How to Jailbreak your iPhone 3G (2.0.1) with WinPwn 2.0.0.4

By Gary Ng on August 18th, 2008 269

Good morning everyone! Great news today for all you iPhone 3G owners out there who have been contemplating a jailbreak. Yours truly went ahead with it on the weekend and after my first attempt I was successful! I know I had talked about not jailbreaking my 3G in the past, but after some nagging from my friend Greg and his “themed out” 3G, I just had to do it!

Also part of my reluctance was the fact that jailbreaking is not necessary to use the iPhone 3G in Canada. When I first got my original iPhone, activating/jailbreaking/unlocking was the norm to get a phone working in Canada. Moreover, jailbreaking meant familiarizing myself with the guides out there and WinPwn. I soon realized that using WinPwn was easy as pie (as long as you know how to read and follow instructions, LOL) after updating my first gen from 1.1.4 to 2.0.1! You can say it gave me some confidence in the program!

How to Jailbreak your iPhone 3G with WinPwn 2.0.0.4 (Windows Users Only)

This process is very straightforward. If you’re going to do this and you’re a complete newbie, don’t worry. It’s not hard, you just need to read up and familiarize yourself. Before starting SYNC your iPhone 3G to backup your settings, emails, contacts, etc. Here are the essential steps…(I am not responsible if for some reason your iPhone 3G is damaged during this process–use at your own risk obviously!)

1. Create a folder called winpwn on your desktop.
2. Download WinPwn 2.0.0.4, save it into this folder.
3. Download the latest iPhone 3G 2.0.1 firmware and put it in there too.
4. Make sure you have iTunes 7.7 installed.
5. Launch WinPwn. Click “Browse IPSW” and select the 2.0.1 firmware. WinPwn will load.
6. Click “Build IPSW”…a new window will pop up. Select the Applications tab, tick off Cydia and Installer (DO NOT tick off YouTube fix).
7. Go to the Advanced tab. Make sure nothing is ticked.
8. Go to the Partition Resizer tab. Make sure you select a size 512mb or greater.
9. Click the “build ipsw” button, and choose your save location as your desktop winpwn folder.
10. WinPwn will build the custom software. Will take about 5-10 minutes.
11. After it completes, click on iPwner to “pwn” iTunes. iTunes will close. Launch it again.
12. Now this is where you SHIFT+CLICK restore your iPhone after putting it into DFU mode. Choose the custom firmware that was created in your winpwn folder. iTunes will restore your iPhone with the custom firmware.
13. Everything should finish, iPhone 3G jailbroken! Now, restore your iPhone from your previous sync to regain contacts, emails, bookmarks, etc!
14. If you’ve made it this far, CONGRATS!!

Ready for the full video tutorial? Watch it in all its glory…enjoy:

So Was Jailbreaking Worth it?

My answer is YES. After using a jailbroken iPhone again, I really do realize how great it is to be able to tweak and customize the iPhone! Since everybody and their grandma is snatching up the iPhone, being able to select different themes will make your phone stand out and feel “new” again. Cydia and Installer are the two main sources for 3rd party apps. Summerboard has been replaced by Winterboard. The possibilities are going to be endless as many companies are releasing their apps through Cydia/Installer and bypassing the App Store.

Here are a few themes that I’ve been testing out:

As you can see there are some pretty amazing themes out there! Changing themes is super easy with Winterboard (pictured). I even get to have my old favourite, Neurox Leopard! Yahoo!

Anyways, if you’re thinking about jailbreaking your iPhone 3G, the decision lies within YOU. I was hesitant but after going through the update of my first gen, it wasn’t all that hard.

When the next iPhone firmware update is released by Apple, obviously I can one-click update via iTunes to the new firmware, but my phone will no longer be jailbroken. I’d have to wait for an update to WinPwn and start it all over again. I guess that’s the downside of jailbreaking, but hey, it’s pretty fun tinkering around with the iPhone though. You learn so much about how to use your phone, which is another bonus.

I hope this information will help those sitting on the fence go through with their decisions. Let me know how the tutorial video works for you! Good luck! Big thanks to iClarified and the WinPwn team!

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  • Dennis

    I cant seem to get mine to work. I know I got the DFU right because the screen stayed blank but I kept getting that error 6 message. Does that error pertain to something else as well?

  • Dennis

    I cant seem to get mine to work. I know I got the DFU right because the screen stayed blank but I kept getting that error 6 message. Does that error pertain to something else as well?

  • Dennis

    I cant seem to get mine to work. I know I got the DFU right because the screen stayed blank but I kept getting that error 6 message. Does that error pertain to something else as well?

  • Dennis

    Never mind, it finally worked. I dont know what was wrong but I had to start over again. I did the DFU mode exactly the same but this time it went on just fine

  • Dennis

    Never mind, it finally worked. I dont know what was wrong but I had to start over again. I did the DFU mode exactly the same but this time it went on just fine

  • Dennis

    Never mind, it finally worked. I dont know what was wrong but I had to start over again. I did the DFU mode exactly the same but this time it went on just fine

  • brenda

    I knew it would not go smoothly for me because my usb is touchy. Ok, this is where I am having trouble-SHIFT CLICK does not bring up that restore window? So i’m stuck as to restoring this with my new copy? great video…

  • brenda

    I knew it would not go smoothly for me because my usb is touchy. Ok, this is where I am having trouble-SHIFT CLICK does not bring up that restore window? So i’m stuck as to restoring this with my new copy? great video…

  • brenda

    I knew it would not go smoothly for me because my usb is touchy. Ok, this is where I am having trouble-SHIFT CLICK does not bring up that restore window? So i’m stuck as to restoring this with my new copy? great video…

  • brenda

    I am stuck on Shift Click where it wants to restore. How can I pick the customer one when shift click won’t work? I’ve tried everything. I don’t want to click on the restore button there because it wants to do the factory settings.

  • brenda

    I am stuck on Shift Click where it wants to restore. How can I pick the customer one when shift click won’t work? I’ve tried everything. I don’t want to click on the restore button there because it wants to do the factory settings.

  • http://none brenda

    I am stuck on Shift Click where it wants to restore. How can I pick the customer one when shift click won’t work? I’ve tried everything. I don’t want to click on the restore button there because it wants to do the factory settings.

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    If you’re nervous, don’t do the jailbreak! This is for Windows ONLY! :)

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    Ted, watch my video it shows everything step by step. Check out my updated post on the new release of QuickPwn.

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    Ted, watch my video it shows everything step by step. Check out my updated post on the new release of QuickPwn.

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca iPhone Fan

    Ted, watch my video it shows everything step by step. Check out my updated post on the new release of QuickPwn.

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca iPhone Fan

    If you’re nervous, don’t do the jailbreak! This is for Windows ONLY! :)

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    Yes!

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    Yes!

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    Nice work Ted! :)

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    Nice work Ted! :)

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca iPhone Fan

    Yes!

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca iPhone Fan

    Nice work Ted! :)

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    Press SHIFT on your keyboard, then click “Restore” with your mouse. A “browse” pop window should appear…

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    Press SHIFT on your keyboard, then click “Restore” with your mouse. A “browse” pop window should appear…

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca iPhone Fan

    Press SHIFT on your keyboard, then click “Restore” with your mouse. A “browse” pop window should appear…

  • brenda

    is this working?

  • brenda

    is this working?

  • http://none brenda

    is this working?

  • brenda

    oh dear delete my stupid posts please and just keep the one. I am trying this process again third time. LOL

  • http://none brenda

    oh dear delete my stupid posts please and just keep the one. I am trying this process again third time. LOL

  • brenda

    well now that I know how to do it, I cannot get the phone out of intunes/usb mode. Have tried and tried to restore but get an 13 error code and 6 if I try and restore the customer. All I need is to restore the phone properly so I can start this process again because the only part I got stuck on was the shift click, it’s actually shift and than restore but I didn’t know that. Any idea’s? I’ll go check the mac troubleshooting as there must be other ways to restore?

  • brenda

    well now that I know how to do it, I cannot get the phone out of intunes/usb mode. Have tried and tried to restore but get an 13 error code and 6 if I try and restore the customer. All I need is to restore the phone properly so I can start this process again because the only part I got stuck on was the shift click, it’s actually shift and than restore but I didn’t know that. Any idea’s? I’ll go check the mac troubleshooting as there must be other ways to restore?

  • http://none brenda

    well now that I know how to do it, I cannot get the phone out of intunes/usb mode. Have tried and tried to restore but get an 13 error code and 6 if I try and restore the customer. All I need is to restore the phone properly so I can start this process again because the only part I got stuck on was the shift click, it’s actually shift and than restore but I didn’t know that. Any idea’s? I’ll go check the mac troubleshooting as there must be other ways to restore?

  • brenda

    I guess it’s not meant to be. I got the ipod restored using itunes on another computer and than came back to this computer and I’m always ok until the restore process or until I have to hit the power and home button than itunes doesn’t give me the error. Frustration, will try one more time by shutting down and trying again. Wow this isn’t easy but you cannot really mess up the phone as long as you have another computer.

  • http://none brenda

    I guess it’s not meant to be. I got the ipod restored using itunes on another computer and than came back to this computer and I’m always ok until the restore process or until I have to hit the power and home button than itunes doesn’t give me the error. Frustration, will try one more time by shutting down and trying again. Wow this isn’t easy but you cannot really mess up the phone as long as you have another computer.

  • brenda

    here we are another night and just tried the install 4 more times and it simply won’t work. Very odd. Keep getting the error code 6 at the very end. I can do this in my sleep now but something just is not working. Very odd.

  • brenda

    here we are another night and just tried the install 4 more times and it simply won’t work. Very odd. Keep getting the error code 6 at the very end. I can do this in my sleep now but something just is not working. Very odd.

  • http://none brenda

    here we are another night and just tried the install 4 more times and it simply won’t work. Very odd. Keep getting the error code 6 at the very end. I can do this in my sleep now but something just is not working. Very odd.

  • deepan

    hi this did not work on my iphone 3g (2.0.2) at the last step it said error i dont remember wat it exactly said cuz i panicked n restored the phone so if anyone knows wat i should do please let me know. Thanks

  • deepan

    hi this did not work on my iphone 3g (2.0.2) at the last step it said error i dont remember wat it exactly said cuz i panicked n restored the phone so if anyone knows wat i should do please let me know. Thanks

  • deepan

    hi this did not work on my iphone 3g (2.0.2) at the last step it said error i dont remember wat it exactly said cuz i panicked n restored the phone so if anyone knows wat i should do please let me know. Thanks

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  • hayma

    I cant seem to get the shift+click part to work for me
    it just brings up the box that wants it restored..
    what can i do? or what am i doing wrong?
    Im going to try again if someone could please help me out!!!

  • hayma

    I cant seem to get the shift+click part to work for me
    it just brings up the box that wants it restored..
    what can i do? or what am i doing wrong?
    Im going to try again if someone could please help me out!!!

  • hayma

    I cant seem to get the shift+click part to work for me
    it just brings up the box that wants it restored..
    what can i do? or what am i doing wrong?
    Im going to try again if someone could please help me out!!!

  • Mary-Ellen

    I have the first generation iphone, is all the same?? I am jailbreaked and on 1.1.4, is everything the same step by step, I am a little nervous to say the least.

    thanks

  • Mary-Ellen

    I have the first generation iphone, is all the same?? I am jailbreaked and on 1.1.4, is everything the same step by step, I am a little nervous to say the least.

    thanks

  • Mary-Ellen

    I have the first generation iphone, is all the same?? I am jailbreaked and on 1.1.4, is everything the same step by step, I am a little nervous to say the least.

    thanks

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