Up to Speed

So, all of this sounds intimidating. Jailbreak, sign, secpack, unlock, baseband, iBoot, seczone, JailbreakMe, pwnage.

Don't worry, this should bring you up to speed.

• Activate - to bypass the required iTunes signup.
• Jailbreak - to allow full write and execute privileges on the iPhone, iPod touch, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad and iPad2.
• Unlock - to allow the use of any mobile phone carrier's SIM.

Think of iPhone as a little computer, even though Apple doesn't want you to. It has a processor, RAM, a "hard drive", an operating system, and a cellular modem on the serial port.

If you want to get started, first you should listen to the 25C3 presentation "Hacking the iPhone". This was in 2008, but it explains the basics in detail. You should also learn assembler for ARM processors.

Now

• Read the timeline
• Read the unsolved problems page to see where you can help.
• Read the how to reverse page when you realize most of those tasks require reversing and you have no idea how.