Preparing sn0wned for iPod touch “3G”.

Since everything has been discussed in this blog about 2G jailbreak guides and news, September is just around the corner (about a month!) and we’re going to transition to focus on the upcoming iPod touch.

I’m sure this is going to be really exciting for all of us waiting for a jailbreak to be released and we hope that the iPhone Dev Team will pull through here and find an exploit ASAP. Here’s hoping come September.

redsn0w 0.7 released! For 2G touch!

The DevTeam has released a NEW product (yes, with a name we’ve already heard) called redsn0w. It works for ALL devices EXCEPT the new iPhone 3G S (obvious).

1. GOLDEN RULE: If you are using a 3G iPhone with yellowsn0w and rely on yellowsn0w to obtain cellular service, then you should NOT use redsn0w right now. Ultrasn0w (the 3G carrier unlock) is not included with this release and therefore your baseband will be locked and unable to use an operator other than the official one it was bought for. UltraSn0w will be released via APT (cydia and icy) soon. If you have an original iPhone (1st generation) then 3.0 carrier unlock works with this redsn0w release.
2. Yellowsn0w in its current form will NOT work with the baseband version that is present in the 3.0 update, you will need Ultrasn0w, which will be released sometime soon, Ultrasn0w will work with all iPhone 3G models (but not 3GS), even ones that were previously unlockable, Ultrasn0w (when available) will be released via APT (this means you will be able to get it via Cydia or Icy).
3. Please read all parts of this post before downloading and using these tools.
4. Read items 1, 2 and 3 again and again.
5. At the bottom of this post are the bittorrent files for the latest version of redsn0w.
6. This app is suitable for the recent 3.0 release
7. redsn0w will NOT work for the iPhone 3GS.
8. redsn0w WILL work for Original iPhone (1st Generation), Original iPod touch, iPod touch 2G and the iPhone 3G (not the iPhone 3GS).

DON’T USE THIS JUST YET IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING YELLOWSN0W AND WANT TO KEEP YOUR UNLOCK….

Here’s the rundown:

* Runs on Windows.
* Runs on OS X (Intel only, but they are working out a bug to have PPC support up shortly)
* JAILBREAKS iPhone 3G.
* JAILBREAKS and UNLOCKS iPhone 2G.
* DOES NOTHING to iPhone 3GS.
* JAILBREAKS iPod Touch 2G.
* JAILBREAKS iPod Touch 1G.

A few important things to know:

* DO NOT run this if you are running less than 3.0 on an iPhone 3G and are using yellowsn0w to unlock. You WILL lose your unlock, and since the 3G 3.0 unlock (ultrasn0w) has not been released yet, you’ll be stuck with no phone UNTIL ULTRASN0W IS RELEASED.
* This tool (redsn0w) should be used AFTER doing a stock restore first. Just open up iTunes, and press restore. You’ll be restored to the latest firmware (iPod Touch users of course will need to pay for 3.0 if you haven’t) and THEN can run redsn0w.

3.0 Firmwares (no ipod touch firmware will be posted here because you have to pay for it!)

iPhone 3G 3.0 Firmware Download

iPhone 2G 3.0 Firmware Download

DOWNLOAD LINKS!

MAC USERS— Megaupload Rapidshare

WINDOWS USERS — Megaupload Rapidshare

Check out the Dev Team Blog for more information and more links!

3.0 Jailbreak released. Not for 2G touch though (yet).

Well, at least I was half right when I said the jailbreak would be released Friday (today). The iPhone Dev team has released PwnageTool for 3.0 — for MAC ONLY once again. Back in February when redsn0w lite came out, it was for the Mac only as well. But anyway, it doesn’t matter because this does NOT support the iPod touch 2G. It does however, support the 3G, 2G iPhone and the 1G iPod touch. You can download the latest PwnageTool here.

I’ll keep you guys updated when this jailbreak for us 2G users will be released.

iPod touch 3.0 jailbreak to arrive tomorrow (?)

Yes, tomorrow — June 19th 2009.

How do I know this? Well, on the release of the new 3.0 OS, MuscleNerd posted a little video demonstration of the all new yellowsn0w, dubbed ultrasn0w. This is obviously a phone unlock for the 3.0 users which can happily download this tweak on Cydia when released (June 19th)!

And since tomorrow is a Friday, it would only make sense to release the 3.0 jailbreaks with it. However, MuscleNerd stated on his blog that YouTube app will not work with this jailbreak just yet. They’re trying their best to find a workaround as we speak.

For #1, we’ll try our best to get it fixed but we may end up releasing a preliminary jailbreak in which YouTube doesn’t work for hacktivated devices, and then follow that up with a more complete jailbreak when we can.

Let’s see how this all pans out tomorrow. I’ll be sure to post a guide how to jailbreak 3.0.

iBluetooth Project Source Code released!

Apparently some dudes over at iBluetooth Project has posted up a source code which apparently activates bluetooth for the ipod touch 2G. It’s FULLY compatible with both the iPhone, and iPod Touch 2G actually. However, someone just needs to compile the code into an application. That’s why they released the source code cause they obviously don’t know how to compile it into an app.

The goal with this is to FULLY enable the use of the BT-chips inside the later iDevices. Figure an iPT2G, where you via BlueTooth connect your cellphone TO your device, makin’ it possible to text from it, make calls, receive calls, you name it! All this i theoretically possible. We just need the manpower to do it.

So far, no one has created this app yet, but the source code is all there for people to make one and distribute it to us. It’s been 3 days since the code’s release but no one has helped yet. If anyone who is experienced at making applications/GUI’s, please help out!

The thread can be found here

EDIT:

A few hours ago, I found a N45AP.plist which is able to add a new tab on your settings app “Bluetooth”. Just like above, in theory, it’s supposed to search for other mobile devices connected to bluetooth. However, this little modification fails to do that just yet.

You also need to do a few tricks to get this screen to at least stay on (because usually “Devices” tab only pops up for like 2 seconds and disappears). The Bluetooth icon in the status bar also remains after this although it isn’t blue, its clear which means nothing is going on. Anyway, you can do this by going to Settings>Nike+iPod, then turn Nike on and hold down the home button until you go to the springboard. You will notice that the bluetooth icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen on the status bar is there, now go in to bluetooth in General>Bluetooth and it should be active.

Now, if you go to your mobile phone that’s connected to bluetooth, scan for devices and you’ll see it say “Audio Device” found. However, that’s as far you can get with this. You cannot pair up unfortunately.

The folks at iBluetooth Project apparently has a bluetooth stack that is compatible with the ipt2g (read the top!); but someone needs to compile it as an app, which no one has been doing for the past few days.

Anyway, here’s the N45AP.plist which you can replace to your iPod and see what you can find!

Just Download OpenSSH from Cydia to SSH.
Download this file, here
SSH to your directory
Go on System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/
And backup N45AP.plist for any case
Now, drag the modified N45AP.plist and press yes to replace.
respring and go to Settings>General>Bluetooth to see it appear!

Just follow the instructions above on how to keep the bluetooth on

redtool-dev…

So lately I’ve been getting e-mails telling me that this blog (redtool-dev) is far superior then this one, sn0wned — which brings news and updates to the 2G exploits and jailbreak.

Now, I don’t want to stir anything up, but I’d just like to say that the redtool-dev blog is now focusing on a “3.0 firmware 2G jailbreak”, which is great, but I don’t get the whole idea behind it. Let me explain why. Come June, the creators of redsn0w (the iphone dev) will obviously release a new QuickPwn/redsn0w version for the 2G that will give you a jailbreak running the 3.0 firmware. Just not yet. Now, don’t think that the makers of red-tool will be any different.

And to answer your #1 question, we are not releasing this for several reasons that I will highlight in tomorrow’s post.

That quote was posted on their blog obviously stating they would not release it. I understand why they won’t release it (the 3.0 beta firmware will most likely be updated by Apple from the upcoming weeks and will be useless playing cat and mouse all the time), but again, what was the point of giving us progress updates for something that will most likely change in the newer 3.0 versions? To rub it in our faces? To receive fame or is it just an experimental project? I respect what they do — don’t get me wrong, but there’s no  use of showing it off to us. Congrats on jailbreaking the 3.0 firmware, but come back to us when you’re ready to actually release it.

redsn0w 0.3 released

The iPhone Dev-Team has released a beta of the Redsn0w jailbreak for the second generation iPod touch.

Today at exactly 2 minutes past Beta O’Clock we are releasing a beta version of redsn0w. The release hopes to simplify the jailbreaking of your iPod touch 2G.

redsn0w is currently in beta as it relies on the user running it from the command line, but this new redsn0w functionality is being added into our GUI applications.

If you are not fully confident with using the command line, then hold off for those simpler tools that will be released sometime soon.

More info

Well I don’t see the point of this, seeing how their are so many jailbreak tools GUI or command line that provide a jailbreak for your 2G touches. I guess this is the dev teams way of saying “We’re still working on the GUI for QuickPwn”.

UPDATE: Okay forget everything I said above. This new update for the redsn0w beta is amazing which features fast booting, and the ability to get custom boot logos (LogoMe will now work for 2G!).By the way, you don’t need to backup anything because no music, apps, or any data will be removed during the process of upgrading. So get to it!

Click here to update to 0.3!

Next Stop: Bluetooth 2G

Ever wondered why Apple included a BCM chip in the iPod Touch 2G only for it to be “tethered”? Alright, enough with that word, but what I mean is that Bluetooth is used for the Nike support sensor, however that’s about it. A small time team which consists of a few members (no, not the devteam or chronic) which will help find a way to communicate with many Bluetooth accessories such as headsets, stereos, microphones, and cellular capabilities (dialing, photo/video/audio sharing[?]) and a few more.

Now, I don’t know when this will be released, however you can read all about it here.

Now that redsn0w has been released after months, let’s try our luck with Bluetooth capabilities for our amazing device, the iPod Touch 2G. In yo’ face 1G!

EDIT (3/17/O9): Looks like Bluetooth might be unlocked for the 2G iPod Touch when the 3.0 firmware will be released which is set for June 2009 ($9.95 to upgrade). Here is proof of confirmation:

Q: Bluetooth on the iPod touch?
A: Bluetooth is a capability we can “unlock” on the latest-gen iPod touch.

Source

Discuss it here!

24kpwn = Untethered!

A few hours ago, MuscleNerd has released a 24kpwn exploit which was apparently ‘leaked’ if you will which made people shell out unnecessary cash to commercial jailbreaking sites giving you the ability to have an untethered ipod touch 2G.

Because of this, the devteams had no other choice but to share it for free. It was supposed to be released after the new iPhone were to be released which was set for June 2009 (rum0r).

Here’s the link for proof posted by MuscleNerd himself: Click here

A new PwnageTool/QuickPwn will be released by the iPhone Dev Team within 24 hours or more/less. I’ll be sure to give you a link to download the program as well as how to jailbreak untethered version.

With that said…Finally!

EDIT: Click here to start untethering your iPod Touch 2G. (NOTE: THIS IS NOT A QUICKPWN/PWNAGETOOL GUIDE JUST YET)

EDIT 2: WINDOWS: redTool Untethered NOR-Only capable – MAC: Untetherizer Jailbreaking GUI Tool

This method currently does not work with the Semi-Tethered jailbreak. Make sure you read the untethered read me file that came with it because if you mess up, no one will be held responsible. Here’s the pros and cons when doing this manual untethered method:

Pros:

• Untethered iPod (if done correctly!)
• Super fast and easy to do.
• You will not lose any of your files/music at all!

Cons:

• Possibility of something going wrong if you miss something. Ne sure to follow the directions thoroughly.
• It is a manual untether jailbreak, so if you have no clue what to do, don’t do it and wait for a GUI to come out (QuickPwn, PwnageTool…)

Dongle to be explained by MuscleNerd.

Here’s a video showing a very fast tethered reboot and custom boot logo.

The time to apply the pwnage patch is essentially from the moment you see the Connect to iTunes logo until the pineapple logo.

http://qik.com/video/1044185

This is obviously a small dongle created by MuscleNerd which helps him reboot faster on the iPod Touch 2G when tethered. The dongle is great when your on the go and your 2G happens to die on you or crash, just pop the dongle in the connector, and your ipt2g will reboot again.

Now, this doesn’t mean the Dev Team quit on finding a way for the untethered exploit. Whether they found it or not, I believe they will not release it up until June when the new iPhone is released. That way Apple doesn’t fix the untethered exploit at all. Smart move for the iPhone Dev Team, however if they did find it, we’d have to wait four more months (this is my theory).

So in the end, you now have three options to choose from:

• Tethered (You must type in the commands through the computer to reboot successfully)
• Semi-Tethered (You can reboot, but you can’t have access to any jailbroken apps whatsoever, so you’ll have to type in some commands through your computer to have them working again…)
• Dongle (a small connector that will reboot your iPod Touch 2G successfully jailbroken. However, you’ll have to re-apply it every time it’s turned off and you’ll have to carry it with you in case you need it)

With that said, stay tuned for tonight or tomorrow because MuscleNerd will explain the dongle on his Qik account.