iPhone v1.1.4 jailbreak, activation and SIM unlock guide – Mac AND Windows [Update]
By Will Park on Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 at 3:26 PM PST In Announcements, Apple, Applications, iPhone, iPhone OS
If you’re rocking the newest iPhone firmware – or want to rock the newest iPhone v1.1.4 firmware – you’ll probably want to look into jailbreaking that sucker. This guide applies to all iPhones, new and old. It doesn’t matter when you bought your iPhone, it doesn’t matter what firmware you’re currently using. The only limitation is that the iPhone will not work with Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps My Location feature if you use it unlocked on a non Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)-sanctioned wireless network.Here’s how:
- Connect your iPhone to iTunes.
- “Restore” your iPhone to v1.1.4 – you might have issues if you “Update.”
- Let your iPhone do it’s thing. Go grab a soda or something, it’s going to take a while.
- Download
iNdependence 1.4 beta 5 here.ZiPhone2.5 here.3.0 hereiLiberty here. (make sure to choose the correct version – Win or Mac) - Put
ZiPhoneiLiberty on your “Desktop.” - Start up
ZiPhoneiLiberty. - In the “Main” category, check the “Jailbreak” box to jailbreak your iPhone v1.1.4
- Check the “Activate” box to activate your iPhone v1.1.4
- Check the “Unlock” box to unlock your iPhone v1.1.4 to work with any GSM carrier. (If you have an older iPhone with BootLoader 3.9, check the “Unlock with 3.9FB” box – if the 4th and 5th digits in your iPhone serial number are “45″ or lower, then you have the older BootLoader 3.9 and you need to use this option)
- In the “Apps” category, check the top four boxes (leave the bottom box UNchecked)
- In the “Utilities” category, you’ll find a few options that you probably won’t need. If you need International support, check the appropriate box. If you want to upgrade your bootloader, check the appropriate box (not recommended).
- Installer.app is automatically installed with
ZiPhone 2.5iLiberty, courtesy of Step 10.If you want to get Installer.app up and running on your freshly jailbroken iPhone v1.1.4 (wasn’t that the whole point of running the jailbreak on your v1.1.4 iPhone?), you want to:Download the Installer.app package from:http://repository.apptapp.com/packages/System/Installer.zipUnzip to your desktop.Add the Installer.app package to the “Customize” tab in iNdependence.SSH into your iPhone by firing up Terminal (Finder>Applications>Utilities>Terminal) and issuing the following commands:chmod 777 /Applicationschmod 777 /Applications/Installer.appchmod 777 /Applications/Installer.app/Installer
If you’re feeling adventurous,ZiPhone 2.53.0 iLiberty gives you the option to downgrade your Bootloader from BL 4.6 to BL 3.9 and then unlock your iPhone with a flash to the older 4.03 baseband. I do not recommend you downgrading your BL or flashing to the older baseband – there’s a serious risk of bricking your iPhone if you mess with the Bootloader (that’s why not even Apple will update your Bootloader from 3.9 to 4.6).If you really want to downgrade your bootloader, then do so. You can find the downgrade option under the “Advanced” tab. Let us know how it went.Don’t forget to fire up Installer.app and install the “BSD Subsystem” and “OpenSSH” packages.- That’s it! Your iPhone is now jailbroken and/or unlocked. BSD subsystems, OpenSSH, and Installer.app are now ready to go on your iPhone. Easy as pie..actually, it’s easier.Enjoy!
[Update]
ZiPhone 3.0 has been super-seceded by iLiberty, this guide has been updated to reflect the change.
[Update 3]
ZiPhone 3.0 has been released and should help you avoid some common problems associated with jailbreaking your iPhone with previous versions of ZiPhone. This guide has been updated to reflect the new version of ZiPhone.
[Update 2]
ZiPhone 2.5 has been released and with it comes the prospect of jailbreaking and unlocking any iPhone to a jailbroken iPhone v1.1.4. ZiPhone 2.5 works with Windows and Mac (as long as you download the correct version), and makes the jailbreak, unlock, and activation process as simple as clicking a couple buttons.This guide has been updated to use ZiPhone 2.5 in place of iNdependence 1.4 beta 5.
[Update]
This guide has been updated with instructions for installing the Installer.app application onto your jailbroken iPhone v1.1.4.
Apparently, others have had issues with this wallpaper problem after jailbreaking their iPhones. I found this on another site:
Originally Posted by Beeswax
hey did you figure out how to fix this? my iphone is doing the same thing with a picture i don’t even have in my gallery? i’m running iphone 1.1.4 with and it will not change, i have tried installing and uninstalling summerboard and saving new themes and different wallpapers… still the same stupid image that i have no idea where it came from keeps coming up… it’s bugging the hell out of me!
Does anyone know how to fix this? What is Summerboard? Please help!!
basically,
download ziphone from ziphone.org.
and click the one with all on when u have opened the program.
then if it doesnt work
make sure u have a official 1.1.4 or any other firmware, i had the same problem as most of you, however i made my own firmware on winpwn. make sure u have a origional 1.1.4 firmware and restore ure iphone to that origional just to check. search google to find the file.
bobs ure uncle
done
We unlocked the iphone with iliberty and ziphone but we still have the message no service please help…
I have been an iphone customer since the original launch over a year ago. I have always been scared of bricking my iphone so I have not tried jailbreaking until today. I used iLiberty and it worked flawless. I watched every “how to” video on you tube video and read every blog I could find. I must admit that I wish I had tried this months ago. I purchased the 3g iphone at the latest launch last Friday but after jailbreaking today I think I will put my 3g aside until they release a stable jailbreak for it. iLiberty is very stable and easy to use. If I am do it, anybody can.
does this work on the new 3g iphones
Do not use this jailbreak solution on the iPhone 3G. Wait for Pwnage Tool 2.0 from the iPhone Dev Team
hi, i have successfully unlocked my iphone to 2.0 with pwnage and its working with other network sim’s but not with my own 3 mobile sim! can any one help??!
THANK YOU !!!! iLiberty is fucking awesome.
it worked perfect on my iphone after I update to 1.1.4
Glad to be of service
HEllo All
Ok so i have a tmobile unlocked 1.1.4 iphone. My installer just stopped working and always says packaged failed?!?
So i want to upgrade to the newer version.
So can someone tell me step by step what to do. I unlocked it using the old ziphone but i believe since then there has been a new one put out.
Do i first restore it on itunes, followed by unlocking it on the new ziphone version?
Right now everything is working great , except my installer so im wondering if its just time to upgrade again but am nervous to do this and lose everything.
can someone email me detailed instructions. PRETTY PLEASE!!! Suzy@feeltheheal.com
i upgraded my iphone to v1.1.4 then to 2.0 now my phone is locked what shall i do it to unlock it
I used iclarified.com directions to unlock my 1.1.4 phone to the new 2.0 using Pwnage Tool 2.0. had to do it 3 times because it was still locked after doing the whole thing but it finally worked. I LOVE CYDIA and my phone now works great! I have the 8g original iphone with a tmobile sim card.
If you’ve updated your first-generation iPhone to iPhone 2.0 OS, and you want to unlock it, follow this tutorial:
http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/22/apple-iphone-3g-and-iphone-20-os-jailbreak-guide-pwnage-tool-20-tutorial-for-mac.html
hi all. I was about to restore my unlocked iphone 1.1.4 to install the installer and other packaged payloads, but unlike the instructions mentioned above, when i click restore in itunes, the next option that comes is RESTORE AND UPDATE (itunes 7.7 on MacProQuadCore) to 2.0.
Should I proceed? Will the same steps also unlock my 1.1.4 iphone after it has been updated to 2.0?
KEEP GETTING ERROR 1601 WHEN TRYING TO RESTORE TO 1 1 4 , WHAT TO DO TO PUT 1 1 4 BACK ON PHONE ? HELP I NEED SOMEBODY !!!!
I just RESTORED my iPhone which had been updated to 1.1.4 from an earlier OS on itunes 7.7. with the bundle iPhone1,2_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw, and i assume it’s been updated to 2.0. Now my phone is locked and no matter which client i use, iLiberty, ziPhone, or Pwnage 2.0.1, the screen just gets stuck at ENTERING RESTORE MODE… Gone through the whole process of updating the phone again countless times.
SOMEONE HELP! PLEASE!
ANYONE OUT THERE TO HELP WITH ERROR 1601 ON RESTOREING MODE…. DONE THE WHOLE DFU MODE AND STILL GETTIN ERROR 1601!!! HELP I NEED SOMEBODY!!! 8(
i updated my iphone to fw 2.0 by accident. i bought it with a 1.1.4 fw. i used ziphone to jailbreak and unlock it. also restored with itunes 7.5. my problem now is…i how can i restore the phone’s signal..i keep getting a no service message. i spent hours googling but i can’t seem to find any useful answers
I was jailbreaking my itouch with ziphone. It was taking too long so i pressed “stop” as it instructed to do. Now the ipod is stuck in the mode with white words scrolling and says NEEDS CONFIGURATION. The itouch is not detected by itunes. What do i do???
my iphone has FW 2.01 on it, and when I click update or restore there is no option to restore to 1.1.4, how do I go back to old fw so I can jailbreak?
hey, I had a friend “jailbreak” my phone and it was successful except it downloaded mxtube. Now youtube doesnt work. Says, “cannot connect to youtube”.
I personally am not a fan of the mxtube at all! It takes too long to download and u can’t leave the program or it stops downloading whatever your downloading. Even if the phone turns off since there is no activity. You literally have to sit there and play with the screen until the download is complete! What a pain! Anyways, please please help!!!!! I want youtube back! I’m getting sick of not being able to use one of the biggest features for the iPhone!!!! Please please please help!!!! I’d so appreciate it!!!! : )
Bubbliciousy@mac.com
I used this to unlock both my 1st generation iphone and my ex’s itouch. Very easy and simple. Just dont miss a step, or dont update the itunes software.
Do you need to have a valid SIM card in the iphone in order to run iLiberty? Without one, the farthest iLiberty goes for me is a slightly loaded “Entering Recovery Mode” bar and the only way I can get out is if I restart my computer.
HELP PLEASE!!
there’s gotta be a better way to unlock it
Hey there,, after upgrading my iphone on itunes, with the new software i cant access into it, when i turn it on it says emergency calls only and my sim card is pluged into it,, altho i was using this sim card befor, and i cant know whats the main problem so can i get any help or explanation about whats happening and what shall i do,, thanks alot
Worked great! My configuration:
0) Windows XP Pro on a slow Toshiba Celeron laptop with 20GB HDD and 256MB RAM.
1) iPhone 8GB v1.1.4 had already been activated with AT&T blank sim inserted (no service).
2) fresh install of iTunes (8/25/08).
3) connected device and let iTunes sync without updating or restoring (already have 1.1.4).
4) installed iLiberty+ and executed it with only Jailbreak check box selected!
5) disconnected and reconnected iPhone while iLiberty+ running (I had Windows Task Manager running to watch processes and to make sure iLiberty+ was not crashing).
6) iLiberty+ jailbroke and performed the other unchecked selections automatically!
7) inserted my T-mobile sim and made a phone call, turned on WiFi and surfed as usual with iPhone. It is all working great! It took about 20 minutes, but that was because I was painfully careful at each step (even redoing the first disconnect and reconnect steps when there was no response from iLiberty+.
iliberty has been in entering recovery mode for at least 30 mins and it does not seem to be moving forward. Help me please……………..
I jailbroke my iPhone unlocked it and activated it, but when I put in my sim card I have no service and can’t make any calls.
Can anyone help me?????
See below link for iPhone 3G both 8GB & 16GB unlocking & also for LG Viewty unlocking:
(100% Free & Truely works)
http://iphone3gunlocking.blogspot.com/
Welcome in advance.
helpful experience: in regards to ur iliberty configuration, would it be in my best interest to just buy a att blank sim card first before unlocking my iphone? i need to unlock mine and from what ive been reading sometimes its not just a walk in the park! pls help me! thanx
Hey I downloaded the iLiberty and started running the program.
the download bar wont move and it says entering recovery mode. Its been on this message for about 20 minutes is this normal? I am new at this and I am kinda scared about why it wont move and its just blank.
Hi…..i have just bought a jailbroken second hand iphone which is running version 1.1.4. I dont have itunes loaded on my PC. Which version of itunes will go with v1.1.4? Can i run the latest itune available on the net? Thanks in advance.
i m having iPhone 3G bought in UK but now currently in India using Vodafone SIM card, 16 GB, with Windows XP, iTunes 8.0.0.35 installed…
unlocked & restored it with Quickpwn and iPhone1,2_2.0.2_5C1_Restore
it worked, it shows up the menu…
but wen i insert the SIM card, it says “NO SERVICE”…so cant make any calls…
Installer app, YouTube…etc…everything is fine..
only cant make any calls…
SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM !!..
PLEASE.
Regards,
Omkar
What about the 3G ???
I tried to use the Iliberty, but now its just stuck in “Entering Recovery Mode” and its been stuck there for awhile. i have no idea what the issue is.
s up.my iphone getn’ some trouble.its not only da code cz when i’m tryn’ to remove ‘em.told me that is disabled.help me i beg plz,what matter is dat?tnx bye……………….
hi, i had 1.03 version on iphone. i later update to 2.01 version from i tunes aftre updating its displaying sim card not supported
Does the “do-it-yourself Plug & Play sim card ” for unlocking iPhone 3G to work for any network,
any carrier, any SIM card can help you???
check here:
http://www.magicsim.com/en/iphone_3g_unlock.asp?new_id=47
It works without any problems ! Thank you so much !
I have just done my iphone i was a little bit scared to mess about with it at first but it really is simple to do and now i can do so much more with my iphone great stuff thanks…
I jailbroke my friends iPhone unlocking it and activated it quickpwn 2.1,using my sim card from att&t and it worked great! so I rejailbroke (to use his t-mobile sim card) using quickpan 2.1 but ran into errors read to use Quikpwn2.2, so I used quickpan 2.2. Quickpwn 2.2 allowed me to reset back to v2.1 but when I put in his sim card (T-mobile with adapter) iphone comes up but no service and can’t make any calls or internet (wifi works!).
My question is With the sim card removed, I can still bring up the iphone (select no sim card) and still play with appts. I have a wireless network at home and the iphone sees it as a WIFI available connection. I DO NOT have internet capabilities on my cell phone package, would I be able to use wifi for free anywhere or through my internet wireless or would It cost me a fee by my internet provider or cell phone provide (Both are AT&T)?
thanks
NOTE: called at&t they said I have to have some type of internet package on phone to use either internet wireless at home or wifi anywhere or I would be charged? any comments!!
Hi – I have just loaded this up! Thanks!! Its great.
Question – what happens when the iPhone says that there is a software upgrade? Do you ignore it or can you upgrade the firmware? (excuse my ignorance – your help appreciated!)
Cheers
Beano:
You can use WiFi hotspots for free. There is no charge from AT&T to use a free wifi network.
Rolfe:
If you want to preserve your jailbreak, and potentially an unlockable iPhone 3G baseband firmware, you’ll want to wait for the iPhone Dev Team to jailbreak subsequent iPhone updates before performing a software update.
Subsequent software updates should be performed through PwnageTool, just to be safe.
I got unlock iPhone but the problem is everytime I go to the place has no signal my network got lost or no service, i need to bring it back
to the store to fix it I’m tired doing that, is there any one can help me pls,. Thanks
i have just used quickpwn on my iphone which didnt have any of the same instructions as above..is that normal?
I also now have no signal and no wifi.. how do i get it back
Please help me!!
I have a 2G iPhone unlocked with version 2.1 on it. I tried to add the facebook app and it says “This app is not compatible with this iPhone. Help!!
Hey, I just got my self an iPhone 2G that was bought in London, worked fine with my sim card, the phone was not sim locked. But now when I tried to download the new uppdates 2.2 for my phone from iTunes, the phone was restored and I cant activate it with my sim card. I tried to use iLiberty+ but with no results, it just wont work
Help me please
i have iphone8gb with the version 1.1.4(4a102) ..i was trying to connect
itunes v. 8.0.2.20. but itunes dosn’t show device. is it thr version mismatch problem
betweeen iphone version an itunes version. if yes .. please help how can i solve it ang connect my iphone to itunes.
thanks
daljit parmar
im totally new to this…..
i’ve read countless stuff…..and now im all confused………..
where do i start?
also……whats the difference between jailbreak and unlocking?
sorry for being clueless, but plz help!
My iphone hung up for several days, I left the battery to run down and then I charged it and switch it ON again, it will only return to same position, so I did a restore with my itune which had ver 2.2, after the restore, I couldn’t use my phone because of my region. Can someone help me with a way forward.
thank you