Do you want to update your iPhone 3G/3GS/4 to iOS version 4.1, jailbreak, unlock, and use it on T-Mobile? If you have baseband 05.13.04 on your iPhone or iPod and have iTunes 10 or later, you can by using Sn0wbreeze..
Warning
Here are the steps to take if you want to jailbreak, and unlock your iPhone 3G/3GS/4 on 4.1. I will say that you do this at your own risk, and I cannot be held responsible for any damage caused to your phone, if you do this incorrectly. Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed too.
Download Sn0wbreeze
Download Sn0wbreeze 2.1 from this link http://hotfile.com/dl/82255880/cd8eacf/sn0wbreeze-2.1.zip.html. Sn0wbreeze is made by iH8snow http://ih8sn0w.com/index.php/welcome.snow
Download the iOS Firmware
Download iOS 4.1 Firmware for your device from this link http://www.iphoneheat.com/2010/09/download-ios-4-1-firmware-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/
Start Sn0wbreeze
Start Sn0wbreeze and follow the instructions on the computer screen, and select the firmware that you downloaded. Select expert mode. On the next screen select General, then hit the arrow. If you are not using the official carrier make sure that the “Activate the Iphone”(hacktivate) option is selected. Click the arrows until you get back to the main screen.
Build the Custom Firmware
Click Build ISPW. Let Sn0wbreeze work its magic. It will create a custom firmware for your iPhone or iPod. The great thing about this is that, Sn0wbreeze will not update your current baseband! Once it has finished it will place the file on the desktop.
Follow the Instructions
Sn0wbreeze will prompt you to connect your phone and turn it off. It will then tell you and show you how to put your iPhone or iPod into DFU mode. Follow the instructions exactly, do not deviate from them, if you want to successfully jailbreak and unlock.
iTunes Restore
Once the Iphone has been placed into DFU mode, iTunes will start and will say the device connected needs to be restored. Hold the shift key and click restore. Select the custom firmware file that Sn0wbreeze created. Make sure you select the correct file. The file name will start with Sn0wbreeze. Sit back and let iTunes do its thing
Unlock with Ultrasn0w and Cydia
Your phone will reboot and you will have the custom 4.1 firmware on your phone. Now if you want to Unlock to use on T-Mobile. Join a Wireless network and open Cydia, it will prompt for an update, go ahead and update. Once done, go back to Cydia and then search for Ultrasn0w. Install Ultrasn0w, once done you will need to restart your iPhone, and then it will be unlocked.
That's it, your phone is now jailbroken and unlocked. Remember, I cannot be held responsible for anything that may go wrong. Follow the steps exactly and you will be jailbroken and unlocked.
iPhone developer and hacker Nadeem97 has released PwnageTool bundles which can jailbreak iPhone 4 and 3GS untethered on iOS 4.2.1, in the process preserves the old 01.59.00 baseband for iPhone 4 and 05.13.04 baseband for iPhone 3GS so that you can unlock with the existing version of Ultrasn0w.
Step 1: Download untethered PwnageTool bundle for iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS from here. Extract the .zip folder, in there you will find two .bundle files, info.plist and some other files.
Step 2: Download PwnageTool 4.1.3 and copy it to your desktop. Right click, and then click on “Show Package Contents” as shown in the screenshot below.
Step 3: Navigate to Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles/ and paste iPhone3,1_4.2.1_8C148.bundle for iPhone 4, or iPhone2,1_4.2.1_8C148a.bundle for iPhone 3GS in this location.
Step 4: Now navigate to Contents/Resources/CustomPackages/CydiaInstaller.bundle/ and here copy the info.plist file and then simply close this folder.
Step 5: Download iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone 4 or 3GS. Move this IPSW file to your desktop.
Step 6: Start PwnageTool in “Expert mode” and select your device:
Step 7: Browse for iOS 4.2.1 firmware for your device.
Step 8: Now before proceeding with the create-the-bundle process, make sure “Activate the Phone” option is unchecked under “General”, and “Cydia Installer” package is selected under “Cydia Packages” option. Once done, select “Build” to start creating custom 4.2.1 firmware file:
Step 9: PwnageTool will now create the custom .ipsw file for your iPhone which will be jailbroken.
Step 10: Now follow the following steps to enter DFU mode:
- Hold Power and Home buttons for 10 seconds
- Now release the Power button but continue holding the Home button for 10 more seconds
- You device should now be in DFU mode
Step 11: Start iTunes, click on your iOS device icon from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold left “alt” (option) button on Mac, or Left “Shift” button if you are on Windows on the keyboard and then click on “Restore” (Not “Update” or “Check for Update”) button in the iTunes and then release this button.
This will make iTunes prompt you to select the location for your custom firmware 4.2.1 file. Select the required custom .ipsw file and click on “Open”.
Step 12: Now sit back and enjoy as iTunes does the rest for you. This will involve a series of automated steps. Be patient at this stage and don’t do anything silly. Just wait while iTunes installs firmware 4.2.1 on your iPhone. Your iOS device screen at this point will be showing a progress bar indicating installation progress. After the installation is done, your iPhone will restart automatically and you should now have a fully jailbroken iPhone 4 or 3GS, untethered on iOS 4.2.1.
Step 13: Once you have jailbroken your iPhone 4 or 3GS, you can safely unlock it on iOS 4.2.1 (on 01.59.00 baseband for iPhone 4 and 05.13.04 baseband for iPhone 3GS) using Ultrasn0w 1.2.
UPDATE 1: The link above of PwnageTool bundle for iPhone 4 and 3GS has been updated. All problems related to Cydia should now be fixed. Thanks to Nadeem97 for the heads up!
You may also like to check out:
- How to Jailbreak iPhone 4 (1.59.00 Baseband) Untethered on 4.2.1 with GreenPois0n RC5 and Unlock with Ultrasn0w
- GreenPois0n RC5 Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 Released ! [How-to Video Guide]
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Since the launch of the version 4 back in August, the new Digg has been getting minor over-hauls time and again. One of the main reasons of the frequent changes is to bring back the user experience to the Digg community. Even though, the team at Digg did many mistakes which resulted in losing user-base, I still credit them a lot for the amount of efforts they are putting in to bring the community back.
They have been adding features ranging from upcoming to bury button, everything has been added as per the user request. They have also been tweaking up the design since then. When I logged onto Digg today, I found an invitation to view the new design. Clicking on that, I realized, the new design is even simpler.
Two of the things I loved about Digg v4 when it launched were the simplicity of design and speed of the site, but that at the cost of cutting almost all the features. Digg v4, however, after 6 months, looks very promising. It has all the features that diggers need, a better design than v3, faster to browse, lesser errors and an over-all better user-experience. The new design is only rolled out yet to 15 percent Digg users and will be soon rolled out to everyone else.
Digg team on the official Digg blog said
This new design includes a new way to browse between the different sections of the site and an easier way to filter your content. We’ve simplified the design to make stories more prominent and easier to read. The newly organized profile page makes it a snap to see all your statistics. And last but not least, a new submission flow makes submitting stories easier. We couldn’t wait any longer to share these with our users and gather feedback before a public rollout, but there’s still a lot of work to be done.
Even though the design has been built on the user feedback, Digg still allows you to switch between the designs. Apart from the re-design, Digg has finally been able to import all the user-stats from v3, which took much longer than expected.
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