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This is the tutorial I followed, and it allows my UK iPhone to use O2 Pay&Go Sim, on 1.1.2 firmware, with no lacking features, apart from no visual voicemail.

I recommend this tuturial, it takes a while but isn't tricky.

One thing, when it tells you to click on the osx file for 1.1.2 Jailbreak, this won't work on a mac, instead type "cd path/to/jailbreak/files" then "./osx", that will fix it!

Good luck!
 
I can confirm this works, everything works fine for me!

Again, double clicking the "osx" file won't work but you can just run it via terminal and it works fine.
 
iPhone Help

I'm currently at an iPod Touch status with my UK iPhone at the moment. Waiting on the sim unlock.

I have a couple questions:

My iphone is currently jailbroken and downgraded 1.1.1.

i) If I 'update' back to 1.1.2 using itunes will this 'brick' my iphone & what would the results be?

ii) If I 'restore' back to 1.1.2 using itunes will this 'brick' my iphone & what would the results be?

iii) (Assuming stay at 1.1.1) If a sim unlock is released in the near future and I run on my phone, I have been reading a lot about Edge and YouTube problems, will these be affected and need to be sorted?

iv) I was half contemplating signing up to one of the o2 packages. I do like the free wifi and Visual Voicemail features. If the wait goes on too long I might still sign up. Is it possible to and how would I get my iPhone back to it's initial status? Ie. How do I get to a point that when I plug it in, iTunes comes up with the o2 activation screen?


Any helpful comments would be welcome.

Rob Tucker
Mac Pro, iMac, MacBook Pro, iPhone.
 
This is the tutorial I followed, and it allows my UK iPhone to use O2 Pay&Go Sim, on 1.1.2 firmware, with no lacking features, apart from no visual voicemail.

I recommend this tuturial, it takes a while but isn't tricky.

One thing, when it tells you to click on the osx file for 1.1.2 Jailbreak, this won't work on a mac, instead type "cd path/to/jailbreak/files" then "./osx", that will fix it!

Good luck!

That tutorial works well indeed, however, there is one hiccup.
If you use a PPC Macintosh, the jailbreak java installer wouldn't work, so you need to do the dirty work manually.


Here is HOWTO.

1. Put the iPhuc.ppc file in the jailbreak directory on your desktop.

2. Open a terminal window, and type
cd ~/Desktop
./iPhuc.ppc

3. Then iPhuc will confirm it connected to iPhone. Type
getfile disk disk.dmg 314572800

Then iPhuc will read your iPhone storage into your Mac.

4. The disk.dmg is now in your finder. Mount it (double click) and browse it.

5. And now copy below files in the extracted jailbreak folder into corresponding directories in your mounted disk. (Very important)

- In the Installer directory: put files into the corresponding directories in the mounted disk. For example, Installer.app is in Application folder, so you should copy it into the Application folder in the mounted disk. Same for others.
- In the ssh directory: same as above.
- In the required/touchfree/.../ directory you can see libamfp.dylib. copy it to /usr/lib
- In the required/ directory, change the name of fstab.new to fstab, and copy it to /etc/fstab

You need download below additional files...
- libreadline.5.2dylib --> /usr/lib
- lockdownd (backup your iphone's one before you overwrite) --> /usr/libexec

6. Now unmount the disk.dmg from the finder

7. Back to the terminal, in iPhuc, type
putfile disk.dmg disk
When iPhuc finished to write it, exit iPhuc with 'exit'.

8. Now done. Restart your iPhone.
Wow... you got a jailbreaked 1.1.2 UK OOB iPhone.
O2 PAYG Sim card will works with your iPhone now.

Thanks for 'w__' who taught me this.
 
Hi Guys,

If you head over to ebay.co.uk and look at
Item number: 280173214960

This guy reckons he can fully unlock a brand new uk iphone

I emailed him to confirm and this was his response

"Yes we are unlocking the latest version. we have to downgrade it to version 1.1.1, then unlock it. This is a specialist procedure at the moment, but is at our standard cost of 50 pounds including return post.

Kind Regards Terry"


If somebody fancies paying this guy 50 quid and giving it a try, please let me know the outcome.

p.s He even does a wait u wait service !
 
Hi Guys,

If you head over to ebay.co.uk and look at
Item number: 280173214960

This guy reckons he can fully unlock a brand new uk iphone

I emailed him to confirm and this was his response

"Yes we are unlocking the latest version. we have to downgrade it to version 1.1.1, then unlock it. This is a specialist procedure at the moment, but is at our standard cost of 50 pounds including return post.

Kind Regards Terry"


If somebody fancies paying this guy 50 quid and giving it a try, please let me know the outcome.

p.s He even does a wait u wait service !
I don't trust it, the last iphone sent to him to unlock was a 1.1.1
 
I've emailed him again for absolute clarification.

His number is on the listing if anyone fancies calling him

DOES 'ANY' OF THE ABOVE RELATE TO UNBLOCKING A UK IPHONE 1.1.2? I (LIKE MANY) HAVE A JAILBROKE 1.1.1 PURCHASED LAST WEEK, WAITING ON A SIM UNLOCK. THE THREAD ABOVE THAT TALKS ABOUT GOING BACK TO 1.1.2 AND JAILBREAKING AGAIN, DOES THIS INCLUDE A SIM UNLOCK 'OR' IS THERE REALLY 'NO' SIM UNLOCK ANYWHERE NOW FOR A UK IPHONE????
 
I am patiently waiting to get my brother an iPhone. As soon as it's able to unlock to Tmobile UK I will be buying...

Read that news ticker and the linked hackint0sh posting. the 4.x baseband bootloader on 1.1.2 ootb iPhones is pretty well protected. Those 1.1.1 phones with the 3.9 bootloader could become valuable.
 
Read that news ticker and the linked hackint0sh posting. the 4.x baseband bootloader on 1.1.2 ootb iPhones is pretty well protected. Those 1.1.1 phones with the 3.9 bootloader could become valuable.

I take it that there is still no unlock? Sheesh! This is getting painful! I should have bought two American phones ><
 
I got my iPhone on Saturday and its killing me not being able to use it as a phone. While I understand these things take time, I wish they would hurry up :D
 
I take it that there is still no unlock? Sheesh! This is getting painful! I should have bought two American phones ><

Yes, that may have been a good idea. The baseband bootloader in 4.x appears to be pretty well nailed down by Infineon.

That's not to say it's impregnable of course.
 
There is a kind of unlock as I am now using my iPhone on my o2 PAYG SIM with no problems (Fingers crossed)
 
I can also confirm that uk OTB 1.1.2 iphones WILL work with o2 paygo and contract sims. :D (two unlocked iphones)

It will not work with any other sims ATM, although i think tesco sim cards run off the o2 network so could well work too???
 
Hi,

I have a UK Iphone 1.1.2 activated with O2.

Then decided to jail-break it.

I followed instructions in:

http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15849

with no probs.

Even mentioned to restore O2 EDGE & Visual voicemail.

It looks great now, installed Springboard & Customized, etc.

BUT it now causes some major issues with my Iphone.

It's more buggier then ever, it automatically resets itself when using other apps including Phone, Email, Safari, Ipod, etc.

Am starting to regret the jail-break, altho' the Iphone Interface now looks prettier than ever. But the MAIN downside is the instability of using it as an everyday phone.

Am thinking of returning this baby to O2 sometime soon and get a new one then leave it be at 1.1.2 without the hack.. until January when Apple then delivers some proper updates.
 
Interesting to hear that ensemble. I'll be leaving my iPhone unmolested.

Yep. Apparently Apple's gonna be releasing official devkit for Iphone developers.

Anyway, the hack is pretty easy.. wasn't quite as difficult as expected. It takes about 20 mins or so (excluding d/w time for the patches, etc) to do with some UNIX knowledge.

I will miss the lovely Springboard theme & showing off the vt-100 terminal to mates but won't miss it hanging on me!

Any other UK Iphone jail-break users out there with similar problems ? Do let me know...
 
I can also confirm that uk OTB 1.1.2 iphones WILL work with o2 paygo and contract sims. :D (two unlocked iphones)

It will not work with any other sims ATM, although i think tesco sim cards run off the o2 network so could well work too???

I'll try a Tesco card when I get in from work
 
I'm hankering after an SSH client on my iPhone to access my linux servers but I think I can hold off for the moment :)

Hey,

I've managed to restore the Iphone back to norm'. Just plugged it into itunes, did a sync to update.

Then click on the Restore.

Took about 10 mins or so.. whilst praying... but everything's back to norm'.

Even managed to sync it back to get all my info, music, photos back with no probs.

Will leave it be at this moment of time.. or maybe attempt to jail break it again to see if I can get the o2 alternative working, if so probably return it to o2 with the 14 day refund and purchase a new one but without 18 months contract :)
 
hi im looking to purchase and unlock an iphone in uk but today my mom went to carphonewarehouse to get 1 but they were going to make her activate it there am all the stores going to do that and if they did would buying from apple store online make you activate it there
 
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they don't make u activate it there and then.I walked in and bought one today."unlocked"in an hour or so.and posting on it now .beautiful device.
 
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