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== What is sn0wbreeze ? ==
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sn0wbreeze is a utility that can create custom [[IPSW File Format|IPSW]]s to restore to, akin to [[PwnageTool]]. It is a GUI of [[XPwn]] for Windows written in Visual Basic.NET and is developed by[[User:ih8sn0w|iH8sn0w]].sn0wbreeze is open-source and it is released under GPL v3
  
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sn0wbreeze is a open-source utility that can create custom [[IPSW File Format|IPSW]]s to restore to, akin to [[PwnageTool]]. It is a GUI of [[XPwn]] for Windows written in Visual Basic.NET and is developed by [[User:ih8sn0w|iH8sn0w]].
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== Models Supported ==
  
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* [[M68ap|iPhone 2G]]
  
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* [[N45ap|iPod touch 1G]]
  
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* [[N82ap|iPhone 3G]]
  
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* [[N72ap|iPod touch 2G]]
  
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* [[N88ap|iPhone 3GS]]
  
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* [[N18ap|iPod touch 3G]]
  
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The [[N72ap|iPod touch 2G]], [[N18ap|iPod touch 3G]], and [[N88ap|iPhone 3GS]] need to have the signature checks disabled beforehand by having a pwned [[iBoot]]. The [[N82ap|iPhone 3G]] and the
 
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[[N72ap|iPod touch 2G]] MB Model has to run [[iREB]] before restoring with [[iTunes]] to a custom IPSW in [[DFU Mode]]. The [[M68ap|iPhone 2G]], and [[N45ap|iPod touch 1G]] users cannot use sn0wbreeze to pwn 4.x since [[Apple]] no longer supports these devices anymore.
  
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== Devices with new bootroms ==
  
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sn0wbreeze is [[tethered jailbreak|tethered]] on devices with a new bootrom because the bootrom exploit only allows unsigned code thru USB so it requires the computer to boot the device up.
 
   
 
== Versions ==
  
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* Added support for all iOS Devices
  
* Added support for all iOS Devices
 
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==Problems==
  
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* There were some problems with blacksn0w on 3.1.3. These problems were caused because the [[5.11.07]] baseband requires CommCenter from 3.1.2, and when people would upgrade their firmware they would also upgrade their CommCenter to the version that came with 3.1.3, thus disabling the unlock.
 
   
 
== Use of xpwntool ==
  
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== License ==
  
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sn0wbreeze is a freeware.
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sn0wbreeze is released under GPL v3 license and it is a freeware
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== Resources ==
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== Download ==
  
 
[http://ih8sn0w.com/index.php/welcome.snow Download sn0wbreeze]
  
[http://ih8sn0w.com/index.php/welcome.snow Download sn0wbreeze]
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[https://github.com/iH8sn0w/sn0wbreeze Download sn0wbreeze Source Code]
  
[https://github.com/iH8sn0w/sn0wbreeze Download sn0wbreeze Source Code]
 
[[Category:Hacking Software]]
  
[[Category:Hacking Software]]

Revision as of 02:43, 19 November 2010

What is sn0wbreeze ?

sn0wbreeze is a open-source utility that can create custom IPSWs to restore to, akin to PwnageTool. It is a GUI of XPwn for Windows written in Visual Basic.NET and is developed by iH8sn0w.

Versions

sn0wbreeze was first released January 13, 2010 as a beta version. The following versions that are shown here are official, and sorted by compatibility with iOS revisions.

3.1.X

Version Release date Changes

Public Beta

 January 13, 2010
  • Initial release
  • Jailbreaks iOS 3.1.2
  • Only allows you to be able to select simple mode
  • Taken down due to copyright issues with XPwn

1.0

 January 16, 2010
  • Official release of sn0wbreeze

1.1

 January 19, 2010
  • Fixes Cydia problems
  • Fixes problems with NOR on S5L8900 devices
  • Fixes custom packages not being installed

1.2

 January 21, 2010
  • GUI fixes
  • Fixed even more Cydia problems

1.3

 January 23, 2010
  • fixes bug where some Cydia repositories could not be added and downloaded from

1.4

 January 26, 2010
  • Fixed vital bug where deb files may not be added to the right place

1.5

 February 5, 2010
  • Jailbreaks iOS 3.1.3
  • Removed verbose mode support

1.5.1

 February 7, 2010
  • Removed blacksn0w due to CommCenter issues (fix being worked on)

4.X

Version Release date Changes

1.6

 June 24, 2010
  • Jailbreaks iOS 4.0 only.
  • Removed ultrasn0w integration. (Due to MuscleNerd's request citing version management issues. Install it through the "custom packages" feature instead.)
  • Removed "sn0wbreeze App" integration. (Discontinued)

1.7

 July 6, 2010

1.8 Beta

 July 16, 2010

2.0

 September 22nd, 2010

2.0.1

 September 22nd, 2010
  • Fix for Error 37

2.0.2

 September 25th, 2010
  • Fixes for Error 37 and hacktivation.

2.1

 November 13th, 2010
  • Only compatibile with 4.1 and 3.2.2 Firmwares
  • Implemented steaks4uce and limera1n exploits.
  • Added support for all iOS Devices

Use of xpwntool

The backend of sn0wbreeze is xpwntool which is used to decrypt the IPSW, patch the required files and then encrypt it back using xpwntool.The tool was broken but it was fixed by iH8sn0w.Some modifications of it has been posted in his github

License

sn0wbreeze is released under GPL v3 license and it is a freeware

Resources

Download sn0wbreeze Download sn0wbreeze Source Code

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