HAhhahaha..that's the problem with US iPhones. Well, what's your current firmware? Check first post please.

This post has been edited by TripleH: Dec 26 2008, 11:56 AM

haha.this set is belong to my dad ..
he bought us set . then after 3days ..
singtel release iphone .. pity him ..

now got nothing to do with this phone ..
is there any jailbreak for this us set ?
is it possible to use this iphone without using turbo sim?

That's why i ask you to read the first post la..answers given by davidgary73 already.

Hey Sifu,

I running into deep deep shXt i think

I'm helping my friend to upgrade his 3g phone 2.1 to 2.2

Before upgrading.
Iphone 3g FW 2.1 unlocked
Not Jailedbreak coz the Cydia and Installer is missing.

After upgrading
iPhone 3g FW 2.2 via Window QuickPwn 2.2
FW from the link on page 1
With Cydia and Installer now

Problem
No service with Maxis nor Digi

I read from some other thread saying that if you finished upgrading from 2.1 to 2.2 via Quickpwn and there's no service it means that the phone is unlocked via hardware instead of software. The phone cannot be used except as an iTouch.

Can I downgrade from 2.2 to 2.1 so that the phone can be used again.

Really appreciate some light here

Check where the iPhone 3G Part Numbers origin from lor. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937

If it's Hong Kong hardwre Unlock, you're so dead.



Read first post of this thread and sorry, you can't downgrade the baseband. That's why its important to read before you do anything.

This post has been edited by TripleH: Dec 26 2008, 12:47 PM

Hey TripleH

I've checked mine is MB500X which belongs to either Australia or New Zealand.

What should i do now?

1) You purchase the iPhone from where? Send back to the shop or seller for a replacement. Hardware Unlock or using turbosim? Got Carrier word in the Settings page?

2) If it's from Australia, call the shop you bought the phone from and ask for the unlock code again.



3) Another option is to wait for the firmware 2.2 patch to be available but that would be next year. No estimation time leh. Could take 2-6 months,,

This post has been edited by TripleH: Dec 26 2008, 01:05 PM

Hi i've bought a 3g Iphone Factory Unlock from Sg..i've been wanting to jailbreak it but theres a warning statement on quickpawn instruction:[/B]"Important***: Do not attempt these instructions for the 2.2 iPhone Firmware unless you don't care about a software unlock in the future. Using QuickPwn with the 2.2 iPhone Firmware could reduce your chances of being able to unlock the iPhone 3G.


What does that mean??Does it means that my factory unlock will be void??and each time i upgrade my firmware i cant use itunes to upgrade anymore?
Juz wan to clarify sum stuff before jailbreaking my phone.

Help its appreciated..thanks^^

that statement is for those locked set.....coz by upgrade d firmware to 2.2 it will upgrade d baseband of d i3g.... dev team may have found solution for d older baseband but not d newer baseband...that y they come out with d warning....

and this statement is not applicable to d officially unlocked set......for officially unlocked set...u can use whatever pawn to pawn d i3G

oo okay nice...just 1 more question..if i restore my iphone through itunes,the jailbreak process will be gone rite?incase i need to send in for warranty,will apple find any trace about it?

Hello I need the pros here to suggest me the best option... The problem now is my mum going to buy me an iPhone in Australia and there are 2 choices for me to choose from :

1) get the unlocked iPhone with 2.2 firmware
2) get the locked iPhone with 2.1 and yellowsnOw it later

which is better ?

If i choose the 2nd option where yellowsnow can make my locked phone to become unlocked, will this be TEMPERARY unlocked ? or PERMANENTLY unlocked ? Do I need to be constantly jailbraking before performing an update ? Or is it that after installing yellowsNow my iPhone is unlocked forever and i save $$ not buying the unlocked unit that will cost me additional $150 in Australia..

PLEASE HELP ! PROS..

also for some information, can i still install yellowsNow even my phone is already unlocked ? what are the extra benefits I can get from yellowsnow that I found no in unlocked unit ?

Read http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/880115

after restore thru itune....it will go back to original setting... and have to perform d jailbreaking process again....

about finding any trace on jailbreaking....is very subjective lor.....u can just restore n pretend u didn't jailbreak before u send for warranty .

yes. apple can easily detect whether an iphone has been JB before or not. it is entirely up to their discretion to be honest.

brader..
i wanna ask..
i've jbed my phone...
and now i dono why i couldnt install apps...
i jb-ed with window but operating it with mac..
got differences ka?

Why not JB with your mac? pwnagetool is so much better than quickpwn.

hmm.. using vista =(
dad using mac.. so ... i quckpwned it
but didnt pawned it

Hi Sifus,

I need your help and I can't seem to find it anywhere here. I even tried google.

I recently upgraded my 2G FW1.1.4 to FW2.2. Before I Quickpwn, I backup all my data using SSH & WINSCP as mentioned on the 1st page of this thread:

<Before you proceed to JailBreak, please do a full backup with iTunes or manually backup your files with iPhone File Manager. (Only for Jailbroken iPhones)
Refer here for iPhone File manager recommendation: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/779930
a) Contacts- var/mobile/Library/AddressBook/AddressBook.sqlitedb (contain the numbers) and AddressBookImages.sqlitedb (contain the contact pics)
b) SMS - var/Mobile/Library/SMS/SMS.db
c) Calender - var/mobile/Library/Calendar/Calendar.sqlitedb
d) Notes - var/mobile/Library/Notes/Notes.db
- Reboot your phone after SSH.
e) Photo Library - http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/687108/+360#entry21110268
f) Maps - var/mobile/Library/Maps (Bookmarks.plist, History.plist and Route.plist)>

The FW2.2 worked well and I transferred back all data.

All work well EXCEPT my contacts. When I copy the old contacts, the "owner" will change from "mobile" to "root" but the "rights" remains the same and after I restart my iphone, the old contacts is deleted and there is no contacts at all (the contacts remain like it was after I JB).

I have tried the following and failed: 1)I have tried giving permission to root thru BossPrefs (Fix User Dir Permission), 2) I have tried adding 1 new contact to the iphone before SSH to create a directory.

I don't know if this is relevant, I noticed that the file for me is "/private/var/mobile/Library/AddressBook/AddressBook.sqlitedb" with a "private" after root.

Appreciate if anyone can give me any useful advise. Thanks in advance.

@sabahan62
First of all ... U should post this in the iPhone Club thread and using the template.

OK back to business, make sure the "/private/var/mobile/Library/AddressBook" is set to 0700 (rights), mobile in owner and group.

Set the "AddressBook.sqlitedb" and "AddressBookImages.sqlitedb" to 0644 and mobile in Owner and Group.

Reboot the phone and see how.

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Added on December 29, 2008, 1:14 pmWhat apps u can't install ... apps from AppStore or Cydia? Please be more specific in order to get help from people here.

This post has been edited by frozzbyte: Dec 29 2008, 01:14 PM

Thank you forzzbyte to the rescue.

May I know how to set to 0700 (rights), mobile in owner and group? I checked under properties, all the options to change owner and group to mobile is gray out. Same for "AddressBook.sqlitedb" and "AddressBookImages.sqlitedb", also gray out.

This post has been edited by sabahan62: Dec 29 2008, 02:57 PM