[Merged] iPhone 3G Unlock Now Out (yellowsn0w)

[leez]

Dev-Team released iPhone 3G Sim Unlock Tool:

Don't eat yellowsn0w!
Hello all,

We wish you a very happy, healthy, and hopeful 2009!

We have released the yellowsn0w 3G unlock application, and we have some information that you may find useful:

BASICS

- The unlock about to be released works exclusively with baseband 02.28.00. This baseband is provided by the latest firmware update (2.2) from Apple. You’ll need to upgrade to this release using iTunes and then use QuickPwn to activate etc. There are plenty of tutorials about this on iclarified, bigboss, and other established tutorial sites. Because it works on 02.28.00, it is available to everyone on the planet. This means we don’t need to unnecessarily expose holes in earlier basebands, which is an important concern.

- The application is a small daemon that is launched on boot. It injects the payload at boot and also whenever there is a baseband reset. You won’t notice anything about it other than that your third-party sim now works. It’s a small program and unobtrusive. There is no GUI (this is by design).

- You can add the application using the sources outlined below (coming soon). There are Cydia and Installer sources available, so use whichever you are comfortable using.

- yellowsn0w is completely removable through Cydia, the command line, and iTunes.

DETAILS

- There is a known issue with SIM cards that have STK (SIM Toolkit) application menus. These menus are usually items such as “top up” “get credit” “lotto numbers” etc. These menu items confuse the application sometimes. Removing and reinserting the SIM once after reboot (give it about 10 secs after you see the slide to unlock widget) fixes this issue. We’re working on a better fix.

- For those of you using SIM cards without STK menus, the application has some optional arguments that will make the unlock much faster for you. So either experiment on your own (use “yellowsn0w -h” for usage) or wait for a customization writeup.

- After you install yellowsn0w via Cydia, you should return to the Cydia main menu then reboot your iPhone with the 3rd party SIM installed. Wait for the slide to unlock screen, then wait 10 or 15 secs more. If you don’t see your carrier name pop up, then remove your SIM, reinsert it, and wait 10 secs more. This is the step we’ll be working on eliminating next.

RANDOM

- The application is version 0.9. This is considered beta software, you use it at your own risk. You know the score.

- The application is released on a non-commerical basis. Please do not accept pirates and scummy ripoffs of this software. We license this software for single use and in a non-commerical environment (meaning you can’t charge for it). The techniques and methods used are not to be used by third party companies. We are watching you Jody…we won’t be so forgiving this time.

- Direct linking to the repository URLs is prohibited, please only link to this post. We will be checking referers.

- Happy 2009 and enjoy!

The iPhone 3G is used all over the world with all sorts of SIM cards, and we almost certainly will see untested and unexpected situations. If the soft unlock doesn’t work for you on day 1 (literally day 1, of 2009!) then please don’t panic or be impatient. This is new territory for everyone, so enjoy the ride as much as you can :)

Original post, Cydia and installer sources: http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/67797811/dont-eat-yellowsn0w

[Tallest Skil]

What, for the 3G iPhone? Because it's already been done with the first-gen. Couldn't you search? It's coming out on New Year's. It's on their website, for crying out loud.

[leez]

Yes, for 3G, I know there is one, but not for the newest baseband.

This unlock method is available to iPhone 3Gs that have 2.11.07 baseband or earlier, we did warn you.

[bruinsrme]

meanwhile back at the ranch Wilbur works diligently putting the final tweaks on yellowsn0w

[leez]

Maybe I didn't ask it to clear enough:

Firmware 2.2 is:

1. The 2.2 as it is, all the soft update etc.
2. The baseband, which handles the communication with you network provider

They managed to unlock baseband 2.11.07 (or earlier). They warn people about "normal upgrading" the firmware and I was aware of that. But my question was:

Are there any rumors about working with unclock for 2.11.07 or above ?

[MikeRiv87]

Are there any rumors about working with unclock for 2.11.07 or above ?

2.11.07 Is unlocked...

[jmann]

if you had read any of the comments on their blog it is stated multiple times that they will start looking for exploits/holes in the 2.2 baseband in the near future. and once they find a hole they can inject their code and it will be as unlockable as the rest of the basebands.

[The General]

And if you had read anything from Google, you'd know that you can update to 2.2 without updating the baseband using PwnageTool and it will be unlockable on 2.2.

[bruinsrme]

Maybe I didn't ask it to clear enough:

Firmware 2.2 is:

1. The 2.2 as it is, all the soft update etc.
2. The baseband, which handles the communication with you network provider

They managed to unlock baseband 2.11.07 (or earlier). They warn people about "normal upgrading" the firmware and I was aware of that. But my question was:

Are there any rumors about working with unclock for 2.11.07 or above ?

Remember they are unlocking the 3G through software. 2G and the 1G were already unlocked but the 3G wasn't.
Yellowsn0w will unlock the 3G version.

[leez]

And if you had read anything from Google, you'd know that you can update to 2.2 without updating the baseband using PwnageTool and it will be unlockable on 2.2.

I know, I was aware of that, I don't need to unlock right now, it might be useful for me in the future. All I wanted is the newest baseband update :).

I admit, missed the part on their blog, where they are saying about working on new hole in the NEWEST baseband. Will wait and see, how it goes.

[navigates]

Its 31st. Do we have an ETA as to when it will be released? just curious as I've been checking this forum every 10 mins to see a mention of it.

[jmchen3]

same here

[navigates]

According to the blog it will be released about 20 hrs from now. I may be wrong. Rather hope I'm wrong and its released earlier.

[MikePA]

I'm hoping someone posts a new thread at least once per hour asking when it will be released.

This app will get released when it's ready. Do you want them to release a buggy installer for an app that can brick your phone? Plus, if you want the latest information about this, go to their blog. Why would you think someone here has some super secret, insider information?

[kalkfi]

Just keep checking Cydia every couple hours or so till it shows up.

[yoyo5280]

whats yellosnOw may I ask?

[MST]

^ yellowsn0w is the dev team's soft unlock for the iPhone 3G, it is being released today on NYE, though there is some contention as to when it will actually be made available hence the amount of chatter on the subject.

On a side note I just opened Cydia and it stated that there was an essential upgrade, I wonder if it has anything to do with the yellowsn0w release?

Just checked and can't see a package for yellowsn0w yet.

[MikePA]

n a side note I just opened Cydia and it stated that there was an essential upgrade, I wonder if it has anything to do with the yellowsn0w release?

No, it's an upgrade to the Cydia Installer.

[MST]

No, it's an upgrade to the Cydia Installer.

As you say it'll be ready when it's ready, being in the UK I was hoping to get it some time today but am expecting it some time tomorrow, I just couldn't help getting excited when I saw the Cydia upgrade...nevermind.

[Compile 'em all]

should be out in hours.

[Hing]

there still no word on when they will release it today

[Hing]

They should just release it already,im leaving the state tomorrow.

[navigates]

I've been checking cydia and no luck yet !

[MikePA]

I've been checking cydia and no luck yet !

It's very nice of you to do this since not everyone has access to Cydia to check on their own or access to MacForums to check this thread. :confused:

[navigates]

It's very nice of you to do this since not everyone has access to Cydia to check on their own or access to MacForums to check this thread. :confused:

Thanks for the Sarcy comment. :rolleyes:

[MikePA]

Thanks for the Sarcy comment. :rolleyes:
You're very welcome. :)

I should have added this thread also helps people who don't have access to the dev-team blog. Good job! :D

[801FuNk801]

I wonder how long it will take them to release 02.28.00 unlock of yell0wsnow. What do you guys think?

[801FuNk801]

Now it looks like the rumor on the dev team blog is saying 02.28.00 may be unlocked as well??? Read the comments in the code post.

[Hing]

is yet out yet

[MikePA]

is yet out yet
Click Here (http://blog.iphone-dev.org/) and then hit Refresh every 30 seconds until it's announced. It will save you from having to post a new message in this thread.

[leez]

Check this out: http://www.iphonedownloadblog.com/2008/12/31/breaking-news-iphone-3g-unlock-will-work-for-all-basebands/.

If that's true, it's a nice New Years surprise. Anyway, NY Party's waiting :). Happy New Year to all !!!

PS. Sorry, not firmware, but baseband.... :)

[Peterkro]

According to the cryptic clues on the site the software unlock will work with the latest baseband also (although I'd wait until 9am UK time to be sure).

[Hing]

According to the cryptic clues on the site the software unlock will work with the latest baseband also (although I'd wait until 9am UK time to be sure).

that be so good for me

[syedrizvi21]

WOW ...>That would be kool

[notintheleast]

Check out the post at the Dev team Blog (http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/67687499/2008#idc-ctools).

Lots of rumors being flung around in the comments.

Apparently vtaber 61060174 means ignore post 61060174 (http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/61060174/the-man-from-delmonte-he-say-yes).

We'll see.....

[X3n0 AcId]

Straight from the Dev Team Blog:

Update 1: The scamming douchebag is at it again. We DO NOT have a twitter account called ‘yellownsn0w’, and similarly no .net domain name related to yellowsn0w, don’t add this to your bookmarks. We would like you guys (currently 29 of you) to stop following him on twitter, and to also block him if he is following you. We need to see that 29 number decrease! do it people! He is a spammer! :-(

[801FuNk801]

Who knows.. who knows...

[aznkid25]

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/12/31/reminder-iphone-3g-unlock-coming-tonight/

We’re now just hours away from the New Year, which means we’re also hours away from yellowsn0w courtesy of the Dev-Team. Yellowsn0w, for those with short memories, is the Dev-Team’s solution for soft-unlocking the iPhone 3G. After MuscleNerd’s successful demo last week, iPhone 3G owners have been anxiously awaiting 2009 as with it comes the public release of the Dev-Team’s work. A curious post has just gone up on the Dev-Team blog however, which has sparked tons of speculation:

2008?
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There have been tons of guesses made as to the post’s meaning and since we’re not coders, we’ll leave it to all you hackers out there to figure this one out. If you think you can shed some light, definitely drop us a comment here and let use know. To this point, the most convincing explanation comes from “teamare” in the post’s comments section:

Converted to Ascii the message reads “vtaber 61060174″. vtaber converted to ROT13 reads, “ignore”.

It is possible that this means to ignore post 61060174 on the iPhone Dev-Team’s blog. The post entitled, “The man from DelMonte - He say Yes!” is a warning not to update to iPhone firmware 2.2 using iTunes. Perhaps the iPhone Dev-Team has figured out a way to unlock the new baseband that came with 2.2 as well.

In other words, the Dev-Team might just have one last trick up its collective sleeve and yellowsn0w may have been tweaked to unlock any currently available iPhone 3G firmware / baseband versions. Woo! So, if you can manage your way around a keyboard tomorrow morning post-New Year’s partying, there should be a nice surprise from the Dev-Team waiting to usher you into 2009 SIM-lock free.

[801FuNk801]

What is the screen shot on the dev team blog??? looks like 02.28.00 to me!!!

[notintheleast]

Update #2 form dev team blog:
http://xs1.iphwn.org/video_assets/3gulc_0228_voda_u19.png

Edit: 801 beat me to it....

[neesh0]

the dev team is unstoppable!

[MattyK]

Good news, but what's with the 2008? bla bla bla..

[jav6454]

the dev team is unstoppable!

I am glad people realize the will of doing stuff.

[ppc750fx]

the dev team is unstoppable!

Hackers always are. It's just a question of interest.

No device is hack-proof.

[notintheleast]

Good news, but what's with the 2008? bla bla bla..

From the info they posted, and the rumors flying around, the new software unlock for the 3g will work on all basebands.

[neesh0]

they just can't be stopped, apple is probably like, wtf?

[Maceddy]

0930 East Australian time and I have just checked the DevTeam Blog and the unlock hasn't been released yet.
I would guess tomorrow or Jan 3 some time.

I am wondering if the phone will upgrade say to the next Apple software 2.3 or whatever and still remain unlocked ?

[MikePA]

Assuming I understood musclenerd's presentation correctly, their work consisted of 2 parts; (1) the code that does the unlock and (2) determining where to hook into the baseband. (1) was the harder of the two parts however it can be reused. My guess is this is how they came up with the unlock code for the 2.2 baseband.

A side benefit of this software unlock is it will, for all intents and purposes, put the hardware unlock solutions, with all their problems, out of business.

[jmann]

Update #2 form dev team blog:
http://xs1.iphwn.org/video_assets/3gulc_0228_voda_u19.png

Edit: 801 beat me to it....

In that screenshot I thought I saw something in the middle, So i put it into photoshop and turned down the brightness and contrast and it reads

"Backgrounding enabled (continue holding to force quit)"

Is that there on purpose?

[neesh0]

@jmann4489

nice find, but my guess is that they just forgot they had back round mod on.

[The General]

In that screenshot I thought I saw something in the middle, So i put it into photoshop and turned down the brightness and contrast and it reads

"Backgrounding enabled (continue holding to force quit)"

Is that there on purpose?

When they took the screenshot, backgrounder was enabling. It was accidental.

[jmchen3]

is there a source to add in cydia to see the APP from dev team

[notintheleast]

Just incase anyone didn't see yet, dev team posted an update that spells out in plain english that the unlock works for 2.28.00:

Update 4: (a) The yellowsn0w Cydia package will be available as soon as our devteam member in charge of the repo wakes up to fix a file permission error. (b) Once it’s out, those users with SIMs that have apps and other menus on them will need to do that extra step we’ve been talking about. They’ll need to pull and reinsert the SIM once after rebooting the phone to engage the unlock. Even though it’s needed only once per boot, it’s still a nuisance and we’ll be fixing that ASAP. (c) You’ll know if you fall into that “extra step” category if your carrier doesn’t show up within about 10 seconds of the slide to unlock screen. (d) Yes it really is for baseband 02.28.00. That means everyone can use it now! (e) Happy New Year!

http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

(Happy New Year)

[TheMBC]

Sorry if I'm late with the thread!!! Earlier yesterday, the Dev-team had given hints to ignore an earlier post of theirs (which was to not update to 2.2 because there'd be no unlock for it soon), well they found out how to do it :D

Update 3: Now to explain the above screenshot. The soft unlock has undergone many changes in the last two days. The most significant one: the soft unlock will now be only for baseband 02.28.00 (the most recent baseband). Yes we’ve been advising everyone to avoid updating their basebands, and in general that will always be the best policy. Not every baseband version is guaranteed to have a hole through which we can inject the unlock.

Update 4: (a) The yellowsn0w Cydia package will be available as soon as our devteam member in charge of the repo wakes up to fix a file permission error. (b) Once it’s out, those users with SIMs that have apps and other menus on them will need to do that extra step we’ve been talking about. They’ll need to pull and reinsert the SIM once after rebooting the phone to engage the unlock. Even though it’s needed only once per boot, it’s still a nuisance and we’ll be fixing that ASAP. (c) You’ll know if you fall into that “extra step” category if your carrier doesn’t show up within about 10 seconds of the slide to unlock screen. (d) Yes it really is for baseband 02.28.00. That means everyone can use it now! (e) Happy New Year!
So go to bed everyone and happy new year :)
http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/67687499/2008

[3g-er]

Has anybody downloaded the torrent yet? I can't find the link anywhere. I am stoked as ****ing hell!!!! that it works on 2.2 since I accidentally downloaded the latest update.

[notintheleast]

Yeah, you were late. (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=625781) :p

Happy New Year to you too.

[notintheleast]

Has anybody downloaded the torrent yet? I can't find the link anywhere. I am stoked as ****ing hell!!!! that it works on 2.2 since I accidentally downloaded the latest update.

No torrent. It will be distributed through cydia. :D

Just check back here (http://blog.iphone-dev.org/) as often as you feel necessary. :p

[jmchen3]

is there a source you need to add to cydia? or it already pre-added

[MikePA]

is there a source you need to add to cydia? or it already pre-added

You will need to add the following source www.ifipostaboutitoftenenoughtheywilldevelopitfaster.com/cydia

[Aravintht]

Do anyone know how to upgrade the baseband to 02.28.00 without having to restore the iPhone and start from scratch?

MuscleNerd mentioned
With CommCenter disabled, do:

BBUpdaterExtreme update -f ICE2_02.28.00.fls -e ICE2_02.28.00.eep

any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks

[navigates]

Do anyone know how to upgrade the baseband to 02.28.00 without having to restore the iPhone and start from scratch?

MuscleNerd mentioned


any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks

Would like to know this too. Does anyone know how to update the baseband other than itunes and then rejailbreak. That would be a long process.

[Habakuk]

New info by Dev Team (http://blog.iphone-dev.org/):

Don't eat yellowsn0w!


Hello all,

We wish you a very happy, healthy, and hopeful 2009!

We’re about to release the yellowsn0w 3G unlock application, and we have some information that you may find useful:


BASICS

The unlock about to be released works exclusively with baseband 02.28.00. This baseband is provided by the latest firmware update (2.2) from Apple. You’ll need to upgrade to this release using iTunes and then use QuickPwn to activate etc. There are plenty of tutorials about this on iclarified, bigboss, and other established tutorial sites. Because it works on 02.28.00, it is available to everyone on the planet. This means we don’t need to unnecessarily expose holes in earlier basebands, which is an important concern.

The application is a small daemon that is launched on boot. It injects the payload at boot and also whenever there is a baseband reset. You won’t notice anything about it other than that your third-party sim now works. It’s a small program and unobtrusive. There is no GUI (this is by design).

You can add the application using the sources outlined below (coming soon). There are Cydia and Installer sources available, so use whichever you are comfortable using.

yellowsn0w is completely removable through Cydia, the command line, and iTunes.


DETAILS

There is a known issue with SIM cards that have STK (SIM Toolkit) application menus. These menus are usually items such as “top up” “get credit” “lotto numbers” etc. These menu items confuse the application sometimes. Removing and reinserting the SIM once after reboot (give it about 10 secs after you see the slide to unlock widget) fixes this issue. We’re working on a better fix.

For those of you using SIM cards without STK menus, the application has some optional arguments that will make the unlock much faster for you. So either experiment on your own (use “yellowsn0w -h” for usage) or wait for a customization writeup.

After you install yellowsn0w via Cydia, you should return to the Cydia main menu then reboot your iPhone with the 3rd party SIM installed. Wait for the slide to unlock screen, then wait 10 or 15 secs more. If you don’t see your carrier name pop up, then remove your SIM, reinsert it, and wait 10 secs more. This is the step we’ll be working on eliminating next.


RANDOM

The application is version 0.9. This is considered beta software, you use it at your own risk. You know the score.

The application is released on a non-commerical basis. Please do not accept pirates and scummy ripoffs of this software. We license this software for single use and in a non-commerical environment (meaning you can’t charge for it). The techniques and methods used are not to be used by third party companies. We are watching you Jody…we won’t be so forgiving this time.

Direct linking to the repository URLs is prohibited, please only link to this post. We will be checking referers.


Happy 2009 and enjoy!

The iPhone 3G is used all over the world with all sorts of SIM cards, and we almost certainly will see untested and unexpected situations. If the soft unlock doesn’t work for you on day 1 (literally day 1, of 2009!) then please don’t panic or be impatient. This is new territory for everyone, so enjoy the ride as much as you can :)

[leez]

Just released:

http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

[tommyIphone]

so does this mean people that updated their baseband can unlock too.

i used quickpwn insted of pwnagetool ..

so can i unlock?

[DannyBres]

yuhu if you have 2.2 with the newest basband (ie you used quickpwn) than you can unlock :D

[MikePA]

so does this mean people that updated their baseband can unlock too. i used quickpwn insted of pwnagetool .. so can i unlock?
The only people who can use the soft unlock are people who updated to the baseband included with the 2.2 FW.

[jmchen3]

Damn it I cAn't wait. Any new update

[leez]

Damn it I cAn't wait. Any new update

It's out. See http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/67797811/dont-eat-yellowsn0w

[jdk2]

Damn it I cAn't wait. Any new update

It's released as stated above. Go into Cydia and add the source referred to in the blog.iphone-dev.org post.

[kalkfi]

Loaded it via Cydia and all went well. But I get no service, also I don't get any message about the sim.

So????? Anyone

[jdk2]

Did you reboot the phone yet? And have you tried removing and replacing the SIM card?

[Lucbert]

Doesn't work for me.

[fabian9]

it's working beautifully for me after a bit of playing around.

by that i mean some restarts etc, but i think what really made the difference in the end is that i had a SIM PIN on my Vodafone Germany SIM so i took that off and it started working. :)

That's a UK iPhone 3G (o2) running on Vodafone Germany now on 2.2 with the latest base band.

fabian

[Lucbert]

it's working beautifully for me after a bit of playing around.

by that i mean some restarts etc, but i think what really made the difference in the end is that i had a SIM PIN on my Vodafone Germany SIM so i took that off and it started working. :)

That's a UK iPhone 3G (o2) running on Vodafone Germany now on 2.2 with the latest base band.

fabian

Hm, my already disbaled the pin on my att gophone sim but it still doesn't work.

[fabian9]

Hm, my already disbaled the pin on my att gophone sim but it still doesn't work.

Have you tried ejecting and putting the SIM back in? I got a "invalid sim" first, then after 2-3 mins vodafone showed up. and now if i switch between sims it doesnt take more than 5 secs to accept the SIMs. :)

[Lucbert]

Have you tried ejecting and putting the SIM back in? I got a "invalid sim" first, then after 2-3 mins vodafone showed up. and now if i switch between sims it doesnt take more than 5 secs to accept the SIMs. :)

Yes.
Mine only shows five tiny points in the upper left corner and thats it.

[Habakuk]

My personal advice: Please wait for the final version of yellowsn0w and then at least two weeks with the 3G software unlock. It's an early beta version out now. The dev-team announced beta version 0.9.1 (http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/67797811/dont-eat-yellowsn0w) some minutes ago:

UPDATES

Soon you’ll see yellowsn0w 0.9.1 in the repos. It uses a much longer delay to let your SIM card initialize. If you have problems with 0.9.0, try this one and wait a full minute after you see homescreen, then reinsert sim card. We need both success and failure reports to tune this across the world, so please be patient (but please also report result!)

If you are in the U.S. and are trying this with T-Mobile, you must turn off the 3G switch in Settings. Also if you are good with the command line, you can make it much easier by adding the line <string>-q</string> right after the /usr/bin/yellowsn0w line in /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.iphone-dev.yellowsn0w.plist (that’s and advanced tip, hopefully someone will make a boosprefs type of tool for it)

No PIN support yet. Remember how we said this was beta? Well we’re still working out the flow for SIMs with PINs enabled. Please disable any PIN you may have on that SIM before trying yellowsn0w, for now.

The unlock will silently quit on anything other than baseband 02.28.00. It detects the wrong version and just quits to avoid any damage. Please double check your Modem Firmware setting in Settings->General->About.

Screenshot of yellowsn0w 0.9 beta:

[fabian9]

Yes.
Mine only shows five tiny points in the upper left corner and thats it.

i just restarted mine to see what happens and i got the five dots as well until i ejected and reinserted the SIM and then it worked again.

[cyberguyiphone]

Just this morning I unlocked my 3G just to say I did it( just for the heck of it), I'm staying on AT&T and everything seems to be running smoothly. So just to clarify , The iPhone 3G will NOT work with TMobile???? Even if they have one of the same 3G radioband signal the same???

[jster25]

This will officially void the warranty right?

[jmchen3]

i get five small dots like it about get get signal. but some time i get no services

[Warbrain]

Just this morning I unlocked my 3G just to say I did it( just for the heck of it), I'm staying on AT&T and everything seems to be running smoothly. So just to clarify , The iPhone 3G will NOT work with TMobile???? Even if they have one of the same 3G radioband signal the same???

T-mo's 3G will NOT work with the iPhone 3G because T-Mo chose frequencies entirely different. They don't overlap at all.

[MikePA]

So just to clarify , The iPhone 3G will NOT work with TMobile???? Even if they have one of the same 3G radioband signal the same???
This information is available at the dev team website. BTW, the previous post didn't answer the question you asked. The iPhone 3g is the model name of the current iPhone. The iPhone 3G works on the Edge and 3G networks. Tmobile also works on the 3G and Edge networks, but uses a different frequency on the 3G network. An unlocked iPhone 3G will work on the Tmobile Edge network, but what's the point of doing that?

This will officially void the warranty right?
This unlock solution requires jailbreaking.

[cpt.iphone]

Is it possible to jailbreak a 3g iphone with baseband 2.28.00?

[TheMBC]

For those getting five little "bars" (read Dots more like it), give it about 15 minutes it'll just say "Activated!" Like it did with mine.

Too bad T-Mobile's 3G doesn't work with the iPhone's :(

[notintheleast]

Is it possible to jailbreak a 3g iphone with baseband 2.28.00?

Yes.

[jmchen3]

how many ppl here got it to work?

[TheMBC]

how many ppl here got it to work?
I did! It was able to call and receive calls by just putting in the SIM (and waiting about 15 minutes) and after I put in VPN settings I was able to use Safari, all on EDGE. (Disabling 3G is required, but if you turn it on the phone will search for another 15 minutes or so and it'll get EDGE). I was using a Sidekick SIM.

[jmchen3]

I did! It was able to call and receive calls by just putting in the SIM (and waiting about 15 minutes) and after I put in VPN settings I was able to use Safari, all on EDGE. (Disabling 3G is required, but if you turn it on the phone will search for another 15 minutes or so and it'll get EDGE). I was using a Sidekick SIM.

ic take that long for the sim to be recognized

[y0m0uth]

how many ppl here got it to work?


its works for me on t-mobile u.s.a. but i cant seem to get on wifi... and when i try to call someone it looses connection... everything else seems to work except 3g of course...

[801FuNk801]

It has been running flawlessly for me since early this morning. WiFi and all on t-Mobile USA

[pkkrusty]

I'm getting five dots and then No Service after about 5 minutes trying to get Vodafone Italy chip to work. Have ejected and reinserted the SIM a few times...no change.

[Ironic]

Give it more time

[syedrizvi21]

I found it to work , follow this

go to general>setting> reset? reset all network setting
then take the sim out (give it 1 min)
and put it back on
after that go to airplane mode and turn it on for 10 sec
then turn it off.. it should work..
if still doesn't work then just take the sim out and put it back in

should work....I see the Tmobile sign now

[shvartsies]

Is it possible to jailbreak a 3g iphone with baseband 2.28.00?

It turns out that the unlock will ONLY work with 2.28.0, and if you are still running 2.11.7, you need to upgrade. Sucks for all those people who didn't upgrade and sacrificed the stability and features of 2.2 for so long.

[MikePA]

It turns out that the unlock will ONLY work with 2.28.0, and if you are still running 2.11.7, you need to upgrade. Sucks for all those people who didn't upgrade and sacrificed the stability and features of 2.2 for so long.

You had a choice. You could have updated all but the base band and gained all 'the stability and features of 2.2'.

[suniil]

thanks dev team. Got it working on three network, uk including outbound & inbount calls, 3G data & wifi

[mmdpkaaa]

sunil could u please post more on how u got it to work. im using a 3 sim and cannot get it to work. i upgraded from 2.1 to 2.2 using itunes then jailbroke with quickpwn and installed yellowsnow using cydia. was first getting 5 dots and now saying no service. have tried rebooting/swapping sims/airplane mode etc but still no luck...

[iVoid]

This is great, I had upgraded to 2.2 before the unlock announcement (I haven't been paying much attention to unlock attempts) and was worried I wouldn't be able to unlock my iPhone. This will save me a lot money when I travel out of the US.

[jmmo20]

This is very frustrating. None of my sim cards work on my Movistar Spain iPhone.

I've tried Spanish sim cards (Simyo, Yoigo, Jazztel, Vodafone) and Israel Orange and none work. :(

A lot of people mention putting the phone into airplane mode but no matter how I do it, every time I turn the plane mode off, I get a "invalid sim" error.

What's worse.. it seems that Yellowsn0w CANNOT be uninstalled.
I mean, it's supposed to be a daemon and a modification to the baseband code. You can uninstall the daemon but the modification seems to be permanente, because I just restored 2.2 and I don't get an "invalid sim" error when I put any other sims.

With unmodified iphone you get a sim error as soon as you put in another operator sim cards.

I don't like this..

[jmchen3]

yea i have trouble getting yellowsn0w to work.
can i try putting back the sim proxy ?
the only problem is that i dont have one that is compatible with 2.2 baseband.

[jcandrada]

I get signal bars for a couple of seconds, then the 5 dots and after around 5 mins I get No Service...

[Mike2128]

I unlocked it with an AT&T sim just in case I wanted to give it a try, but service ended up cutting in and out in 2 minute intervals and more often than not defaulted to EDGE rather than 3G.

[suniil]

That's the same procedure I followed, but switching to airplane mode and back never bring back the phone to life. But reboot via boss pref did the trick (also for three network, you need to switch on 3G by before rebooting)

Good luck

sunil could u please post more on how u got it to work. im using a 3 sim and cannot get it to work. i upgraded from 2.1 to 2.2 using itunes then jailbroke with quickpwn and installed yellowsnow using cydia. was first getting 5 dots and now saying no service. have tried rebooting/swapping sims/airplane mode etc but still no luck...

[pkkrusty]

Still no luck. Reset Network didn't work for me, Still get five dots for about 5 minutes then No Service. SIM works fine in my regular phone. I've given it 15 minutes a few times and no change. My wireless is acting up recently too.

EDIT: I'm overseas and put my AT&T contract on hold, that may have something to do with it...
EDIT 2: Woohoo, it just worked! I turned off, then on, let it sit until "No Service", took out the SIM, let it sit for 2 minutes, put it back in, waited 1 minute and it said "Activated!" 3G switch was off.

[jamestemroot]

After multiple attempts in terminal with the following commands:
go to terminal
type yellowsn0w -c
type yellowsn0w -r
type yellowsn0w -q

It works in Hong Kong, using PCCW sim card and network.

Can't test data, as I don't subscribe to any of that here.

[syedrizvi21]

Finally Tmobile USA ....100% functioning...

Incoming/Outgoing/Edge/Wifi......Everything works....Took 12 hrs....YAYYY done!

[The Governor]

What's the benefit of unlocking your iphone when your still locked into a contract, like AT&T?

[Jailbird1818]

What's the benefit of unlocking your iphone when your still locked into a contract, like AT&T?

I think it depends on your needs. For myself, I travel to France and Switzerland frequently for business. Now I can use a local carriers SIM and not pay ATTs international service rates.

-JB

[jcandrada]

After multiple attempts in terminal with the following commands:
go to terminal
type yellowsn0w -c
type yellowsn0w -r
type yellowsn0w -q

It works in Hong Kong, using PCCW sim card and network.

Can't test data, as I don't subscribe to any of that here.

Hi jamestemroot! How do you do this? how do you acces to the terminal? any special software??

[jcandrada]

That's the same procedure I followed, but switching to airplane mode and back never bring back the phone to life. But reboot via boss pref did the trick (also for three network, you need to switch on 3G by before rebooting)

Good luck
How do you reboot via boss pref?? is this a special software??

[MST]

Hi jamestemroot! How do you do this? how do you acces to the terminal? any special software??

Download the MobileTerminal package via Cydia (http://apt.saurik.com), after installation open up the app and key in the commands as per jamestemroot's reply. I tried this myself but I can't say I had too much luck with it

How do you reboot via boss pref?? is this a special software??

Download the BossPrefs package Via Cydia (http://apt.bigboss.us.com/repofiles/cydia/), after installation open up the app and press the power button at the bottom of the screen, it will then give you the option to reboot. I've just discovered SBSettings which is basically the new BossPrefs or as the BigBoss site says...the future of BossPrefs.

[Diode]

0.9.4 is out that might fix some issues with people.

[MST]

0.9.4 certainly did the trick for me after numerous installation attempts and much insertage, I have [well had] a US iPhone 3G locked to AT&T that I bought when I was across the pond way back in August of last year which has been sitting in its box ever since, not anymore though...it's now up and running on O2 :D

[Nykwil]

hmmm the 0.9.4 update doesnt seem to show for me in the repository in cydia

[yorkman]

hi and happy new year to all,this morning i got thru cydia and update on yellowsnow the 9.4 and i installed on my iphone,otho i had the same trubles as all of u after i upgrade the yellowsnow i try to install a t-mobile sim in to my iphone, and the good news is, i got it wok :D:D:D,what i did i just switch off the 3G and data roaming,and i manage to establish connection with t-mobile, and the most fun part is that the sim i try is a prepaid cart :D:D:D:D:D.
i hope that work for u all and enjoy it

[strikingviking]

I successfully jailbroke my 3g iphone but am unable to find yellowsnow. Can you please tell me step by step what to do next? I tried searching for yellowsnow in Cydia but nothing came up. Where is it? Thanks and I am a total novice.

[Nykwil]

I successfully jailbroke my 3g iphone but am unable to find yellowsnow. Can you please tell me step by step what to do next? I tried searching for yellowsnow in Cydia but nothing came up. Where is it? Thanks and I am a total novice.

you need to add the repository http://apt9.yellowsn0w.com/ into the sources section under manage in cydia

[strikingviking]

you need to add the repository http://apt9.yellowsn0w.com/ into the sources section under manage in cydia

Thanks but as I said, I am a total novice and have zero idea of what you described. Can you please explain step by step? I have searched these forums for the last twenty hours for details but to no avail.

[yorkman]

I successfully jailbroke my 3g iphone but am unable to find yellowsnow. Can you please tell me step by step what to do next? I tried searching for yellowsnow in Cydia but nothing came up. Where is it? Thanks and I am a total novice.

Open cydia go to Manage>Sources open
on the top off urscreen u see EDITtap and open
left top u will see the word Add click there
u will see a pop up window
add ( the last 0 is zero on the yellowsnow word)
the click ok and u will have the yellowsnow on ur cydia.
for more information go i iclarified and watch the demo vid

good luck

[ingenioso100]

Open cydia go to Manage>Sources open
on the top off urscreen u see EDITtap and open
left top u will see the word Add click there
u will see a pop up window
add http://apt9.yellowsn0w.com ( the last 0 is zero on the yellowsnow word)
the click ok and u will have the yellowsnow on ur cydia.
for more information go i iclarified and watch the demo vid

good luck


I do not have access to wireless internet .... how can I get the yellowsn0w app??

[yorkman]

I do not have access to wireless internet .... how can I get the yellowsn0w app??

find a hot spot ot go to some one that allow u to use his wifi connection

[strikingviking]

Open cydia go to Manage>Sources open
on the top off urscreen u see EDITtap and open
left top u will see the word Add click there
u will see a pop up window
add http://apt9.yellowsn0w.com ( the last 0 is zero on the yellowsnow word)
the click ok and u will have the yellowsnow on ur cydia.
for more information go i iclarified and watch the demo vid

good luck

Thanks so much, that step-by-step site walked me through perfectly. To get the Telcel SIM to work here in Mexico, I did have to do a reset but within a minute the Telcel name popped up. Can now make and receive calls and text messages.
Next question is: I travel back and forth to the US frequently and want to be able to swap SIMs at the border. Will my original AT&T SIM work in my other Motorola quad band that I have been using in Mexico?

[yorkman]

Thanks so much, that step-by-step site walked me through perfectly. To get the Telcel SIM to work here in Mexico, I did have to do a reset but within a minute the Telcel name popped up. Can now make and receive calls and text messages.
Next question is: I travel back and forth to the US frequently and want to be able to swap SIMs at the border. Will my original AT&T SIM work in my other Motorola quad band that I have been using in Mexico?

so far i know yes u can use both SIMs,but i hope ur motorola is not locked phone like the iphone,if is SIM free phone any cart sould work on ur motorola

[jcde7ago]

You guys need to watch the direct linking of the dev team's yellowsn0w repository url, as they explicitly stated not to post links anywhere, only that you link to their post. Maybe we can have a mod remove the links mentioned here?

[lavrishevo]

For those having problems this is the only way I was able to get it to work on AT&T without dropping in and out signal over and over.

1. Install BossPrefs and Yellowsn0w from Cydia

2. Disable everything in BossPrefs

3. Reboot your iPhone using BossPrefs

4. Wait 1.30 min when you see lockscreen

5. Take your sim out and insert it

6. Wait a moment

7. In settings turn on Fly Mode

8. Turn off Fly Mode

9. Your iPhone 3G should be working now!

[shvartsies]

You had a choice. You could have updated all but the base band and gained all 'the stability and features of 2.2'.

If you have a mac.

[ingenioso100]

not working..... I have Airtel and Vodafone SIMs from India

[syedrizvi21]

OK, I have spent the last 2 days working solid trying to get this to work on the UK Three (3) carrier on a iPhone that was locked to o2. Follow these steps, each one is pretty important:

1. Restore your iPhone with itunes to 2.2 firmware (if you haven’t already)

2. Jailbreak with QuickPwn (if you haven’t already)

3. Open installer and add the source Dev Team provided and download yellowsn0w 0.9.4 (if you haven’t already)

4. Download BigBoss Prefs (if you haven’t already)

5. Download Mobile Terminal (if you haven’t already)

6. Go into Settings -> Phone -> show My Caller ID Turn this ON
** Although it maybe greyed out and say OFF, you can still turn it ON**

7. Go into BigBoss Prefs and click Reboot

8. Once phone is on, go into Terminal

9. OK, now the timing of this next part in important.
There are 4 lines that need to be entered. You need to type;
- yellowsn0w –r
- yellowsn0w –c
- These two commands need to be entered between 2-4 seconds within each other. They way you do that is type in one of the commands (yellowsn0w –r) on the terminal screen (but don’t press enter) then if you click the top right corner (hit the battery symbol) another terminal will appear, type the second command (yellowsn0w –c) but don’t press enter. Now, hit the battery twice more and you’ll be back at the first terminal screen. Press enter, quickly press move to the second screen and press enter again. As long as “open: Resource Busy” does not appear, move to the next step, otherwise repeat the above, make sure you quick enough entering the commands.

10. Next do the same as the above but enter these two commands:
- yellowsn0w –r
- yellowsn0w –l
- Again, make sure they are entered within 2-4 seconds of each other. And AGAIN, you will know if this worked by waiting 20 seconds after you’ve entered “yellowsn0w –l” and “open: Resource Busy” does not appear. (You should also see “Searching...” where your signal should be..,”

11. OK, nearly done, press home button to get out of terminal, go into Settings and turn on Aeroplane mode...turn it off...it’ll probably say “Searching...” again, if after another 20 seconds it’s still saying it, turn it on and off again and NOW it should find your network. **You’ll know if it’s working after this step as the “Carrier” bar will appear under WiFi.


NOTES – I’ve done this 3 times now to my own phone, seems to require it after each reboot. And don’t worry, it never worked the first time I tried it on each of the 3 occasions. I had WiFi on, Edge on, doesn’t seem to matter, it all seems to be about the terminal commands and having your Caller ID Showing...

OW, and BIG PROPS goes out to deli_gt who advised me through these hard times

[Diode]

As a side note 0.9.5 is out ... should fix another slew of errors for you guys.

[elbandito57]

OK, so i bought a pay as you go iphone from O2 yesterday. Got it home, followed the instructions and bada-bing bada-boom my Orange contracted sim worked, no problems. I've been using it today and also had no problems, they really have done a great job with this. BUT, i was trying something earlier because my friend was sending me a large text message and it didn't seem to receive them. I turned the phone off, then on again and since then have not been able to get any signal from Orange. I have uninstalled Yelowsn0w through Cydia and re-installed it (upgrading to 0.9.5 in the meantime) but still don't seem to be having any luck with it finding the Orange network. Has anybody else had similar problems or does anybody have any suggesstions? Any help would be much appreciated!

[gngan]

I can't find yellowsn0w in Cydia or Installer. Where do you guys download it?

[MikePA]

I can't find yellowsn0w in Cydia or Installer. Where do you guys download it?

Look under Release Info here http://blog.iphone-dev.org

[gngan]

Look under Release Info here http://blog.iphone-dev.org

Whenever i click the link under Release Info., it brings me to a page with huge word saying Yellowsn0w Third Generation. Am i missing something?

I must sound stupid here but i am trying to help my friend unlock his phone

[MikePA]

Whenever i click the link under Release Info., it brings me to a page with huge word saying Yellowsn0w Third Generation. Am i missing something? I must sound stupid here but i am trying to help my friend unlock his phone

You have to add http://apt9.yellowsn0w.com/ as a source to Cydia in order to be able to install yellowsn0w via Cydia.

[mmbo]

so i have a silly question...i was wondering if anybody could help me out?

i currently have a 2.1 16gb iphone 3G with att contract. modem firmware 2.11.07. I jb'ed it via pwnagetool and I use cydia. I downloaded the IPSW for iphone3g and then used pwnage
HOW exactly do I upgrade to firmware 2.2 and jailbreak it? I checked out http://blog.iphone-dev.org/ about the yellowsn0w but I still don't get it. :( I still want to be able to unlock it in the future so I did not upgrade 2.2 via itunes yet. I use windows, but don't see any pwnagetool for 2.2 yet.
much help appreciated!!

[lavrishevo]

so i have a silly question...i was wondering if anybody could help me out?

i currently have a 2.1 16gb iphone 3G with att contract. modem firmware 2.11.07. I jb'ed it via pwnagetool and I use cydia. I downloaded the IPSW for iphone3g and then used pwnage
HOW exactly do I upgrade to firmware 2.2 and jailbreak it? I checked out http://blog.iphone-dev.org/ about the yellowsn0w but I still don't get it. :( I still want to be able to unlock it in the future so I did not upgrade 2.2 via itunes yet. I use windows, but don't see any pwnagetool for 2.2 yet.
much help appreciated!!


Your looking at old instructions. Just restore you iphone in the latest version of iTunes, upgrade everything normally and then use winpwn to jailbreak. You need to be on 2.2's modem firmware to use Yellowsn0w. Once jailbroken add Yellowsn0w's source in Cydia or Installer and download / install. Don't use pwnage and deal with all that. Just adds to many problems for so many. Again, the old news of don't upgrade to 2.2 via iTunes is exactly that, old and not the correct procedure. Upgrade to 2.2 NORMALLY and jailbreak with either quickpwn or winpwn.

http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/67797811/dont-eat-yellowsn0w

[gngan]

You have to add http://apt9.yellowsn0w.com/ as a source to Cydia in order to be able to install yellowsn0w via Cydia.
Cool. I added it and it works now. I thought the Dev-team would just put the release in the download section rather than making things a bit more complicated. Thanks!!!:D

[jmann]

Cool. I added it and it works now. I thought the Dev-team would just put the release in the download section rather than making things a bit more complicated. Thanks!!!:D

Putting it in the downloads section WOULD make it more complicated, because transferring it to the phone via ssh is something that a lot of people wouldn't want to bother with trying. They offer yellowsn0w through a simple download in cydia/installer that makes it simple for everyone. :)