How to jailbreak an iPhone 3gs?

[5point0guy]

I just got an iPhone 3gs from my grandfather and I need to jailbreak it. What are some good programs? Thanks.

 

[Kirk01]

I used jailbreakme.com back when I did mine a couple years ago. You should look into it.

 

[motoman991]

Search this on youtube. You will get thousands of videos.

 

[WireEater]

Damn, your grandfather had an iPhone before you did...

Search Google, there are tons of websites to help. It's pretty easy to do now as the programs do everything for you.

 

[5point0guy]

^I know right? The dude is 94 and just picked up an iPhone 4s! Haha. Yeah, I just started searching Google, trying to find one that is legit.

 

[WireEater]

RedSn0w

 

[thomas91169]

Your grandfather is a badass.

 

[ViciousJay]

man this thing slowed the hell out of my phone, deleting it...

 

[thomas91169]

man this thing slowed the hell out of my phone, deleting it...

What thing?

 

[ViciousJay]

What thing?

wrong thread, sorry

 

[GodStang]

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[XyX]

check your firmware version and get back with us on here. Its in the General settings

 

[rubicon04]

Androids are miles better, that being said the capability of what you can do on any rooted device is insane. You will need to find out the firmware, if its the latest update it should be 5.0.1

You want to do an untethered jailbreak so you can reboot anytime without a computer.
This link will get it done for you, stroll down and you will see what your looking for.

http://www.jailbreaknation.com/jailbreak-ios-5-5.0-on-iphone-4-ipod-touch-ipad-with-redsn0w

I would use the redsnow zipfile, I have never once had an issue with it.

 

[rubicon04]

man this thing slowed the hell out of my phone, deleting it...

edited for incorrect info

 

[VenomousSVT]

everything you need

Jailbreak 5.0.1 Untethered (iOS 5) – iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad, iPod Touch 4G, 3G

 

[VenomousSVT]

If you properly jailbroke the phone you can overclock the cpu and have it run faster than you can imagine.

no you cant

 

[rubicon04]

no you cant

:dw: if you want to get into specifics you get rid of the factory underclock settings to allow the phones chip to run close to its full potential. So yes technically your are overclocking the phone not the cpu itself.

I know with the iphone overclocking has been a highly debateable subject on whether you can or cannot actually do it

 

[VenomousSVT]

if you want to get into specifics you get rid of the factory underclock settings to allow to phones chip to run close to its full potential. So yes technically your are overclocking the phone not the cpu itself.

hahahah.. what you said is such a generic comment..

your first comment was

If you properly jailbroke the phone you can overclock the cpu and have it run faster than you can imagine.

which is an untrue statement for several reasons... for one there isnt a real right way and wrong way to jb a phone.. as a matter of fact there is usually only the way and possibly 2 people that released the jailbreak process for example redsnow and limerain when geo was still in the game. Also, there is no way to overclock the processor.. apple limits the processor to running at an underclocked set speed for battery life purposes, only when the phone needs to will it run at its full clock. the processor is rated at a certain speed, you can only remove the limitations of the underclock as the power profile allows.. this only allows the processor to run at its properly clocked speed per the manufacturer.. to overclock the processor (like you can with setcpu on android) you would need a custom kernel that would allow for the calculations and power management of the processor to safely run it at a higher than intended speed (per the manufacturer of the chipset). its like adding nitrous to a car, if you dont add fuel as well youll blow it up due to a lean condition. there is no kernel modification for the iphone that will allow an undervoltage overclock scenario


welcome to iphone school 101.. im your professor VSVT

 

[VenomousSVT]

:dw: if you want to get into specifics you get rid of the factory underclock settings to allow the phones chip to run close to its full potential. So yes technically your are overclocking the phone not the cpu itself.

and FWIW

Overclocking is the process of making a computer or component operate faster than specified by the manufacturer by modifying system parameters. One of the most important techniques is running at a higher clock rate (more clock cycles per second; hence the name "overclocking"), but other parameters, such as CPU multiplier and memory timings, can also be changed and would be considered to be overclocking. Operating voltages may also be changed (increased), which can increase the speed at which operation remains stable. Most overclocking techniques increase power consumption, generating more heat which increases temperatures and must be carried away.

this just supports my above statement

 

[rubicon04]

hahahah.. what you said is such a generic comment..

your first comment was which is an untrue statement for several reasons... for one there isnt a real right way and wrong way to jb a phone.. as a matter of fact there is usually only the way and possibly 2 people that released the jailbreak process for example redsnow and limerain when geo was still in the game. Also, there is no way to overclock the processor.. apple limits the processor to running at an underclocked set speed for battery life purposes, only when the phone needs to will it run at its full clock. the processor is rated at a certain speed, you can only remove the limitations of the underclock as the power profile allows.. this only allows the processor to run at its properly clocked speed per the manufacturer.. to overclock the processor (like you can with setcpu on android) you would need a custom kernel that would allow for the calculations and power management of the processor to safely run it at a higher than intended speed (per the manufacturer of the chipset). its like adding nitrous to a car, if you dont add fuel as well youll blow it up due to a lean condition. there is no kernel modification for the iphone that will allow an undervoltage overclock scenario


welcome to iphone school 101.. im your professor VSVT

Forgive me im obvioulsy an android guy. Not really a very generic comment to me... I was under impression that the ios's kernel was open source and the locking code had been been recompiled at some point. I know there were old methods done through the FSTab that were thought to of worked.

Elaborate if you can please.