Author Topic: Mike wants to jailbreak his iphone (Read 456 times)

Mikiyikiy · May 24, 2011, 04:56:15 PM

How why and what are the risks? What about firmware updates?

My iPhone is the iPhone 4 by the way.

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Comatose · May 24, 2011, 04:59:26 PM

Luckily, since the DMCA of 2010, you'll face no legal repercussions because jailbreaking is legal on the iOS. As for other risks, such as rogue apps, you may want to search them up and see if they have any dodgy history. Be aware though that doing so will void the iPhobe's warranty if you choose to have it repaired.

Firmware updates, I don't know.

Miga · May 24, 2011, 05:00:58 PM

Use redsn0w if you can, don't upgrade to any firmwares using iTunes. Don't upgrade to any firmware unless there's a working jailbreak method for it.

That's the general rules I used with my iPod Touch, which has been replaced with a Droid 2 Global running custom firmware.

brickybob · May 24, 2011, 05:59:47 PM

Settings > About > Version

What version?

Quote from: Comatose on May 24, 2011, 04:59:26 PM

Luckily, since the DMCA of 2010, you'll face no legal repercussions because jailbreaking is legal on the iOS. As for other risks, such as rogue apps, you may want to search them up and see if they have any dodgy history. Be aware though that doing so will void the iPhobe's warranty if you choose to have it repaired.

Firmware updates, I don't know.

It was legal before, just debated.

Derroith · May 24, 2011, 06:44:22 PM

Try LimeRain mate, I've got a iphone 4 and jail broke it with it.

Texan101 · May 24, 2011, 06:46:46 PM

The biggest thing to do with a 4 is to keep SSH turned off once you jailbreak your device.
SSH, or Secure Shell, is installed with a jailbreak, and allows for changing the files around from a computer on the same network. iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G will not run MobileTerminal, so the password is always alpine on those. SSH is how people's jailbroken devices are destroyed remotely.

Miga · May 24, 2011, 06:50:03 PM

Quote from: Texan101 on May 24, 2011, 06:46:46 PM

The biggest thing to do with a 4 is to keep SSH turned off once you jailbreak your device.
SSH, or Secure Shell, is installed with a jailbreak, and allows for changing the files around from a computer on the same network. iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G will not run MobileTerminal, so the password is always alpine on those. SSH is how people's jailbroken devices are destroyed remotely.

You realize you can change the root password by using the Unix command "passwd", right? Just run it while root (type "su" in at Terminal launch) and it will prompt you to ask what to change it to.

You shouldn't even have SSH installed if you don't know that.