Spin - Not certain which message was back to me since you seemed to be replying to several people.

1) I have an original iPhone and am on Windows.
2) I have upgraded to 2.0 although at one time the phone was jailbroken via Ziphone
3) I have attempted to restore using the downloaded Thor ipsw which gives me an error.
4) I have attempted to both manually place my phone in restore mode and via iLiberty but winpwn cannot find the phone.
5) Basically when I am at the step to "pwn" the phone via winpwn...nothing happens. The phone is never detected to be in restore/recovery mode.

I've spent about 5 hours on this and understand it should be <30 minute process. So I'm kinda at the moment.

I'll certainly rep you when I get this thing working and I appreciate your effort at the beginning of the thread. However I do believe everything running together is a bit confusing and could be organized in a slightly better way.

Thank you for your time.

You should use DFU mode to restore to the custom firmware.

I had a similar issue getting my iPhone into DFU on my mac and it wouldn't be detected my iLiberty or Independence so I could not place it into DFU like that.

I had to hold the buttons and follow the procedure!

Do a thread search for DFU mode in here as there is a thread telling you how to do it (I am about to go out so can't get into it - but there are plenty of threads! use the search button!).

DFU gives you a "blank" screen so it looks like it is off - then iTunes will detect it.

This mode is required to pwn the phone.

If you get frustrated you can always restore back to 2.0 Apple firmware and try when your refreshed!

Just hold down the home and power buttons and eventually the Apple logo will reappear and ask you to restore or it will boot itself up.

Hey Spin...after bricking my phone and jumping through every hoop imaginable...I finally have this working. I believe I may have set a new (although undesired) record for accomplishing this...I'd say 8+ hours. Haha.

One question...Once I've used the custom Thor 2.0 firmware, is there a way to import back in all of my contacts, etc. without overwriting or still keeping my phone jailbroken?

Or is it just as simple as copying the old application data into the new 7.7 folder?

Thanks!

Thanks Spinstorm, I was able to jail break my 3G iphone on windows using your instructions.
But instead of using the custom firmware pointed in the instructions, I created my own custom firmware image using the ipsw tool.

Thanks once again

First of all, thank you very much for the great guide. It's been a help.

I have 2 hopefully quick questions, and I could not find an answer searching.

A while back, in a guide, it was mentioned that 1.0.2 OTB phones may not be able to go into DFU mode. I just found my 1.0.2 (week 37) phone in its still unopened box (luckily...long story) and want to JB/unlock it with pwnage 2.0.1.

1) Can 1.0.2 original phones go into DFU mode, and if not, how do I do that part in pwnage 2.0.1?

2) I am assuming I can go straight to pwnage 2.0.1 from an OTB virgin 1.0.2 without intermediate steps. Am I correct? If not, what do I need to do?

Thank you very much for any help. I've followed all the JB/unlock efforts since the 2G launch, and was crushed when I lost my 1.0.2 phone right after I bought it. I kept up vicariously, learning as much as I could, and hopefully can successfully pwn my newly-found phone now.

If you ask me personally I would recommend updating it to 1.1.4 using iTunes *you would have to download the firmware directly from a site - look at the original part of the pwnage guide* then pwn the phone then just restore with your custom 2.0 firmware.

Is my suggestion more complicated than just going straight from 1.0.2 to 2.0 pwned?

Obviously it is - but 1.1.4 is unlockable with other methods so if you had issues it would be easier to fix than 1.0.2.

As for 1.0.2 not being able to DFU... I don't know for sure but it doesn't hurt to try.

But the beauty of the 1.1.4 update is that you don't need to DFU AT ALL!

You can pwn 1.1.4 in normal retore mode without even activating it! and then you can put it back into restore and use the custom 2.0 firmware.

Thank you very much for the advice. I appreciate the quick response. I have a copy of 1.1.4 already. When I get home from work, I'll play around with it for a while and try what you advised.

Just out of curiosity...if the original 1.0.2 iphones can't go into DFU mode, will that be a problem in the future, supposing that DFU may be needed for future pwnages/hacks?

I am not sure that is the case - we should ask the DevTeam but DFU was as far as I am aware always part of the iPhone software.

Lots of people write rubbish so don't take everything you read as gospel! (of course I may be wrong!).

But updating to 1.1.4 then pwning then going to 2.0 seems like the least hassle - it will work without messing about with DFU or any other issues!

Maybe i'm stupid, but can me someone explain the following?

I used ziphone in the past and now pwned my iPhone 1G with the 2.0 Firmware.
What happens now when i need to restore my iPhone, can i then use the created Custom Firmware Package directly in iTunes to restore my phone, or do i need to go through pwnage?

What happens with Bootneuter, which i have included in my Custom Firmware?
(It's already unlocked now, so what happens the next time when BootNeuter runs through?)

You can restore with the custom firmware you made.

The phone will stay pwned as long as you don't use apple original firmware.

BootNeuter will start up the first time after you restore but it will check your settings and tell you the phone is already set up correctly and reboot the phone.

It won't physically unlock the phone again as it knows it already is unlocked!

So restoring from custom firmware is not a problem.