Tag Archives: GeoHot

GeoHot Has an Exploit to Unlock iPhone Baseband 05.12.01

A few days earlier, we reported that Shref_Hashim found an exploit to unlock iPhone Baseband 05.12.01 and handed it over to the Dev-Team. Later Musclenerd confirmed it as a promising exploit.
Here’s an exiting news for all those who lost their unlock due to updating their iPhone firmware to OS 3.1.3. GeoHot, the first unlocker of [...]

GeoHot: No Solution For Firmware 3.1.3 On Newer Devices Or Baseband 05.12.01

This is what GeoHot has tweeted after the release of new iPhone OS 3.1.3:
“There is no solution for 3.1.3 on newer devices or 05.12.01 There is no untethered jailbreak. I don’t know if/when these things will exist.”
Means GeoHot is not working on firmware 3.1.3 jailbreak/unlock. Indeed a sad news for all those who rushed to [...]

How to Unlock iPhone 3GS, 3G OS 3.1.2 Baseband 05.11.07 Using BlackSn0w

As you would know by now that GeoHot has released BlackSn0w to unlock iPhone 3GS and 3G on Baseband 05.11.07. So, it’s time to write a guide on how to Unlock iPhone Baseband 05.11.07 using BlackSn0w.
In order to use BlackSn0w, you need to jailbreak your iPhone3GS, 3G first using BlackRa1n RC3. Your iPhone MUST have [...]

GeoHot Declines $10,000 Reward for Unlocking Baseband 05.11.07

As reported earlier, GeoHot has succeeded in unlocking iPhone Baseband 05.11.07 using BlackSn0w. GeoHot was offered a reward of $10,000 for unlocking iPhone Baseband 05.11.07 but he declined the reward and blasts those reselling the unlock calling them scum.
BlackSn0w, the Unlock for iPhone Baseband 05.11.07 will be released of Nov 4th, 2009. GeoHot has posted [...]

Worlds First Unlocked iPhone Baseband 05.11.07 Using BlackSn0w [Updated]

The Kid has Done it again!. The unlocker of the very first iPhone, GeoHot, has published the video of worlds first Unlocked iPhone Baseband 05.11.07 with BlackSn0w.
A few days back, GeoHot was offered to unlock Baseband 05.11.07 and win $10,000. In response GeoHot bet to achieve it within 24 Hrs. However it took GeoHot a [...]

BlackSn0w: Unlock iPhone Baseband 05.11.07 – Coming Soon

Update:
GeoHot has Unlocked iPhone Baseband 05.11.07 using BlackSn0w
Good news for Unlock community and especially for those who accidentally updated their iPhones to latest firmware. Geohot has announced that the BlackSn0w: the unlock for iPhone Baseband  05.11.07 is coming soon.
So the BlackSn0w will be the Unlock for all iPhones including Baseband 05.11.07.
hello there, this is geohot
this [...]

BlackRa1n RC2 is Available Now, Supports iPhone 3GS

GeoHot has released BlackRa1n RC2. BlackRa1n RC2 was supposed to be released tomorrow but GeoHot was quicker at releasing BlackRa1n RC2 than he thought. This version provides a tethering jailbreak for the new iPhone 3GS with the updated Bootrom.
New in BlackRa1n RC2

Fixed 3G issues
Tethered jailbreak for 3.1 OOTB ipt 8GB and new 3GSes
Fixed [...]

BlackRa1n to Jailbreak All iPhones and iPod Touches on OS 3.1/3.1.2 is Out Now

Finally the wait is over for all Windows users who want to jailbreak iPhone or iPod Touch running iPhone OS 3.1/3.1.2. Please read the complete post before trying BlackRa1n.
BlackRa1n is available for Windows users only. GeoHot has provided following information about his iPhone Jailbreak tool (BlackRa1n):
So, what is blackra1n? blackra1n is a 30 second ALL [...]

BlackRa1n Jailbreak Confirmed to Work On iPhone OS 3.1.2

Update:
BlackRa1n is out now and I have wriitten a guide on how to use it and jailbreak iPod Touch 3G/2G and iPhone 3GS/3G/2G:
How to use BlackRa1n to Jailbreak iPhone or iPod Touch
Yesterday Apple released iPhone firmware update to fix a few bugs and thanks to Apple that they didn’t fixed the exploit found by the [...]

GeoHot: Jailbreak for All iPhones and iPod Touches Coming Soon

Next few weeks are going to be big fun for iPhone jailbreak community. It was Dev-Team who released the PwnageTool in the first place to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1. But it works only for Mac. Then there comes a couple of hackers who announced Sn0wBreeze which will work just like PwnageTool but unlike PwnageTool it [...]

Dev-Team vs GeoHot | Dev-Team Releases UltraSn0w 0.9 and Criticizes GeoHot’s PurpleSn0w RC2

This should not be happening. One thing is confirmed, Geeks have the most messed up ego ever. Yes, I’m talking about the on going war between the Great Dev-Team and first iPhone Unlock Crown holder: GeoHot.
Against GeoHot’s PurpleSn0w RC2 release, Dev-Team has updated their UltraSn0w to version 0.9 which uses MobileSubstrate for the implementation of [...]

GeoHot Releases PurpleSn0w RC2: iPhone 3GS Unlock

GeoHot has released the PurpleSn0w RC2. Which is the second release of his iPhone 3GS Unlock: PurpleSn0w. Improvements in PurpleSn0w RC2 includes:

3G(the network speed) issues fixed…i’m pretty sure
Now only patches one file, CommCenter
Leaves no traces on your baseband after it runs. Seriously
Much more clean and reliable.

PupleSn0w is an alternate to the Dev-Team’s UltraSn0w. In order [...]

How the PurpleRa1n Jailbreak Works, GeoHot Explains

GeoHot has posted an entry at TheiPhoneWiki explaining how his jailbreak tool: PurpleRa1n jailbreaks iPhone 3GS.
Purplera1n is so simple, that it hides the complex work it’s doing from the user. Figured I’d describe it step by step

purplera1n sends the enter recovery commands using iTunesMobileDevice
once in recovery(iBoot), it sends the IBoot Environment Variable Overflow exploit
the [...]

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