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[Merged] iPhone 3G Unlock Now Out (yellowsn0w)

jmann4489 said:
In that screenshot I thought I saw something in the middle, So i put it into photoshop and turned down the brightness and contrast and it reads

"Backgrounding enabled (continue holding to force quit)"

Is that there on purpose?
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When they took the screenshot, backgrounder was enabling. It was accidental.
 
Just incase anyone didn't see yet, dev team posted an update that spells out in plain english that the unlock works for 2.28.00:

Update 4: (a) The yellowsn0w Cydia package will be available as soon as our devteam member in charge of the repo wakes up to fix a file permission error. (b) Once it’s out, those users with SIMs that have apps and other menus on them will need to do that extra step we’ve been talking about. They’ll need to pull and reinsert the SIM once after rebooting the phone to engage the unlock. Even though it’s needed only once per boot, it’s still a nuisance and we’ll be fixing that ASAP. (c) You’ll know if you fall into that “extra step” category if your carrier doesn’t show up within about 10 seconds of the slide to unlock screen. (d) Yes it really is for baseband 02.28.00. That means everyone can use it now! (e) Happy New Year!
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http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

(Happy New Year)
 
Unlock comes out today! AND for software 2.2!

Sorry if I'm late with the thread!!! Earlier yesterday, the Dev-team had given hints to ignore an earlier post of theirs (which was to not update to 2.2 because there'd be no unlock for it soon), well they found out how to do it :D

Update 3: Now to explain the above screenshot. The soft unlock has undergone many changes in the last two days. The most significant one: the soft unlock will now be only for baseband 02.28.00 (the most recent baseband). Yes we’ve been advising everyone to avoid updating their basebands, and in general that will always be the best policy. Not every baseband version is guaranteed to have a hole through which we can inject the unlock.

Update 4: (a) The yellowsn0w Cydia package will be available as soon as our devteam member in charge of the repo wakes up to fix a file permission error. (b) Once it’s out, those users with SIMs that have apps and other menus on them will need to do that extra step we’ve been talking about. They’ll need to pull and reinsert the SIM once after rebooting the phone to engage the unlock. Even though it’s needed only once per boot, it’s still a nuisance and we’ll be fixing that ASAP. (c) You’ll know if you fall into that “extra step” category if your carrier doesn’t show up within about 10 seconds of the slide to unlock screen. (d) Yes it really is for baseband 02.28.00. That means everyone can use it now! (e) Happy New Year!
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So go to bed everyone and happy new year :)
http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/67687499/2008
 
Has anybody downloaded the torrent yet? I can't find the link anywhere. I am stoked as ****ing hell!!!! that it works on 2.2 since I accidentally downloaded the latest update.
 
3g-er said:
Has anybody downloaded the torrent yet? I can't find the link anywhere. I am stoked as ****ing hell!!!! that it works on 2.2 since I accidentally downloaded the latest update.
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No torrent. It will be distributed through cydia. :D

Just check back here as often as you feel necessary. :p
 
Upgrading the baseband...

Do anyone know how to upgrade the baseband to 02.28.00 without having to restore the iPhone and start from scratch?

MuscleNerd mentioned
With CommCenter disabled, do:

BBUpdaterExtreme update -f ICE2_02.28.00.fls -e ICE2_02.28.00.eep
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any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks
 
Aravintht said:
Do anyone know how to upgrade the baseband to 02.28.00 without having to restore the iPhone and start from scratch?

MuscleNerd mentioned


any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks
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Would like to know this too. Does anyone know how to update the baseband other than itunes and then rejailbreak. That would be a long process.
 
New info by Dev Team:

Don't eat yellowsn0w!


Hello all,

We wish you a very happy, healthy, and hopeful 2009!

We’re about to release the yellowsn0w 3G unlock application, and we have some information that you may find useful:


BASICS

The unlock about to be released works exclusively with baseband 02.28.00. This baseband is provided by the latest firmware update (2.2) from Apple. You’ll need to upgrade to this release using iTunes and then use QuickPwn to activate etc. There are plenty of tutorials about this on iclarified, bigboss, and other established tutorial sites. Because it works on 02.28.00, it is available to everyone on the planet. This means we don’t need to unnecessarily expose holes in earlier basebands, which is an important concern.

The application is a small daemon that is launched on boot. It injects the payload at boot and also whenever there is a baseband reset. You won’t notice anything about it other than that your third-party sim now works. It’s a small program and unobtrusive. There is no GUI (this is by design).

You can add the application using the sources outlined below (coming soon). There are Cydia and Installer sources available, so use whichever you are comfortable using.

yellowsn0w is completely removable through Cydia, the command line, and iTunes.


DETAILS

There is a known issue with SIM cards that have STK (SIM Toolkit) application menus. These menus are usually items such as “top up” “get credit” “lotto numbers” etc. These menu items confuse the application sometimes. Removing and reinserting the SIM once after reboot (give it about 10 secs after you see the slide to unlock widget) fixes this issue. We’re working on a better fix.

For those of you using SIM cards without STK menus, the application has some optional arguments that will make the unlock much faster for you. So either experiment on your own (use “yellowsn0w -h” for usage) or wait for a customization writeup.

After you install yellowsn0w via Cydia, you should return to the Cydia main menu then reboot your iPhone with the 3rd party SIM installed. Wait for the slide to unlock screen, then wait 10 or 15 secs more. If you don’t see your carrier name pop up, then remove your SIM, reinsert it, and wait 10 secs more. This is the step we’ll be working on eliminating next.


RANDOM

The application is version 0.9. This is considered beta software, you use it at your own risk. You know the score.

The application is released on a non-commerical basis. Please do not accept pirates and scummy ripoffs of this software. We license this software for single use and in a non-commerical environment (meaning you can’t charge for it). The techniques and methods used are not to be used by third party companies. We are watching you Jody…we won’t be so forgiving this time.

Direct linking to the repository URLs is prohibited, please only link to this post. We will be checking referers.


Happy 2009 and enjoy!

The iPhone 3G is used all over the world with all sorts of SIM cards, and we almost certainly will see untested and unexpected situations. If the soft unlock doesn’t work for you on day 1 (literally day 1, of 2009!) then please don’t panic or be impatient. This is new territory for everyone, so enjoy the ride as much as you can :)
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so does this mean people that updated their baseband can unlock too.

i used quickpwn insted of pwnagetool ..

so can i unlock?
 
yuhu if you have 2.2 with the newest basband (ie you used quickpwn) than you can unlock :D
 
tommyIphone said:
so does this mean people that updated their baseband can unlock too. i used quickpwn insted of pwnagetool .. so can i unlock?
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The only people who can use the soft unlock are people who updated to the baseband included with the 2.2 FW.
 
it's working beautifully for me after a bit of playing around.

by that i mean some restarts etc, but i think what really made the difference in the end is that i had a SIM PIN on my Vodafone Germany SIM so i took that off and it started working. :)

That's a UK iPhone 3G (o2) running on Vodafone Germany now on 2.2 with the latest base band.

fabian
 
fabian9 said:
it's working beautifully for me after a bit of playing around.

by that i mean some restarts etc, but i think what really made the difference in the end is that i had a SIM PIN on my Vodafone Germany SIM so i took that off and it started working. :)

That's a UK iPhone 3G (o2) running on Vodafone Germany now on 2.2 with the latest base band.

fabian
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Hm, my already disbaled the pin on my att gophone sim but it still doesn't work.
 
Lucbert said:
Hm, my already disbaled the pin on my att gophone sim but it still doesn't work.
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Have you tried ejecting and putting the SIM back in? I got a "invalid sim" first, then after 2-3 mins vodafone showed up. and now if i switch between sims it doesnt take more than 5 secs to accept the SIMs. :)
 
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