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A lot of people including me have trouble jailbreaking the iphone in the 10.5.6 update, as itunes doesnt seem to recognise the iphone in dfu mode. I found this tutorial below while searching for the answer but it seems a bit comlicated. are there any simpler ways to enable dfu mode in 10.5.6?

Source: http://www.answers4pc.com/29

These are instructions on how to enable DFU mode detection in Mac OS X 10.5.6. In order to pwn your iPhone for jailbreak or unlock you will need to have iTunes detect your iPhone in DFU mode. Normally this was not a problem; however, it seems Apple has disabled this ability in OS X 10.5.6.

Volkspost from Hackint0sh.org has released an Automator program to fix this. You can find instructions below on how to use it. A big thanks go out to him for his efforts.

***WARNING: While this does not affect all users, it is possible that QuickTime 7.6 may freeze your keyboard and mouse. Please uninstall this patch before installing QuickTime 7.6

***ALTERNATIVE: Rather then following this tutorial a much easier solution is the use of a USB hub between your iPhone and the computer. If you are not an advanced user it is suggested that a USB Hub be used until an update to the script has been posted

Step One
Download the Automator program(Install_IOUSBFamily_kext_10_5_5.zip) from here and save it to your desktop.

Step Two
Double click the downloaded zip(Install_IOUSBFamily_kext_10_5_5.zip) on your desktop to extract it.

Step Three
Double click the extracted folder(Install_IOUSBFamily_kext_10_5_5) to open it.

Step Four
Double click the Fix_DFU_10_5_6 icon to launch the Automator script.

Step Five
If warned that the application was downloaded from the Internet click the Open button.

Step Six
You will then be displayed the Readme for the script. Make sure you are logged into Mac OS X using an administrator account then click the OK button.

Step Seven
The Automator script will then attempt to close all open applications. A window will pop up asking for your Administrator password. Enter the password then click the OK button.

Step Eight
Another dialog box will appear informing you that caches necessary for boot are being updated. Click the OK button.

Step Nine
Your computer will then reboot. Once it has you will be able to detect an iPhone in DFU mode again.

The full procedure of the Automator program is as follows:
1. checks if you are at Mac OS X 10.5.6 or better (if not will quit)
2. show a readme
3. quits all running apps (with save option)
4. backup the original files (AppleUSBHub.kext and IOUSBCompositeDriver.kext from 10.5.6) in a new folder on your Desktop
5. ask for your admin password
6. copy AppleUSBHub.kext and IOUSBCompositeDriver.kext from 10.5.5 into the desired location on your Mac
7. set owner:group and permissions
8. rebuild the kextcache
9. reboot your Mac
 
Yikes. Apparently some people have had success by using a USB hub. Personally I had no trouble with entering DFU mode directly on 10.5.6; it's apparently a bug in one of the USB drivers so my USB chipset must be one of the ones that still works.
 
I haven't had any problems entering DFU on my old whitebook running 10.5.6. But, with my new aluminum MB, it's a completely different story...
 
A lot of people including me have trouble jailbreaking the iphone in the 10.5.6 update, as itunes doesnt seem to recognise the iphone in dfu mode. I found this tutorial below while searching for the answer but it seems a bit comlicated. are there any simpler ways to enable dfu mode in 10.5.6?

Source: http://www.answers4pc.com/29

Nope, but I wouldn't follow those steps. I highly recommend the USB hub so that future updates have a better chance of working properly. :)
 
It should be mentioned that this problem is not a problem
For those who do not have the newer unibody model of MacBook or on my iMac.
 
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