en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1005915 Comments by HueyJewy http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/901809518#IDComment92318237 Just a little notice about 4.0.2: If you're on an iPhone 3G or iPod touch 2G with the old bootrom, you can the redsn0w version from June to jailbreak your device; just point it at the 4.0 ISPW. ultrasn0w can also unlock the iPhone 3G on this version, since there is no baseband update. If you're own an iPhone 4, iPhone 3G S, iPod touch 3G or iPod touch 2G MC model, DO NOT UPDATE EVEN IF YOU HAVE YOUR SHSH BLOBS SAVED. It is a good idea to get this malicious exploit patched, but if you rely on a jailbreak/unlock, don't do it. I believe @cdevwill released a patch of his own, which you can install from a .deb file through SSH that will patch the PDF exploit and allow you to keep your JB/unlock, but I'm not entirely sure (I did have it installed, though). Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:09:18 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/901809518#IDComment92318237 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/862193913#IDComment89414947 Creating a jailbreak is a highly complex process, which most people don't understand because we just see it as a one-click program that installs Cydia or a repo installation app (blackra1n) on the device and that's it. I've honestly just tried playing around with various parts of the iPhone, but it's difficult to just go find an exploit and make a jailbreak out of it. If it takes people like comex and geohot this much time to create a good product with minimal bugs, it'd take an average hacker unfamiliar with the iPhone months to find an exploit and/or create a jailbreak from that. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:39:29 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/862193913#IDComment89414947 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/862193913#IDComment88994079 Meanwhile, in Cupertino at Apple HQ... Haha, glad to know it's not any sort of legal violation to jailbreak my phone, not that I really cared before. :P Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:58:07 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/862193913#IDComment88994079 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88823866 Just wanted to speak for a second. Can't wait for the thumbs down from all the haters -- woo. Anyways, after instant messaging Comex, it seems that even he doesn't know when Spirit will be released. There are several other people that still have to finish their contributions and parts before Spirit is even fully packaged, plus several bugs and issues are still being worked out, including the main ones that Saurik mentioned in his interview with Make it Work. It's a shame Sunday wasn't Funday once again, but continue being patient. All of the pieces are in place and the tools will be released soon. I'm not trying to be a spokesman, but just give people a realization of what's actually taking place. In the meantime, save your SHSH blobs, trim your SIM cards if you need to, get your iPhone activated and help others and ask real questions, rather than ask/demand a release date. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:13:20 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88823866 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88567574 To clear up confusion: @comexkstd is a parody account of comex, sort of like @egohot parodies geohot and @ceoSteveJobs parodies Steve Jobs. Any tweets made from this account are a joke and not meant to be taken seriously. Even @comex said: "I feel so special for having a parody account." Lighten up a bit and laugh, this doesn't have to be a dead serious subject. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:30:15 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88567574 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88567030 It's a parody account -- did you catch the follow-up tweet? Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:25:40 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88567030 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88435442 Everyone would get pissed at geohot, even those that still support him, like myself. It'd be a dick move to try and upstage the Dev-Team and release first. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:49:02 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88435442 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88410946 So, the friend geohot told everyone to follow on Twitter before he deactivated his account, @MikeCohenn, tweeted this a couple days ago: "What's a good time to make it ra1n?" I'm won't really care if limera1n comes out before Spirit, but considering Spirit is expected to be released soon, I don't understand the point of this tweet. I'm guessing that it's being saved for 4.1 or something, but still, not the best timing on the part of his friend (though George is probably pulling the strings). Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:48:13 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88410946 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88299627 @MuscleNerd: @Gangstatyzz hmm just staying the unlock is ready now, for whenever the public JB is done + debugged + packaged So, now we just have to wait for Comex to finish up his jailbreak and we'll see a release. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:17:50 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88299627 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88202042 Yes, both 4.0 and 4.0.1 will be jailbreakable when the update to Spirit is released. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:13:09 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88202042 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88008677 I have to hand it to you, that was pretty clever. :) Edit: Why so serious, Angie? Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:31:07 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88008677 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88007629 Actually, he seems like he wants to surprise us. I wouldn't be surprised if he did release it tonight or tomorrow, honestly. I mean, when it first came out, it was just a "Oh, yeah, here." sort of event. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:18:10 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment88007629 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87990618 Aside from the signal bar display formula, there aren't changes. It's always better to be cautious, but I think you'll be safe. Grab those 4.0.1 blobs and just sit tight. :) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:43:15 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87990618 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87990002 Save SHSH blobs for every firmware you can, that's always the best thing to do. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:36:58 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87990002 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87989773 "Calm Before the Spirit Storm 2: The Dev-Team Strikes Back" Meh, just trying to come up with something fun while the best group of iPhone hackers continue to work their asses off to make iDevices true "revolutionary and magical products." ;) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:34:41 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87989773 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87740898 I'd say stay on 3.1.3 or jump directly to 4.0.1 and jailbreak/unlock there. A lot of Cydia applications are still incompatible or are not fully functional on the latest firmware, but some do. But, I advise you to jump straight to 4.0.1. The window to save 4.0 SHSH blobs has closed, to iPhone 3G & iPod touch 2G owners never had a chance. Once updated on 4.0.1, you can save your SHSH through Cydia and TinyUmbrella (when it's updated to support this device). Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:45:14 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87740898 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87619617 The "soft" check he spoke about is not being able to downgrade to another 4.X firmware, but being able to go from 4.X to 3.X (4.X to 4.X wouldn't work without blobs). Also, I made an error in my post. If you're restoring with a custom firmware on a 4.X firmware, you don't need your SHSH blobs to do this, so there still isn't much of a point in saving them, but do so anyways. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:38:31 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87619617 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87618830 Also, I've noticed some confusion with how SHSH blobs work with the iPhone 3G and iPod touch 2G, so here's my explanation on it: So, like the others, Apple will stop signing 4.X blobs for all devices after the window closes when a new firmware is released. This is likely a prevention method for people attempting to use custom firmwares when restoring. Those of us that use these devices missed out on saving our 4.0 SHSH blobs, but we can still save them through Cydia. TinyUmbrella will also be updated soon to support these devices as well. However, this new method only blocks us from downgrading to another 4.X firmware. You can still downgrade freely to any 3.X firmware on these devices, but if you're on 4.0.1, you won't be able to downgrade, etc. It's likely going to affect PwnageTool users the most, but I still don't really see Apple's motives behind this, since the bootrom exploit used by redsn0w will work on any firmware version. Regardless, save your SHSH blobs through Cydia and/or TinyUmbrella as though you had a new bootrom device, just to be on the safe side. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:29:34 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87618830 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87599627 I still try and assist wherever I can. There are intelligent newbies who read, those who posts duplicate questions and the awful newbies/trolls like Herkluvziphonez. If you see this, thumbs down his comments and move on, posting only encourages his antics. P.S. Arizona iPhone geeks for the win, haha. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:26:47 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87599627 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87586331 I still advise you to download TinyUmbrella (Google "The Firmware Umbrella to find it) and use that to save your SHSH blobs for 4.0.1 as well. Having blobs for more recent firmware upgrades are always better than relying on the outdated ones. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:01:14 +0000 http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/833937433#IDComment87586331