WARNING: Don’t do it if you need to keep an unlock (Using your phone on any network)

You can use redsn0w 0.9.4 to:

• Jailbreak iPhone 3G firmware 3.1.3
• Jailbreak and unlock iPhone 2G firmware 3.1.3
• Jailbreak and unlock iPod Touch 1G firmware 3.1.3
• Jailbreak and unlock iPod Touch 2G firmware 3.1.3 (non MC version)

WARNING: DON’T update if you have 3GS, newer ipt2G, or any ipt3G

This version of redsn0w support iPhone / iPod Touch Firmware 3.0 and 3.1.2. This runs on Windows & Mac OS X. Current beta doesn’t support the iPod Touch 3G, PPC OSX, and Linux. If you have a late-model iPhone 3GS, or if you have an iPod touch 2G whose serial number begins with “MC”, you can use redsn0w to jailbreak but you are currently restricted to “tethered” rebooting.

Musclenerd made his views very clear via Twitter and also highlighted a very important flaw. Sn0wBreeze has the official Apple boot loaders embedded in it which is illegal according to copyright law.

This directly threatens the entire jailbreak community as it could give fuel to Apples case with the DMCA that Jailbreaking is illegal.

You may be saying that the Apple boot loaders have been around for a long time, but with previous tools, the onus has always been on the user to acquire the boot loaders, thus taking the copyright infringement away.

This news, as expected went down like a lead balloon within the community and most are turning their backs on iH8Sn0w and Sn0wBreeze.

On top of all this it seems that Sn0wBreeze is also fraught with bugs and has caused many users considerable issues forcing them to restore.

We suggest that anyone that has downloaded Sn0wBreeze does NOT attempt to use it. If you do you are directly breaking the law and could experience major issues resulting from the use of the tool.

Musclenerd has already stated that they are working on pwnagetool and redsn0w for 3.1.2. Our advice is wait it out guys.

Note: This only works for iPhone 3G and 3GS. for iPhone 2G, check: BootNeuter.

Guide how to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 3G/3GS on baseband 05.11.07 from Blackra1n with Blacksn0w:

• Install the latest version of iTunes
• Connect your iPhone to PC/Mac. Go to iTunes and update your iPhone OS to software version 3.1.2
• After the update, you need to jailbreak your iPhone with blackra1n RC3. Download blackra1n for PC and Mac HERE
• Run the blackra1n app (On Windows 7 or Vista, you need to run it on Windows XP compatibility mode) and click on the make it ra1n button.

• Wait until your iPhone restarts.
• After the jail break, run the blackra1n app on iPhone. Tap on “sn0w” to install blacksn0w that will unlock your iPhone 3G or 3GS running 3.1.2 firmware on 05.11.07 baseband (look screenshot below)

This baby will fully unlock and activate your iPhone!

But now thing are brighter as Geohot managedleft this message on his blog:

“hello there, this is geohot
this is the most complicated injection i have ever done, and it uses a public command
…prepare for blacksn0w, although i gotta still figure out this zamboni”

This mumbo jumbo would be better explained to the common man that he managed to run arbitrary code or somehow take control of the baseband.

In other words, once you have managed to get your own code running on the baseband the next step will be to write and run the code which executes the unlock.

He also said on his blog to be very tired, often working day and night. It will be a little while before  he finalizes it all.

As it didn’t add the AFC2 support to the jailbreaked iPhone many handy 3rd party applications such as: Diskaid, iPhonebrowser, iFunbox, etc that needed the afc2 service to access the iPhone to transfer files such as Winterboard  themes, etc stopped working (Meaning you can’t access the root partition of your drive with desktop clients).

GeoHotz later tweeted that he disabled it because of issues with Blackra1n and said to simply look arround cydia for a quick fix.

To resolve the issue:

Load up Cydia to search and install a fix called “afc2add”. Once rebooted Diskaid, iPhone browser, iFunbox or other file browser should be working again!

After releasing his latest jailbreak 3.1.2 tool blackra1n,  Geohot has been constantly flooded by thousands of messages for help and although he always publicly denied working on an unlock solution since the release of Firmware 3.1 we got good news from him last night…

Against all odds he has officially announced via Twitter that he was on the verge of  find a flaw in the Baseband 05.11.07!

MuscleNerd, member of the Dev Team also announced that he was working hard on his side to unlock without giving details.

To follow…

Features of Blackra1n RC2:

• Fixed all issues that you might had when jailbreaking iPhone 3G with Blackra1n RC1.
• Tethered jailbreak for 3.1 OOTB iPod touch 8GB and all the new iPhone 3GS’s.
• Fixed Icy issues.
• Works on both Windows and Mac.
• If you used RC1 with success, no need to rerun.

Download Blackra1n RC2 for Windows and Mac

Using blackra1n RC2 on Windows 7:

When I 1st tested blackra1n with Windows 7  it crashed on startup.

To get blackra1n to work with Windows 7 just follow these easy steps:

• Right-click on the blackra1n icon and chose “properties”
• Chose the “Compatibility tab”
• Under “compatibility mode” click on the box & select “Windows XP (SP2)”.
• Click OK
• Run blackra1n.

Follow this simple Video Guide on how to enable MMS iPhone 2G and tethering feature on iPhones:

Note that it is not released officially from AT&T

Sn0wbreeze Preview Video:

There is talk of releasing sn0wbreeze by Halloween. According to a Tweet made by iH8sn0w today 10-19-09 “iWonder if a breeze will come on Halloween! about 1 hour ago from web” and here is a new teaser. Waiting for this is going to be like waiting for Christmas, you know you are going to get something cool you just hope it’s not a sweater.

Sn0wbreeze is going to be much like blackra1n but should help you preserve your baseband being that it basically a port (Windows version) of Pwnage Tool. You should enjoy the app when it is out. Until then keep your ear to the ground and eyes on the screen!