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Definitive 1.1.3 Upgrade and Jailbreak Guide
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I share the same problem as deathchill. I get to the last step and it hangs at the apple logo. I even left it connected at one point for 30 min but it still hung. Another time, it hung for 15 min or so, I then pulled it off and tried to rebooot manually but it just went to the apple logo and continued to hang. The only way to get out of it was to put it in restore mode and start over. I've tried this guide about six times and continue to get the same result. I am running a locked AT&T valid sim 1.1.2 OOB w/4.6 bootloader, upgraded to 1.1.3 via iTunes. The sim is a cingular sim card that I had used with a Moto Razr prior to my iPhone purchase. I never actually switched to the 3g AT&T sim card. I am attempting the jailbreak on a G5 iMac PowerPC running Leopard. I've searched the forums and seem to find no solution. Can anyone please help?
help! 
everything has worked perfectly up to this point of moving the apps to make space and i get this message :
imacg5:~ vince$ ssh root@192.168.1.67
root@192.168.1.67's password:
Last login: Tue Jan 29 15:37:13 2008 from 192.168.1.69
# cd /
# cp -rf Applications /private/var/root/
mv Applications Applications.old
# mv Applications Applications.old
# ln -s /private/var/root/Applications /Applications
ln: /Applications: No space left on device
# ls -la / | grep Applications
drwxrwxr-x 24 root admin 816 Jan 29 15:48 Applications.old
#
i should also point out that after rebooting the phone just before this, i had my network back up and running....but after trying to install with installer, the reboot has left my phone with no network again
everything has worked perfectly up to this point of moving the apps to make space and i get this message :
imacg5:~ vince$ ssh root@192.168.1.67
root@192.168.1.67's password:
Last login: Tue Jan 29 15:37:13 2008 from 192.168.1.69
# cd /
# cp -rf Applications /private/var/root/
mv Applications Applications.old
# mv Applications Applications.old
# ln -s /private/var/root/Applications /Applications
ln: /Applications: No space left on device
# ls -la / | grep Applications
drwxrwxr-x 24 root admin 816 Jan 29 15:48 Applications.old
#
i should also point out that after rebooting the phone just before this, i had my network back up and running....but after trying to install with installer, the reboot has left my phone with no network again
Unfortunately I am having the same shutdown / reset issue, and yes, I do have to do this when running homebrew apps on the iPhone. I'm sure that this reset issue didn't happen until I reached the last step and installed the lockdownd file. Any solutions yet?
I get this at the last step, and then my phone reboots and hangs with the apple logo.
* The volume LittleBear4A93.UserBundle appears to be OK.
mkdir: /private/var/root/Library/Lockdown: File exists
chown: cannot access `/private/tmp/MediaCache': No such file or directory
mkdir: /private/var/logs/Baseband: File exists
Connection to 192.168.1.106 closed by remote host.
Connection to 192.168.1.106 closed.
what do i do to fix it so it does not hang when it reboots?
* The volume LittleBear4A93.UserBundle appears to be OK.
mkdir: /private/var/root/Library/Lockdown: File exists
chown: cannot access `/private/tmp/MediaCache': No such file or directory
mkdir: /private/var/logs/Baseband: File exists
Connection to 192.168.1.106 closed by remote host.
Connection to 192.168.1.106 closed.
what do i do to fix it so it does not hang when it reboots?
Important Message To Everyone!!!!
WARNING!! IF YOU DO THIS JAILBREAK PROCESS, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO INSTALL APPS SUCCESSFULLY AS YOU WILL RUN OUT OF DISK SPACE. FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO CANNOT FIX THIS THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE GIVEN IN THE GUIDE, THERE IS AN EASIER WAY TO FIX INSTALLER. ONCE 1.1.3 IS JAILBROKEN, INSTALL COMMUNITY SOURCES. THEN BEFORE INSTALLING ANY OTHER APPS, INSTALL BOSSTOOL. MOVE YOUR APPS THROUGH THIS APP AND THERE WILL BE ENOUGH DISK SPACE TO INSTALL APPS.
I HOPE I HELP ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS
WARNING!! IF YOU DO THIS JAILBREAK PROCESS, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO INSTALL APPS SUCCESSFULLY AS YOU WILL RUN OUT OF DISK SPACE. FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO CANNOT FIX THIS THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE GIVEN IN THE GUIDE, THERE IS AN EASIER WAY TO FIX INSTALLER. ONCE 1.1.3 IS JAILBROKEN, INSTALL COMMUNITY SOURCES. THEN BEFORE INSTALLING ANY OTHER APPS, INSTALL BOSSTOOL. MOVE YOUR APPS THROUGH THIS APP AND THERE WILL BE ENOUGH DISK SPACE TO INSTALL APPS.
I HOPE I HELP ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS
Has anyone figured out how to delete the image file the jailbreak places that is about 100MB. I would really like to delete this space. Would this mess up anything?
Edit: I found that BossTool causes this to happen. Is there a way to fix this or will it remain this way since I had moved both fonts and ringtones which already take up space?
Edit: I found that BossTool causes this to happen. Is there a way to fix this or will it remain this way since I had moved both fonts and ringtones which already take up space?
Thank you
Upgraded to 1.1.3 successfully from 1.1.1 with this guide.
The only issues encountered for me were:
1. Freeing up space / re-partitioning for app installation (same initial problem as Agarwal, but successfully solved by following sbrocket's reply + installing Bosstool); and
2. Syncing. Contacts, bookmarks, calendars etc. won't sync. Googled and found a symlinks solution. I think there's an app in installer which fixes this now.
3. Restore screen after reboot. Read the rest of the posts here, and it doesn't look like there's a solution. I'm frankly a bit scared of this one - if the phone freezes on the road, then I have to wait till I get home to get access to iNdependence. Wait - an excuse to get the MacBook Air perhaps?
But anyway, I just want to say a big, huge thank you to sbrocket. This guide really is top notch. What's more, in my 10 years of internet life I honestly have not ever seen anyone put so much effort into something like this, and what's more sticking around to answer people's problems, with a level of promptness that you can't even expect of PAID full time staff. So kudos to you and ... RESPECKT.
Upgraded to 1.1.3 successfully from 1.1.1 with this guide.
The only issues encountered for me were:
1. Freeing up space / re-partitioning for app installation (same initial problem as Agarwal, but successfully solved by following sbrocket's reply + installing Bosstool); and
2. Syncing. Contacts, bookmarks, calendars etc. won't sync. Googled and found a symlinks solution. I think there's an app in installer which fixes this now.
3. Restore screen after reboot. Read the rest of the posts here, and it doesn't look like there's a solution. I'm frankly a bit scared of this one - if the phone freezes on the road, then I have to wait till I get home to get access to iNdependence. Wait - an excuse to get the MacBook Air perhaps?
But anyway, I just want to say a big, huge thank you to sbrocket. This guide really is top notch. What's more, in my 10 years of internet life I honestly have not ever seen anyone put so much effort into something like this, and what's more sticking around to answer people's problems, with a level of promptness that you can't even expect of PAID full time staff. So kudos to you and ... RESPECKT.
Fully Functional 1.1.3 (so it seems), stuck on "connect to itunes" screen
I'm really hoping someone can help me. I had a jailbroken 1.1.2 iPhone which I updated to 1.1.3 using the "Official 1.1.3 Upgrader" from Conceited Software. I should probably mention that I am a real AT&T customer with an iPhone SIM.
Now I have what seems to be a fully functioning 1.1.3 iPhone... I can:
According to the About screen I have the following firmwares installed...
However...it is stuck on the "Slide for emergency" screen. I am only able to access installed apps because I have "Dock" installed which puts the little sunburst in the corner that fans out installed apps when you drag out from it. The sunburst appears on the dial screen but not on the locked home screen. Also, even though it says "Emergency call" I can dial any number and it will work. Edge and Wifi are working as well.
When I connect to iTunes I get the following screen:
I'm not sure what I should do to get the iPhone to go to the home screen and not be stuck in this "connect to iTunes" mode. Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT: I have iNdependence 1.3.2 beta installed and I've tried to see if that will do anything. When I start it up it warns me that 1.1.3 firmware is not supported and it then hangs on "Connecting to iPhone...". Not sure how long that is supposed to take but it doesn't seem to be doing anything.
I'm really hoping someone can help me. I had a jailbroken 1.1.2 iPhone which I updated to 1.1.3 using the "Official 1.1.3 Upgrader" from Conceited Software. I should probably mention that I am a real AT&T customer with an iPhone SIM.
Now I have what seems to be a fully functioning 1.1.3 iPhone... I can:
- Make and receive calls
- Access all installed applications
- Use Installer.app just fine (doesn't crash)
- Full SSH access via Wifi
According to the About screen I have the following firmwares installed...
- Firmware 1.1.3 (4A93)
- Modem Firmware 04.02.13_G
However...it is stuck on the "Slide for emergency" screen. I am only able to access installed apps because I have "Dock" installed which puts the little sunburst in the corner that fans out installed apps when you drag out from it. The sunburst appears on the dial screen but not on the locked home screen. Also, even though it says "Emergency call" I can dial any number and it will work. Edge and Wifi are working as well.
When I connect to iTunes I get the following screen:
I'm not sure what I should do to get the iPhone to go to the home screen and not be stuck in this "connect to iTunes" mode. Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT: I have iNdependence 1.3.2 beta installed and I've tried to see if that will do anything. When I start it up it warns me that 1.1.3 firmware is not supported and it then hangs on "Connecting to iPhone...". Not sure how long that is supposed to take but it doesn't seem to be doing anything.
Well, I solved it myself. Used this post on TUAW (http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/16/downgrading-your-1-1-3-iphone-or-ipod-touch/) to realize that I needed to use iPHUC to manually place my phone in recovery mode instead of whatever crazy mode it was in. Then...after that...I was able to connect to iTunes and restore as I normally would. Now I'm running stock 1.1.3 and I'm happy. For now...
Perfect!
Wow. Flawless. I had a jailbroken 1.1.2 8Gb iPhone on AT&T (not activated through itunes) used this guide and BossTool after on a Mac and everything works perfectly with NO problems. I figured with all the people having issues I should make a post of confidence for this method. Thanks!
Wow. Flawless. I had a jailbroken 1.1.2 8Gb iPhone on AT&T (not activated through itunes) used this guide and BossTool after on a Mac and everything works perfectly with NO problems. I figured with all the people having issues I should make a post of confidence for this method. Thanks!
Sbrocket,
In my opinion, this is a very east-to-read guide. Its steps are detailed, and clear to even novice users. I think maybe one detail would be beneficial if it were included in the guide: Open Activity Monitor, select "iTunes Helper", then click Quit Process.
That way, throughout the restoring process, once you quit iTunes and open iNdependence while in recovery mode, iTunes won't automatically open and try to save the day. Now, this might somehow require a few more "open iTunes" mini-steps in the guide, but it shouldn't bother users too much.
I guess what I'm trying to tell you is that, as a legit AT&T/iPhone user, I had to mess with iTunes a lot during the process of this 1.1.3 Jailbreak. And there just weren't many "go back to iTunes and see what it's wanting you to do"-steps in the guide.
Just a suggestion
P.S. Did I understand you correctly when, earlier in the thread you mentioned that it'd be safe for me to restore (via iTunes) my jailbroken iPhone and it still be jailbroken afterwards? Maybe I read that earlier post incorrectly...
How long?
So i am at the part where 1.1.3 has downloaded and the phone is rebooting through ssh/terminal before i make the phone work again now that it's jailbroken...
how long should i expect to wait before i will be able to issue the
""cd /Applications"
"chmod +s Installer.app/Installer"
"chown -R root:wheel Installer.app""
commands?
thanks-
Pat
So i am at the part where 1.1.3 has downloaded and the phone is rebooting through ssh/terminal before i make the phone work again now that it's jailbroken...
how long should i expect to wait before i will be able to issue the
""cd /Applications"
"chmod +s Installer.app/Installer"
"chown -R root:wheel Installer.app""
commands?
thanks-
Pat
I imagine one way to find out is: once the process is done, you will get a screen which tells you you can now move the icons around on springboard etc. It's a popup box with a dismiss button. If you see that screen on your iPhone, then that means the upgrade is complete, and you can issue those commands accordingly. Cheers.
Out of space
After completing the jailbreak (from 1.1.3 to 1.1.1 to 1.1.2 to 1.1.3) all was working. I installed several apps then started getting the crashing out to the home screen as addressed in your note. Did the ssh and entered the commands as documented. All went well until the ln - response was no disk space. The grep showed Application.old. Moved the Applications back to their original location. From the installer, uninstalled one application (nearly a MB). Went back to ssh and went through all of the steps - all worked fine this time. The grep showed the link to Applications. I removed the Applications directory from / as documented. Now when I try to install an App, I get an Error - "Main script execution failed!". This happens for all apps I've tried to install.
After completing the jailbreak (from 1.1.3 to 1.1.1 to 1.1.2 to 1.1.3) all was working. I installed several apps then started getting the crashing out to the home screen as addressed in your note. Did the ssh and entered the commands as documented. All went well until the ln - response was no disk space. The grep showed Application.old. Moved the Applications back to their original location. From the installer, uninstalled one application (nearly a MB). Went back to ssh and went through all of the steps - all worked fine this time. The grep showed the link to Applications. I removed the Applications directory from / as documented. Now when I try to install an App, I get an Error - "Main script execution failed!". This happens for all apps I've tried to install.
Main script error after apps moved
Hy
I've allready jailbreaked my iphone several times and up and downgraded, from 1.1.1. over 1.1.2. to 1.1.3
Every thing works fine. The first time i'v got 1.1.3 was Nate True's and after installing some apps, the installer begined to crash, so I decided to go back to 1.1.1. and do the whole process with th dev team upgrade. It works fine till I installed more apps, the installer begin to crash again so I had to go back to 1.1.1. again.
Now that I'm onn 1.1.3 back again, the Phone gave me message about free space that I have to delet Fotos and so on, so I decided to sim link my app folder. Because I was not shure if the Boss tool allready up to date forr 1.1.3 I done it over ssh, with the commands I found in this post.
Whenever I try to install something in Installer.app, it gets to "Installing package" and then crashes back to the Home screen! What am I doing wrong?
You likely aren't doing anything wrong. The first partition that Applications reside on has probably just filled up, and Installer.app is crashing because it has nowhere left to put anything. You can use symlinks to move your Applications to another (larger) partition so you can use the rest of the space on your device.
Connect to your iPhone via ssh using either "ssh root@<IPADDRESS>" (Mac) or "putty -ssh root@<IPADDRESS>" (Windows) as above and enter these commands:
"cd /"
"cp -rf Applications /private/var/root/"
"mv Applications Applications.old"
"ln -s /private/var/root/Applications /Applications"
If you type "ls -la / | grep Applications" now to check whether these commands worked, the final part of the line that's printed should say "Applications -> /private/var/root/Applications". IF it does not say this, STOP and go post in the forum thread with what it does say. If everything looks good, run the following command and then reboot your phone.
"cd /"
"rm -rf /Applications.old"
So after that the Installer is giving mee Message Main Script execution failed!
What have I done wrong, and is there a way to get mor free space on apps folder without having these issues?
Should I take Baoss Tool to move the apps, or is ther any other solution, please help, cause I am tired of down and upgrading.
Hy
I've allready jailbreaked my iphone several times and up and downgraded, from 1.1.1. over 1.1.2. to 1.1.3
Every thing works fine. The first time i'v got 1.1.3 was Nate True's and after installing some apps, the installer begined to crash, so I decided to go back to 1.1.1. and do the whole process with th dev team upgrade. It works fine till I installed more apps, the installer begin to crash again so I had to go back to 1.1.1. again.
Now that I'm onn 1.1.3 back again, the Phone gave me message about free space that I have to delet Fotos and so on, so I decided to sim link my app folder. Because I was not shure if the Boss tool allready up to date forr 1.1.3 I done it over ssh, with the commands I found in this post.
Whenever I try to install something in Installer.app, it gets to "Installing package" and then crashes back to the Home screen! What am I doing wrong?
You likely aren't doing anything wrong. The first partition that Applications reside on has probably just filled up, and Installer.app is crashing because it has nowhere left to put anything. You can use symlinks to move your Applications to another (larger) partition so you can use the rest of the space on your device.
Connect to your iPhone via ssh using either "ssh root@<IPADDRESS>" (Mac) or "putty -ssh root@<IPADDRESS>" (Windows) as above and enter these commands:
"cd /"
"cp -rf Applications /private/var/root/"
"mv Applications Applications.old"
"ln -s /private/var/root/Applications /Applications"
If you type "ls -la / | grep Applications" now to check whether these commands worked, the final part of the line that's printed should say "Applications -> /private/var/root/Applications". IF it does not say this, STOP and go post in the forum thread with what it does say. If everything looks good, run the following command and then reboot your phone.
"cd /"
"rm -rf /Applications.old"
So after that the Installer is giving mee Message Main Script execution failed!
What have I done wrong, and is there a way to get mor free space on apps folder without having these issues?
Should I take Baoss Tool to move the apps, or is ther any other solution, please help, cause I am tired of down and upgrading.
UPDATE :
I have just spent the last 3 hours doing all this from the very beginning again.
Everything went well, even the installer.app and the apps being in the right place to give me space.
BUT I HAVE NO O2 network!!!
When i follow the instructions on the guide, and download the 'lockdownd' file, and then log in terminal, it says ''no such file or directory''.
H E L P!
UPDATE : Now i have been able to hook the file and upload it to the phone, but i still have no network afte rrebooting my phone
Anyone know whats going on???
I have just spent the last 3 hours doing all this from the very beginning again.
Everything went well, even the installer.app and the apps being in the right place to give me space.
BUT I HAVE NO O2 network!!!
When i follow the instructions on the guide, and download the 'lockdownd' file, and then log in terminal, it says ''no such file or directory''.
H E L P!
UPDATE : Now i have been able to hook the file and upload it to the phone, but i still have no network afte rrebooting my phone
Anyone know whats going on???
Main Script Execution Failed and Cookies not working
I am receiving this same error. As mentioned in a previous post, I have also gone back to 1.1.1 and followed all instructions.
Additional information - before realizing this "issue" with the installer and disk space, I tried installing multiple apps. Some installed OK then the installer began the crashing to Main Screen. The app icons all appeared on the screen until the crashing began.
After applying the symlink for the Applications folder, I installed several apps successfully before getting the Main Script Execution error. In looking at the Application directory, I see that the apps I tried to install when the installer crashed (before the link and removal of Applications.old) were in fact in the directory though they did not show up on the Main Screen Pages.
Another observation involves cookies. When I open My Yahoo and log in this is not retained for subsequent times I open My Yahoo. All settings in the Preferences for Safari appear to be correct (i.e. save cookies for sites visited). This also happens for iGoogle.
I am receiving this same error. As mentioned in a previous post, I have also gone back to 1.1.1 and followed all instructions.
Additional information - before realizing this "issue" with the installer and disk space, I tried installing multiple apps. Some installed OK then the installer began the crashing to Main Screen. The app icons all appeared on the screen until the crashing began.
After applying the symlink for the Applications folder, I installed several apps successfully before getting the Main Script Execution error. In looking at the Application directory, I see that the apps I tried to install when the installer crashed (before the link and removal of Applications.old) were in fact in the directory though they did not show up on the Main Screen Pages.
Another observation involves cookies. When I open My Yahoo and log in this is not retained for subsequent times I open My Yahoo. All settings in the Preferences for Safari appear to be correct (i.e. save cookies for sites visited). This also happens for iGoogle.
ipsf
i dont know if it's been mentioned yet in this thread, but it is possible to update the baseband on an iphone previously unlocked with ipsf.
details can be found here:
http://www.trick77.com/2008/01/26/jailbreakactivate-ipsf-113-iphone/
I can confirm that my iphone unlocked at 1.0.2 with ipsf is running the latest baseband and works for EDGE, Phone, Wifi etc.
i dont know if it's been mentioned yet in this thread, but it is possible to update the baseband on an iphone previously unlocked with ipsf.
details can be found here:
http://www.trick77.com/2008/01/26/jailbreakactivate-ipsf-113-iphone/
I can confirm that my iphone unlocked at 1.0.2 with ipsf is running the latest baseband and works for EDGE, Phone, Wifi etc.
Problem with jailbreaking
Hello. I completed the first steps where I downgraded my 1.1.3 iPhone to 1.1.1. I used iBrickr to get me to the dialer, connected to my wireless network, added the correct entry to go to prefs: then go to the jailbreakme.com web site. That works good and I see the site on the iPhone. But when I go to Install it on the bottom of the page, Safari just exits on me and takes me directly to the Activate iPhone screen. It does not reboot like describes, and I keep getting that slider where I have to hit the numbers to get into my contacts. Am I missing something?
Hello. I completed the first steps where I downgraded my 1.1.3 iPhone to 1.1.1. I used iBrickr to get me to the dialer, connected to my wireless network, added the correct entry to go to prefs: then go to the jailbreakme.com web site. That works good and I see the site on the iPhone. But when I go to Install it on the bottom of the page, Safari just exits on me and takes me directly to the Activate iPhone screen. It does not reboot like describes, and I keep getting that slider where I have to hit the numbers to get into my contacts. Am I missing something?