Nate True's Weblog http://cre.ations.net/$base_path Thoughts and musings from Nate True, casual inventor."; en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:35:51 -0600 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:35:51 -0600 custom http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Looks like the iPhone 1.1.1 update is reversible after all (kinda)]]> Alright! Congrats to Kmac1985 from the Hackint0sh forums who discovered this little doozy of a method. Make sure to read the issues below (it's not COMPLETELY reversible). On a phone that has 1.1.1 installed:

- Start by downloading the 1.0.2 firmware here. Get it while it's still hot. That's an Apple download link so it's subject to change.

- Try to sit under a good light source. You need to see the screen clearly when it's not backlit.

- Make sure the phone is on and running normally (if activated, at the Home screen, if not, just at the "Activate iphone" screen). The phone must also be docked or plugged in to your USB cable.

- Press and hold the Power and Home buttons on the phone until the screen shuts off.

- Release the Power button immediately. Keep pressing the...

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]]> Alright! Congrats to Kmac1985 from the Hackint0sh forums who discovered this little doozy of a method. Make sure to read the issues below (it's not COMPLETELY reversible). On a phone that has 1.1.1 installed:

- Start by downloading the 1.0.2 firmware here. Get it while it's still hot. That's an Apple download link so it's subject to change.

- Try to sit under a good light source. You need to see the screen clearly when it's not backlit.

- Make sure the phone is on and running normally (if activated, at the Home screen, if not, just at the "Activate iphone" screen). The phone must also be docked or plugged in to your USB cable.

- Press and hold the Power and Home buttons on the phone until the screen shuts off.

- Release the Power button immediately. Keep pressing the...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/looks-like-the-iphone-111-update-is-reversible-after-all http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/looks-like-the-iphone-111-update-is-reversible-after-all iphone, firmware, downgrade Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:59:09 -0500 <![CDATA[iPhone 1.1.1 restore mode verbose boot captured on video]]> Hey guys,

This won't mean jack squat to most of you but I've managed (with the help of the iPod Touch dev team) to boot the iPhone in restore verbose mode which will hopefully give us some insight into what we can do to crack the new firmware.

I trained my trusty Canon XH A1 HD videocamera at it with a high shutter speed to make sense of the quickly passing images. Check out the video and stills below.

I'll go through and translate it by hand to make things clearer.

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]]> Hey guys,

This won't mean jack squat to most of you but I've managed (with the help of the iPod Touch dev team) to boot the iPhone in restore verbose mode which will hopefully give us some insight into what we can do to crack the new firmware.

I trained my trusty Canon XH A1 HD videocamera at it with a high shutter speed to make sense of the quickly passing images. Check out the video and stills below.

I'll go through and translate it by hand to make things clearer.

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-111-restore-mode-verbose-boot-captured-on-video http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-111-restore-mode-verbose-boot-captured-on-video iphone, boot, verbose, firmware, hacking Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:39:35 -0500 <![CDATA[New iPhone 1.1.1 firmware out, we're trying to get into it]]> Yo guys, the latest iPhone firmware just came out. I can confirm that it is encrypted like the iPod Touch firmware, and so far no one has cracked it open to view the files. We're working our hardest on this.

My recommendation is not to upgrade, if you have a modded phone (ringtones, fake activation, ANYTHING third-party), until we have more information. If you want to upgrade, restore your phone first with the old firmware by holding Shift while clicking Restore in iTunes (Command key if you're on Mac) and choosing the 1.0.2 firmware first, then upgrading once the restore has completed.

DO NOT UPGRADE IF YOUR PHONE IS UNLOCKED.

Let me say this too: The iPhone firmware version 1.1.1 invalidates ALL iPhone software hacks.

We will bring you more news as it develops. ]]> Yo guys, the latest iPhone firmware just came out. I can confirm that it is encrypted like the iPod Touch firmware, and so far no one has cracked it open to view the files. We're working our hardest on this.

My recommendation is not to upgrade, if you have a modded phone (ringtones, fake activation, ANYTHING third-party), until we have more information. If you want to upgrade, restore your phone first with the old firmware by holding Shift while clicking Restore in iTunes (Command key if you're on Mac) and choosing the 1.0.2 firmware first, then upgrading once the restore has completed.

DO NOT UPGRADE IF YOUR PHONE IS UNLOCKED.

Let me say this too: The iPhone firmware version 1.1.1 invalidates ALL iPhone software hacks.

We will bring you more news as it develops. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/new-iphone-111-firmware-out-were-trying-to-get-into-it http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/new-iphone-111-firmware-out-were-trying-to-get-into-it iphone, firmware, encrypted, saladpants Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:17:15 -0500 <![CDATA[iPhone firmware 1.0.2 released and analyzed, hopes for new features dashed]]> Alright, here's the skinny on what's changed in the new iPhone firmware (1.0.2):

- /private/var/db/localtime has been changed from a file to a symlink, looks like a fix related to time zones.

- The kernel caches in /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kernelcaches/ have been changed. So a few changes in the kernel. The new kernels are actually smaller by about 6 kilobytes.

- The Info.plist for the Multitouch driver in /System/Library/Extensions/AppleMultitouchSPI.kext has been changed. This corresponds with what appears to be reprogrammed multitouch firmware, possibly fixing some multitouch issues for some.

- A few files have been rearranged, for the IOKit, MultitouchSupport, OfficeImport, and System frameworks (/System/Library/Frameworks). Looks like they've replaced some static folders with symlinks into the Versions folder of each framework. Possibly a backward compatibility move? I'm just thinking...

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]]> Alright, here's the skinny on what's changed in the new iPhone firmware (1.0.2):

- /private/var/db/localtime has been changed from a file to a symlink, looks like a fix related to time zones.

- The kernel caches in /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kernelcaches/ have been changed. So a few changes in the kernel. The new kernels are actually smaller by about 6 kilobytes.

- The Info.plist for the Multitouch driver in /System/Library/Extensions/AppleMultitouchSPI.kext has been changed. This corresponds with what appears to be reprogrammed multitouch firmware, possibly fixing some multitouch issues for some.

- A few files have been rearranged, for the IOKit, MultitouchSupport, OfficeImport, and System frameworks (/System/Library/Frameworks). Looks like they've replaced some static folders with symlinks into the Versions folder of each framework. Possibly a backward compatibility move? I'm just thinking...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-firmware-102-released-and-analyzed-hopes-for-new-features http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-firmware-102-released-and-analyzed-hopes-for-new-features iphone, firmware, analysis, beephone, 1.0.2 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:10:13 -0500