How to Upgrade Pwned iPhone with 2.1 Custom Firmware IPSW (Windows)
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The Pwnage Tool 2.1 and QuickPwn tools were released over the past weekend, allowing Mac users to create custom firmware IPSWs and pwn their iPhones. Unfortunately, without WinPwn or QuickPwn for Windows, Windows users did not have an option to upgrade to v2.1 firmware unless they were on already on AT&T and did not require unlocking or activation (that is they only needed to jailbreak on 2.1). But for the other half who are not with AT&T, it just wasn’t a viable option. We’re here to tell you that actually there is. Since the Pwnage 2.1 tool was released, some very generous people have made available custom 2.1 IPSW firmwares for 2G and 3G iPhones. What does this mean for Windows users with already pwned 2G iPhones? It means you can freely upgrade to 2.1 firmware without worrying about your iPhone getting locked again. 3G iPhone owners, this procedure is more geared towards 2G iPhones so you might want to check out our 3G 2.1 upgrade guide first.
The Pwnage Tool performs two main jobs: 1) create a custom firmware ipsw to allow jailbroken apps, and 2) pwn your iPhone to allow use with any GSM provider. Since the first job’s been done by Mac users providing pre-made custom 2.1 firmware, and the second job’s been done for you before, you’re actually closer than you think to enjoying firmware v2.1 iPhone bliss…
- Download the v2.1 custom firmware IPSW for 2G or 3G iPhones or from BitTorrent (2G).
- Connect your iPhone to your computer via USB cable.
- Upgrade to iTunes 8
- Disregard any message from iTunes to upgrade your iPhone firmware.
- Sync your iPhone to make a backup of its current state (contacts, music… etc).
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Enter DFU mode by holding down the Power and Home buttons for exactly 10 seconds. After the 10 seconds, let go of the Power button but continue to hold down the Home for another 10 to 20 seconds until your computer detects a USB device (you may see a popup regarding a “DFU device” or “recovery device”). When Windows has recognized the iPhone is in DFU you can stop release the Home button. Note that the screen will be black the entire time as this occurs.
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iTunes will detect the iPhone is in DFU mode and force you to perform a restore.
- Hold down the shift key and click on the “Restore” button.
- Browse for the custom 2.1 firmware ipsw you downloaded and load it onto your iPhone
- After the process completes you will be running on v2.1 firmware
Thanks for all the confirmations.
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My Iphone won’t ring and I’m told my best option is to downgrade all the way, and proceed to upgrade. I’m not sure if there is anything special to doing this? Do you have any guides on the subject?
There is a guide to downgrade from 2.0 firmware to 1.1.4.
Neither method works. Error 1403 occurs
I am getting Error 1403 also and no one can tell me what is means!! I am going crazy here. I have exausted 2 pages of google 1403 searches and plenty people have the issue but no one answers or explains the problem. Does anyone know what this error 1403 is? Is Apple up to its own tricks again?
Thank you all for existing this community of Iphone hackers is phenominal!!!!!
Neither option works… Neither update nor restore works with the Custom IPSW file downloaded from Bitorrent. You get erros 1600 or 1403. I even tried Pwning the itunes with it but it just messes up the phone, keeping it in the apple logo after boot. I believe DFU mode is not needed as I tried it the first time and the iphone went back to normal, as if I had done nothing to it.
If anyone gets stuck in the apple logo, press and hold the Power and Home buttons at the same time. Once the screen goes black (don’t wait 10 secs), depress the power button while still holding the home button until you see the iTunes logo with the USB cable under it.
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I’ve done this in restore mode only, and it works…I did not do the DFU thing….
My iPHONE is now upgraded from firmware 2.0.1 now on firmware 2.1
Unlocked and Jailbroken…
Does this method of updating, using a pre pwnd firmware (2.1) on a pwnd 2.0.2 3g phone with itunes 8 update the phones baseband? I currently use ATT but wanted to keep the option open.
Also does this method erase all apps (appstore + jailbrake apps)? and should you back up with itunes 8 prior to the uploading of the custom firmware.
Also does RECOVERY mode keep more data on the phone that DFU mode, or is there no problem with loss of data when restoring.
Thanks!
I couldn’t get anything to work on PC. I had to use my wife’s Mac to do a fresh firmware update with iTunes 8.
Now I can’t get my iTunes on PC to see the phone. It does show up on the system and in the PC Manage Panel.
Upgrading with the custom firmware won’t upgrade your baseband, that’s why an unlocked iPhone will continue to be unlocked through the upgrade. As always, all jailbroken apps will disappear, but a iTunes sync will bring back everything else including App Store apps.
Worked for me. Didn’t have to DFU. Just installed iTunes8, backed up my phone. Shift+Click restore and popped in a ipsw someone made on a mac.
For those wondering, I’m using Windows Vista and had a pwned iPhone 2g v2.0.1
So it worked successfully. I used ZiPhone to get into recovery mode and it went smooth…
Step 1: Grab ZiPhone to get into Recovery Mode easily. You can download the latest version of ZiPhone from here.
Step 2: Run ZiPhone & jump your iPhone into NORMAL Recovery mode (available via advanced settings area in ZiPhone) — This is the most straightforward way to get it into the proper restore mode.
Step 3: In iTunes Shift+Click the Restore button and find your custom IPSW firmware file.
Step 4: Wait for the restore to complete. — You should see bootneuter automatically come up.
It worked fine for me. Used ZiPhone to enter recovery mode and it was smooth…
Step 1: Grab ZiPhone to get into Recovery Mode easily. You can download the latest version of ZiPhone from here.
Step 2: Run ZiPhone & jump your iPhone into NORMAL Recovery mode (available via advanced settings area in ZiPhone) — This is the most straightforward way to get it into the proper restore mode.
Step 3: In iTunes Shift+Click the Restore button and find your custom IPSW firmware file.
Step 4: Wait for the restore to complete. — You should see bootneuter automatically come up.
I directly…i repeat directly just use itunes 8 to restore using Custome FW 2.1…everything works fine now. all working flawlessly
Indeed, restore directly from iTunes 8 with the Custom Firmware linked above and all works just fine.
iPhone 2G (not AT&T) pwned (through Windows) with 2.0.2 to 2.1
I kept on getting error 6 using the firmware above. Any ideas what would cause that? I think I have to unlock my Ipod all over again, but I’m not exactly sure how seeing as how I’ll have to update to 2.1 firmware. Is there a guide to unlocking a phone already on 2.1 firmware?
Thanks
I originally Jailbreaked my Iphone 3g with O2 with Firmware 2.0.2 using QuickPwn.
Also does all the apps already install stay on it, what about Cydia and Installer?
Can anyone confirm if the above works with NON AT&T 3g Iphone?
THANKS
I just upgraded with no problems. Thanks alot.
I pwned my iphone following the tutorial from sleepers.net with winpwn.
Then follow the instructions above and all should be rigth.
* Right
for my ok, downloaded, installed!
ciao e grazie da Lugano!
Question, I see everyone on here was either on 2.0.1 or 2.0.2 when they did the shift-restore that worked. Well, I have a 1.1.4, 2G, AT&T phone so will this work for me or do I need to update to 2.x then do the shift-restore with the custom 2.1?
Oh, I did not mention that I jailbroke my phone with winpwn, so I has been jailbroken with winpwn I just want to know if I should update to 2.x then try the above method or just try the above method on my winpwned 1.1.4?
[...] Originally Posted by WillyDavidK Hey guys just checking in here one last time, if you have any more questions please check this FAQ, and post there: The comprehensive iPhone 2.1 FAQ This thread is too large and unorganized to be useful anymore. Ok, I would like to know if anyone has done the methods mentioned in the above post using a 2G, AT&T phone running 1.1.4 FW that was jailbroken with WINPWN. The only thing I see are people who were on a JB, 2G or 3G, running FW 2.x. Before I try to update to 2.x then try this method I was wondering if I could go from my winpwned 1.1.4, 2G AT&T straight to the 2.1 CFW by simply using shift-restore? Here is another website siting they did the same thing as most people here are saying but again, everyone seems to be on 2.x, not 1.x. It would be a pain to have to update to 2.x then to 2.1 JBroken when I could just go straight to JB 2.1. How to Upgrade Pwned iPhone with 2.1 Custom Firmware IPSW (Windows) | Code Retard [...]
1403 here as well…
Works perfectly fine on 3G iPhone.. originally was on 2.0.2 jailbroken via WinPwn.. followed the instructions exactly (minus the syncing/backing up) and 2.1 is working perfectly fine. I used a custom f/w downloaded from another site because i wanted a bigger root partition size.
I have an already jailbroken iphone 3g (I used Winpwn 2.5) and now when I follow the directions to a T (trying to only update to firmware 2.1 w/out losing what I’ve downloaded) and I get up to the step of shift + restore and I too get the error message: 1403
Any advice?
Thx!
well with all the news on 2.1 and the fear of losing my jailbroken status and being on windows I still wanted to try and get 2.1 on my 2.0.2 phone under windows and retain my jailbroken status.
well… the about steps work perfectly no DFU mode needed…..
after the shift restore, select the custom ispw , let itunes 8 do its job the phone rebooted clean as a the day you bought it ,but with 2 very important icons. Installer and Cydia.
I ran the restore iphone from backup next as prompted and all my settings and music was restored.
Next was to run aptbackup which is VERY nice Cydia backup tool, it restored all my 3rd party apps and were back in business.
I Did all the steps as indicated everrything worked fine but when I ran arestore to get all contacts back it also took me back to version 2.0???
how do I restore conatcts mail etc but stay in vers 2.1??
I dis everything as described but after it restarts my iphone it says I am still running version 2.0???
Can someone shed some light ??
Download the v2.1 custom firmware IPSW for 2G or 3G iPhones or from BitTorrent (2G).
Connect your iPhone to your computer via USB cable.
Sync your iPhone to make a backup of its current state (contacts, music… etc).
Hold down the shift key and click on the “Restore” button.
Browse for the custom 2.1 firmware ipsw you downloaded and load it onto your iPhone
After the process completes you will be running on v2.1 firmware
I did everything as described but after it restarts my iphone it says I am still running version 2.0???
Can someone shed some light ??
Job’s a good’un. Followed the steps – didn’t use DFU mode. Itunes 8, ipsw from BT, 2G Iphone, was on 2.0.1, now on 2.1 with Tmobile in UK.
Can anyone confirm that it will work from 1.1.4 to 2.1?
Yep, just successfully upgraded my 2G directly from 1.1.4 to 2.1. Followed the above instructions exactly. Make sure you use the correct ispw (5F136).
worked on osx 10.5.5 w/ itunes 8.0 on my 2G pwnd 1.1.4 to 2.1.
the torrent download gave me an error tho, was able to do it with the direct download.
thanks guys, been looking to do this for a while!
Thanks a lot mate!!!
Did d same wat u said…
But Restored via itunes 7.7 from version
1.1.4(ziphone unlocked) to 2.1.
Worked.. Smoothly..
Thanks a lot..
Long live d shared community!!
Alas. When shift-clicking the restore button in iTunes I did not receive a browse button. My phone is not restored to a clean 2.1 version and iTunes does not allow access to it anymore.
Now I’m up for another quest. Does anyone have a link to a working recipe for pwning a 2G 2.1 phone?
THANK YOUUUUU….it works super..from the first time…just shift restore,browse 2.1 ispw.ok…and then…10-15 min wait ant i have
2.1 firmware in my iphone with cydia and installer.So…THANKS AGAIN U MAKE A GREAT JOB
P.S. I upgraded from 1.1.4 to 2.1:)
Worked perfectly. I used the custom firmware to update an already pwned 2.0.2 iphone using shift+restore in itunes 8.0. No problems at all.
I had the 1.0.2 firmware and baseband, which i had unlocked with a LOT of trouble so i was hesitant about upgrading. Finally gave in and these steps worked like a charm.
I love you!
Went from 1.1.3 to this on Vista
Yet another success story… went straight from 1.1.4 to 2.1 w/ no problems, quick & easy :)
The only unresolved issue is that I’m unable to connect to Youtube. I don’t really need this funtionality, but if somebody has the solution… ?
Thanks very much for your guide,
Best regards.
Hi gang,
I have a 2G Iphone unlocked. It runs on 1.13 firmware. If I upgrade to 2.1 using the above method, will I have any problems. I’m afraid he phone might lock up, please advise , I’m not a computer expert ?…Thanks….
You won’t if you’ve previously unlocked your iPhone.
If you need a YouTube fix, try http://www.coderetard.com/2008/09/03/how-to-fix-youtube-activation-in-iphone-202-firmware/
Just wanted to say I did follow everything in here, and it worked for my Iphone 3G, I am now in 2.1, thanks to you guys, great JOB, I love you……
ooops forgot to say, I do not have Cydia and Installer now, shit, I am going to jailbreak with this new file and hope that works…..I was so happy but then no Cydia and insaller, shoot I have to do it again, I will let you know…
I love it when things work so well they are considered boring! I tip my hat at you all for your fine work!
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I did wat u ppl said resotre from custome frimware, but all i get is ERROR 6….HELP!
So, I have a 2.0.2 2g iphone that’s running on Rogers and is jailbroken… If I use this will it definitly not lock my phone up? Just checking before I do this and have to change to ATT! Thanks!
Great, a solution. I locked my 2G phone once, but good thing for this link:http://www.coderetard.com/2008/07/14/downgrade-iphone-v20-to-v114-firmware-and-baseband/
If I do the above steps, do I have to take my SIM card out before I do this or it doesn’t matter?
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was using already 2.0 software unlocked phone, just did shift restore and it worked womderfully thanks to all of you who give out this info in a user friendly manner!
Hello,
Well started by G2 phone unlocked with ziphone ver 1.1.4
2- contain all my music, video clips beside
other setup
3- i did sync in itune 8 before i started
4- follow ur guide using the custom file
to restore to 2.1
5- i did tried other method before but did arrive to the same problem.
6- the problem after sync with itune eveything was ok except ipod
i tried to use other program like pc suite
could not add music or video, used sharepd different ver no luck
this the only problem i did face
any clue, please email me at
walkedthemile@gmail.com
Just great, I updated with a firmware created in pwnage tools for mac.
Now I finally have my iPhone 2G running 2.1 and unlocked.
No need to enter dfw mode just shift+restore.
Everything went fine. Just follow the instructions, no matter the version of the firmware you are currently using.
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I sailed through the upgrade to 2.1 but the phone funtion isn’t now working properly. When you press the phone button, the keypad shows briefly then disappears again. I can recieve calls but can’t end them, or make calls. Any help much appreciated!
wow thanks so much!! I followed the steps and had a success in upgrading my 2g 1.1.4 to 2.1 firmware unlock… with no problems!!
and hey if a Lady like me can do it, then anyone can.. just follow the steps
and thanks to the custom firmware too!!
Hey thats cool, muchas gracias, but can some one can tell me how to upgrade to 2.0.2 on my 2g iphone? I need to know a website that tells u step by step, just like this one!!!!
Los felicito mucho!!
My email: daniboycartagena@yahoo.com
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