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Posted 11:05am 30/6/09
What worked for me was the following
1. right click on redsn0w and use the compatability settings to run it in winxp sp2 mode
2. Copy the IPSW file you intend to flash/patch into the redsn0w directory
3. Run redsn0w as Administrator (it's a right-click option)
I suspect the IPSW file location is probably not that relevant but i did all three just in case.
Posted 11:50am 30/6/09
no official software to do so yet, but theres videos of it being done and the command line etc
can't wait!@!@!@!@
Posted 11:55am 30/6/09
Posted 12:18pm 30/6/09
I dont know if this is actually true; while writing the article I tried stuff like unplugging the iPhone during the update. While its possible to get it into a state where the phone wont even visibly turn on, I was always able to recover it with iTunes.
Posted 12:35pm 30/6/09
Posted 12:54pm 30/6/09
Either way, you'll probably need to do one or all of those things to jailbreak with win7
Billy: it's the little things like numeric battery, 5-icon-dock and the convenience of SBSettings to toggle bluetooth, plane-mode (no phone allowed at work) etc. that make life easier.
Plus before Google allowed ActiveSync i used jailbroken apps to sync my calendar.
Posted 01:38pm 30/6/09
Posted 01:47pm 30/6/09
Posted 01:48pm 30/6/09
But you can write software and get it put on itunes ...
And now that most of the restrictions have been lifted on what you can write.
So the sole benefit is pirating ?
Posted 01:51pm 30/6/09
Posted 01:58pm 30/6/09
redsnow is purely a software based, barring actual hardware failure, it's nigh impossible to actually brick your phone. A simple restore in DFU mode will fix anything if it stuffs up.
The reasons for jailbreaking a phone for most average jos is dwindling with apple finally implementing a lot of stuff and applications being released with functionality it should have had at launch. The only real killer app for left is winterboard, being able to use fully customizable themes, sounds etc. Everything else is more aimed at lower level developers or 'power' users, or downloading cracked applications (which can be quite handy if they don't have a lite version and you dont want to shell over $ without trying it first).
EDIT:
No they haven't, you still can't use any native calls or functions afaik, anything not in the sdk is no-go (which is still quite a lot to whats actually available).
last edited by eXemplar at 13:58:24 30/Jun/09
Posted 01:55pm 30/6/09
Posted 01:57pm 30/6/09
Optus do it for free.
Winterboard kept crashing my iPhone and constantly re-organised my apps. Totally painful when all I wanted was 5 items in my dock. Not worth it in my experience.
Posted 02:11pm 30/6/09
Posted 02:12pm 30/6/09
Posted 02:16pm 30/6/09
if you are one of those people that run those custom theme apps on your pc you'll love it
Posted 02:20pm 30/6/09
I disagree, I'm pretty anti themes on desktop, but the iphone just feels bare compared to what you can do with winterboard. You can totally take it too far with gay looks, but even just setting a background picture behind your icons you can't even do by default.
This is what winterboard can let you do: http://imgur.com/PTNVh.jpg
That's an SGA theme, missing a few icons from 3.0.
last edited by eXemplar at 14:20:47 30/Jun/09
Posted 02:35pm 30/6/09
Posted 02:54pm 30/6/09
why would I want apple to approve software that I want to run on my iphone?
that I bought?
with my money?
Posted 02:58pm 30/6/09
Yep sorry, that was the one that kept crashing my iPhone.
Seems to be some confusion - I think pirating in this case refers to getting apps that are available in the app store but for free, which is dodgy. On the other hand, I think teq is refering to being able to put non-Apple approved apps onto his iPhone (because he owns it and therefore it shouldn't have restrictions).
Posted 03:05pm 30/6/09
I'm back to being a virgin iAwesome user and I'm proud of that.
Posted 03:12pm 30/6/09
Yeah you're not really selling it there buddy.... sorry but that theme is fugly.
Posted 03:22pm 30/6/09
are u talking about internet tethering at all?? because i thought that optus were charging extra for that for some of their plans. so i've just done it that other way
Posted 03:23pm 30/6/09
Nah Jabroney I was talking about actual carrier unlocking.
Posted 03:26pm 30/6/09
Posted 03:48pm 30/6/09
They haven't lifted any restrictions; what they've done is
1. Now provide their own tethering application - other tethering applications are still banned
2. Provide an API for pushing notifications to the phone - you still cant actually run applications in the background
Posted 04:17pm 30/6/09
Posted 04:29pm 30/6/09
From a normal user, theming is basically the only reason to jailbreak anymore, apart from older devices and the video recording app. Maybe the tethering overide stuff too, but I think that can be done without a jb.
One of the most handy things I've come across while developing on it is running an actual vnc server on the phone which allows full interacting from the computer. Saves a bit of manual fiddling and is so much better than dicking around with the emulator which doesn't really give a good idea performance wise of how your app will work.
EDIT:
Ya, called backgrounder: http://code.google.com/p/iphone-backgrounder/wiki/Documentation
Basically works for almost all apps, however with both the data connections and app still running its a serious battery hog. I've actually had the battery still die when running apps in the background and plugged into power, using more power than it drew.
last edited by eXemplar at 16:28:15 30/Jun/09
last edited by eXemplar at 16:29:06 30/Jun/09
Posted 06:07pm 30/6/09
fcking regulators
/rant
ShodDy
Posted 09:43pm 30/6/09
Posted 09:43am 01/7/09
Posted 10:58am 01/7/09
Jailbreak = makes your phone exactly like it was before, only better imo
I can log onto cydia and download apps you can't, but if you don't care to use those apps or you can find something like it in app store (for free, or not) then you also likely wont care
Posted 12:07pm 01/7/09
yeah i dont think so.
Posted 12:09pm 01/7/09
Posted 12:42pm 01/7/09
Posted 03:03pm 01/7/09
Buying an iPhone outright is stoopid.
Posted 10:09am 02/7/09
Posted 10:20am 02/7/09
Posted 10:31am 02/7/09
There's a nifty application if you jailbreak called voipover3g which tricks applications into thinking a 3g connection is wifi.
Posted 10:51am 02/7/09
Not yet, no. There was an update released for Skype this morning, but it just looks to have been a 3.0 compatibility fix.