PwnageTool

PwnageTool is a iPhone jailbreaking application for Mac OS X that jailbreaks by creating a custom ipsw file. (ipsw is an iPhone/iPod software file which is loaded onto the device and contains the OS and applications, thus allowing it to run. (It could also be called a type of firmware file.) You are allowed to change boot logos and add pre-installed packages to the ipsw. After an ipsw is created you must restore in iTunes.

Exploits Used

Version 2.0

• pwnage 2.0
• pwnage

Version 1.0

• pwnage
• Ramdisk Hack

Models Supported

Model	Since
iPhone 1st Gen	April 3, 2008
iPod Touch 1st Generation	April 3, 2008
iPhone 3G	Jul 19, 2008
iPod Touch 2nd Generation	Oct 2, 2009
iPhone 3G S	Oct 2, 2009

The iPod Touch 3rd Generation is currently not supported. With the iPod Touch 2nd Generation and iPhone 3G[S] you have to be already jailbroken, for the [S5L8900] device's you can go into DFU mode and restore with iTunes without being jailbroken.

Versions

PwnageTool was released April 3, 2008 but largely unused until version 2.0 was released July 19, 2008. The following versions that are shown here are not beta, alpha, or in development.

1.x: First release of PwnageTool

Version	Release date	Features
1.1.4	April 3, 2008	Initial release Jailbreaks 1.1.4 Firmware Supports iPod Touch 1st Generation, and iPhone 1st Generation Add boot neuter to ipsw to unlock iPhone 1st Generation

2.x: Second major release of Pwnagetool

Version	Release date	Features
2.0	Jul 19, 2008	Added support of iPhone 3G [1] Jailbreaks 2.0 Firmware Change boot logos Adds cydia by default
2.0.1	Aug 4, 2008	Jailbreaks 2.0.1 Firmware Backwards compatibility to 2.0
2.0.2	Aug 21, 2008	Jailbreaks 2.0.2, Firmware [2] Backwards compatibility to 2.0.1 and 2.0 Bug fixes - for when it doesn't go to the next page when you click on something.
2.0.3	Aug 25, 2008	Jailbreaks 2.0.2, Firmware Backwards compatibility to 2.0.2,2.0.1, and 2.0
2.1	Sep 13, 2008	Jailbreaks 2.1, Firmware Also Jailbreaks iPod Touch first generation 2.1.1 firmware Removed backwards compatibility Download packages from a Valid cydia source, and add them onto your custom ipsw
2.2	Nov 21, 2008	Jailbreaks 2.2 firmware
2.2.5	Jan 30, 2009	Jailbreaks 2.2.1 Not updated by iPhone dev team but made official

3.x: Third Major Release of PwnageTool

Version	Release date	Features
3.0	Jun 19, 2009	Jailbreaks 3.0, Firmware Not 3.0.1 DFU mode instructions included
3.1	Sep 15, 2009	Jailbreaks 3.1, Firmware Jailbreaks 3.1.1 on iPod Touch 1st Generation
3.1.4	Oct 13, 2009	Jailbreaks 3.1.2 ( On iPhone 2G, 3G, and 3GS with iBoot 359.3 ) Jailbreaks 3.1.2 on iPod Touch 1st and 2nd Generation ( iPod Touch 3rd Generation NOT Supported)
3.1.5 (current version)	Feb 7, 2010	Jailbreaks 3.1.3 ( On iPhone 2G, and 3G. 3GS owners,however, are advised not to update "unless you know you have your “SHSH hashes” backed up via Cydia. That’s because if you make a mistake you may find yourself stuck at official 3.1.3 with no way to jailbreak or come back down to 3.1.2 to jailbreak."[3]) Jailbreaks 3.1.3 on iPod Touch 1st and 2nd Generation ( iPod Touch 3rd Generation NOT Supported?)

Creating the Firmware

PwnageTool takes the IPSW file and patches it, creating a custom version. This enables a lot more features such as pre-installed packages, boot neuter (unlock for iPhone 2nd Generation), custom packages and boot logos. This method is usually less secure than the quick exploits such (redsn0w, quickpwn, purplera1n, blackra1n, etc.).

Problems

This method does have negative aspects. The most common errors are the 1600 errors, a group of errors saying that the either the firmware file is corrupt or you didn't put it in the right mode (recovery, DFU Mode). Sometimes the problems could just be a computer problem such as the memory is full or the USB port is broken. The most common computer error is a 1604 error which means that the firmware file is corrupt.

Windows

Although PwnageTool is only for Mac OS X, as of October 2009, the iH8sn0w Team (an iPhone Hacking/Development team) has announced that they're going to make a project project that will bring Pwnage Tool to Windows. This project is named sn0wbreeze, and has been released.

License

PwnageTool is Freeware but not Free Software.