iPhone firmware 2.2 gets QuickPwn and PwnageTool, of course
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Nov 22nd 2008 10:23PM
posted Nov 22nd 2008 10:23PM
In case you haven't noticed the trend, when Apple releases a new iPhone / iPod touch firmware, it has a tendency to fall to the jailbreakers at mind-boggling breakneck speed. QuickPwn and PwnageTool have now both been updated to support 2.2, though there's a critical note in here from the iphone-dev team: if you have any interest in unlocking your iPhone 3G in the near future, only use PwnageTool, not the more painless QuickPwn. You've been warned![Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Does is still force you to have a pineapple as your bootup screen? I hate that pineapple...
You can choose if you want a custom boot logo in QuikPwn
It's not a pineapple, it's a PWNAPPLE!
STILL? Dude that was optional even in 2.1! At least it was with QuickPwn. I have not jailbroken previous versions, so I don't know if it was optional pre-2.1.
Lol.... Of course...
One could only wonder what's Apple's interest behind constantly unsuccessfully encapsulating, holeproofing and sealing their software?! Who's to win? Certainly not the consumers, that's for sure...
Somehow I think the 1/2 iPhone users, who are oblivious teens, don't care about allot of the things QuickPwn offers, they don't care or they like the iPhone as it is... not everyone wants a unlocked iPhone and some people like the offered apps and accept Apple's ideas for the consumer.
Upgraded my 16GB 3G a few hours ago to 2.2 when this news came out. Quickpwn worked flawlessly, as usual. No, the pineapple boot screen is not required.
Fyi I also read about this on TUAW. They said to avoid using the QuickPwn due to whatever reason. i suggest you go over to TAUW and read up on it. NOTE: This is for 3G iPhones only!
Or you could go straight to the source... http://blog.iphone-dev.org/
-Messymeese ( http://www.meesination.tumblr.com )
Avoiding the update is only if you care about a software unlock in the future...
No offense but the TUAW put it out in laymans terms. secondly why wouldnt you want a future update. Copy and paste has got to come around sometime.....right? hopefully? But the answer I cant find is wither or not you can Quickpwn, then just revert to the official firmware later down the line
the pineapple has been optional for quite some time.
Yay!!!!
Now if I could only jailbreak my iPod Touch 2nd Gen =(
Nope! You dont have to have the pineapple, you can choose not to have it. I just updated my 3G 2.2 with Quickpwn, worked great. It was previously pwned back in the 1.something if that makes a difference.
just upadated 2.1 to 2.2 using quickpwn for ipod touch 1G on XP
works like a charm :D
I can't wait til they jailbreak the 2nd Gen iPod Touch
They're not going to for quite some time...
"We are not working on the iPod Touch 2G at the moment, we certainly have interest in this platform as we have mentioned before and we have done some preliminary analysis, but currently all eyes are still on the iPhone 3G, we hope to pick up work on the iPod Touch 2G sometime in the near future and when we have any updates relating to this we’ll blog about them here." - Dev Team
http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/59953568/unmasking
here is a video guide for jailbreaking 2.2 if anyone is interested
http://vimeo.com/2318933
Pwnage tool only available for Mac?
QuickPwn can be found here: http://www.zshare.net/download/51721230fe4b9459/, along with the firmware and such - at this site: http://www.quickpwn.com/2008/11/firmware-22-download-links.html
@ David
I meant the full PwnageTool for PC...because apparently it's only for Mac. I don't care about QuickPwn, since it will alter my baseband with the new update.
Worked like a charm, and the Cydia Backup Process found here is great for a quick reimage, if you will, of your current state of cydianess. AppStore is easy, and for the rest - http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=50173&page=2 - this will work in 2.2, and make sure you follow the instructions and do some prep work prior to jailbreaking for a easy transition
Just a question. I jailbroke mine 2 weeks ago and found some nice tools I wanted. Now, Since my iPhone3G is jailbroken, Is it better not to do bank stuff on it???? I mean do I have to worry about Identy theft?
How much can I trust this stuff. Im asking cause I've just update to the latest software update and my device works better than it did when it was jailbroken. and i don't know If i should do this again...
I hear you, so to make sure, try a packet capture application and set it to your device IP - make a static IP, or dynamically register it with your router, and monitor everything and see what the device is transmitting. If you get a bunch of encrypted packets, look into the destination addresses and see if you can figure out where traffic you can't inspect is going. Wireshark is a great app, and there is tons of material online about analyzing traffic and data using pcap and other sniffer methods. But, I have never seen anything that is suspect, and doubt there is anything going on to create a security threat to the end user.
And still no WinPwn for 2.1 :-(
Omg now we can disable the auto-correct function! Now I can finally type 'lol' instead of obnoxiously being asked to type 'LOL' instead.
LOL
I'll upgrade soon enough :P
LOL
lol :P
U wish u were me!
Does 2.2 run smoother than 2.1? Not so laggy etc?
i have noticed a HUGE improvement with the 2.2 compared to 2.1
Too bad they haven't done anything for the iTouch 2g yet. I'm waiting since September :(
They tend to concentrate more on products from Apple, not Pasen.
That sux...now I need to find a mac to preserve my baseband...
Does anybody have any idea how long it will take for a version for the iPod touch?
Ah, yes I've been waiting for this release.
*downloads*
Now I can bring my MacBook to the 14-hour Black Friday line and use 3G service through my iPhone.
So those of us who don't have a Mac to use pwnagetool are just screwed if we want to keep the old baseband with the new 2.2 features???
For the moment....Yes
Works great for me. I preformed the hole process with out any problems. 2.1 jailbroken (not unlocked) to Upgrade through iTunes as normal then Quickpwn and BOOM.
Any 3G owners know yet if this new jailbreak will bork your cell radio? I had mine jailbroken for some time on 2.1, and it was incapable of finding a signal at all until I "went clean" again. I still prefer having the ability to make calls over having a wallpaper on my home screen, but I wouldn't mind having both.
So does this update work with the new Macbooks?
read this....blog.iphone-dev.org
it talks all about support for the new macs
That's pretty weird. I upgraded to 2.2 through iTunes yesterday and I just used QuickPwn to jailbreak it again. After trying to jailbreak it, my iPhone kept trying to reboot, then when it would turn on a white screen appears for less than a second and it tries to boot up again. I've been jailbreaking my iPhone since the first jailbreak was released and I've never had a problem. I guess I'll just have to restore through iTunes and try again...
Mine did the same thing. Just hold power and home until the device turns off, them re-run QuickPwn. It worked fine for me the second time.
Same problem. I tried twice and nothing. It keeps rebooting and itunes can't recognize it. I'll have to restore it again. The same problem happened when I tried last version 2.1. Any ideas?
can't wait til they jailbreak the 2nd Gen iPod Touch
As soon as the software unlock is out, im buying an iPhone.
can anyone explain something for me. whats all this talk about the baseband? im am confused slightly. im on jailbroken 3g iphone 2.1 fw (windows) and am looking to update to 2,2.
I want to jail break my 3G so bad but the phone is stil under warranty. I understand that if you jailbreak it, you void the warranty!
JT
http://www.anonymity.pro.tc
My jailbroken iphone 3g messed up, the hold button didnt work and i just restored it to non jailbroken fw and took it to apple store and they swapped it out... they cant check if its jb if you restore the software to non jailbroken and they really dont care because typically jb isnt dangerous and if ou bric it the iphone has a recovery mode.
I dont think you can use cracked apps because mobileinstallation file isnt updated for 2.2
There is now a MobileInstall 2.2 hack in cydia. works great
Firmware download links:
iPhone: http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5779.20081120.Pt5yH/iPhone1,1_2.2_5G77_Restore.ipsw
iPhone 3G: http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5778.20081120.Aqw4R/iPhone1,2_2.2_5G77_Restore.ipsw
For the mobileinstallation patch add source www.iphone.org.hk to Cydia.
I just updated 2G iPhone from pwned 2.0.2 to 2.2 via iTunes update. Everything is working fine on T-Mobile. The update took away installer & Cydia - however I don't use those so I don't mind.
Upgraded to 2.2 now having problems with wi-fi connection. I have to stand next to the router in order for the iphone to pick up the network and then the signal is much weaker than before. No problems before this "update" (more than I can say for my Vista laptop). Anyone having this problem, no a fix?
Lame.........still no unlock for the 3G, its been 4ever.
Just updated and unlocked my iPhone 2G to version 2.2 !! Great work from dev-team, the whole process took just about half an hour. Updated iTunes to the latest version and off you go with PwnageTool.
Google Streetview is very nice, direct podcast download is great ! It feels like a few apps are more smoother and snappier, but that could be just me.
Great work !
I can’t wait for 3.0 firmware release :)
hey, do you have to update to 2.2 through itunes, and then jailbreak using quickpwn? or can you use a 2.2 firmware image in quickpwn and just do that?
also, will it erase all my current jailbreak apps/settings/themes etc?