Easiest jailbreak ever - no computer required!

[planetbeing]

Thanks to hdm of Metasploit, we are now armed with the knowledge of how to custom-craft our own exploit tiffs. His groundwork with reliable code execution has made better jailbreaks possible. He is especially to be admired for the pedagogical detail that allows everyone to have a better understanding of his techniques and the internals of the device.

Based upon his work, I have created a tiff that entirely jailbreaks the iPod, installs Installer.app and OpenSSH, along with an easy on/off program that lets you switch SSH/SFTP/SCP on or off for both security and battery saving purposes.

SummerBoard is no longer installed since the latest version from Installer.app works fine and requires no tinkering.

You do need a relatively stable wi-fi connection for this, since your iPod will be download a couple of megabytes of information.

So, there are now two steps, one of which is optional:

1. Restore and/or update your iPod/iPhone to a fresh copy of the 1.1.1 firmware. This is probably not necessary if you have not messed around with your iPod too much.
2. In Safari on your iPod, visit dn.vc/jb (an alias for http://www.slovix.com/touchfree/jb)

Safari will crash after a moment. Nothing will appear to happen for about 30 seconds (so be patient). Then, the iPod will automatically restart and you will be jailbroken!

It's quite beautiful, in my opinion, because it's easy and platform-independent (doesn't matter if you're running Mac or PC).

This will probably be the simplest way.... until Apple fixes the TIFF security hole, so enjoy while you can.

I'll make the source code available to anyone who contacts me. It's pretty trivial to set up mirrors.

Oh, and P.S.: A shout-out and props to rezn who was the first to get something like this working. My implementation is entirely independent and is neater (since it uses HTTP instead of requiring raw TCP and socat) IMHO, but he was the first, and his success prodded me to make my own.

Video of what the process ought to look like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHHPVhDfxT8

[David G.]

Is it possible to do this and then later restore to an absolutely untouched state, so much so that :apple: doesn't know and void my warranty should I send it in for any reason?

[parrotheadmjb]

Is it possible to do this and then later restore to an absolutely untouched state, so much so that :apple: doesn't know and void my warranty should I send it in for any reason?

click on restore in itunes

[Corius]

Hi

I tried the http://www.slovix.com/touchfree/jb/ URL in my ipod touch, safari crashed and then the ipod rebooted, after the reboot it remains frozen in the apple logo. I cannot get past the logo and cannot enter restore mode either, I bricked my ipod!

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank You.

[dschiller]

I've tried this after many unsuccessful attempts with other methods (see this (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4406755#post4406755) thread) and I am glad to say that it worked! This is fantastic!

Congratulations to the developer of this!

Cheers
Daniel

[mmfy]

Hi

I tried the http://www.slovix.com/touchfree/jb/ URL in my ipod touch, safari crashed and then the ipod rebooted, after the reboot it remains frozen in the apple logo. I cannot get past the logo and cannot enter restore mode either, I bricked my ipod!

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank You.

I've tried this after many unsuccessful attempts with other methods (see this (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4406755#post4406755) thread) and I am glad to say that it worked! This is fantastic!

Congratulations to the developer of this!

Cheers
Daniel

So does it work or not??

[planetbeing]

Hi

I tried the http://www.slovix.com/touchfree/jb/ URL in my ipod touch, safari crashed and then the ipod rebooted, after the reboot it remains frozen in the apple logo. I cannot get past the logo and cannot enter restore mode either, I bricked my ipod!

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank You.

The first reboot can take up to two minutes, so be patient. If you interrupted the reboot, you may have to restore. (I'm assuming the device rebooted automatically)

[coreybox]

worked great for me

[LGShepherd]

i have just done this and it works great!

however, i have one question, how do i add other apps to this? the installer has a bunch of them, but i would like the iphone apps on my touch as well, how would i do this?

thanks
Liam

[dschiller]

i have just done this and it works great!

however, i have one question, how do i add other apps to this? the installer has a bunch of them, but i would like the iphone apps on my touch as well, how would i do this?

thanks
Liam

Using iJailbreak to install the iPhone apps might work, though I haven't tested that. If you try it, please let us know if it works.

[Lixivial]

It's quite beautiful, in my opinion, because it's easy and platform-independent (doesn't matter if you're running Mac or PC).

Yeah, kudos on the simplicity. But beautiful is not what I'd label a show-stopping, widely documented security flaw.

The weakest vector to attack is the human element. People really want apps on their iPod touch and iPhone. To me, that's not a situation I'd label "beautiful."

[planetbeing]

Yeah, kudos on the simplicity. But beautiful is not what I'd label a show-stopping, widely documented security flaw.

The weakest vector to attack is the human element. People really want apps on their iPod touch and iPhone. To me, that's not a situation I'd label "beautiful."

Hacks are beautiful, flaws are not. If you want to see something ugly, read the specifications for TIFF. The very fact that just by you browsing my website, I can do whatever I want to your device is obviously very dangerous. As soon as I have fully reviewed the patches that are now available for that security hole, I will automatically apply them. For now, despite ominous warnings by some security professionals, nothing malicious has appeared to exploit them. Though, it's not unimaginable that someone might eventually think having an iPhone/iPod botnet would be fun. Haha.

I'm not really certain what you're getting at by your second paragraph. Are you saying that people wanting third-party applications is not "beautiful"? Who are you? Steve Jobs? ;)

Or are you saying that, somehow, people wanting 3rd party applications on their device are security vulnerabilities. That's not really true; people are only security vulnerabilities when they act in unsafe ways. Using the TIFF exploit from a known source is as risky as installing a program from a known source. After all, I'm not BonzaiBuddy. Taking care not to open e-mails or visit websites from shady sources will still serve to guard safe people adequately for the time being (but not when malware start to actually pop up).

The desire of people to have 3rd party applications does tend to make security vulnerabilities on the iPhone and iPod touch to appear faster than they would normally, because of the tremendous amount of effort the community expends on finding cracks in the armor and wedging them wide open. Arguing that that's bad is like arguing for security through obscurity. If the current hackers don't find these problems while searching for ways to enable 3rd party applications and publicize them, some others will and sell these vulnerabilities to spammers and botnet owners instead.

At any rate, we can both agree that both the iPhone and iPod touch are currently woeful in terms of security. I just find your other comments, well, confusing.

[evilgreg]

WOW! Nice job on this hack, and unlike the guy a few posts above me, I DO agree with you that this is beautifully done. This will save a LOT of people major headaches, and I know if I have to restore my iPod, I'll use this method for shure. Compatible with the iPhone I presume?

[lupka]

I did my jailbreak the hard way a few weeks ago, but its really cool to see something like that.

[zagnutts]

I was able to visit http://www.slovix.com/touchfree/jb/ in safari. Everything seemed to be working fine. The browser closed and the iphone restarted. But after the restart, nothing has changed. Any suggestions? I just got the phone and even did a restore.

[planetbeing]

I was able to visit http://www.slovix.com/touchfree/jb/ in safari. Everything seemed to be working fine. The browser closed and the iphone restarted. But after the restart, nothing has changed. Any suggestions? I just got the phone and even did a restore.

You're using an iPhone, correct? Are you activated?

Also try restarting the device again. It also won't hurt if you try to visit the url again. If those actions don't work, come back here and tell me because that's really weird.

[Corius]

I interrupted the rebooting process after the safari crash :S

I can enter the restore mode and my PC recognizes and tries to "restore and update" but iTunes is giving me "The iPod could not be restored. Theres not enough memory available".

I'm kinda lost here.

[jigimu]

Yes, It worked fine with no problem!! Thanx to the responsible Geek

[dxerboy]

FYI out there: third time was the charm for me. Very very sweet hack. Cheers!

[zagnutts]

You're using an iPhone, correct? Are you activated?

Also try restarting the device again. It also won't hurt if you try to visit the url again. If those actions don't work, come back here and tell me because that's really weird.

I am using an iPhone but am not activated. I have tried restarting it again,but still nothing.

[Shnoops]

Now lets say I use this expoilt get the installer app and such. now wen apple sounds out the newest firmware will i be able to do a restore and than be able to upgrade?

[Lixivial]

Though, it's not unimaginable that someone might eventually think having an iPhone/iPod botnet would be fun.

I was thinking more like corrupting the baseband or muddling the nvram (single-user mode) -- parameters which a restore will *not* fix. But, yeah, any malicious intent.

Anyroad, I apologise that I probably misread your comment I originally quoted. I just find it interesting that in this instance -- which is the very definition of "remote code execution" -- hacks based on this flaw are lauded with great applause. I'm just thinking about what would have happened if this was a Mac OS X flaw and it was disclosed to the public as a major problem with libtiff by a security expert.

I'm not really certain what you're getting at by your second paragraph. Are you saying that people wanting third-party applications is not "beautiful"? Who are you? Steve Jobs? ;)

... Arguing that that's bad is like arguing for security through obscurity.

No, (the prospect of) third-party apps are why I bought my iPhone June 29th.

Anyroad, I was saying that people's deep desire for an easy-to-use jailbreak method makes social engineering even easier than it already is. The prospects of a device that has and relies heavily on camera, microphone, and keyboard is a data gold mine. I wasn't saying it has or would happen, but more that it could (which is stating the obvious... obviously. ;)) And I wasn't implying you of creating a malicious piece of software, but I was giving general caution to just blindly following proclamations by people about their way to jailbreak the iPhone. That's all.

I didn't mean to hijack your thread, but I, myself, wasn't exactly certain what you meant by your original comment so that's why I responded in the first place. I do agree that this method seems to be the easiest implementation I've seen, and I'll reiterate my kudos to your efforts. :)

[planetbeing]

I didn't mean to hijack your thread, but I, myself, wasn't exactly certain what you meant by that comment. I do agree that this method seems to easiest implementation I've seen, and I'll reiterate my kudos to your efforts. :)

Oh no, it's fine. I just wanted to make those points anyway for awhile and needed to get it out, haha. Sorry you were on the receiving end of it!

[droogie69]

hey thanks this work great for me
i was able to hack it but how can i edit/add my calendar
and one more thing how can i get the note application too

[Corius]

I was able to restore the Ipod finally, I'll try the hack again later on.

[mmfy]

I hear there is a new instant jailbreak (tuaw.com - jailbreakme.com) - was your effort part of it planetbeing or is this independent?

[LGShepherd]

Using iJailbreak to install the iPhone apps might work, though I haven't tested that. If you try it, please let us know if it works.

The only problem i have with this is when i open iJailbreak and click Jailbreak, the program crashes and i get the 'this program quit unexpectedly' window
:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

[planetbeing]

I hear there is a new instant jailbreak (tuaw.com - jailbreakme.com) - was your effort part of it planetbeing or is this independent?

Nah, we developed entirely independently of each other. Here's the chain of events:

A week ago, we were all chatting on IRC. Someone told me that some great work was being done at Metasploit with reliable remote code execution. After some discussion, it was obvious that this method could be used to effect a web-only jailbreak. I considered doing it, but I was also envisioning having to rewrite ARM assembly code to enable HTTP and also write an entirely new payload to do the actual jailbreak. However, I had just written a Java-based jailbreak and was exhausted.

A couple of days ago, rezn successfully tested the first implementation of that idea. I was listening in and suddenly felt the sensation of one who is about to be made obsolete. =P rezn took some short cuts like continuing the dependency on raw TCP sockets and just scripting the existing payload. Shortcuts, but obviously well-advised ones, since they worked!

I set to make my own jailbreak. I wanted to set my own technical mark on the solution. I knew that there was no way it could be EMPIRICALLY much superior to what rezn was doing, but hey, it would be cool to get this to work by myself.

I checked out a fresh copy of the Metasploit svn (both of our starting points) and set to work. rezn wished me luck and said that he didn't think I could implement http in the ARM assembly code, that it'd take took much code, and that it'd all end in tears. I was pleased to prove him wrong in the course of the next couple of days, and the day after I had written my own jailbreak.

I released, and had no idea he was planning on releasing the same day, albeit a few hours later. While it does not install SSH but it does activate the iPhone and patch the TIFF security hole, which are more important things.

There are obviously more developers behind jailbreakme.com than my solution (there's just me), so no doubt it will become the canonical solution. I hope to fold my technical contributions into their code soon!

[aaaaa]

Does this install BSD subsystem? OpenSSH from the Installer.app says thats a prerequisite for OpenSSH. Or, is BSD Subsystem not needed for OpenSSH really.

Also, does this install an SSH client as well, or just the server?

[hecks]

Hey Planetbeing, just wanted to say props to you for this, I tried both yours and AppSnapp, and have to say that I reverted to yours. :)

Because:

1) yours was quicker

2) after jailbreaking with AppSnapp, Installer was very sluggish for me, e.g. took a lot longer than usual to install BSD, and hung forever on Cleanup.

3) I preferred your snappier SSH install - loooong wait for keys to be created after AppSnapp.

4) Like the toggle for SSH - sweet

5) after AppSnapp, touch didn't run very stable. WiFi kept needing to be reset, for some reason.

6) you were first :)

The thing I preferred about AppSnapp was the short url :) and info on the front page, also the automatic TIFF exploit fix (this takes 2 seconds to do from Installer, but not everyone will think of that). Also, it didn't leave files behind after the install - are those zips needed any more?

In both cases, I found Customize (hacked one) trickier to install than after using your previous TouchFree version.

Anyway, thank you again for this sterling work. :)

[planetbeing]

Just updated it.

It's now safer and there's even a little progress indicator that appears on your iPod that tells you what it's doing. Hopefully that'll decrease the nailbiting after the Safari crash. Should also solve the issue with the frozen Apple logo.

Also, I've updated to the latest version of Installer and made it patch the TIFF exploit as well.

[madofrain]

Not sure what went on there..i went straight to cyberduck..used the root/alpine logins and after some random errors SSH just worked...
bizarre

[PIOLIN10]

Just updated it.

It's now safer and there's even a little progress indicator that appears on your iPod that tells you what it's doing. Hopefully that'll decrease the nailbiting after the Safari crash. Should also solve the issue with the frozen Apple logo.

Also, I've updated to the latest version of Installer and made it patch the TIFF exploit as well.

Hello planetbeing I tried this method but when i ge to www.slovix.com/touchfree/jp the safari crashed inmedeatly and like 7 seconds later the iphone stars ringing.. what should i do..??

[planetbeing]

Hello planetbeing I tried this method but when i ge to www.slovix.com/touchfree/jp the safari crashed inmedeatly and like 7 seconds later the iphone stars ringing.. what should i do..??

Err. Maybe one of your friends is calling you?

[PIOLIN10]

Err. Maybe one of your friends is calling you?


ha,ha,ha,ha the Iphone has the factory sim inside not my sim, i have tried with 2 Iphones and had the same problem... help please

[mmfy]

Nah, we developed entirely independently of each other. Here's the chain of events:

A week ago, we were all chatting on IRC. Someone told me that some great work was being done at Metasploit with reliable remote code execution. After some discussion, it was obvious that this method could be used to effect a web-only jailbreak. I considered doing it, but I was also envisioning having to rewrite ARM assembly code to enable HTTP and also write an entirely new payload to do the actual jailbreak. However, I had just written a Java-based jailbreak and was exhausted.

A couple of days ago, rezn successfully tested the first implementation of that idea. I was listening in and suddenly felt the sensation of one who is about to be made obsolete. =P rezn took some short cuts like continuing the dependency on raw TCP sockets and just scripting the existing payload. Shortcuts, but obviously well-advised ones, since they worked!

I set to make my own jailbreak. I wanted to set my own technical mark on the solution. I knew that there was no way it could be EMPIRICALLY much superior to what rezn was doing, but hey, it would be cool to get this to work by myself.

I checked out a fresh copy of the Metasploit svn (both of our starting points) and set to work. rezn wished me luck and said that he didn't think I could implement http in the ARM assembly code, that it'd take took much code, and that it'd all end in tears. I was pleased to prove him wrong in the course of the next couple of days, and the day after I had written my own jailbreak.

I released, and had no idea he was planning on releasing the same day, albeit a few hours later. While it does not install SSH but it does activate the iPhone and patch the TIFF security hole, which are more important things.

There are obviously more developers behind jailbreakme.com than my solution (there's just me), so no doubt it will become the canonical solution. I hope to fold my technical contributions into their code soon!

Err...yes or no would've sufficed! :D

j.k Great work man - options are good as you neverr know what'll hapen once Apple starts a' cracking down!

[Giovanni9]

I did exactly what you said in the instructions with a brand new 1.1.1 never touched Iphone, but it went to reboot and stops on the apple icon? Any help? Corrius How did you restore yours? I cant figure it out... :(

[mattydub]

I did exactly what you said in the instructions with a brand new 1.1.1 never touched Iphone, but it went to reboot and stops on the apple icon? Any help? Corrius How did you restore yours? I cant figure it out... :(

Did you do this using the new exploit??? The one which now patches the tiff exploit while jailbreaking??? I am just curious...

[bimmerchop]

I finally got this to work and everything was going fine until I tried to Connect to cyberduck... my connection to cyberduck keeps getting refused. Can anyone shed some light on this?

[mattydub]

I finally got this to work and everything was going fine until I tried to Connect to cyberduck... my connection to cyberduck keeps getting refused. Can anyone shed some light on this?

which hack did u use??? appsnapp or planet beings?? I ask because I see you have also posted in the appsnapp section?? If you used the appsnapp exploit you need to install SSH via installer as it is not part of the package from what I have read.

Now if somebody would answer my questions???

[bimmerchop]

which hack did u use??? appsnapp or planet beings?? I ask because I see you have also posted in the appsnapp section?? If you used the appsnapp exploit you need to install SSH via installer as it is not part of the package from what I have read.

Now if somebody would answer my questions???

Yea, I couldn't get appsnapp to install correctly, so I restored my touch and used planetbeing's. Everything went find with planetbeing's, except for the SSH issue I'm having.

I don't get it, late last night I installed planetbeings perfectly fine and SSH worked. However, I also installed a bunch of junk apps that I didn't really like or need, so this morning I decided to restore my my touch back to factory setting with the 1.1.1 update to start fresh with planetbeings. I did that, but the install now differed a bit... My safari closed as it should, but this time it showed a progress indicator and instead of rebooting, it just showed the slide t unlock screen. I guess this is normal because I saw planetbeings post about his update this morning. So everything worked fine, EXCEPT the issue I'm having with SSH. It shows on my homescreen, I can even toggle it on and off like I should, but I just can't connect to cyberduck. I even tried d/l the OpenSSH app as well, but it still did nothing to fix it...

[planetbeing]

I don't get it, late last night I installed planetbeings perfectly fine and SSH worked. However, I also installed a bunch of junk apps that I didn't really like or need, so this morning I decided to restore my my touch back to factory setting with the 1.1.1 update to start fresh with planetbeings. I did that, but the install now differed a bit... My safari closed as it should, but this time it showed a progress indicator and instead of rebooting, it just showed the slide t unlock screen. I guess this is normal because I saw planetbeings post about his update this morning. So everything worked fine, EXCEPT the issue I'm having with SSH. It shows on my homescreen, I can even toggle it on and off like I should, but I just can't connect to cyberduck. I even tried d/l the OpenSSH app as well, but it still did nothing to fix it...

Sorry I forgot to note that I turned SSH off by default now. Haha. You should use the UI switch to flip it on. It takes awhile to generate the keys. What I would do is reboot the iPod after you first jailbreak it, and it will generate the keys in the background (you can use it at the same time; you shouldn't notice anything). After a few minutes, connecting should be fine.

You can connect right after you turn it on, but the initial connection time will be extra long since it will be generating the keys before it can respond to your connection, so your SSH client might time out the connection. That's why I advise you to reboot and let it generate keys in the background first.

Maybe I'll bring back the reboot later, but I need to first figure out how to force the thing to sync the filesystem safely and do a proper shutdown.

[mattydub]

Sorry I forgot to note that I turned SSH off by default now. Haha. You should use the UI switch to flip it on. It takes awhile to generate the keys. What I would do is reboot the iPod after you first jailbreak it, and it will generate the keys in the background (you can use it at the same time; you shouldn't notice anything). After a few minutes, connecting should be fine.

You can connect right after you turn it on, but the initial connection time will be extra long since it will be generating the keys before it can respond to your connection, so your SSH client might time out the connection. That's why I advise you to reboot and let it generate keys in the background first.

Maybe I'll bring back the reboot later, but I need to first figure out how to force the thing to sync the filesystem safely and do a proper shutdown.

I have a rather simple question, if I already have music and videos on my ipod when I visit the exploit site, will this create problems for me?? Reason I ask is I have some video files that I do not have back ups of on my pc. I would at least like to watch the videos before having to restore due to an error I caused,lol.

EDIT: I haven't attempted a jb yet at all, and I haven't visited the original (nicatin?) tiff exploit. So I have a fresh version of 1.1.1 so to speak.

Thanx,

Matt

[boonguyen]

Before someone replies with "search for it," I have but I apologize that I don't understand much of what the posts recommends.

I used the http://www.slovix.com/touchfree/jb/ jailbreak on a brand new itouch that I bought today. Everything went well and I have installed a few app's. However, I cannot find how to install the iPhone apps (mail, calendar (fix), etc.) That's what I really wanted the iTouch for. Can someone post for me simple instructions on how to add mail and the fixed calendar if I jailbreaked using the "no computer" method? Thank you in advance!

[buttercup]

I have done your jailbreak (very easy!) but I am not sure where that puts me for generic 3rd party apps. (not actually installing a 3rd party app per-se....)

I can connect via sftp or ssh but when I try and copy apps into /Applications I get the following error:
sftp> put Maps.app
skipping non-regular file Maps.app


Am I missing some writable function or am I going about using Installer.app wrong?

Thanks!

[boonguyen]

When you folks mention installing app's into the /Applications folders, are you talking about on your desktop? I used the computer-less jailbreak method. How do I now get the iMail app? I figured out how to fix the iCalendar-- my installer all of a sudden showed me an application called "Calendar fix" that I installed and now I have a fully functional calendar (can add events).

Now I really need help installing the mail application. Thank you in advance for any help.

[planetbeing]

I posted a video of what the process should go like here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHHPVhDfxT8

Those who have questions on what to do afterwards should look elsewhere in the forum for help, as there are a large number of threads dedicated to installing iPhone applications or whatever else you would like to do.

[mattydub]

I posted a video of what the process should go like here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHHPVhDfxT8

Those who have questions on what to do afterwards should look elsewhere in the forum for help, as there are a large number of threads dedicated to installing iPhone applications or whatever else you would like to do.

I must say it seems like you have created a pill for everyones headache with this little exploit/hack/whatever you prefer.
My only question is, is it necessary to do a restore if you have not already previously "broken" the touch??? I do have music and video files on the ipod, would they interfere with the install at all?? I have read about a few people who now have all there music and video show up in itunes as "other".

Any info would be great.....

Thanx,

Matt

EDIT: apparently there was some confusion at my comment "it seems like you have created a pill for everyones headache" I really don't feel I should have to explain this, but here goes.....

If you have a headache you take tylenol, if you can't jailbreak your touch you visit www.slovix.com/touchfree/jb... does this make sense now???? lol

[hecks]

Headache? Crikey, the only way it could be any easier is if Planetbeing actually came round to your house and did it for you himself. Just follow the instructions and don't try to second-guess anything. If you're not comfortable with this level of tinkering ... just accept your iPod for what it is and move on.

[mattydub]

Headache? Crikey, the only way it could be any easier is if Planetbeing actually came round to your house and did it for you himself. Just follow the instructions and don't try to second-guess anything. If you're not comfortable with this level of tinkering ... just accept your iPod for what it is and move on.

you my friend need to read more carefully... I said he had "fixed" everyones headache with this jailbreak. :)

Judging by your post, you are agreeing with me... lol

[hecks]

you my friend need to read more carefully... I said he had "fixed" everyones headache with this jailbreak. :)

Judging by your post, you are agreeing with me... lol
Seems you're right, sorry ... double lol.

:)

[mattydub]

Seems you're right, sorry ... double lol.

:)

not a problem.... I read somewhere that sixty percent of messages sent through text are misconstrued, but then again sixty percent of statistics are made up... lol

Anyway, do you know if I need to dump my musc of the ipod prior to the jailbreak??? Does anybody know this??? I have never previously "broken" my touch... Anyone??? *cough* planetbeing *cough*

[planetbeing]

having music does not matter, as this method entirely ignores your media folders. Even a previous jailbreak does not matter, as this method just steamrolls over your existing jailbroken files and replaces them. For example you might find Installer.app updated or downgraded depending on the version you already have.

What really DOESmatter is if you effectively have a broken iPod. If you have the "300 mb problem" for exame, it would not fix that. If you have already accidentally messed up some system files post jailbreak by following guides incorrectly, this might just make things worse. There's no way for one to preddict the infinite number of configuration changes a user can wittingly or unwittingly make once they get even partially broken out of jail.

It's mentioned in the demo that I'm using a freshly restored machine merely because, like a good scientist ir engineer, i'm giving you exact data on how to exactly reproduce the series of events you're seeing. Same device + same state + same inputs = same results.

On the ssh issue, the problem is I have to generate 3 keys on a paltry cpu. The first connection is slow UNLESS you reboot (in which case the reboot time is lengthened for key generation, but its better than having clients timing you out over and over). I plan to fix this later by dropping support for SSH1, and generating the keys on the server instead of the device.

[mattydub]

having music does not matter, as this method entirely ignores your media folders. Even a previous jailbreak does not matter, as this method just steamrolls over your existing jailbroken files and replaces them. For example you might find Installer.app updated or downgraded depending on the version you already have.

What really DOESmatter is if you effectively have a broken iPod. If you have the "300 mb problem" for exame, it would not fix that. If you have already accidentally messed up some system files post jailbreak by following guides incorrectly, this might just make things worse. There's no way for one to preddict the infinite number of configuration changes a user can wittingly or unwittingly make once they get even partially broken out of jail.

It's mentioned in the demo that I'm using a freshly restored machine merely because, like a good scientist ir engineer, i'm giving you exact data on how to exactly reproduce the series of events you're seeing. Same device + same state + same inputs = same results.

On the ssh issue, the problem is I have to generate 3 keys on a paltry cpu. The first connection is slow UNLESS you reboot (in which case the reboot time is lengthened for key generation, but its better than having clients timing you out over and over). I plan to fix this later by dropping support for SSH1, and generating the keys on the server instead of the device.

A HUGE THAK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is all the info I needed. I have not done any tinkering with my ipod at all, just did not want to make a mess if I could avoid it. Looks like it is almost impossible to make a mess using this "hack" (i never know what term to use... exploit perhaps??) I am gonna be adding and installing apps this evening... TTR , HERE I COME!!!!

[gman78888]

hi i did the jailbreak on my itouch and when i went to go sync it afterwards it wouldnt sync with my computer. later i lost my music and randomly got it back while looking at some downloads. the ipod is syncing now but will it crash again like that or was it only temporary

[planetbeing]

hi i did the jailbreak on my itouch and when i went to go sync it afterwards it wouldnt sync with my computer. later i lost my music and randomly got it back while looking at some downloads. the ipod is syncing now but will it crash again like that or was it only temporary

Hi,

Syncing problems are usually computer related issues. The part about, err, randomly losing your music and getting it back is unheard of.

[rhys105]

It worked perfectly for me :)

[i am mac lovin]

I'm going to get the ipod touch soon..... and probably
the first thing I do will be this. That's a good idea right?

So afterwards, after it's all done, what's the next step
for getting the apps I want to add? I haven't bought it
yet, so maybe it will become clear how to add the applications.
Just wondering now though

[planetbeing]

All right guys. I finally managed to get a hold one of the members of the jailbreakme.com team, drudge, and I've donated all of the code from my project to jailbreakme.com. Drudge adapted it, leading to this (http://www.jailbreakme.com/whatsnew.html). This will bring more reliable jailbreaks to a much wider audience and I'm proud to be working with the same people that produced many of the hacks that all jailbreaks are based on (the SpringBoard patch for example).

Our processes are now virtually identical, except that jailbreakme.com opts not to pre-install SSH. If you use an iPhone, I would strongly recommend jailbreakme.com over slovix.com/touchfree/jb. If you use an iPod touch, the choice depends on whether you want SSH pre-installed.

[Chris88]

Just updated it.

Also, I've updated to the latest version of Installer and made it patch the TIFF exploit as well.

Would I need to reinstall it are will it update when I go to the installer

[bitdivision]

Hey,

I don't actually have a wireless network near me so I am trying to jailbreak my ipod without it. To do this I am using an ad-hoc wireless network on my laptop. I am also running an http proxy on my laptop and connecting to the proxy through my ipod. When I do this I can browse the internet easily but if I go to the jailbreak site Safari crashes about 30s after I load it up and then nothing happens, I assume the tiff causes something to download over a port other than 80 and the touch isn't putting it theough the proxy server? Is there a way I can solve this?

THanks

[veejay03]

I need someone's help for my ipod touch.
I was able to jailbreak my itouch a month ago and added many applications.
But today when i synced my music, it updated my itouch and all of a sudden all the applications are gone and i tried restoring it and jailbreaking it, but all it shows on safari is a small blue sqaure with a question mark and it wouldnt crash. So i want to jailbreak it again. but i dont know whats goin on. Does anyone have any suggestions?
THanks

[tennez]

This works perfectly for me!

Many thanks!

[othersongs]

vejayjay,

I am having the EXACT same problem as you

this quick jailbreak doesn't work with the new updates.

Please help.

[mmfy]

Just got my IPT today...and planetbeing thanks a lot!~ Much easier than jailbreakme (which didn't seem tow ork!)! Thanks much man!

[mmfy]

Typing this from my ipt woot!

[Darkjenso]

question, does this method still works with 1.1.2 touches, i'm having serious problems with my hacked ipod so i may need to restore

[Exsomos]

I would also like to know jailbreakme works for 1.1.2 now? that would be killer.

Mine froze and wont boot up now and i need to restore and it would save me some time not haveing to do the 1.1.1 downgrade first...

[lunarlie]

not compatible with 1.1.2 as of yet, but they are working on it

[jnc]

This method worked straight off for me when I tried. Unfortunately the site is down now and I had to restore. AppSnapp won't work for me.

[fullofquestions]

Thanks to hdm of Metasploit, we are now armed with the knowledge of how to custom-craft our own exploit tiffs................. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHHPVhDfxT8

So this is all i need to do and i will be able to jailbrake my ipod?? cause iv seen on youtube vids of people who take like 5-10min doing it. Also once you have it how can u download like aim and yahoo messenger and games?? just like you wuold in a pc?? and by doing it this way will i ahve a problem putting songs in it from itunes? ty

[jester070993]

is this just like jailbreakme.com ?:apple:

[aimeejamie]

in safari, there was an image saying ERROR 404 - Not Found.....

NOW WHAT??
:apple:

[David G.]

Try ziphone, this method is, in terms of the jailbreaking timeline, ancient.

[MultiFinder17]

Yay necropost!

This was for waaaaaaaaaaay back in the days of 1.1.1.

[thatonekid393]

OH MY GOD.

Thank you so much!!! I borrowed my friend's dad's iPod Touch so I could jailbreak it for him, and I was going to give up because jailbreakme.com is not freaking working for some reason. Your method (the updated tinyurl link on your youtube video) did the trick just fine!! Thank you!!!!

[eone86]

I have iPod Touch,I restored it and tried to jailbreak it.
I don't know how you guys did the jailbreak but it won't work for me...
I tried http://www.slovix.com/touchfree/jb and it seyed that "safari couldn't find server" and that's it.Nothing happens.
I also tried "jailbreakme.com" and nothing happend also...
I really need some help,or I will break my iTouch if i don't do that soon :)
Thx!

[andybno1]

I have iPod Touch,I restored it and tried to jailbreak it.
I don't know how you guys did the jailbreak but it won't work for me...
I tried http://www.slovix.com/touchfree/jb and it seyed that "safari couldn't find server" and that's it.Nothing happens.
I also tried "jailbreakme.com" and nothing happend also...
I really need some help,or I will break my iTouch if i don't do that soon :)
Thx!

you do know how old that jailbreak is right? that really only worked on version 1.1.1 of the ipod firmware it will not work on any other firmware

[eone86]

Yeah,I figured that's the problem..
But I found a video on youtube and I've done what they said there.And it works!
thx anyway :)

[Pauldib]

Is there anyway you can do this without being connected to internet?

[Vigilante]

You can't do this at all anymore. Period.

A mod might as well delete this thread, this is the third time it has been resurrected.

[joro808]

i was wondering if this would work for firmware 2.2.1 and if naot is there a similar way to do it for firmware 2.2.1

[Intell]

This only works for the iPod Touch gen 1 and the iPhone gen 1 running firmware version 1.1.1. It will not ever work on any other firmware ever again.

[ineedhelpbigtim]

Okay so my friend sold my this broke ipod touch and the screen is just black it wont turn on, and my itunes on 3 different computers wont recognize it
please help i dont know what to do:confused:

[elpmas]

You can't do this at all anymore. Period.

A mod might as well delete this thread, this is the third time it has been resurrected.

Yeah...seems a little outdated......

[Hunter12345]

This is what it says when I try to go to the website. Any help would be great
Warning!
For your protection, you have been temporarily blocked from accessing www.slovix.com. The website has been blocked for the following reasons:
Parked Domain: Site may contain excessive advertising including pop-up or pop-under advertising

[Sneakz]

This is what it says when I try to go to the website. Any help would be great
Warning!
For your protection, you have been temporarily blocked from accessing www.slovix.com. The website has been blocked for the following reasons:
Parked Domain: Site may contain excessive advertising including pop-up or pop-under advertising
This is outdated if you didn't notice. By about two and a half years. It doesn't work.

[almostgenius24]

I tried the link, but it didnt work(:eek:). I appreciate the help.

[Intell]

This thread is very very old. It only works for 1.1.1. I think this thread should be locked.