How to: Jailbreak iPhone 3G 2.2.1 – Windows PC QuickPWN Edition
Disclaimer – Neither TiPb nor I take any responsibility for any problems/issues/bricking/etc. that may occur while using this software to modify your iPhone. Please be aware of what you are doing.
A few days back we brought you a simple guide to jailbreak your iPhone with firmware 2.2.1 on your Mac. Well today we are showing some love for our Windows faithful.
This guide will show you how to jailbreak the iPhone 3g only, not the first generation iPhone. Some important notes before we begin: You must have iTunes 8 installed and you must be on firmware 2.2.1, if you are not, be sure to update via iTunes. Also make sure to go into the task manager and disable ANYTHING Apple or iTunes related.
Let’s get started, after the jump!
1. Get the tools.
Once you are positive you are running the 2.2.1 on your iPhone 3G and have iTunes 8 installed it’s time to get the tools you will need. Create a folder on your desktop named “Pwnage”, then download the following files into that folder.
Once you have downloaded the above files you should unzip the QuickPwn zip file inside the Pwnage folder you just created.
2. Launch QuickPwn
This should be simple enough no? Launch QuickPwn from the folder you extracted it to on your desktop.
3. Connect your iPhone 3G
Connect your iPhone 3G via USB to your computer and click the blue arrow to continue.
4. Locate Firmware
Now we have to click the browse button to locate your iPhone 3G firmware.
5. Selecting the 2.2.1 firmware IPSW
Select the 2.2.1 firmware IPSW file from the Pwnage folder you created on your desktop then select the IPSW file and click the open button.
6. Firmware Verification
QuickPwn will now verify you have selected the correct firmware. After it is verified click the blue arrow to continue.
7. Customize your firmware
This step allows you select what you’d like installed on your iPhone. You have the ability to select Cydia, Installer, and replace boot logos. Once you have made your selections click the blue arrow to continue on. If you want a full jailbreaking experience, installing Cydia and Installer is highly recommended.
8. Verify connection
QuickPwn will noW verify that your iPhone 3G is still connected to your PC. Again click the blue arrow to continue your journey…
9. Potential Tricky Part – Pay Attention
Ok, this part seems to give some people issues, but I assure you it does work. QuickPwn will now put your iPhone 3G into recovery mode. When its in recovery mode you will be given directions to: Hold the Home button for 5 seconds, Hold the Home and Power buttons for 10 seconds, then release the Power button and continuing holding the Home button until your iPhone is in DFU mode.
10. Let the jailbreaking begin – no going back now!
QuickPwn will detect your phone is in DFU mode and proceed with the jailbreaking process.
11. You are officially jailbroken – Congrats!
Well that’s it folks, it’s time to start exploring this whole new world you have just opened. For answers to more of the questions you may have regarding jailbreaking please head on into our forums. There are always members of our community willing to help you out!
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Yeah it’s very simple. I was caught off guard when the popped up on me.
The odd thing is it told me to hold down for 20 seconds but when it got to 7 it stopped counting and continued on.
if i jailbreak and then want to go back to how it was before jailbreak, how easy is it to reverse this?
All you do to reverse it is do a simple restore via iTunes and you are good to go. It’s that easy.
Just done the jailbreak and really impressed how all my music and apps etc are still there!
Works nice, just like I did it a few weeks ago. Very clear instructions.
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What will happen when the next version Apple’s software is released? Will jail broken phones need to be rstored and then broken again with QuickPwn 2.2? If so, what will happen to all the jail broken customizations or apps installed? Thanks for the help.
I would like to know the answer to question 6 as well. thanks
To answer number 6… yes you will have to restore in iTunes. Which is not a big deal at all. At least not to me.
1 more question. Can I still sync my jailbroken iPhone 3G to iTunes to get all my songs and all that?
@Brooks, you sure can.
I just bought my first iPhone. Switched from blackberry. I am just curious about the upside of jailbreaking? I am sorry if I am in wrong post for this question.
Ok, I opened Quickpwn and it first told me that it didn’t support my firmware version but I restarted it and it seems ok now. When clicking the next arrow after it tells me to plug in my iphone, it started searching or something and found like 3 firmware files? The firmware in this guide that I downloaded is the one I guide it to right? If you could respond real quick it would be great!
Is there any reason for the QuickPwn application not being able to load? Getting an error saying it failed to initialize properly(0xc0000135). Tried re-torrenting, getting from other mirrors, nothing seems to be working. Machine running XP. Thanks
@Brooks, you would be correct sir.
I can finish the QuickPwn process, but the Installer dosn’t work. Can not install any application. Any idea?
These directions specifically say the iPhone 3G, is there a different IPSW file for the 2G’s?
@Rick, yes there is. This was done on purpose due to some changes between 2g and 3g methods that may have confused some people. This is for 3g’s only.
If you jailbreak, you lose all information (programs, contacts, datebook, etc) on the phone and have to reinstall, correct?
Chris Vitek,
No, that’s not the case. I just did it, and all my music, calendar, contacts, etc are still there.
took the plunge an jailbroke my 3g uk iPhone yesterday ! Everything seemed fine till I tried some of my app store applications. Got the usual programs starting then closing scenario it even did this to the main phone application! Found some of the jailbroke apps good but none that really made me think it’s worth the hassle .anyway suppose I’ll try it again soon when I’ve got a few spare hours LOL . Was glad it was easy enough to restore my phone to it’s settings before I jailbroke now all I’d good again. Any ideas on what could have been the problem would be apprciated cheers chaps!
Hi, the process went through like a dream, but still shows as locked and although it will now recognise another SIM i.e. vodaphone I cant unlock the phone. Asks me to connect to iTunes and of course iTunes tells me its an unsupported SIM. – pop in my O2 SIM and all’s right with the world. Any suggestions as to what I do next, would be appreciated.
@Lorraine, this procedure is for jailbreaking only. You can not unlock any phones with this. You would need to download bootnueter from Installer and run that. That will unlock your phone to use with different sims/carriers.
Please Help !! I did the above and all worked as planned.. I got all the responses as mentioned above and now my Iphone has the pineapple logo on the screen and that is all it does. Nothing else appears and when I pull up Itunes it locks up itunes as well. Any help ? Thanks in advance
Sounds like fun lolz but wat does jailbreaking do to the phone?
@wonder Webb, after jailbreaking, go to Cydia, find/install the app Bossprefs, then tap the button that says “fix user did permissions”. That should fix your open/close issues.
@Allan, you may have to redo the process. Or restore back to original firmware first then try again.
To answer a few questions ive noticed: -Jailbreaking allows you to install 3rd party apps los of which are free. -These apps include Cycorder(video camera), SwirlyMMS(MMS Picture messaging), Winterboard(full visual customization), Quickgold(quick application/contacts launching), PdaNet(Internet tethering), TouchCast(streaming video podcasts), Snapture(zoomable and more camera), Categories(I have 50 apps all on one page categorized), SSH, the list goes on and on. The added features you get are well worth it. -For those fresh jailbrekers, don’t use the Installer app, use the Cydia app to install apps. It’s much more stable. -New firmware means new QuickPwn will be needed. Customizations of 3rd party apps can be backed up via SSH if new firmware come out -You do not lose any contacts, music, calendars, etc. It gets restored back after.
How long it takes to jailbreak completely, bcoz it is almost more than 1 hr. still it has not restarted my iphone 2G Please help
Thanks
@AAN, like it states up front, this process is for the iPhone 3g ONLY. I suggest you restore your phone in iTunes. Good luck.
thanks Jeremy Sikora, But now my iphone is such a state that it is not been recognized in itunes, what next …. I tried the same process several times but its the same … If possible could you please guide me how to restore…
you may want to try to do a dfu restore. This is done by a combination of holding down the home and power buttons for a certain amount of time. Google dfu mode and dfu restore for iphone to try.
Identical problem to Hank Scorpio’s message dated: September 29th, 2008 at 7:37 pm. Saw no response. Where do I go to find out how to resolve this? Pretty please? Many thanks, Bart
Hey All, So I used Quickpwn 2.1 to jailbreak my 3G Iphone. Everything went smoothly but now I’ve noticed my 3G connection is not working. 3G icon and strength is noticable and very good but cannot seem to connect to any data transfer like email or updating weather etc. Wifi and Edge works fine when they are toggled on. Am I looking at a full restore and re-do quickpwn again? Appreciate any help guys. pho
I need help. I jailbreaked 2.1 alright. But I can not open any apple app I downloaded. It opens up app and the middle content not showing and after 3seconds it goes out to main screen. All the cydia app works fine and basic app comes with phone works too. Help me-
i got through the whole process up to when the apple logo goes away and then the apple sign shows up. but then it just stays on the apple logo. once in a while it will flash and then the logo will reappear but it doesnt load into the icons. how long should this take?
how can i restore the notes after jailbreak? i lost all my notes and photos
please help
Thank you.Just follow the instructions and it’s only 15 minutes to have an open Iphone 1st generation
did i have to return to the 7.7 itunes version after i have jailbreak my iphone???
Wow…that was easy. Reminds me of loading custom ROMs on my WinMo phone…
whenever I get to step 7 the program freezes and shuts down. I’m using vista.
I meant step 8
How long does the last step generally take? I have been looking at “Uploading exploit bootloader” for about 7 minutes…
Does the Restore option on itunes also restore the original firmware?
does the QuickPwn work with Vista?? because when i run it, a window pop up said that “QucikPwn has stop working” =/
THX a million. Very well done gents. I tried the appleunlockiphone and payed 17 Pounds!!!! DO NOT USE, seem to be a fake.
Thanks again
Hi please suggest? I am using iphone3g in Singapore bought from USA. I am using a Turbo Sim through which I phone has got unlocked. If after jail breaking i restore the software will i need to activate iphone through at&t. Since i am in singapore and using sim of different provider i guess i will not be able to activate through at&t. Can any one suggest any was to skip at&t activation?
i read posts but wanna mak it clear.. after i jailbroke my iphone 3g i would be able to transfer and run .ipa files via itunes right?
( still sync with the itunes official?)
To those getting the the “failed to initialize” error, I THINK you need .net2 installed….quickpwn ran on my Win XP virtual machine but not my wifes XP PC…upgrading her to .net2 now to see if it works. Will update on results. (They warn not to use a virtualized machine)
Update…Yes I was right….intall .net2 framework in Windows Update
Hope that helps!
Ok I got running but when it starts the firmware phase it just hangs there like others have said…..anyone worked this one out?
Cheers,
Rx
Ok I see the problem….it’s not recognising the firmware file as the right one…it definately is….any ideas?
So i did everithing right, step by step, but when it finished rebooting and turned on there was this stuped problem: my Iphone 3G didnt have Zone coverage, I couldn’t use Internet or make enny calls, everithing els worked..!
Plese help.
for those with the boot screen stuck after loading the firmware…read this website…http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/jailbreak-your-iphone-3g-21-with-quickpwn-2008103/
could be an itunes issue
Thanks heaps for the windose version i am aquiring a OSx on intell to look at some app design. but very well done i followed the on screen application instructions after reading the first few points on here and got it first go.
got same problem with 49.Romulus stuck in step 6 http://img367.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quickbg5.jpg cant verify the IPSW ??? any ideas?? (i browse it from the pwnage folder on my desktop)
same problem as number 13 and 30 what should i do now? please help me!?
I jailbroke it at first my app store was working now when I install somethin like facebook or whateva when I open the app it closes right back
when i try to run the quick pwn app i get the app has failed to initilize, i could get it to work on my friends pc but he wasnt running sp3 any suggestions?
guys.. make sure that u got .net framework installed ( and up to date)
thnx it works but how long does step number 10 takes cause it still seas preparing youre device follow the steps above, i did that but stil nothing happened
Do i lose the guarantee of the iphone if i Jailbreak it? Or if i restore it after, it will be as i never jailbreaked it? Tks in advance []
Sorry for the double post but i have a few more questions
Which are the differences between Cydia and Installer? They are 2 separated ‘worlds’ where i can find all that free applications? Which is the purpose of replacing boot logos? Why do i need it? There is any way to avoid that pineapple icon? lol TU very much =)
I go and do everything it says to do but as soon as it gets to the screen where it says wait for phone to go into restore mode it wont go past that. I let it run all night and it never once went past that part of it. what do i need to do?
answer me in #59 and #60 pleaseee. tks
easy peasyyyyy……simplest tutoriaa…i took me less then 10 minutes to JB my iphone….thanks to all those who made it possible…3 cheers
do we lose the guarantee of the phone if we restore it after jailbreaking? or apple have no way to know if the phone was jailbroken on the past? ty
I follow each step and competed the process but everytime i put my Tmobile sim in, it’s saying different sim detected but i can see it’s picking up the tmobile signal. It will not let me unlock. it goes to emergency mode. can you help
What is meant by “Also make sure to go into the task manager and disable ANYTHING Apple or iTunes related.”?
jailbreaking is not an unlock, there is no unlock for the 3g as of yet. thats why your tmobile wont work. (jay)
Jailbreak OK, but all the previously installed apps (through App store) doesn’t work (it tried to launch, then after 2 sec return to home screen)…tried BossPrefs “Fix User Dir Permissions” still doesn’t work, anyone got same problem?
I also did the above and all worked. I got all the responses as mentioned above and now my Iphone has the pineapple logo on the screen and that is all it does. Nothing else appears and when I pull up Itunes it locks up itunes as well. Any help ?
Heyit wrks perfectly fine … i just wanan clarify few things … firstly i had taken a backup in panda Iphone Pc Suite, after updating to 2.1, i cudnt get the Pc Suite to wrk to get the data back, for this i used total commander tool and copied the data back like contacts, sms, pics etc … everything is wrking perfectly fine. secondly, i wanan know how do i uninstall this installer.app its not wrking perfectly i guess and i want a sms fwd option also .. irealsms is asking for code !! hope to hear frm u !! Doing a great wrk tho !!
I have my Iphone 3G on software 2.0.1 and have tons of 3rd party apps installed. I want to upgrade to the new iphone 3g software of 2.1 and i need to know how to do that without losing any apps installed and any settings. If anybody can help me…PLEASEEE!!!
I have Itunes 8, i updated my iphone 3G to 2.1, is it fine if i jailbreak it ??? Thanks!!
why r ma cydia and installer r empty..???anyone could help..??
hey natz..!!u muz install bitesms instead of irealsms..bitesms u can formard n delete sms u 1…
i mean forward sms not formard aite…hahahakz..
PLease someone help me. I tried to upgrade my first generation iphone I think version 1.1.2 (not sure) to version 2.1 yesterday and after I finished, my iphone locked and is on emergency mode. I tried to restore things on itunes but that did not work either. I got a message saying that the SIM card is not recognized. Have I lost all my data? What can I do to restore my phone back? PLease help. I am living in Algeria and my iphone was bought in Lebanon . It worked perfectly well. I guess it was unlocked in Lebanon. Please someone help. Thank you.
Does the Jailbreak process work with the official unlocked Iphone ?
I tried to unlock my iPhone and when I run the program, the iPhone automatically shows the picture to connect to iTunes. And the pwn tool stops there
okay so i hacked my iphone then a week later installer and cydia went blank so i hacked my iphone without uninstalling it and now installer and cydia wont show up at all n i kept hacking it but i think i shouldnt have but i dont know how to completely uninstall it so i can hack it again so if anyone can help me email me at iiloveyoulots34@aol.com
i have the 3g iphone running v2.1 and itunes 8. jailbreaked my iphone. it worked perfectly. I have the pineapple and the installer and cydia. It booted up ok. when i go into itunes it asks me if i want to restore from my backup or create a new device. I think what happened was i downloaded and synced over v2.1 for iphone which i was already running. so i chose to create as a new device – now I’m restoring all my data but my phone is not working. please help
jh
I’m trying to Jailbreak my phone, but QuickPwn tool stuck at brows firmware stage. I have the correct file as well as I have rebooted my phone a few times. Any suggestions?
wont boot up? stuck on pineapple? i was i just did the JB process again and this time it worked the only thing i did diff the second time was did not chose the pineapple and at the end when it reboots and it says your done i just left it all alone and waited for ever and it finaly booted up. its been fun
well the second time is a charm! took 15 mins, it retained all my data and everything still works – awesome!
First time it was stuck on pineapple so i restored and second time I didn’t select replace boot logs. It worked like a 20 dollar bill at a brothel, thanks guys. If you are in NYC, drop me a note drinks on me.
I want to jailbreak my iphone 3g but have a few questions after reading some reviews. im new to this so bare with me guys.
ive read reviews about how everything on my phone will be lost if jailbroken (contacts, mail, music, apps from apps store, etc). does this happen to many ppl?
is it ok to sync with itunes after?
when jailbroken, and new update has been released by apple, i dnt knw but does it automatically update your phone when connected? and is everything then lost? im sure AptBackup (i think) would be usefull here
please help n suggest anything else guys… thanks a lot.
Its working fine.
Thanks a lot.I was looking for this from quite a few time.
I jailbroke my phone and everything works fine but when i put a working tmobile sim card in the iphone it wont work any ideas why it wont work? do i have to install smoething?
@Jeremy Sikora , this procedure is for jailbreaking only. You can not unlock any phones with this. You would need to download bootnueter from Installer and run that. That will unlock your phone to use with different sims/carriers.
This was your reply to someone here so my question to you Jeremy is…..can you find me a link with step by steps on how to unlock my iphone where i will be anle to use t-mobile with it? i have a old iphone i think it the 1st generation ans would love to have t mobile on it?
why after jailbrake i have a msg nd it say: Different SIM detected please conect to iTunes?
hi recently jailbrake my iphone. if i sync with itunes it says “simcard inserted in this iphone doesn’t appear to be supported”
please help…i am not able to add music to my iphone
me too, itunes says “simcard inserted in this iphone doesn’t appear to be supported”
Please help
my keypad doesn’t respond anymore,, can u help me pls?
Wow, didn’t expect that to be so easy. Thanks alot and good luck to everyone else!
I did everthing up untill you have to get it to DFU mode, I did the steps exactly as it says, even tried it a few times, but at the end it get a error message saying “Your device has connected in the wrong mode” ??? I don’t understand. Any help would be appreciated
The smoothest install yet! Great easy to follow instructions. Thank you!!
Note: ‘Installer’ app is not stable and will cause your phone keypad to not respond…at least this is what I found when I installed it on my 3G iPhone!
CORRECTION: Deleting ‘Kate’ from Installer app will enable the phone keypad! Woo hoo!
Just followed your instruction on my 3 week old 3G iPhone, what a breeze! Thanks for the instructions…now I can really enjoy my phone!
Again, same question appear, does it really work for iPhone 3G officially factory unlocked? Please confirm anyone…
Brilliant!!! Worked smoothly in the first try.
thanks a lot
Brand New 3G with 2.1. I’ve tried this process many times over a few days. Everything goes well until putting it in DFU. I get to the screen telling me how to do the keys but nothing seems to work. It just sits there waiting.
I’ve tried it with iTunes running and shut down. Every time I end up cancelling the thing and then lose everything. Have to restore.
Any ideas? It must be something simple if I’m the only one having this problem.
Thanks