It looks like Geohot, the iPhone hacking expert who had released popular tools to jailbreak and unlock iPhone like blackra1n, blacksn0w is back.
Geohot had abandoned the jailbreaking scene in July but he seems to be back with a bang. He has discovered a new new bootrom exploit, which he is calling limera1n.
He has published a photo on the limera1n site of 4 devices displaying the limera1n logo.
P0sixninja of the Chronic Dev Team has confirmed the news:
yes, the news about geohot is true, the day after we release ETA he decides he wants a piece of the #pie
and yes it is a different bootrom exploit, he wants us to use it in GP, but there's no way we'll make our ETA if we do
Meanwhile, Chronic Dev Team is planning to release greenpois0n on Sunday, October 10th.
P0sixninja has clarified that the new bootrom exploit discovered by Geohot is different from the SHAtter exploit that is being used in greenpois0n to jailbreak iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4G, iPad and Apple TV (all devices running Apple’s A4 processor). It looks like Geohot’s exploit will work on all iDevices.
It needs to be seen if the Chronic Dev team decides to implement Geohot’s exploit and save SHAtter for iOS 4.2.
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Update:
Geohot has released limera1n for iOS 4.1
[via p0sixninja]
Geohot is a strange acting dude!
What, save the lime rain on edit 4.2 best for last, or later. That way all advices on 4.2 will be golden not
Just on 4.1
$5 to the person who screws this up
Go geo !!! Good to c u back in iPhone hacking ..
Same Same Same! Geo is a media whore and will not release sh!t!!!
I think he just lied about giving up the business so people would stop bothering him, and give the guy relax time for this.
Save for 4.2? You say The shatter would JB devices for life, and Can't be fixed with an Apple update. Can you expain that?
+1 I'm with u
All geniuses are weird and strange but actually it is normal
THIS + a few exclamation points
Geohot! Welcome back. I was really bummed out that you decided to leave. You are awesome and MOST of the community respects and admires you for all the hard work you do for us.
Welcome Back!
Thanks you.
THIS^^^
make it $10 to the guy who screws this up for everyone.
How can they jailbreak a device for life even if Apple updates?
the shatter is a bootrom exploit, this is a bootrom exploit
you don't know what you're talking about
this is better than shatter, both will make it easy to jailbreak the devices they work on forever, neither will just jailbreak the device forever (meaning neither will make a jailbreak last throughout restores/upgrades) what both will do is make it REALLY easy to jailbreak the devices they can hack in the future, much quicker than, say, jailbreakme took
it means that they won't be able to kill a method with an update, meaning itll take like 2 days to release any jailbreak
it does not permanently jailbreak your device, but an iphone 4 bought launch day updated to 4.1 cannot be jailbroken with jailbreakme, but can with this. as well as 4.2 when it comes out, an orig. launch iphone 4 updated to stock-4.2 can be jailbroken with one of these methods as the base (you need some hole to push the jailbreak through, jailbreakme's exploit was in pdf-handling, which they patched out with 4.0.2, this is in the bootrom of the device, which they can never patch out of YOUR phone. they'll start producing hack-proof ones, but yours is always good jailbreak-wise)
Geo welcome back!! With one more smart guy on the team maybe we will see a unlock for new baseband too!!!
Now that's what I'm talking about! Welcome back Geohot! I think I see my iPhone 3GS model in that screen shot! That is freakin awesome! Good work! I wonder if it will be a race to the finish line for these guys as to which will be released first lol!
Hi I'm frigid and I'm a duche this is just another hoax people get over it geohot stop trying to steal the spot light and let the real hackers like dev team do the job
So if you update to 4.2 and you still can jailbreak with this tool
Why is the logo on the 3GS not as small as the one on ipodtouch and iphone 4?…edited?
thanks for coming back you rock (Geohot)
I'm guessing he just needed a break from the constant demand.
we all are to someone but thats what makes us great
Thanks Z. I have one more question because I'm new to this. I have a 3GS on 4.0 that's jailbroke and unlocked. Someone told me to save my shsh on cydia but it saved them on 4.1. What does that mean if I'm unlocked on 4.0 using jailbreak.com???
I'm glad Geohot hasn't given up! I hope he is back to stay and keep up with iPhone jailbreaking tools. He has always been quick at finding ways to hack the iDevices. Either way, at least there is a guarantee for a jailbreak to be released for iOS 4.1 for my iPhone 4. Hopefully this means the upcoming iOS releases will also be able to be easily jailbroken since the exploits deal with the bottoms and can't be corrected by Apple's updates; the more hackers involved the quicker the release of the jailbreaks. Thanks to all those involved in the jailbreaking process and app developers for jailbroken devices!
I googled limera1n and it's set to be released the day after greenp0ison, So granted nothing deteres Geohot from holding onto this new bootrom exploit it looks as if all of us iPhone 3GS users will be able to stop holding our breath and have a tremendous sigh of relieve!!
as in cydia says "saved for: 4.1" but not "4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.1"?
it means be careful until this is out, as you cannot restore back to 4.0
or download firmware umbrella and see which shsh blobs the cydia repo has, because that readout isnt always accurate (the one at the top of the cydia main screen)
download firmware umbrella
plug iphone in
launch firmware umbrella
try different firmware versions (iPhone 3GS – 4.0/iPhone 3GS – 3.1.2/iPhone 3GS – 4.1) until you've downloaded all that are there, and gotten definite "NO" answers for the others.
hit "Display SHSHs"
it lists them off for you, which you can restore to
To restore to any of those, download that version from felix bruns firmware site, in umbrella hit "Start TSS Server", then plug the phone in, go to the phone in iTunes, and option-click (or shift-click if on windows) on "Restore". Pick the firmware ipsw you downloaded.
If on mac, before downloading you must do cmd-[comma] and turn off "Open 'safe' files after downloading" in the general tab. it will ruin everything.
Save it for iPad 2G!!!!!!!
Your SHSH saves as your current firmware. Check the bottom of Cydia to see your devices iOS that is saved. I saved mine at 4.0 on my iPhone 4. The top of Cydia shows for me shows: SHSH 4.0.1, 4.0.2, but the very bottom shows iPhone 4, iOS 4.0. If you didn't use tinyumbrella, you should, to have a backup on your computer.
Thanks, Z and Macsimos!
change the release time to GMT -10:10 that will give you a few more hours + minutes
A boot rom can only be fixed or updated by manufacturing a new device. The iDevices released up to this point, have boot roms that can be hacked using the exploits. So with the jailbreak tools that will be released, these iDevices can always be jailbroken for each Apple update; it does not mean that device will be permanently jailbroken. That's what I've gathered from reading the articles on iPhone Hacks and reading around the web.
Geohot, you are so awesome.
Answer is "retina display"
what is permanent jailbroken? for me (my own idea)
focus on iphone 2g,3g,3gs (maybe old bootrom)
whatever update that release from apple hacker got a tool right away for those idevice to jailbreak.. but not that mean whenever u updated your idevice then have a instant jailbreak.. but… is not give a hard time for hacker to release a new tool or new update for there jailbreaker tool to jailbreak your phone.. thats what they call jailbreak for life..
sorry for my bad english and correct me if im wrong..
Geohot is a real hacker. He used to be pretty much the first to release news about info. on iPhone jailbreaks, plus he was able to jailbreak the PS3.
LOL ! So True … no not really GJ Bro !
Tht or so that he could have peace in workin on limera1n
YeZ
It's a better idea if they just use one of the exploits and save the other known one for future purposes in case apple patches them.
Apple can only patch the exploits by creating new devices with newer boot roms. Read some of the earlier post or read the article about Greenpoison.
Maybe people will learn not to pester him and realise Geohot has a lot to offer and let him go about his business abuse free
the cydia home page on the cydia app on your iphone can be incorrect, it can miss certain versions that the repo may actually have
use tinyumbrella to check, grabbing the blobs from the cydia repo manually
I know that. I mean once the jailbreak comes out pretty soon apple is going to release new devices with newer bootroms. With both these bootroms out at same time, apple will patch them both when they start shipping newer devices when they update the bootrom and after that all the newer devices bought wouldn't be jailbreakable because apple will eventually ship devices with updated bootroms like they did with the 3GS.
Does anyone know if either GP or Limera1n will also include an unlock?
Thank you
Wow…this is a shocker. You never know, he might release an UNLOCK with the jailbreak, then all of the Geohot haters will be on his nutz. We will have to wait and see.
wasnt redsnow updated and released to jb the 3GS and all the older model idevices yesterday so you can jb ur 3GS now and dont have to wait for geohot
No, but a jailbreak will be released very very quickly using this as the base method.
jailbreakme was a one-off, this is a permanent base method
Righ,t new apple firmware update no prob. Just update your device and re-jailbreak. Depending on iTunes version or firmware the JB might have to get tweaked but no major wait times if any.
Welcome back Geo!! Very charming indeed. Keep it up guys!!