea is being tosses around. People were doing just fine with their arm bands and pockets, I’m not sure if they want to wear their iPod on their wrist. Let alone the obvious flaw of everyone having wired headphones. The crossover from wired to Bluetooth hasn’t happened yet which is a huge knockdown for that accessory.
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Written by Dallas Taylor Baker on October 6th, 2007 with no comments.
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A California man represented by lawyer Damian Fernández has filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple for bricking iPhones with their latest firmware update, v1.1.1. While this is neither the first, nor will it likely be the last lawsuit aimed at Apple, this one is unique in that it seeks a permanent injunction against Apple to prevent them from selling locked iPhones in the future.
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Written by Edward Kirk on October 6th, 2007 with no comments.
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