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Does the Apple keyboard count as a USB hub?

angemon89

angemon89

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I am going to jailbreak and unlock my friends 2G iPhone today, but I heard that 10.5.6 stops DFU mode from being recognized. I also heard that there is a workaround to this by just plugging in the iPhone to a USB hub. Since I don't have one of those, does the Apple keyboard count as a USB hub for jailbreaking in 10.5.6?

I know about the automator script that changes the kext file but I'm trying to avoid that because I heard it causes some peoples Macs to act strange.

Thanks for any info.
 
Try using a powered USB hub. A USB hub that plugs into the electricity socket.

You'll have no problems then.
 
iBookG4user said:
Oh really? Care to explain why when I plug in my USB flash drive to my Apple keyboard it gives me a low power notice and it doesn't show up on the desktop or Finder? While when I plug it into my powered USB hub it shows up perfectly.
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It depends on how much power the USB flash drive draws. I have some that will and some that won't. If I remember correctly though, the keyboard is only a USB 1.1 hub and so you get much slower transfers, though I would be more than happy for someone to correct me on this (my keyboard is from an iMac from about two and a bit years ago) :)

Alec
 
macbook pro -> power logitech hub -> keyboard -> iphone = no work
macbook pro -> keyboad -> iphone = works fine.

never tried untill now would have guessed the reverse.
 
How about a powered hard drive, with USB ports? That should count, right?

I've been putting off upgrading Leopard for this one reason!

*paranoid*

;)
 
iBookG4user said:
Oh really? Care to explain why when I plug in my USB flash drive to my Apple keyboard it gives me a low power notice and it doesn't show up on the desktop or Finder? While when I plug it into my powered USB hub it shows up perfectly.
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My USB flash drive works fine connected to my Apple keyboard as long as I don't have my iPod plugged into the USB ports on the back of the iMac at the same time - plugging it in if my iPod is connected will give me the low power notice, but upon disconnecting my iPod it works fine.
 
For some odd reason, the keyboard that came with my Aluminum iMac (late 2007) doens't work as a powered hub. When I connect my iPhone to it, it just says device isn't powered and not 2.0. Then i have to conenct my iPhone DIRECTLY to the back. Anyone know if its the keyboard thats defective?
 
angemon89 said:
I am going to jailbreak and unlock my friends 2G iPhone today, but I heard that 10.5.6 stops DFU mode from being recognized. I also heard that there is a workaround to this by just plugging in the iPhone to a USB hub. Since I don't have one of those, does the Apple keyboard count as a USB hub for jailbreaking in 10.5.6?

I know about the automator script that changes the kext file but I'm trying to avoid that because I heard it causes some peoples Macs to act strange.

Thanks for any info.
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Don't run the script that re-enables your 10.5.6 to DFU, it totally put my USB ports dead. Now I have an iMac that I can't use cuz I don't have keyboard & USB access. Still trying to find a way to fix it.
 
Maybe it depends on whether you're using the wired or wireless keyboard?

Edit: nvm, wireless keyboard doesn't even have a usb port
 
fsartono said:
Don't run the script that re-enables your 10.5.6 to DFU, it totally put my USB ports dead. Now I have an iMac that I can't use cuz I don't have keyboard & USB access. Still trying to find a way to fix it.
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Wireless keyboard? I know it doesn't fix the USB ports, but at least you'll get back most of the functionality of the computer.
 
AlecEdworthy said:
It depends on how much power the USB flash drive draws. I have some that will and some that won't. If I remember correctly though, the keyboard is only a USB 1.1 hub and so you get much slower transfers, though I would be more than happy for someone to correct me on this (my keyboard is from an iMac from about two and a bit years ago) :)

Alec
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yeah um thats the old ones the new ones are 2.0 and seem to power everything for me
 
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