As you know, GeoHot has released blackra1n RC3 yesterday. The blackra1n is a popular jailbreak tool for iPhone 2G/3G/3GS running firmware 3.1.2. Unlike the older jailbreak tools (e.g. PwnageTool or Redsn0w), blackra1n is advertised as the fastest and simplest jailbreak tool. Yes, it’s super fast. Talking about the jailbreak process, it’ll only take you around 30 seconds to complete. And, the jailbreak process is very simple and straightforward. It’s so easy that I doubt if I need to put up a guide for blackra1n.
Anyways, not all iPhone jailbreakers are geeks. Probably some of the new comers to the jailbreak world may need some help. So, here is the complete guide for blackra1n that shows you how to jailbreak iPhone 2G running OS 3.1.2. (For iPhone 3G/3GS, I’ll post another guide in the next post.)
Before you dive into the jailbreak process, please read through the note carefully:
- Make sure you use iTunes 9.0 or up for the jailbreak. If you are using older version of iTunes, please upgrade it first. You can download the latest version of iTunes from Apple.
- Before jailbreaking, make sure you have backup all your contacts, sms, photos, etc via iTunes. Simply sync your iPhone and backup the iPhone data.
- So, does it work with iPhone 2G previously jailbroken with PwnageTool or Redsn0w? Yes, it works!
- Let me point this out again. This guide is for iPhone 2G. For iPhone 3G/3GS jailbreaking, please refer to this post.
- Disclaimer: Jailbreaking may void your warranty of iPhone. Again, jailbreak it at your own risk.
Okay, that’s enough for the note. Let’s get started.
Upgrade your iPhone to OS 3.1.2
1. Download iPhone OS 3.1.2 firmware from here and save it into a folder.
2. Connect your iPhone via USB and launch iTunes.
Note: I suggest not to use the docking for the jailbreak. Connect the USB cable directly with your iPhone.
3. Restore your iPhone with iPhone OS 3.1.2. For Windows, hold SHIFT key and click on the “Restore” button and select the firmware file (i.e. iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw) you have just downloaded. For Mac, hold option key and click on the “Restore” button and select the firmware file (i.e. iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw) to restore.
4. If you’re not using official sim, your iPhone will not be recognized by iTunes after restoration. Don’t worry. It’s normal. You can then close iTunes and continues with the next step.
Jailbreaking with blackra1n
5. Go to blackra1n.com and download blackra1n. Both Windows and Mac versions are available. So, you should download the correct version depending on your OS.
6. After downloading, unzip the blackra1n.zip.
7. Make sure your iPhone is still connected with your computer via USB. Launch blackra1n.
8. Click “make it ra1n” to start the jailbreak.
9. Once you click the button, the jailbreak process starts and it’ll take around 30 seconds to complete.
10. Wait until you see the following message and your iPhone should be jailbroken after reboot.
Great! Up to this point, your iPhone should have been activated and jailbroken.
Installing Cydia
Tip: Before proceeding, if you have WiFi connection, I suggest you to first enable it before continuing. This should speed up the download process of cydia.
11. Next, you’ll have to install Cydia. Tap on the “blackra1n” icon.
12. Tap on “Cydia” and then “Install” button to install Cydia. Just wait until the download and installation to complete.
Unlocking iPhone 2G with bootneuter
Okay, with cydia installed, the whole jailbreak process is complete. But if you need to unlock your iPhone 2G to work with unofficial sim, launch cydia and install bootneuter. After installation, reboot your iPhone and enjoy iPhone OS 3.1.2!
Note: If you want to uninstall blackra1n from iPhone home screen, launch blackra1n again and select “uninstall blackra1n”.
As always, remember to share your jailbreak experience by leaving comment below.
Update: You may encounter Wifi, GPS or YouTube issues after jailbreak. Please check out this guide to fix the problems.
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hey
i am a 3gs user (version 3.1.2 (7D11) and firmware 5.11.07)
and i am using the updated version of itunes
i have been trying all day long to unlock my cell but something aint going right
whenevr i click restore.. two options pop up
1. restore and upload
2. cancel
whenever i click restore and upload.. after a while the following message appears:
‘iphone could not be restored. An unknown error occurred.(2002)
and the blackra1n app doesn get installed
so what should i do now????
@Jaweria, please check out this jailbreak guide for iPhone 3GS and try again.
Worked like a champ. First try.
Thank you for the instructions and files.
Am really excited. GeoHot is a genius. On the way home from work and am filled with so much anticpation that I can taste it and it and it be too good… Will update ya all soon.
We need to donate to the man so he can keep one step ahead of the Apple Jailers.
If we jailbroke with old version of blackrain and 3.12 already, can we just run new ver of blackrain to jailbreak/unlock? Will this wipes out data??????????
@jogb, I guess you only need to unlock it using blacksn0w. You can download blacksn0w via cydia. If you can’t find it in cydia, remember to add the “http://blackra1n.com” as repository.
Simon
I upgrade my 2G by following your instructions however I am not able to unlock my phone as I getting only emergency call message what should I do? Am I suppose to remove the unofficial sim before restoring to new firmware.
@ims, I suggest you to re-jailbreak again. But make sure you close iTunes and disable iPod services (you can’t kill it via task manager) before running blackra1n.
Simon
Can you please elobrate how to disable ipod service?
Yes please do. I also have this problem and I need to use my phone!
Iam having trouble with my iphone 2g, i cant unlock it. I set it up as a new device in order to
make it faster, i jailbroke it but i can only do emergency calls. I need help, anybody else has this problem.
2g iphone users having this problem check post 77.it works
sorry i meant post 79
Thanx to Geo Hot and thanx again Simon for this post through which i jailbroke my 2G.but some strange to me.I update the phone from 3.0 to 3.1.2 via itunes official update than i jailbrake via blackra1n but one thing I isnt understand that when the process complete all the application are present in the iphone and my phone is also unlock i ve no official sim and nither i install the bootnuter.when the phone restart after jailbrake i insert my sim and its accept i make and receive calls.
The jailbrake process is soo Cool its fantastic!!!!
Hi Simon,
Followed the guide and all went well until bootneuter…
The bootneuter does not unlock phone for unofficial SIm carrier… Downloaded bootneuter through Cydia and rebooted device a number of times but to no avail… I noticed that bootneuter did say it was for 2.0 firmware but proceeded anyway on the basis of the guide.
To make matters worse, I downloaded BlacksnOw for the unlock and now my 2g phone is stuck in DFU mode… Apple startup is on display and that’s it…
Please advise how best to proceed? Am using an old Nokia at the moment and it ain’t good… haha
Help!!
Kind Regards
@RichE, what settings do you use for bootneuter? Make sure you select bootloader version 4.6, turn ON “neuter”, turn OFF “Fakeblank” and turn ON “unlock”. Try again and see if this works for you.
Simon, ur guide was very good, the complete jailbreak and unlock went very smooth… but the problem am facing is with bootneuter. Iam using 2G iPhone. As u suggested i did flash with settings bootloader version 4.6, turn ON “neuter”, turn OFF “Fakeblank” and turn ON “unlock”…. it did all the flash work.
But got stuck with the screen “Please wait.. Determining current settings…”
What should i do now? Please help me asap.
Thanks in advance.
I just tried switch off and switch on the phone.. I was able to make calls.
Does the problem i reported before will affect any performance of my iphone 2g? if not i will be very much happy.
Same thing happened to me. Was stuck at Determining Current Settings, then switched it off and on again and it worked! Yay!!
@Sarav: Have you had any further problems after unlocking your iphone?
about the unlocking problem with the 2g iphone.try this:this work for me 11/13/09 iphone 2g 3.1.2 jailbroken with blackra1n. after bootneuter i had to install afc2add from cydia so i could ssh into iphone, and diskaid trial for my computer to access the root menu through usb. next i went to the bottom menu root>private>var>root>library and made a copy of the lockdown folder to my desktop(just for safety reasons). next i removed the lockdown folder from device(some web sites keeped saying to replace it with another which you could download but that wasnt working for me so i just had to remove the lockdown folder from device and close disk aid). rebooted iphone and it work with my t-mobile sim. hope it helps
Hi guys,
I just updated my iPhone 3G to 3.1.2 and got it jailbroke and unlocked with Blackra1n and Blacksn0w respectively. Works great!!!. Thanks a million to GeoHot.
I am facing only one problem, since I have updated my iPhone to OS 3.x.x the volume in one of the earphone(left) is lesser that the other one. Its doesnt seem to be problem with ear phones bcos I checked it by covering the speakers one by one on iPhone and the problem still persists. Right speakers volume is more than left one. Please verify it carefully.
I have updated to OS 3.1.2 and the problem still persists.
Has anyone came across simillar problem ? any solution ?
Thanks
I don’t think that is the update that done that. One speaker is used as a mic and the other as a speaker so one will always be louder than the other.
Simon,
Following on from my earlier comment, you guide says download bootneuter to unlock iphone 2g. I wonder if this actually be bootloader 5.9. Please advise, this is where i may of gone wrong!
i’m just by time to jailbreak this new os but after read some comment, it’s make me scared to complete this jailbreak…..please simon, give some solution first. i had my bad experience with this no network thing….it’s make me keep borrowing others of my friend phone. LOL….Please.
I get a Entry Point Not Found… procedure entry point sqlite3_prepare_v2 could not be located in the dynamic lnk library SQLite3.dll
HELP!
It works! And it took me less than 10 minutes! From restoring to complete unlock! hehe… excited!
–Dennis.
Hi Simon
I managed to get 3.1.2 fw version running on my 2G iphone. I followed the complete guide you provided. Once I upgraded using blackra1n, the first screen appeared after rebooting is Sim Locked, then I slide in and asking to unlock then i entered Sim Card pin number and Message said Pin Number Succeeded. I can make a call, sms, run apps etc without any prob. I went further to check the version and the baseband version. The version is correct 3.1.2(7D11) but the baseband version is 04.05.04_G. Is that expected, or should I get the newer version of the baseband which is 05.11 ?
Cheers!
Hi Simon!
Great work again !
Could you let me know if there is any way i can back up my Cydia apps and stuff before i go for teh 3.1.2 upgrade on the 2G iPhone which is currently on 3.0 firmware,
Help appreciated Thanks again !
Simon – Based on your procedure above you’ve indicated to unlock your 2G you need to download bootnueter from cydia and install it. Without me upgrading to 3.1.2 yet (i am currently using 3.0.1), I checked on the bootnueter version off cydia and what’s available out there is version 2.10, which is from the official Dev team unlocker for 2.0 firmware 2G phone. Is this the right bootnueter version from cydia to use after using blacra1n to upgrade my IPhone to 3.1.2?
update: i decided to take the plunge and do it without waiting for Simon so I ended up using what was out there at cydia (yes using the Dev Team unlocker for 2.0 firmware of 2G phone) and i got myself a jailbroken / unlock 2G for version 3.1.2 – carrier T-Mobile, with a baseband version of 04.05.04_G and not 5.11
@fgabato, for iPhone 2G, the baseband is still 04.05.04, even after OS 3.1.2 upgrade. That’s the reason why you can use bootneuter to unlock it.
@simon – thanks and as usual, thanks for your guidelines.. BTW, any idea or comments on VoIPover3G? it worked before on 3.0.1 but stopped working on 3.1.2
I’ve reinstalled VoIPOver3G and it works again on version 3.1.2
@fgabato, thanks for sharing. Great to see it works again!
Hi,
I`m having trouble unlocking it. I jailbroke it using blackra1n and im using version 3.1.2 and firmware 04.05.04_G but its not unlocking. I installed BootNeuter and followed the instructions, however its still not working. any help would be appreciated
If you would spend some time and actually read the post you will find how to unlock it if you are having problems. Don’t be lazy and read the posts dude:)
hi simon, I had the same result as harisz, after following your excellent instructions, The version on the phone is 3.1.2(7D11) but the baseband version is 04.05.04_G not 5.11?? the jail break instructions worked a treat but when it came to download cydia, the phone tells me to check internet connection. Can you only download cydia using wifi or can you do it through a usb connection via laptop to your modem?? is the problem because of the modem version being 4.5.4. not 5.11.?? please help I am one step away from having a cool phone.
thanks cris
update, I was able to install cydia and bootneuter, (wifi only) the flash worked but when I hit ok it gets stuck on checking settings, If I just hit home button, the phone is not unlocked. My modem version is 4.5.4_g, is this the problem??. I can’t update to 5.11.7. when i use itunes it just tells me I am already updated (3.1.2.) Someone please help me unlock this damm phone,
cris
Simon,
Following your instructions, I’ve downloaded the file in this step:
1. Download iPhone OS 3.1.2 firmware from here and save it into a folder.
Then, I unzipped it. Near the end of the unzipping process I get a window with the following:
Confirm Encryption Lost
Do you want to copy this folder without encryption?
A problem is preventing this folder from being encrypted.
.fseventsd
Then, I get the window four more times for the following folders as well:
Firmware
all_flash
dfu
all_flash.m68ap.production
I’ve redownloaded the file and unzipped it several times. All with the same result.
When I try to restore in the next step, it takes me to the unzipped folder, I always get a message telling me:
No items match your search.
It seems that the file: iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw is not on my computer.
Any clue as to why this happens? Any suggestions? I would appreciate any advice you (or other readers) have. Thanks a lot!
Jeff
jeff, are you using firefox or explorer?? I used firefox and worked fine, when I hit shift restore it open a box for desktop and the file was there. I then just highlighted the file and hit open. I am not techie so not sure if will be of much help,
cris
im using explorer and when i hit open it just keeps going into the sub folders until there is no folders left
Cris
I’m using explorer. I think Tanja and I have the same problem. For some reason, the file is just not appearing…
Jeff
I have same problem. So I just hit “restore” in Itunes and let Itunes restore it and didnt do a backup. Then i followed the rest of instructions and Blackra1n installed and all went well.
Help im stuck on step 3(i know this sounds silly) i download and when i hold shift key and hit restore it doesnt find the file. i have tried to unzip it aswell and with both it just wanys me to open until it wont insert anything in the open bar. grrrrrr what have i missed
just read Jeffs post same thing for me thats what i meant
Tanja,
If you figure out what the problem is, please post it here and I’ll do the same for you. I have no idea why the file won’t appear.
Jeff
Got it now. The solution is to change .zip to .ipsw. Do not unzip the file. Just rename .zip to .ipsw and it will work.
Woked Perfectly for my iphone 2G awsome i love you geohot!
did you download cydia via wifi or fixed line to unlock??
I keep getting entry point not found thing as nyat did. Someone please answer something because I have gone on alot of sites for the same problem and NO ONE ANSWERS!!! What’s up with that? Where can I go to find the answer?
Simon
iPhone 2g runnning 3.1.2 – Modem firmware 4.5.4G unlock problems
From what i’m gathering you are the main answer guy on this site so THANK YOU! I’m having trouble unlocking my 2g iPhone which was purchased when the iPhone first came about. I updated to the 3.1.2 firmware and have tried the blackra1n to jailbreak (which worked) but the unlock with bootneuter stays at “determining current settings” for about 10 minutes then tells me that my iPhone needs an restore and to contact Apple. after that process my phone stays jailbroken, but still not unlocked. Any ideas on how i can unlock my phone. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks and have a good one.
Simon,
I found that intstalling both Cydia and Rick together from Blackra1n caused major system crashes. Would advsie to instrall Cydia and then add Rock later…
Despite numerous attempts to unlock my 2g on 3.1.2, bootneuter does not work. I received this advice from another blogger:
‘If you can find a mac, use pwnage tool to create a custom ipsw and neuter with pwnage tool and then since you are already jailbroken, just shift+restore(pc) or option+restore(mac) to your custom ipsw with iTunes. I had an issue with a 2g that bootneuter from cydia would not work for it and this is how I got it working.’
Problem is that i don’t have access to a Mac so please can you outline options open to me. Is there anyway of unlocking the phone via windows or is it possible to downgrade back to 3.1 and use the bootloader files. Please advise?
Ok, so I have an iPhone 2G that was running on 2.0.1 firmware. I decided to update to firmware 3.1.2 after browsing the web and seeing how easy people made it seem. I first downloaded the IPhone1,2_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw and went through iTunes to restore and completed all the steps (shift+restore then open ipsw file). Then I ran blackra1n after iTunes was finished and showed the usb connect to iTunes on the phone and ran and rebooted it through the blackra1n. Then intalled cydia and rock through blackra1n app on phone, then installed bootneuter. It updated perfectly, but as I started reading, the ipsw file I used was for an iPhone 3G. I didn’t think anything of it until I tried sending a text message. I can’t send text! I can recieve, but cant send. I also have trouble with sending e-mail and sending mms, it just wont send. So I tried the process all over again, this time with iPhone1,1_3.1.2_Restore.ipsw. I still cant send any messages. Can someone please please help me? Oh, and I’m using a t-mobile sim, I don’t have an at&t one.
having same issues as many above. 2G 3.1.2 jailbreak with blackra1n using itunes 9.0.1. Loaded Cydia and rock. Bootneuter finally allowed me to change settings as described. my phone also locked in the update settings mode of bootneuter but i did a hard reboot and now bootneuter shows proper settings. i changed to a new tmobile sim card and iphone asks to connect to itunes and only allows emrgency calls but shows the tmobile carrier at upper left. when i return the at&t(sorry to even mention at&t) sim card all works but obviously not on tmobile carrier…. what am i missing??
Hi Rick
I have the same problem I can not use other SIM card, did you find the Solution ?
Thank you
Michael
ok everytihng went well UNTIL i went to install Cydia
blackra1n says (please check internet connections err…)
iv tried the reset network settings and reboot stick numerous times to no avail
iphone says its connected to my home wifi but safari just says (connecting…) but never does anything iv let it set there for like an hour and blackra1n says (please check internet connection)
iv been trying for days what should i do?
i want to recieve and make calls on my existing att sim and disable edge
Randymanfoo… im stuck with the same problem… please let me know if you found a solution… naeemaslam64@gmail.com
I have an iPhone 2G and have been curious but nervous to jailbreak since I bought my phone Mar 2008. I read about the latest version being available, so I decided to go ahead and jailbreak yesterday. I am telling you that it was EASY! I was afraid of not being able to still use my downloaded apps that I’ve paid for, texts, notes, contacts, etc. Just make sure to do a backup on itunes prior to jailbreaking as it states to do, just in case. I was so excited that it worked! I was up all night going through Cydia changing themes/colors/icons, etc. It is SO fun and worth downloading. I don’t know why I didn’t do this a year ago! Take a chance, follow the instructions, and enjoy! THANK YOU for having this jailbreak for iPhone 2G!
Oh and all of my apps, notes, texts, contacts were all still on my phone! It looks the same as before jailbreaking, just added app for blackra1n on the last screen. Click on that and download Cydia, then you’re good to go!
Dear Simon,
i did try to unlock my iphone and each time i open it i get a picture to connect my iphone to i tuness with a cd picture and music sign, i bought my iphone from at&t, would you please get back to me with advise, is there anything i can do to unlock my iphone, i would appreciate your feedback asap. thanks
@wael, are you using iPhone 2G or 3G/3GS?
I found a solution. I did everything with the 2g 3.1.2 firmware to unlock it but the bootneuter didnt work. SO:
Plug into computer and do a DFU restore (refer to google on how)
In itunes w/ phone connected hit SHIFT (KEY ON KEYBOARD) + RESTORE, and select the 3.0 .ispw (FIND it on google somewhere)
Then run REDSNOW 0.7.2 for WIN or MAC
Continue as instructed. Make sure you hit CYDIA and UNLOCK, not ICY.
Once redsnow is done. After reboot. I just put in a TMOBILE sim card and i got service no problems, works perfectly!!!!!!!!!!
Hi chris, can yo tell me if your iPhone had a Modem firmware of 4.5.4G when you unlocked it using above technique?? Seems this firmware is causing lots of people unlock issues.
thanks cris
i also have 4.05.4G firmware. hoping to get my tmobile sim card installed tonight and will try your method. when i put the tmobile card in now only allowed emergency call and asks to connect to itunes.
anyone know of a visual voice mail app on cydia or elsewhere that i can install after the tmobile sim.. i think the VVM goes away?
rick, when i started and did bootneuter, i had service but was stuck in that screen with the ask to connect to itunes and only allowing emergency calls but this worked for me.
Hey cris, i am not sure what firmware the phone was before. but i know it was never jailbroken or unlocked and had the latest 3.1.2 update. So whatever the stock firmware would have been was what it was.
this did not work with firmware 04.05.04_G, read somewhere to try install snow to unlock??.
still struck on this firmware
@cris, what settings did you use in bootneuter? blacksn0w will not work for iPhone 2G but for iPhone 3G/3GS only.
Hi Chris,
Will test your method tonight. Bootneuter does not work on my 2g…
UK users can now offically get thier phone unlocked from O2 for £15. see link. Will go for that me thinks so that there are no future issues.
http://shop.o2.co.uk/update/unlockmyiphone.html
Dear Simon,
I am using 3GS, firmware 3.1.2, 5/11/07, would you please respond ASAP, thanks
@wael, please follow this jailbreak guide and jailbreak your iPhone again.
Amazing! GeoHot is the best. 30 seconds and done!
Thanks for the great post! I get to fix the youTube problem. but the Notes app is not working. Everytime I write a new note and click done, the app closes without saving my note. Is there a patch to fix this? Many thanks!
uugh this is driving me mental!!! lol
ive spent maybe 7 days now trying to get my misus sim to work in the 2g iphone that for some reason stopped recognizing her sim card. i have tried everything from ziphone to kiphone (for baseband downgrade) to blackra1n to bootneuter!!! with no luck….at the moment i am on jailbroken fw 3.1 (via pwnage tool custom ipsw) and the baseband annoyingly is still at 04.05.04_G and bootneuter doesnt work as suggested (tried both installing through cydia/neutering directly via custom ipsw during jailbreak)….i am at this point open to suggestion if any one has any ideas?
NB: i came across some information that mentioned the bootneuter unlock only works if you had neutered the phone prior to fw upgrade previously…….i cant remember if i did this for my misus……have done various unlocks/jailbreaks in past without much problem…..still bright side is i have an ipod touch now….. ;(
sam
sam, try my method that i posted yesterday. bootneuter doesnt really work. just refer to my post and its easy and you dont need to mess with bootneuter at all.
dear simon,
please help iv been posting on numerous websites and noone seems to care to help
i dont know what the problem with the process is…
everytihng went well UNTIL i went to install Cydia
blackra1n says (please check internet connections err…)
iv tried the reset network settings and reboot stick numerous times to no avail
iphone says its connected to my home wifi but safari just says (connecting…) but never does anything iv let it set there for like an hour and blackra1n says (please check internet connection)
iv been trying for days what should i do?
i want to recieve and make calls on my existing att sim and disable edge
Just one point missing form the (brilliant) instructions. How, and at which point, do you restore your apps store apps/contacts etc? Thanks. Mike
@Mike,
Actually, you can sync your iPhone data with iTunes after completing step 10. But if you need to unlock your iPhone, I suggest you to complete the whole process before restoring your iPhone data (e.g. contacts, sms, etc)
Hi Simon.
Your instruction were very clear, simple and concise. Followed them and it worked great. Thanks. Just one question though, my iPhone 2G was already unlocked after step 10, without having to download Bootneuter from Cydia. Why is that?? Thanks
@Tom John,
Did you jailbreak and unlock your iPhone before? From my test, if the iPhone 2G has been unlocked, it’ll be kept unlocked even after blackra1n jailbreak. That’s probably why your iPhone is unlocked after step 10. So, you can skip the bootnueter unlock procedures.
Hey I have a 2g iPhone where the chat for facebook app stop working., so I got it upgrade to a 3.1.2 (7D11)..’ now the YouTube & the chat for facebook doesn’t work it keep saying am off line when some1 try to reply…:(
@DwAyne, did you try the YouTube fix?
Simon!!
I was able to unlock it but when i put the T-mobile sim card it locks the phone and asked me to connect to itunes to set up as a new phone i need help
simon sir plz help me out..
i had download iPhone OS 3.1.2 firmware,
but while updating it with the shift key pressed i cant find the file iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw,,what to do..
where should i search for that file,..
plz help me out..
@mynk,
Some browsers may mis-recognize the .ipsw file and save it as .zip file. You may look into the folder you save the firmware file and rename the .zip file to .ipsw. Or you can use Firefox to download the .ipsw file again.
simon, i tried chris’s methods above but still unable to have my 2G 3.1.2 respond to the tmobile sim card. i blackra1n and bootneuter with the att sim card installed, and the 2G is unlocked per opening bootneuter again and seeing all settings exactly as the screenshot. however, when i change the sim card to tmobile i still get the emergency phone only. i lose visual voice mail so i know the tmobile sim card is recognized but it is unusable and i cannot open it to find apps. when i put the att back in everything works i just have to reset password for visual voice mail.
answer this one when i open black ra1n it says SQLite3.dll entry point error wtf!?!?!?! i have no clue what to do and neither does anyone else it seems ive tried downloading it straight to the c drive and opening it and nothing helppp
this work for me 11/13/09 iphone 2g 3.1.2 jailbroken with blackra1n. after bootneuter i had to install afc2add from cydia so i could ssh into iphone, and diskaid trial for my computer to access the root menu through usb. next i went root>private>var>root>library and made a copy of the lockdown folder to my desktop(just for safety reasons). next i removed the lockdown folder from device(some web sites keeped saying to replace it with another which you could download but that wasnt working for me so i just had to remove the lockdown folder from device and close disk aid). rebooted iphone and it work with my t-mobile sim. hope it helps
Hi mKLOVN
Could you please elaborate more of what did you do after installing afc2add from Cydia , i did not find it after installtion ? and how did you remove the lockdown from device?
afc2add is just a program that lets u ssh into iphone,(i dont happen to know what ssh means) and its not really an app u can open. but once installed u have to open diskaid with ur iphone connected to computer and u should see the menus of ur iphone. look through the folders root>private>var>root>library and find the lockdown folder click once on it and then click on the delete from device tab. reboot and it should work. ive tried it on 2 2g iphones with 3.1.2. let me know if u need further details.
Hi mklovn
what do you mean by (open diskaid with ur iphone connected to computer)?how do you do this .
and you should see the menuus of ur i phone?
is this done through i tone ? or just by connecting my iphone to my computer a folder will open up ?
thank you
google diskaid on ur computer(they have a free trial version). install and run program. connect iphone to computer and the rest should make sense.(as per previous posts)
Hi Mklovn,
Sounds brilliant… I have to go back to 3.0 as per Chris post but will try ssh into iphone to acheive unlock… Weish me luck.
Spelling and bad grammar abound… Done in a hurry nonetheless… haha LOL
Mklovn,
You are a Star!
I removed the lock down folder using shh and and am now back on track
My 2G is now on 3.1.2 and i’m unlocked…
Thanks for your advice…
Hey guys,
Can all those for whom removing the lockdown folder works let me know what baseband thier on? Has it worked for anyone on baseband 04.05.04_G? It’s this baseband that seems to be giving alot of problems at the moment, especially if bootneuter doesn’t work for you like it didn’t for me!! It also seems neigh on impossible to downgrade the baseband on 3g!
Sorry i ment 2g at the end there
i honestly dont know what baseband my iphone has or even how to check it. wish i could help.
Hi, my iphone getting worst…
When my iphone 2G was updated with new version form 3.0 to 3.1.2 firmware my iphone was un-jailbroken. I used the Blackrai1n to jailbreak my iphone and its work successfuly.
after a month i was restore my iphone to itunes 9.0 and the result become worst. My iphone was unjailbroken and trying to jailbreak again using blackrain but it doeasnt work anymore.. On the iphone screen, the only appear was the usb cable arrow pointing to itunes.
how can i bring back its normal function? iphone 2G 3.1.2.. pls help what to do and what jailbreak tool should i use since blackra1n cant resolve or bring back my iphone 2G 3.1.2 anymore after restore it into itunes 9.0.
u might wanna look under unbricking an iphone on youtube or trying itunes and blackra1n on another computer
Hi Sam,
My 2g iphone is on 3.1.2 firmware and baseband 04.05.04_G…
I had the same problem with bootneuter, not unlocking for unofficial carrier so went back temporarily to 3.0 but on seeing Mklovn’s post last night, decided to have one more attempt and it worked a treat..
Just Install Openshh from Cydia and you need open source on your PC. I use winscp (windows secure copy). With this you should be able to shh into the iphone and delete the Lockdown folder. Save a copy to somewhere, just in case.
Once done reboot phone and check unofficial sim, you can then restore backup from itunes and hey presto.
The process is so simple…
Respect to Mklovn here for his perseverance in finding a solution for the issue and letting us all know about it… That old Nokia is back in the drawer.
Cheers Fella
sir i had some confusion,
i updated with firmware 3.1.2 easily..
and jail broken successfully..
since i m using an unofficial sim to it must b locked but,,i think its not..
coz all the icons i see there and i can easily make call and recive it..
so whts to do sir..
should i download bootneuter, whats tha use of this bootneuter..
sir i will b very gr8full to u for ur help..
bootneuter is so you can use unofficial sim cards so i dont think you need to install bootneuter if all the icons are there and you can make calls.
Everytime i download a ISPW or restore file the file always come in like 7 files and about 3 of them are .dmg files and the rest are kernel or folders or .fseventsd and a 1.8 kb restore quick time file
@Daniel, try to download the IPSW file using Firefox. It can download the firmware file properly.
i just tried restoring and i got error code (23)
if you wanna go that route. keep looking around for the right ipsw file(i say that because i had the same problem)with the right ipsw file there no unzipping needed, its just one file with a white box and something blue on the box. for what its worth, i would seriously recomend restoring with itune’s normal restore proccess and follow the instruccion at the top of the page on jailbreaking with blackra1n and using bootneuter.
Hi Simon:
Thanks for the help and hats off for this simple process.
I went through the steps and successfully upgraded my 2G (with 3.0 already jailbroken and unlocked) to 3.1.2 using blackrain. I didn’t encounter any problems and it hardly took 2-3 mins.
One small tip to bloggers: If your iphone (2G) is already unlocked, then you don’t have to continue after step 10.
-MK.
That is good news!
let me clarify that you upgraded your 2G ,3.0 OS that already jailebraked and unlocked that you use it with other sim cards such Tmoble just by upgrading to 3.1.2 through blackra1n file that is listed above :
Upgrade your iPhone to OS 3.1.2
1. Download iPhone OS 3.1.2 firmware from here ( iphone1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.zIP )
Thanks
Absolutely correct in that statement:
“One small tip to bloggers: If your iphone (2G) is already unlocked, then you don’t have to continue after step 10.”
I have been doing the unlock game since I got my original iPhone, & this method by far has been the easiest
If I have an original 2g iphone & I’m with att….can I just update to 3.1.2 & then jailbreak it just like I did with my 3gs? if so that would rock because it works great on my 3gs….let me know…thnx in advance!!!
Hi I live in Mexico, and i unlocked and jailbreaked without ever having to install cythia, good luck to everyone
Yess success!! it works.. thank u so much…
Hi all!
Exciting stuff!!! Went thru it all and it all worked absolutely fine….ish!
Got to the Bootneuter step and it worked but on reboot, it is still not accepting my UK Three network sim card on my iphone 8g. I have also tried the method of the removing the lockdown folder, that made it worst and it said my phone was locked. Thanksfully i had a back up so i restored it and i can now get access to the phone again. I dont know if there is an issue with this, but the phone was originally on a french Orange contract.
I now have: ‘Searching…’ at the top left corner when i put my 3 sim card.
Details: iphone 8g with a silver back
Version: 3.1.2 (7D11)
Carrier: Orange France 5.0
Model: MB346F
Network: Not available
HEEEELLLLLPPPPP
I have been trying to make this work for 20 days now…i am on the the edge!
Thanks
Manu
3 network is the only carrier of the british networks that is not compatible with any of the unlock procedures, When I originally bought mine (already jailbroken and unlocked) I was told that 3 network would not work with the iphone under any circumstances, this was 2 years ago) as far as im aware this is still the case. Your only option is to switch to another network if you wish to continue using your iphone. (you may want to research this before taking my word for it as things may have changed with all the latest unlocking tools but as im on vodafone I have no reason to keep abreast of the situation).
Simon
I’ve followed all your instructions to the letter downloading firmware 3.1.2 on baseband 04.05.04g and iTunes 9.0.02.
I’ve downloaded blackrain, cydia and bootneuter all successfully.
I’ve had all my actions checked and verified by a computer wizz kid but my 2g iPhone still remains locked.
I’m at my wits end and at 60 years old my wits unfortunately are conspicuous by their absense.
Your help would be appreciated.
If you can help, please converse in user friendly language.
Tommo
I have 2g iphone with 3.1.2 firmware with 4.5.4 baseband. I had no luck unlocking my phone with blackrain and bootneuter. Nobody could even respond on my questionn or help me.
Thats what you have to do:
1. Downgrade your firmware to 3.0,
2.download redsnow and 2 bootneuters
Run redsnow and follow instructions on the screen.
In less than 10 mins I got my tmobile sim card working.
watch this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wByBC4Uc10Y
it helped me a lot and good luck everyone!
do u have a 2g or 3g?
how can you downgrade from 3.1.2 to 3.0 firmware on 2G phone? using PC computer .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wByBC4Uc10Y
I have iPhone 2g with firmware 3.1.2 and baseband 04.05.04. I updated firmware though iTunes but baseband is still 04.05.04. Is anybody had luck unlocking 3.1.2 firmware iPhone 2g with 04.05.04 baseband software. Bootneuter screen gets stuck on determing current settings window and tmobile sim doesnt work. I looked through the posts but didn’t find anything. Please help me anyone. I cant wait to put my t mobile sim into iPhone.
remove the lockdown folder
I downgraded to 3.0 firmware and unlocked with redsnow:) works like a charm now
what are the steps you did to down grade G2 from 3.1.2 to 3.0 ?
Thank you
I downloaded a 3.0 firmware from http://659ef965.thesefiles.com (be careful and choose a right one, you need 3.0/7A341) when you download it to your computer it should be a *.ispw file. Connect your ipod and start itunes. Very careful now. PRESS and HOLD SHIFT button and click restore button on iTunes, window will pop up asking what file u want to open, point it to the firmware file you downloaded. your iphone will restore to 3.0 firmware and then you can watch a video and unlock your Iphone 2g.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wByBC4Uc10Y
Michael,
Why do you need to downgrade? To downgrade, you can follow this guide and use redsn0w to jailbreak your iPhone again.
Hi Simon
It look like people are havong hard time unlocking 3.1.2 OS , for G2 and G3 and GS? and may be it is easier to downgrade to 3.0 ?then unlock the phone .
I would rather not go back to 3.0 . any suggestion.
thank you
I think if you have problems unlocking it on 3.1.2 and you u go back to 3.0 and unlock it and then updtae to 3.1.2 again it will be already unlocked I believe. All you have to do is jailbrake it with black rain
Hi Simon
I was able to JB and unlock ,2G by downgrading from 3.1.2 to 3.0 with out any problems. every thing working well .I used the guide you provided above.
Now I am woundring if I upgrade back to 3.1.2 what will be the best way to do it without loosing my my unlock.
Thanks again
I would say just run 3.1.2 update from itunes. Iphone should stay unlocked but not jailbroken. So you would have to run blackrain on it after update. Follow up all the steps for blackrain but dont run boot neuter. If it doesn’t work You can always downgrade to 3.0 firmware:)
@kalmychkov, thanks for your suggestion and support!
@Michael,
From my experience, if you have unlocked iPhone 2G, you can just use blackra1n to jailbreak it. You won’t lose the unlock after blackra1n jailbreak. No need to use bootneuter after that. Tom John (see above comment) shared the same experience as mine.
The best program out there… took no time at all (using iphone purchased from the US using in New zealand)
I jailbroke my 3GS and now YouTube doesn’t work. I can use MxTube, but it’s not the same. Is there a way to get YouTube working again?
@Will, you can take a look at this post for the resolution.
Hi Simon. I tried to unlock my iphone 2g with cydia and bootneuter. But no luck so far. boot neuter flashes ok but still wouldn’t take tmobile sim card.when I run Boot neuter again its screen gets stuck on “determening current settings” My baseband is 4.5.4 and firmware 3.1.2. Any suugestions???
I was able to get out of “determening current settings” by repeating bootnuter and apply 4.9 ,neuter, unlock ,and then hit flash , it will take few minutes to complete .
but even so the phone stll unlock and that whay I downgraded to 3.0 version then JB and unlock and now the phone is working well .
thanks for your feedback.
Hi Simon,
Is that true that the 3 Network Sim card will NOT work on the iphone?
Thanks
manu
I have 2g iphone with 3.1.2 firmware with 4.5.4 baseband. I had no luck unlocking my phone with blackrain and bootneuter. Nobody could even respond on my questionn or help me.
Thats what you have to do:
1. Downgrade your firmware to 3.0,
2.download redsnow and 2 bootneuters
Run redsnow and follow instructions on the screen.
In less than 10 mins I got my tmobile sim card working.
watch this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wByBC4Uc10Y
it helped me a lot and good luck everyone!
Could you please tell me that during the process of JB and unlocking , when do you suppose to insert the unoffical sim card in the phone ?
something fun , I was able to connect my lap top to internet using My I phone and Addition’s iPhoneModem application from cydia as modem
Make sure when you need to go back to your regular internet or wireless connection that you need to reset internet connection through tools to Auto detect and disable proxey connection.
As with nyat and NubianJ I recieved the same error.
I am downloading blackra1n from blackra1n.com.
I am running a Windows XP. I download the Windows version of blackra1n on blackra1n.com. When I try to open it I get a:
“blackra1n.exe – Entry Point Not Found
The procedure entry point sqlite3_prepare_v2 could not be located in the dynamic link library SQLite3.dll.”
Error
Please help.
it works very well.. thanks you very much! AT.
simon
right now i have a iphone unlock and jb and the version is 1.1.3 is there anyway to update to 3.1.2 but still unlcok and jb? plz i really need sum help
@kj, just follow the procedures described in this article to upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.2.
OK. I have an unlocked iphone 2g right now. thanks for this. But my itunes apps doesn’t work anymore
Please help me guys.
The apps should works , try to connect apps through WIFI? try to restart Iphone ? try delete and re install again?good luck
My iPhone 3GS wont recieve txts after jailbreak, anyone advise?
is there a way to sync i phone with I tune after JB and unlock !
@Michael, even after jailbreak, you can still sync your iPhone via iTunes.
Re-install everything 4 times
My apps doesn’t work. i spend lots of bucks to them :/ games everything. there must be a solution.
Heyyyyy
))
I was so not feeling good about this updating thing until i saw post 118 ….
thank you very much, I got it up and running again. mine is 2g and i accidently updated it to 3.1.2 and then tried to jailbreak and then unlock via bootneuter. However, I had to downgrade to 3.0, then i used redsnow and voilaaaaaaaaaa…………..its alive again!!!! thougth i thought there still is some problem because it took longer than usual to sync with itunes, but it was just a time delay thats all, i got it synced, i have all my info back and it works on my local carrier perfectly well……… wifi, edge all restored……….thanks again kalmychkov, u r a saviour
if there’s anything on 3.1.2 to be used with 4.5.4, pls post, i have 4.5.4 and thats what busted the earlier options of having 3.1.2 and bootneuter…….
cheers
no problem. I glad this post helped you out. I was in the same situation with 3.1.2 update. I restored my ipod and used a blackra1n over and over again and still wouldn’t unlock. Phone was jailbroken not not unlocked. Which was the whole point of buying iphone is it to use with tmobile. Nobody knew how to help me. I spent so much time with that thing but I noticed after reading reviews about unlocking 3.0 firmware that nobody had problems with that. So there you go:) I also saw people say you can update it to 3.1.2 again and it will stay unlocked. Jailbreak will go away but the phone will be unlocked. In the worst case you already know how to downgrade it to 3.0 version:)
Thanks Kalmychko
can you apply the same for 3GS phone( downgrading to 3.0 unlock then upgrading to 3.1.2) or this only work for 2G phone?
what are the best advantages of 3.1.2 over 3.0 ?
you should use different steps when unlocking your iphone 3gs:
http://www.simonblog.com/2009/11/06/complete-guide-jailbreak-and-unlock-iphone-3g3gs-3-1-2-using-blackra1n-blacksn0w/
or go to you tube and search for iphone 3gs unlock with 3.0 firmware. iphone 2g and 3gs usually have diff. steps while unlocking it. Read link above how to unlock it with 3.1.2 firmware. You shouldn’t have any problems. Be aware this unlock tool ONLY available to unlock iPhone with baseband 05.11.07. Good luck
I have had several problems jailbreaking 3.1.2 on iphone 2g but I finally got it resolved and I hope this helps others.
Initially, using blackra1n my iphone would not reboot and I didn’t get the blackra1n logo. All I was getting was a blank screen. For all of you having this problem, it may be due to two things. The first computer I was using didn’t have USB 2.0 so that may be one issue and it was also running on Windows XP. The second computer I used on which it DID WORK had USB 2.0 and was running on Vista.
Also for MMS on iphone 2g 3.1.2, I installed nativeMMS and rebooted my ipihone. This puts a little camera in the message window when you text. I didn’t have cellular data network option under network settings so I didn’t have to tweak anything and it worked. I was previously using an APN disabler app because I don’t have a data plan and I didn’t want to get raped with data fees. I had to remove this app before the MMS worked.
I am an iphone 2G user. I previously had 2.2.1 firmware, after which i upgraded to 3.0, which i regret to this day because my wifi never worked after that. I tried downgrading it to 2.2.1 but now I am left with an ‘ibrick’ in recovery mode. I cannot restore it to any firmware, neither 2.2.1 nor 3.0. All I face with is the invincible ERROR 20 or ERROR 13, I’ve tried restoring on a dozen different computers but in vain.
Now I’ve decided to upgrade to 3.1.2 hoping that it would fix my wifi issue. What if the wifi still doesn’ work? What if i am not able to unlock? Is there any other way to unlock besides using wifi, like how quickpwn used to do it?
I’d be so so so grateful if someone helps me out, I feel like banging my head against this brick? Why does lord Steve Jobs has to make us go through all this helluva sh*t…
I am breaking a 2G for someone else who accepted The Jobs’s 3.1.2 update before consulting the jailbreaker (me). This phone was originally quickpwned, and had modem firmware 04.05.04_G. It took 3 cycles, but it looks like blackra1n worked. George Hotz is the man!
Hey, I’ve tried updating the software to the 3.1.2 version from iTunes but that didn’t work so I tried it the way it’s written above and a dialog comes up saying that the firmware isn’t compatible…how do I fix that?
Thanks in advance
M
Hello i did jailbreak my 2G iphone with blackra1n after that i couldn’t connect to internet in wi fi area, phone found the wireless connections but when i try to unlock the simcard i get error messages about internet connection, i did read about the fixing wireless problems but just before i tried to fix it it my brother uninstall the blackrain from the iphone by mistake now i don’t see the blackra1n icon on the phone’s screen. I did re jailbreak with blackra1n phone is jailbreak but still no way i can not see the icon even i re do it many times so i can not unlock phone to use with my sim card. is there any solution for this matter. Thank you very much for help in advance
Freaking amazing! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Simon Ng November 6, 2009 at 1:46 am
@RichE, what settings do you use for bootneuter? Make sure you select bootloader version 4.6, turn ON “neuter”, turn OFF “Fakeblank” and turn ON “unlock”. Try again and see if this works for you.
REPLY
16Sarav November 6, 2009 at 5:21 am
Simon, ur guide was very good, the complete jailbreak and unlock went very smooth… but the problem am facing is with bootneuter. Iam using 2G iPhone. As u suggested i did flash with settings bootloader version 4.6, turn ON “neuter”, turn OFF “Fakeblank” and turn ON “unlock”…. it did all the flash work.
But got stuck with the screen “Please wait.. Determining current settings…”
What should i do now? Please help me asap.
Thanks in advance
I tried this and didn’t work for me still telling me different sim card and taking me back to itunes. What else can i do to make it read my sims card.
Dear Geohot, Can you please find a way to unlock iPhone 2G 3.1.2, without having to depend on the Wifi? Any software unlock like quickpwn or the likes?
Please help me out. I have no hope of getting back my Wifi after the woeful 3.0 upgrade.
THIS DIDN’T WORK FOR ME. ALSO WHERE DID ACTIVATE2GMMS ON CYDIA GO. IT NO LONGER EXIST. WHAT HAPPEN TO IT. NEED HELP. I HAVE DOWNGRADED BACK TO 3.0 OS.
(Simon Ng November 6, 2009 at 1:46 am
@RichE, what settings do you use for bootneuter? Make sure you select bootloader version 4.6, turn ON “neuter”, turn OFF “Fakeblank” and turn ON “unlock”. Try again and see if this works for you.
REPLY
16Sarav November 6, 2009 at 5:21 am
Simon, ur guide was very good, the complete jailbreak and unlock went very smooth… but the problem am facing is with bootneuter. Iam using 2G iPhone. As u suggested i did flash with settings bootloader version 4.6, turn ON “neuter”, turn OFF “Fakeblank” and turn ON “unlock”…. it did all the flash work.
But got stuck with the screen “Please wait.. Determining current settings…”
What should i do now? Please help me asap.
Thanks in advance)
DEAR SIMON
I tried this and didn’t work for me still telling me different sim card and taking me back to itunes. What else can i do to make it read my sims card.
SOLUCION A LOS PROBLEMAS
muchachos… para los que estan teniendo problema para desbloquear el iphone 2G 3.1.2 con blackra1n y estan haciendo downgrade lo mejor es restaurar la version del sof. a la 3.0 o 3.0.1 descargada previamente y si no quereis coger lucha entonces descarga luego redsow a la pc y sigue los pasos comunes de desbloqueo. necesitaras buscar los bootloader descargandoloos previamente y podreis tener el iphne funcionando nuevamente. ya estoy cansado de desbloquear todo tipos de iphone menos el 3gs y me dio mucha lucha un 2G con firware 3.1.2 y con estos pasos lo solucione. si no sabe como utilizar el redsnow buscar los pasos en tu bello google…. Espero que le sea de ayuda a alguien… acabo de solucionar uno ahora mismo. Ya veo que tendre que hacer algun dia de estos varios tutoriales.
I was able to down grade my 2 G phone from 3.2.1 to 3.0 and then JB and unlock my phone successfully , during the process I used my old ATT sim card , when I switched to T moble sim card, I was able to make phone calls , But Unable to connect to internet ?
I tried to reset internet several times but without success. any advice to solve
this problem.
@Michael, you need to configure the EDGE setting to connect to the Internet. Go to Settings -> General -> Network -> Cellular Data Network and fill in the APN value. If you do not know the APN value, you can check with T-mobile customer service.
@Simon
Thank you ,it did work right away .
it was very simple Just by typing on the field of APN : wap.viocestream.com , then restart Iphone.
Thanks again
I actually had the same problem and after a lil research i found an app which allows you to choose diff. phone companies and add apn info to your phone automatically. You can get it from http://www.unlockit.co.nz
Finally managed to unlock my 2g phone again using redsnow and bootneuters 39 and 46.
Blackrain did not work for me.
My problem is that when I send a text message the reply is returned on a new screen.
It had previously ben returned to the screen that sent the message.
Can this problem be corrected.
Has anyone else been tormented by this problem.
Help would be appreciated.
ovo stvar radi odlicna je hvala ko god je postavio ovdje i ko je ovako fino objasnio. Mislim da bilo ko moze otkljucati svoj iphon bilo koji. JOs jednom hvala velika
I just upgraded my 2g phone using these instructions and everything is cool accept Cydia. When I select the icon it tries to launch but jumps back out. I used blackrain to reinstall but it continues to do the same. I had to install Rock to install some apps, but I really need SwirlyMMS which seems to be only available from Cydia. Has anyone had this problem if so PLEASE share your resolution. Thanks.
I did all and it seems to work in terms of the steps. After flashing with BN on both versions 39 and 46 it goes back to the screen that says “determining settings” or something like that and stays there forever. I put in a Tmobile simcard and it only allows emergency calls. i did try many different ways, with itunes, without itunes, with wifi, without wifi i mean all combinations… it’s not working and i need this for the month of december
(
any thoughts? thanks.
I had exactly the same problem so did other guys. Downgrade to 3.0 software and use redsnow to jailbreak and unlock. Worked like a charm for me. Read some of my post above, its enough info where to get firmware and how to do it.
my problem is that it doesnt let me restore. it gives error 23 (or sometimes 1600)
i realized that i posted this before my iphone (possibly) crashed and bricked. its now giving me error 23 which most resources say that its probably a hardware failure.
I HAD 1600 error before, but after a few tries it went away and I was able to load a firmware. I don’t know what to tell you:(
wow, its great,,,,,,,,,,, jailbreaking was never so easy before…
Thanks buddy
hi everyone plz i have cydia installed in my iphone 2g 3.1.2 is that mean that my iphne is jailbreak …when connecting iphone with labtop using usb connection and try to open the iphone pc suite to start working the program telling me that ur iphone is not jailbreaked …..plz anyone can help i will be so happy
ayman
my phone did the said same thing about not being jailbroken with diskaid and iphone browser until i installed afc2add from cydia. u might want to try if u havent fixed your problem yet.
Hi.
@kalmychkov and anyone else
I am on Windows with a 2g
3.1.2(7d11) firmware
04.05.04_G baseband.
T-mobile USA
2g iphone has never been unlocked.
I did the whole blackra1n and boot neuter and only jailbroken no unlock happened.
I am following post 120 to download
the 3.0 .ipsw restore file firmware from http://659ef965.thesefiles.com.
So I can restore to 3.0 and jailbreak/unlock using redsnow technique for unlock
(and then maybe upgrade back to 3.1.2 and rejailbreak using blackra1n)
HERE IS THE PROBLEM/ISSUE:
I try the shift+restore on itunes
(I already changed .zip to .ipsw)
I keep getting the following message
“The iphone … could not be restored because the firmware is not compatible”
I am wondering if maybe the download file (3.0 7A341) is ok?
Maybe I should try to restore to 3.0 in DFU mode(gonna go and give this a shot)?
I CAN’T RESTORE TO 3.0!
FUNNY STUPID ME SIDE NOTES:
I jailbroke before w/ blackra1n and was getting same message
“The iphone … could not be restored because the firmware is not compatible”
So I did a normal restore with itunes ( I am t-mobile USA)
got the following message ( took a shit thinking I had locked myself out of iphone)
“no sim card installed insert a valid sim with no pin lock to activate iphone”
But i got through that by rejailbreaking with blackra1n.
So I need to restore to 3.0 and do the redsnow(ultrasnow?) thing to unlock.
In summary I have a 3.1.2 jailbroken(blackrain) 2 gen iphone that has never been unlocked.
I am trying to restore back to 3.0 through itunes shift+restore.
The 3.0 firmware .ipsw file is not being accepted (I am not in DFU mode).
So i can’t run the redsnow technique.
thanks for any help
its the first iphone I try to jb/unlock….
I am really happy that blackra1n brought it back from what I thought was a possible lockout =) =)
thanks again
-Danny
Ok I tried to restore to 3.0 firmware by shift+restore through itunes in DFU mode.
Didn’t work =0 ….which I think is really weird
(Is there any other way to unlock 3.1.2 ? )
Now I am pretty stumped….
thanks for any suggestions…
-Danny
I think i was installing the wrong firmaware since
from http://www.hackint0sh.org/f201/68380.htm
“You are probably using the wrong ipsw, check the filname and make sure it matches
iPhone1,1 is for iPhone 2G (original iPhone)
iPhone1,2 for the iPhone 3G ”
I was using 1,2 not 1,1….
gonna give that a try for the restore…
i dont get the 1,1 and 1,2 thing… there is only 1 3.0 option and that also tells me not compatible.
nevermind… got it but still giving me that error tho.
update: ok that error is gone so i restored 3.0!! but my error 23 continues
so restoration incomplete….
Ok so I am unlocked and jailbroken on 3.0…. =)
like most people lol….
now …if I update to 3.1.2 and jb w/ blackra1nb
will i lose my unlock ? will my baseband be changed ( i think that might cause unlock to change)?
SHOULD I TAKE THE 3.1.2 DIVE?
thanks again
OK I TOOk THE DIVE AND IT wORKED!!!!
=) =) =) =)
couple of things I found on this site
http://www.redmondpie.com/jailbreak-unlock-iphone-2g-3.1.2-firmware-with-blackra1n-rc3-9140086/
that helped …look for post by Maddy done on 12/05/09
1)You shouldn’t have SIM card in phone …might make a difference might not
2)Before installing Boot Neuter turn autolock to never
3) if your wi-fi isn’t highlighted (you can’t activate it!) go to
General>Settings>Reset and “Rreset Network Settings”. Then retsart wi-fi button should become active.
Yeah that is pretty much it.
I AM JB/Unlocked on 2g with firmware 3.1.2 and baseband 04.05.04_g!!!!!!
Questions whats the differnce between 3.0 and 3.1.2?
I don’t see the MMS features…I probably have to contact T-mobile for the values…
well its been great hope that helps someone…
THANKS to everyone (especially kalmychkov and Simon)
I never tried to update to 3.1.2. I didn’t want to get stuck on boot neuter “determining current settings” screen. Did you just upgraded to 3.1.2 through itunes or it was a custom firmware? Did you have to run bootneuter again or it was unlocked? Thanks
I never tried to update to 3.1.2. I didn’t want to get stuck on boot neuter “determining current settings” screen. Did you just upgraded to 3.1.2 through itunes or it was a custom firmware? Did you have to run bootneuter again or it was unlocked? Thanks
I was at 3.1.2 when I bought the phone yesterday…I used iTunes regular update to get to 3.1.2 after doing the restore to 3.0 from post 120.
I used boot neuter but I should have tried without boot to verify that the unlock says in place maybe you don’t have to use it?
I followed the 3 tips mentioned in my previous post that maddy did in the Redmond pie forum
So I did run boot neuter again
and I just updated using iTunes not a custom firmware (which idon’t exactly know what that is lol…guess it’s when youtweek thecode)
@Adam
I would say restore to 3.0 and unlock/jb with redsn0w.
Then run the process described here.
That worked on 2g
Maybe pay attention to the 3 tips i mentioned in some of my post above…
Could you check if it’s unlocked without boot neuter after doing the 3.0 restore, redsn0w, 3.1.2 update iTunes and blackra1n
THat worked for my 2g!
muchas gracias fue super facil y rapido, geohot es el puto amo del universo, XD
regarding 2g iphone that cant be unlocked after using bootnueter (same procedure as before but written better)
1- install afc2add from Cydia.
2- Reboot iPhone
3- Download and run DiskAid on your computer: http://www.digidna.net/diskaid/download.php
4- In DiskAid, click on the bottom left and select “root”. Then on the folders go to: private –> var –> root –> library. There you will find a folder named “Lockdown”. Copy this folder to your computer to back it up in case things don’t work out.
5- Then click on “Delete from device”.
6- Restart your iPhone.
hope that helps.
@kalmychkov;
hi there, man i upgraded and then downgraded to 3.0 coz i have base band 4.5.4, and i posted the story some time back (post #148), its only now that the wifi is giving me some trouble, it doesnt connect mostly, if it does connect then it doesnt show the connection icon on the top left corner adjacent to the carrier symbol, if finally it does manage to show the wifi symbol next to the carrier symbol, still it doesnt browse …….. i have forgotten how to configure wifi on iphone, need help!
click on settings/general/reset/reset network settings. Hopefully it will help you:)
hi i m using 2g and on 3.0 with baseband 04.05.04 unlocked with redsnow.
plz tell i dont have wifi connection so how i can use cydia n download those bootloader files coz till this step, i even cant use gprs as phone is locked.
Is it true dat allready unlocked 3.0 can remain unlocked when updated with 3.1.2 fw so no use to load those bootloader files
also i have heard dat updating directly with itunes can result into forever locked iphone as apple trys to stop jailbreaking n unlocking thing,
is it true. So custom fw can help us.
Plz clarify all these coz making me more confuse.
N plz give a solution for those who allready on 1) 3.0 unlocked with redsnow remain unlocked when shift restore with ur given 3.1.2 fw provided here
2) dose not have wifi connection
plzzzzzzz help.
Read post 176 and few post below:) it might help you. Also if your wi-fi isn’t highlighted (you can’t activate it!) go toGeneral>Settings>Reset and “Rreset Network Settings”. Then retsart wi-fi button should become active.
Hi kalmychkov actully i m trying to say i dont have wifi connection at home n plz anyother option left for those who dont have wifi connection
If your phone is unlocked on 3.0 with redsnow you’re able to use your gprs dude.
Hi kalmychkov
u mean to say that by the time when i restore
with 3.1.2 fw as now on (3.0 unlocked) , it remain
unlocked
I don’t know what to tell you. Danny from post 183 still used bootneuter. Try to find custom modified 3.1.2 software. It should unlock and jb your phone automatically:) If mot you can always back up ur iphone before update and if something goes wrong you can restore it later
OK guys, I have one more useful post for you!!! I updated my unlocked iPhone from 3.0 to 3.1.2 and for all of you who wanted to know – IT DOESN’T STAY UNLOCKED OR JAILBROKEN!!! It’s really weird what it does actually: you are able to make calls with different than ATT sim card in emergency mode but that’s it!!! I already jailbroke it with blackra1n and now I will try to unlock it with bootneuter. I will keep you posted guys
OK. Back to beginning, I got stuck on bootneuters “determining current settings” again. Time to go back to 3.0 firmware again. That sucks, what a waste of my time:) So for those who have a question yet. NO YOUR PHONE DOESN’T stay unlocked after 3.1.2 update!!!
Nothing worked for me. Removing lockdown folder with diskaid didn’t work either. I’m back on 3.0 firmware and unlocked with redsnow:)
Hey i have tried this
but its still stuck at the part where it jailbreaks but it doesnt let me onto the home screen of the iphone and stays at the slider wher it says u have to insert a sim card and stuff and then i can onlny make emergency calls
IVE BEEN STUCK ON IT FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS
HELPPPPPPPPPPPP
Put your phone in dfu mode and restore it with itunes after:
http://www.iphoneheat.com/2009/04/how-to-put-iphone-in-dfu-mode/
and then try to jailbreak again, sometimes it doesn’t work right away. What it your device and firmware version?
Done with no problem.
iPhone 2G unlocked with 3.1.2 firmware.
Thank You blackrain
I jailbroke/unlocked my gf 2g iphone with 3.1.2
THIS IS WEIRD!
she says she can not call using her favorites…
I have not seen her to check out her phone.
But maybe you get some glitches with 3.1.2?
Either way we are on T-mobile USA.
There data support customer service reps are THE BEST!.
One of them said that for a 2g iphone updating to 3.1.2 isn’t that great.
The only thing you sort of might get is a little quicker web browsing.
I checked her phone her favorites and contacts work fine!
hey simon:
i did every step and at the end i didnt get signal and trying installing cydia asked me 3 options and after that i didnt find the bootneuter, now i unstalled the cydia and in the blackrain try again and dont let me installer it….. what i should do???
hi guys!
i just followed the guide but my phone works with unofficial sim also without the bootloader! dunno why but works!
byee
and good job!
what firmware VERSION DO I USEE to jailbreak it with
If you would take sometime and actually read the post all the way through you will find out probably. This works for iPhone 2g running on 3.1.2 firmware!!!
@jay, use firmware 3.1.2. The term “Firmware” and “iPhone OS” refer to the same thing.
I have a 2G that I upgraded to 3.1.2 just to experiment with. I want to unlock it so I can use my GoPhone sim and have installed bootneuter. Like others, it freezes up on determining settings so I reboot the phone. Then it tells me that me settings already match so there is nothing to do. My phone remains locked and I can’t ever get bootneuter to do anything no matter how many times I reboot.
I’ve been stuck either using 3.0 or 2.2.1 because those are the versions that I can actually unlock. Yes I’ve read the thread.
I should add that I’ve also used the custom firmware but then push notifications don’t work.
Fixed! I deleted the lockdown folder in my phone as mentioned above!
hey guys im still stuck at the part where its not letting me into the srpingboard and im stuck at the part wher i can ONLY SLIDE to make an emergency call, ITS NOT LETTING ME IN,EVN THO I JAILBROKE IT
HELPPP
i never do this b 4 so i guess i’m new at this. Is cydia and bootneuter already in the iphone or should i download it from some where? (i have iphone 2g).
Hello.
I’ve just cracked my iPhone 2G with blackra1n to version 3.1.2, and am about to install bootneuter.
The process is fast and smooth, no problems at all.
However, I have a question. If I want to sync all my music, photos, contacts, etc. again, which option do I click in iTunes?
*Set up as new iPhone.
or
*Restore from the backup of: iPhone
Thanks!
you want to click restore from the backup. Set up as new iPhone wouldn’t transfer any of your stuff. Good luck
This was the BEST jailbreak thus far, PLUS it was free. I am donating now!
Thanks so much!
sIMON
So I cannot unlock my Iphone blackrain will not work. I did to my phone a few months ago and now I got another Iphone and it will not restore help!!!
@Ron Garcia, are you using iPhone 2G or 3G/3GS?
Simon
I am using iphone 2G and for some reason I keep getting the error 13 from i tunes telling me it cannot be restored I have dowloaded the new software but nothing please tell me this can be fixed:(
Tommo to Kalmychkov
I used the info you provided in your letter of 21 November 2009 to unlock my 1st generation iphone, and I can’t thank you sufficiently for your help. You’re an absolute star.
My iphone is first generation which I misguidely upgraded from 1.1.4 to 3.1.2 then on your advice downgraded to 3.0
I had to resolve a problem after unlocking with the “Notes” facility which I corrected by deleting some files but my “Bluetooth” facility still refuses to work.
The “Bluetooth” address displays in the “Settings / About section.
The “Bluetooth” icon appears at the top of the screen.
The devise to be paired is displayed on the iphone screen but the iphone refuses to connect fully.
The small rortating search wheel keeps spinning endlessly without achieving
contact.
I’ve tried numerous recommended ideas from various blog/info sites in a attempt to resolve the problem without success.
Is my only alternative downgrading back to 1.1.4 and downgrading iTunes from 9.0 to 7.2 with an enormous loss of specification?
You are my last hope.
Have you had experience of this problem before?
Your advice would be appreciated.
I don’t know how to help you on this one. Mine is working just fine. Sorry, I wish I can help you more. Maybe try to restore with custom 3.1.2 firmware? It will unlock your phone without even doing anything:
http://www.iphoneheat.com/2009/10/download-iphone-os-3-1-2-custom-firmware-ipsw-files-for-iphone-3gs-3g-2g/
I had a really weird problem with my iPhone after unlocking, I had to restore it to factory defaults and unlock it again. Try custom firmware above and don’t forget to backup ur phone!!! Good luck
Thanks Simon for posting this guide. I would like to add that…..i was previously on iphone2g version 2.0 and updated it to version 3.1.2 using your guide. But i did not go through the last step i.e. bootneuter thing. What i did was removed my unofficial sim card from phone and then used your guide from step one to clicking on make it rain. once the message came up that phone has been jailbreak and it rebooted i inserted the unofficial sim card and it worked like a charm. i had no issues with wifi but only with youtube. fixed youtube with installing push fix from cydia.
thanks great walkthrough
I have 2G with 3.1.2 version 04.05.04_G baseband I followed the steps mentioned before again and again (blackra1n and bootneuter) no service with my ATT please help me if you have something.
Thanks everything worked perfect
Form Russia …
Tommo to Kalmychkov
I tried your solution but was initially unsuccessful.
I tried your idea again but this time I decided to turn my “Firewall” off during the download period and unbelievably the Bluetooth finally made connection.
My P.C. operating system is Windows Vista and my Firewall is Norton 360
I know you’ll understand how good it makes me feel to have resolved the problem but I could not have accomplished the connection without your incredible expertise and support.
Thanks again for your assistance and have a great Xmas and New Year.
I intend to now my phone is fully operational.
I need help!!!
i did everything i jailbroke it and unlocked but when i out my sim card in it just says searching… in the top right corner. PLEASE HELP!
I’ve just upgraded my iphone 2G from 1.1.4 to 3.1.2 and the modem firmware is 04.05.04_G
I’m able to jailbreak the 2G ver 3.1.2 and loaded bootneuter 2.1 in order to unlock the phone.
I’ve also set the version to 4.6, Neuter=ON, FakeBlank=off, Unlock=ON.
But the phone still not working after everything was installed successfully.
Am i missing anything here?
Appreciate your guys help.
Hi there,
Tried to jailbreak iphone 2G – followed all the steps but now I cant get ANY internet connection!!! Can you help please – I have no idea what to do!!
Should I just restore my iphone settings on itunes???
Thanks
Lyn
Does this process also unlock? I am using a Tmobile (US) and I am wanting to update to the newest firmware. If I follow these steps will it also be unlocked?
@Brad,
Yes. As the title suggests, this post also guides you through the unlock process. But are you using iPhone 2G or 3G(s)? If you’re using iPhone 3G, you need to check out this guide.
Tommo to Ahkong
I had exactly the same problem.
I resolved the problem by downgrading the firmware to 3.0 then upgrading back to 3.1.2.
Good luck.
I just restore it with the custom firmware, and used blackra1n and everything is fine now…i got wifi, and it’s actually unlocked by itself. ONE ISSSUE THOUGH, I CANT SEEM TO FIND THE BLACKRA1N ICON ON MY PHONE SO I CAN INSTALL CYDIA!! T-T does anyone have any solution to this? I tried running blackrain again for teetering but still nothing.
problem fixed…just had to restore again and run blackrain again..thx guys^^
I upgraded my iphone 2G from 1.1.1 to 3.1.2.BASEBAND IS 04.05.04_G. main problem is that the bootneuter is not working
.. everything were going smoothly b4 it and finally all went in vain! Plz suggest me what can I do now
Is there any other way to unlock…Plz let me know
SALEHEEN: if you previously have ur phone unlocked already, u dont really need to run the bootneuter anymore…just after blackrain it should be jailbreaked and unlocked and ready to use. Try redo everythinng over again and see how it goes.
i make the jailblake y put the blackrain and when i intall the bootneauter my phone dosent work just apear the aple logo thas it please help!!!!!!
hi everyone.. i went through the update as described above and everhything was ok.
but i have no signal at all!! i tried installing bootneuter but nothing.
then i uninstalled bootneuter and i removed the lock down file with ssh but still nothing! no signal! im using a 2g phone.
please help me
I had exactly the same problem. I was on 3.0 firmware though, I had no signal no no operators to choose from. You have to restore your iPhone trough iTunes and then unlock and jailbreak it again. Put in in DFU mode and then restore to factory condition, after that use custom firmware.That will jailbreak and unlock your phone automatically with 3.1.2 firmware. That worked for me and I got signal back. Make Sure to turn off firewall!!! Good luck
http://www.iphoneheat.com/2009/10/download-iphone-os-3-1-2-custom-firmware-ipsw-files-for-iphone-3gs-3g-2g/
hi.
i tried jailbreaking my 2g that had already been updated with 3.1.2 through itunes and has never been jailbroken or unlocked and encountered the same problem that others have where blackra1n gets stuck in the entering recovery mode and the iphone displays the usb-itunes image. i tried your suggestion of closing itunes and stopping and disabling the ipod service before running the blackra1n software but the blackra1n software and my iphone got stuck in the same pattern again.
any suggestions? thanks so much!!!
Ur phone stuck in recovery mode. You need to restore it with iTunes.
DFU mode/restore is the only way.
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1. Turn off iPhone
Step 2. Hold down the power and home button.
Step 3. When you see the Apple logo, release the power button but continue holding the home button down.
Step 4. Open iTunes and wait for it to tell you that it’s in restore mode.
thanks to everyone:)
I fallowed each and every step. Now what i am facing is I can recieve calls. And it says different SIM and i can only make emergency calls . BUT GUESS WATT i can make calls.
BUt i cannot slide to unlock and see my apps?
What do u guys suggest??????
I have 3.1.2 version 2G and I have boot neuter settings to what it says up there!
please help
thanks in advance!
read posts 255 and 256, that should fix ur problems
upgraded jail broke and unlocked…iphone 2g 1.1.4 …thanx a lot !!! worked like charm
Top class!! Previously jailbroken phone and everything ran smooth!!
this worked great but is there a way to uninstall it and make the iphone locked again?
Restore it to factory condition through iTunes
Okay, I just downloaded the blackra1n to my iPhone 2g, and it worked, but alot of my apps are gone now–Email, Safari, Ipod, Phone, Contacts, etc…..I tried resyncing all of my apps, but these did not come back….PLEASE help me!!!!!!
i successfully upgraded! but after installing some apps via itunes, cydia stopped working! it just crashes!! what can i do??? notes also is not working! i cant write a note!! plz help me!!
Turn off your firewall, restore ur iPhone with custom firmware, that should work and will do all unlocking for you. Read post 256, I included very detailed instruction how to do it. Good luck
i have followed instructions iphone world and this site as well. I used Cydia Bootneuter and all seemed to be fine. I have now inserted my tmobil sim and the phone showes it in the upper left (with bars!!!) but it says different sim detected and wants to connect to itunes or allow me to make emergency calls only. Now what?
I had the same problem. You have to restore your iPhone trough iTunes and then unlock and jailbreak it again. Put in in DFU mode after that use custom firmware.That will jailbreak and unlock your phone automatically with 3.1.2 firmware. That worked for me and I got signal back. Make Sure to turn off firewall!!! Good luck
http://www.iphoneheat.com/2009/10/download-iphone-os-3-1-2-custom-firmware-ipsw-files-for-iphone-3gs-3g-2g/
I do not know what DFU mode is or how to do that
How to Install Custom Firmware:
1. Download the custom firmware (IPSW) (all parts) for your device from links above.
2. Join the splitted custom IPSW file by unpacking them:
3. Put iPhone in recovery mode. (Step 1. Turn off iPhone
Step 2. Hold down the power and home button.
Step 3. When you see the Apple logo, release the power button but continue holding the home button down.
Step 4. Open iTunes and wait for it to tell you that it’s in restore mode)
4. Press the Shift button for Windows or ALT for Mac and click restore and used the custom ipsw.
5. It will start restoring your iPhone which may take 10mins and will jailbreak iPhone. (iPhone 2G users are done here >Jailbreak+Unlock<. enjoy OS 3.1.2.)
ok..you are helping traminiously! however I have still yet one more question. This is g2 phone and it was an att phone first..so do I need the ACTIVATED or NOT ACTIVATED files?
Activated if you want to get ur phone unlocked and make sure you download right firmware:)
I want to put my tmobil sim in instead
ok good,
I have been getting right firmware..
so if this still doesnt work can you recommend a program to buy that does all this for me. I have been at this today for 8 hours and the downloads are not going well. The first one came through clean but the 2nd and 3ed seem to be incomplete eventhough they did complete the download.
try to download from other activated link, they are interchangeable. rapidshare links should be the best
Hey!
I’ve looked and looked but cannot find a solution!
I’ve tried this on several 2g’s running 3.1.2
I install a fresh 3.1.2 OS through Itunes (shift restore)
Blackra1n Jailbreak it just fine
Install Cydia
Then go to search
BUT NO BOOTNEUTER ANYTIME?
Idk what the problem is, it never shows up?
Please help
ok..here is what I did and I think it worked …for now anyware, who knows if something else will or will not work..(and a new issue already has arisen “what about my circle? will just calling the “circle” of contacts be the same billing wize as a phone that calles them a “circle”?.. but I digress
This worked for me (MAC):
1) Get Blackrai1n on your computer (it is Jailbraking software and it allows you get the software to unlock) plug your phone in to your computer, open Blackra1n..it will access your phone using itunes..it will do it’s thing… NOW REBOOT YOUR PHONE
2) Get Cydia from Blackra1n on your phone (it is the open door to bring in the software to unlock) I had to reconnect to my wirerlss to download Cydia (not automatically on as usual)
Cydia had lots of issues ( this error or that) but I just plowed through as though all went well with the download and went to search when it let me and found Bootneuter downloaded it
3) Get Bootneuter from Cydia NOW REBOOT YOUR PHONE go back to Bootneuter click the right things ( it will check your settings, then Neuter “on” and Unlock “on” leave FakeBlank “off”) hit flash in the upper right leave it alone..let it do it’s thing and NOW REBOOT YOUR PHONE
4) I followed these instructions next:
Workout to get rid of different problems:
http://www.iphoneheat.com/2009/11/how-to-jailbreak-iphone-unlock-iphone-2g-os-3-1-2-using-blackra1n-rc3/
I have Signals but Different sim card detected, connect to iTunes Problem
Run Black Ra1n, After bootneuter
install afc2add from Cydia.
Hope it helps you too.
Reboot iPhone
Download and run DiskAid on your computer: http://www.digidna.net/diskaid/download.php
In DiskAid, click on the bottom left and select “root”. Then on the folders go to: private –> var –> root –> library. There you will find a folder named “Lockdown”. Copy this folder to your computer to back it up in case things don’t work out.
Then click on “Delete from device”.
NOW RESTART YOUR PHONE.
I’m sure I did this the hard way it took me 9 hours in all…But the phone works…
Hi Simon. Thanks for the instructions, I finally got around to updating my 2G iPhone running 1.14 to 3.12. I had been hesitant to upgrade because my ziphone unlocked 1.14 was rock solid, but the lack of appstore finally convinced me to make the move.
The upgrade went very smoothly. I too (like others) had an issue where bootneuter was displaying “Please wait.. Determining current settings…” after successfully patching the baseband, but simply resetting the phone fixed this.
The only issue I have had (but big enough to convince me to go back to 1.14 if this is possible) is that my EDGE is working but more slowly than before and not reliably. I used to get EDGE coverage but now it seems to be mostly stuck at GPRS speed (circular icon rather than “E”). Also, often apps can’t connect to the Internet over EDGE and I’m forced to reset it by turning EDGE off and then back on in Bossprefs. This is a workaround, but it is rather annoying and I’m frustrated about the drop in EDGE speed (because of it falling back to GPRS). Has anyone else had this issue?
- I’d like to try a pwnagetool created custom .ipsw now but does anyone know whether this will work now that I have already performed the 3.12 upgrade via the standard Apple upgrade + Blackra1n?
- Is it possible to _downgrade_ from 3.14 + blackra1n to 1.14 + ziphone? I’m assuming that the baseband will also need downgrading?
Cheers,
Dom.
URGENT
I did followed the process of upgrading from 1.4 o 3.1.2 and Jail broke and unlock the i phone by i just went into cydia and went into manage packages and removed Ultrasn0w from there which initiated in the reboot of the device and now its not coming on. when i am turning it on the apple logo come for like 10sec n again goes back.
i am very tensed please help me what should i do now..?
please urgent.
great stuff worked for me
I have the IPhone 2G unlocked and jailbraked version 3.0.1. I remember spending like 2 hours following carefully all these difficult steps on those times.
.
Now it worked like a charm, it was quite simple, it took me like half hour
Now also backing up all the content with ITunes is rather simple.
As mentioned in post 79, when it is already unlocked you can skip the last step, no need to unlock it again with bootneuter.
Thank you very much for your clear and concise post.
Greetings from Amsterdam.
Hey!
I’ve looked and looked but cannot find a solution!
I’ve tried this on several 2g’s running 3.1.2
I install a fresh 3.1.2 OS through Itunes (shift restore)
Blackra1n Jailbreak it just fine
Install Cydia
Then go to search
BUT NO BOOTNEUTER ANYTIME?
Idk what the problem is, it never shows up?
wow its so easy i have jailbrake it so fast and work great
Thank a lot brother! keep up good work
Amazing.
I have iPhone 2g…. It was previously jailbroken AND unlocked. I wanted to upgrade to software version 3.1.2 BUT I had read so many people were having problems. So I waited until now to bite the bullet.
I followed your instructions EXACTLY to the tee. I suspect some people are having problems because they aren’t restoring by holding the SHIFT key and then clicking on RESTORE in the iTunes application. I suspect if you just click UPGRADE (to software version 3.1.2) in iTunes instead of using the method you describe, Simon – then it may cause problems? Also, it’s important to CLOSE iTunes at the end of STEP 4!
Anyway, after following your instructions to the tee – my iPhone rebooted. I was then going to check and see if iTunes recognised my SIM card before messing with the bootneuter. So, I loaded iTunes and lo and behold it already recognised my SIM card:)!
BUT iTunes was giving me TWO OPTIONS before I could do anything to my phone IN iTunes:
1) configure (can’t remember the exact wording) the phone as a NEW phone
or
2) restore using Lisa backup data.
I wasn’t sure what to do – but figured if I screwed it up at this point. I’d just start over again.
Anyway, I selected option 2 to restore using my backup data. To my delight it is currently (as i type this) installing all my previous apps, and music.
The only downside to all this is I seem to have lost all my contacts (grr) (I checked before loading up iTunes again). Having said that, I’m hoping since it’s restoring all my apps, that maybe it saved my Contacts and is restoring that too. I’ll update when it’s done to let you know.
So for ANYONE who is trying to do this on a phone that was PREVIOUSLY jailbroken and unlocked? Don’t bother with the bootneuter until you try all the others steps first – including what I’ve just shared.
Thanks for the clear instructions Simon. I hope you might update solutions for the variables people are reporting.
Okay, it seemed to get totally stuck – not responding at all when trying to synch and install all my backed up apps.
I’m not going through the whole process again. I’m wondering if when it’s jailbroken, and I’ve enabled wifi – and then installed Cydia – then load iTunes – if I need to just set it as a new phone rather than let it restore to my back up. I wish this were clear in the instructions – because when I got to the end of the instructions and loaded iTunes – it gives me those TWO options w/in iTunes. Does taking the restore to backup route mess up the phone? I thought this was simply accessing backup contacts, etc and nothing to do with the firmware upgrade. (incidentally, I could see the firmware was upgraded in iTunes window….so it is recognising the upgrade and it didn’t reject my SIM card).
sigh…
I’m NOW going through the whole process again (sorry for the typo!)
Completed the instructions again. Now it’s working. I don’t know what went wrong before.
But this time, instead of selecting RESTORE when iTunes gave me the two options (the other was to set up as a new phone) I chose to set up as a new phone.
What’s bugging the crap outta me is that I’ve lost ALL my contacts except the few (not important ones, sadly!) that were somehow on my SIM card. Sigh.
BECAUSE I backed up my iPhone before Jailbreaking it – I’m wondering where to locate the backup AND if it has a copy of my old contacts in there?
Thanks so much Simon. the instructions do work — but just a few niggles getting there. Oh..and installing Push Fix helps (new source is needed though….the old source doesn’t work. new source is http://apt.macosmovil.com or http://sinfuliphonerepo.com for those who might be looking for it.
If someone knows how to somehow retrieve old backup contacts from the backup in iTunes- please please share. I’ve googled and am finding nothing.
AWESOME! thanks it workt perfect:D
I figured out how to retrieve my contacts after jailbreaking. It took my a few hours, but I did it.
Because I’d jailbroken my iPhone before, I wasn’t worried about the contacts…….they remained in tact last time. HOWEVER, that was a BIG mistake this time.
If anyone is here to jailbreak – back up your contacts BEFORE you jailbreak. If they aren’t there after jailbreaking – then you CAN recover them.
I synced BEFORE jailbreaking, which created a backup of my contacts.
*After* jailbreaking – I loaded iTunes. It gave me two options – configure as a new phone, or restore from old backup. Initially, I tried the *restore* option, but it crashed and I had to jailbreak all over again. The next time, I chose to set up as a new phone. This wiped my contacts, but it ALSO left my old backup file alone. In future, I will MOVE MY OLD BACKUP FILE BEFORE JAILBREAKING:).
PHEW!
If you synced before this jailbreak AND you let iTunes configure as a NEW phone you will have likely wiped your contacts…but you may also still have your OLD backup file…so this is worth a try.
To retrieve & restore(!) contacts: (CLOSE iTunes BEFORE DOING THIS!!)
1) Simply Locate your iPhone backup files. (usually in the AppData\Roaming\AppleComputer\MobileSyc\Backup (I had two folders in there luckily! one old, one new)
2) Download & install iPhone Backup Extractor (http://www.reincubate.com/labs/iphone-backup-extractor-how-extract-files-iphone-backup-windows/#/res/i/labs/iphonebe/3_wizard.png) There is a link for 32bit & 64bit – so choose the one you need.
3) Run iPhone Backup Extractor (it’s a wizard form). Restore the file “Library/AddressBook/AddressBook.sqllitedb”. (This is a SQL Lite database file with all of your contacts.) by choosing from the drop down list (or locate via ‘browse’ option). I had two files listed – and I chose the OLDEST file.
so you would SELECT FILE TO RESTORE (drop down menu)>click NEXT>(Unregistered, you can only extract one file at a time). Click RESTORE SOME OR ALL FILES MANUALLY click NEXT>Click on + next to LIBRARY>Click on + next to AddressBook and tick the box next to “AddressBook.sqllitedb”. Untick ALL other boxes, because you can only extract ONE file w/ the uregistered program.
>Click NEXT>SELECT a DESTINATION FOLDER TO PLACE THIS FILE (I put it on my desktop so I could locate it easily). Click Next – wait a sec and you’re done! (click finish to close program).
Now you’ve got a file called AddressBook.sqllitedb
This is where all the contact data will be retrieved from.
4) I added SQLiteManager (addon for Firefox) to my browser. Rebooted my browser. Then opened SQLiteManager from within my browser by clicking Tools>SQLiteManager (it opens into a new window). (just minimise Firefox)
5) From within SQLiteManager open the restored file (AddressBook.sqllitedb) from where ever you saved it.
6) Choose the “Execute SQL” tab
7) paste the following into the “SQL string” field:
select ABPerson.first,ABPerson.last,ABPerson.organization,ABMultiValue.value from ABPerson,ABMultiValue where ABMultiValue.record_id=ABPerson.ROWID
9) If you use SQLiteManager THROUGH Firefox as an addon, you will be able to copyasCSV (like for Word Excel). I tried this first through the SQLite DB and it would NOT ALLOW me to COPY! So, go for the SQLiteManager via Firefox if you don’t want to have to type every freakin entry into another program. (I copied line by line into Word Excel and now have a CSV backup).
But wait. I didn’t stop there. I knew there must be a way to RESTORE the contacts BACK to my iPhone (newly jailbroken)…and I found it.
Download DiskAid http://www.digidna.net/downloads/DiskAid_1_5.exe
- above is a link for a FREEWARE version (if you want the latest version – you’ll have to pay for it).
Install DiskAid. NB: Everytime you run DiskAid, it will ask you if you want to update to the latest version – just click ‘Cancel’ and the program will open.
1) Open DiskAid – click cancel when it asks to update. Then the program will open.
2) On the bottom left corner CLICK on the drop down menu and select ROOT. Click okay on the scary warning.
3) In the LEFT PANE, Click on the “+” next to PRIVATE, + VAR, + MOBILE, + LIBRARY
Under LIBRARY you will see ADDRESS BOOK. Click once on ADDRESS BOOK (on the left pane!) to access it.
4) In the RIGHT PANE, click on AddressBook.sqllitedb to highlight. This is the file you are about to switch with your old backup!
*****BEWARE: this will NOW restore the file you retrieved earlier to your iPhone! So be SURE you are restoring a file you want! *******
5) Click on COPY FILE TO DEVICE (at the top – 2nd icon from the left)
It will ask you WHICH file (locate the retrieved file wherever you stored it!)
6) This will replace the file on your iPhone with the restored file you selected.
Once I completed these steps, my iPhone automatically rebooted. After my iPhone rebooted, I saw all my contacts restored. I then loaded iTunes and synced it and now my new backup contains my contacts. I have retained a copy of my AddressBook.sqllitedb file, in case I run into any problems in the future.
I hope this helps someone else. It took me hours, but I finally did it. Thanks Simon for such a great blog!!! And i hope you don’t mind my posting this solution here.
hi simon,
up to step 10 it was fine. but we need to wait for iphone (2g) to get reboot automatically or we should reboot manually. plz advice.
when the make it rain says done, wait for reboot my iphone goes black and ive been w8ting for 5min how long does it take or is this suppose to happen? btw mine is a 2g
Worked like a charm! Thanks a bunch! Backing up the files was really easy through iTunes. Save for the music, all the contacts and photos were there when I restored it after jailbreaking. I’ve an unofficial sim and didn’t need to do the last step, maybe it does have something to do with having had my iPhone jailbroken before.
THANKS AGAIN!!
I have a first gen iphone (2G) i am trying to jailbreak and then unlock it. i have upgraded to the newest firmware and downloaded blackra1n. when i click on make it rain it says entering recovery mode and stays there. The phone pops up with the conect to itunes screen and then itunes opens. itunes says that it had decteded the iphone in recovery mode and it must be restored. I cannot figure out how to get black rain to run through
My phone was already unlocked at 3.0, so as others had stated, I didn’t need to go past step 10. Easiest upgrade I’ve done. Worked like a charm, however I did lose all my apps I had on my phone, but I believe that’s my fault for not backing them up to my desktop. Thanks.
i tried jailbreaking my iphone 2g 3.1.2 05.11.07 and i get the geohot pic but it doesnt reboot after and i dont get any blackra1n icon…any answers?… how do i install cyndia then?
video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvJkhgyv8JQ
OMG!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! U HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THIS HELPED!!!! i love u man!!!
))))))))))))
ok so it worked perfectly except for the fact that i didnt get the blackrain icon on my phone n cudnt download cydia…and everywhere i check it says get installer to get cydia or get cydia to get installer…wat shud i do ???
awesoooome
thanks a lot
i have a 2g iphone….unlocked and jb using qwkpwn on 2.2.1. This doesnt specify whether i should download the latest os through Itunes or not. I tried to dl from the link on this site and when i press Shift + Restore it doesnt bring up the file i downloaded. any ideas?
if i update from itunes can i just follow the rest of these steps for a successful unlock and jb?
please help…lil confused here
got it! all i had to do was upgrade to 3.1.2 via itunes…then run blackrain. that was it. my phone had been previously unlocked and jb.
I have just been spending 6 hours trying to unlock an iPhone 2G, but hadn’t worked. Until I used a restore which I had downloaded (firmware 3.1.2), and using the SHIFT + OPTIONS click on Restore in iTunes, I was able to restore it, Jailbreak, and use Bootneuter successfully, whereas before I would get an error communicating to the bootloader.
I am now running an iPhone 2G on the Telstra network. (AUSTRALIA)
Blackra1n RC3 was used.
@jake
I don’t think you need to do the Shift+Options Clicking method.
Make sure your iPhone is restored to version 3.1.2 (even though it may be locked) and simply run blackra1n.
From there on, follow the steps in the guide down to the letter, and you should be fine.
Hi,
did it all right and my unofficial sim works too but everytime i try to install a (unofficial) app, but cydia and installous works, over itunes sync it fails…with my 3GS it works on the same mac perfectly…why is this so?
HELP REQUESTED…THX
Hey!
I’ve looked and looked but cannot find a solution!
I’ve tried this on several 2g’s running 3.1.2
I install a fresh 3.1.2 OS through Itunes (shift restore)
Blackra1n Jailbreak it just fine
Install Cydia
Then go to search
BUT NO BOOTNEUTER ANYTIME?
Idk what the problem is, it never shows up?
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME?!?!?!
I’M SOOOO LOST..
Hi Toby,
You need to downgrade your iphone to 3.0 and then use redsnow and 2 bootloaders to unlock it. Sounds complicated but it takes like 20 min.
1.Download the 3.0 firmware from http://659ef965.thesefiles.com (you need 3.0/7A341). I assume you know how to restore it since u already did with 3.1.2
2. Download redsnow (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R4FXOE0Y)
3.Download bootloader BL-39 (iphonefreakz.com/firmware/BL-39.bin) and BL-46(iphonefreakz.com/firmware/BL-46.bin)
Carefully follow this video and don’t check cydia and ice, install only cydia.
This is the video of how to use redsnow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wByBC4Uc10Y
hope this helps..if u need any help email me at ad_chiko@hotmail.com
Hi all i’ve been tring for days now to unlock a 2g iphone at 3.1.2 but still have yet to make a call or txt, other than that jail break when fine, but i really want this to be a phone as well, ive tried all of the above but still no service, deleted lock down, tried bootneuter about a million times which seem to flash and then get stuck on determing settings, so i restart and it all looks correct, apart from no signal.
I’ve tried restoring stock custom firmware 1 to 3.1.2 with numerus error 20 – 1604 when tring below 3.0 in recovry and dfu modes that did’nt work, i’ve tried inserting ipcc file for my carrier and that did’nt work, ive tried redsnow on 3.0 and that did’nt work, ive tired offering the thing food that didn’t work lol.
So is there any way to take it back to an easier firmware cause there must be some way to get this thing to be a phone, because im begining to lose the plot. thanks
AND AGAIN! PLEASE I NEED A PRO WITH INFO…
Hi,
did it all right and my unofficial sim works too but everytime i try to install a (unofficial) app, but cydia and installous works, over itunes sync it fails…with my 3GS it works on the same mac perfectly…why is this so?
HELP REQUESTED…THX
Thanks so much, but how come bootneutrer doen’t show on 3.1.2 in cydia?? It doesn’t make sense and all the youtube vids say you can unlock on 3.1.2 via blackra1n???
Hi,
I’ve downloaded the “Iphone OS 3.1.2 restore” using the link in step 1 above but there is no “iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw” file in it, yes i have unzipped it, can someone please let me know where i can find this, thanks in advance.
Regards
Rich
@Rich892..u dnt need to unzip anything…open itunes..click shift+restore and then locate iphone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw file from the folder u saved it in…and select it…ur phone should be updated to the new software and then use blackrain to unlock it.I did the same and worked great for me.
Monty
Hi Simon,
Thanks a lot for the clear instructions. It works for me (well… more or less).
I am facing few problems though. The “Notes” application doesn’t seem to work along expected lines. Whenever I write a new Note and click on “Done” the application simply exits without saving the note
. Any ideas.
Also, while the YouTube application opens fine, my phone is unable to connect to YouTube. Is that the same problem for which you have indicated a fix in the follow-up link?
Thanks
Kannan
it probably is, you should try the youtube fix mentioned above
I could use some help! I installed Blackrain on my iPhone 2G 3.1.2, (Modem Firmware 04.05.04_G) and tried clicking on Blackrain application to download Cydia. But it says, “Please check your Internet connection.” That’s weird, because I know that my WiFi is working perfectly (I’m using it right now on my Mac). Can anyone suggest what I should do next to download Cydia? Do I need to change some setting?
You have to activate/select your WiFi connection after running Blackrain.
Tap on settings – Tap WiFi – then select your WiFi connection. Then try downloading Cydia thru Blackrain again.
Thanks! I tried that and it worked. Thanks for the suggestion.
upgraded my 2g iphone onto 3.1.2 from 3.0 via blackrain….supereasy and quick..no hastles…unofficial sim worked straightaway..wicked
cheers simon!!
hey, this is great, and everything worked well until “Installing Cydia”
there is no “blackra1n” icon to tap on. i cannot get it on there by opening blackra1n again… Cannot use the phone.
what should i do?
please help
did you ‘make it rain’ after restoring with the 3.1.2 firmware? a little more info can be helpful. also, try re-jailbreaking your device. that might help
Great. did that and it worked, then did bootNeuter, but not sure what to do with iTunes – it wants me to set up as a new phone or restore from the backup…? think if i do that, it will erase all i did. is this true, and if so, what should i do?
thanks
i hv been jailbreaking and unlocking iphone 2g since it came out this is by the easiest method amazing all praises and hail BLACKRA1N
Hi
I install a fresh 3.1.2 OS through Itunes (shift restore) on my iphone 2G
Blackra1n Jailbreak it just fine
Once this Jailbreak is done I was not able to Install Cydia.
As my WIFI is grayed I Tried to RESET NETWORK through I phone general setting several times but did not worked.
Can you please suggest Now how to unlock phone as I don’t have WIFI
Hi I have Ugraded my phone using blackrain and now when i am syncing the phone with the itunes it is not syncing the photos and the movies which i have selected and is only having the camera roll pictures n the songs that is it.
When i sync it says a message that CANNOT SYNC THE REQUIRED FILE IS LOCKED. please tell me what has to be changed in the settings and all to get over this problem.rest every thing is working perfectly fine.
Thanx
Hey Simon!!
Ur instructions worked well for updating my iphone 2g from 1.1.4 to 3.1.2 but now i am stuck as i cant unlock the phone. When i run The BootNeuter2.1 it gives an error “Couldn’t talk to the bootloader. This may be due to a CommCenter collision so BootNeuter will exit.” Please help!!!!
Just did the upgrade on my G2 Iphone from version 3 to 3.1.2 looks like it worked great. Not having any problems with wifi or youtube.
I do however keep having a problem with my phone getting stuck on earphone mode, I keep trying the plug earphones in and out trick and it doesn’t seem to be working.
Do you have any ideas?
Thanks so much
hi…thank you so much…..
I can jilbrake my iphone
I got to unlock my Iphone 2g, super easy.
after unlocking it though my YouTube didn’t work, got that fixed. But my mail doesn’t work. It says “cannot send mail, the user name or password for ” is incorrect.”
I deleted my mail account from the Iphone and created them again, they worked for about half a day and now it doesn’t work again.
I need help fixing this…..
My Iphone 2g 3.1.2 is connected with Tmobile. & my emails are yahoo and aim.
you need to enter correct tmobile apn setting in order for your internet to work correct
Hi Guys,
Thank you so much. This was great.
I purchased my iphone 2G in the U.S, therefore the iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw didn’t work for me because i’m with Rogers. I had to download a custom_restore.ipsw which has the boot neuter build into it. It worked for me.
But my Wi-fi and bluetooth are disabled. I tried restoring it multiple times. Still no luck. I noticed the battery life after the firmware upgrade is terible. With the previous firmware 2.1, i didn’t have to charge my phone for like days and it’s still good. Now after the upgrade, my battery does not even last for few hours, plus i’m missing some of my calls and text messages.
I tried downgrading the firmware after, but keep on getting the 1604 error code. I’m pretty much at the stage of giving up. Plus it’s time for an upgrade of my phone. If you guyz have any similar experience. Please Share..
Thanks in advance.
You need to download a little tool called IREB. It prevents your iphone from 16XX errors when loading custom firmware. my phone wouldn’t load custom firmware till i used IREB. Good luck downgrading
Hi Simon,
I unlocked my iphone 2G which 3.1.2 firmware but when I insert the T-mobile SIM card, it brings me back to Itunes icon and show tmobile signal strength on top. Any suggestions? I can’t seem to use tmobile sim. Moment I tak SIM card out and insert AT&T SIM, It works fine.
Hemal
Read post 325, I posted solution there. Good luck
o.k. COMPLETE newbie to phone hacking… this tutorial was SUPER easy for even me to follow.. VERY well written.. THANK YOU SO MUCH…. I’m 3.1.2′n now….
Can’t use t-mobile sim for some reason… I’ve restored the phone (2g) twice and downloaded Blackra1n, cydia, and bootneuter and when I try to use the tmobile sim it goes only to emergency calls… I’ve looked at over 30 pages of Q & A’s and can’t figure it out… when I attach the phone to itunes with the t-mobile sim it’s not recognized… I’ve tried to sync while it’s in airplane mode… nothing… I’m in limbo here… PLEASE HELP!!!
Restore with custom software and unlocks automatically with no problem. Download activated 3.1.2 firmware from here:
http://www.ilikemyiphone.com/2009/10/13/download-custom-firmware-3-1-2-ipsw-jailbreak-activate-unlock-iphone-2g-3g-3gs-mac-and-windows/
don’t forget to backup your phone and then restore in dfu mode with custom software, will work like a charm. good luck
Okay… now what? I think I need you to be a little more specific… do I download Blackra1n again? Forget about the backed up stuff (unless I need it to make the t-mobile sim to work) I’m starting fresh anyway… I put the t-mobile card in and tried syncing and nothing… I’m confused
Not sure I understood this part: don’t forget to backup your phone and then restore in dfu mode with custom software
Basically I downloaded what you said to download, then downloaded another program to make those accessable (which you didn’t mention), clicked on the new icon, it brought up itunes when I did this, I then restored… what now?
Just restored (which I think is what you wanted me to do)… same thing… t-mobile sim not recognized… let me know if I have to download Blackra1n again and everything else… thanks. (or if I have to do something differently)
Did you restore in DFU mode with custom activated software from the link above ?
# 1)Launch iTunes and connect the iPhone to your Mac / Windows computer.
# 2)put ur phone in DFU mode (Turn your iPhone off. Press and hold the Home button and the Power button at the same time for 10 seconds. After exactly 10 seconds release the Power button. Continue holding the Home button until iTunes pops up a message saying that it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode.
# 3)The iPhone will show you a blank screen (black).
# 4)Click on ‘Ok’ to the prompt displayed.
# 5)For Windows : Hold the shift key and then hit the restore button.
# 6)In the dialog box that pops up, browse the downloaded custom firmware file (the .ipsw file that you downloaded and joined using hjsplit in step 1.x).
Good luck
Hmmm… did everything like you said and twice I got alert boxes stating that this ipod could not be restored (1601 and then 1600). You’re program is NOT doing the job…
find and download program called IREB 3.1.2 that should fix 16xx errors, I used it and it worked. Will work this time guaranteed
IREB’s website:
http://ih8sn0w.com/index.php/welcome.snow
Everything worked great! The phone is now unlocked! One question though… does this affect using T-Mobile’s Edge network? I can’t seem to get on and didn’t have a problem using it with the phone previous to this one. I did get a new T-mobile card though…
you need to put t-mobile APN settings in order for your EDGE to work on T-Mobile. I would give it to you but since you even didn’t say THANKS for all the help:) I guess you can find yourself:) GOOD LUCK
Hi I have got the new iPhone 3GS whenever I reboot the phone I have to run the blackra1n.exe on my system to get this started. Do you have any solution for this.
I accidentally loaded the newest firmware onto my phone and spent two days stressed out and trying to get it to do anything other than emergency calls. I found this and used it and voila! it’s back up and running. I still lost a lot of my personal stuff by at least I now have a phone and not an expensive paperweight!
it was amazing thank u very much
Done with this guide !
I followed the steps from #21 and now when I turn my iphone on, the apple comes on and then goes right off. I cannot even turn it on!!! Please help
Your phone didn’t get unlocked:) it happens sometimes, try the whole process again. Make sure that your phone is freshly restored before jailbraking and unlocking. If it’s not gonna work I have another solution which will work for sure. Good luck
I can’t try anything again because I cannot even turn my phone on anymore.
Connect ur phone to computer and charge it.
Wowwww…. this is the EASIEST EVER!! The Best!! Thanks a lot!!!!
Thanks,
For your useful upgrade information I have upgraded my 2G iphone to 3.1.2.
keep it up……
Just a question. A student of mine jailbroke and unlocked (or so I thought) my iphone 2g. He used his sim card during this process. Later when I put in a different sim, it said different sim detected. How can I unlock the phone from this point? Can I? will I have to do the process over again. I would wait until Monday, when I see my student again, but the phone is for a friend who is leaving for Europe tomorrow. I’m pretty computer literate, I think I can handle doing whatever I need to, in order to fix…if fixable. Please help. Thank you!
You need to repeat the process again. Sometimes it’s just not succesfull on first try:) godd luck
hi there simon and all,
just followed your guide… simple and clear guide, well put together… and I have been using unlockers since ziphone and liberty, so I know when guides are well laid out!
Only problem encountered was that cydia would not install via wifi… encountered “timed out” error!
Cleared Network Settings and tried again… same again!
Then tried to install Rock.. that worked!
The tried to install Cydia… it then installed! Weird!
My sim (from Oz) seemed to be working… slipped in another sim (vodaphone uk) and carrier appear in top bar… it seemed that i didn’t need to Bootneuter!
I remember reading in DevTeam’s guides that once a 2g iphone has been unlocked it is unlocked forever… well, i could be wrong, but that’s what appears to be the case with my phone…
Good luck guys, and power to the user! (It appears with the iPad Apple has gotten the hint and is going to sell these beasts unlocked! This beggars the question if the iPad is using iphone os, then will all these jailbreaking softwares work on it too?)
THANK YOU!!! For the awesome directions! This has been SO easy, everything went just right on the first try!!! … except that I couldn’t remember my PIN to unlock SIM card
Wifi works, everything is good so far! I am missing my custom icons and other things, but shouldn’t take that much to make it look like before.
THANK YOU AGAIN, AWESOME!!!
Suvi
…I was too fast to say everything was fine… Lost all my stuff from my phone, from pics, to contacts and EVERYTHING. I thought I backed it up by syncing in iTunes first.
Is there any way to bring them back? I am a new Mac user and not sure even where to look.
I still recommend these directions to everyone, made it so EASY !!
Thanks,
Suvi
Connect your phone to iTunes and when it shows under devices right click on it and choose restore from backup, you should have an option to restore from earlier point. Good luck
Thanks for your reply. It restored, but brought back nothing.
I did find some files under library and it seems that they need to be converted to be able to read them. I found a good website for those who experience loss of files. For some reason my phone doesn’t register as jailbroken and therefore the root file selection is grayed out, otherwise this is very helpful link. I am looking into it more as we speak.
http://menoob.com/2008/12/02/how-to-recover-your-iphone-files-photos-contacts-notes-sms-call-history-etc/
Hello,
ive done all the steps except now i cant make or receive and calls or msgs…
please help!!
thanks
Try again, sometimes doesn’t work fro first try. Did u have a clean fresh restored iPhone before unlocking?
I mean restore and unlock again
it says i can install bootneuter bcuz my Bigboss socket is missing or something
Thanks for guiding us in jailbreak and unlock. ATT has disabled my iphone as I requested them that i dont want to use dataplan. I was trying to jailbreak and unlock to make use of other carriers. After jailbreak and before Cydia installation, my iphone rebooted and was getting the screen to connect to ITunes and Emergency call keypad. I tried to restore the iphone with itunes, but it was not giving me option to click ‘restore’ button. After trying to restore iphone with downloaded restore patch, it worked fine. Next problem, I was not able to connect to secured Wi-Fi network, looked at few blogs, but couldn’t resolved the issue. After making it in-secured, i was able to connect to Wi-Fi router. Installed Cydia and then bootneuter inside cydia. Now i have a phone relaxed from data plan.
Hi Simon,
I have a 2g with version 1.1.4. My friend unlocked it for me and i have been using it for sometime now. I want to update it to 3.1.2.
I want to have 3.1.2 and still use it with my GSM provider. Can i update and unlock it without jailbreak.
Thanks in advance.
@Yathiraj,
You can’t upgrade without jailbreaking. As you’re using jailbroken iPhone, you need to go through the jailbreak procedures again to upgrade the iPhone from 1.1.4 to 3.1.2.
Hi Simon,
I got this working. Blindly followed your steps and it worked.
Update from 1.1.4 to 3.1.2
Only the screen got stuck, i rebooted and it started working,
i then connected to Itunes and restored my contacts.
Thanks a lot,
Hi Simon – I would like to know if u could help me with this;
I have an Iphone 2G with OS 2.2, then I tried to upgrade to 3.1.2.
I downloaded the OS 3.1.2 that you have linked here, then when I tried to upgrade to this OS using Itunes (Itunes program, not Itunes OS) this is what happens;
- The Itunes screen shows the “Retsoring Iphone software” status bar at around 75% and never goes ahead from this point.
- The Iphone screens shows the Apple logo and a status bar that progress slowly until be completely filled and then nothing happen. This full status bar in the Iphone lasts by hours, and nothin changes in the Iphone screen and Itunes screen.
I appreciate your help!!
Just unlock it with custom firmware and use of IREB to prevent errors. I expalined everything in details in posts 326 through 333. That should work 100%. Good luck
Hi, I have an iphone 2g that i just upgraded to 3.1.2 through itunes. I’ve run blackrain but don’t get the picture of the face with the flying iphones like i see in all the videos.
It says ‘done. wait for reboot’ but my screen is blank. I’ve left it for about 10 mins thinking it just might be taking a while to reboot, but nothing happened.
Any assistance would be appreciated
If you just updated through itunes, it means that newer 3.1.3 was loaded, it’s not unlockable and kills jailbreak.
Is there anything I can do or do I just have to wait for someone to develop some software?
you can downgrade to 3.1.2 software with no problem, Put your phone in dfu mode and load a old firmware
Can you send me a link to a tutorial please
Read post 371. It applies to you too and explains everything nice and clear. good luck
Hi all,
I have been using my 2G Iphone for quite a number of years. Done the jailbroken and upgraded for 2 times… however due to the inadequate info and problems, I have reverted it back to the older version..
Currently my IPhone firmware and version are as follow:
Version – 1.1.4 (4A102)
Modem Firmware – 04.04.05_G
Can someone advise me how can I go about to do the jailbreak or upgrade or update to the latest version (3.1.2 or 3.2.x) and firmware. Is there a software that can do everything without multiple manual steps or software. I would appreciate it very much if you could advise the detailed steps.
Thanks.
James
Just unlock it with custom firmware and use of IREB to prevent errors. I explained everything in details to other guy in posts 326 through 333. Automatic process, you wouldn’t have to do much, just a few basic steps. That should work 100%. Good luck
Hi Yuranium,
Thanks for the info. Please help to verify and confirm the following before I proceed.
1. Downloaded the Pwnage 3.1.4 tool for Mac.
2. Tried to download IREB- Chose Mac version and received the message of “Mac Version is almost Complete!” – Where can I get the software for Mac?
3. iPhone 2G 3.1.2 Custom Firmware Activated for Other Carriers Part 1 & 2. (Can you please help to confirm. I do not have any contract and the handset was bought from US.)
After the above, do I need to install any software to unlock or etc… Thanks.
Regards,
Step one: download IREB for MAC or PC from
http://ih8sn0w.com/index.php/welcome.snow#
Step 2: Download activated 3.1.2 firmware from here:
http://www.ilikemyiphone.com/2009/10/13/download-custom-firmware-3-1-2-ipsw-jailbreak-activate-unlock-iphone-2g-3g-3gs-mac-and-windows/
and use HJsplit to put files together after download. You should get *.ipa file
Step 3: Backup your phone on itunes so you dont losse your apps and setting after firmware restore
Step 4: Connect your phone and start IREB (Ireb will provise instruction how to put ur phone in dfu mode). Put your phone in DFU mode. Choose your phone from Ireb choice and click the corresponding button. After clicking the button screen should turn white, its normal.
Step 5: Start itunes and close IREB
Step 6: For Mac, hold option key and click on the “Restore” and choose a path to custom firmware you downloaded, that should start the restoration process. After its done you will be jailbroken and unlocked on 3.1.2
Good luck
PS: I dont think IREB for mac exist yet so you would have to do it on PC or miss all the iREB steps.
Steps with no IREB:
# 1)Launch iTunes and connect the iPhone to your Mac / Windows computer.
# 2)put ur phone in DFU mode (Turn your iPhone off. Press and hold the Home button and the Power button at the same time for 10 seconds. After exactly 10 seconds release the Power button. Continue holding the Home button until iTunes pops up a message saying that it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode.
# 3)The iPhone will show you a blank screen (black).
# 4)Click on ‘Ok’ to the prompt displayed.
# 5)MAC : Hold the option key and then hit the restore button.
# 6)In the dialog box that pops up, browse the downloaded custom firmware file (the .ipsw file that you downloaded and joined using hjsplit)
Good luck
Hi Yuranium,
Managed to upgrade to the 3.1.2.
However I was unable to restore my backup as it hang at the stage of restoring my Contact. Is there any way to restore individually (notes, photo or even Address)?
Thanks.
I never had a problem with getting my stuff back on any of 3 iphones i owned. Try right click on your device in itunes and choose restore at early point. Maybe that would have or manually sync, your contact, pics….
Hi Yuranium,
Finally, I managed to restore one of the previous backup. It is working now. Many thanks.
Some more queries.
1. Can you please advise if there is a need to install any recommended patches or utilities before any new apps installation?
2. Now, I can get apps from App Store and Cydia. Can I interchange and install apps from anyone of them?
3. I have problem to get my Apple ID verified when I need to install apps from App store. Is it the setting? Any suggestion?
4. Do I need to make any setting change or install Bootneuter?
Overall, it works perfectly and I also noticed some new features. Thanks in advance.
You are all set to go to download all the stuff either from itunes or cydia, some stuff i free some is not. You should be unlocked too.
Software choice depends on your preference. GO on cydia apps forums, it will be more helpful with choice than me. I use mod-myi.com and http://www.sinfuliphone.com/ for downloads, instructions and stuff.
Hi Yuranium,
I just fond out that some of my Iphone notes are unable to be opened and cannot save a new notes. This has happened after the upgrade to 3.1.2 and restored from my backup.
Any chance to clean up the notes or if there any equivalent notes apps that I could restore or manual transfer.
Thanks.
Maybe something didn’t go right in your case:( i had issues after upgrade once).I would just try to repeat the restoring procedure again(the whole unlocking thing with firmware). Just Everything works on my phone perfectly and I downloaded the same file as you:)
works like a charm
very very fast compare to redsnow and any other jailbreaking app
Yes! It works perfect.
I just upgraded iPhone 2G from firmware 3.0 to 3.1.2
Best ever.
Thanks Simon!
AHHHHHHHHH….
Apple just put out version 3.1.3…….
man……
@Lisa,
Thanks. I have put up another jailbreak guide to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.3 for iPhone 2G. You can check out here.
I would suggest everyone to avoid trying any kind of iPhone firmware upgrade upgrade on a Windows Vista machine. Win 7 or XP is ideal. I tried to upgrade thrice on Vista without success. No idea what the reason is.
And thanks Simon and Blackra1n.
Got my iphone 2g 1.1.4 jail broken and unlocked with above method…and it works perfectly fine…the only problem I am having is that my note pad wont work neither my youtube…but am going to download pushfix which i am sure will fix this problem…let me know if any other solutions available to this…
Thanks guys for these fantastic posts.
Cheers,
R