Oct 28

Here is the long awaited ??QuickPwn?? for Mac OS X. You??ll see a similarity to the user-interface of PwnageTool, this is because of the great feedback we??ve had since we moved to that interface with PwnageTool 2.x. 

QuickPwn is not a replacement for PwnageTool, they are different tools and provide different features, QuickPwn is for quickly pwning a device, whereas PwnageTool is designed to custom build and tailor the ipsw production process, both tools will be actively developed in the future.

To use QuickPwn 1.0 Mac OS X your device should be running 2.0.2, if it isn??t then you can upgrade it to 2.0.2 using iTunes and then use the QuickPwn tool, we repeat, it??ll only work on version 2.0.2 of the iPhone or iPod touch firmware. 

If you don??t want specific things to happen such as baseband updates then PwnageTool should be used to create a custom .ipsw with your specifics.

Here is the official torrent for the release, we are seeding it on a few different servers so it should be well seeded already, but we think it??ll be a popular download, so we thought we??d use bittorrent as some of you were not too happy about 2kb/s downloads :)

If you are not comfortable using bittorrent, come back in 12 hours and we??ll post a direct link on our server (when the initial rush has died down a bit!)

Remember, don??t use ??The Unarchiver?? to decompress the .tbz file that you download with bittorrent, use ??Archive Utility?? that ships with OS X.

SHA1 sums

QuickPwn_1.0.0.tbz (via torrent) = 22ee0d6814a6bac9b1b9a8c7715dd714bd6bb449


Tagi: initial rush, mac os x, iphe, archive utility, itunes, user interface, bittorrent, similarity, firmware, specifics, os x, tbz, sums, unarchiver, torrent, ships, servers, downloads

Oct 28

 

Some of the popular press and blogs have been backing the opposition. :-)

While criticism and competition is fine it should be reported correctly, with all the facts and certainly minus the FUD. Do you guys think we are ??less and less relevant with each passing day?? ? We don??t think so, and we certainly prefer our hacks to theirs.

Though even if the world deems us irrelevant, the iPhone family of devices is still fun to hack!

By the way we figured out a way to combat iTunes 8 without patches??and we??re waiting to see what Apple tries next. But we think they might want to rethink their priorities. They probably won??t though, and so we get back to the ??cat and mouse?? game between Apple and the Dev Team and other third-party communities.

Here are the new versions of PwnageTool and QuickPwn that support the 2.1 firmware. And as we just mentioned, iTunes was not harmed in the process ;-) no patching was required.

This does not address the new iPod Touch 2G device released this week. Partly because none of us even have one yet :)

SHA1 Sums:-

  • PwnageTool_2.1.dmg = 0b2dcb51e224b12590793e8a758dd80c450e5b64
  • QuickPwn_1.1.dmg = 92487230c66296ec1e414260b5f107e5d351923f

PLEASE NOTE: COPY THE APPLICATION TO YOUR APPLICATIONS FOLDER OR DESKTOP BEFORE RUNNING. RUNNING DIRECTLY FROM THE DISK IMAGE WILL CAUSE ERRONEOUS BEHAVIOR (such as missing bootloader files and other oddities).

We??ve released using BitTorrent to lighten the load of the initial downloads, then we??ll add a direct link and Sparkle update when we can. If you don??t know how to use BitTorrent, then hold off for a while. 

Mirrors

The following links are unofficial download mirrors, you download these at your own risk, we accept no responsibility if your computer explodes or if it becomes part of a NASA attacking botnet, or even worse if your hands fall off mid-way during the use of these archives. Always check the published SHA1 sums. We would prefer that you downloaded the official bittorrent release above, but you are welcome to try these if you really must.

Direct Downloads - QuickPwn

Direct Downloads - PwnageTool

Important update Hmm well Thomas Ricker has put our fate in your hands. Please vote in his poll! 
Should we press on? Or just throw in the towel? Do ??rogue?? applications like Cycorder, NES.app (and the other console emulators) ?? and all the other applications that Apple won??t approve ?? matter? That includes unlocking :)


Tagi: cat and mouse game, new ipod touch, mac os x, versis, botnet, popular press, cat and mouse, mid way, fud, dev team, oddities, itunes, rk, nasa, sparkle, firmware, hacks, os x, sums, priorities

Dec 1

In a new turn of events after the judge dismissed Psystar's anti-trust claims, Apple is now on the offensive, accusing them of being associated with a group of shady John Does breaking the law:

18. On information and belief, persons other than Psystar are involved in Psystar’s unlawful and improper activities described in this Amended Complaint. The true names or capacities, whether individual, corporate, or otherwise, of these persons are unknown to Apple. Consequently they are referred to herein as John Does 1 through 10 (collectively the “John Doe Defendants”). On information and belief, the John Doe Defendants are various individuals and/or corporations who have infringed Apple’s intellectual property rights, breached or induced the breach of Apple’s license agreements and violated state and common law unfair competition laws. Apple will seek leave to amend this complaint to show the unknown John Doe Defendants’ true names and capacities when they are ascertained.

In other words: There's somebody else behind Psystar. Someone who is worth prosecuting by Apple's mighty lawyers. Groklaw says that this is important because it may explain why Psystar has been ignoring Apple and continue to boldly sell their crappy PCs running Hackintosh, a hacked Mac OS X version that runs in generic Intel hardware.

Apple is also asking for a preliminary injunction against all Psystar activities related to Mac OS X. Groklaw speculates that the people and corporations behind Psystar may be important and that, when Apple finally identifies them, they will obliterate them. [Groklaw via MacRumors]



Tagi: apple claims, mac os x, intel hardware, john doe, improper activities, somee, true names, groklaw, intellectual property rights, breaking the law, license agreements, os x, breach, belief, lawyers, intel, peoe

Dec 17
Localizing Icy

As promised, here is the localization file containing strings that need to be translated to make Icy speak your native language.

Translating is fairly easy -- open the file in your favorite text editor that can handle Unicode, and then translate all the pairs of strings -- leave the left side intact, and translate the right side. Make sure it all stays in the quotes, like this:

"Hello" = "Aloha";

Then save the file and mail it to us at ripdev@me.com - and we'll try our best to include your language in the next minor update, which will follow fairly soon.

Update: German, Greek, Italian, Spanish and Swedish translations were submitted already - thanks guys!

Icy Won't Launch

If Icy is refusing to launch, then it will be extremely helpful if you could send us some crash logs -- these usually live in the /var/logs/CrashReporter/Icy...crash files on the iPhone or ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice/<your device name>/Icy...crash on a Mac OS X (after the synchronization with the phone). We'll see what is causing this.


Ripdev Are Stealing Repo Owners Money?

There was a point running across certain community threads regarding Icy that by excluding the "depiction" and "more info" pages Ripdev is stealing money away from the repository owners. We'd like to clarify that in fact, we are not making any money off Icy -- there is no ads that run in it, and the whole point of the project is to provide a faster and lighter alternative to Cydia.

We all know that the competition boosts productivity and enhances products. In this case, as Icy and Cydia are inevitably going to compete in one way or another, this will tremendously benefit us, the end users.

As for the repository owners, some of them were upset with Icy 1.0 not even giving a chance for their information pages to show -- so this is why we have worked closely with The Big Boss and Fabiano Confuorto to work out a solution that makes the repository owners satisfied without slowing down the application down to the snail speeds. As a result, you can see a blue arrow button next to the package name that will lead you to the repository information page containing download stats, screenshots, and banners to support the repository. We encourage you to click on these often if you'd like to help repo maintainers.

And please, please remember -- this is not an evil plan to screw everyone, nor a holy crusade against repository owners -- we are, truly honestly just want to make your life a little bit brighter and easier. The positive feedback we receive every day helps us going and makes us sure we are moving in the right direction. So if you like or don't like something -- speak out, you will be heard.

Tagi: library logs, mac os x, iphe, depicti, big boss, promed, phe, native language, mobiledevice, launch, end users, repository, pairs, os x, crash, productivity, lt, threads, quotes

Dec 17
Just a quick note to say that a minor update to our Mac OS X application, InstallerApp is now out. Version 1.0.3 fixes a problem that caused some repositories be unaccessible. Download here.

Icy update is also in the pipeline, but is taking a little longer than anticipated, so expect it either this weekend or sometime early next week. :)

Cheers!

Tagi: th weekend, mac os x, lger, repositories, cheers, pipeline, os x, nbsp, ing

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