if you want to update your iPhone 3G to firmware 2.2.1 but at the same time preserve its baseband so that you can also unlock it then you should follow our step-by-step guide to use Dev Team's PwnageTool.
But If you don't want to unlock your iPhone 3G now or anytime in the future and only want to jailbreak it to install jailbreak iPhone apps then you can update your iPhone 3G with firmware 2.2.1 using iTunes and then use QuickPwn 2.2.5-2 to jailbreak it.
Here is our step-by-step guide to jailbreak iPhone 3G using QuickPwn 2.2.5-2 for Windows users updated for iPhone firmware 2.2.1.
Some important points to note before we start:
- Hacking your iPhone 3G could void its warranty.
- You should NOT use this guide if you want to unlock your iPhone 3G. You should use PwnageTool as it preserves the baseband, you can checkout our step-by-step guide to use Dev Team's PwnageTool.
- This guide is to jailbreak iPhone 3G running iPhone firmware 2.2.1.
- This guide is for Windows users, Mac users can refer to this step-by-step guide to jailbreak iPhone 3G using QuickPwn (Mac).
Preparatory steps before jailbreaking your iPhone 3G.
1. Please take a backup of your iPhone, refer to this post for more details.
2. Please ensure that you have upgraded iTunes to iTunes 8.0.2.
3. Please download QuickPwn 2.2.5-2 for Windows from any of these links and unzip its contents in a folder:
- http://miphone.ca/iphone-dev/QuickPwn225-2.zip
- http://foskarulla.com/QuickPwn-225-2.zip
- http://downloads2.touch-mania.com/QuickPwn-225-2.zip
- http://www.applei.ph/devteam/QuickPwn-225-2.zip
- http://phonenews.com/phones/gsm/apple/QuickPwn225-2.zip
- http://rabstalk.bplaced.net/mirrors/QuickPwn-225-2.zip
- http://www.evil-crew.de/QuickPwn-225-2.zip
- http://daniel14.com/QuickPwn-225-2.zip
5. You need to install .Net Framework runtimes and associated files (if not already installed) for Quickpwn to work. You can download it from Microsoft's site.
If your iPhone 3G firmware Version is 2.2.1 (5H11) and Modem Firmware is 02.30.03 then you are ready to jailbreak your iPhone 3G, you can skip directly to "Jailbreak iPhone 3G using QuickPwn" below.
If you want to update your iPhone 3G to firmware 2.2.1 then you can
follow the steps mentioned below ("Update your iPhone 3G to iPhone
Firmware 2.2.1").
Update your iPhone 3G to iPhone Firmware 2.2.1:
- Please note this method does NOT preserve the baseband, so by updating to iPhone firmware 2.2.1 using this method will result in your iPhone 3G's baseband will also get updated from 02.28.00 to 02.30.03. Dev Team's software unlocking application yellowsn0w does NOT work with baseband 02.30.03, it only works with baseband 02.28.00.
- Connect your iPhone 3G to your computer via USB cable and launch iTunes and select your iPhone.
- Hold the SHIFT key and click the “Restore” button. iTunes will launch a file dialog for you to select the firmware file. Locate the iPhone1,2_2.2.1_5H11_Restore.ipsw file that you have downloaded in step 5 of the preparatory steps and click “Open”.
- iTunes will then restore your iPhone with firmware 2.2.1 which takes sometime, please wait for the process to complete.
Once your iPhone 3G is updated to iPhone firmware 2.2.1, you are ready to use the QuickPwn tool to jailbreak it.
Jailbreak iPhone 3G using QuickPwn 2.2.5-2:
- Launch QuickPwn from the unzipped folder to start jailbreaking your iPhone 3G.
- Please ensure that your iPhone 3G is connected to your computer. QuickPwn will automatically detect it and enable the blue arrow button, click it to continue.
- In the next screen, click browse and select the iPhone firmware 2.2.1 that you had downloaded in step 5 of the preparatory steps and click Open.
- QuickPwn will check if the firmware file selected is the same as the one installed on your iPhone 3G, if valid it will enable the blue arrow button, click it to continue.
- In the next screen, you will be prompted to install Cydia, Installer (both are preselected) and if you would like to Replace the Boot Logos. Install both Cydia and Installer as you will need it to install Dev team's unlock yellowsn0w application and also to install jailbreak apps.
- QuickPwn will again prompt you to ensure that your iPhone 3G is connected to your computer via USB, click the blue arrow button to continue.
- QuickPwn will now automatically put your iPhone into recovery mode. Once its in recovery mode you will be prompted to: Hold the Home button for 5 seconds, Hold the Home and Power buttons for 10 seconds, then release the Power button and continuing holding the Home button until your iPhone is in DFU mode.
- Its important that you follow the instructions carefully, if it does not work and get an error message then try again, once your iPhone 3G is in DFU mode QuickPwn will start the jailbreaking process.
- QuickPwn will inform you as soon as the jailbreaking process is successfully completed.
- After your iPhone 3G reboots, it will be jailbroken and will have Cydia and Installer apps installed and visible on your iPhone's home screen.
As always, don't forget to drop us a line to tell us how it goes.
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Works Absolutely fine for me… just jailbroken my £G with 2.2.1 firmware, and everything is perfect… and I even noticed it works faster than before
Tap Tap Revenge 2 was lagging even with easy tracks and now it runs smoothly even with extreme tracks
Perfect job
tryed it the first ttym wrked flawlesley just make sure u keep hol dof home button dnt let go wen asked to
a must for everyonee
I jailbroke it with quickpwn 225 & all that….
the apple logo keeps showing up i did it and followed everything and it doesnt unfreeze or so…. please help do i have to download the other ipsw file or what i have done it again like you say a zillion times thx
thank you so much for the tut. it worked!!! just like some ppl here said, make sure ur iphone has nothing (music, vid, apps, etc.) it worked like a charm for me! no problems what so ever. I was scared to jailbreak at first, now i'm glad i did! thanks guys
I tried and it worked 1st time. Thanks very much. I got stuck at Apple logo for about 30-45 minutes. May be I have lots of Apps that's why it took so long. After I hear cling-cling sounds as if windows detects something, i turned on iTunes. iTunes froze about 5 minutes then iPhone is back to normal….Yeahhh!!!
mine jailbroke succssfully.
thank you so much!
Tried to jailbreak under Mac OS and everything froze up. Used Bootcamp and tried to jailbreak under Windows XP and everything went just fine. Please forgive me Steve.
To all those suffering from the apple / pineapple logo freezing-on-reboot problem:
You MUST restore to 2.2.1, even if the phone / touch already has 2.2.1.
I made this mistake. You must restore, THEN jailbreak.
Hi
I picked up my iphone today and i am trying to jailbreak it but having some issues, itunes says i am running 2.2.1 5h11 i have followed your guide and have downloaded the relevant firmware and this is saved as a zip file, when i use quickpwn it does not allow me to select the file, when i change it from zip to ipsw it allows me to select the file within quickpwn but gives the following error message teh ipsw file you have chosen does not match any firmware version quickpwn supports yada yada.
Any help would be gratefrully appreciated…
whenever i go to step 2 of the actual jailbreaking process i click the blue arrow and get this message
"To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled."
i have no idea how to do this haha help
Works like a charm! I just did everything they told me to do, and when it was done, I loaded the backup of my phone I took earlier. Tnx
i dont know what you dudes are talkin about, the apps work fine with the jailbroken 2.2.1
GREAT STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE!!!!
I did this after restore but BEFORE syncing contacts and it appears everything worked fine! Thank you so much!
Hi,
Works perfectly with FW 2.2.1 + ITunes 8. Like Monolito, got stuck at Apple screen for 60 secs but all good.
Thanks for your guide.
I LIED!!! I cant make any calls or receive any calls. I am completely detached from my network! I guess no jail breaking for me unless I can sort this out:(
Hello, I managed to jailbreak my iphone 3G but the problem is now, itunes cannot copy my cracked apps I downloaded from appulous. Did I miss anything? Is there a file I should download before itunes could recognise the cracked apps?
I am trying to jail brake my iphone 3g, I installed everything the firmware twice, I can not find it when the the second screen comes up with the browse option? where did the file go/\
For those of you who had their screen frozen after jailbreaking, what I did was download the 2.2.1 from the link on this page that is from Apple. Even though I already had 2.2.1 I figured why not. Then I restored my failed jailbreaked phone with the newly downloaded firmware, but I did not restore the backup. I then jailbreaked with quickpwnd and it worked. As I type, I'm restoring now with my prior backup and it sohuld be just fine and I should have all my contacts etc.
this was so easy..worked instantly…i had no trouble what so ever but then again im a pretty technical person.
HELP…
I just finished step 9 and the apple logo came up and now i can't get out of it and i did 3 reboots
CANT GET TO THE UNLOCK PAGE!!!
i also tried starting itunes but would just give me two vibrates and the camera thing would come up like 5 times now. somebody help me?
This works!!! Thanks soo much!
I was a bit of a wuss about jailbreaking – thanks for holding my hand throughout the process!
Works perfectly.
The last solution worked directly. All files and contacts are still here and all apps appear to be working. Great stuff!!
Hey man, i had the same problem with my iphone. Just leave your phone connected after the new image has been flashed. Give it about 10 seconds then open up itunes. After itunes is opened for about 30 sec(it will appear as if it froze up), your phone will come back to life along with your previously installed apps. Hope this helps some one. Peace and keep real.
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this worked follow the Instructions as it tells you to hold PWR AND HOme Key down reboots then Pineapplne Cydia abd Installers there but how to I crack the sim now to use and make calls any one know?
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i did everything step by step
the progress was great
but then when i put the AT&T Sim card in
it doesnt work
it seem to not get any signal at all
and i cant make any phone call
so any help?
I did this but when i boot it up it does not do any thing but stay at the boot screen. Would someone please tell me what to do.
This don't work. Bricks your iPhone and leaves it with a pineapple logo.
It took me two tries to get this to work, this first time she froze on the load up screen (black screen with apple logo). I had to restore it to factory in iTunes, and on the seconde try it worked like a charm.
Finally some progress.
BTW, when I did this update, it appeared to go through the whole update scenario. Here is what went down:
(1) On Mac – Sending 018-4443-16.dmg 22531KB
(2) On Mac – Sending kernelcache,release.s518900x
(3) On iPhone – Flashing NOR (Running Pineapple logo)
(4) On iPhone – Installing Bundles
(5) On iPhone – Syncing Filesystems
(6) On iPhone – Rebooting
(7) On iPhone – Pineapple logo!!!! forever
So now some good luck for me. I started with the PC page, then read the Mac page. Luckilly the Mac page had the details of how to put the phone in firmware mode. Turn off device, Turn on device with both power and home for 10 seconds, then release just power while still holding home for another 10 secs. All this while connected to itunes. This allowed me to restore my iphone via itunes to its original appleness. Next, I figure since I am no long en pineapple brick mode, that I should be able to get out of it again if I screw things up again. So this time I skipped the part in this write up where it said:
If your iPhone 3G firmware Version is 2.2.1 (5H11) and Modem Firmware is 02.30.03 then you are ready to jailbreak your iPhone 3G, you can skip directly to "Jailbreak iPhone 3G using QuickPwn" below.
When I first tried this process, I looked at the about screen in the iPhone and verified that this was true so I skipped straigth to jailbreaking with QuickPwn. Big mistake! Maybe this is not the case for everyone, but this was the case for me. I went ahead and did this file-style firmware update to my iPhone (even though I already had 2.2.1) anyway. Next I did the jailbreak with QuickPwn and badabing … I'm good.
why ican't execute the quickpawn program??it says encountered a problem..i've tried in 3 computers..
HHIII All the cool guys
I followed the steps and I got the message jailbreak was successful. But my phone didn't reboot. it was stuck with the apple logo on the screen.
wait about 20 mins. nothing happened,
I ran the Quickpwn.exe again but only went two steps,my phone came back online.
all apps are running, Works fine
Greaaaate
Big thanks to Dev Team
I followed all these steps however once everything had uploaded the phone rebooted as it said it should but it has just stayed on the apple icon it will not start up and it does not appear in itunes so there is nothing i can do, i have tried redoing the process and still no sucsess can anyone offer any support?
Just a minor suggestion for newbies, just like me (it took me several weeks to figure it out). Firmware is downloaded as .ZIP file. For QuickPwn to accept the firmware bundle, it it necessary to change the file from .ZIP to .IPSW extension (In my case, I did it through Prompt Command). As DOS doesn't seem to accept long file names, I rename the downloaded file in the Windows to "iPhone", then in the Prompt Command rename it to "iPhone.ipsw", and finally rename it in the Windows to "iPhone1,2_2.2.1_5H11_Restore". With this simple procedure, I was able to follow all the instructions of this tutorial.
Now my iPhone is finally jailbroken!
Thank you veru much!!!
Hello iPhoneHacks,
Please I want to know whether the jailbreaking process of iPhone3G 2.2.1 and iPod Touch2G 2.2.1 are the same??
I want to jailbreak my iPod touch2G 2.2.1. How can i do this??
you are lousy user. you better thraw your iphone. Mind everything is fine.
Everytime I am suppose to go into DFU mode, my iphone just stays turned off and quickpwn says that there could be something wrong with the cable but I dont think thats it. I have an iphone 3g running firmware 2.2.1. Thanks in advance.
you need to download one app from the apple store in order to download apps from the instalous
This thing worked for now lets see how the programs run on it
Hi frnd
i am from INDIA & i have purchased iphone 16G.B for the 1st time when i connected iphone to pc & opend itunes it has asked for update. i have updated it. now my iphone version is 2.2.1(5H11) & modem firmware is 02.30.03.
Now my problem is that i need it to unlock (locked with "AIRTEL" service provider).
Can you say me what i have to do ?
nad another problem i am facing it is my phone has RESTRICTIONS as "ON" i need to "OFF" it but its asking some passcode. i dont what is that code.
Kindly help me in this regarding matters for which i shall be very thankfull.
Kindly mail me as soon as possible !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you! This worked great for me. Luckily, i didn't seem to have any problems. Yay!
Quick note of thanks for the step-by-step guide.
Incredibly simple to follow and really helped a first time jailbreak on iPhone 3G running 2.2.1 firmware.
Now to find out even more neat things I can do to my phone! Thanks again.
hello. currently i have itunes version 8.1.1.10, will this be ok if use this to jailbreak my iphone?
I just jailbroke my 3g iphone with all the latest firmware, and everything went fine up until it reloaded and told me there was no SIM installed…any ideas?
Big Thanks, it seems to work just fine! keep up the really good work!
Jeers from Finland!
Juffe
My Iphone has service threw AT&T. Will jailbreaking my phone kill my service and make my phone useless? I find no information on that in any blogs on the internet.
Thanks, this was awesome. It worked for me on my 3G 2.2.1. The part where you hold the buttons was a little confusing because the prompts came before I counted to the right number of seconds. But it worked. I'm installing apps now. Whoohoo.
hi,
i bought iphone3g with fw 2.2.1 ,modem fw 02.30.03 few weeks ago and i would like to jailbreak it now
since i have gone through the posts
so,correct me if i am wrong
1)at this moment unlocking this fw is not possible but i can jailbreak it
2) i need quickpwn225_2 and iPhone1,2_2.2.1_5H11_Restore.ipsw file to do the jailbreaking
3)start from the instructions as under
**Jailbreak iPhone 3G using QuickPwn 2.2.5-2:**
Well thats the most basic questions which i would like someone to answer
and the last question is do i have to follow the instructions under
**Update your iPhone 3G to iPhone Firmware 2.2.1:**
thnx in advance
iPod touch 1st GEN wont work with this patch!