1.1.2 OTB UNLOCKED

Posted by George Hotz on under th pack, iphe, phes, testpoint, bootloader, ps thanks, old hardware, phe, baseband, fls, firmware, sully, step 3, obstacle, brick, psp, bb, fi |

First of all, HUGE thanks to TA_Mobile and IMTH for getting us the secpack from 1.1.3 Also, thanks to psp_sully for giving me a 1.1.2 OTB phone to play with. Without them there would be no unlock, and no blog post.
YOU VERY WELL MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE WITH THIS. Be careful. I have done it sucessfully on two phones, and have never bricked an iPhone in my life.
So lets get down to business. It is a hardware method to downgrade the bootloader, and I am assuming you are familiar with the old hardware method, so I won't repeat steps. You need to have a 1.1.2 4.6 phone for this to work. If you upgraded to 1.1.3, have fun waiting for 1.1.4!

First download this pack, you will need these files. This includes the NEW secpack, a new ieraser, a new testcode.bb, and a new iunlocker.

1. Copy all the files to a directory on your phone. It is imperative you do not shut off the phone after ieraser, or you cannot restore wifi, since the only fls which works on 4.6 is 1.1.3 Install mobileterminal before you begin, in case you lose wi-fi. Also I advise doing this on 1.0.2, since resetting the baseband doesn't cause problems.

2. Run ienew. This is ieraser, and it erases your 1.1.2 firmware to allow the testpoint to work.

3. Find an old 3.9 nor dump and create a file called "nor" with the first 0x20000 bytes of the old nor dump. This is the 3.9 bootloader.

4. Copy "nor" into the folder and run iunew. This is iunlocker and runs just like the old one. You will need the A17 testpoint on before running this. See Step 3 for info on this testpoint. If you restarted and lost wi-fi, it is fine. Just run it from mobileterminal.

Note: "bbupdater -v" shouldn't work at this point, since your phone has no firmware, just a bootloader.

5. The bootloader is now 3.9!!! Run bbupdater -f or restore phone with the AnySimmable firmware of your choice. It seems people are having the most luck with the firmware from 1.1.2

6. Run AnySim and, as usual, enjoy your unlocked iPhone.

PS. Thanks again to TA_Mobile and IMTH. The secpack was the only obstacle to the unlock. And thanks to the girl who pressed the return button while I held the testpoint :)
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My iPhone's radio fried - can I have yours?

Posted by on under valiant attempts, radio problem, radio board, iphe, dead battery, iphone, baseband, phe, brick |

So in an attempt to figure out what was bricking unlocked phones on 1.1.1, I upgraded my unlocked phone to 1.1.1. After a number of (shall we say) valiant attempts at reviving the radio, I managed to brick it even further, by somehow completely breaking the radio. I have this fun message as shown on my phone, and nothing (not CommCenter, not bbupdater, not iEraser, nor NORDumper) can communicate with the baseband on the phone. All restores fail because they can't talk to it.

So it looks like if I want to continue testing with 1.1.1 I'm going to have to replace the radio board on my phone with a new one.

If anyone here has an iPhone with a cracked screen or some other non-radio problem (dead battery, etc) just laying around, I could definitely use it. I'll send you an assembled Time Fountain for it, if you'd like.
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Designing An English Country Kitchen

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English country is a very appealing style and is perfect for houses built with natural materials like wood, stone, and brick. Designing a kitchen in this style integrates the simple and practical with the comfortable and eclectic.
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Gizmodo: One of the First Space Station Concepts Was Made of Brick [Retromodo]

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In 1869, Atlantic Monthly writer E. Everett Hale imagined what a primitive space station might look like. It involved a lot of brick. Given NASA's looming cuts, it may very well be all they can...
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Which Electric Drills Work Best on Brick and Cement?

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There are different types of electric drills that are manufactured.
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