Pwnage Pie - PwnageTool 3.1.4 for iPhone 3.1.2

The Dev team have now officially released pwnagetool 3.1.4.

If you’re already jailbroken (by whatever means), you don’t need to mess around with DFU mode at all. Just create (or get from a friend) your custom IPSW and Option-Restore (Shift-Restore on Windows) to it via iTunes. Don’t enter DFU mode at all. Please make sure you are restoring to the custom IPSW, not the stock one from Apple! For best results, use the latest iTunes (9.0.1) — which includes a nice new application organizer.

This release allows your baseband to remain unlocked at 3.1.2, but it does not unlock a new baseband put there by restoring to official 3.1.x. It is super important that people who need the unlock to understand they can keep it only by starting at 3.0 (or earlier) and updating solely to custom IPSWs that don’t update the baseband. For those who have been onboard the “unlock train”, simply install ultrasn0w via Cydia once you’ve restored to your custom IPSW. Don’t forget to turn off the “3G” setting in Settings->General->Network if you use T-Mobile in the U.S.A.

Note for 3GS users not already jailbroken and stuck at 3.1.x: this version of PwnageTool has a side feature to jailbreak your 3GS. It uses a simple implementation of the usb control msg hole found by chronicdev, geohot, and our very own gray. Now that the hole is public and in use, we expect Apple to close it by the next major firmware update. That’s why 3GS users need to get their ECID hashes for 3.1.x now, and need to stay onboard the “jailbreak train” in all future updates.

For the early adopters who ran blackra1n and are having problems with mobilesubstrate, winterboard, diskaid, or ifunbox, you can install a custom .ipsw from PwnageTool to fix these issues. That’s because all jailbroken devices accept a custom .ipsw created by PwnageTool. (However, if you ran blackra1n on a 3G or 3GS that means you updated to stock 3.1.x, and the carrier unlock is now out of reach. We’ll continue to work on a carrier unlock for the latest basebands, but the timeframe for such an unlock is unknowable.)

Note: If you use internet tethering on a carrier that doesn’t officially support it, you’ll lose it by going to 3.1.x. Stay back at 3.0 until a hack for that is developed.

SUMMARY:

• The iPhone 3GS is now supported out of the box in PwnageTool 3.1.4 (or if you have upgraded to 3.1.x in iTunes)
• The iPod 2G is still supported in PwnageTool 3.1.4 but you must already be jailbroken (we’ll update this if there’s a big demand from non-jailbroken ipt2G owners)
• The iPod touch 3G is NOT supported

DETAILS:

1. GOLDEN RULE: If you are using a iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G(S) with ultrasn0w and rely on ultrasn0w to obtain cellular service then you should only update your device with an .ipsw that is made with the new PwnageTool. There are no second chances with this. You need to remember that PwnageTool will provide an upgrade path to newer versions of the iPhone software in the future.
2. Please read all parts of this post before downloading and using these tools.
3. Read items 1, 2 and 3 again and again.
4. At the bottom of this post are the bittorrent files for the 3.1.4 capable version of PwnageTool.
5. PwnageTool will work for the iPhone 3GS
6. PwnageTool will work for the iPod touch 2G
7. PwnageTool WILL work for Original iPhone (1st Generation), the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G(S) and the iPod touch (1st Generation and 2nd Generation) but NOT the iPod touch 3rd generation.
8. For 3G and 3G(S) users who are Pwned, PwnageTool is your key to updating in the future, just remember to never install an update directly from Apple, always use an .ipsw that has been created with PwnageTool.
9. There is no Windows version of PwnageTool it is a Mac OS X tool only, we are not developing a Windows version of PwnageTool.

What’s a Baseband?

The ‘baseband’ is the generic nickname given to the internal components of the iPhone that handle the phone calls and Internet access. This ‘baseband’ is a tiny and unique independent computer system that runs inside your iPhone, it is separate to the main system that handles the applications (such as email and google maps) and it talks to the main part of the phone over an internal communications network.

Think of it like a cable modem or other peripheral that is attached to your home PC that needs occasional updates. When a software update is released and presented to you within iTunes the baseband is sometimes updated (to fix bugs or add new features).

The 3.1.2 update for the iPhone 3G and 3GS contains such an update, so running the vanilla updater straight away with iTunes will reprogram and update the baseband.

WHICH DEVICE DO I HAVE?

Read the description to identify your device, once you have correctly identified your device follow the specific instructions for that device as listed below.

SIM Free/SP Unlocked/Factory Unlocked iPhone 3G(S)

This applies if you bought your iPhone 3G(S) for $$$$$$$. This model of iPhone 3G(S) doesn’t have an Service Provider lock (aka factory unlocked) and you are able to put any SIM card into the phone and get service. Your phone is already unlocked so you do not need to worry about baseband updates, you can use PwnageTool to create an ipsw and then use this to update and jailbreak your phone.

SIM Free/SP Unlocked/Factory Unlocked iPhone 3G

This applies if you bought your iPhone 3G for $$$$$$$. This model of iPhone 3G doesn’t have an Service Provider lock (aka factory unlocked) and you are able to put any SIM card into the phone and get service. Your phone is already unlocked so you do not need to worry about baseband updates, you can use PwnageTool to create a 3.1.ipsw and then use this to with iTunes to upgrade and jailbreak your phone.

iPhone 3G

Use PwnageTool to do the magic and then restore with iTunes using your newly created .ipsw

iPhone 3G(S)

Use PwnageTool to do the magic and then restore with iTunes using your newly created .ipsw

iPhone 2G (1st Generation)

Use PwnageTool to do the magic and then restore with iTunes using your newly created .ipsw ‘nuff said, you don’t need to worry about anything, the baseband will be unlocked, the phone jailbroken.

iPod Touch 1G (Original iPod Touch)

Use PwnageTool to create a firmware image and restore with that .ipsw using iTunes.

iPod Touch 2G

Use PwnageTool to create a firmware image and restore with that .ipsw to your already jailbroken device using iTunes.

iPod Touch 3G

At this time PwnageTool does not support this device.

Official Bittorrent Releases -

• PwnageTool 3.14 Torrent
• PwnageTool_3.1.4.dmg.5122330.TPB.torrent
• SHA1(PwnageTool_3.1.4.dmg.5122330.TPB.torrent)= d9d44258ade35623ec71e83520943b6f4baa568a

Unofficial Mirrors

The following links are unofficial download mirrors, you download these at your own risk, we accept no responsibility if your computer explodes or if it becomes part of a NASA attacking botnet or even worse if your hands fall off mid-way during the use of these files. We do not check these links or archives and we accept no responsibility with regard to the validity of the files, or with other content these links provide or with the content that is on the linked site.

• http://downloads2.touch-mania.com/PwnageTool_3.1.4.dmg
• http://download.sourcekills.com/PwnageTool_3.1.4.dmg
• http://old.bielsipod.de/Daten/PwnageTool_3.1.4.dmg
• http://www.hackthatphone.net/PwnageTool_3.1.4.dmg
• http://miphone.ca/iphone-dev/PwnageTool_3.1.4.dmg
• http://www.appleturk.net/ATWT/PwnageTool_3.1.4.dmg
• http://www.apfelphone.net/dl/PwnageTool_3.1.4.dmg
• http://apfelportal.de/host/images/dev-team/PwnageTool_3.1.4.dmg

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Blackra1n released!

blackra1n is a 30 second ALL device 3.1.2 jailbreak. Even the ipt3, but the ipt3 is tethered. In order to boot it, just rerun blackra1n.

There are a few important things to note about BlackRa1n:

• BlackRa1n can jailbreak OS 3.1 and 3.1.2
• BlackRa1n is for Windows only so far. If you’re using Windows 7 , run BlackRa1n as an admin with “Windows XP Compatibility” mode by enabling it from the “Properties” tab
• BlackRa1n does not hacktivate your iPhone, which means you must be using an official carrier
• BlackRa1n does not unlock the iPhone
• iPhone 3G and 3GS users should not upgrade to 3.1.2 if they want to keep their unlock. You will have to wait for an updated version of PwnageTool if you want to unlock the latest OS.
• the iPod Touch 3G is supported but it is a tethered jailbreak which means you’ll have to use BlackRa1n everytime you want to boot your iTouch

This is the RC1 of BlackRa1n and it is still a little buggy so be careful.

I think it’s worth highlighting again that if you want to keep your unlock, you should NOT update to 3.1.2. Simply wait for the Dev Team to update PwnageTool.

It's available here
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iPhone phone home.

An Apple patent application published this week details a security system that would cause an iPhone or iPod to enter “security mode” and send a signal or e-mail to an external party when certain vibration or acceleration levels are detected. The technology could come in handy as an additional anti-theft measure.

As you may know, Thursday is patent application publication day (try saying that 10 times fast), and yesterday’s crop of documents included several Apple patent filings. AppleInsider took a gander and has details on one of the applications. This particular one discusses an electronic device that could enter “security mode” or transmit a security signal based on vibration or acceleration readings, among other things.

We’ve seen a number of mentions of mobile device security and safety from Apple lately, including device locators and biometric sensors, so the company seems to be on a bit of a kick. The most recent patent filing discusses a system that would put an iPod or iPhone into “lock-down mode” if certain vibration or acceleration levels were detected, and might also call or e-mail an external security service (or perhaps any external source) depending on the level of vibration or acceleration involved. Owners of the device would also be able to enter a code to bring the device out of the security mode.

At first, the system sounds a little silly—it’s unlikely that an iPhone thief would vigorously shake the device just for fun—but there are some situations in which it might make sense. For one thing, having your iPhone call the police if huge acceleration levels are detected might help if you’re in a car accident. You could also set your iPhone to lock whenever someone picks it up, in case you need to leave it in a gym locker or something. Still, the number of uses for something like this seem a bit limited, so it’s unlikely that this will appear as part of the next iPhone revision.

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Ih8sn0w exposes appul0ha1?

I'll let the vid do the talking!


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Blackra1n here. Well, nearly!

Geohot posted this picture last night. It's an iPod, yes, but this is evidence there is a downgrader for iPhone coming very very soon. Stay tuned..

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Appulo in competition with dev team

This website was brought to my attention this morning: http://appulo.tumblr.com/

The claims are dubious at best, and there is much speculation the entire operation is a fake and in fake appulo is simply going to steal the (official) dev team release or blackra1ns system. Putting this to one side, and if it is 100% genuine, it represents a positive shift forward for the jailbreak community. At present we are relying on the voluntary work of just one group of people. If they decide enough is enough it could spell the end for jailbreaking as we know it. More developers on board is always a good thing.

In other news, official 3.1.2 jailbreaks and a working 3GS downgrader is imminent.


-- Posted from iPhone

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iPhone OS 3.1.2 Released

Apple today released iPhone OS 3.1.2, addressing several issues regarding waking from sleep, network service disruption, and crashing during video streaming. According to Geohot and Dev Team, this update has the same exploit open so shouldn't pose a problem for jailbreak tools. As yet, no update to any of the snows or rains to jailbreak it, but I don't imagine it will be long until there is.

This update contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:

- Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPhone to not wake from sleep
- Resolves intermittent issue that may interrupt cellular network services until restart
- Fixes bug that could cause occasional crash during video streaming

The update is compatible with all iPhone models and weighs in at approximately 240 MB. Apple introduced iPhone OS 3.1 almost exactly one month ago, bringing a number of new features including Genius recommendation for applications, Genius Mixes for music and purchasing of pre-cut ringtones.
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Chronic Dev Team Reply..

Chronic Dev Team has just posted the following:

The Full Story

In mid July, pod2g and westbaer came across an exploit that allowed us to write to 0×0 while iBoot was running. We develop upon it for awhile and finally get it working and able to execute code. We toss it in the backburner and start looking for more, occasionally working on the greenois0n payload.

This month comes around with release of ipt3 and we go into overdrive. We wanted to make greenpois0n perfect and easy to use, not to mention fast like purplera1n. I didn’t have the money for an ipt3 at the time so I had a chipin to raise funds. I got about $200, and had enough in my bank account to cover the remaining $100. Headed down to Best Buy on Saturday of release week and picked one up, then the testing started. As I have said before, we wanted to make this perfect and bug-free, so it was taking awhile. Soon, people started commenting and emailing me complaints about it taking so long. I can handle this.

Then, I start getting ppl threatening to file a dispute with PayPal to get a refund. This is an issue, not because they don’t realize that these were donations, but because PayPal usually sides with the “buyer”, as I have heard in many PayPal horror stories. I have heard of them freezing peoples accounts and even dipping into the person’s bank account to refund people. Naturally I start to worry, and I can’t exactly do much more than devote more time to GP. So I start spending more time on the payload, no problem. We have decryption keys @ this point, other’s are close to getting bootrom, all is well. Then geohot came in the private IRC room, I believe last night, and suggested something that I won’t name now since it’s still his workaound that he might have wanted to keep under wraps, but it was a sly solution to a certain roadblock that may have made things more annoying for the user on release. We put it on the to-do list. All is well. Hours later, he posts the “Meet The Family” blog post, and joins our room saying that he just picked up and ipt3 and he was going for the jb.

At this point I should probably mention that we have given him the password to our private development room and welcome him there. We had told him sometime in August about this, and he said “yeah, I saw that when researching usb put stuff”. That is what the truth is to this tweet. Although there is no hash, due to his prior trustworthyness, we all believed him. Again, we had found and implemented this all on our own, the only thing that geohot did, which we are trusting that he is telling the truth about, was find the vulnerability on his own, totally seperate from us. I would like to believe that the tweet was misworded, but the way he said it make it sound extremely like he was saying we stole it form him and were taking credit.

Anyway, back to the “story”. Some people started saying that I was an all out scammer and when geohot released first they would dispute their donation because it “seemed like it was all an elaborate hoax to get a free iPod touch”. This concerned me more. We weighed our options, talked to some people, and many agreed that it might be a good idea to wiki the exploit. This was for a few reasons:
- We knew that we could not get greenpois0n completely finished in time. We needed a perfectly safe NAND write, a ported over 24kPwn, and more to make it totally stable.
- Geohot would release in a few days anyway, so “hiding the exploit from Apple” was not a concern at all.
- We had done a lot of research on the exploit, how it worked, and why it worked, and had everything written up. If Geohot would release in a few days, and we knew we couldn’t do anything, why not share what we already knew with the community? Geohot usually writes up short descriptions and gradually adds on when it comes to exploits, while we already had a nice write-up already made.
- Again, Geohot said a few days, so the idea that we were giving anything to Apple is false, since they would have had it in “a few days” anyway.
- This would cause people to stop hounding about progress + threats to dispute their donation, because it would show that their money went to good use.

Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out too great. Geohot claimed credit for some reason, and now we are a lot of flak for this gross misconception. And here we are, now trying to get across the situation to the angry mob that has seemed to form.

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iMotion - simply awesome!

It's not really my preference to post reviews of mainstream app store apps but this one has really stood out from the crowd, and at present, is free, so in keeping with the jailbreak ethos (with the exception of cyntact, but we shall put a veil over that one!)

iMotion is an iPhone app the uses the iPhone camera to capture up to 500 pictures and turn those into stopmotion. The app requires you to have the latest 3.1 software and preferably the iPhone 3GS for optimal performance. You can use it to either capture photos manually, or automatically using time-lapse to create your very own animations.

Tap new to get started, and choose manual or time-lapse. Also you can edit the number of seconds between each photo is taken. The app takes a photo every 3 seconds until you press the stop button. After you are done, you will see your animation and you can adjust the speed using a simple slider. From there you can save the animation to your iPhone, email it (sent as an animated gif file), or export it to your photo library. If you don’t like the automatic format, you can choose manual and tap to take a picture each time. The iMotion app also has a helpful feature called “Onion Skin” where you can see a transparent view of the previous photos to help you when positioning the subject in the next frame.

This is a terrific app for anyone wanting to create something cool on their iPhone. It can be used to make any type of animation, such as a sunset, sunrise, waves at the beach, driving down the street or just used a fun photography app. If you are feeling super creative, you can even make your very own movies with inanimate objects, as done in famous movies such as the Nightmare Before Christmas and Chicken Run.

Note: This app is free until October 10th, so grab your copy now.

View the developer website here

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Next iPhone to include 4G, video calling and HDTV.. and here's why

Apple have historically named devices by generation with the exception of one thing; the iPhone. This even confused the press when BBC Newsbeat reported that a 4g iPhone was on the way (when they were actually referring to the 3GS, which is actually the iPhone 3G. Confusing, I know!) However, the next iPhone release is expected in July 2010, by which time the amount of iPhones models released (remember, 3 so far) will match the new network standard, 4g.

Keeping this in mind unfolds the reason behind Apple's decision to have a different naming convention for the iPhone to every other iPod based device it makes. They wanted it to keep up with the network standard. Clever, huh.

4G opens the floodgates where mobile communication is concerned, and with Android, Palm and even Winmo hot on the heels of iPhone's previously unique touchscreen experience, Apple really need to pull out all the stops in 2010. This will be entirely possible with 4g network capability. Apple have a habit of releasing desktop items and closely following with iPhone versions. I personally consider every innovative desktop application released by Apple to be a sneak preview of what's to come on the iPhone. The latest and greatest of this is the new iChat. Small window in a big window? Sound familiar? Indeed, this PiP technology has been present in Symbian, Sony SE, and Winmo phones for quite some time, but Apple have intentionally held it back. They simple cannot afford to do this anymore because the competition is just too strong.

Taking into account all this information, it is very very likely the iPhone 4g will have at least:

• A front facing camera for iChat video conferencing (this could also be the reason Apple never included a hard button for taking pictures, despite it being ridiculously difficult to take self portraits. They knew they were going to put a front facing camera on the iPhone.)
  
• 4G network capability to facilitate iChat conferencing.
• High quality streaming, such as iPlayer HD, HD downloads from iTunes etc.
  
  

If Apple don't do the above in 2010, there is a real chance they will start to lose out on what is already a minority share.
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Black is the new purple

Black is the new purple folks. And it's going to be raining. SOON!

Stay tuned for news as it happens...


-- Posted from iPhone

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Jb 3.1 for windows coming soon.

There was a lot of fuss when the Dev Team released the latest version of the Pwnage Tool only for Mac, but a Windows jailbreak solution for iPhones running OS 3.1 is on the way from another source. Project sn0wbreeze is a new jailbreaking tool for Windows users currently in the works from ih8sn0w and DarkMalloc that will serve as a Pwnage Tool substatute on Windows.
The project was first announced by ihasn0w on Twitter:
The new project that we are working on is sn0wbreeze. It is basically PwnageTool for Windows. Our ETA is October 12.
As of more recently, DarkMalloc announced he'll be posting a demo video some time on Friday

-- Posted from iPhone

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Native iPhone apps now possible using flash

Today at Adobe MAX, the company announced that Flash tools will be able to build applications for iPhone that can be distributed through Apple's App Store. A beta version of Flash Professional CS5 with this new capability is planned for release later this year. These aren't Flash SWF files, they're native iPhone apps.

My first question was, "Wait--so how native are these apps? Do they feel right, or do they seem like crappy ports?" The good news is that you can judge for yourself:

As of today, participants in the Adobe pre-release program have submitted 8 applications and all of them have been accepted into the App Store. The applications are: Digg Pics, South Park Avatar Creator, Chroma Circuit, Just Letters, Trading Stuff, Red Hood, Fickleblox, and That Roach Game.

Following the announcment at MAX, additional applications have been submitted including the Acrobat Connect application.

So, what about running Flash SWF files directly on the iPhone? The iPhone SDK License does not currently allow runtimes such as Flash Player or Adobe AIR. Hopefully Apple & Adobe will be able to work together on a solution in the future.

Note that on mobile devices, "engineers have increased Flash's operating performance by 87 percent and reduced memory consumption by 55 percent" (more info). Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch said that Flash performance on mobile was "not very good," and that video was "more like a slideshow than a video." He then demonstrated excellent new hardware acceleration for Flash Player 10.1 on mobile, as well as solid multitouch support.

This decision is going to take the iPhone forward or sadly, an I fear more likely, is going to make a total mockery of the entire app market. Competition for old school app developers is likely to increase 100 fold but sadly this is unlikely to be in the form of high quality apps.

Aditya Bansod your best source for info at present.

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Apple Tablet a reality?

Mac 9-5 has reported information that suggests manufacturing deals have already been done, and the product will be focused as an eBook reader.

Digitimes this morning is reporting that Foxconn (aka, Hon Hai Precision) has won the manufacturing contract, rather than Apple’s long-term Mac maker, Quanta.

This figures as Foxconn is also Apple’s iPod/iPhone product manufacturer, and suggests at least that this tablet will be a larger sibling in that side of the Apple family.

(Recall, there have been some claims of two tablets on Apple’s road map, one running OS X, the other running a variant of the OS X Mobile found on iPhones and the iPhone touch).

More info: The Foxconn-fabricated tablet will reach market in the first quarter next year, with initial shipments pegged at 300,000-400,000 per month.

The device will be equipped with a 10.6-inch panel which may come from Innolux Display, not WinTek as has been previously claimed.

Digitimes sources believe marketing of the product will focus on e-book functionality rather than music. The device will offer, “long battery life, quick Internet connectivity and an easy-to-use user interface”, according to the report.

It's believed the tablet is likely to be powered by a PA Semi-tweaked ARM processor. As part of Apple's planning for the product, and Apple has been in talks with newspapers, magazines and book publishers, including the New York Times, McGraw Hill and Oberlin Press.
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Chronic Dev Team fight back

The chronic dev team has just released this post stating they did not steal geohot's exploit and in fact discovered it at the same time (or thereabouts) completely independently of George. This post has unfolded somewhat of a war between geohot and the chronic team and as such quite possibly put the entire project in jeopardy. We hope not, and certainly would like to think the guys can look over their differences and concentrate on what they are good at.
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3.1 exploit leaked. Geohot abandoning jailbreak efforts?

Early yesterday evening the chronic dev team leaked a recently discovered exploit much to the frustration of geohotz. He stated yesterday evening:

Minor setback today, when Chronic revealed the exploit that this will use. For apparently no purpose except to save face in front of their donators. Future reference, never donate until you have a product in hand and working. Look, as much as I fight with the dev team, they always have the community's interests at heart, maybe even more so than me. But chronic just stomped all over what the community wants. Who can actually do something with the info they released? Well, you know, Apple.

This could potentially be a huge set back for the jailbreak community as it's a well established fact that Apple are keeping a close eye on jailbreak websites and communities. In addition, although it seems to have been cleared up with a credit, geohot took issue with the fact he was first to discover the exploit and wasn't in a position to release it and the release led to a tweet stating he was done with his jailbreak efforts and would not be releasing.

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iPhone | How to Upgrade Your Jailbroken iPhone 3GS to OS 3.1

I was going to post a tutorial for you guys on how to JB iPhone 3GS with the new 3.1 software, but iClarified did such a good job of theirs, I'm just going to link you there.

Here's the link

N.B REALLY important step in that guide. Make sure you DO NOT tick the Activate the iPhone if you have a legit phone that was activated at purchase. Failure to follow this instruction will render your phone useless (as a phone) as it will no longer talk to the network and you will have to start all over again.
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AVRCP Still not active despite bluetooth upgrade

I've been using the hard disk option on my JVC AVX since I bought it earlier in the year because the iPhone BT connection didn't work. However, this changed when 3.0 was released. Huraah! I can now play music over BT through my car speakers, and more importantly, have Navigon/TomTom blurt it's instructions out the same way. However, despite my wife's aged Nokia being able to have it's music controlled from within the unit, Apple have, for some unknown reason, yet to implement AVRCP on the iPhone meaning only play and pause controls are available from the head unit. Apple have released very little information but one would suspect this has something to do with Apple's paranoia over 'the user experience of the iPhone being altered.' It's a real pain though and yet another example of Apple holding back basic technology from their mobile devices.
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Who would win a fight between Apple and Google?

Apple's chief complaint against the Google Voice application was "The application has not been approved because, as submitted for review, it appears to alter the iPhone?s distinctive user experience by replacing the iPhone?s core mobile telephone functionality and Apple user interface with its own user interface for telephone calls¿"

And that's ok, because we all know that the real reason Apple won't let Google Voice through is that they are scared out of their mind that Android and Google Voice will eat their iPhone lunch over the long term. Apple can't win the fight over the long term, but they sure are willing to say and do anything in the short term to stop the advance of Google.

But you'd think they'd at least be consistent and apply the same arguments to other third party apps. At least until this whole FCC thing blows over.

But Skype's calling app, which uses Wifi, is totally fine. And yesterday, the Vonage iPhone app, which seems to be just as much of an issue as Google Voice based on that quote at the top, got the green light, too.Skype and Vonage aren't the big bad wolves Google are though, so you can begin to understand why Apple feels the way they do.

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Get your carrier logo back on 3.1 JB

For anyone sick of having their AT&T carrier logo missing, it's pretty easy to make it show up again. I don't know what would happen if you roam on another network using this method. This method was adapted from a method discovered by PurpleMan and blogged by Hara Taiki

This method uses iFile, a shareware application in Cydia. If you use it and enjoy it, please register it. It's really cool.

1) Open iFile.
2) Browse to /private/var/mobile/Library/Carrier Bundles/ATT_US.bundle
3) Open the file carrier.plst.
4) Click the Edit button.
5) Find the portion of the file that reads:

Code:

AllowPrefixMatching

CarrierName
at&t
DefaultImage
Default_CARRIER_ATT.png
FullScreenOpaqueImage
FSO_CARRIER_ATT.png

6) Immediately below this text, paste the following:

Code:

AllowPrefixMatching

CarrierName

DefaultImage
Default_CARRIER_ATT.png
FullScreenOpaqueImage
FSO_CARRIER_ATT.png

7) Save file, close iFile, and reboot.

You should now have your carrier back!

Notes:
1) The text you pasted in step 6 is the same you located in step 5, but with an empty string for CarrierName. I simply copy-pasted the text and deleted "at&t")
2) This should works fine with AT&T Carrier Logo from Cydia.
3) This method should work fine for other carriers. Just modify to reflect your carrier's bundle and logo files.
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Is greenpois0n the way forward?

The considerably less hyped greenpois0n solution is progressing at a rapid pace (as rapid as these things can be, anyway.)

The Dev team has provided the following information:

Plans for the end product
- No DFU required
- No libUSB required
- No extra time to send over a ramdisk and boot that, everything is planned to be done over iBoot
- No IPSW required, firmware files are read directly from flash, then decrypted and patched on the fly, then reflashed and / or put aside to be booted from later
- Mac, WIndows, and Linux support
- The first revision will support OTB iPhone 3G[s] devices, or ones that have been upgraded without an ECID backup. on firmware 3.1 (build 7C144)
- The first revision will support the iPod touch 3G, on firmware 3.1.1 (both 7C145 and 7C146 will be supported)
- If the device is connected in Normal Mode, automatically reboot into Recovery Mode
- Jailbreak takes less than 1 minute from the time it boots to recovery
- Verbose reporting of progress, like “patching iBoot” or “reflashing DeviceTree” on the screen of the device, if you don’t understand what this means, it is similar to what the screen looks like if you were verbose booting your Mac / iPhone
- Extra patches such as access to the UID and GID keys from userland automatically applied, no need to dig up kernel decryption keys and use the patcher provided in xpwn and such
- Totally untethered jailbreak. This may or may not require an extra exploit.
- In case our exploit is in any other firmware revision, it can be ported in just a few line changes.

If you did not understand what some of that meant, this is the most important fact: on release, you will be able to go up to some random laptop at Best Buy, download the very small program plug in your device no matter what state it is in (normal or recovery), run it, and 1 minute later your device will be jailbroken. I am obviously not suggesting you randomly go in and do that, but the point I am trying to get across is that you will not need to prerequisites like libUSB, just plug it in, push a button, and the jailbreak is done in 1 minute. This is the way jailbreaking should always be.

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The BEST iPhone theme out there?

I recently discovered a variation of the superb Whitoken theme created by Darren Coates DeviantART and spent about 8 hours making it my own.

The finished article:

The theme takes advantage of liveclock from cydia and LCD2 Liveclock theme. This is not a simple theme to implement, and is not simply a case of ticking it in winterboard. In total, it took me 8 hours to get it exactly the way I wanted it. Having tried maybe 150 themes on both generations of iPhone, this is far and away the best in my eyes. Let me know what you think.
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3.1 OTB JB available soon?

Due to spammers going completely crazy on me, I have re-started a totally fresh blog and deleted the previous iPhone blog with this shiny new green one!

On to the news..

George Hotz has recently posted that a jailbreak that will be a single solution for ALL devices is on the cards and in testing.

George stated: (this jailbreak has) no affiliation to greenpois0n. and it's in some ways the complete opposite of purplera1n. but still 10 seconds. and may work for every version of software *ever*, based on the prettiness of the exploit.

This is excellent news for those who have, up to now, been unable to get a jailbreak on their already 3.1'd iPhones.

Stay tuned for the latest news...
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