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Fix No Wi-Fi, GPS and YouTube after Blackra1n Jailbreak

Vinay — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:21:06 +0000

GeoHot released Blackra1n RC3 and Blacksn0w RC1 for jailbreaking and unlocking iPhone 3G/3GS with baseband 5.11.07, If you haven’t jailbroken yet then follow our guides for iPhone 3G 3GS Firmware 3.1.2 and for iPhone 2G Firmware 3.1.2 The process of jailbreak unlock is very easy but many user reported back us that they have broken Wi-Fi after jailbreaking their iPhones with blackra1n. Some folks also reported problems with GPS or YouTube after unlocking the iPhone with BlackSn0w.

Broken Wi-Fi Fix : There is an easy fix for all of this. All you have to do is to go to Settings>General>Reset> and hit Reset Network Settings. After resetting the network settings. Then reboot your phone and you should be fine.

Push Notifications Fix : Launch the cydia and add the following repo “ http://cydia.iphoneil.net/ ” then search for “ pushfix “ and install this patch. By doing this your push notification bug caused by blackra1n will be patched.

Thanks to Jane for dropping the tip

Some of our follower asked us they don’t have the working WiFI connection, so how can they unlock their iPhones with Blacksn0w without having WiFi connection. For them here is a workaround to Unlock iPhone 3.1.2 Blacksn0w Offline Without WiFi Cydia.

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Unlock iPhone 3.1.2 Blacksn0w Offline Without WiFi Cydia

Vinay — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:16:49 +0000

Here @ iHackintosh we care about each and everyone, Many of our followers on twitter reported us to have broken WiFi (not even fixed by resetting), Many reports they don’t have the working WiFI connection etc. etc. So they are not able to install blacksn0w on their iPhone. If you are following us from long you may noticed we published a hack to Unlock iPhone 3G OS 3.0 Without WiFi Cydia Now it’s time for Blacksn0w users sake, Here is the final solution, Blacksn0w RC1 Payload files which are ripped off from my phone and all you have to do is to place these two files on a specific location and reboot your phone. T-Mobile users please make sure to turn off 3G in settings before using any unlocking option. Before getting started read the complete article 2-3 times and follow the procedure with a cool mind.

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Offline Unlock Method one required Jailbroken iPhone

First of all jailbreak your iPhone 3G 3GS 3.1.2 with pwnage tool so you can access file system of iPhone. If you already have a pwned phone then follow the next step otherwise jailbreak first. Follow our previous guide to Jailbreak iPhone 3G 3GS on Windows with custom firmware.

Please note Blackra1n jailbroken phones don’t work with Diskaid until you install AFC2Add from Cydia. That’s why we recommend to jailbreak with pwnage tool. Also please note we can’t publish the custom firmware links so please don’t ask do a google.

Download and Extract the Blacksn0w to your Desktop. Download here or here, There are two files in the package first is blacksn0w.dylib and second is com.apple.CommCenter.plist
Download and Install DiskAid Here,Connect your phone to computer and launch DiskAid to explore file system of your phone.
In disk aid explore /usr/lib/ and place blacksn0w.dylib here, Now and put that plist file in System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ This should be as following.

/usr/lib/blacksn0w.dylib

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist

Now close the DiskAid and your phone will be unlocked after the reboot. For those who likes to play with .Deb file follow the following tutorial. Both guides are same first is manual and second is automatic. But both works fine.

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Offline Unlock Method two required Jailbroken iPhone with SSH access

You can install blacksn0w.deb if you already jailbreaked and SSH your iPhone. If you are looking for an easy guide for How to Access iPhone via SSH on Windows Mac Check this one. Now download the blacksn0w.deb file from here.

How to Install Blacsn0w.deb (Method 1) :

SSH into iPhone – using WinSCP if your on Windows, Cyberduck if your on MacOS.
Copy .deb file into tmp folder
Quit Cydia if its running
Hit Ctrl+T in WinSCP and run the following command :

dpkg -i /tmp/blacksn0w.deb

After installation, you can delete the .deb file

How to Install Blacsn0w.deb (Method 2) :

SSH your iPhone and go to /var/root/Media/Cydia/AutoInstall Copy the .deb file there and that just reboot your device. If Auto install folder is not lying in /var/root/Media/Cydia then you can create urself

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Download Blacksn0w to Unlock iPhone 3G 3GS 3.1.2 BB 5.11.07

Vinay — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:36:54 +0000

Finally the Dilemma of baseband 05.11.07 ends as the GeoHot released blacksn0w a soft unlock for iPhone 3G, 3GS with the latest baseband 5.11.07, Blacksn0w can be downloaded from Cydia and Blackra1n both. If you haven’t jailbreaked yet means you don’t have Cydia on your iPhone screen then follow our Blackra1n jailbreak + Blacksn0w unlock guide here Jailbreak Unlock iPhone 3G 3GS 3.1.2 with Blackra1n And if you have Cydia on your iPhone and now you need an unlock for enabling the phone functions then follow the following steps.

Launch Cydia.
Navigate to Manage >> Sources >> Edit >> Add.
Here Add the repo blackra1n.com and wait for Cydia to install the repo.
Now go into the blackra1n repo or in search option search for blacksn0w and then click on install blacksn0w.
Once completed, open the ‘blackra1n’ app on your iPhone’s home screen and install ’sn0w’.

Blacksn0w : Unlock for Baseband 5.11.07 Coming Soon

Vinay — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:26:54 +0000

3 Days ago we published GeoHot is Working on an Unlock for Baseband 5.11.07, and Jody Sander sets an open bounty of 10,000 $ for who unlocks the baseband 5.11.07 first. GeoHot claimed he’ll find a possible solution in 2 hours, but he fails to achieve his ETA. But this doesn’t means he is not working on 5.11.07 anymore. Yes he is working hardly and already succeeded to run an arbitrary code on the 5.11.07 baseband. The command AT+XEMN, if exploited correctly causes a heap overflow. The heap overflow allows the crash to be molded into an injection vector. This injection vector can then be used to inject the Ultrasn0w/Generic Unlocking Payload to provide a coveted Software Sim Unlock on Official 3.1.2 running 5.11.07, Here is the screenshot GeoHot posted on his blog. GeoHot also tweeted “ #blacksn0w is still a ways away…thats just PoC. and I’m kind of burnt out from that ” We can’t say the ETA of release at the moment but we’ll try our best to keep yourself updated.

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Jailbreak Unlock iPhone 3G 3GS 3.1.2 with Blackra1n

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Update 1 : GeHotz unlocked the baseband 5.11.07 and the blacksn0w unlock is expected to release on 4th of the November. In the mean time check this video uploaded by GeoHot. Check on 0:47 where GeoHot mentioned the 11/04/09 so we can say GeoHot will release blacksn0w on 4th of this November.

Update 2 : Blacksn0w is going to be a part of Blackra1n and the new version of Blackra1n will be available on 4th November. This means now you can unlock your iPhone without WiFi, it reminds me the days of Ziphone when Zibri released a one click utility to unlock and jailbreak both in a single click.

We’ll post the complete instructions once the blacksn0w will be available in the wild. In the mean time stick with us on Twitter @ihackinjosh or subscribe our free daily e-mail newsletter CLICK HERE to keep yourself updated on every news about iPhone community.