iPhone Dev Team Release PWNAGE Tool and QuickPWN for Firmware 2.2 - No 3G Unlock, Yet.

By Aaron Besson at 22 November, 2008, 9:08 pm

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The iPhone Dev Team have wasted no time in updating their iPhone unlocking, jailbreaking and hactivating tool to work with firmware 2.2 released last week Friday. The latest post on their blog outlines allot of useful info and I would suggest that you head over there and read the latest post. Here is the summary.

Don’t Update your 3G via iTunes if you want an unlock in the future.
The latest PWNAGE and QuickPWN can NOT unlock your iPhone 3G.
The latest PWNAGE Tool and QuickPWN can NOT work on the 2G iPod Touch.
The ‘late 2008’ MacBook/air/pro line of computers have an issue with DFU mode, it is possible to go from Pwned 2.1 -> 2.2 but going from stock to Pwned does not work, if in any doubt use a different machine. - Be careful.
Simple Mode’ in PwnageTool currently only works for the iPod Touch.
To use PwnageTool for iPhones you will need to use ‘Expert mode’.
You will also need to change the partition size to about 1000MB (type in the value or use the slider).

Mac PwnageTool

Mac QuickPwn

Windows QuickPwn

Regarding the unlocking of the iPhone 3G here is the latest notes from the Dev Team about updating to 2.2 via iTunes and how it may affect a software unlock int eh future:

Locked iPhone 3G - Preserve Baseband

This applies if you have a locked iPhone 3G and you wish to update to 2.2 but preserve the iPhone’s current baseband software. Preserving the baseband will give you the maximum chance for any upcoming software unlock. To upgrade your phone to 2.2 and preserve the state of the
baseband you need to create a custom .ipsw with PwnageTool. This custom .ipsw will not contain the baseband update but of course will still allow all the cool new stuff from 2.2.

There are plenty of tutorials about this process on the web, but PwnageTool contains intuitive graphics and easy to follow prompts that should have you up and running in no time at all

For more information, please head over to the iPhone Dev Team’s Blog.