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a1rjumpman23

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Jul 15, 2008
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I have a 1st gen iphone jailbroken and i want to upgrade to the newest firmware. The main thing ive been hearing is pwn tool but im scared to brick my phone. Can someone please help me to upgrade. Also what does it mean when people say 2g and 3g?
 
When you upgrade, just hit the restore button and it will wipe the phone, download and install the new software.

2g = original iPhone
3g = new iPhone
 
Read the pwnage FAQ below!

You can NOT upgrade to 2.0.1 unlocked and jailbreaked yet.

You can upgade to 2.0 unlocked and jailbreaked.

You use pwnage - build a custom firmware and restore in iTunes.

Read the FAQ.

Pwnage is very safe so its unlikely you will brick your phone.
 
i have another question, ive heard that the 2.0 unlocked version is a beta version, is it true? and that its very laggy
 
No. Its the full apple release version.

If you had spent about 10 mins reading this forum you would have found all this out.

Oh and, I was in exactly your position a few weeks ago.
 
It's grand - I just upgraded two original iphones today and it was a breeze with pwn.
 
okay heres the rundown on what im bout to do

-Im going to restore my jailbroken/unlock iphone 1st gen on 1.14
- Then upgrade to 2.0 officially
- then install winpwn since im on windows xp
- using this guide i will unlock the 2.0 version
- pwn?

So is this what im suppose to do? also would i need to use bootloader?
 
OMG I NEED HELP ASAP

I was on 1.14 Jailbroken and unlocked but when i restored to 1.14 it left me in recovery mode because my sim wasnt valid. I am using a tmobile card. Help me PLEASE!!!!
 
okay i just unlocked it with ziphone but now im back to where ive started. Can somone please help me, Im scared i might brick my iphone
 
Follow the Pwnage steps or Winpwn steps which can be found at winpwn.com and iClarified sites to upgrade to 2.0. Problem solved.
 
ive just searched the site and i cant find a tut to upgrade but all just sayin unlocking 2.0
 
Dude, post once. Nobody likes a spammer.

There are no guides to 2.0.1 as pwnage hasn't been released for it. Again, all easily discoverable on the first page of "iPhone Hacks".

Either wait till pwnage 2.0.2 or use the one posted at the top of the aforementioned page.
 
im sorry for spaming but ive waited all day but got no help. What i want to do is go to 2.0 not 2.01
 
im sorry for spaming but ive waited all day but got no help. What i want to do is go to 2.0 not 2.01

You might as well wait until 2.0.2 as its going to be released sometime today anyway.

Im in the exactly same boat as you as im on 1.1.4

What I will be doing is restoring to the full apple 2.0.1 in iTunes then using the guide for 2.0 posted in this very forum i'll be going to 2.0.1.
 
You might as well wait until 2.0.2 as its going to be released sometime today anyway.

Im in the exactly same boat as you as im on 1.1.4

What I will be doing is restoring to the full apple 2.0.1 in iTunes then using the guide for 2.0 posted in this very forum i'll be going to 2.0.1.

Im on the same boat.
 
I can't wait any longer so im going to get it pwned and leave it doing its bootloader thing while im away for a few hours.

Will save me from buggering the phone by touching it :p
 
wait so i could just pwn my iphone to 2.0 if im on 1.14? no need to restore to 1.14 then install 2.0?
 
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