Moving the goalposts on iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreaking and unlocking

It's been a busy few days in the iPhone 1.1.3 hackathon. After the Geohot software unlock, yesterday saw the release of the Zibri command-line and unlock.no Windows GUI versions of an all-in-one software jailbreak, activation and unlocking script for 1.1.3 iPhones. Just in the past few minutes, aCujo reminded us of the bootloader downgrade from 4.6 to 3.9, completely in software. Comments below also remind us that iJailbreak, the "bar mitzvah project" of iPhone utilities (both developers are 13 years old), has released both an automated jailbreak mobile tool and a Mac-compatible (Leopard-only for the moment) desktop utility for 1.1.3.

At this point, it seems that third-party application users are good to go on the new firmware, and overseas or non-AT&T iPhone owners are pretty well set for getting unlocked and rolling on native cell networks, noting as always that the hacks are not finished works and even the experienced few sometimes do themselves harm. (Wondering how to tell an unlock from a jailbreak? Check out Erica's iPhone hack glossary post from a while back.)

For those who consider themselves economically and intellectually distanced from the whole unseemly business of hacking iPhones and unlocking them from AT&T's network, consider these two BusinessWeek stories on the iPhone gray market. Not only is the iPhone unlock a money-making engine for thousands of opportunity-minded retailers and middlemen all across the globe, but the status of a functional software unlock means feast or famine (both essentially unwanted) for the maker of the TurboSIM adapter that enables a hardware unlock when software is foiled. It's astonishing that one little device can cause so many ripples in a worldwide chain of commerce and underground innovation.

Thanks to everyone who sent these in.

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psylencer

Hi all,
Can anybody guide how to update 3.9 bootloader to 4.6 please,I need do it cuz i downgraded by mistake and need it back again to 4.6 to be able change IMEI(it can't register at our local GSM network with my current no.,I live in IRAN!!!!).

March 10 2008 at 1:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

paul

hey guys i have an 8gb ipod touch and i jailbreaked it then was stupid and downgraded it for some stupid reason its now stuck in script all black and white letters how do i fix it??

March 06 2008 at 12:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jim

I've tried several of the jailbreaking methods for 1.1.3 and none have worked until I tried the ziphone 2.0 version for Macs. [The 2.0 version for windows didn't work for me, crashed mail] The mac version did the jailbreak flawlessly and all the Apple apps work just fine and all the 3rd party apps I've installed so far work fine. iFlix would load at first but it was a simple fix of changing permissions on it and now it runs fine as well.

February 15 2008 at 1:18 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ian

Thanks for the heads up. I'm on T-Mobile and I used this info to upgrade my 1.1.1 phone to 1.1.3. The only thing I lost was custom app data (to be expected).

February 14 2008 at 7:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Paul Sanchez

Every time i Click the link at unlock.no I get a TrojanDownloader:Win32/LameWeb.0_2 in windows live OneCare. What is up with that?

February 14 2008 at 4:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Wayne Pascoe

Sorry to bug, but can anyone tell me where to get a terminal application for 1.1.3? I had one on 1.1.2, but I can't see any sign of it in the installer app on 1.1.3

February 14 2008 at 4:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dennis

whats the difference between this "true" unlock method verses the other recent jailbreak that was released not too long ago?

February 14 2008 at 2:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Omar

As an unlocked 1.0.2 owner, is there a dummies guide to upgrading to 1.1.3 out there that someone can point me to. I'm tired of the crashes in Safari on it, and just want the goods that 1.1.3 brings.

February 14 2008 at 11:45 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Alex

You can just upgrade via iTunes to 1.1.3 or 1.1.2 (thats where I'm staying for now) then use ZiPhone to activate, jailbreak, and unlock your phone. ZiPhone is pretty basic but in case you don't get it then...
Open terminal and type:
cd (directory where you unzipped ZiPhone)
chmod 777 ./ziphone (just to be safe)
./ziphone -a -j -u (in that sequence to completely unlock your phone)
You'll just have to reinstall all of your apps but everything else should be fine.

February 14 2008 at 12:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Rob

There is NOW an ZiPhone OS X version. Why use other third party apps (like iJailbreak) which just uses ZiPhone?

ZiPhone is the magic that does the jailbreak / unlock.

ZiPhone OS X version is at
http://www.ziphone.org/2008/02/ziphone.html

Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/91630964/ZiPhoneOSX-2.0.tbz.html

February 14 2008 at 10:21 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dead Robot

HackintOsh has been down for nearly a solid 24hrs. I guess the admins got tired of answering "I have 1.X.X with a X.X_X bb, can I upgrade using X?" over and over again. Curious to see why it's been down so long.

It's curious to watch the widening gap of upgrade options relative to coder's egos over small start up software companies bottom line.

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Dead Robot

Back up but slow!

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