[ # ] How to Jailbreak iPhone 2.1 Firmware IPSW with QuickPwn 1.2.0 (Windows)
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Yesterday the latest iPhone firmware v2.1 was released and it didn’t take long for the iPhone Dev Team to come up with the new Pwnage 2.1 Tool to jailbreak the 2.5G and 3G iPhones. Unfortunately for us Windows users, there isn’t a solution out unless you can get a hold of a custom 2.1 ipsw file from a Mac user. The steps we are about to present work on Windows but only for AT&T-activated iPhones only, and won’t work if you want to unlock, it just works to jailbreak.
Update: If you’ve previously pwned your iPhone (that is, you’ve used Pwnage, QuickPwn, WinPwn or any tool like that at some point in your life), you can actually upgrade to 2.1 firmware quite easily and without any tools except iTunes 8. Heck, it’s a lot easier than this guide so you may want to check it out.
Update 2: QuickPwn 2.1 for Windows is finally out so we recommend following the revised 2.1 upgrade guide instead. Trust us it’s a lot easier.
- Download the latest 2.1 IPSW firmware from Apple for 2.5G and 3G
- Launch iTunes 7.7 and let it upgrade itself to version 8. Otherwise download it yourself from us.
- Allow iTunes 8 to update your iPhone with the latest v2.1 firmware update.
- Uninstall iTunes 8.
- Uninstall Apple Mobile Device Support too
- Install iTunes 7.7
- Download QuickPwn v1.2.0 with 2.1 ipsw support
- Install and run QuickPwn following the steps in our 2.0.2 upgrade guide. The difference will be you select the 2.1 restore firmware ipsw file that you downloaded in step 1.
- Download TotalCommander and the T-PoT addon for it.
- Install TotalCommander
- To install the T-PoT addon simply launch TotalCommand and use the left window to browse to the T-PoT.1.1.zip file where you saved it and double click it to install it.
- Make sure your iPhone is on and still connected to your computer via the USB cable. Use TotalCommander to browse to your iPhone file system by first clicking -/- on the drop down menu with all the drives. Then double click on [T-PoT].
- You are now in your iPhone’s file system. Use TotalCommander to navigate to /System/Library/PrivateFrameWorks/MobileInstallation.framework. Just in case things don’t work out, make sure you save your existing MobileInstallation file simply by dragging the file over to the other window.
- Now replace the MobileInstallation file on your iPhone with this patched one for v2.1 firmware.
- Now use TotalCommander to navigate to /private/var/mobile/Library/Caches/ and backup your existing com.apple.mobile.installation.plist file first, then delete it
- Reboot your iPhone. Now ponder why you went through all this trouble (like us). Enjoy!
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search for *.itl on your computer to find the file and delete it, that will solve your problem
what does it mean when after doing STEP #15,it goes back again to STEP #12?
i can’t do step 3. i am really interested, how to do it, how did all of you this step, if you paid 10 bugs to Apple or what …
a can’t do step 3. i am really interested, how did all of you this step. did you pay 10 bugs to apple or what?
i don´t know what happend but the process with the QuickPwn v1.2.0 never ends, i wait for 5 hours but nothing happend, now the iphone is complety blocked, i get the recovery mode but itunes don’t do anything. I don´t know what to do, somebody can help me? I´m really worried because the iphone seems to be broke downs. Thanks.
dude read the article there are two updates. Try them out if u have problems.
PLEASE HELP! First I took 2.1 firmware in iTunes 8 to my iphone. Then I did everything what´s here. I´m in the step 8. Now my phone is turning on all the time a doesn´t do enything else!!!
After few hours blocked, totally stuck on recovery mode step I finally got it. It was an issue with my USB port.
It works in less than 15 minutes for the full process on another computer.
Hope it could help some of you.
hey ummYeah i have a iphone Old version haha
and it was version 1.1.2 and since the week just gone i couldnt recive any texts or phone calls so because it was jail broken no 1 wanted to no so i spoke to this man in my local mall and he updated to to version 2.1 and it worked perfectly for 1 hr then restarted its self and then ever sine i go to turn it on and will load on the apple logo for 2 mins then just freeze there and like i keep restarting it and still no luck any 1 help me pleasE? :o