It seems the first iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak by Nate True we all rushed to install is throwing a handful of problems, some of which are fixable and some of which leave us wishing we had waited a little bit. Here's what we know so far from personal experience and what we've read on the internet.
• Google Maps Faux GPS has problems working unless you install Navizon.
• Cannot change EDGE Settings. Jesus's EDGE is now nonfunctional because he can't enter in the custom settings for his provider. This is not a big deal for people actually on AT&T or one of the three official providers in Europe, but for people who've SIM unlocked and are wandering about on other networks, it's a huge deal.
• The jailbreak may break official third party apps from the SDK? We don't know if this will be the case, but iPhone Atlas claims that the method Nate used to jailbreak disables "Nikita," which is a component in the iPhone that installs signed software. Signed software, in the iPhone's case, would be official third party apps that are signed by Apple to make sure they don't corrupt or kill your device. If this is broken and unfixable, then jailbreakers may be unable to get in on the SDK action in February.
The official iPhone Dev Team jailbreak was released yesterday, but we haven't had any experience with this yet.
What have you heard? Drop a note in the comments detailing the problems you've had with the jailbreak or just 1.1.3 in general.













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I used the nate method on an unlocked phone and worked fine for me. Only problem up till now is that mobilescrobbler wont install. No other problems for me.
Small tip btw; if you reset your network settings there's a chance it will save your settings again. Worked for me.
The only mains problems on nate's jailbreak are:
Cannot play Ringtones and of course Google Maps GPS, the first one it's fixable, and the second only works in countries that iphone its officially launched already( tested by myself, ah hell yes i got the problem that itunes could not play preview.
If signed apps cannot be installed on the next firmware update, remember that we already have installer.
i used nate's method at first then restored and used Dev Team method. both leave huge files behind that you have to manually delete. Everything works fine for me with the dev method (ringtones/locate me) ALTHOUGH with the upgrade i am experiencing the SMS bug where multiple SMS is displayed out of order in conversations. I have a 1.1.1. otb unlocked -> 1.1.2. unlocked jailbroke, now on soft 1.1.3 unlocked on T-Mobile now. I'm gonna guess that the SDK apps wont work using this method..but i'm sure someone will find a way.
I think I'll just wait for the SDK, with my 1.1.2 jailbroken,all is fine... Not enough new toys to jump to 1.1.3
I used the iphone dev team jailbreak on my ipod touch, and the gps dealie works fine for me. And I only screwed the installation up and had to restore back to 1.1.1 twice!
@Pepijn: how do you reset your network settings?
I think that if you do a full update to 1.1.3, then downgrade to 1.1.1, and jailbreak your way to 1.1.3, the faux GPS works again. I believe the problem is that the 1.1.3 jailbreaks by themselves update only the software, not the firmware.
I did the full jailbreak with no problems at all. Everything is working great and there are fixes if you have any problems in installer if you add the right sources. Even for the edge settings for other carrierss.
I hate to nitpick, but please stop calling it GPS (even just in the headline). GPS refers specifically to the US-run system that uses satellites, which the iPhone does NOT use.
It took me 4 tries to get Nate's method to work. Everything works fine except my mail refuses to remember the password so it doesn't work anymore. If the SDK doesn't work, is there any reason why I can't downgrade to 1.1.1., re-jailbreak, and then upgrade back to 1.1.3 using the new method?
@mcg1969: It upgrades the firmware, but not the baseband. The new baseband is needed for google maps to work.
@Sam: Uhm, they're calling it FAUX GPS......Faux= imitation/false/fake
I used the Nate hack, and it went great. 3 things didn't work.
1. GPS
2. No Ringtone plays when calls are made
3. Edge symbol was missing.
I am on a standard 1.1.3 now, and I like it.
After installation, OpenSSH doesn't work. I had moved my apps to allow more space and I'm atrributing this to the MAIN EXECUTION ERROR I get when trying to uninstall OpenSSH. Can't move my apps again till this is fixed.
So......before the jailbreak, we're all trapped in frozen carbonite?
I did the nate method and got almost everything to work. I still can't get the SSH icon back and have no way to turn it off and on. There was a patch on installer a while back, but it failed to install and I can't seem to find it anymore. In addition, I am unable to install SMB prefs again due to some sort of execution corruption.
I did Nate's jailbreak, and after 4 tries, everything works except mail and my ringtonemaker. GPS (or fake GPS...sam) works just fine as well as EDGE network. But my mail says I need to go to settings and put in a password, and no matter how many times I do so, it says put in a password. Anybody know how to fix this?
If this ruins the ability to put in SDK applications, couldn't I just downgrade back to 1.1.1, re-jailbreak, and then do the new upgrage/jailbreak to get it to work?
Funny... I'm on a Jailbroken 1.1.3 and I have had 0 issues. Maps w/ the Locate Me (or whatever it's called) feature works just fine. Ringtones work... It is not even aGPS... It's just a cell/wifi triangulator...
I've got a ipod touch jailbroken to 1.1.3 from 1.1.2 and all the iphone apps work fine including the google wifi GPS. Icon rearrangement works as well even though some haven't been able to get it to work.
1.1.3 is no super upgrade for me over 1.1.2. Just have to wait for the apps to catch up!
It's all just software, someone will figure it out. That would suck if hacked iPhones couldn't get 3rd party software.
Upgraged to 1.1.3 from Nate True's, everything worked for me with BigBoss's update except for the faux-gps. Tried the Navizon trick to no avail, so the biggest reason for me to upgrade was the location thing on Gmap, but no go. Oh, and the E for the Edge network is missing - big deal.
The way to do it is start with a fresh 1.1.1 jailbreak. Then upgrade to 1.1.2 jailbreak and run the 1.1.3 jailbreak. Both Nate True's method and the Dev Teams method work fine, but I would still use the Dev Teams because it is the official release. Nate True got kicked off of the Dev Team because he leaked the jailbreak before the rest of the team agreed to release it. By doing that, he left out a few things that help make 1.1.3 work as good as it should.
@LookitsJ: thanks for the clarification. I knew it was something like that! But that does seem to mean, does it not, that the best way to do this upgrade is
full 1.1.3 upgrade --> 1.1.1 downgrade --> jailbreak ---> 1.1.2 jailbreak ---> 1.1.3 jailbreak
@jadphoto: actually, the dev teams release is just as buggy but more difficult to fix. If you just HAVE to upgrade to 1.1.3 use nate's JB. More fixed problems than the devs JB. then when the SDK is released, you can just downgrade and use the dev team's JB (Nate's is rumored to not work with the SDK....)
@Tylas: "Upgraged?" Is that anything like "outraged?" Is that the feeling you get when the hack you just installed breaks your iPhone?
Truly upgradeous.
Like izimi said, the iPhone Dev Team 1.1.3 soft upgrade has the same problems has Nate True's 1.1.3 soft upgrade. The only difference is that supposely the Dev Team's soft upgrade is compatible with SDK. We'll see if it is when SDK releases.
There's also the problem with it not saving passwords within Mail.
All of these issues have fixes, however....
I've even seen some sources within the Installer App that provide apps that fix these issues without having to plug into a comp...
With the SDK only minutes away, why would you potentially run your expensive toys?? It makes not sense.
Also, bricking a gadget is a complete waste of natural resources...and we all wonder why the price if gas is so high.
Making it sound like Nate's jailbreak could have cause irreparable damage is FUD. As people have already demonstrated, it's a simple matter to do a fresh install, do a full upgrade/restore to 1.1.3, go back down to 1.1.1, retry as many times as you like, etc., etc.
Personally, when the SDK comes out, I'm just going to go with Apple official firmware from then on, without jailbreaking. The hassle isn't worth it. Unless, of course, Apple's terms for 3rd party apps end up being more draconian than my taste (which is certainly a possibility).
had the same problems some people have had: location service doesn't work(tried navizon to no avail), EDGE indicator missing.
so, doing a full restore to standard apple-issue 1.1.3 and waiting for the SDK. chances are, if it's an open platform, then all the stuff available from Installer will be rewritten anyway.
no biggie.
On my Touch the biggest thing I noticed is that everything including iTunes feels unstable. At this point I can't wait to buy the update.
Nates jailbreak:
worked fine, just had to uninstall and reinstall all 3rd party apps.
No big deal BUT Customize doesnt work SmB doesnt work so all themes are useless. and SENDSONG which gives us ring tones does not work.
I did it AGAIN and should have waited, from buying the phone to cracking it- once, twice, three times...I will never learn...
Maybe jiggly icons make it worth it, but the bookmark shortcuts are awesome
To everyone having EDGE / ringtone problems etc
Add "sleepers.net/iphonerepo" as an Installer Source.
They have a folder called "Tweaks (1.1.3)" which has fixes to all these issues.
As to the faux GPS, the baseband needs to be upgraded for it to work, which neither Nate's jailbreak or the "official" Dev team one does. All you can do is use Navizon or LocateMe every time to reboot.
To all those having EDGE / ringtone problems etc
Add 'sleepers.net/iphonerepo' as an Installer Source.
They have fixes for all these issues.
As for the faux GPS, the baseband needs to be upgraded to function, which neither Nate's or the "official" Dev Team jailbreak does.
The only way to get this to work is to run Navizon or LocateMe everytime you reboot.
I think this may just be a general problem with 1.1.3, but I absolutely cannot get my Gmail account to work. The settings area of my mail setup will not remember my account password, not matter which method I use to set up Gmail (manually using the "other" account or the Gmail button, which is supposed to set up IMAP automatically).
Anyone else have this problem, or possibly know a fix?
I spent the last 18 hrs trying to get this working. The problem I'm running into is that when I upgraded to 1.1.3 (full) it seems to have changed something about my SIM card - so when I roll back to 1.1.1 (jailbroken) or 1.1.2 (jailbroken) I cannot get the SIM card to be recognized as valid. It doesn't hook on to the AT&T network. So when I use the DevTeam updater, it gets me to 1.1.3 (jailbroken) but maintains the unrecognized SIM status. The only way I can get AT&T service again is to do a full restore to 1.1.3 (full). Any thoughts?
@Jesus Settings->General->Reset->Reset Network Settings
"The official iPhone Dev Team" has problems with syncing the address book, mail, bookmarks and everything else. only music and video syncs fine...
there's a "fix" but that fix doesn't work well and doesn't allow editing or new entries...!!!
wait for a better jailbreak!!!
and the locator service is called WPS, enhanced cell tower & wifi triangulation!
WPS! not GPS!!!
skyhook wireless does the wifi/gps to WPS stuff, google the cell tower data... which they get from the providers and other sources...
mine seems to work fine. The gps works fine (although i did install locateme). Everything works fine except sometimes the connection cuts off. Don't know if thats just my phone.
Issue number 4
-Your face will explode and/or implode.
Oh right it's Han Solo, i should have made the whole Star Wars iPhone thing...
HOW DO YOU DOWNGRADE?!
seriously i cant find a valid method of downgrading my iphone (ipodtouchmaster's method created a "wrong sim" error)
GPS and EDGE issues are real. Crapz. About the apps, I'm not worried. Have you ever seen some "Windows Signed Driver"? C'mon if you were a developer, would you let one third of market just because of a signing? I think they'll release both iTunes and Installer versions.
@LookitsJ: Not in the headline they didn't... Which I mentioned...
Everything can easily be fixed. In installer go to sources and add sleepers.net/iphonerepo. Once that is installed go into system and install all the 1.1.3 fixes (edge, ringtones, email, etc) and everything works great.
I will add one more issue - no sound when music or video purchased from the iTunes store is played; previews from the iTunes store don't play.
Based on googling, it seems that the problem comes from upgrading directly from 1.1.1 to 1.1.3. I downgraded back to 1.1.1 last night, but somehow couldn't upgrade to 1.1.2 (jailbreak.jar didn't work for me after repeated attempts), so I'm back to 1.1.1 at the moment.
P.S. For those who haven't tried the soft upgrade yet, UNINSTALL ALL YOUR APPS before you do so. Most problems in installing the soft upgrade can be overcome simply by doing this. Cheers.
P.P.S. To fix EDGE, ringtones, mail preferences etc., simply add sleepers.net/iphonerepo as a source, and you will be able to install apps that solve these problems. The packages are easy to find - they typically have names starting with 1.1.3. Cheers.