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The Apple iPhone 3G was released not to long ago and was met with hordes of customers who quickly depleted most stores inventory. The famous phone is the second generation to Apple’s equally famous original iPhone, and has reached most corners of the world, even Canada, which was one of the last places to be graced with a 3G plan. For Mac users, jailbreaking the Apple iPhone 3G is as simple as downloading the Pwnage Tool 2.0. This method is simple, and liberated the iPhone of many thousands of Mac users. Windows users, however, couldn’t download and use this tool, and were forced to find a kind friend willing to lend their Mac computer. Luckily, industrious programmers took pity on the world of Windows users and created a 3G jailbreaking method specifically for them. To unlock your Apple iPhone 3G using a Windows computer, follow the next steps to get started.
Items Needed:
3G iPhone
Windows PC
Internet Access
Step 1: Backup everything on your 3G iPhone. Absolutely do this – you can end up losing a lot of data if you don’t.
Step 2: Install iTunes version 7.7. Do this before continuing with the rest of the steps.
Step 3: Download these two files – x12220000_4_Recovery.ipsw and iPhone1,2_2.0_5A347_Custom_Restore.ipsw. Run a search on popular torrent sites to find these files. You may also find links on websites, but most of them are dead, as the download location for these two files are constantly changing.
Step 4: Assuming you’re running Windows XP, navigate to START, then RUN. Copy and paste this code into the RUN box – %appdata%Apple ComputeriTunes.
A folder window will open. Inside this, create a new folder and call it ‘Device Support’.
Step 5: Copy and paste the x12220000_4_Recovery.ipsw folder into the DEVICE SUPPPORT folder – make sure it goes into this folder, not a different one. Also, be sure to copy over the correct file.
Step 6: Connect your 3G iPhone to your PC and wait for it to connect. Now, follow the next steps in order to switch your 3G into DFU mode, which is necessary to proceed.
Turn the 3G iPhone off (with it still connected to the computer).
Hold the HOME and POWER buttons down at the same time for 10 seconds.
Take your finger off the POWER button, but not the HOME button. In a moment, your computer will indicate it has found a USB storage device.
That’s it. Don’t worry about the screen being off, it’s supposed to be.
Step 7: Start up iTunes – your 3G iPhone should be recognized – make sure the screen on the iPhone is blank, not showing the connected screen.
In iTunes, click the iPhone, then press down the SHIFT key and, while still pressing SHIFT, click the RESTORE selection; a browse box should appear.
Step 8: Browse to the iPhone1,2_2.0_5A347_Custom_Restore.ipsw you previously downloaded and choose it. Now sit back and wait while the phone is ‘restored’ into jailbreak mode. You will see the pineapple logo appear on the 3G iPhone in a bit.
Step 9: Connect back in iTunes and re-activate the iPhone, then restore the backup file you created of your data before you preformed the jailbreak.
Step 10: Congratulations, your iPhone 3G is now jailbroke and ready for unlimited enjoyment!
Note: Do this at your own RISK. Many users have bricked and permanently destroyed their iPhones while attempting to jailbreak or unlock them. This will terminate any warranty you have. There is no warranty with this information. The author and publisher of this article is not responsible for anything that happens from this information, either directly or indirectly.
Ever since Arch Rivals was released in 1989, I have loved the arcade basketball genre, especially when you can beat the crap out of the opponent and not get called for a foul. NBA Jam took its influence from Arch Rivals when it was released by Midway in 1993, but it was different in that it had fully licensed the basketball teams in the game. That made the gameplay experience that much better since it really felt like you were playing as those teams’ star players.
NBA Jam recently made a triumphant return thanks to EA Sports, and now thanks to EA Mobile, the NBA Jam experience can be taken with you while your on the go with your iPhone. But how exactly did EA Mobile do in bringing the fast-paced, arcade style basketball gameplay experience to the iPhone? Very, very well.
NBA Jam for the iPhone comes with everything you’d expect from the console version of the game. Over 30 NBA teams are all represented in the game with their roster of star players and one or two bonus unlock able characters depending on the team. Some teams have all time greats to unlock such as Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, or Scotty Pippen (sorry, no Michael Jordan here). Other teams who might not have an all time great in their past roster will be able to unlock their team’s mascot to finally get their chance at playing some basketball with the big boys. Unlocking these additional players can be done by completing a number of the game’s challenges, which can be viewed in the “Challenges” menu. Not only can you unlock players, but tweaks to the game, such as big head mode or replacing the basketball with a bowling ball, can also be unlocked by completing challenges. The game has a ton of cool unlockables which will keep any NBA Jam fan busy for days if you decide you want to complete all of them.
The game modes included for NBA Jam are the Play Now and Classic Campaign modes. The Play Now mode allows you to pick a team, your opponent, and play a game instantly. Classic campaign lets players take a single team through 37 games in order to become the champions. You’ll not only play against NBA teams, but you’ll also take on some secret teams later in the campaign. Both of these modes can be quit and returned to, which is certainly good news if you can only dedicate a couple of minutes to NBA Jam at a time. You can also brush up on your NBA Jam skills in the Jam Camp mode, which takes you through the basics of playing NBA Jam. One thing I’m disappointed didn’t make it in the game was some kind of multiplayer mode. What’s an NBA Jam game without taking on another player and then dumping some hot coffee in their lap when they beat you? Seeing how many EA Mobile games have included a multiplayer component, I was very surprised that NBA Jam didn’t come with one. Although keep in mind that this is the land of iOS and they can certainly update the game with a multiplayer mode in the future, but I feel this game deserved one from the get-go.
The controls for NBA Jam are spot on as it offers two forms of controls: Arcade and Gesture. Arcade controls place a navigation stick on the bottom right of the screen and the shoot / jump, pass / steal, and turbo buttons on the bottom right that’ll change depending on the condition. Gesture controls allows you to use any part of the left screen to navigate and the right part of the screen to issue a shoot / jump, pass / steal, and turbo command depending on how you interact with the screen. For example: In order to issue a shoot command, you just have to place your thumb on the right side of the screen and swipe upwards. I found both control schemes to have its pros and cons, but I started to favor the gesture controls once I got the hang of them.
What’s an NBA Jam game without an over-energized announcer yelling his play-by-play? I’m happy to report that the announcer is in fact in the game and he’s spot on with his performance. Every shot, steal, and dunk will receive a reaction from the announcer. Not only will he announce the player’s names, but he’ll also say the shortened versions of their names too. I know this doesn’t seem like a big deal, but when you consider that this game is on the iPhone, I’m surprised EA Mobile was able to fit all of his reactions to every move in the game as well as the players into the game.
All of the players, their courts, and visual effects look stunning on the iPhone 4‘s Retina Display. Each player wears their uniform how they usually do in a real game, such as headbands, high socks, or arm guards. Their heads, body type, and hair are all accurately represented, even their dunk faces. All of the courts have a nice gloss to them and reflect the action that’s taking place. The game just looks absolutely amazing.
FINAL THOUGHT: NBA Jam is an amazing game on the iPhone. It performs flawlessly in every way, although I was disappointed a multiplayer mode wasn’t included. I don’t know what kind of wizardry EA Mobile did to fit all of this goodness onto the iPhone, but I commend them for successfully delivering an accurate NBA Jam experience.
NBA Jam ($4.99) – [iTunes Link]
iPhone developer and hacker Nadeem97 has released PwnageTool bundles which can jailbreak iPhone 4 and 3GS untethered on iOS 4.2.1, in the process preserves the old 01.59.00 baseband for iPhone 4 and 05.13.04 baseband for iPhone 3GS so that you can unlock with the existing version of Ultrasn0w.
Step 1: Download untethered PwnageTool bundle for iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS from here. Extract the .zip folder, in there you will find two .bundle files, info.plist and some other files.
Step 2: Download PwnageTool 4.1.3 and copy it to your desktop. Right click, and then click on “Show Package Contents” as shown in the screenshot below.
Step 3: Navigate to Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles/ and paste iPhone3,1_4.2.1_8C148.bundle for iPhone 4, or iPhone2,1_4.2.1_8C148a.bundle for iPhone 3GS in this location.
Step 4: Now navigate to Contents/Resources/CustomPackages/CydiaInstaller.bundle/ and here copy the info.plist file and then simply close this folder.
Step 5: Download iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone 4 or 3GS. Move this IPSW file to your desktop.
Step 6: Start PwnageTool in “Expert mode” and select your device:
Step 7: Browse for iOS 4.2.1 firmware for your device.
Step 8: Now before proceeding with the create-the-bundle process, make sure “Activate the Phone” option is unchecked under “General”, and “Cydia Installer” package is selected under “Cydia Packages” option. Once done, select “Build” to start creating custom 4.2.1 firmware file:
Step 9: PwnageTool will now create the custom .ipsw file for your iPhone which will be jailbroken.
Step 10: Now follow the following steps to enter DFU mode:
- Hold Power and Home buttons for 10 seconds
- Now release the Power button but continue holding the Home button for 10 more seconds
- You device should now be in DFU mode
Step 11: Start iTunes, click on your iOS device icon from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold left “alt” (option) button on Mac, or Left “Shift” button if you are on Windows on the keyboard and then click on “Restore” (Not “Update” or “Check for Update”) button in the iTunes and then release this button.
This will make iTunes prompt you to select the location for your custom firmware 4.2.1 file. Select the required custom .ipsw file and click on “Open”.
Step 12: Now sit back and enjoy as iTunes does the rest for you. This will involve a series of automated steps. Be patient at this stage and don’t do anything silly. Just wait while iTunes installs firmware 4.2.1 on your iPhone. Your iOS device screen at this point will be showing a progress bar indicating installation progress. After the installation is done, your iPhone will restart automatically and you should now have a fully jailbroken iPhone 4 or 3GS, untethered on iOS 4.2.1.
Step 13: Once you have jailbroken your iPhone 4 or 3GS, you can safely unlock it on iOS 4.2.1 (on 01.59.00 baseband for iPhone 4 and 05.13.04 baseband for iPhone 3GS) using Ultrasn0w 1.2.
UPDATE 1: The link above of PwnageTool bundle for iPhone 4 and 3GS has been updated. All problems related to Cydia should now be fixed. Thanks to Nadeem97 for the heads up!
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- How to Jailbreak iPhone 4 (1.59.00 Baseband) Untethered on 4.2.1 with GreenPois0n RC5 and Unlock with Ultrasn0w
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The Apple iPhone 3G was released not to long ago and was met with hordes of customers who quickly depleted most stores inventory. The famous phone is the second generation to Apple’s equally famous original iPhone, and has reached most corners of the world, even Canada, which was one of the last places to be graced with a 3G plan. For Mac users, jailbreaking the Apple iPhone 3G is as simple as downloading the Pwnage Tool 2.0. This method is simple, and liberated the iPhone of many thousands of Mac users. Windows users, however, couldn’t download and use this tool, and were forced to find a kind friend willing to lend their Mac computer. Luckily, industrious programmers took pity on the world of Windows users and created a 3G jailbreaking method specifically for them. To unlock your Apple iPhone 3G using a Windows computer, follow the next steps to get started.
Items Needed:
3G iPhone
Windows PC
Internet Access
Step 1: Backup everything on your 3G iPhone. Absolutely do this – you can end up losing a lot of data if you don’t.
Step 2: Install iTunes version 7.7. Do this before continuing with the rest of the steps.
Step 3: Download these two files – x12220000_4_Recovery.ipsw and iPhone1,2_2.0_5A347_Custom_Restore.ipsw. Run a search on popular torrent sites to find these files. You may also find links on websites, but most of them are dead, as the download location for these two files are constantly changing.
Step 4: Assuming you’re running Windows XP, navigate to START, then RUN. Copy and paste this code into the RUN box – %appdata%Apple ComputeriTunes.
A folder window will open. Inside this, create a new folder and call it ‘Device Support’.
Step 5: Copy and paste the x12220000_4_Recovery.ipsw folder into the DEVICE SUPPPORT folder – make sure it goes into this folder, not a different one. Also, be sure to copy over the correct file.
Step 6: Connect your 3G iPhone to your PC and wait for it to connect. Now, follow the next steps in order to switch your 3G into DFU mode, which is necessary to proceed.
Turn the 3G iPhone off (with it still connected to the computer).
Hold the HOME and POWER buttons down at the same time for 10 seconds.
Take your finger off the POWER button, but not the HOME button. In a moment, your computer will indicate it has found a USB storage device.
That’s it. Don’t worry about the screen being off, it’s supposed to be.
Step 7: Start up iTunes – your 3G iPhone should be recognized – make sure the screen on the iPhone is blank, not showing the connected screen.
In iTunes, click the iPhone, then press down the SHIFT key and, while still pressing SHIFT, click the RESTORE selection; a browse box should appear.
Step 8: Browse to the iPhone1,2_2.0_5A347_Custom_Restore.ipsw you previously downloaded and choose it. Now sit back and wait while the phone is ‘restored’ into jailbreak mode. You will see the pineapple logo appear on the 3G iPhone in a bit.
Step 9: Connect back in iTunes and re-activate the iPhone, then restore the backup file you created of your data before you preformed the jailbreak.
Step 10: Congratulations, your iPhone 3G is now jailbroke and ready for unlimited enjoyment!
Note: Do this at your own RISK. Many users have bricked and permanently destroyed their iPhones while attempting to jailbreak or unlock them. This will terminate any warranty you have. There is no warranty with this information. The author and publisher of this article is not responsible for anything that happens from this information, either directly or indirectly.
