Apple iPhone 3GS

Apple iPhone 3GS hard reset

If iPhone 3GS won’t turn on, or if the display freezes or doesn’t respond

    * Press and hold the Home button below the screen for at least six seconds, until the application you were using quits.

    * If that doesn’t work, turn iPhone 3GS off and turn it on again. Press and hold the Sleep/ Wake button on top of iPhone for a few seconds until a red slider appears, and then drag the slider. Then press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.

    * If that doesn’t work, reset iPhone 3G. Press and hold both the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.


Apple iPhone 3GS hard reset Apple iPhone 3GS soft reset

Updating and Restoring iPhone Software





You can use iTunes to update or restore iPhone 3GS software. You should always update iPhone to use the latest software. You can also restore the software, which returns iPhone to its original state.

If you restore, all data is erased from iPhone 3G, including songs, videos, contacts, photos, calendar information, and any other data. All iPhone settings are restored to their original state.

   1. Make sure you have an Internet connection and have installed the latest version of iTunes from www.apple.com/itunes.
   2. Connect iPhone 3GS to your computer.
   3. In iTunes, select iPhone in the Source pane and click the Summary tab.
   4. Click “Check for Update.” iTunes tells you if there’s a newer version of the iPhone software available.
   5. Click Update to install the latest version of the software. Or click Restore to restore iPhone 3GS to its original settings and erase all data on iPhone. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the restore process.


Resetting iPhone Settings



Reset all settings

Choose General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.

    * All your preferences and settings are reset. Information, such as your contacts and calendars, and media, such as your songs and videos, are not deleted.

Erase all content and settings

Choose General > Reset and tap “Erase All Content and Settings.”

    * All your information and media are deleted. You must sync iPhone with your computer to restore contacts, songs, videos, and other information and media.

Reset the keyboard dictionary

Choose General > Reset and tap Reset Keyboard Dictionary.

    * You add words to the keyboard dictionary by rejecting words iPhone suggests as you type. Tap a word to reject the correction and add the word to the keyboard dictionary. Resetting the keyboard dictionary erases all words you’ve added.

Reset Network Settings

Choose General > Reset and tap Reset Network Settings.

Apple iPhone DFU mode ( Deep Firmware Upgrade)
1. Turn off iPhone.
2. Connect to mac/pc with sync cable / iTunes.
3. Press and hold HOME and POWER buttons for 10sec.
4. Release only POWER button, but continue pressing HOME button for 10 sec.
Now iTunes should detect iPhone in recovery mode.






 

Apple iPhone hard reset

Apple iPhone hard reset
If iPhone won’t turn on, or if the display freezes or doesn’t respond

• Press and hold the Home button below the screen for at least six seconds, until the application you were using quits.

• If that doesn’t work, turn iPhone off and turn it on again. Press and hold the Sleep/ Wake button on top of iPhone for a few seconds until a red slider appears, and then drag the slider. Then press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.

• If that doesn’t work, reset iPhone. Press and hold both the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

Updating and Restoring iPhone Software

You can use iTunes to update or restore iPhone software. You should always update iPhone to use the latest software. You can also restore the software, which returns iPhone to its original state.

If you restore, all data is erased from iPhone, including songs, videos, contacts, photos, calendar information, and any other data. All iPhone settings are restored to their original state.

1. Make sure you have an Internet connection and have installed the latest version of iTunes from www.apple.com/itunes.
2. Connect iPhone to your computer.
3. In iTunes, select iPhone in the Source pane and click the Summary tab.
4. Click “Check for Update.” iTunes tells you if there’s a newer version of the iPhone software available.
5. Click Update to install the latest version of the software. Or click Restore to restore iPhone to its original settings and erase all data on iPhone. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the restore process.

Resetting iPhone Settings

Reset all settings

Choose General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.

• All your preferences and settings are reset. Information, such as your contacts and calendars, and media, such as your songs and videos, are not deleted.

Erase all content and settings

Choose General > Reset and tap “Erase All Content and Settings.”

• All your information and media are deleted. You must sync iPhone with your computer to restore contacts, songs, videos, and other information and media.

Reset the keyboard dictionary

Choose General > Reset and tap Reset Keyboard Dictionary.

• You add words to the keyboard dictionary by rejecting words iPhone suggests as you type. Tap a word to reject the correction and add the word to the keyboard dictionary. Resetting the keyboard dictionary erases all words you’ve added.

Reset Network Settings

Choose General > Reset and tap Reset Network Settings.

Apple iPhone DFU mode     

( Deep Firmware Upgrade)

1. Turn off iPhone.
2. Connect to mac/pc with sync cable / iTunes.
3. Press and hold HOME and POWER buttons for 10sec.
4. Release only POWER button, but continue pressing HOME button for 10 sec.

Now iTunes should detect iPhone in recovery mode.

Phone Disk [iPhone Disk Mounter]

iPad, iTouch or iPhone Disk Mode is made easy with Phone Disk. Using your standard USB cable, this tiny program runs in the menu bar or system tray of your Mac or PC. When it finds an iPod Touch or iPhone it seamlessly mounts it to your file system so you can directly access its files using Windows Explorer, Finder and every other program. For a limited time Phone Disk is 100% Free!!

Until September December 1st 2010, we're giving away Phone Disk to everyone for free! If you unlock the software before that date, you get free upgrades and can enjoy the full version of the software on that computer with no expiration (just make sure you enter the code before December 1st)! Use the following registration code to unlock the full version Phone Disk:

2H96A-QK7MX-8GEYK1V-ZR6S8

Download for Windows
Download for Mac

Enable HD video recording on iPhone 3GS

Summary:

• I added ‘Super’ high quality mode in rev4, which uses the image sensor in still image mode  to capture video, so it will only record at 15fps, but the quality is amazing.  Thanks to a tip from Fyta.
• The photo camera is fixed.  It will no longer go crazy in lowlight.
• The video is not stretched, you are recording at 1080×800, which is 4:3, just like the original video.
• The video is a lot higher in resolution and bitrate than the original, but the files are bigger, and it will take more power to encode.  Keep an eye on the disk space and battery life!
• if you email the video or send it to youtube using iOS, it will reencode it to a lower quality.  Use Pixelpipe from the appstore to upload in original quality, or download it to your computer and go from there.
• I am assuming your iOS device is running firmware 4.1, I have not tested this with older versions of iOS
• There is a cydia app coming for all you non-tinkerers.

One quick look at the ARM Cortex processor that the 3GS uses [PDF Spec], it’s apparent that the chip is capable of handling 720p video encoding.  So all we need to do is by-pass the artificial limitation Apple has imposed on the hardware.  Here is a way to get the phone to record video (and playback on the iPhone) at 1080×800 @ 30fps at up to 15Mbps.  (up from the original 640×480 @ 3Mbps)  (I am using the non-standard 1080×800 in order to keep the video at the right aspect ratio)

For the truly impatient:
Download the pre-edited file HDVideo3GS.zip.
Jailbreak your device and install SSH
Decide if you want HD or SuperHD, see comparison of different video mode.
Copy the 3 .plist files to /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Celestial.framework/N88/ (Backup your original!)
Reboot your iPhone 3GS and enjoy HD video

Details, for the tinkerers:

• Open /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Celestial.framework/N88/AVCapture.plist with a Plist editor
• Under the AVCaptureMode_AudioVideoRecording key, set the width and height for the capture key to 1080×800, respectively.  This value controls the dimension of the video it is encoded at.
• Set the width and height for the preview key to 440×320.  This value controls the size of the on-screen preview.  It does not have any effect on the final video.
• Set the width and height for the sensor key to 1920×1080.  This value controls the active region of the sensor, so basically, we want to use the entire sensor.  This source will be automatically downscaled to the proper resolution at encoding time.  Setting it to the full size (2048×1536 seems to turn on a special ‘photo mode’, which is slower than video mode, but the quality is much better)
• Increase the encoding average bitrate to 20Mbps (20000000bps), this records a much larger video file (~ 2MB for every second of video)
• Increase the encoding bitrate cap to 40Mbps.  Also, lower the minimum quantizer from 19 to 15 or something, just for the heck of it.
• Set the H264 profile from 3_0 to 3_1  (because wikipedia says so)
• Save and close this file.
• To make the phone playback the recorded HD video. Simply edit CameraRollValidator.plist and MediaValidator.plist, they can be found in the same place as AVCapture.plist. (If you don’t do this, the file can only be played back on your computer)
• Replace 768 with 1280
• And replace  MaxLevel30 with  MaxLevel31
• Save these two files and reboot your iDevice

How to Update iPhone 3GS / 3G Baseband to 06.15.00 with Redsn0w 0.9.6b5 for iOS 4.2.1 Unlock

Redsn0w 0.9.6b5 has just been released which can jailbreak and update iPhone 3GS & 3G baseband to 06.15.00 so that it can be unlocked using the newly released Ultrasn0w 1.2.

The new redsn0w 0.9.6beta5 is out.  It gives both Windows and OSX users the ability to flash the iPad 06.15 baseband on iPhone3G or iPhone3GS.  It fetches the baseband files directly from Apple for now (the only IPSW you ever point it at is the stock IPSW for the FW on your iPhone right now).  There may be a long delay while it’s doing this (their servers are getting pounded right now)

If you do flash your baseband via redsn0w, please keep it plugged into USB the whole time.  You don’t want your battery to die during the flash process!

WARNING:

YOU DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!  PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF UPDATING TO 06.15.

1. There is no way to come back down from 06.15, and there’s no hiding the baseband version from Apple.  You’ll be voiding your warranty in a very obvious way.
2. If some future baseband comes out with a critical fix, you won’t be able to update to it if it remains down in the 05.xx sequence (then again, you wouldn’t update to it if you wanted to keep your unlock anyway).
3. Starting with FW 4.2.1 if you have 06.15 on your iPhone you won’t ever be able to restore to stock firmware (it will fail).  You’ll need to only restore to custom IPSWs (then again, if you’re unlocker you should already be doing that).

Also, like the previous version of Redsn0w:

This version of Redsn0w is based on Geohot’s Limera1n bootrom exploit which has already pwned all current iOS devices for life. The only problem is that it is a tethered jailbreak, which means you will have to boot it into a “jailbroken state” on every reboot. This so called tethered or semi-tethered jailbreak condition in Redsn0w 0.9.6b4 & b5 however only applies to the new devices like: iPhone 3GS (new bootrom), iPhone 4, iPad, iPod touch 2G (MC Model), iPod touch 3G and the iPod touch 4G. Old devices like iPhone 3GS (old bootrom), iPhone 3G and iPod touch 2G (Non-MC Model) can be jailbroken-untethered right now using this latest version of Redsn0w. So until and unless Comex of Spirit and JailbreakMe fame comes up with another untethered hack for iOS 4.2.1, the jailbreak we get for the newer devices will be tethered (or semi-tethered).

Note: This release of Redsn0w is mainly targeted for iPhone 3GS & 3G users on iOS 4.1 / 4.2.1 who rely on a carrier unlock. All iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad and iPod touch users who don’t rely on a carrier unlock should follow the instructions posted here to jailbreak their iOS device on iOS 4.2.1 using Redsn0w 0.9.6b4.
Follow the instructions posted below to update your iPhone 3GS or 3G to 06.15.00 baseband and jailbreak it on iOS 4.1 /4.2.1.


Step 1: Download iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone 3GS or 3G.


Step 2: Update/Restore to iOS 4.2.1 firmware using the IPSW file you just downloaded via iTunes 10.1.


Step 3: Start Redsn0w 0.9.6b5 and point it to iOS 4.2.1 firmware to proceed with the jailbreak.

Step 4: Now select “Install Cydia” & “Install iPad baseband” options and then click “Next” to continue. Redsn0w will now fetch the exploitable 06.15.00 baseband from 3.2.2 firmware and will replace it the baseband in iOS 4.2.1 / 4.1.

Note: Install iPad baseband option is applicable to iPhone 3GS & 3G users only who rely on a carrier unlock.
Step 5: Now make sure your device is both OFF and PLUGGED IN to the computer before you click “Next”.

At this stage you will be presented with a screen where you will have to quickly hold “Power” button and then while holding the “Power” button, you will now have to hold “Home” button too. Now after few seconds release “Power” button but keep holding “Home” button until installation begins.

Step 6: Sit back and enjoy while Redsn0w will do all the rest for you. Once done, your iPhone or iPod touch will restart automatically and you will find it jailbroken on the latest iOS 4.2.1 firmware, with the unlockable 06.15.00 baseband.


For iPhone 4, 3GS (New Bootrom), iPod touch 4G / 3G / 2G, iPad ONLY:
Step 7: Now from here onwards, whenever you want to do anything related to jailbreak like SSHing into your device, or running Cydia, you must first run your device in the so called “jailbroken state” on every reboot by using “Just boot tethered right now” option in Redsn0w.

How to Unlock iPhone 3GS & 3G on iOS 4.2.1 / 4.1 
Follow the complete step by step guide posted here to unlock your iPhone 3GS and 3G on 06.15.00 baseband, running iOS 4.2.1 or 4.1 with Ultrasn0w 1.2.


UPDATE: Video instructions for the above tutorial is embedded below:

Flash Videos (Vimeo, Megavideo, Dailymotion) on Your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch “Without” Jailbreak

A new bookmarklet by the name of iOSFlashVideo has been released which allows iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users to watch Flash videos from sites such as Megavideo, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Flickr Video etc. right from the Safari browser (via native iOS media player).

Best of all, it doesn’t require you to jailbreak your iOS device! All you ever need to do is to add a bookmark to your browser, and you are done !

Follow the instructions below to set-up iOSFlashVideo on your iOS device.

Step 1: Start Safari and navigate to http://iosflashvideo.fw.hu/

Step 2: Now add this page as a bookmark by first tapping the “+” button, followed by “Add Bookmark” and then hit “Save” to save this page as a bookmark.

Step 3: Now go back to Safari Bookmarks and tap the “Edit” button, select “iOSFlashVideo” to edit it.

Step 4: Remove everything before “JavaScript” and tap “Done”, as shown in the screenshot below.

Step 5: Now navigate to any page which has Flash video content. You will notice that except for YouTube, all other flash videos will have blank white space as shown in the screenshot below.

Step 6: Now hit bookmarks, and select “iOSFlashVideo”. You will now notice that the unsupported Flash video has been loaded successfully as can also be seen in the screenshot below.

That’s it ! Whenever you come across a page with unsupported Flash video content, simply select “iOSFlashVideo” from the bookmarks for it to load properly.

Make sure you check out our iPhone Apps Gallery and iPad Apps Gallery to explore more apps for your iPhone and iPad.

Apple Acknowledged iPhone Alarm Clock Bug With Quick Workaround

If you are experiencing a preset alarm clock that doesn’t wake you up on time since the start of the new year, you are not alone. A recent online discussion in forum revealed that there are many users reporting a bug related to non-recurring alarm that will continue to stay silent, even though it was supposed to alert you on the first few days of 2011.

In order to have such symptom appeared on your iOS devices, the alarm clock must be set in non-recurring mode and the time must actually tick over from 11:59pm on December 31 of 2010 to 12:00am on January 1st of 2011, which may puzzle and trouble those iPhones’ users that rely on iOS device as their alarm clock. While waiting for the permanent fix, there is a quick workaround that users can try by setting the alarm to recurring mode. Meaning instead of putting it as a single alarm alert, just select a repeated mode by going to ‘Edit’ -> tap on the alarm time, and under ‘Edit Alarm’, choose Repeat to be either ‘Every Day’ or any specific day by tapping on them.

Apple Inc confirmed and acknowledged the non-repeating alarm issue and advice customer to follow the steps mentioned above for quick workaround. While no actual root cause been disclosed yet, the Cupertino-based company assures that all the alarms will work as usual starting from January 3rd 2011 onwards.

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iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS Firmwares

Some Firmware on Apple iPhone Products

Iphone 2G

1.0 - 1.0.1 - 1.0.2 - 1.1.1 - 1.1.2 - 1.1.3 - 1.1.4 - 2.0 - 2.0.1 - 2.0.2 - 2.1 - 2.2 - 2.2.1 -

3.0 - 3.1 - 3.0.1 - 3.1.2 - 3.1.3

Iphone 3G

2.0 - 2.0.1 - 2.0.2 - 2.1 - 2.2 - 2.2.1 - 3.0 - 3.1 - 3.0.1 - 3.1.2 - 3.1.3

Iphone 3Gs

3.0 - 3.0.1 - 3.1 - 3.1.2 - 3.1.3



I-Phone Custom Firmwares



IPhone 3G (s)

3G (s) 3.1.2

3.1.2 -1GB Root Partition, UNACTIVATED, Cydia, Stock Boot Logos

3.1.2 -1GB Root Partition, ACTIVATED, Cydia, Stock Boot Logos

IPhone 3G

3G 3.1.2

3.1.2 -1GB Root Partition, UNACTIVATED, Cydia, Stock Boot Logos

3.1.2 -1GB Root Partition, ACTIVATED, Cydia, Stock Boot Logos

3G 3.1 Activated:

• RS part 1
• RS part 2

3G 3.1 Unactivated:

• RS part 1
• RS part 2

3G 3.1 1GB Activated:

• RS part 1
• RS part 2

3G 3.1 1GB Unactivated:

• RS part 1
• RS part 2

IPhone 2G

2G 3.1.2

3.1.2 -1GB Root Partition, UNACTIVATED, Cydia, Stock Boot Logos

3.1.2 -1GB Root Partition, ACTIVATED, Cydia, Stock Boot Logos

2G 3.1 Activated Unlocked:

• RS part 1
• RS part 2
• Mirror Megaupload

2G 3.1 Unactivated Unlocked:

• RS part 1
• RS part 2

IPod Touch (2G)

3.1.2 -1GB Root Partition, Cydia, Stock Boot Logos

IPod Touch (1G)

3.1.2 -1GB Root Partition, Cydia, Stock Boot Logos

ITouch 1G (Default Partition Size)

• 4share part 1
• 4share part 2
• 4share part 3

• iPhone Custom Firmware 3.1.3

iPhone2_1_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_Activated.zip. 001
iPhone2_1_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_Activated.zip. 002
iPhone2_1_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_Activated.zip. 003
iPhone2_1_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_Activated.zip. 004

NOT Activated (for Official Carrier Users)

iPhone2_1_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_NOT_Activated. zip.001
iPhone2_1_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_NOT_Activated. zip.002
iPhone2_1_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_NOT_Activated. zip.003
iPhone2_1_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_NOT_Activated. zip.004

iPhone 3G Custom Firmware 3.1.3 IPSW

Activated (for UnOfficial Carrier Users)

iPhone1_2_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_Activated.zip. 001
iPhone1_2_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_Activated.zip. 002
iPhone1_2_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_Activated.zip. 003

NOT Activated (for Official Carrier Users)

iPhone1_2_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_NOT_Activated. zip.001
iPhone1_2_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_NOT_Activated. zip.002
iPhone1_2_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_NOT_Activated. zip.003

iPhone 2G Custom Firmware 3.1.3 IPSW

Activated (for UnOfficial Carrier Users)
iPhone1_1_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_Activated.zip. 001
iPhone1_1_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_Activated.zip. 002
iPhone1_1_3.1.3_7E18_Custom_Restore_Activated.zip. 003

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iPhone 4 Gyroscope - Teardown to the Silicon

Apple first announced the iPhone 4's gyroscope at WWDC 2010, but it was largely overshadowed by other big players inside the phone -- the A4 processor, Retina display, and external antennas. A lot of technology gets stuffed into vibrational gyroscopes (the type found in the iPhone 4), yet a casual observer may barely notice the chip itself, let alone the phenomenal contents within it. iFixit and Chipworks have partnered to show you exactly what's inside these little gems:

According to Wikipedia's definition, "A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of conservation of angular momentum." The key phrase is measuring or maintaining orientation, which is the exact reason an iPhone 4 contains one of these gizmos.





http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone-4-Gyroscope-Teardown/3156/1

http://www.chipworks.com/iPhone-4-teardown.aspx

Downgrade iOS 4 iPhone 3GS, 3G and iPod touch to 3.1.3 / 3.1.2 - Full Guide

Here's the full guide on how to Downgrade iOS 4 iPhone 3GS, 3G and iPod touch to version 3.1.3 / 3.1.2
Maybe you upgrading to iOS 4 and been slowed down your mobile device and that you want to go back to iPhone 3.1.3 / 3.1.2. Or if you are one of those iPhone 3GS (new bootrom) or iPod touch 3G / 2G (MC model) user who has upgraded to iOS 4 only to find out that you cant jailbreak it can follow the instructions posted below to downgrade iOS 4.0 to iOS (formerly iPhone 3.1.3 or 3.1.2).

Step 1: Download the old iPhone OS 3.1.3, iPhone OS 3.1.2 ipsw firmware files.
Step 2: Put your device into DFU mode (not recovery mode).

• Connect your iPhone to your computer.
• Turn iPhone off.
• Start iTunes.
• Hold Power and Home buttons together for 10 seconds or so.
• Release Power button but keep holding the Home button until your computer recognizes a new USB device.
• iTunes will now recognize your iPhone.

Note: Your iPhone screen at this time should be blank (black in color), if not, then you are most likely in Recovery Mode, not DFU mode.
Step 3 is for iPhone 3GS users only.

If you are on iPhone 3G or iPod touch 2G (non-MC model), skip Step 3 and continue from Step 4)


Step 3: This step is applicable to iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 3G and iPod touch 2G (MC model) which have their SHSH blobs (ECID SHSH) saved on Cydia for the firmware you downgrading on. If you don’t have your SHSH files saved, you cannot downgrade the mentioned devices.
So what we will do is to trick iTunes into thinking that it is watching Apple servers, while in real, we are going to change the address to Saurik’s server.


Step 4:
Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\ and locate “hosts” file.
Step 5:


Mac users can get to “/etc/” directory by going through “Go –> Go to Folder” from Finder.


Step 6:

• Open this “hosts” file in Notepad (for Windows) or TextEdit (for Mac OS X) and add this

74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com

line as shown in the screenshot below:




NOTE :

for Windows 7 and Vista: Start “Notepad” with Administrator privileges by right clicking on “Notepad” app, and click on “Run as Administrator“ option.
Step 7:
You will now have to restoreyour iPhone or iPod touch to the firmware you downloaded in Step 1. Click on your phone icon from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold left “alt” (option) button on Mac (Left “Shift” button on Windows) on the keyboard and then click on “Restore” (Not “Update” or “Check for Update”) button in the iTunes and then release this button.


This will make iTunes prompt you to select the location for your downloaded firmware file. Select that ipsw file and click on “Open”.


Step 8:
Now sit back and enjoy as iTunes does the rest for you. This will involve a series of automated steps. Be patient at this stage and don’t do anything silly. Just wait while iTunes installs firmware on your iPhone or iPod touch. Your iPhone screen at this point will be showing a progress bar indicating installation progress. Now at some point, iTunes will throw 1011, 1013 or 1015 Errors see our posted here how to fix them. This is normal, just ignore this error as the firmware has already been successfully installed on the device.


Step 9:
Now you will need to exit your device from Recovery Mode. To do this, download a program called RecBoot (Windows / Mac). Run it and the click on “Exit Recovery Mode” button. Your device will now restart normally.

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How to Capture iPhone 3GS iBEC and iBSS

These are instructions on how to capture your iPhone 3GS iBEC and iBSS which will be required to jailbreak in the near future.

**NOTE: It seems like most are able to capture both their iBEC and iBSS files in DFU mode. To try it just in DFU mode skip steps 4 through 6.

Step One
Press the Windows key + R to bring up the run dialog. In the entryfield type %temp% then click OK.


This will bring up the windows temp folder for your user account. Make sure you order the folder by date modified with the most recent at the top. Scroll down to the top of the folder list.


You must be able to view hidden files and folders. In Vista you can do this by selecting Organize from the toolbar then choosing Folder and Search Options.


From the View tab of the window that appears choose Show hidden files and folders then click OK


Step Two
Create a new folder on your desktop called Pwnage and place the 3.0 firmware in the folder. You can download the firmware from here


Step Three
Launch iTunes from your Programs menu.


Step Four
Make sure your iPhone 3GS is connected to the computer then select from the list of devices on the left. Hold down the Shift key and click the Restore button


Select the iPhone2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw file from the Pwnage folder on your desktop and click the Open button.


Your iPhone will now begin restoring to the 3.0 firmware. You will be warned that this will erase your phone. Click the Restore button to continue.


Step Five
As the restore is progressing watch the %TEMP% folder we have open. A new folder will appear with a name similar to Per518D.tmp. When the folder does appear, select it, then press Control+c to copy it to the clipboard.


Move to the second Finder window that is showing the Pwnage folder and press Control+v to copy the file folder into the window.


**Remember you only have a limited time to do this as the folder will be removed very shortly. It seems like a new folder will pop into the %TEMP% directly three times during the DFU restore. You need to capture the first one that appears.

Step Six
Once the restore has completed iTunes will ask you to restore from backup or set up as a new phone. To keep your settings as before select Restore from the backup of: then click the Continue button


Step Seven
Once the backup has been restored we will need to do another iPhone restore from DFU mode to get our iBSS. To do this follow these instructions to put your iPhone into DFU mode.

iTunes will popup a message saying it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode.
Click okay to this message then Hold down the Shift key and click the Restore button


Select the iPhone2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw file from the Pwnage folder on your desktop and click the Open button.


Your iPhone will now begin restoring to the 3.0 firmware. You will be warned that this will erase your phone. Click the Restore button to continue.


Step Eight
As the DFU mode restore is progressing watch the /tmp folder we have open in Finder. A new folder will appear with a name similar to PerD112.tmp. When the folder does appear, select it, then press Control+c to copy it to the clipboard.


Move to the second Finder window that is showing the Pwnage folder and press Control+v to copy the file folder into the window.


**Remember you only have a limited time to do this as the folder is removed shortly.

Step Nine
Once the DFU restore has completed iTunes will ask you to restore from backup or set up as a new phone. To keep your settings as before select Restore from the backup of: then click the Continue button to finalize the restore.


Step Ten
That's it. We now have captured our iBEC and iBSS. You can move these to a safe place to be used for a future jailbreak of your iPhone 3GS.

To confirm you have the files look in Pwnage/Per????.tmp/Firmware/dfu. You should see two files: iBEC.n88ap.RELEASE.dfu and iBSS.n88ap.RELEASE.dfu

Fix Push Notifications on 3.0 iPhone

Fix Push Notifications on 3.0 iPhone

These are instructions on how to fix push notifications on your jailbroken 3.0 iPhone 2G. Please note that this is a preliminary fix by the iPhone Dev-Team and thus may need some improvements before it is finalized.

Step One
Press to launch Cydia from your SpringBoard.


Step Two
Press to select the Manage tab at the bottom of the screen.


Step Three
Press the large Sources button.


Step Four
Press the Edit button at the top right of the screen.


Step Five
Press the Add button at the top left of the screen.


Step Six
Enter

http://cydia.iphoneil.net
as the new source address and tap the Add Source button.

Step Seven
Once the source has been successfully added press the large Return to Cydia button.


Step Eight
Press the Done button to exit Edit mode.


Step Nine
Press to select the newly added cydia.iphoneil. net repository.


Step Ten
Press to choose Push Fix from the list of Packages


Step Eleven
Press the Install button at the top right of the screen.


Step Twelve
Then press the Confirm button to beginning installation


Step Thirteen
Once installation has completed successfully press the large Reboot Device button to reboot your iPhone.


Once rebooted verify that YouTube works. If not try reinstalling the patch.

You will also need to remove then reinstall all your applications which use Push Notifications before they will work.