How to Jailbreak iPhone 3G Running iPhone OS 3.0 with RedSn0w (Windows)

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Update Nov 6 2009

How to Jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch OS 3.1.2 Using BlackRa1n RC3

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In this iPhone Guide you will learn how to Jailbreak iPhone 3G OS 3.0 using RedSn0w in Windows. After jailbreaking using this Guide you will be able to Unlock iPhone 3G for any carrier with the UltraSn0w which is expected soon. This iPhone tutorial is meant for Windows and iPhone 3G users Only.

Mac users having iPhone 3G Please Navigate to:

How to Jailbreak iPhone 3G OS 3.0 with PwnageTool 3.0 (Mac)

iPhone 2G users please navigate to:

How to Jailbreak/Unlock iPhone 2G running iPhone OS 3.0 using PwnageTool 3.0 (MAC)

How to Jailbreak/Unlock iPhone 2G on OS 3.0 With RedSn0w (Windows)

If you’re Windows user and have iPhone 2G in your hands, Please make sure you have updated iTunes 8.2. you can update from iTunes or can also download iTunes 8.2 from here.

Before starting Jailbreaking iPhone 3G running OS 3.0 with RedSn0w, you need to download the following files:

RedSn0w: Mirror 1, Mirror 2 (RapidShare), Mirror 2 (Torrent)
OS 3.0 for 3G: iPhone1,2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw (can also be downloaded from iPhone Firmwares)

Create a folder named RedSnow on your desktop for quick access. and put all the above downloaded files into it. Also extract the RedSn0w zipped file into that folder. Now your folder will look like this:

Step 1

Connect your iPhone 3G to your PC and launch iTunes.

From the left pane in iTunes, select your iPhone. Hold down the SHIFT key and click Restore button. Restore don’t waste space on your iPhone.

Navigate to the RedSnow folder your created in the start and select the firmware file (.ipsw) and hit Open.

iTunes will start restoring your iPhone firmware to iPhone OS 3.0.

Step 2

When your iPhone is updated. execute the RedSn0w.exe from RedSn0w folder.

Step 3

From RedSn0w click the Browse button and browse to the iPhone1,2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw file in RedSnow folder. and click Open button.

Step 4

RedSn0w will verify your firmware. When it’s done, Click Next button to Continue

Step 5

Check Mark Install Cydia option and click Next to continue.

Step 6

Make Sure your iPhone is connected via USB and Turn it OFF. Now click the Next Button.

Step 8
RedSn0w will guide you through some steps to get you into DFU Mode. Follow the instructions carefully.

If you could not follow the instructions as they asked you to do, you would not get into DFU Mode resulting in the following error message:

Click OK and then Retry the instructions.

Step 9

Once you get into the DFU Mode, some tricky stuff will be done with your iPhone and then iPhone will Reboot:

Step 10

Now RedSn0w will start jailbreaking iPhone 3G by uploading new RAM Disk.

Step 11

Upon completion, RedSn0w will notify you that you’re Done!. Click the Finish Button. When iPhone finishes reboot, it will be Jailbroken having sweet Cydia icon on Springboard.

That’s it. Welcome to Jailbreak Community.

Congratulations! You have successfully Jailbreak iPhone 3G on OS 3.0 with RedSn0w under Windows environment. Don’t forget to leave your comments about your experience.

Have Fun!

Update 1:

RedSn0w 0.9.2 is out now and can be downloaded from here: Download RedSn0w 0.9.2. A comprehensive guide for RedSn0w 0.9.2 is here:

Update 2:

iPhone OS 3.1.3 is out now and you can jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.3 with RedSn0w 0.9.4:

Update 3:

Jailbreak iPhone 3G iOS 4 with RedSn0w
Jailbreak iPod Touch 2G iOS 4 with RedSn0w
Jailbreak iPhone 4 [Coming Soon]

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Posted in: Jailbreak iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G, 2G, RedSn0w, iPhone, iPhone Guides, Tutorials on June 21, 2009

Tags: guide, iPhone 3G, iPhone OS 3.0, Jailbreak, RedSn0w

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Wajahat 20 July 2009 at 11:37 am #

i have iPhone1,2_3.0_7A341_Custom_Restore and i restored it successfully but i m stucking in redsn0w… when i browse for files in redsn0w and chose the file it says UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE SPECIFIED IPSW what is that problem

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- iPhone Heat 20 July 2009 at 5:04 pm #
  
  @ Wajahat
  you’re using the wrong ipsw file see the Bold part:
  iPhone1,2_3.0_7A341_Custom_Restore
  
  but the Firmware available in this guide is:
  iPhone1,2_3.0_7A341_Restore
  
  So download the file from this guide and use it to restore your iPhone then run the RedSn0w
  
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Khan 23 July 2009 at 4:48 am #

i am trying to unlock my iphone 3G OS 3.0 all went fine except i am stuck on this pineaple screen, i have tried it more then 10 times but same thing happens it stuck while ”replacing kernel” at this pineapple screen..need help
i am using itunes 8.2.1.6

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kim gooch 24 July 2009 at 1:35 am #

in the process of jailbreaking the last thing reported was

applemobiledevice: unexpected DFU state during manifest: 2, status: 7
waiting for reboot.

just wondering how long this process takes or if something has went wrong? Its been over an hour.

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kim gooch 24 July 2009 at 1:58 am #

well, the phone is black and will not turn on. it only completed 99% and stayed at the same message applemobiledevice: unexpected DFU state during manifest: 2,status: 7

now what can i do to get the phone up and running again???

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- iPhone Heat 24 July 2009 at 4:05 am #
  
  @ Kim Gooch
  Are you running a Virtual Machine? Try rebooting it, or if you’re on a normal computer, try rebooting it.
  
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bob 25 July 2009 at 8:06 pm #

is there any chance of this going wrong and my phone becoming a useless brick as the horror stories go?

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bob 25 July 2009 at 9:01 pm #

alright, i am dumb and need help.
i’m trying to download said files. i got the mirror 1 and the ipsw file.
i have unzipped both but still don’t have the files as pictured in your example of “redsnow” desktop file.

what am i doing wrong. i downloaded them with internet explorer.

thanks, bob

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- Deathbomb 12 July 2010 at 3:52 am #
  
  Ok, the firmware should be an IPSW and it downloaded as a zip. Simply edit the filename so it says .IPSW not .zip
  
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bob 25 July 2009 at 11:21 pm #

i got it all and am going to unlock my new iphone!!!!!
Simply outstanding! thanks to all the hard work dev team!!!!

bob

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Rod 27 July 2009 at 1:08 pm #

Thx for everything! It worked just awesome!

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anonymous 28 July 2009 at 6:34 pm #

my iphone is still 2.2.1 version.
can i just upgrade to OS 3.0 using itunes without restoring it?and if i upgrading my iphone to OS 3.0,can i jailbreak without restoring it because i’m worry if all the app and games in my iphone is going to be deleted…

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- iPhone Heat 28 July 2009 at 6:46 pm #
  
  @ anonymous
  yes u can skip Step 1
  
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kyle 2 August 2009 at 1:12 am #

hi i have an i phone 3g os 3.0 have a computer running on windows vista and i downloaded ipsw 3.0 and i donwloaded redsnow when i extract ipsw its says folder alredy exists and red snow cannot find the file when i browse and nither can i tunes can u plese help me thanks

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Trevor Angood 4 August 2009 at 5:37 am #

How long does “waiting for reboot” screen stay up? It’s been about 20 mins for me. Any word on what I can do?

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G 18 August 2009 at 5:59 am #

wow this was easy as pie… i remember i tried a year ago to do it with my first iphone and couldnt do it. and my itouch. i had someone to do it for me. i swithched phoens since then and now i have the 3g and was jailbroken but….this time my phone locked up got stuck on apple logo and would just show a black lit up screen so i knew i had to reset.. which meant i had to jailbreak again. I JUST DID IT.. and it worked….. great instructions!
thank you so much for all your hard work!!!

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KAM 18 August 2009 at 10:57 am #

Hi, I have done all the steps even also done jailbreak and also check from Setting-General-About- version 3.0 (7A341) But the problem is this (My phone lost the signals, I also changed the SIM of different network but the problem is same) I will appreciate if you reply me with the solution. Thanks Bye from KAM.

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- iPhone Heat 18 August 2009 at 5:42 pm #
  
  try Reset Network settings under Settings.
  
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Rosie 22 August 2009 at 3:39 am #

I can’t seem to get this piece of sh… to work. Im so frustrated with this please help. I’ve tried it a million times. I do have Windows Vista can that be the probelm? Please help!!!

Tks. P.S. Send me an email cuz I need help!!!

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- iPhone Heat 22 August 2009 at 11:50 pm #
  
  @ Rosie..
  Works fine on Vista
  However, Try it on Windows XP or on another PC
  
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Shakawat 22 August 2009 at 3:08 pm #

WoW, grrrrr8. i’ve done it!

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che 1 September 2009 at 2:37 pm #

for all you getting this problem:
applemobiledevice: unexpected DFU state during manifest: 2,status: 7

i got like ten minutes ago what you have to do is redownlod redsn0w open the same problem will still be there you hold the power and home button until you hear a noise on your computer then realse the power but continue holding the home button until your on main screen..problem solved

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- fast28 5 January 2010 at 9:56 am #
  
  that didnt work ….
  
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kyle 2 September 2009 at 9:01 am #

worked great completely done in one try. thanks for the great walkthrough i had almost considered payin 20 $ for some one to do it for me. thanks again !

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John Adams 3 September 2009 at 12:53 am #

I’ve completed the jailbreak, downloaded something in Cydia, then restarted my phone and I got stuck on that stupid Apple logo!!! I was on it for three hours waiting for my iPhone to reboot but nothing happens. Finally I found out I had to hold down my “home” button(the button with the square on it on the face of the phone) and plug in my iPhone with iTunes open in order to restore my phone to factory. The jailbreak is useless anyway.. For the 15 minutes I had it, I did nothing with it. There are maybe three useful apps with the jailbreak anyway?

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- iPhone Heat 3 September 2009 at 1:06 am #
  
  @ John
  
  Now I suppose that you’re already @ OS 3.0.
  Put your iPhone into DFU Mode and then run the RedSn0w..
  It should be working
  
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John Adams 3 September 2009 at 1:22 am #

I’m trying it again. As I said before though, the jailbraeak works just fine. Everything loads perfectly and my phone reboots initially. It’s just after that, when I try to restart my phone for any reason, I’m stuck on the apple logo.. Not the pineapple one, just the apple one and my phone turns into a brick.

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- iPhone Heat 3 September 2009 at 7:35 pm #
  
  @ John
  Did you install any application after jailbreak?
  or it’s stuck right after jailbreak.. you install nothing?
  
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Stuck 6 September 2009 at 2:20 pm #

Guys I have the signal problem too, I was able to jailbreak phone but was not able to get any signal once this was done. PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!!! I did the reset all network settings and it didnt work either.

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Eno1 8 September 2009 at 4:08 am #

I did all the steps and after redsn0w finishes through the iphone stays frozen on the downloading data screen with the harddrive on it….. Now my phone is a brick and it will not do anything, it will not even turn on anymore it just goes to the apple then just goes to a black screen.

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- iPhone Heat 8 September 2009 at 6:43 am #
  
  @ Eno1
  put your iPhone into DFU mode and then restore your iPhone
  
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alan 10 September 2009 at 4:16 am #

Hi. I have jailbreak iphone 2.2.1 using QuickPwn given by the post. Can i use this step in order to upgrade to 2.3.0? Can i do the 2nd jailbreak with RedSnow? Thanks in advance

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- iPhone Heat 11 September 2009 at 5:44 pm #
  
  @ alan
  yes you can update to OS 3.0 or 3.0.1 NOT 3.1 in order to use this guide
  
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newbie 10 September 2009 at 4:20 pm #

jailbreak already but no cydia icon?!?!?!?!

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newbie 10 September 2009 at 4:45 pm #

i have done all the steps and everything went fine but upon complete no cydia icon was found after my iphone reboot

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alan 11 September 2009 at 9:52 pm #

I installed successfully the redsnow. But i can’t connect to WiFi afterward. Why? It say no connection.

Cydia is not working anymore

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ashely 21 September 2009 at 10:49 pm #

hi i did this fine on my 2g but on my boyfriends 3g i am getting a message when trying to restore to the file above and then it makes me do another restore which automatically updates it to 3.1 os any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated thanks

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Saqib 28 September 2009 at 12:29 am #

Splendid work team;
i’ve completed my iphone jail break today after several attempts.
Thanks.

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amir 6 October 2009 at 8:31 am #

hi i have 3g 16gb 3.0.1 firmware. can i unlock this version?

thanks

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- iPhone Heat 6 October 2009 at 6:19 pm #
  
  @ amir
  yes you can
  supposing u r @ 3.0.1
  just use the RedSn0w..
  and when it asks for firmware file provide the OS 3.0 instead of 3.0.1 (This is the tricky part
  rest of the guide is same)
  
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GPV 7 October 2009 at 7:46 pm #

Can we still upgrade to OS 3.0.1?… I heard that iTunes was blocking any attempt to upgrade to anything lower that 3.1.

Is this true?. My iPhone 3G has OS 2.1

Thanks.

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- iPhone Heat 7 October 2009 at 11:35 pm #
  
  @ GPV
  yes you canjust download OS 3.0.1. Press the Shift button and hit restore button in iTunes. It will ask for the firmware file..
  
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Amigadesiempre 12 October 2009 at 7:20 am #

I have unlocked my iphone and all was working fine until I went to itunes to remove some apps and checked for updates and accidently downloaded 3.1 and now my phone is not functioning at all. I did the redsnow instructions and that is all fine, however, my baseband has been upgraded and I want to know how to either downgrade or upgrade the software to meet the baseband for operation. Can anyone help me?

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- iPhone Heat 13 October 2009 at 12:13 am #
  
  Amigadesiempre
  Sorry you’re out of luck atleast for now..
  wait for any solution coming from the Dev-team in the future.
  
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israel 16 October 2009 at 12:04 pm #

i dowloaded mirror1< mirror2< and that restore thing and i extracted the files from all 3 folders. then when i went to my itunes and clicked restore i couldnt find the firmware. it showed the folders of redstorm and the iPhone1,2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw folder but it didnt have an option to restore the phone with that firmaware. what should i do??

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arrygoo 29 October 2009 at 8:27 pm #

all i had is gone , all my programs, phonebook

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- iPhoneHeat 29 October 2009 at 10:22 pm #
  
  Sync you iPhone with iTunes and it will ask u to restore backup if you have any.
  
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Zahur 6 November 2009 at 2:29 pm #

After you restore under itune, did you close itunes the run Redsnow ??
Having done it, when i selest the files under redsnow, i have: redsn0w unable to recognize specified ipsw.

Why ???
My phone is the 1st generation 2G iphone.
I am using: OS 3.1.2 iPhone 2G (1st Gen)
iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw

thanks
zahurkhodabux@hotmail.com

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- iPhoneHeat 6 November 2009 at 3:26 pm #
  
  REdSn0w supports OS 3.0 only..
  Try the latest guide:
  http://www.iphoneheat.com/2009/11/how-to-jailbreak-iphone-ipod-touch-os-3-1-2-using-blackra1n-rc3/
  
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Ali 4 December 2009 at 11:55 pm #

Heyy, In need help, when ever i try to do the iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw thing, my itunes always says ERROR, after halfway , i’m on the 3G

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- iPhoneHeat 5 December 2009 at 1:40 am #
  
  why not use a custom firmware:
  http://www.iphoneheat.com/2009/10/download-iphone-os-3-1-2-custom-firmware-ipsw-files-for-iphone-3gs-3g-2g/
  
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Saurabh 29 December 2009 at 9:20 pm #

Hey guys…
You guys are pretty great. I just jailbroke my phone with Itunes 9.2 from Iphone OS 2.2 to Iphone OS 3.0. I did it with my sim in the phone. and i thought it wouldnt update but wel i guess it did very well.. Thanks a lot guys.
It was amazing..

Fuck Yea

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levi 29 December 2009 at 10:59 pm #

My Cydia is not working! It’s stuck on the “Loading Data…” thing and automatically pops back out to the home page. How do i go about removing it and installing it again? Everything else is perfectly fine, like Jailbroken and unlocked… =(

Please Help!

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- iPhoneHeat 30 December 2009 at 9:07 am #
  
  it’s a recent issue.. writing something on it.
  be patient..
  
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sundus 7 January 2010 at 12:16 pm #

hey i have downloaded the firmware from the above mentioned link but it was saved in archieves nd whn i extract it its giving me six files out of which 4 are in dmg format nd 2 are in quicktime format how do i use these files to restore my iphone?

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sundus 8 January 2010 at 4:36 am #

even if i skip step 1 red snow doesnot recognize the restore files wat should i do my phone is a brick i only upgraded it directly from i tunes and since thn it isnt recognizing my sim

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- iPhoneHeat 8 January 2010 at 6:14 pm #
  
  find the latest BlackRa1n guide under jailbreak category
  
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abyan 4 March 2010 at 1:02 pm #

oh no my iphone 3g can’t be run because redsn0w why ,

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- iPhoneHeat 4 March 2010 at 1:55 pm #
  
  You OS ?
  
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Franco 10 March 2010 at 8:58 pm #

Need sum help, after everyfin, i get stuck at “downloading jailbreak data”

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