You screwed up on the activation question, or you failed to unlock because you need one. Take your pick.
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You screwed up on the activation question, or you failed to unlock because you need one. Take your pick.
Ah feels like old times again answering this question...
ive got a 3gs on 4.0.1, BB 5.13 and im using ultrasn0w. My phone is locked to AT&T.
I want to update to 4.1 with pwnagetool but i do not want it to activate the phone, cause i have the AT&T sim card that is needed for the actiavtion. (I do not want youtube & push problems later).
So if i choose "simple mode" and when it asks me if i want pwnagetool to activate the phone i click NO, would that still keep my old (5.13) BB ??
TNX
I want to update to 4.1 with pwnagetool but i do not want it to activate the phone, cause i have the AT&T sim card that is needed for the actiavtion. (I do not want youtube & push problems later).
So if i choose "simple mode" and when it asks me if i want pwnagetool to activate the phone i click NO, would that still keep my old (5.13) BB ??
TNX
No Facetime!
Hi !
I need Help!
Here is WHat I did,
Download PwnageTool and iPhone 4 4.1 FW
Follow PwnageTool instructions. (Used "Simple" mode)
Install the custom FW with iTunes 10 by holding "option" and clicking on the restore button.
iPhone fully restored now.
Open Cydia. Go to Manage>Sources>repo666.ultrasn0w.com. Install ultrasn0w.
Reboot device. Insert SIM Card. and is working perfect! all but one little thing! I HAVE LOST MY FACETIME no facetime anywhere! can someone help me?
Don't know what i did wrong!
Hi !
I need Help!
Here is WHat I did,
Download PwnageTool and iPhone 4 4.1 FW
Follow PwnageTool instructions. (Used "Simple" mode)
Install the custom FW with iTunes 10 by holding "option" and clicking on the restore button.
iPhone fully restored now.
Open Cydia. Go to Manage>Sources>repo666.ultrasn0w.com. Install ultrasn0w.
Reboot device. Insert SIM Card. and is working perfect! all but one little thing! I HAVE LOST MY FACETIME no facetime anywhere! can someone help me?
Don't know what i did wrong!
Well, I don't think so... I'm on AT&T so I don't rely on unlock. However, I did use PwnageTool so that I could preserve the baseband in case I wanted to unlock down the road and sell my phone... I've done this in the past with no issues. I answered No when it asked me about the AT&T activation... just like I always have in the past. Am I missing something? Like I said, I've done this same process 3 or 4 times over the last few years with no issues...
I only use expert mode, and my restore file on my iphone 4 using att works just fine. Maybe try that instead of simple mode.
It's an activation issue in simple mode, or you answered the question incorrectly. This is a cut and dry problem with a simple solution.
This has always been the number 1 problem with pwnagetool over the years: Incorrectly deciding whether to activate or not.
where it says iPhone3,1_4.1_8B117_Restore.ipsw, that is an actual direct link to the firmware, just click on it and it will start downloading.
It all depends on what you want... If you don't know what packages you must leave then just create the custom FW in easy mode since there is no real difference in using one mode or the other in this version of pwnage besides adding more sources (unless you have a 3G and can have Custom Boot Logos)
Redo the custom fw and try again, before that I recommend you download again the original fw and pwnage tool, something went wrong somewhere...
Yeap, that correct.
Agreed!!! I predict people complaining about this problem in the forums!
If you use a 3G you will be prompted to answer the question has your phone been pwned before at the end of the ipsw creation stage.
This does not happen with a 3G S or a 4, it just automatically walks you through dfu mode.
Hmm.
This does not happen with a 3G S or a 4, it just automatically walks you through dfu mode.
Hmm.
Does anyone know if, when including Apps from Cydia with your custom firmware, will it also install the appropriate dependencies that those apps need in order to work?
I've noticed that sometimes, when choosing an App to install in Cydia, it will also install all the other necessary files it needs to work. Does Pwnagetool also do that for those apps you include in your firmware?
I've noticed that sometimes, when choosing an App to install in Cydia, it will also install all the other necessary files it needs to work. Does Pwnagetool also do that for those apps you include in your firmware?
I just dont want to lock my phone...
i thought that if i click "YES" i do have a contract the BB would upgrade....
Like the old pwnagetool:
i thought that if i click "YES" i do have a contract the BB would upgrade....
Like the old pwnagetool:
Clicking on “Yes” will update your baseband to the latest version which will make your device almost impossible to unlock. Click on “Yes” only if you are on an officially supported carrier like AT&T.
No it's a perfectly correct analogy, you just missed the point. Obviously a Ferrari is much better then an escort the same way that bootrom exploits are better then userland exploits. Since userland exploits are one hit wonders and most of the time (depending on the timing of FW and JB releases) a new firmware will fix them.
What settings do you have to reinstall/reset? That's why we have backups. It should take only around 10 minutes to get your phone back exactly the way it was prior to an restore..
I actually discussed this with Saurik a couple years back and his recommendation was not to use pwnagetool to do this. Maybe he'll chime in himself about this issue. I know that I've personally had issues with things not working right so I don't use pwnagetool to roll cydia packages into my firmware.
I just dont want to lock my phone...
i thought that if i click "YES" i do have a contract the BB would upgrade....
Like the old pwnagetool:
I clicked "Yes" and my BB stayed at 01.59.00, so I can verify that it's okay to click yes. If you click "No" and you're on ATT what's the worst case scenario? Wouldn't you just have to re-pwn, clicking "Yes" the second time around?
Edit: I use ATT but waited for pwnage to preserve my baseband in case I want to unlock and sell in the future.
P.S. I'm using an iPhone 4 that was formerly JB via jailbreakme.com on 4.0.1 without many packages installed (SBSettings (and everything it installs along with it), Winterboard,five icon dock, 3g unrestrictor, OpenSSH, MakeItMine)
I just dont want to lock my phone...
i thought that if i click "YES" i do have a contract the BB would upgrade....
Like the old pwnagetool:
if you are afraid and want to make sure you did it properly just do it in expert mode.
Actually, it's a great analogy. Just like the Ferrari is a more powerful car than the Ford, PwnageTool is a far more powerful tool than either Star, Greenpois0n, or Limera1n. And just like you need a manual transmission to harness the Ferrari's power, the power of PwnageTool requires a restore. It's not a flaw, but a feature which is the very essence of the vehicle/application.
PwnageTool is not like other jailbreak tools. Its purpose is not merely to jailbreak your phone, but to ensure your ability to jailbreak your phone forever. Unlike other tools, it is not good only for a single firmware version; once your phone has been pwned, you will be able to upgrade to any future version using a custom firmware without the need to wait for new exploits to be found and developed and without risking your unlock with a baseband upgrade. It does this by using methods that are fundamentally different from any other jailbreak tool. These methods, which require a restore, are not a flaw in the design, but a feature of it; it is that feature which gives PwnageTool its power.
By all means, if all you're interested in is jailbreaking your device on the current firmware, use another tool. Nobody is forcing you to use PwnageTool. In fact, for you PwnageTool is probably a massive overkill. But to complain about PwnageTool requiring a restore is to completely misunderstand its nature and purpose.
Yes, there are a couple of problems with the way PwnageTool does it; first of all, it makes a default choice when it should just force everyone to make that decision. Second, it refers to "hacktivation" as "activation," which causes confusion.
Really, they need to ask a clear question like "Do you intend to activate this phone using an official carrier SIM?" and requiring a yes or no answer from everyone would make it much clearer.
Maybe I shouldn't have said problem, confusion might have been a better choice. I think the program is actually fine the way it is, the problem is people don't like to think/read.
Pwnagetool is overkill for the majority of jailbreakers. Not that that's a bad thing. Personally I liked when jailbreaking and unlocking was harder. It was a different group of people then, and there was a lot less noise in the community.
Pwnagetool is overkill for the majority of jailbreakers. Not that that's a bad thing. Personally I liked when jailbreaking and unlocking was harder. It was a different group of people then, and there was a lot less noise in the community.
Where can I download the original fw and PwnageTool, I think the one I downloaded before is corrupt... I have downloaded and restored like 6 times and cydia is still giving me access denied error message
http://www.iclarified.com/entries/index.php?caid=2&scid=11&seid=2
They have the firmware in direct download inside the instructions for your iPhone model.
What's the message? try doing the custom fw in easy mode so you make sure you have all the stuff necessary to be able to run cydia.
again! no face time please help
Hi !
I need Help!
Here is WHat I did,
Download PwnageTool and iPhone 4 4.1 FW
Follow PwnageTool instructions. (Used "Simple" mode)
Install the custom FW with iTunes 10 by holding "option" and clicking on the restore button.
iPhone fully restored now.
Open Cydia. Go to Manage>Sources>repo666.ultrasn0w.com. Install ultrasn0w.
Reboot device. Insert SIM Card. and is working perfect! all but one little thing! I HAVE LOST MY FACETIME no facetime anywhere! can someone help me?
Don't know what i did wrong!
Hi !
I need Help!
Here is WHat I did,
Download PwnageTool and iPhone 4 4.1 FW
Follow PwnageTool instructions. (Used "Simple" mode)
Install the custom FW with iTunes 10 by holding "option" and clicking on the restore button.
iPhone fully restored now.
Open Cydia. Go to Manage>Sources>repo666.ultrasn0w.com. Install ultrasn0w.
Reboot device. Insert SIM Card. and is working perfect! all but one little thing! I HAVE LOST MY FACETIME no facetime anywhere! can someone help me?
Don't know what i did wrong!
okay thanks.... I'll try and download again from this link, I've tried custom fw in easy mode and expert
the error message from cydia is "Error: Database could not open lock file/var/lib/dpkg/lock-open (13: Permission denied)
weird, that msj means you don't have root access permission to the system!
try this: go to cydia under: /Private/Var/Stash/Applications/Cydia.... then locate (Cydia_) and set permission to 4777 and it should be good to go.
Also, you should also download pwnage from another mirror if you are trying to create the custom fw again:http://blog.iphone-dev.org/