Winpwn 2.0 Pwnage option to unlock iPhone 2G for Windows users released

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Winpwn 2.0: Got an original iPhone and want to unlock it, or jailbreak an iPhone 3G using the PwnageTool 2.0 but can't because you're using Windows? A solution has surfaced that's reported to be working!


The iPhone Dev Team has done a great job in releasing the PwnageTool 2.0 to unlock and jailbreak the iPhone 2G, jailbreak the iPod Touch and jailbreak the iPhone 3G loaded up with the iPhone OS 2.0... but PwnageTool 2.0 only works on Macs.

Up until now, users of Windows XP or Vista have needed to wait for the developer of WinPwn to update the software to support iPhone OS 2.0 support, but the delivery date of an upgrade is at present unknown.

However it has been discovered that the customised iPhone 2G and 3G firmware that the PwnageTool 2.0 creates can still be transferred over to Windows-using iPhone owners, and instructions have been posted online.

Sleepers.net is the website that has the details on what to do, listed here, courtesy of a user called “BigBoss”.

Another user called Kinetic-X has created a site called iunlocked.org which also goes into the details of what needs to be done to upload the customised firmware on Windows computers.

The customised firmware has been uploaded to torrent sites and the RapidShare file download system, with users reporting success in downloading and applying the update, and while some have reported difficulties, the comments stream at Sleepers.net has all kinds of answers.

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Because RapidShare does not allow free users to download larger than a 200MB file at a time, some users have decided to become premium RapidShare users, while others have taken advantage of a RapidShare link that has the customised iPhone OS 2.0 firmware split into two parts.

Splitting the file in two results in two files smaller than 200MB, which negates the need to become a premium RapidShare user.

Another user in the comments stream has uploaded the complete file to Sendspace which apparently does not have the 200MB file size limitation and does not require payment to become a premium user.

The comments stream continues growing by the minute with reports of success, explanations of what different users did to make it work, and whoops of joy as iPhone 2Gs now run the iPhone OS 2.0, able to make calls, send text messages, download Super Monkey Ball and more.

Although a Windows version of the PwnageTool 2.0 will undoubtedly come in the form of WinPwn or ZiPhone or some other tool in the future, plenty of iPhone 2G owners can’t wait and are getting the iPhone OS 2.0 any way they can.

There are also reports of both the separate iPhone 2G and 3G versions of the iPhone 2.0 firmware being available for download, as well as firmware for the iPod Touch.

So... if you’re a Windows user and have an iPhone 2G or 3G and want to Pwn it, there is finally a way.