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Dev team releases PwnageTool 3.1.5 to jailbreak iPhone 3.1.3 firmware

by Mike Schramm Feb 8th 2010 at 2:30PM


Jailbreakers ahoy! Yesterday brought the release of the Dev Team's pwnage tool for jailbreaking and unlocking iPhones equipped with the new 3.1.3 firmware. As usual, though, there are a few catches: first, if you don't need to update to 3.1.3, the dev team says you shouldn't bother anyway -- it doesn't do much that the old versions of the firmware doesn't, so if you don't need to upgrade, just leave your jailbreak as is.

3G and 3GS users especially should be leery of this one, since if a mistake is made, there's a chance you could upgrade your firmware and then not be able to unlock it again. They also have all sorts of other warnings and exceptions on their blog post. As they say, don't download and run those files without seriously thinking about what you're doing with your iPhone.

If, after all of that thinking, you decide it is time to crack open your iPhone with the 3.1.3 firmware, the jailbreak will put together a custom 3.1.3 IPSW for you to restore back on to your iPhone -- here's a quick how-to to start with. Good luck, and be careful out there!

[via Engadget]

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Riz

Plz let me know if its possible to Jailbreak 3.1.3 on 3Gs having;
Version# 3.1.2(7D11) [already Jailbreaked vis Blacksnow]
Carrier#Carrier 5.0
Serial# - - - 39 CTF3NP
Model# MC 131B
Modem Firmware: 05.11.07
if YES then plz guide me which process

March 30 2010 at 5:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mark

The 2G 3.1.3 guide is here http://www.hackthatphone.com/3x/p_3_1_3_1g.html

The 3G 3.1.3 guide is here http://www.hackthatphone.com/3x/p_3_1_3_3g.html

The how to restore forbidden firmware on a 3G S is here http://www.hackthatphone.com/3x/local_ecid_shsh.html

I am currently working on the 3G S 3.1.3 guide.

February 09 2010 at 2:05 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mark

I have the usual tutorials for jailbreaking 3.1.3 Right now the 2G and 3G guides are up and I will do something special with the 3G S guide. I'll show you how to not only restore to 3.1.2 (if you have your ECID SHSH on file), but I'll then make a guide for getting to 3.1.3 and remaining locked.

February 08 2010 at 5:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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philster

@mark
Where can I see your tutorials? Any goodness for us poor saps stuck with a new 3GS with Modem Firmware 05.11.07? I haven't been able to get PwnageTool to work for me.

I'm desperate.

February 08 2010 at 8:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Shunnabunich

Like many of the commenters I saw on the Engadget post, I think I'll be waiting for 4.0 to be jailbroken before I do any upgrading. It just doesn't seem to be worth the effort for this particular update.

February 08 2010 at 4:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chroma

Does this fix the smartlist bug in Apple's 3.1.3 firmware update? If so, I'll jailbreak for the first time since the 2G iPhone.

February 08 2010 at 3:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Yuusharo

Pwnage Tool rarely, if ever, fixes any bugs within Apple's firmware. They merely allow you create custom firmware that you can install on your phone. Its possible that someone could code and release a fix on Cydia or something, but generally speaking, if its a bug from Apple, then Apple is the one who has to fix it.

What is this smart playlist bug that everyone is talking about, by the way? It sounds like an iTunes issue, not specific to the iPhone.

February 08 2010 at 8:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joshua Ochs

Or... we wait for GeoHot's next version. Blackrain was so easy and foolproof, the "iPhone Dev Team" should be ashamed.

February 08 2010 at 3:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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tuaw

apart from needing to tether if you let your battery run dry etc!

February 08 2010 at 3:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Yuusharo

Blackra1n has a lot of issues for unlockers and jailbreakers after its initial run. Several parts of the file system weren't either released, or certain services weren't installed during the jailbreak process. As a result, its not as "clean" as doing a full restore with custom firmware, which is what the iPhone Dev Team offers through pwnage tool.

That said, Blackra1n isn't bad, and for users with 3.1.2 out of the box, it was your only option until Redsn0w was released. I think its just silly to be taking sides in the "iPhone hacking wars."

February 08 2010 at 7:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
IanC

This sort of thing should NOT BE posted on this blog.

February 08 2010 at 3:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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