Thanks for waiting. Finally, I managed to update the iPhone 2.2 jailbreak guide for Windows user. This guide is specifically for iPhone 2G (also known as 1st generation iPhone).
Update: Now, you can refer to the latest jailbreak guide to upgrade to iPhone 3.0.
Previously, I covered the whole process to jailbreak iPhone 2.2 using Pwnage Tool (for Mac). Here comes to the complete guide for Windows users. This guide is designed for:
- Those who own iPhone 2G and plan for jailbreak & unlock (If you do not know what Jailbreak & Unlock are, check out my post of “Why Jailbreak?“)
- Those who already have jailbreak iPhone and would like to upgrade to firmware 2.2 or 2.2.1. (To learn more about new features offered in firmware 2.2, you can refer to this post)
To jailbreak firmware 2.2 on Windows, we’ll use QuickPwn 2.2 or 2.2.5-2 to perform jailbreak and unlock for your iPhone. Developed by iPhone Dev Team, QuickPwn is the easiest tool to jailbreak & unlock iPhone. The jailbreak process is so straightforward that any iPhone owner can manage the jailbreak.
Before going forward to the jailbreak procedures, let’s me highlight again. This guide is for iPhone 2G. I’m updating the jailbreak guide for iPhone 3G. Please stay tuned.
Okay, let’s get start.
Preparation for Jailbreak & Unlock
1. First, make sure you have upgraded to iTunes version 8.0.2 and backup your iPhone data by synchronizing it with iTunes.
Tip: You can download older version of iTunes here if Apple already releases a newer version of iTunes at the time you’re reading this post.
2. Download QuickPwn 2.2, Bootloader 3.9 & 4.6 and iPhone firmware 2.2. Save them all in the same folder. And unzip QuickPwn22.zip. So make sure you have all the files in place before continue.
If you plan to upgrade to firmware 2.2.1, please download QuickPwn 2.2.5-2 and firmware 2.2.1 instead. Firmware 2.2.1 is only a bug fix version. It’s up to you to consider the upgrade.
Installing iPhone Firmware 2.2 via iTunes
3. Next, connect your iPhone to your computer via USB cable and launch iTunes. Select your iPhone in iTunes.
4. Okay, now hold the SHIFT key and click the “Restore” button. iTunes will launch a file dialog for you to select the firmware file. Locate the “iPhone1,1_2.2_5G77_Restore.ipsw” you have downloaded in previous step and click “Open”.
For firmware 2.2.1, please use “iPhone1,1_2.2.1_5H11_Restore.ipsw” instead.
5. iTunes will then restore your iPhone with firmware 2.2. Keep your iPhone connected, don’t touch it and wait until the process completes.
Jailbreak & Unlock with QuickPwn
6. Now, your iPhone should completely restore to firmware 2.2. But it’s locked right now.
7. Launch QuickPwn 2.2 to start jailbreak & unlock.
If you’re upgrading to firmware 2.2.1, please use QuickPwn 2.2.5-2.
8. Ensure you have the iPhone connected and then click blue button to continue.
9. Next, you are required to provide the firmware 2.2 IPSW file. Click “Browse” button to locate it. You should see a big tick if your firmware file is correct. Then click the blue arrow to continue.
For Firmware 2.2.1 jailbreak, please locate your firmware 2.2.1 IPSW file (iPhone1,1_2.2.1_5H11_Restore.ipsw)
10. You can then configure the settings for QuickPwn. Normally, you can check all checkboxes (i.e. Add Cydia, add installer, Replace boot logo & unlock iPhone). But if you do not keep the Apple logo, left “Replace boot logo” unchecked. Click blue arrow button to continue.
11. Next, locate the bootloader 3.9 and 4.6 files that you have downloaded by clicking “Browse” button. Once complete, QuickPwn will verify the files and show a big tick if they are correct. Then click blue arrow button to continue.
12. Your iPhone should still be connected with USB cable. QuickPwn requests you to confirm it once again as the Jailbreak process will begin. If you’re ready, click blue arrow button to continue.
13. Now, QuickPwn starts to jailbreak and unlock your iPhone. It automatically puts the iPhone into recovery mode. After that, you’ll be asked to hold Home button for 5 seconds. Then hold Home and Power buttons together for 10 seconds. Next, release Power button and continue to hold Home button until your iPhone is in DFU mode (QuickPwn will prompt you when you’re in DFU mode, just follow what QuickPwn says).
14. While jailbreaking, your iPhone will show downloading jailbreak data, flashing NOR, etc. And, just don’t touch your iPhone and keep waiting.
15. Once completed, QuickPwn will let you know the jailbreak process is successful. Your iPhone will be restarted and automatically launch BootNeuter to perform unlock. This process will take 3-5 minutes to complete. Be patient. When complete, your iPhone will be rebooted.
16. Congratulation, you now complete the jailbreak process with iPhone firmware 2.2. Lastly, sync back your backup data with iTunes.
Hope you’ll have a smooth jailbreak process. As always, leave me message and share your jailbreak experience.
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Hi I just did this whole process like you explained except for the unlocking part. I upgraded mistakenly to 2.2 but i was still able to mak,e calls using Tmobile. The only problem I’m having is when it’s asking me to hold the buttons down. Right when it’s about to jailbreak, quickpwn tells me the connection failed cause i either didn’t follow instructions or have a failed usb (which i don’t). I did the process like 10 times, downloaded quickpwn from different sources and still nothing. My phone even goes to the jailbreaking data screen so i don’t know. Have any suggestions?
Did anyone try this while using T-mobile..is it working??
i had iphone 2g just accidentally upgrade to 2.2 now its locked im trying this now im still downloading all the tools, c u LATER N WISH ME LUCK…
all the best man..wish u get it working…do u have tmobile??
Hi Simon,
Following your process, will I lose all my previous apps installed from appstore and Cydia?
if u sync ur phone before upgrading with itunes u wont loose ur appstore apps..u can backup ur cydia apps using aptbackup.. the details are also here on blog somewhere… do u have tmobile??
My phone wont turn on!!! Its stuck on the apple logo with the little time circle going round and round!!!! WTF
Hi Hassan,
Nope. I’m on Globe. I live in the Philippines. Thank you so much for your advise.
I redid it and it worked!!!!!!!!!!! Cidia sucks though. Thats what causes it to freeze.
I did this all the way through and everything looked great until the boot neuter finished, then on the reboot my iphone is stuck on the apple screen! What can I do? iTunes does not recognize the phone at all…I am stuck.
Worked perfectly for me. had no problems what so ever. Thanks!
I have a problem…. HELP !!!!!!!!
I cannot go to DFU mode. Now I cannot use mobile. Please help.
When I follow the above step 13, I have problem.
“I go to the wrong mode”……then I cannot contine the next step.
What can I do ?? Please help.
I have tried nearly 10 times and it finally works. Thanks God.
good work..any one of u using tmobile??
Am I right in saying I would lose all my “Contacts” that are saved onto my iPhone by upgrading my jailbroken firmware to 2.2?
I have just looked into it. If you have jailbroken already, and are upgrading. Download and install “iSIM” from Installer. You can copy all your phone contacts over to your Sim card.
This way you won’t lose all your contacts when updating to the latest jailbroken firmware. Hope this helps anyone worried about losing their phone contacts.
No problem at all whilst using this jailbreak method. Was real smooth. Thanks again. xD
Only problem is, I seem to have lost 0.20gb disk space. Is that normal? It’s not a problem though really.
Jamie, you can sync your contact via iTunes before upgrade. Later after jailbreak, resync it with iTunes to restore all your contacts.
Thanks mate. I have done. I used Windows Address Book. Unfortunately it’s imported thousands of contacts from Outlook Express too. Ha. Not to worry, I think I have them all on my SIM Card. =]
Thanks though. Jailbreak went well. How come installer seems to have less things than in 1.1.4 version?
is this site a scam??
http://www.iphoneunlockuk.com/whatphones1.
they claim to be able to unlock 3g with firmware 2.2
Thanks a lot!!!
I just had one problem, I couldn’t run QuickPwn 2.2 because my computer’s .Net Framework needed to be updated. So I just updated my Framework and everything went smooth. If someone else had the same problem, just go to the link below.
All my contacts, music, photos, etc. are restored, no loses there.
Unfortunately some of my previous applications are gone, not even with the sync was I able to restore them.
Thanks again!
.Net Framework Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en
I´ve read the guide and seams to be very easy to do, but the first time that I try to jailbreak my Iphone I was not able to enter the DFU mode, so I´m a little afraid to upgrade from firmware 1.1.4 to 2.2. I´ve read that Kison had this problem, could you tell me how you solved it?
Thaks a lot for your support.
Another question, if I want to keep the apple logos on my iphone, do I have to check the option “Replace boot logos”???? Thanks again.
wow i did it very smooth tnx guys….
Thanks, already third time i unlock my iPhone with your help. Every time it has worked perfectly, so thank you very much!
any of u guys using tmobile? Edge working? What iTunes version did u use?
I had the same lil snafu as the guy below me, but i got it on the third try. Just follow the directions as it says it with the whole hold the home button down sequence and you will be fine. Directions are clear and concise so just have patience and read carefully. I appreciate the unluock much and I love my “new” iphone all over again!
I mean all the way at the top…
Alcion, do not check the “Replace boot logo” option if you want to keep the Apple logo.
I did everything the steps said and during step 14 it just said the files were wrong or something like that. im using t mobile in about it says network not available and under network it says (null) (null) plz help!!:(
ppl have done it successfully . Try it again and let me know how it goes. Is edge working ?
This went as smooth as eggs
for my 2G from 2.1 total time 14Mins
anybody using tmobile ?
It all went smooth ! Thanks a lot.
I did all the steps you indicated, but the phone blocks when trying to connect in recovery mode. I have to go back to version 2.1 . I tried that about 10 times, and it always stop when tryinh to connect in recovery mode.
What shall I do ?
Thanks
THANKS so much always useful when someone knowledgable is considerate enough to share their expertise !
Thanks a lot, i just upgraded to 2.2 it just went smoothly………..
Worked fine for me. I’m using Etisalat in UAE…
I’m stuck on step 13. When it asked to wait into a Recovery Mode, do i start the dfu mode before it bolds the instructions?? I’ve tried this like 10 times!! Please help…..
Hi Simon,
I’ve read this thread and also, the thread using 2.1
I have an unlocked and jailbroken iphone on 1.1.4 (4A102) with a bb of 04.02.13_G I used ziphone 2.3 and 2.5 to get the iphone unlocked and jailbroken.
Should I use 2.1 or 2.2?
Also, before I begin, do I need to restore the iphone first (DMF – back to the original out of the box) before attempting to do the things you listed?
Thanks for the info. Greatly appreciated.
This was a great tutorial! I had to update from 1.1.1 to 1.1.4 using ZiPhone, which was easy with some basic youtube videos. But then once i was standing on 1.1.4 i was able to use this tutorial above to get it upgraded to 2.2! Pretty easy with QuickPwn! Thanks. unfortanly i lost all my contacts, make sure you back them up in a txt file atleast just so you can manualy type them if itunes find your restore currpt. Good lick!
Sam, I suggest you to upgrade to firmware 2.2 directly, which offers more features. You can follow this guide from step 1 and it already includes everything you need to upgrade from firmware 1.1.4 to 2.2.
Thanks for the quick reply Simon. I will read this over a few more times before attempting. Will post results. Tnx again for the tutorial.
Thanks for all your help, I´m downloading firmware 2.2 at this moment, so tomorrow you´ll have the follow up, I´m sure I´ll give you good news.
Thanks Simon for you tutotial.
I still can’t get the phone to work on Suncom. It said the unlock was successful and everything went through, is there something I’m missing? Is there a way to select another carrier?
I have a non-jailbroken iPhone 2g with the 2.2 software already installed from iTunes. If I want to simply jailbreak my phone, are these the correct steps to take?
I follow the tutorial and jailbreak and unlock my 2G iphone with the 2.2 firmware without problems in about 15 minutes, thanks for this excellent work Simon.
I was able to jailbreak and unlock my previously unlocked IPhone without any problems. I am now operating my Iphone on T-Mobile in the United States with T-Zones hack as my data plan. I have recorded video with cycorder and have installed a new theme with Winterboard. Thanks for the incredibly easy to follow instructions. For those of you who got here through a google search like I did, you have reached the right place. Follow the instructions above and you will be able to unlock without a problem.
heyy simon thanx alot i am using windows vista and i just upgraded my iphone to 2.2 and its working great.
Just got an iphone which was already unlocked and jail broke but on an older firmware. Downloaded new firmware via Itunes, not realising it would lock it up again. Followed this guide step by step and would like to shake hands with the author. It worked a treat and cydia is an added bonus. Thank you very much and keep up the good work.
i did all that but still only works with a stupid 02 sim i need to work with orange what do i do ?
thanks simon. i finally upgraded to 2.2 with no issues. everything seems to work fine. look forward to your guide for 3g when the unlock is available.
hi simon,
got a 2g iphone ver 1.1.4 jailbroken by a friend i wanted to do it this time, do i have to upgrade my iphone with itunes first to 2.2 or do i just follow all the procedure stated above?
tnx, you’ve been a lot of help!
koochiak
anyone know why i can’t get my orange sim to work i done all that
Hey, guys…
ok so I have a 2G iphone 2.2. My PC runs on Vista.
I downloaded everything, followed the tutorial to the T, and QuickPwn goes all the way to the “Ready to Pwn” screen and gets stuck on the first step: “Wait for your iphone….recovery Mode”. I have waited about 20 mins and nothing.
How long do I have to wait untill nothing will happen? I think I have reached that point. What could be the problem?
Thanks
i done everything but no mather what i do or how many time i resote and try again everything goes well till the end its says geting i phone ready but never goes downs to steps like hold down 5 sec home and stuff can u help me pls and what made me restore the phone and mistake upgraded to 2.2 i have no service problem when everthing was ok it just start saying no service pls pls plssssssssase help me
I’ve followed every step to the key… and still no luck… any advice?
I’m stuck on step 13 and nothing, 2.1 not a problem but with 2.2 it gets stuck in recovery mode i need help.
thanx its great .does as says..working fine
Awesome:
Excellent, I had 1.1.4 1st Generation.
Was worried to handle the upgrade, The above process is perfect & I just did it. successful, & it is flashing BASEBAND.
I waiting for 2 minutes for flashing the baseband.
Success : the flashing baseband completed…Auto Reboot.
Yes: Contacts restored.
It is perfectly working fine.
Great job by iPhone Dev Team.
hi! i did every step but everything is off in the flashing baseband because i was stuck in “boot neuter 2.1″ please wait determining your current setting”….. please help!!!! its been 2 days trying hard to fix this… thanks..
Did the upgrade to firmware 2.2 this morning on 2g iphone running on firmware 1.1.4. and carrier Orange UK. Brilliant instructions, everything went fine phone working great and all contacts, calender, sms texts, music, photos restored. One tip make sure you have Microsoft .net framework version 2.0 50727 or QuickPwn won’t open.
im stuck in step 14..had done jailbreaking but i keep on waiting for so many hours to reboot by the neuter,, please help again! thanks
After I upgraded to 2.2, my iPhone has no Carrier in the Settings. There is also No Service showing at the top left corner. Pls help.
Hey – after hours of trying other software, this one worked first time and within 20 minutes! I can now use my Orange Contract SIM in my old Company phone! I’m so happy – thanks very very much!
Thanks a lot… i can believe i did it.. and it took only about 20 min
There are quite a number of ppl who upgraded their iPhone from 1.1.4 to 2.2 and run into “No Service” problem. I have this problem and it is still not resolved, despite trying twice to repeat the steps. There is also no “Carrier network” in the Phone Settings, hence I believe my iPhone is successfully jailbroken but not unlocked. I have no solutions and I searched everything but no answers. Can anyone help here?
During one of the step where it asks to tick “unlock phone”…I did check on the box. In fact I checked all the boxes except replacing the logo.
Can anyone share the solution of how to resolve this “no service” problem.
I can’t even restore back to 1.1.4 and basically…I am stuck here.
Thanks buddy, I enjoy unlocking my iPhone… It worked with iTunes 8.0.2.20, lol, I took 15min and just worked at first attempt.
I used quickpwn 2.2 and t-mobile edge works fine. if it doesn’t, go into cydia and apply the t-mobile hack. don’t try installing through itunes. not even a pwned backup will install anymore.
Man thxs alot… i use etisalat UAE n it worked just fine…fixed all problems i had with version 1.1.4……….Thxs alot… ppl use it it actually works it not 1 of those scam sites
Hello,
I got my iPhone 2G unlocked at a random phone store and the guy there said that if i update software my phone wont work (i use AT&T Go Phone Plan, which works awesome on the iPhone, email me to find how i did it). He used that same software that’s online, the one that’s in this tutorial. Anyway, when I check Cydia it says YES in green next to 2.2, does that mean I can undate and be good to go? I mean will my phone still work? I’m addicted to my iPhone and would go crazy if it doesnt work. I want 2.2 bc some apps i try to get from the AppStore wont work on 2.1.
Some advice?
Awesome blog dude. Upgraded firmware from 2.1 to 2.2. Works awesome
Thanks to Simon and the Dev Team ! I managed to upgrade my firmware from 1.3 to 2.2 with no problems on my 2g iphone which i used ziphone on before. Great blog ! Cheers !
Simon,
Everything seemed to work smoothly. However, after the whole process was done, I inserted my sim card and my iPhone displayed this message:”Different sim card detected, please connect to iTunes.” I connected, and iTunes told me that they did not support my t-mobile carrier. Nothing seemed to go wrong, though! What has happened?
I am having the same problem with the t-mobile sim card. Has this been solved?
yes!!!,I did it successfully. Great job by iPhone Dev Team.
,,,,and thanks to you Simon
Thanks guys… it worked like a charm to upgrade to the latest version. Many kind thanks to the iPhone Dev Team!
Thank you so very much Simon !!
Hi Simon
Your blog is excellent. Just what a novice needs to know for basic unlocking and jailbreaking. I already used your guide once for 2.1 and just upgraded to 2.2. Thanks a lot and keep up the good work!
Hi there,
Followed your guide and all worked very well. Started to use cydia and the installer and generally working out how it all works. Afetr a day I could no longer access my phonebook or make any calls. I managed to restore my iphone and go through the jailbreak process again but I wanted to know if there was any reason for this and maybe a quick way to fix the problem without having to restore the whole phone?
THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR THIS!! I ‘ve been trying to restore my phone for the longest time and nothing worked!!! Its finally unlocked and jailbroken!! Thanks!!
hey i just have a question.i didnt everythin tht yu said up der n im still gettin the same msg. the msg say “different sim detected” please connent to itunes. y does is keep saying that…
Love your weblog. I have bookmarked it!
@Ronny, that’s pretty strange. Normally you only need to jailbreak once and your iPhone should be OK.
@vic, can you access Cydia? If yes, you can download bootneuter from it and launch it to unlock your iPhone again.
I followed your instructions exactly and it worked beautifully! Thank you so much for the instructions and all the other great stuff on your website!
Absolutely Fantastic
it took me no less than 9 minutes to finish the whole thing, including restoring my old contacts, songs and apps.
This is by far the best Jailbreaking and unlocking tutorial I’ve seen on the net!
Thank you so much.. and if you could include a Paypal donation button, I’d love to donate. You deserve it!
Have a great day, and happy holidays.
Ok, Ive now Jailbroken my i-phone can someone tell what to do next as I am new to all this, sorry, lol.
Hi Simon,
I used your jailbreak guide to upgrade to 2.1 a few months back and my phone works great! Now I want to upgrade to the new 2.2.
Do you know if/how I can keep my current Apps during the process… is this achieved through the iphone backup in itunes?
Thanks for your hard work!
Stuart, you can just sync the iPhone application back to your computer via iTunes. After upgrade, sync it back to restore them.
GREAT!!!! it took me less than 9 minutes. THNXS a lot
You have got the instructions right to the tee! I don’t know much about computers and the iphone technology itself, but I followed your instructions step by step and now it’s unlocked. Many thanks! The only MINOR difficult part was step 13…(had to do it 3 times). Thanks again!
Please help.
When i run quickpwn, it says “application failed to initialize properly”. it doesnt open for me. i have all the files needed.
i already upgraded to 2.2 USING ITUNES. will it work for me?
please reply,
thanks!
Umair, I guess you’re using WinXP. For XP, please install .NET framework before you can launch QuickPwn. You can download .NET framework here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en
ok dude!
thanks a lot!
it worked perfectly, man!
but there is another problem
i ran cydia.. then it said its “preparing” something
then it took too long so i restarted my iphone
now i see only 2 icons on the whole iphone! please help!
Hello, I have an issue here.
I followed a guide earlier that upgrades Iphone 2G from 1.1.4 to 2.0, but I didn’t work out cause I was apparently using a too update Itunes (8.0)(ERROR 1600). So I got now a LOCKED Iphone. Which only shows a cable pointing towards Itunes on the screen. I tried to follow your guide but I get stuck on Part 3. Cause I can’t click on “Restore” button. It sais “The SIM card inserted in this Iphone does not appear to be supported.” but I’m using the same SIM as before. I even tried taking out the SIM but still wont work. I really regret trying to upgrade to 2.0 from the start. I wouldn’t had this problem
If it’s any use, my SIM is from Sweden.
Please Simon, any chance you could help me out here ?
Problem solved. Since my Iphone was already locked, I went into DFU mode before step 3 and it worked out for me. I could click on Restore button now. Thanks anyway
will i loose my contacts, with this procedure? if so whats the best way to back them up?
Just updated to 2.2 from 2.1, worked perfectly! Thanks again Simon!
Thanks Simon for the guide!
alright everything worked great, however according to my iphone and itunes i’m currently on version: 2.0.2 but everytime i get on itunes it says update available to 2.2??????????
i thought 2.0.2 = 2.2 am i missing something????????
k finally figured everything out, i feel like a complete ass now. lol lol lol
anyways SIMON you’re the shit!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks a lot dude
just tried on unlocked phone. surprised even myself. thx.
didnt back up. well i thought i had backed up already. the phone is in working order but contacts was lost. told me that it couldnt restore backup data due to the fact that it wasnt compatible.
I’m just wondering, can i put a different sim card AFTER I unlocked it? I’m going out of the country and just wondering if I can use my iphone using different sim card?
Thanks for your help!!
Hello, Can i follow the same instructions to upgrade from 1.1.3 to 2.2 (2G) ? Pls. advice.
@EMAN, no problem. After unlock, you can use different SIM cards.
@vinay, you can use the same procedures to upgrade to 2.2. Good luck!
I just wanted to say thanks because I thought that my iphone was just done for!!! these step were so easy that anyone can do it!!
wow… thank you soooooo much. ive had soo much trouble with this until i found ur website…. thank you
Thanks Simon and Iphone Dev team.. It all worked like a gem..
Does QuickPwn works for Mac OSX Tiger 10.4.11?
Thanks for the hard work dude!!
Hi.
Is it possible that someone uploads his working Custom firmwork and that I just shift+restore it in itunes? Would that work?
Thanks
HAHAHA
You guys rock!!! 
It works. If you ever come to Slovenia i’ll buy you as many beers as you want 
Tnx guys.
eggz,
QuickPwn is also available for Mac. Alternatively, for Mac platform, I suggest you to use PwnageTool for jailbreak. And you can check out this post for jailbreak.
Too bad, the restore process took me more than half hours and I guess there is something wrong somewhere. I do not how to fix it, the jailbreak and unlock seems to be correct, but why the Restore process take so long time?
Is the jailbreak and unlock using Quickpwn must have the itune open all the time? I accidentally closed it during the jailbreak processes. Would it affect the device jailbreak process?
Simon, please advice, thank you.
Simon great page.
But after updating, I don’t know how can I configure my EDGE over 2.2 firmware.Kindly help me over the same.
Hi Simon,
Ok already….The restore took long time, which was not expected based on my past experiences. Anyway, thanks for the guide! I really appreciate your effort!
Bravo!!!
Regards,
KT
Simon great page.
But after updating, I don’t know how can I configure my EDGE/APN over 2.2 firmware.
I tried SETTINGS>NETWORK>…….. but there is nothing like EDGE now or reconfigure network settings..
Kindly help me over the same.
Simon i have acted very foolishly and just upgraded to 2.2. now i dont have .IPSW file from which upgarde happened… now wat should i do i am in serious trouble as this phone belongs to my dad pls tell me wat to do??
bail me out of this mess pls!!!! waiting ….
I letest of updates to me computer Windows Vista Ultimate, even the lastest Net Framework, and I always receive a message that the USB failed, I have tried other USB ports, and the same problems continues. Is there any advice about this problem, and how I can correct the problem?
Hola Dev! You make me very happy now, I make new try, and it all work very good. I have to say, I love you site, and talk to me friends with iPhone, if they have same problem.
iPhone, now brand new! I thank you very much Dev
Hello Simon,
After following your steps, I was able to successfully upgrade my phone – BUT the only issue is that it does not ask me for the passcode after I slide its springboard. I have tried turning “passcode lock” to “on” – but it is not letting me do it and it stays to “off”.
Can you help?
simon pls i need help dude!!! where are you???
Dude you rock!!!! its awesome!!! you are a life saver!!! i have not started earning yet but as soon as i would … i would be ready to help you financially in any of your endeavours … you can count on me dude!!! you are legendary!!!! Thanks a tons!!!
and for anyone who might have made mistake like the one i did … just use QuickPwn22 as stated and it will find the .ipsw file on its own so no worries!!!
Cheers to SIMON!!!
you are awesome dude!!!
HELP…
The jail breaking did work smoothly. Now, the problem is that I have credit on my fone to make calls, but I can’t??? I tried my SIM on another fone and it worked , WAT CAN I DO?
@parwez, you can set the EDGE setting by tapping Settings ->General -> Cellular Data Network. Consult your carrier for APN, username and password.
@Ankit, great to see you successfully upgrade the iPhone!
@Husam, did you check the Unlock iPhone checkbox in step 10?
Hi. Before firmware i had installed 2.1 and i was able to download apps for free with programs appshare and installous. Now with 2.2 the icons of installed programs from installous are not shown. Why?
G33K, you can use Cydia to download free iPhone application. Did you see that icon?
Yes I have Cydia icon. But in Cydia there is less applications available. I installed BossPrefs and checked the hidden icons. There were all applications that I installed with installous but even if I set them on unhide the icons don’t appear.
Dude m facing same problem as Mr Parwez is … when i reach –>network there are only two options VPN and Wi-Fi … wat to do?
One more thing i have a dial up to start my broadband service through wifi, is there any facility in iPhone to dial up??
Will it work if I do the same thing with firmware 2.1?
It was flowless,
Thank you so much for you page
Allex
i know someone who wants to sell me his iphone but it is locked and says to activate iphone, it has 2.2, so can this fix it and activate it and also steps please, he saod he already tried quick pwn and i didnt work, if i can fix it i wanna buy it, its the first iphone, thanks
absolutely awesome guys – this jailbreak works wonders
many thanks Simon … under processing >>>>
thus is what im wondering since its locked and on 2.2, can i stick it dfu mode and rum quick pwn 2.2 on it, i was also readimg about a custom firmware restore amd if i were to use that would ot work, the thing ue is a rech person himself and i wonder if its possiable he didnt k ow about dfu mode, any way someone olease answer my question simon soon casse i realey wanna buy it but wanna unlock it, thanks
I have aproblem with quick pwn 2.2. though everything is loaded properly, i am not able to see the logo(pineapple) on the screen.. please help me out. Thanks in advance
I live in Australia and i had 1.1.4 ive now upgraded all has work well but now i can not make any phone calls. please help
@Mrphisto zap, you can follow this guide to jailbreak and unlock the iPhone. Hope this can solve your issue.
@divya, if you follow this guide, you’ll not see the pineapple logo after jailbreak. I prefer to keep the Apple logo. But if you want to have pineapple logo, you can check “Replace boot logos” in step 10.
@jebs81, did you install any application from Installer? And can you make phone call from Contacts? I have heard about the issue. Most of them are related to “Kate”, an application from Installer. You may solve it after uninstall it.
Thanks for your help Simon i turned my phone on this morning and the phone was letting me chose vodafone which it was not doing last night so i can make phoen call. The only thing now which i will deal with is when there is no signal it keeps prompting me to change back to Auto network,but like i said i will deal with that. Thanks again for your help.
this was sooo easy and simple, i had no probs at all, thanks alot!!!!!
Hi to all!
People help me )
Who have a problem with all time “Connect to Recovery Mode…” in the step 13.
How to fix that?
Trying restart Iphone, PC, Itunes and QuickPwn… Trying load in safe mode WinXP (any variants)
I have Iphone G2, WinXP SP3, ITunes 8.0.2, and last update firmware with bootloadres.
HELP. HELP. HELP.
…To Everyone using T-Mobile… asked if this process work.?? Let me Tell You that, WORK AS A CHARM. I fallowed the whole , process , and worked well step by step. I used to have the iphone jailbroken 2.1, but for some reason the dialing stop working, and i had to do it again… Downgrade to 1.1.4 ( with ILiberty ) to 2.0.2 (with winpwn 2.5 beta) and finally with this process very well explained to 2.2 firmware.
Many Thanks to Simon for this explanation about firmwar 2.2
Peace , Live long & prosper
the whole process went successfully: only one question – where do i select carrier? i don’t find any options/settings to do so. please help
Hiya Simon
thanks so much. It worked like a charm. Excellent. No loss of contacts, notes, email and wifi settings, calendar entries, youtube bookmarks and photos.
The only things lost, are: Movies, Songs and Games, but I can re-add those.
Cheers
Stef
It seems worked Thanks!
hey Simon! pls. help me. My I Phone is stuck while i was doing the first step (the recovery step). Well the steps here are the same as in 2.1 I followed the steps in your 2.1 blog and it’s good but what seems to be the problem here in 2.2? I am using Iphone 2nd gen with 2.1 version and uses iTunes 8.0.2 for the recovery and now I’m stuck.. Please help me.. Hope to hear from you, you can e-mail your suggestions..thank you..
ANKIT
I made some research and found the solution to the problem the we had.Go through this link….
http://www.modmyi.com/forums/other-carriers-not-att-t-mobile/410171-iphone-2g-2-1-apn.html
Pierre, did you try to restart the computer and run the whole procedures again? Sometimes, a second trial may resolve the issue, especially for Windows platform.
Thanks a lot to Simon and iPhone Dev Team.
For the last one month I was little hesitant to upgrade my iPhone (2G) based on the bad experiences that few of them got into to while upgrading their iPhones.
After going through Simon’s steps and the user feedback it gave me full confidence to go ahead with the Upgrade
I have successfully upgraded my iPhone (2G) from 1.1.4 (that was jailbreaked/unlocked using Ziphone in Mar’08) to 2.2 (using Simon’s instructions and QuickPwn22-1.exe).
The whole process took me 45 minutes, right from Step-1 to Step-16 (including the restoration of my contacts, songs and etc that were synced to my computer earlier before the upgrade).
Step-5 (10 mins) and Step-14 (7 mins) are the most time consuming steps.
Just follow the steps listed in this page (by Simon) diligently and you will not have any problems. The key word is patience !!!!!
Good luck to the rest of the folks still on 1.1.4 firmware.
Cheers,
MK.
can smbody tell me tat wat mean by error occurred 13？please、thks
sir, i am a new user of iphone,
plz tel me how to chk the phone is of which generation,,,2G or 3G
mine is of 1.1.4 i wana update it to 2.2
plz sir help me
Hi Simon..!
This is the most awesome site i could log onto for my iphone.
your step by step guidlines are exceptional and amazing. Thank you very much.
hi just tried to follow these steps and after i launched iphone 1.1-2.2-5g77-restore-ipsw, went to open it and after it said there was an error, pls help also i lost everything afrter paying for a lot of stuff. pls email me or leave msg on here, thx luvly_ladyl@yahoo.ca
thx
@mynk, if you’re on firmware 1.1.4, your iPhone should be a 2G iPhone.
@lady l, which step did you encounter the error?
@kenny, did you upgrade iTunes to the latest version? Also, did you use USB hub? Try not to use USB hub and connect iPhone via USB cable directly. You can also refer to Apple support forum for possible fix.
Hi Simon,
Thanks for your efforts to make jailbreak process easy.
Successfully completed the process.
But I have lost all my messages. By any chance can I get back the SMS messages. I mean the text messages that i had in my iphone.
Thank you and awaiting for your reply.
Pankaj
thnks sir
hey Simon.. Thank’s for the advice when I tried to do the procedures again it did good i’m now in 2.2 do you know an application like isms by shawn chain that can work in 2.2?
@Pankaj, did you backup the SMS (via iTunes) before upgrade? If yes, you can sync it with iTunes again and restore it back.
@pierre, you can try “MySMS”, which is a pretty good SMS application. You can download it for free from Cydia.
i have a question why i can not open quickpwn when i try too openit it say:*the application faild toinitialize proprely(0xc0000135)click ok to terminate the application*what should i doo???
Hey Simon,
Thank for all your effort in this, worked like a charm!
Cheers.
Chris
I upgraded from jailbroken and unlocked 1.1.4 phone to 2.2:
I remove the SIM, upgraded iTunes and the phone firmware to 2.2
After the firmware, I did NOT “restore” in iTunes, but ran the steps for QuickPwn above. I inserted the new SIM card before running the final step in QuickPwn
Everything worked fine!
Yeah!Thank you very much Simon for your hardworks!
adalin, I guess you’re using WinXP. For XP, please download and install .NET framework before launching QuickPwn. This should resolve the error.
You can download .Net framework here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en
Thanks! Worked flawlessly on the first time. Upgraded my jailbroken 1.1.4 phone to 2.2.
Hi well i got the iphone and jailbroke it in 2.2 but the wifi is bad and when i try to connect to it it would not, i used to have a 1g touch and i got great reception but it will not even pick up any signal, but everything else works like calling…, could it be a problem with the baseband, thanks and hope there is a fix for it,
My original 2G that was never under AT&T contract and unlocked from the beginning, started to develop touch screen problems. After much persistence, I got Apple store to give me a replacement phone without trying to activate it at their store. Now that I’m at home and trying to unlock it, I can’t get iTunes 8.02.02 to recognize my phone to get to the “restore” button. Instead, it is asking my to activate my phone, first. I’ve downloaded all your files, but how do I get iTunes home page where the I can hold down the “shift” button while selecting “restore” in iTunes and perform step 3?
i read, downloaded and watched the videos and it went perfectly smooth. Now I have an unlocked phone. YAY!! =D
Ummmi get an error message that says… the aplicaition failed to initialize properly (0×0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application.
then i get the ok button…
and thats it…
Why????
Help please!
im am trying to unlock a 1st gen iphone…i am currently on 1.1.1 and ive been using my phone like that since but i want to update it……
settings-> general–> network–> does not show edge options
kris….what you talking about
jr, please install .NET framework first. It’s required if you’re using WinXP. You can download it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en
I just received a new (out of the box) replacement 2G, first generation, iPhone from my local Apple store that is not activated and I don’t know how to get to the “summary” page of iTunes where the “restore” button is located. Instead, it is trying to force me to activate the phone, first. I don’t have a contract with AT&T, so how do I get iTunes to recognize my phone on the “summary” page without going through the activation process? I don’t want to activate the phone with AT&T. Thanks in advance for your help, Simon.
WHEN YOU DOWNLOAD 2.2 FIRWARE DO YOU HAVE TO EXTRACT THE FILES DEOM THE FOLDER…..CAUSE I CANT FIND THE ISPW FILE THAT YOU NEED TO USE WHEN YOU PRESS SHIFT + RESTORE……I BIT LOST
PLEASE REPLY!
SIMON THANX…..I WAS TOLD ON ANOTHER LINK WHAT TO DO
what do i need for my iphone to work with tmobile internet package…at this moment it is not working….
please reply….thank you all….great job guys!!!!!1
Thanks, you are the best, Simon. I try and i get it works at 100%. Sorry my english im portuguese.
Hi, thanks alot man for the guide really helpful. i am using tmobile and this guide has succesfully upgraded me from 1.1.4 to 2.2 and jailbreak and unlocked it. i was really hesitant in upgrading before but after reading the success comments via this guide i gave it go and worked out really well.
using 2.1 version. want to use t mobile sim card. I have done this process everything seemed to work fine the only problem is I get no carrier settings and when I insert my sim it says please connect to I tunes different sim detected.
I have a problem.
I did the procedure while having the AT&T SIM in the iPhone, and everything worked fine. But, when I inserted my other SIM It says “Different SIM Detected, Please connect to iTunes.” When I connect to iTunes it tells me that the SIM I have is not supported and that only supported SIM cards from supported carriers can be used to activate the phone.
I put my AT&T SIM back to activate it, but it already is activated. I only get this message when I put my other SIM.
I can receive calls and messages but I can’t send them nor can I use my phone.
It’s on the USB –> iTunes page.
I read through the comments and couldn’t find a similar problem, Simon?
Hi Simon,
My phone was bricked and I was giving up until I read your blog. Worked first time without any issues. Big thanks to the Dev Team and to yourself – keep up the good work – all the best..
Thanks!!! It worked like a charm and this is the first time I’ve ever unlocked an iPhone!! I recommend this highly.
Thanks Simon. Your blog has always been helpful in jail breaking and unlocking. Mine is working like and charm. Keep up the good work.
Nice one!!! worked a treat.
Cheers
Hi,
I have a iphone 2g with 2.2 software. Currently I have AT&T connection and the iphone is unlocked. I want to unlock the iphone mainly because I want to use different carriers when travelling abroad, but in US I want to use ATT. Please let me know if ATT can be used with unlocked iphone?
Also the post here have steps to upgrade from 2.1 to 2.2 and followed by Jailbreaking and unlocking. Will it work if i start from step 6 to unlock my iphone and still use ATT sim card?
Thanks,
Dear Simon,
I upgraded my 1.1.4 iphone through the above process to 2.2 and the process went successfully. I have been using the iphone for more than a week normally. But since yesterday when I tried to restart my phone it got stuck on the apple logo, it doesnt go ahead of that. I tried to sync it with itunes and it detects the iphone, but the problem is that the iphone restarts within 15 minutes again and again so it cannot sync completely.
Please help me. Should I restore it again.
Thank you. Waiting for your quick reply.
Pankaj
I just purchased a 2G iphone with 2.2 already installed. So I skipped the first 2 steps 3,4 and 5. But after running the jailbreak I’m getting an error message that ” It could not be done. Iphone was connected in a wrong mode. ”
please help me.
“Your device has connected in the wrong mode. This can caused by incorrect following of the instructions or a faulty USB connection. Please try again.
Hey everyone,
My phone is currrently jailbroken with 2.02 firmware and I am going to upgrade to 2.2. Does anyone know about contacts being removed? When I plug my phone into Itunes it says it’s backing it up, does that mean when I plug it in after ugrading that it will re-sync all of my contacts currently on my phone?
ok so atm i am jail breaking it and it all appears to be going well… ill leave follow up comment on how it all went.
Wish me luck!
ok so everything went fine with the jailbreak, but not when i put my t-mobile simcard in it says different sim detected please connect to to iTunes. i have tried unlocking it again with QuickPwn 3 now and i still have the same problem. can any one help me please?
Dear Simon,
Referring to my above querry, I just want to let you know that after keeping it on for a day, the iphone says battery lost and gives the battery icon even but it is still stuck at the apple screen.
Please help asap. Thanks in advance.
Pankaj
thnks sir,,
my new ver is 2.2 now from 1.1.4,,
but plz help me to know ,is my iphone still 2g or 3g..????
and if it is still 2g how can i convert it to 3g??
is it is possible to convert it?????
and wht are the diffrencer between 2.2 2G iphone to 2.2 3G iphone???
will be very gr8ful for ur help..
right so i noticed that a couple of other people were having the same problem i was, were after jailbreaking and unlocking it said different SIM detected please connect to to Itunes and it would not work on any other service provider.
what i did to solve this problem was remove the SIM card and reinstall the 2.2 oftware on to the Iphone again. after it is compleat it will ask you to put in a SIM card to register the phone, don’t. close Itunes and then put in the SIM you would like to use (in my case t-mobile) and start the jailbreaking/unlocking prossess again and vuala and thats that prblem solved.
Mynk you asked if your Iphone is still 2g after updating to the 2.2 software, in answear the that, no your iphone is still a 2g Iphone
hoped this help a few people
Aarron
i unlock my iphone using quickpwn and its unlock sucessfully But my sim is not working still. No network coverage. Cant make calls. Cant sms. Why is this.
please help me resolve this issue:(
After I upgraded to 2.2, my iPhone has no Carrier in the Settings. There is also No Service showing at the top left corner. Pls help.
yeeeeeeeeeeeee man i finaly doneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. you are the greatest!!!!!!!!
Hi i want to try this on ver 1.1.2 , anyone tried it yet ,
do let me know if it works ,
Thank you .
@Pankaj, that’s pretty strange for your problem. Did you try to reboot the iPhone? Sometimes, a simple reboot will clean up the problem.
@Divyang, I think it’ll work for firmware 1.1.2.
@Aaron, thanks for your sharing and great advice.
@vicky, you can still use AT&T sim card after jailbreak. As you’re already using firmware 2.2, you may probably start from step 6. But make sure you download all the required files in step 2.
Thanks a lot for this step-by-step tutorial, i had the 1.1.4 installed until yesterday and it was a real pain in the ass, i dont even have edge enabled and when i opened safari always tried to connect from edge..! that was the thing that push me to change firmware..i follow the 1.1.4 to 2.0 and then 2.0 to 2.2 im pretty happy with it right know, its first time i use cydia, looks nice tough.
Thanks for your support. and sorry for my english its not my first language.
Happy hollidays!
Do you lose contacts when you jailbreak and even re-sync with itunes? Or do they go back into your phone when you re-sync it after jailbreaking and unlocking it?
@Charlie, you won’t lose the contact after jailbreak. What you have to do to preserve the contacts and SMS is to sync it with iTunes before jailbreak. After jailbreak complete, re-sync again with iTunes to restore the contacts.
simon sir plz solve my prob also,,
abt the ver and gen…..
my new ver is 2.2 now from 1.1.4,,
but plz help me to know ,is my iphone still 2g or 3g..????
and if it is still 2g how can i convert it to 3g??
is it is possible to convert it?????
and wht are the diffrencer between 2.2 2G iphone to 2.2 3G iphone???
will be very gr8ful for ur help
@mynk, your iPhone should be a 2G iPhone. Here 2G means you are using the 2G telecom network. There is no way to convert any iPhone from 2G to 3G. If you want to enjoy 3G network for better data transfer speed, you’ll need to buy a iPhone 3G. For details about the difference between 2G & 3G, you can check out Wiki here and here.
2nd time for me this tool works great i took a 1.1.4 iphone used itunes to update it to 2.2 for me then ran this tool unlocked/jailbroken for tmoblie!
thanks guys
Guys, im stuck on like the first section! It says on my screen ‘restoring iphone software’ but its been stuck on level 1 on the meter gauge for like 20 minutes now! Do I leave it or unplug and try again?? My iphone displays the apple sign and the metre gauge but on my iphone the metre gauge is full! PLEASE HELP!!
Btw- im trying to upgrade from 1.14 to 2.2
Hey guys, so I just tried to update from 2.0.2 to 2.2 using the pwange tool on my friends mac and ran into a few errors. Wondering if anyone knows what they mean. First was error 1600 when trying to load custom IPSW. Second was error 6 when trying to load the IPSW. Both of the IPSW’s were custom made. Does anyone know if windows has had better success with jailbreaking 2.2?
BTW thanks Simon Ng that was true what you said. After the error messages I loaded 2.0.2 back with my friends mac and re-synced and im back to square 1 again. It is like that entire headache didn’t happen…
i messed up agghh… i had a 1.1.4 with tmobile instead of holding shift and restoring it to 2.2 i updated it and now it wont even show on itunes because i need a damn att sim card wtf man…..now i wt do i do
actually i kinda panicked hehe.lol i started from step 6 its all gud..and thnx simon and say wassup to garfunkle for me.lol jk.
ommaaaa GAHHHHDDD thank you so much.. it toook me a while but i finally got it..
i was holding my breath steps 13 to 15 hoping it would work
haha thanks so much homie.
I Have had a 1st gen iphone working well on a tmobile sim card from the g1 i bought. Now that i upgraded to the 2.2 and ran winpwn i get (could not activate cellular data network: you are not subscribed to a cellular data service) everything else seems to work but not edge. I tried the tmobile hacks from cydia and i tried running winpwn over again. Anyone have a fun link to a vid that will make me whole again i miss my iphone. The g1 just isn’t the same.
i can help out with any1 who has a prob with the edge service after upgrading to 2.2 you simply go cellular data network and type in wap.voicestream.com for your apn settings and that should do it…leave feedback if it was helpful..
i can help with any1 who needs edge service after upgrading to 2.2 you simpy go to cellular data service and type in wap.voicestream.com as your apn setting and you should be good…leave feedback if it was any help…
FOR THE PEOPLE HAVING “NO SIGNAL” ISSUES AFTER JAILBREAK (3G, 2nd gen, 2.2, Windows, Quickpwn 2.2)
Lots of people seem to be having the “no signal” problem after jailbreaking their iPhones. I also had this problem after jailbreaking the first time.
This solution worked for me, and according to everything else I’ve read this should work for other versions of the iPhone and using the Pwnage Tool for Mac.
Connect your iPhone to iTunes and do a restore. Just click the “Restore” button in the iPhone window of iTunes and it will take care of restoring your iPhone (if you want to preserve your contacts, calendar, etc. then iTunes will prompt you to back up that data). Allow your iPhone time to restore to factory settings.
After the restore, you can go ahead and add back those contacts and calendar dates. DO NOT ADD BACK ANY APPS YET. I believe this is the cause of the problem.
Now use Quickpwn (Windows) or Pwnage Tool (Mac) to jailbreak your iPhone. Afterwards everything should be fine.
The idea here is that Quickpwn/Pwnage Tool can’t do their work properly with all the apps/other crap that people put on their iPhones over time, and the interference from those things causes issues with service/rebooting after jailbreaking. After doing all that my iPhone is jailbroken and working perfectly. Props to Simon for this blog post, and I hope this helps others to avoid a service loss like mine.
Two additions to my post:
1)Make sure that whatever generation/firmware you have, you’re using the corresponding Quickpwn/Pwnage Tool. (Generation/firmware info is under Settings==>General==>About) For further clarification, if you have the volume/mute buttons on the side of your iPhone, you have a 2nd gen.
2)My email is jpampalon@gmail.com if you need some more help. I can’t really help with incredibly technical issues like error messages or network/ip settings.
So i when and got the old 2.0.2 and the winpwn did all of that. Get the data working by downloading the tmobile hacks but because of the version half of the apps i have now don’t work. Is the wap.voicestream.com idea for people in the US with a full plan sim? Because there was no place in my settings to put in cellular data service. Oh and why are the winpwn screens always hard to read? they are never centered?
I followed all the steps, It worked like a charm. Holding Home & Power button was weird but it worked. Good job.
Thank you thank you thank you!
I was on an unlocked US AT&T 1.1.3 on UK Ornage and ‘accidently’ updated to 2.2 and locked it out. Been trying other unlockers for a day now with no success and am happy to say this one worked.
Thanks again x
Obviously I mean Orange not ornage!
Wow was i being dumb. Okay to anyone else that has had problems with data after the unlock and JB, do not i repeat DO NOT install the tmobile hacks from Cydia. I started over and went step by step and what do you know? It worked. In 2.0.2 i needed the Hacks to make data work and just expected that i would need it but once i checked after running QuickPwN it all worked and seems faster. You people are GOD’s. Dev team and all involved, really your money. Oh and Buuf2 is a sick theme check it out.
The jailbreak of my iPhone to 2.2 went ok, except that now I cannot connect to Youtube. Is there any solution for this problem??
My God, the process run very smooth and easy, i can use it now with no problem!! thanks a lot bro
Simon.. can we get software for sms forwarding/deleting/group and international phone reconization on v2.2.
thanks simon… it was very easy and thanks to u.. now my iphone is v2.2 from v1.1.4
now it feel like iphone.. thanks
@ Simon Ng – Thanks for having this blog where we can get help for our problems. I’m having the same issue as Ronny from a few dozen posts up. I’m using t-mobile in a 2G 2.2 unlocked phone using QuickPwn and Windows Vista. I can’t make calls or receive calls, but it shows full bars. The first hour or two I could make calls. Now when I hit the green call button, it just opens up the dial-pad, freezes, and then closes.
What should I do?
Thank you in advance for your help and Happy New Year!
Hi Simon
Thanks a ton for posting all this here..
I successfully upgraded my firmware from 1.1.4 to 2.2 and itunes to 8.0
I am successfully able to make calls but I am unable to sync data back into iphone.
Infact I cannot see any arrow besides iphone which could be expanded to see the phone contents. There is no option as such to “Sync iphone” in file menu! So my iphone is all blank without any previous contents! And I am also getting error “itunes was unable to load provider data from sync services”
Waiting your inputs on this!
Amry
Amry,
Not sure but some ideas are : Easy to over look it that you have to tell it what to sync with. there are little check boxes in itunes when your iphone is connected. Another thing to get you started is settings>mail,contacts>Import SIM contacts. you might also try to set up accounts on the phone first. Hope that helps. Let us know.
thnx bro my iphone`s been locked nw for three months nd in less than three mins it opened
could any one please let me knw how to fix the issue with numbers instead of names in iphone messages thnx
I too am having the problem where my iPhone hangs after the prompt “Wait for your iPhone to connect in recovery mode…” at the start of step 13. I am running Vista Business and have tried the unlock process a number of times. I’ve tried it with my original back up as well as by first backing up with the blank-slate version of the firmware. Can somebody please help me???
As an aside, I originaly managed to unlock my phone on a computer running XP and when I got to the UK I inserted the new SIM card but I got the error telling me that it isn’t a valid SIM card so I tried to re-run the unlocking process on my Vista machine but now I can’t get past the 13th step. The problem is that I only have this laptop with me so I’m in a bit of a bind.
Hi everyone, i may need some serious help here…
i all ready did all this steps 3 times. and everything went according to the description… it does all the steps fine, and it tells me that everything seems to be working fine.
but…
the iphone is still locked.. every time i put a different sim card it tells me that that is an incorect sim card, and not appears to be supported.. even if a put a sim card from another iphone tells me the same, if a put an att sim card from another phone not an iphone tells me the sa,ethe only time it works is when i put the original sim card from that iphone on… and then is telling me that it needs to be activated to please use itunes to do the activation process… so i did it again and again… following the steps one by one and still the same situation.. im doing the fourth try at this moment but well lets see what happens..
so i have a few questions.. does it matter if a put or not a sim card on the iphone while jailbreaking and unlocking? do i need to put the original sim card? or a sim from another company? anyways i all ready try everyone…
please help me…
p.s. i try the same staeps in two different iphones 2G or first generation and the same situation, the jailbroken is fine i get cydia installer and i use and ownload packs and even som “games” but with the unlock phone part im just stuck
I am Having exactly the same problem as EVAN
Evan just I thought. Update itunes. I missed that on my first try. Or make sure it matches the quickpwn at the top.
Great guide. I followed all the steps, It worked like a charm.It is working with T-mobile.I propose to reset iphone to factory setting before you start..
@EVAN, while jailbreaking and unlocking, I suggest to put the 3rd party SIM card in iPhone.
Everything worked out fine 4 me. Except that the Phone doesn’t work… I mean I cannot call nobody because when I tap the Phone app, it appears for 2-3 sec and then disappears (can’t tap into it). So I go into Contacts to call somebody (or use Fring to call via cellular), but I can’t interrupt the conversation (the other part has to do it). There is a bar at the top of the screen saying “Touch to return to call” but nothing happens when I touch it (it disappears and appears again). Any suggestion? Thanks in advance, greets from Croatia!
Maky, i had the same issue and found it was because of the dialer themes. Leave it plain. Let me know if that helps.
I’m new to all this stuff, but I’m sure I didn’t installed any theme, so I think the problem is somewhere else (maybe some package from Installer or Cydia). Thanks anyway…
@Simon NG. So I have tried what you recomended to Evan, but all I can do when I insert the sim is make emergency calls using my T-mobile service, but I have to remove my sim to access the rest of the Iphone apps and settings. Thank You for your time.
Great stuff! Took me 4 tries at step 13 and 1 switch of USB port.
I was sweating a bit the first time it’s stuck, but now I’m smiling very wide.
Thanks Simon! Great blog.
I jailbroke/unlocked 2.2 with tmobile and everything works fine except my edge!!! And when I go to network settings it no longer has the apn settings it only has the VPN , wifi, and if you want to take the data roaming on and off, please help I need my edge desperately!!
By the way it’s a 1gen iPhone not 3g
Works works works!
Thank you very much. I have just upgraded from 1.1.3 to 2.2
Everything is working alright, just my previously installed applications are gone (maybe due to my mistake) thats all, I wasn’t worried about them anyways.
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Hello all,
I am working from my compaq laptop, and quickpwn is not detecting my iphone.
I didnt follow the steps however to restore my iphone to firmware 2.2 because i thought that it was already running on that. Please let me know what i should do. Should i restore the firmware as described, or can quickpwn detect my iphone without restoring the firmware.
Thanks
@ Raj
quickpwn will only detect the iPhone if the phones software version is above 2.0.
I will assume you are getting the message from the application.
your question does not state what you want to achieve though.
Yes i am getting the message, but i am positive that i have updated it to 2.2
My question is:
Quickpwn is not detecting my device, and is this due to the fact that i skipped the restore firmware steps?
If not then tell me how quickpwn can detect my device, when i plug it into the USB port.
Yes i am getting the message, but i am positive that i have updated it to 2.2
My question is:
Quickpwn is not detecting my device, and is this due to the fact that i skipped the restore firmware steps?
If not then tell me how quickpwn can detect my device, when i plug it into the USB port.
@Raj
Please cross check the version on iTunes. It should auto detect if it is a supported version.
If it does not, then I think you should restore the firmwire to the the one given here.
simon, i have successfully upgrade my 2G to v2.2 but now im having problem that it doesnt show any number when i want to dial or show my contact list. Also it automatically closed when i dial through contact list.
Qdawg, I had the same problem. I think it was because befor i would even check to see if edge worked, i installed the tzones and tmobile hacks. But I still re did everything. Took the links at the top for Gen1 iphones put it all in one folder. Updated itunes. Restarted my computer and went from there. The final try at 3am took less than 20mins and worked.
I try to desperately unlocking n jailbreaking for 3 days…
but now when i try your way… WELL DONE!!! Thank you very much!!!!!
Simon: Now im having a problem after jail breaking I could no longer access my phonebook or make any calls. What should i do, should i do the whole process again or restore to factory setting through itunes
Worked the first time on my unlocked g2 with 1.1.4. Read the instructions over and over about 5 times and then went for it. Pulled my SIM card out at first until the itunes site said to replace it (T-Mobile). I figured I was done for, but went on to a completely successful conclusion. It did ask me which provider I wanted to use (ATT or T-Mobile) and after selecting T-Mobile it got bars and Edge. When I turn the power off and then back on, it asks which network I want, but I dismiss it and it works fine.
Thanks a lot for a very good guide! Michael
HI EVERYONE!!
well i finally got both phones working fine… i did had the latest version of itunes installed.. i knew that was not the problem because with the first iphone it happen with the last quickpwn, and using the 2.1 firmware…
i did the firmware installation whit no sim on the phone. and then put the sim in and then plug it to itunes, and then the QUICKPWN, and i did turn off my firewall all the way true… because my firewall also control the creation of applications (McAffe desktop firewall 8.5).
well all the iphones are working great now… i just had the battery problem in one it didnt last one day on stand by… i just did a full 10 hours charge and unpluged it. will see how long it last.. i remove sim card
thank you to all for all the help…
thanks a ton brother.. amazingly easy process. i hope it works great.. thanks a million again
thanks its working fine with me what agreat job thanks again
best regards
hi, I’m trying to jlbrk and pwn my phone but i’m stuck at stage 13, it says preparing your device and nothing happens. How long does it take to prepare,
or is there any solutiuon to it. Firmware is upgraded to 2.2. tnx, guys
this program works perfect it work on my iphone
thanx thanx
hi guys,
Simont tnx for a hard work.
I unlocke my phone even it was little bit difficult in the start because I placed downloaded files on desctop, and was using ATT’s sim. When I put that files in different directory and used 3rd party SIM everything worked fine. SO I DID it, of course with Simon’s help, and you guys who left notes of your own experiences with it.
Tnx
I was sucessful in using QuickPwn 2.2 to unlock and jailbreak my 1st gen phone. Everything appears to be correct, except the “No Service” in the top left corner. I did the process twice and still get the same message. I even did another phone for a friend and it reads the SIM on that unit. Can someone please advise as what I can try to get service and SIM recognized.
Everything went smoothly!!! Successful first try!haha Thanks a bunch simon!
Hello Simon
My phone is JailBroken, but it still says it’s locked .I checked the box in quickpwn? You mention we should try the bootnueter in Cydia, but I can’t find it.
Hi All,
i’m using iphone 3g with jailbreak on 2.1 version.
Before I upgrading to 2.2 using Quickpwn,
just want to know whether will it delete all the applications, themes & games previously installed fm cydia & installer…. ?
anyone can advice?
Hi guys, I have a jailbreaked Iphone 2G with 1.1.4 software version and I’m trying to update it to 2.2. My problem appears at step 4: I can’t locate the file “iPhone1,1_2.2_5G77_Restore.ipsw”. I have downloaded twice the files simon mentioned, and still there is no file with this name.
Can you tell my what am I doing wrong? I am running Windows XP on my computer. Could this be the problem? Maybe it cannot read .ipsw files?
Omg, I think it works!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH, I was sooooo worried for my phone :/ I’m using starhub (in Singapore) which isn’t apple-supported so I can’t bring it to any epicentre to ask for help.
Thanks once again!
…Now if it doesn’t work (TOUCHWOOD!), you’ll be hearing from me…
I have a problem; I think the jail break was successful, but not the unlock. I had 2.2 version before i started this process. I followed all the steps and i think jail break was done, not unlock. I did not have another carrier sim, so i put my friend’s att sim, it did not recognize, “different sim detected, connect to itunes”. I tried the procedure again. this time while restoring in the first step I took the original sim off the phone (as evan suggested) and restored it and put it back in and followed all the steps. again, I guess yes for jail break and no for unlock. I did not have any problems in any of the steps. i went through as describes in the above steps. As I said, I had 2.2 already on my 2g iphone. does it have anything to do with and I have another att sim to test if its unlocked or not. Please help/suggest me. Simon, I appreaciate your page as it seems many benefitted from this content.
Thanks.
@Wee, for application installed via iTunes, you can sync it to iTunes on your computer. After upgrade, you can then sync it back to restore them. But for applications installed via Installer, you may need to install them again.
@radu, which browser are you using to download the files? Are you using Safari?
For any one having problem with the message after jail break, “different sim detected, connect to itunes”, try this. I did it and worked for me:
restored without original att sim on 2.2 and then closed/disconnected itunes. and then put external sim which i planned to use (another att sim in my case) and followed the same procedure. It works great, no problem. I have to try it other carrier’s sim to check it works or not.
Thanks a lot guys.
THX simon Good work
, i have already done it with my 2G 2.1 to 2.2 without any problem
Simon,this is the jailbreak guide for iphone 2g,is there any for iphone3g?
wayne, you can check out this guide for iPhone 3G.
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP….2nd attemp at help
was sucessful in using QuickPwn 2.2 to unlock and jailbreak my 1st gen phone. Everything appears to be correct, except the “No Service” in the top left corner. I did the process twice and still get the same message. I even did another phone for a friend and it reads the SIM on that unit. Can someone please advise as what I can try to get service and SIM recognized.
Update….
I just used winpwn 2.5 beta with iphone1.1_2.0.2_5C1_Restore and it still shows “No Service”. It appears that the jailbreak and everything else worked, just the “No Service”. The SIM works in another phone.
SOMEONE PLEASE RESPOND……Thanks
ok so i used the previous version 2.1 to upgrade and unlock my 2g iphone from 1.1.4 to 2.1 firmware i am using tmobile and it worked great first try. i followed all the above steps to try and get 2.2 but when i get to step number 13 it just sits on wait for iphone to reboot in recovery mode and will not go through the rest of the process. i tried it 4 times and still no progress. so i went back and restored to 2.1 but would still like 2.2 any suggestions would be fantastic.
also another question. does anyone know if google maps street view will work on a first generation iphone with the 2.2 firmware upgrade? if not i dont need 2.2. thats the only thing i would like
I have 2.2 with t-mobile google maps works even street view if you know what I mean.
sweet sweet. any suggestions on how to get it to jailbreak?
What i did is ” erase all content and setting” then after reboot just follow directions.works for me first time.
word. i’ll keep you posted. thanks for the help.
nope still didnt work. should i get a copy of quick pwn 2.2 from another source or wtf?
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP….2nd attemp at help
was sucessful in using QuickPwn 2.2 to unlock and jailbreak my 1st gen phone. Everything appears to be correct, except the “No Service” in the top left corner. I did the process twice and still get the same message. I even did another phone for a friend and it reads the SIM on that unit. Can someone please advise as what I can try to get service and SIM recognized.
Update….
I just used winpwn 2.5 beta with iphone1.1_2.0.2_5C1_Restore and it still shows “No Service”. It appears that the jailbreak and everything else worked, just the “No Service”. The SIM works in another phone.
SOMEONE PLEASE RESPOND……Thanks
I was up to step 5 – then the msg of ” Iphone cannot be restored. An unknown error occured (23) “. Tried rebooting & reinstall itunes, did not work. PLEASE HELP !!!
@xgeoffx801, can you try out the solution mentioned in this post? Hope the solutions work for you.
tried it still, doesnt work so i give up. but if anyone here is from salt lake and has done it and it worked 100 % email me at geoffdeuel@gmail.com or if you have any suggestions email them to me and i will give them a whirl.
i tried to jailbreak my iphone once and it worked perfectly, but while i was jailbreaking another one, the program quickpwn freezes and says it encountered a problem and closes, this happens right when it is about to connect in recovery mode, i’ve tried all your solutions but no luck, if you know why this is happening, i would appreciate it.
After updating to 2.2 and jailbreaking and unlocking, does the iphone get the app store icon? Thanks for the help
@ Simon, I have a jailborken & unlocked 2G iPhone v2.2. The phone works fine for few hours and then hangs/ freezes. Every time it freezes/hangs I need to power it off and then power it on.
I have restored the phone’s firmware a no of times. using different versions of itunes on different PCs, followed by pwning it using Quickpwn 22, even changed the USB ports a no of times. Reset the phone to factory settings without any success. I have even tried not loading Cidia & Installer. nothing seems to be working. can anyone help.
Thanks in advance
Hi,
after upgrading to 2.2, all my previously installed games are not installed. Only the free ones from app stores are installed. The others which are free dl from 3rd party website are not installed. According to the error log it states that its not recognized. Thanks for the help.
Hi,
after upgrading to 2.2, all my previously installed games are not installed. Only the free ones from app stores are installed. The others which are free dl from 3rd party website are not installed. According to the error log it states that its could not be verified.
@Jacob, you’ll get the App Store icon after upgrade to firmware 2.2.
@nk, did you try to jailbreak your iPhone again?
@Desmond, I think you’re referring to those games installed via Installer. Yes, you may not be able to install those games. Installer on firmware 2.2 is still in beta and those free games may not be compatible with the latest firmware. Also, compared to iPhone App Store and Cydia, the applications hosted on Installer is less attractive.
Hi guys!!! You’re amazing!!! I can’t believe it’s happening to me… my goodness!!! It would be the best birthday gift i could ever have on my birthday this coming 18 Jan!!! I was sweating like hell and praying to come out as all the successful iphone holders… e voilla!!! I did it!!!! You guys made me almost cry to see my iphone working after it’s been blocked for a month now and i was almost losing my hope not to use it again but your site helped me bring back my “new baby iphone”!!! I will love it as more as i did before… Saying thank you is not enough for such a wonderful birthday gift you have given me… I can now sleep tighter tonight and wake up each day with my new iphone!!! I love u all… Wish you all the best…
@Simon, I did try to jailbreak again. I actually tried all possible combination but noting seemed to work. After going through trouble shooting guide on Apple’s web site I did a erase & reset of the iphone. Its been nearly 24 hours since then and its working fine, . earlier the iphone used to hang in about 3-4 hrs time. hope the issue is resolved although the phone is still under observation. Will revert back if get into any more problem.
THanks a TON. Keep the good work on.
I’m having problems when using QuickPwn to unlock and jailbreak. After sometime holding down de power button with the home button pressed, the iphone turn off so it loses the USB connection. I already tried to stay continually pushing the power button during that 10 seconds so it doesn’t turn off, but I got the same error in the end of all that seconds couting. Can you help me? Tks
It already worked…Thank you for your work.
Hi!
Am a new user of 2.2! Being a heavy SMS user I’m really missing the iSMS programme from 1.1.4 Tried MySMS from Cydia as suggested to someone by Simon in the blog but that programme is not free besides being not half as good and requires registration. Would appreciate it if someone could suggest other alternatives!
HELP!
I got to step 7. When I launch quickpwn it says that it only supports firmaware 2.0….I am using windows vista. Please helpe me….anyone…
Charlie
Hey guys, no idea what happened but I will do my best to explain my dilema and solution so if anyone else has this probem they don’t have to do what I did and lose their mind and almost throw up. When I launched quickpwn it told me that .>=2.0 firmware is not supported. So what you can do to bypass that stupid error message is simple. unplug your iphone once you put the 2.2 firmware from above onto your phone. Then launch QuickPwn and click ok to the error message and plug in your iPhone. Then follow the steps and it should work like mine did. Except you are freaking out as its working haha. And the screen will turn white for a few moments and thats ok…just relax. Also I got an error message when I first put the fimware on my phone (unknown error OxE0000435). Switch USB ports and that should sort it out… The important part is my phone is unlocked and jailbroken on firmware 2.2 from 2.0.2. Thanks for the Blog Simon! Keep up the good work. Happy jailbreaking everyone.
@Poitius- try bitesms…it offers the landscape typing without the 30 second delay in messages. it will only do landscape for typing though, not viewing messages. It also does not have the forwarding texts option either. Try and let me know what you think..
Chuck
I upgraded my phone to 2.2 without knowing. This worked for me and I have t-mobile. It was worth the wait.
i updated to 2.2 then it wasn’t activated… what should i do?
3rd Attempt at help!!!!!!!!!!
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP….
I was sucessful in using QuickPwn 2.2 to unlock and jailbreak my 1st gen phone. Everything appears to be correct, except the “No Service” in the top left corner. I did the process twice and still get the same message. I even did another phone for a friend and it reads the SIM on that unit. Can someone please advise as what I can try to get service and SIM recognized.
Update….
I just used winpwn 2.5 beta with iphone1.1_2.0.2_5C1_Restore and it still shows “No Service”. It appears that the jailbreak and everything else worked, just the “No Service”. The SIM works in another phone.
SOMEONE PLEASE RESPOND……Thanks
hey it worked i thought i had to go to the mall for repairs but your software realy worked thanks a lot.
I also had the “different Sim detected”issue.Tried over and over but still had same problem.
Heres how i solved it..
1. I restored the iphone with the 2.2 firmware downloaded from this site(with no Sim inserted)
2. After restoration, you’ll be asked to install valid sim and connect to itunes so the phone can be activated.Close itunes and Install the DESIRED sim(in my case tmobile).
3. Follow the quickpwn process and Voila!!
Hey Simon!
I have a bit of a problem. I have an jailbroken, unlocked iphone 2g running on 2.0. I want to update it to 2.2 but i see that the instructions you gave require the power button. Unfortunetly my power button does not work. =/ Is there anyway around that?
Thanks in advanced!
-Jandry
hey i have the first generation iphone 16g and I have 2.2. I did everything thats instructed but the phone wont unlock it doesnt let me access the phone because it wont accept the sim card. It says “different sim detected” so I took off the sim to get access to cydia and I downloaded the bootneuter 2.1 but it freezes everytime it loads.
@ nk, I had the same problem. after jailbreak and unlock, phone freezed frequently, power button did not respond and some weird stuff. i thought it could be a hardware issue. I went back to itunes and restored it and my phone is unlocked now. I will have to follow the same process again. can you please tell me what exactly did you do from the apple website that helped you in the troubleshooting and not facing above issues?
after much angst and worrywarting about bricking the phone , I upgraded my 2.0FW unlocked 2gen iphone to 2.2FW without a hitch using this site. I had turned off terminal and messenger in XP , and loaded .net 3.5 but I never pulled the tmobile sim out. thanks , Simon, for helping us!
@Jandry, I can’t think of any workaround for that. You need to use the POWER button to put iPhone into DFU mode.
@Amanda, did you try the jailbreak procedures again? Sometimes, a second attempt may solve the issue.
worked great!
I had an unlocked iphone v. 2.1 and upgraded it to 2.2 without any problems. I did this on a pc with windows xp…
Hello, please help me. The unlock has worked fine for Etisalat in the UAE (Dubai), however now I am getting the standard network message that I have insufficient credit to make the call/text, when I have at least AED 30 left on my phone. The sim works fine in other phones but not in my 2g apple (mac) since unlocking 2.2 through pwnge.
If you can tell me how to sort this I would be very grateful?
simon u r da man
i used the quickpwn to unlock ma iphone cos it ws locked after i updated to the 2.2
firmware…anyway tnx for the step by step explanation dat i got frm ur blog,it made things easy…blieve me…a lot easy
I have a 1st gen Iphone, v2.2 just upgraded via Itunes. It’s my old Iphone, as I am using the 3G. I was basically using it in v2.1 as an Ipod Touch, had wifi, working email, apps, etc. The phone has no sim card in it, and I upgraded it to v2.2. Now I get the phone wants to be activated by Itunes. At this point I only want to use it on wifi and try out jailbroke apps. Can I run through this process on a Vista machine with no SIM Card, and jailbreak it so it works like an ipod touch basically?
I’m new to the SIM card thing, as I was a Sprint customer, so if I wanted to could I take the sim card out of my wife’s AT&T phone, and insert it into the Iphone and use it?
Not sure how that would work with the data plan and all?
Open for advice.. Thanks
upgraded my iphone from 1.1.4 to 2.2 from this method without in problem it took only 30 min. Thanks a lot
I have a 2G iphone 2.2. My PC runs on Vista.
I downloaded everything, followed the tutorial to the T, and QuickPwn goes all the way to the “Ready to Pwn” screen and gets stuck on the first step: “Wait for your iphone….recovery Mode”. I have waited about 40 mins and nothing.
How long do I have to wait untill nothing will happen? What could be the problem? pls help
Thanks
@kunal, it won’t take too long. I suggest you to check this post about the possible solution for the QuickPwn hang issue.
this worked perfect! thanks for taking the time to make this, usually a task like this takes me hours… this took 10 minutes
I need some help here. After jailbreaking and unlocking everything.
I can’t get a network signal. It keeps on searching.
when i go to Settings > Carriers.
It will say “Unable to load network list”
Thanks to Simon and Dev Team.
I can unlock my iphone 2G now..Take me 15 minutes…amazing…
Hey thanks alot Simon for making a clear explanation better than youtube videos and your guide is clear and pinpointing i want you inside me x_x
hi can some one help me im going mad
i have a iphone 2.2 2g it has a pay as u go o2 sim card in it and works fine but when i do thins unlock jail breaking thing i put my contract vodafone sim in it and dont work :S and now the only sim it works with is the one that came with phone no other sim card at all
some one please help! marc
I what to know if a do good this steps will it brick my phone and to will it unlock my fido sim prepaid
hi,
thanks very much…. now i can enjoying my iphone in firmware 2.2
Hi All,
This worked liked a charm for me. Simon, thanks for the great instructions.. It was perfect except at one place. It never threw an error about incorrect sim…
by the way, my iphone was upgraded from 2.0 to 2.1.
Let me know if you need any more information from my end.
All the very best!!
rvbugged
i mean 2.0 to 2.2….
rvbugged
everything went smoothly but i get “no service” error then i restored and unlocked no good can someone help please…Thanks
I what to know if a do good this steps will i brick my phone and to will it unlock my fido sim prepaid. if i brick my phone can i unbrick
Cool… i just did this (took me only about 40-60 minutes) and everything was on point. just go done and everything seems to work great…
THANKS!!
could someone plz help,
when i went on quickpwn using vista
i got to the point where it says
wait for your iphone to connect in recovery mode
i waited for about 10 mins and nothing happend
could i plz get some help
thx
so i did everything and it seem to go fine and than when the phone reboot, next to the signal bar it say t-mobile and E but than on the screen it say Different Sim detected. and it wouldnt let me go to the main menu or anything, i need help. i seem to get the phone to unlock and everything, why cant i use it now?
nvm i figure out what to do
thanks for the guide,
ps.
for anyone who wanna unlock it and use for tmobile make sure your sim card is in the phone when you restore the phone lol dont be like like and be a noob ha
@Marc, which SIM card did you use during jailbreak? Try to put in the vodafone sim and perform the procedures again.
@Kade, you probably need to enable some Windows services before using QuickPwn. You can check out this post about the hang issue of QuickPwn.
Simon, Your site is great, and the above steps are very easy for every one.
Great site .. great blogs .. 5/5 stars ( *****)
Hey!
I have a iPhone 2G 2.2 with T-Mobile, running Vista, iTunes 7.7.
I synced my iphone because my screen stopped working.
Apple gave me a new one no questions.
It had 2.2 installed, so I jailbroke it and unlock it with this tutorial.
but iTunes still says “the sim card inserted in this iphone does not appear to be supported ”
Please help! Please! I really can’t live without my iPhone.
It’s my life!
riotchicago@gmail.com
WOOOW First time tried and SUCCESS… Thx
I recently jailbreaked my iPhone 2.0 using this guide. So I restored it to 2.2 FW and used QuickPwn on Windows 7. So everything worked out on the QuickPwn and it was supposedly unlocked with BootNeuter. But I today just put in a T-Mobile SIM card in to see if it was unlocked and it says it was a different network and I had to connect it to iTunes. I did that and it says the network wasn’t supported. Any ideas?
Just jailbreaked my iphone. Everything went smoothly. Iphone rebooted upon completion but still says”Different SIM detected. Please connect to iTunes”. I can only get to emergency call screen. Was able to make calls using tmobiel sim card, but can not get to any apps. Does anyone know what is wrong?
I forgot to include that I had an AT&T sim card in it by accident. I saw it in my iPhone when I ejected it out. Any ideas?
I have the 1st gen iphone. I did everything right, i think, and when it went to reload my ipod, the apple never went away, I waited 5 mins. HELP!!!
It just stopped on the step saying wait for your iphone to connect in recovery mode.!!!
I posted this in 2.1 blog too.. followed the procedure here in 2.2, same issues:
I am new to iphone .. I bought a refurbished iPhone, trying to follow the procedure described here. But I never get to the first screen in itunes that shows me a “restore” button (The picture shown after these words above: Installing iPhone Firmware 2.2 via iTunes
3. Next, connect your iPhone to your computer via USB cable and launch iTunes. Select your iPhone in iTunes.).
When I first connect my iphone to the computer, I am presented with a screen that prompts me to activate my iphone with at&t. When I cancel out of it, I get ” your activation has been cancelled” and that point I can only eject out my iphone. Any help will be appreciated!
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
I got some hint from the above and then I successfully completed unlocking .. Thank you!
Well I did it. Wasn’t very hard. My only problem is that I lost all my apps along with other things. I guess my iphone did not back up properly. Kinda upset because I was trying to avoid this but…. Just make sure your phone is backed up properly.
My iphone 2G got brick, how do i unlock and upgrade it. When i connect to my computer. The itunes doesnt reconized it. Please help me as it is showing this message. My iphone 2G is BRICK
simon, can i directly upgrade my iphone frome 1.1.2 to 2.2?
I just performed jailbreak on 2.2 firmware. I had the right version of itunes, etc. It seemed to work but I can’t make phone calls now. I have tmobile.
hey heard great things about the dev team and decided this was the way to go.
i had t o do it like 5 times over, but once i read this it suddenly became easy. i upgraded my phone and itunes, inserted my sim card from cinci bell and after following the steps here got it to work!
thanks!
Quickpawn was successfully installed. however, Why do I get the message “Different Sim Detected, Please to iTunes” when I insert the globe sim and now Im stuck!
-What happened before was, I accidentally installed the 2.2 from itunes making my phone useless.
Any Idea? Please Help……….. my email is vic_ilo2@yahoo.com.
I have to be the most computer illiterate person around – but this guide managed to walk me through it like it was a piece of cake. Thanks so much!
Success once again, and many thanks!
orginal 1.1.2 > 2.1
just upgraded from 2.2 >2.2
Good stuff, finished without issue…
tmobile users tho, should follow this guide for tzone hack, works like a charm. (all credit goes to the owner, not me)
here is the link:
t-mobile tzone
Hey simon, i have read each & every comment but i still need a nod from ur side before i actually proceed.
I have 2g iphone firmware 1.1.14 jailbroke & unlocked using ziphone done by myself.. & now i feel i have waited a long time to upgrade my iphone to 2.2
BUT i have few queries after checking all comments…
1. Should i keep sim card inside the iphone or remove it before starting the process?
2. Should i uninstall all the applications which i installed through installer before the process?
3. can i revert back to my current firmware 1.1.14 in case something didnt work out?
4. Will it improve battery life of my 2g iphone after upgrade? currently last just a day
I am just little uncertain … that’s all
- Raj
Do I have to leave the AT&T sim card in while running this program on my Iphone or do I put my T-Mobile sim card?
@Raj,
1. I suggest you to keep the SIM card inside the iPhone.
2. No need to uninstall the application, but all Installer applications will be removed after upgrade. You’ll have to re-install it. However, you may not be able to find the Installer application on firmware 2.2 as not every Installer applications are compatible with the new firmware. Also, Cydia (an alternative to Installer) is more popular on firmware 2.x.
3. I haven’t tried to revert back my firmware. But from some readers’ reply, this is possible.
4. No. Don’t expect there is a great improvement.
@Damian, I suggest you to put in T-mobile sim card during jailbreak. However, there is no concrete answer to your question. Some readers mentioned, they took out the sim card during the jailbreak process. You may browse through the comments and I believe you may find out some t-mobile users’ experience. Any other t-mobile users can help Damian?
@simon, should i keep AT&T (original) SIM card or the one i am currently using (different carrier) during the process? BTW i m in India…
Hey Simon….
Thanks a lot… finally i have upgraded my iphone …. following your manual step by step….. it a great feeling….
Now i have a very small question: can i access app store & install apps…do i need a itunes account….???
-Raj
After updateing my 2G to 2.2 using QuickPwn my EDGE works still in Safari and GoogleMaps.
But not in E-Mail, Google Earth.
WIFI/WLAN works everywhere!
Hey Simon,
Last week my 2G with 2.1 Ver stopped working forced me to upgrade to 2.2. Upgrade was smooth and successful as usual.
I am getting an issue now. When I take calls, sound volume is very very low though the volume bar shows that it is max. Anything I need to do to fix this? If not can I go back to 2.1? This low sound really sucks buddy…
-Subbu
hi i have 1 iphone version 112 , so how to up to firmware 2.2 , i can do directly to2.2 can you help me how to do it plesea thank you very much
hi can you help , i have 1 version 112 , now i like to up firmware 2.2 how to do , can you show me step by step plesea thank you verymuch
@Damian,
I am upgrading my iPhone from 1.1.4 as per Simon. I am keeping my T-Mobile SIM in the device while upgrading and I never faced any issue till now.
Tmobile Users, this worked for me!!
Erin. Post # 76
“Everything seemed to work smoothly.”
However, after the whole process was done, I inserted my sim card and my iPhone displayed this message:”Different sim card detected, please connect to iTunes.” I connected, and iTunes told me that they did not support my t-mobile carrier. Nothing seemed to go wrong, though! What has happened?
This is exactly what happened to me the first time I went through this unlock process and I was starting to worry.
Note: I had an AT&T SIM card in the phone during this first try at unlocking the phone.
What worked for me was putting the Tmobile SIM card in before the jailbreak process, I put my Tmobile SIM card in right after step 5 where the phone is restored to 2.2 firmware and before step 7.
SO, restore the iphone to 2.2 firmware as seen up to step 5. After this process is complete stick your Tmobile SIM card in and launch Quickpwn 2.2 and follow the steps provided in this guide. It worked beautifully for me. BIG thanks to SimonBlog for putting this up and the iPhone Dev Team for developing Quickpwn.
Hopefully this will help some people and if someone has already posted something like this, then I don’t care because I didn’t read through all the comments.
hey I tried jailbreaking 3 more times and it continues to tell me different sim card detected
@simon
i tryed the vodfone sim in the phone when unlocking it. i have signal and can make calls (when i click the emergency call button). but says connect to itunes on phone and cant acces anythink eg. menus and everythink. i connect it to itunes and it says sim caqrd in this phone not supported???? please help gurrrrr!!
i did wat DARWIN615 posted and it finally worked thanks!
hey simon. I need some serious help with my iphone 2g. I have windows vista ultimate and the newest version of itunes and quickpwn 2.2. I have done all the steps u have but I am stuck on step 13, when it goes in recovery mode. It doesnt go to the next step where u have to hold the home button for 5 seconds. I have tried this 20 times and i still cant get it. I researched a lot and even looked through youtube videos, but i still cant get it right. Please help me asap. I’ve been doing this for a few hours and it’s still get stuck at the same step. Please help me!!!!
increible tengo 3 dias sin dormir tratando de arreglar mi iphone finalmente lo logre….gracias por todo…………..