I'm sorry to hear that rose. I thought that the serial number method was pretty safe? I do know that if the 4th and 5 th digits are between 40 and 45 it can be hit and miss, but mine are 21. I guess at the least, it's an experience. I don't like the way that stuff that changes springboard makes the phone unbootable though and whilst I don't know for sure, I'm assuming that things like 5 icon doc will change it. Also, I don't like the idea of safari not working. To be fair, your right though, I don't think my phones ever rebooted randomly or because of a crash, so perhaps I'm just being paranoid.
On 31/01/2011, Rose Morales <nothingbutl...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've been using a tethered jailbreak since November. My serial indicated > that my 3gS had the old boot rom. In reality, it has the new one. I can't go > back to 4.1 because I didn't save my SHSH blobs, thinking I wouldn't need > them. So I'm stuck running a tethered 4.2.1. It was a mistake, but I > accepted the risks when I upgraded. The dev team recommended that I wait to > upgrade, but I wanted to experiment. > > At any rate, when I want to reboot, all I do is put my phone in DFU mode and > launch a file. My phone starts rebooting. I've never had to reboot my phone > while out. Since writing the jb guides, I have found out more information on > what a tethered jb entails. I've considered making this information part of > jb101. At any rate, straight from this post, > http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/1652053923/thanksgiving-with-apple > in case there are some who don't feel like reading, here's the important > info. > > Update #2 : The notion of a “tethered” jailbreak is pretty new to many > people, so here’s a quick rundown on what to expect: > 1 If you’re on an iPhone3G, old-bootrom iPhone3GS, or non-MC ipt2g, life is > easy. redsn0w installed an untethered jailbreak and so nothing below > applies. > 2 “Tethered” does not mean you cannot boot at all without PC/Mac assistance. > If you have not installed any tweaks that hook into important programs like > SpringBoard or CommCenter, your device will actually boot. However, > jailbreak programs like Cydia won’t work (and Cydia may still have a white > icon). Also, certain built-in apps that had to be moved by Cydia will fail > (Safari being the most noticeable example). > 3 If you’ve installed MobileSubstrate tweaks that hook into SpringBoard or > other important programs, your boot will actually fail (you’ll get stuck at > the Apple logo). You need to use redsn0w to “Just boot tethered right now”. > End of excerpt. > > For those of you who don't know what MobileSubstrate is, it's a dependency > of Ultrasn0w, the iPhone dev team's unlocking software for iPhones. This > means that you can't install Ultrasn0w without MobileSubstrate. My friend, > who has a locked phone, was able to boot up just fine. I myself do not, so I > cannot reboot without the assistance of my Mac. Most of you guys won't have > that problem. > > On Jan 31, 2011, at 2:16 AM, James Malone wrote: > >> Thanks! Yeah, I can't say a tethered Jailbreak would exactly be fun. >> >> On 1/31/11, Ben Mustill-Rose <bmustillr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Pdanet (The hotspot app) is pretty handy to be fair. I'm lucky that my >>> 3gs is old enough that it can work untethered - I don't really like >>> the idea of my phone rebooting for what ever reason only to find that >>> at best some of the apps won't work or at worst that it won't boot at >>> all. >>> >>> On 30/01/2011, Sarah Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> If att and vz would bundle the hotspot in with out charging then I would >>>> nit >>>> consider jailbreaking. >>>> >>>> On 30/01/2011, at 12:57, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> That's what I'm reading. >>>>> >>>>> Honestly I'm thinking just holding out. Really the only reason I'd >>>>> jailbreak would be to have a WiFi hotspot. >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 30, 2011, at 9:07 AM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Apple didn't make cydia. It was made by someone who goes by the name >>>>>> Saurik who is involved with a group of people that call themselves the >>>>>> iPhone dev team - they have nothing to do with apple. >>>>>> Tethered jailbreaks really aren't worth it imo scott. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 30/01/2011, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> Rose, this is fantastic. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for this resource! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 30, 2011, at 12:55 AM, Rose Morales wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have written two extensive articles on jailbreaking. They can be >>>>>>>> found >>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>> http://applevis.com/guides/ios/jailbreaking-101-introduction-blind-perspective >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> http://applevis.com/guides/ios/jailbreaking-104-installing-jailbreak-apps-using-cyder-2 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Also, Icy went open source, and you can download a new version >>>>>>>> designed >>>>>>>> for OS 4, as described in jb104. If you wish to install Icy after >>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>> jailbreak, copy the files in this zip to the autoinstall path for jb >>>>>>>> apps, >>>>>>>> also described in jb104. >>>>>>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3819637/Icy.zip. >>>>>>>> JB101 also explains where to find the latest and most reliable >>>>>>>> jailbreak >>>>>>>> information. >>>>>>>> Hth, >>>>>>>> Rose >>>>>>>> On Jan 30, 2011, at 3:27 AM, Scott Granados wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Would you mind detailing how you did that and the steps you tok to >>>>>>>>> jailbreak. Maybe provide a link? I was thinking of giving it a >>>>>>>>> shot >>>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>>> was talked out of it on the list. I like the idea of a jailbreak >>>>>>>>> process >>>>>>>>> though. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I wish the jailbreakme.com one worked for 4.2.1. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Jan 29, 2011, at 8:04 AM, James Malone wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi guys. Recently I Jailbroke my phone, but have run into an >>>>>>>>>> issue. >>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>>> tried to start Cidia so I could go grab an app, but Voiceover >>>>>>>>>> doesn't >>>>>>>>>> seem to like it. Suggestions have been made to get Icy, but >>>>>>>>>> everything >>>>>>>>>> seems to point in the direction of downloading it with Cidia. >>>>>>>>>> Besides, >>>>>>>>>> Icy isn't being made anymore either, so I've heard. Can anyone >>>>>>>>>> suggest >>>>>>>>>> what I should do? If worse comes to worsed, I'll grab some sighted >>>>>>>>>> asistance. But still, something that was made by the apple Dev >>>>>>>>>> team >>>>>>>>>> really should be accessible. 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