Tag: jailbreak

hardware, iPhone, Software, technology

iPhone iPod and iPad update coming.

| be3n

perhaps sooner then we thought.  Gizmodo got a invite to a iPhone 4.0 sneak peak on April 8th.  i’d recommend that everyone back up their shsh blobs!  iPad and other users don’t even have to jailbreak.  Umbrella lets you do it without modifying your devise.

iPad users will only have to wait a little longer.  @Musclenerd, @comex, and others have demonstrated root code execution on the iPad, so a jailbreak could be released any day.  Fortunately we won’t have to wait much longer, as a release is expected shortly following the anticipated 4.0 release.

hardware, iPhone, Soapbox, technology, Wisdom

iPhone 3gs and Touch 3g users should have their shsh blobs backed up by now! Even if you are not jailbroken!

| be3n

the easiest way is with umbrella.  the hardest part is to put your phone in restore mode and plug it into a computer to get it’s unique id.  after that, you reboot your phone normally and put it away. it is never modified.  Umbrella is run on a computer and it requires that unique id.  the data is actually retrieved directly from apple’s servers and may differ in version from the software on your devise.  you can even cache your blobs on saurik’s server right form umbrella without ever violating your apple warrantee or modifying your devise in any way.

overview of the process and reasons:
http://www.saurik.com/id/12

official umbrella site:
http://thefirmwareumbrella.blogspot.com/

hardware, iPhone, technology

Userland iPhone Exploit found!

| be3n

@_snagg and @esizkur discovered a safari exploit!  does this mean the return of jailbreakme.com?  this effects ALL touch devices and is present in 3.1.3!  this is one that will effect all users, jailbroken or not.  They presented this year at #cansecwest’s pwn2own.

UPDATE
It seems that this is not a root exploit, they bypassed code signing using return-oriented programming.  That is still pretty neat, but it means my hopes for jailbreakme.com’s return are all but dashed.
more info:  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/25/pwn2own_2010_day_one/

iPhone, technology

iPhone OS 3.1.3 Released!

| be3n

Jailbrakers and unlockers DO NOT RUN! Apple released iTunes and iPhone update today. iTunes is safe, but @westbaer points out that iPhone 3.1.3 closes the usb_control_msg exploit, used by blackra1n. It also looks like it’s just bug fixes and perhaps prep for the new ipad. Nothing I can’t wait for. I hope any 3gs or touch 3g owners have their shsh blobs saved through cydia or umbrella.

UPDATE: for original (2g) iPhone users can use the latest Redsn0w to update your phone to 3.1.3. you must feed it the 3.1.2 ipsw.

UPDATE 2: new pwnage tool or sn0wbreeze to break 3.1.3 on all but the newest devices (new bootrom 3gs and touch 3g), but it’s a pain and not worth it with 3.2 just weeks away.