3.1 and ActivateMMS2G [Archive]

flashgj

Sep 16, 2009, 12:29 AM

Has anyone with a 2G updated to firmware 3.1 and got AcivateMMS2G successfully installed? I tried once and my phone got stuck at the apple logo and I had to do a restore, now I am afraid to try again.

I have searched all over and cannot find any official word on if it works with 3.1 or not. Any success stories?

CorranQ

Sep 16, 2009, 03:27 AM

I've had the same problem as you with this, as well as with Winterboard, though ActivateMMS is by far the worst right now, lol, have restored twice. I guess we'll just need to wait for everything to be updated for 3.1

Ewan Hoozarmy

Sep 16, 2009, 04:32 AM

Exactly the same for me too, I've had to restore again. I'm leaving well alone until an update is released.....

Melodic

Sep 16, 2009, 09:06 AM

thanks for the heads up I was about to try this on my 2g but I guess I'll wait

kory108

Sep 16, 2009, 10:51 AM

I had the same issue as well, had to restore twice. Winterboard is now working though with the new MobileSubstrate 0.9.3043-1

tlvsnjunkie

Sep 16, 2009, 01:18 PM

I'm glad to know I'm not the only person having this issue. Hopefully an update comes out soon. SwirlyMMS doesn't work so well for me.

bigrobb

Sep 16, 2009, 02:16 PM

same thing happened to me it happened first with apt backup then I finally got it restored and i tried to download activatemms2g it just kept rebooting over and over again so I restored again I am not gonna try it again until there is an update

gr.mon

Sep 17, 2009, 08:52 AM

Same here, going to restore another time.

djoz187

Sep 19, 2009, 06:04 AM

Wish I had read this thread before I tried it...Now its 3am and I am restoring my phone! This thread needs to be bumped once there is an update!!!

kdawg

Sep 21, 2009, 12:14 PM

Read somewhere that some people did have luck with it though... Don't know who yet... maybe it will activate when ATT/Apple give the go ahead... 3.1 Runs much better on my phone than 3.0... but I do miss MMS. Small price to pay.

spaceballl

Sep 21, 2009, 09:14 PM

Interesting thread - will be monitoring this!

bjnyc

Oct 8, 2009, 11:03 AM

As of September 25th, it seems mms for iphone 2G is not allowed on AT&T. Activatemms2g sets it up but the network will not allow it to send/receive. It may have to do with the IMEI# and SIM.:mad:

Vegastouch

Oct 8, 2009, 10:08 PM

Havent tried it. Still waiting for a windows JB version.

Ewan Hoozarmy

Oct 19, 2009, 05:44 AM

Looks like a fix may be on the way -

iPhone 2G - 3.1.2 MMS - DEVS ONLY (http://www.hackint0sh.org/f207/93057.htm)

and hopefully released to Cydia soon, for those of us that aren't technically skilled enough to manually apply these mods :rolleyes:

nickels

Oct 19, 2009, 11:35 AM

Until a USA AT&T user confirms this works I'll sit back and wait. So far all I can see is that T-mobile users are having some luck.

Vegastouch

Oct 19, 2009, 08:17 PM

Gotta say, ......i was using Ativatemms2g from cydia but i also have SwirlyMMS. Well since Activatemms2G isnt available anymore, i just went back to SwirlyMMS and i dont know if it is the upgrade to 3.1.2 or what, but my battery life is emmensly better than it was on 3.0.1.

I have had my phone on since 5:45 am this morning and it is still at 77% right now at 5:15 pm. Usually by now it is in the 40's.

hungboii

Oct 21, 2009, 12:22 AM

hey all, i am very new here, i have had an iphone for a few years and when i updated to 3.0 when it first came out, i got the activatemms2g and it worked wonders. i sold my 8gb 2g and upgraded to a 16gb 2g and, like most people here, can no longer fing the program. i was feeling a litle down until i went searchng last night and found another source with the mms feature!!!!! i added: repo.sinfuliphone.com and installed the "enable mms for 2g &3.0," crossed my fingers, and it worked great. hope this helps you guys as much as it did me :)

ps: i read that if you previously habe any configurations for mms, and try to add this, it will cause you to restore your phone. so before you install this, make sure its the ONLY mms program on your phone. (it happened to my cousin, he had to restore his phone and now its working great)

hungboii

Oct 21, 2009, 12:30 AM

oh yeah, just to mention, im running 3.0.1

Vegastouch

Oct 21, 2009, 12:34 AM

hey all, i am very new here, i have had an iphone for a few years and when i updated to 3.0 when it first came out, i got the activatemms2g and it worked wonders. i sold my 8gb 2g and upgraded to a 16gb 2g and, like most people here, can no longer fing the program. i was feeling a litle down until i went searchng last night and found another source with the mms feature!!!!! i added: repo.sinfuliphones.com and installed the "enable mms for 2g &3.0," crossed my fingers, and it worked great. hope this helps you guys as much as it did me :)

ps: i read that if you previously habe any configurations for mms, and try to add this, it will cause you to restore your phone. so before you install this, make sure its the ONLY mms program on your phone. (it happened to my cousin, he had to restore his phone and now its working great)

Said source cant be found when i typed it in. You sure that is the source? Maybe missing something in the link?

hungboii

Oct 21, 2009, 12:49 AM

Said source cant be found when i typed it in. You sure that is the source? Maybe missing something in the link?

hmm, im positive, i just added it last night, its: http://repo.sinfuliphone.com/ check out this link..

http://www.sinfuliphone.com/showthread.php?t=493

sorry, i added an extra "s" in my first post, i read it more carefully and fixed it lol

Vegastouch

Oct 21, 2009, 02:04 AM

hmm, im positive, i just added it last night, its: http://repo.sinfuliphone.com/ check out this link..

http://www.sinfuliphone.com/showthread.php?t=493

sorry, i added an extra "s" in my first post, i read it more carefully and fixed it lol

There we go. Ill check it out but i have put SwirlyMMS back on and not sure if that is the reason but im getting crazy good battery life now when i upgraded to 3.1.2 without the regulat MMS hack.

Vegastouch

Oct 21, 2009, 02:30 AM

Just installed and got my camera icon. Havent tested sending a picture yet. Will do tomorrow and ill also see if my battery life will still be good.

Cool, i have 3.1.2 and it installed fine anyways.

trajen

Oct 22, 2009, 12:10 AM

The repo doesn't have the activatemms2g package. Is it even compatible with 3.1.2? I've seen posts about a reboot screen loop/hang.

ignus graius

Oct 22, 2009, 12:40 AM

trajen

Oct 22, 2009, 12:51 AM

If you're on a 2G and have upgraded to 3.1 or beyond, you're not going to be able to use native MMS unless you patch CommCenter (see Ewan Hoozarmy's earlier post). Unless CommCenter has been patched, carrier modifications like ActivateMMS2G won't work.

I could be wrong, but I think worst-case scenario of an unsuccessful attempt at patching CommCenter would be having to a restore. I just patched a 3.1.2 CommCenter on a 3GS to enable tethering and it wasn't a big deal for people who are familiar with the file structure.

I tried installing activatemms2g from a different source and ending up having to restore. I'm pretty good at SSH but I'm not going to try the CommCenter hack by a long shot. Hell-to-tha-no.

Vegastouch

Oct 22, 2009, 01:11 AM

If you're on a 2G and have upgraded to 3.1 or beyond, you're not going to be able to use native MMS unless you patch CommCenter (see Ewan Hoozarmy's earlier post). Unless CommCenter has been patched, carrier modifications like ActivateMMS2G won't work.

I could be wrong, but I think worst-case scenario of an unsuccessful attempt at patching CommCenter would be having to a restore. I just patched a 3.1.2 CommCenter on a 3GS to enable tethering and it wasn't a big deal for people who are familiar with the file structure.

Not correct..UNLESS you are talking about AT&T users. I have T-Mobile on 3.1.2 and that source from sinfuliphone.com(enable MMS 3.1.2) worked for me.
MMS is working fine but now my battery life isnt as good as it was when i used Swirly MMS but it isnt dreadful either. It may be a bit better than it was when i was using ActivateMMS2G.

trajen

Oct 22, 2009, 03:27 AM

Not correct..UNLESS you are talking about AT&T users. I have T-Mobile on 3.1.2 and that source from sinfuliphone.com(enable MMS 3.1.2) worked for me.
MMS is working fine but now my battery life isnt as good as it was when i used Swirly MMS but it isnt dreadful either. It may be a bit better than it was when i was using ActivateMMS2G.

I tried to add that repo and Cydia said it couldn't locate the source. :confused:

trajen

Oct 22, 2009, 11:55 AM

Does anyone have a working source for the activatemms2g that is compatible with 3.1.2?

spaceballl

Oct 22, 2009, 03:24 PM

Does anyone have a working source for the activatemms2g that is compatible with 3.1.2?
Yes. My brother is currently on an unlocked iPhone with T-Mobile at 3.0. Next week I'm going home to visit, and I'm going to get him on unlocked 3.1.2. What do I need to do to get MMS working seamlessly on his phone? I really appreciate the advice. Thanks!

trajen

Oct 22, 2009, 03:32 PM

Yes. My brother is currently on an unlocked iPhone with T-Mobile at 3.0. Next week I'm going home to visit, and I'm going to get him on unlocked 3.1.2. What do I need to do to get MMS working seamlessly on his phone? I really appreciate the advice. Thanks!

That's what I'm trying to find out. :)

spaceballl

Oct 22, 2009, 03:33 PM

great - i will be following this thread!

Vegastouch

Oct 23, 2009, 02:22 AM

Followup: For whatever reason..im still using the mms app from sinfuliphone and my battery life is doing really welll again. Just the first day it wasnt so good.

42% right now at 11:22 pm and used it pretty well today and its been on since 6:00 am

hungboii

Oct 23, 2009, 04:06 AM

yeah, the first day my battery was bad too but all good now

trajen

Oct 23, 2009, 03:22 PM

yeah, the first day my battery was bad too but all good now

What's the source for sinfuliphone? I tried the one on this page and Cydia kept telling me "source not located." Something like that.

Nice screen name. :D

spaceballl

Oct 25, 2009, 10:18 PM

Can someone guide me on the right way to do this??

hungboii

Nov 4, 2009, 02:39 AM

What's the source for sinfuliphone? I tried the one on this page and Cydia kept telling me "source not located." Something like that.

Nice screen name. :D

hehe thanks. I did some follow up and the sinfuliphone webpage said that their repo name is now changed to http://sinfuliphonerepo.com .. I just tried it and it worked. Hope that helps

hungboii

Nov 4, 2009, 02:43 AM

Can someone guide me on the right way to do this??

Just type that repo into your Cydia sources and install the "enable mms...." program and you should get a camera icon on your messaging field now. Just complete the settings for mms and you should be good to go.
They have the mms for 3.0 and 3.1 there