TinkerTool – Changing Hidden Preferences in Mac Os X

TinkerTool ready for Safari 4

Bresink.com has just released their latest version of TinkerTool (v3.94 available on macupdate) with support for Safari 4 on both Leopard and Tiger.

TinkerTool is an application that allows you to get into the hidden preference files built-in to OS X.  From Crash Reports to quitting the Finder.  iTunes and font smoothing (and default fonts).  A whole bunch of OS X can all be accessed and changed in TinkerTool.  Screen shots are after the jump, or head over to bresink.com to download now.

Finder

Dock

General

Applications

Leopard

Fonts

Font Smoothing

Login Items

Safari

Reset

TinkerTools v3.94 available at bresink.com

- Chris Tangora, MacMod –

How to Print Screen in Mac OS X

There are three ways to do screen capture in Mac OS X.

• Capture entire screen
  • Switch to the screen that you wan to to do screen capture
  • Press Apple key ⌘ + Shift + 3
• Capture a portion of a screen
  • Switch to the screen that you wan to to do screen capture
  • Press Apple key ⌘ + Shift + 4 and the mouse cursor will change to +
  • Drag mouse cursor to select the portion needed to capture.
• Capture for a particular application window
  • Press Apple key ⌘ + Shift + 4 and the mouse cursor will change to +
  • Press the space bar once and the mouse cursor change to a camera
  • Switch (Apple key ⌘ + Tab) and select which application window to screen capture

All the screen capture pictures will be place in your desktop.

How to Unlock the iPhone 3G Using UltraSn0w

Requirements:

• iTunes 8.2 installed
• PwnageTool 3.0 installed (download here or check out my previous post for more download links) and/or redsn0w (check out my previous post for more download links)
• Firmware 3.0.0 (3G): iPhone1,2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw. Remember not to download it by Safari

(Advanced)

• Jailbreak iPhone on Os 3.0 (pick either of two options):
  • Launch and choose iPhone 3G > Leave everything as default (I expand root partition to 812MB for further use) > Choose NO when prompt > Restore in iTunes > Wait and be patient until it’s completely done
  • Lauch iTunes > Update iPhone to Apple Os 3.0 > Launch redsn0w > Select Apple Os 3.0 > Cydia checked > Follow instructions until done
• Make sure everything went well (iPhone Os 3.0, baseband 04.26.08, Cydia, 3G off or no sim)
• Launch Cydia > Manage > Sources > Add repo666.ultrasn0w.com > Select repo666.ultrasn0w.com > Install ultrasn0w
• Back to Home screen > Power off > Power on > Your phone should be unlocked

Note:

• There is kinda compatible issue with the audio/video codec library, so add packages in pwnTool with caution.
• My iPhone 3G was on 2.2.1 with bootloader 05.09

How to Unlock/Jailbreak iPhone 2G with OS 3.0 Using PwnageTool (Mac)

Requirements:

• iTunes 8.2 installed
• PwnageTool 3.0 installed (download here or check out previous post for more unofficial download links)
• Firmware 3.0.0 (2G): iPhone1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw. Remember not to download it by Safari

(Advanced) Launch and choose iPhone 2G > Leave everything as default (I expand root partition to 812MB for further use) > Choose NO when prompt > Restore in iTunes > Wait and be patient until it’s completely done.

Note:

• iTune 1600 error: redo everything
• There is compatible issue(s) with Cydia packages. So be caution with what you choose.

How to Check SHA1 Sum on OS X

Open up a Terminal window. Change the directory to the file location. Type exactly or copy-and-paste the following command.

openssl sha1 filename

The openssl can also check the following digests: md2, md5, mdc2, rmd160 and sha. This is useful when you download some files not from the original sites and you want to check the integrity of the files.

PwnageTool 3.0 – Unlock, Jailbreak for iPhone 2G, 3G with new OS 3.0

This is the low down on our tools for use with the 3.0 firmware from Apple, read the whole post in full before attempting anything. Because of some bugs and unexpected changes this will be a multipart release, starting with the release of PwnageTool for Mac OS X. QuickPwn for Mac OS X and Windows will follow sometime soon, please don’t bug us about it, we are working flat out to get everything finished to release them.

1. GOLDEN RULE: If you are using a 3G iPhone with yellowsn0w and rely on yellowsn0w to obtain cellular service, then you should NOT use PwnageTool right now. UltraSn0w is not included with this release and therefore your baseband will be locked and unable to use an operator other than the official one it was bought for. UltraSn0w will be release via APT (cydia and icy) soon. If you have an original iPhone (1st generation) then 3.0 unlock works with this PwnageTool release.
2. Yellowsn0w in its current form will NOT work with the baseband version that is present in the 3.0 update, you will need Ultrasn0w, which will be released sometime soon, Ultrasn0w will work with all iPhone 3G models (but not 3GS), even ones that were previously unlockable, Ultrasn0w (when available) will be released via APT (this means you can get it via Cydia or Icy).
3. Please read all parts of this post before downloading and using these tools.
4. Read items 1, 2 and 3 again and again.
5. At the bottom of this post are the bittorrent files for the 3.0 capable version of PwnageTool.
6. This app is suitable for the recent 3.0 release.
7. PwnageTool will NOT work for the iPhone 3GS.
8. PwnageTool WILL work for Original iPhone (1st Generation), Original iPod touch (1st Generation) and the iPhone 3G.

Baseband 101

The ‘baseband’ is the generic nickname given to the internal components of the iPhone that handle the phone calls and Internet access. This ‘baseband’ is a tiny and unique independent computer system that runs inside your iPhone, it is separate to the main system that handles the applications (such as email and google maps) and it talks to the main part of the phone over an internal communications network. Think of it like a cable modem or other peripheral that is attached to your home PC that needs occasional updates. When a software update is released and presented to you within iTunes the baseband is sometimes updated (to fix bugs or add new features). The 3.0 update for the iPhone 3G contains such an update, so running the vanilla updater straight away with iTunes will reprogram and update the baseband.

SIM Free/SP Unlocked/Factory Unlocked iPhone 3G

This applies if you bought your iPhone 3G for $$$$$$$. This model of iPhone 3G doesn’t have an Service Provider lock (aka factory unlocked) and you are able to put any SIM card into the phone and get service. Your phone is already unlocked so you do not need to worry about baseband updates, simply upgrade to 3.0 using iTunes and then use PwnageTool to create an ipsw and then use this to jailbreak your phone.

iPhone 2G (1st Generation)

Use PwnageTool to do the magic and then restore with iTunes using your newly created .ipsw ‘nuff said, you don’t need to worry about anything, the baseband will be unlocked, the phone jailbroken.

iPod Touch 1G (Original iPod Touch)

Use PwnageTool to create a firmware image and restore with that .ipsw using iTunes.

iPod Touch 2G (New iPod Touch)

Sorry, no support at this time within PwnageTool, use Redsn0w for an earlier (pre 3.0) firmware release instead.

Official Bittorrent Releases -

• http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/4963802/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg.4963802.TPB.torrent (SHA1 = 2e19d39398233f88ae0782fd82462a9223791f7f)

Unofficial Mirrors

The following links are unofficial download mirrors, you download these at your own risk. We do not check these links or archives and we accept no responsibility with regard to the validity of the files, or with other content these links provide or with the content that is on the linked site.  Always check the published SHA1 sums.

• http://www.revotech.org/mirror/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg
• http://www.istation.at/pwnagetool_3.0.dmg
• http://neon.hexxeh.net/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg
• http://www.itouchmaster101.com/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg
• http://www.zackoch.com/iphone/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg
• http://just.legalizecanna.biz/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg
• http://www.neonkoala.co.uk/files/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg
• http://g.appleguru.org/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg
• http://o.schwarzmetall.cn/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg
• http://www.macdotnub.co.cc/downloads/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg
• http://theiphoneproject.org/mac/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg
• http://begolli.com/downloads/mac/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg
• http://d01.megashares.com/dl/b9276a6/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg
• http://downloads2.touch-mania.com/jaillock/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg
• http://ivwriting.com/PwnageTool_3.0.dmg

- iPhone Dev-Team Blog -

redsn0w – a new quickpwn for iPhone with OS 3.0

REDSN0W PROVIDES SIMILAR FUNCTIONALITY TO QUICKPWN.

redsn0w is an easy to use, multi-platform, multi-device jailbreaking and unlocking tool for the iPhone 2G (original iPhone), the iPhone 3G (but not the 3GS) and also the iPod touch (first and second generation). Currently it is available for Windows and Mac OS X (there are some issues using redsn0w with OS X PPC, please use an Intel Mac until we have this problem resolved).

If you want to build custom firmware files with more flexibility it is suggested that you use ‘PwnageTool’ on Mac OS X.

1. GOLDEN RULE: If you are using a 3G iPhone with yellowsn0w and rely on yellowsn0w to obtain cellular service, then you should NOT use redsn0w right now. Ultrasn0w (the 3G carrier unlock) is not included with this release and therefore your baseband will be locked and unable to use an operator other than the official one it was bought for. UltraSn0w will be released via APT (cydia and icy) soon. If you have an original iPhone (1st generation) then 3.0 carrier unlock works with this redsn0w release.
2. Yellowsn0w in its current form will NOT work with the baseband version that is present in the 3.0 update, you will need Ultrasn0w, which will be released sometime soon, Ultrasn0w will work with all iPhone 3G models (but not 3GS), even ones that were previously unlockable, Ultrasn0w (when available) will be released via APT (this means you will be able to get it via Cydia or Icy).
3. Please read all parts of this post before downloading and using these tools.
4. Read items 1, 2 and 3 again and again.
5. At the bottom of this post are the bittorrent files for the latest version of redsn0w.
6. This app is suitable for the recent 3.0 release
7. redsn0w will NOT work for the iPhone 3GS.
8. redsn0w WILL work for Original iPhone (1st Generation), Original iPod touch, iPod touch 2G and the iPhone 3G (not the iPhone 3GS).

To use redsn0w simply upgrade the device in iTunes to firmware version 3.0 and run redsn0w to activate and jailbreak the device (and if you are using an original iPhone 2G, it will unlock it too!)

SHA1 SUMS

• SHA1(redsn0w-mac_0.7.zip)= 284639d37fd6675056814b6c8a5b0583ad91c370
• SHA1(redsn0w-win_0.7.zip)= dbe5052359ae96c17b7821e67b54364e4a1beb01

Official Bittorrent Releases -

• Mac OS X torrent
• Windows torrent

Unofficial Mirrors

The following links are unofficial download mirrors, you download these at your own risk. We do not check these links or archives and we accept no responsibility with regard to the validity of the files, or with other content these links provide or with the content that is on the linked site.  Always check the published SHA1 sums.

Mac

• http://bentkowski.com.pl/redsn0w-mac_0.7.2.zip
• http://foskarulla.com/redsn0w-mac_0.7.2.zip
• http://download.desteini.com/mac/redsn0w-mac_0.7.2.zip
• http://theiphoneproject.org/mac/redsn0w-mac_0.7.2.zip
• http://begolli.com/downloads/mac/redsn0w-mac_0.7.2.zip
• http://www.highphone.org/redsn0w-mac_0.7.2.zip
• http://iwannahack.com/extra/Evilbenking/redsn0w/redsn0w-mac_0.7.2.zip
• http://iphone.awayfrombrain.ch/pwnage/redsn0w-mac_0.7.2.zip
• http://www.ipodtouchmasterfr.com/files/redsn0w-mac_0.7.2.zip
• http://StealthyHosting.com/download/redsn0w-mac_0.7.2.zip
• http://ivwriting.com/redsn0w-mac_0.7.2.zip
• http://asifzia.com/redsn0w-mac_0.7.2.zip

Windows

• http://theiphoneproject.org/windows/redsn0w-win_0.7.2.zip
• http://begolli.com/downloads/win/redsn0w-win_0.7.2.zip
• http://www.highphone.org/redsn0w-win_0.7.2.zip
• http://iwannahack.com/extra/Evilbenking/redsn0w/redsn0w-win_0.7.2.zip
• http://iphone.awayfrombrain.ch/pwnage/redsn0w-win_0.7.2.zip
• http://www.ipodtouchmasterfr.com/files/redsn0w-win_0.7.2.zip
• http://StealthyHosting.com/download/redsn0w-win_0.7.2.zip
• http://ivwriting.com/redsn0w-win_0.7.2.zip
• http://asifzia.com/redsn0w-win_0.7.2.zip

- iPhone Dev-Team Blog -

Update My Hackintosh to 10.5.7

I’m having a Mac Os X86 10.5.5 on my Toshiba A135 using iAtkOS 5i. Everything installed and got it working (wifi, sound, ethernet, video card, speedstep). I tried to update to 10.5.7 by using Combined Combo Update downloaded from Apple website and luckily it was still working without any kext restores. However, there are three problems:

1. System Profiler > Hardware > “There was an error while gathering this information.”
Fix: Replace the SPPlatformReporter.spreporter in /System/Library/SystemProfiler/ with the attached one (more info)

2. System crashed when mounting DMG file
Fix: Re-install Seatbelt.kext (more info)

3. USB device does not mount
Fix: Re-install System.kext (more info)

Can I Unlock 3G iPhone???

I’m having 3G iPhone 8GB v2.2.1 (5H11) with 02.30.03 firmware, or baseband, and I’m using a Toshintosh v10.5.7, which is what I call for a Toshiba laptop running a Hackintosh. This is a little advanced instruction how-to:

1. Require iTunes 8.1.1 (not latest 8.2), or uninstall and downgrade here
2. iTunes > restore iPhone to original 2.2 firmware, download here
3. PwnageTool > customize your own firmware 2.2 with Cydia and at least 700MB root partition.
4. Terminal > $ mkdir ~/Library/iTunes/Device\ Support > if that directory is already existed, remove any file in it
5. (PwnageTool) > choose NO when prompted and continue in iTunes
6. iTunes > restore customized firmware
7. Cydia > Section > System > install Fuzzyband Downgrader
8. iPhone Home > Fuzzyband Downgrader > if using Bootloader 05.08, downgrade baseband to 02.28; otherwise if 05.09 or later, you are out of luck right now and skip the rest
9. Cydia > Manage > Sources > Add source: http://apt9.yellowsn0w.com/
10. (Source) > apt9.yellowsn0w.com > install yellowsn0w
11. iPhone Home > power off and power on
12. iPhone should be unlock now. Enjoy!!!

Here are my result and some troubleshoots:

• My iPhone’s bootloader is 05.09 and I’m still waiting for next release.
• Do not download firmwares using Safari (Mac). It will extract them into folders.
• If you get error 1600 from iTunes, redo everything from beginning.
• If you get error 1013 from iTunes when restoring original firmware, it’s ok.

How to Uninstall iTunes 8.2 And Downgrade to 8.1.1

The new iTunes 8.2 will add support to new iPhone Os 3.0 but also kill Jailbreak and connection to iPhone via SSH. Apple changed some protocols in MobileDevice framework and implemented some security checks on the device hardware/software (Security Epoch, Chip Id, Security Domain, Production Mode, Board Id, BB Chip Id)

1. Quit iTunes and iTunesHelper from Activity Monitor

2. Launch Terminal and type-in or copy-and-paste it exactly 


sudo rm -rf /Applications/iTunes.app /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DeviceLink.framework /System/Library/Extensions/AppleMobileDevice.kext /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iTunesAccess.framework /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreFP.framework /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework

3. Type your admin password when prompted.
4. Download iTunes 8.1.1
5. Install iTunes 8.1.1 and replace iTunes Library file in username/Music/iTunes with your latest backup iTunes Library folder