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Hit me up. I need a lil help with that. I heard that tzones doesn't work with the messengers, and Agile is my best friend at the moment. Isthat true¿Originally Posted by IHeartBoost
Originally Posted by jefffort5
ok..ive heard of ppl using only the tzones to get internet on their tmobile unlocked iphone..but i am also hearing that you have to have total internet..somebody help me out with this
I'm using tzones and my Internet works perfect! $5.99 for unlimited ftw!
I just did it last night with iTunes 8.0 and Quickpwn. Easy as hell.Originally Posted by JDocs
I'm updating to 2.1 and iTunes 8.0 ... still debating on whether I want to use QuickPwn for Windows... but I will probably end up doing it.. stay tuned for details
Okay, so i am by no means an expert at all this jailbreaking stuff, but i did do a lot of research before attempting to Jailbreak my 2.1 firmware 3G. I noticed a lot of questions being asked that were redundant (including some from me)...so I am going to share exactly what i did, what i used, and how things turned out...and yes, they turned out well in the end. This also covers restoring from a backup of non-jailbroken, stock 2.1 firmware AFTER quickpwning, and what the results are. If you want to QuickPwn properly and have Cydia/Installer WITHOUT LOSING ANY OF YOUR DATA, read on!
System specs:
-iPhone 3G, 8 GB
- PC: Windows XP SP2, iTunes 8.0, .net Framework 3.5 (this is important, so make sure you have this), QuickPwn 2.1
-Laptop: Vista 32-bit, iTunes 8.0, .net Framework 3.5, QuickPwn 2.1
Yes, i did the jailbreak twice, on both machines just to see if there was any difference between XP and Vista (there were none). XP iTunes is barebones iTunes 8.0, no music or apps. Laptop/Vista iTunes had all my synced files. Using QuickPwn on a computer with iTunes that you don't normally sync with to jailbreak is 100% ok.
Before you even think about QuickPwning, if you have a bunch of apps installed (I had 4 pages worth) DO NOT QUICKPWN! Doing this will MOST LIKELY cause your iPhone to get stuck on the Apple logo upon reboot after QuickPwning, and doing this twice through Vista and XP confirms this. If you're like me and have LEGIT, NON-Jailbroken 2.1 firmware already running, these are the steps you should take to do a proper QuickPwn:
1. Sync/Backup your iPhone completely. This is important should anything go wrong.
2. Backup that backup. Yes, you read right, navigate to your MobileSync folder and drag the "Backup" folder to a usb flash drive, or external hard drive, or make a copy to the desktop. This is because once we jailbreak and do a backup with jailbroken firmware, it will overwrite your previously clean, 2.1 backup, and we don't want this.
Location of backups folder in Vista (credit to SwedishHammer and Mortagon for additional info) :
Vista - C:\Users\(YOUR USER NAME HERE)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
XP - unconfirmed, someone find out and i will gladly add it.
3. Download QuickPwn for Windows. It can be found here: http://blog.iphone-dev.org/http://blog.iphone-dev.org/
4. Make sure you have STOCK, LEGIT Apple 2.1 firmware/ipsw already on your computer (you should have this if you're running 2.1 already). If not, go get it. Google is your friend, so is MacRumors.
5. Before we QuickPwn, we are going to RESTORE completely to stock 2.1 firmware. This is ok because we made a backup earlier, remember? This way after the restore the iPhone has minimal crap on it and is primed for getting QuickPwned with no problems.
6. After you've restored to stock 2.1 firmware, reboot your computer. When your computer starts back up, you DO NOT have to kill any iTunes related processes like Apple Mobile Device Helper, or iTunes Helper.exe. NOTHING. As a matter of fact, don't even start iTunes at all once you've restarted.
7. Make sure your iPhone is plugged in via USB. Then run QuickPwn. I'd go through the steps here, but it's pointless because QuickPwn tells you what you need to do as it is running. If you can follow basic on-screen instructions, you'll be fine. I am 99.999% certain on you guys' ability to do this.
8. Once QuickPwn is done and your phone has rebooted with Cydia/Installer on it, you have succeeded! But wait...there's more!
9. If you want your settings, SMS, and all that good stuff back from your previously non-jailbroken 2.1 firmware, now is the time to go ahead and do that. Right click your iPhone on the left iTunes sidebar and choose "Restore from Backup." Your latest clean backup should be available. Select it, and let it do its thing. This can take anywhere from 25-40 minutes, which is a LOT LESS than the ~4 hours it would take pre-2.1 firmware.
10. When it has finished restoring from the backup, you will notice that all of your downloaded AppStore apps are gone...Cydia/Installer/the Jailbreak, SMS and settings and that stuff is still there, but the Apps are gone. You lost your game saves, everything. Right? Wrong!
11. Simply re-sync your iPhone with the Apps you previously had (this might already be checked for you in the iPhone Applications tab in iTunes) and when they are back on your phone, you will notice that the progress/data on all of those apps are EXACTLY like they were before. Go ahead and resync the rest of your media, and you're done! You now have a Jailbroken iPhone running 2.1 firmware, and absolutely none of your data was lost!
Please remember, folks, that this is my personal experience, and although i replicated this twice on two different machines with the same exact results, technology is always tricky and your hardware might be different, so your mileage may vary. Should you have any questions, go ahead and reply to this thread, or PM me and i'll help you out as best i can.
Here's how to find the backups on windows. I recommend you erase the previous ones, and make new ones.
C:\Users\(YOUR USER NAME HERE)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
It's happened to me before. I did the headphones trick and it worked with no problems. Basically all you do is plug the headphones in andsnatch them right back out. You could also plug it in and slowly pull the headphones back out as well. It's a weird trick, but it does work.Originally Posted by 23MichaelJordan45
Originally Posted by rwfanatic
Has anyone ever had problems with the sounds of txt msgs not going off? Like you see that you're getting a msg but it just doesn't make any sound.... And yes, I do have the sounds on, it's actually supposed to have the "tri-tone" sound but it just will not work. This has just started today BTW
I had this problem when I first unlocked my iPhone, also, my 'phone' wasn't working, I could only call people from my contacts.
To fix that problem, was to rePwn my iPhone using WINpwn and it hasn't given me a problem
Originally Posted by retro23phan
/var/mobile/Media/Videos
I know fam, I buckle under pressure. I'm glad to final own one. There are a few things missing that I loved on my Razr 2, but overall I couldnot be happier and the apps really make up for it.Originally Posted by just reason
hahahahah.. I can't believe boost got an iPhone..
Swirlysms is not working for me.. Says I need a mmsm ..
Best way to make louder ringtones is to make them yourself .. Try audiko.net or myxer.com
Did you d/l the tzones hack from Cydia? After that turn off your iPhone for a couple of minutes, turn it back on, the 'E' for Edge shouldpop up.Originally Posted by jefffort5
the tzones aint working for meOriginally Posted by IHeartBoost
I'm using tzones and my Internet works perfect! $5.99 for unlimited ftw!Originally Posted by jefffort5
ok..ive heard of ppl using only the tzones to get internet on their tmobile unlocked iphone..but i am also hearing that you have to have total internet..somebody help me out with this
I don't know about messengers, currently not using any. I love my battery life, if I dare use AIM, my phone would die in a matter of hours,Originally Posted by NCTwin
Hit me up. I need a lil help with that. I heard that tzones doesn't work with the messengers, and Agile is my best friend at the moment. Is that true¿Originally Posted by IHeartBoost
I'm using tzones and my Internet works perfect! $5.99 for unlimited ftw!Originally Posted by jefffort5
ok..ive heard of ppl using only the tzones to get internet on their tmobile unlocked iphone..but i am also hearing that you have to have total internet..somebody help me out with this
How is that? I'm using Videorecorder3g, and it's pretty good.Originally Posted by SaNTi0321
Yo, I've been recording videos with the iPhone with Cycorder, but how the hell am I supposed to export them to my computer?
Originally Posted by IHeartBoost
I know fam, I buckle under pressure. I'm glad to final own one. There are a few things missing that I loved on my Razr 2, but overall I could not be happier and the apps really make up for it.Originally Posted by just reason
hahahahah.. I can't believe boost got an iPhone..
Swirlysms is not working for me.. Says I need a mmsm ..
Best way to make louder ringtones is to make them yourself .. Try audiko.net or myxer.com
Did you d/l the tzones hack from Cydia? After that turn off your iPhone for a couple of minutes, turn it back on, the 'E' for Edge should pop up.Originally Posted by jefffort5
the tzones aint working for meOriginally Posted by IHeartBoost
I'm using tzones and my Internet works perfect! $5.99 for unlimited ftw!Originally Posted by jefffort5
ok..ive heard of ppl using only the tzones to get internet on their tmobile unlocked iphone..but i am also hearing that you have to have total internet..somebody help me out with this
I don't know about messengers, currently not using any. I love my battery life, if I dare use AIM, my phone would die in a matter of hours,Originally Posted by NCTwin
Hit me up. I need a lil help with that. I heard that tzones doesn't work with the messengers, and Agile is my best friend at the moment. Is that true¿Originally Posted by IHeartBoost
I'm using tzones and my Internet works perfect! $5.99 for unlimited ftw!Originally Posted by jefffort5
ok..ive heard of ppl using only the tzones to get internet on their tmobile unlocked iphone..but i am also hearing that you have to have total internet..somebody help me out with this
How is that? I'm using Videorecorder3g, and it's pretty good.Originally Posted by SaNTi0321
Yo, I've been recording videos with the iPhone with Cycorder, but how the hell am I supposed to export them to my computer?
Thats not the whole "link" though.Originally Posted by retro23phan
/private/var/mobile/Media/Videos
If you are using quickpwn. You dont have to be in DFU until later. This is what i did. I gathered everything necessary in that tutorial, i plug my iphone in, let it sync one last time. Then i shift and click restore, and located the newest firmware 2.1
once that is all done, just follow what it asks in quickpwn
I did that and once it was done I got the screen in itunes saying that the phone has been restored to factory settings and it was gonna restartblah, blah, blah..... But once the phone restarted I get the screen with the itunes logo and the usb cord saying slide for emergency..... So after that I put the phone into recovery mode(holding the home and powerbutton) and went into itunes to restore AGAIN and once again after it was done doing it's thing I'm back to the itunes logo and usb cordWHAT DO I DO NOW?