How to Jailbreak Your 2.0.x 3G iPhone (Windows) [WinPwn 2.5]

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Posted August 29, 2008 at 3:19pm by iClarified · 238774 views

These are instructions on how to jailbreak your 2.0.x 3G iPhone using WinPwn 2.5 for Windows. They have been updated for iPhone firmware 2.0.2.

To follow this tutorial you will need to have iTunes 7.7 installed (make sure to reboot). Also, you may need to download and install .Net Framework if you are on Windows XP. Finally, make sure you completely uninstall any previous version of WinPwn. Thanks to cmw for all his hard work on this!

Step One
Create a folder on your desktop called Pwnage. In it place Winpwn 2.5(mirror) and the latest 2.0 firmware.

2.0.2 (3G): iPhone1,2_2.0.2_5C1_Restore.ipsw

How to Jailbreak Your 2.0.x 3G iPhone (Windows) [WinPwn 2.5]

Step Two
Install WinPwn by double clicking the downloaded executable. Once WinPwn has been installed it will put a shortcut icon on your desktop. Double click to launch the application.

Step Three
Once WinPwn has opened click to select the iPhone 3G.

Step Four
You will then be asked to select the firmware you would like to use. Do this then click the green right arrow at the bottom right of the window.

Step Five
WinPwn will then ask if you are using an official carrier. Most likely you will need to click the green thumbs up button.

Step Six
WinPwn will then ask if you would like to use custom boot/recovery images. Click the green thumbs up button if you would like to.

Step Seven
You will now be able to select your custom images. Click the iPhone on the left to select your boot logo. Click the iPhone on the right to select your recovery logo.

Remember the rules for them: RGB or Grayscale format with Alpha channel and dimension bellow 320x480. If you would like to use the iClarified ones they can be found here: Boot Logo, Recovery Logo

Click the green arrow button to continue.

Step Eight
WinPwn will now search for your ipsw firmware file. If it cannot find it you will be asked to search manually. Click the green thumbs up button then navigate to the Pwnage folder on your desktop and select the ipsw you downloaded in Step One.

Step Nine
WinPwn will now build your custom ipsw.

Step Ten
Once your custom ipsw has been built WinPwn will ask you if you want to see instructions on putting your iPhone into DFU Mode. Click the green thumbs up button for yes or the red thumbs down button for no.

Step Eleven
WinPwn will then prompt you to connect your iPhone via USB and make sure its turned off. Do this then click the green thumbs up button.

Step Twelve
WinPwn will then say its ready to start Pwnage. Click the green OK button.

Step Thirteen
Be ready to follow directions now. It will ask you to hold the home button and the power button for 10 seconds. Then, you will have to release the power button and hold the home button for 10 seconds to enter DFU.

Step Fourteen
Once you iPhone is in DFU mode WinPwn will begin the pwnage process.

You will be informed when pwnage is complete.

Notice that your iPhone will display a "Ready to restore Custom IPSW" message.

Step Fifteen
iTunes will now prompt you that you are in recovery mode.

Hold down Shift and click the Restore button in iTunes.

A popup window will appear asking you to select your firmware. Select the Custom firmware file we created using WinPwn then click the Open button. NOTE**: WinPwn placed the Custom firmware file in the "My Documents" folder.

Your iPhone will now be restored to the jailbroken 2.0.x firmware of your choice!

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Florin - January 8, 2010 at 2:22pm

Not working at all. I get an error from winpwn and then it shuts down. Every time. With every firmware version.

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spencersoon - April 25, 2009 at 10:27am

anyway this jail break is full jail break ? require any turbosim after that ? cos i just done my pwnage 2.2.1 ! yess its succesfully unlock it but it still require turbosim to

John - January 1, 2009 at 4:51pm

when im in dfu mode, and my screen goes white, with no pinnapple...Do you need to see the pinapple or what? cause i proceeded to install the custom file that gave me cydnia and installer4. is that it? but my contacts ect. are gone. what happened?

LALAL - December 4, 2008 at 12:48am

When i go to DFU mode, my iphone goes to white screen and the text beside the winpwn says that my iphone when to recovery mode after it went to DFU. Does anybody know how to fix this?

Tara - November 28, 2008 at 6:26am

Knight: Seems like your custom IPSW was a problem. You can restore your phone to the original firmware (the firmware the phone came with) and then try it again. The other choice is restore the phone to 2,1 firmware through i-tunes and then jailbreak it using newer method posted at iclarified. This method is simpler and faster. I hope it helps.

Knight - November 28, 2008 at 4:18am

Hi tara I am stucked on step 14 what should I do plz hellllp Do I need to wait more , I ve been waiting for 5 min now helllp plz anyone

Tara - November 27, 2008 at 11:40am

KNIGHT: If the phone is already activated and unlocked by your acrrier then jailbreaking will not lock your phone. Jailbreaking will only add cydia and installer4 for downloading FREE software. Enjoy

Knight - November 27, 2008 at 9:58am

Plz I want help I have IPHONE 3G officially unlocked with 2.0.2 If I jailbreak it is the I PHONE going to be locked on AT&T Sim please answer me

Pamela R. - November 11, 2008 at 5:52pm

Hi, i have my iPhone 3G already unlocked but i was trying to jailbreak it and i got stuck in the step 9! Because when is searching for the ipsw a massage popup and says that it couldn't find it because it has and invalid hash.. I don't know what it is! but i think its because i started the procces with a 2.0 firmware.. Is that the problem?? HEEEELLLLPPP MEEE PLEASEE!

wreckers - October 18, 2008 at 9:31pm

too many bugs, too much bugginess in the process, this is not streamlined at all. I am surprised if this really worked for anyone, I tried it this about 2 weeks ago and ended up having to restore my phone with the original apple software. it froze somewhere around step 14 and the application crashed on me, same thing just now. There has to be a better way to jailbreak this is not working.

Richard - October 18, 2008 at 9:11pm

my computer is on step 14 and the progress bar is done, but it doesn't do anything. should i wait until it goes to the step 15 screen or just start itunes

appus - October 14, 2008 at 5:05am

i am having 2g phone. it completes step 14th.. and nothing happening afterwards. it is not informing the stuff is done. But, it shows a window in iphone with iphone logo and Ipwned with WinPwn 2.5. So what do i do next ? iTunes not recognizing after this step........ please throw some light. thanks in advance. appus

tara - October 9, 2008 at 9:14am

allexgomes: i-phone 3G can not be unlocked. stop wasting your time. Follow the instructions carefully.

allexgomes - October 8, 2008 at 10:11pm

hi, i try to unlock my iphone 2.0 x 3G with WinPwn 2.5 and didnt work. I already unlocked a 2.0.2 X 2G and its working perfectly, but the 3G is not. I did all the steps, and when i instal the sim card it shows no signal, that means it still locked... Can someone help me with that PLeasssssseeeeeeeee... Thanks

badassindian - October 1, 2008 at 12:32pm

Hey i used latest update from winpwn, somehow it didnt work on windows vista. I was able to unlock one iphone 3G. But When i again used same method to unlock second 3G iphone, it didnt work i did same steps 3- 4 times , now the phone is jailbreak , as it does accept an indian sim, while phone was from optus australia. I dont get to connect it to any indian gsm provider, it dosent connect . Neither it shows invalid sim. And in network i dont get any info on 2G network . While the other iphone is working fine it was from virgin store , australia, i am guessing if the error is due to fact it is of a different company. I also tried 2.0.2 version still stuck what to do??

Kwame - September 30, 2008 at 4:07pm

Hey Many, I got the same message. No SIM card installed Install an unlocked and valid SIM to activate this phone. Mine's a 16B 3G from AT&T How did you solve yours?

Dion - September 20, 2008 at 6:27pm

Hey man,i am from singapore and just when thru ur tutorials.Everything is gd and i am trilled with it. Thanks so much. I have spend 5 hours looking for tutorials and u r the man.

Mady - September 20, 2008 at 11:45am

i tired doing this again,it said ur iphone is being jailbroken...n the apple sign came on the iphone ipwned 2.5 was written.it was loading ,n suddenly it stuck...nuthin happend for 5-6minz... nw thtz der on d screen,it doesnt go...myiphone doesnt strt...plz HELP???

Mady - September 20, 2008 at 4:21am

I updated my iphone from 2.0 to 2.0.1 as told in this topic,bt nw it says, insert a unlocked and valid sim to activate iphone? do i have to insert ATnT sim card or any sim card wud work?

jazzydiva - September 19, 2008 at 12:24pm

Me and my hubby both have the 3G 16GB phones. I see the instructions for jailbreaking them. I will say that I am a bit nervous but I am definitely going to try it. I see that some people had problems having service afterwards. What do I need to do to try and make sure that doesn't happen. How did you solve your service issues @ iguy and Coq?

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