iPhone 1.1.4 Upgrade, Downgrade, Activate, Jailbreak, Unlock Horror Story!
Once iNdependence v 1.4b5 was released with 1.1.4 support, I went ahead and updated the iPhone (16GB 1.1.3 OTB unlocked using iJailbreak)from 1.1.2 to 1.1.4 via iTunes which gave me an error. I repeated the same and the update went fine and now I have version 1.1.4 installed on the iPhone.
I then fired iNdependence trying to jailbreak/activate my iPhone. I hit the Activate button and it didn’t respond in a timely fashion showing me the Jailbreak screen. I then hit the Jailbreak tab to Jailbreak the iPhone which gave me positive results. I now proceeded by clicking on the activate button and it sorta activated the iPhone but I saw no signal. It being unlocked previously in an IPSF manner using iJailbreak, I never realized that I had to use signal.app to get a signal on 1.1.4 . I took an extreme step and hit the unlock button at this stage which promptly alerted me saying I need not unlock the iPhone if I used IPSF – I ignored it! It gave an error message saying the unlock failed.
The horror story begins now – I see the famous – no WiFi, no Bluetooth, no IMEI, no modem firmware on the newly updated 16GB 1.1.4 iPhone.
It was a little scary at this time. I almost lost faith in my iPhone troubleshooting skills! I then tried something interesting – downgrade to 1.1.3 using iTunes. All I did is hold the ‘opt’ key and hit the restore button – browsed the 1.1.3 Restore firmware file and boom, the restore was underway! MAGIC!! I did not put the iPhone in DFU mode , it started downgrading to 1.1.3 and finally it finished with the downgrade!
I then used iJailbreak as usual and took a bold decision yet again – i.e to unlock and jailbreak the 1.1.3 iPhone and hey, it worked a charm this time around! Not to mention that WiFi, Bluetooth, IMEI back to where they belong!! The iPhone is wiped clean, the entire 14.6 GB is showing ‘Free’. It is working great now! I just restored to a 1.1.2 backup from iTunes. Yeah, weird tries but I am a happy man at the end of the day. I don’t have to fake to Apple saying my 20 day old 16GB iPhone died all of a sudden 😉
Verdict : Don’t use iNdependence and don’t upgrade to 1.1.4 yet. Trust me, you will save a ‘heart attack’ in the process!!
it works better with the at&t chip but it can be done with a non at&t sim
I did mine with the original chip that came with the phone
Let us know if it works!=)
Oliver, if my iPhone is already unlocked and running 1.1.3, I do not have to do anything before running itunes to upgrade to 1.1.4? It won’t screw up the phone?
Once upgraded to 1.1.4, just run ziphone and run unlock unlock and jailbreak?
Thanks for the help.
hey man
this operation will not mess up the phone
first of all, do a full restore through iTunes to 1.1.4
then download ziphone 2.5 (I always check the programs to make sure they are the correct program, ziphone 2.5 is correct)
after the restore is finished, quit iTunes
run ziphone and click DO IT ALL (unlock activate jailbreak so on)
wait about 2 minutes and then insert the sim card u would like (I did this with my at&t card in. I think u can do it with yours but I would use the card that came with the phone)
after this you iPhone will be unlocked
hope this helps
it worked for me and I love my iPhone
tell us if it works =)
oh ben I forgot
if u used the dev team upgrade through installer, u will have to select NEW PHONE in iTunes after u are unlocked.
Hope it works!!! =)
dave and ben and others
refur to comment number 45 on this page for the answer about ur sim
all u out there who want not have to pay for edge just turn it off by going into settings>general>network>edge and type in your name to all of the fields click save and it will save
this will turn off ur edge settings
hmmm …. i’ve updated my iphone to 1.1.4 firmware ….and now bluetooth seems undescoverable….apart from the fact that …i’m not able to install most of the applications in the installer …..HELP !!!!
yes actually the apps are installed
u have to download a bug fix to bring back the Bluetooth and the 3rd party apps
check on the top of this page fo more
Ebi
go to my simple tutorial on
oliveames.blogspot.com
and check out how to hack 1.1.4 so it all works
try to restore ur phone to 1.1.4 through iTunes with the sim card that came with the iPhone.
Then quit iTunes when the restore is finished
then download ziphone 2.5 from ziphone.org
run ziphone and unlock
then place your sim in
open iTunes and select NEW PHONE
this WILL WORK no flaws
I will post a blog about this
THANKS, Oliver.
Works like a charm!
nice job ben
easy wasn’t it
works nice huh
ziphone is the best
I know my iphone is better than every with that one simple hack
ok… well im kind of scare to do it…which i want too. but then i dont know which step to follow. i just want to upgrade it to 1.1.4 which i have 1.1.3. which step do it follow?
“”first of all, do a full restore through iTunes to 1.1.4
then download ziphone 2.5 (I always check the programs to make sure they are the correct program, ziphone 2.5 is correct)
after the restore is finished, quit iTunes
run ziphone and click DO IT ALL (unlock activate jailbreak so on)
wait about 2 minutes and then insert the sim card u would like (I did this with my at&t card in. I think u can do it with yours but I would use the card that came with the phone)
after this you iPhone will be unlocked””
do i also “”try to restore ur phone to 1.1.4 through iTunes with the sim card that came with the iPhone.
Then quit iTunes when the restore is finished
then download ziphone 2.5 from ziphone.org
run ziphone and unlock
then place your sim in
open iTunes and select NEW PHONE
this WILL WORK no flaws
I will post a blog about this”
do i neeed to select new phone too?
sry guys i just want to do it the safe way. i want to to go smoothly and also i want everything to work especially any bug that are there which i want to fix.
thanks oliver
oh btw i cant seem to get ziphone 2.5 they came out with a new version 2.6b what that all about?
thanks
Well, no more ZiPhone for me until Zibri uses fake bootloader instead of a force downgrade in an unsafe manner. I go with iPlus, the best! Don’t restore or go back to 1.0.2 or 1.1.1 if you use iPlus though…
kiran well im new to this can u like tell me y. and why would u want to downgrade it anyway? what is the purpose?
Well Oliver, I feel we should let the users know the dangers involved in using ZiPhone…. I prefer iPlus which uses a fake BL hence much safer, I have already covered this .. visit http://ilikemyiphone.com/wordpress/?p=221 for iPlus …
Yes Kiran
ok everybody here it is
ziphone is a great app but for a less risky unlock use iplus dave
so sorry can’t seem to help u ask kiran
I have unlocked my iPhone with ziphone but I took a large risk
(I had Bren playing with my iPhone for three months and did not care what happened)
kiran anything else u want to say?
I will post a blog about this and I will try iplus myself
As far as my experience goes with ZiPhone and iPlus : I will stick with iPlus cos’ we can revert back completely to factory settings whenever we want which ain’t possible with ZiPhone. iPlus is a no-nonsense software!
i just don’t
know
ben and I both unlocked perfectly using ziphone
could somebody post a link for iPlus?
Well, even I used ZiPhone, it is not that it doesn’t work but it is that the problem is with the bootloader downgrading. I am not sure if you have heard about the tiff between Zibri and the Dev team and the code stolen ….
Well iPlus : http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=34049
hey
does anyone know about the new soon to be released firmware 2.0? Will it be unlockable?
when will the app store be available to us?
One quick question. Most of the time on every website it says make sure your iPhone is on 1.1.4 firmware. But my question is when you purchase your new iPhone, how can some one tell by just looking at the box that if its a 1.1.3 or 1.1.4 firmware.
Also is the Apple store person can tell the customer what would be the firmware on the purchased iPhone?
Can it be checked through the box before purchasing it.
I mean if the requirement for this utility is to have your iPhone be on 1.1.4, then it would be important to make sure if it really is. Can some one explain or if i am missing some thing here..?
hey
ur iphone is most deffinatelly 1.1.4 if u just bought it
don’t worry just plug in the phone download ziphone and run it!!
everything is unlockable
hey can you please help me please. i have bought my iphone and i plug it in my computer and it automatically updated my 1.1.2 iphone to 1.1.4 and now my ipdone shows a picture of the itune icon and the usb wire with an arrow pointing towards the itune icon on my iphone. the iphone does not work all it has on the screen is the itune icon thing and the slider bar says “slides for emergency ” but the sim doesnt work and on my computer the itune says that the ” sim card is not the right one for the iphone p;ease put in a new sim card” thats like bascialy my whole situation pleas help me i just got it and i dont want my dad to get start bitching at me. i think it’s beacuse of my firmware thats why. but no idea wat to do since i cant use my iphone.
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