iPhone dev team has been very fast in craking iPhone 3G and iPod Touch Firmware 2.2.1. They have successfully jailbreaked firmware 2.2.1 and updated QuickPwn and PwnageTool. Latest QuickPWN 2.2.5 and PwnageTool 2.2.5 is available for download on bittorrent.

We have written small guide on how to jailbreak iPhone/iPod Touch firmware 2.2.1 with QuickPWN 2.2.5. One of biggest issue for all those first time iPhone jailbreakers is they do not know what’s difference between QuickPWN and PwnageTool and which one to use and how to use to jailbreak iPhone.

Here is small guide on when to use PwnageTool 2.2.5 and How to Jailbreak iPhone 3G, 2G/ iPod Touch with Firmware 2.2.1.

When to Use PwnageTool 2.2.5

You can use QuickPWN 2.2.5 or PwnageTool 2.2.5 to jailbreak iPhone 3G Firmware 2.2.1. If you need to keep the ability to Unlock your iPhone 3G after upgrading firmware 2.2.1 using yellowsn0w then you must use PwnageTool 2.2.5.

By using PwnageTool 2.2.5 to jailbreak iPhone 3G you can preserve your Baseband and potential to unlock iPhone using yellowsnw0w for firmware 2.2.1. PwnageTool 2.2.5 will upgrade your iPhone firmware to 2.2.1 keeping your existing baseband as it.

How to Use PwnageTool 2.2.5 to JailBreak iPhone 3G Firmware 2.2.1

1. Download iPhone/ iPod Firmware 2.2.1 and save it on your computer (Preferably create a folder Pwnage and save in that folder this is for simplicity)

2. Download PwnageTool 2.2.5, latest iPhone firmware 2.2.1 jailbreak tool.

3. Keep your iPhone connected to your computer.

4. Double click PwnageTool 2.2.5 to mount it and create shortcut of PwnageTool in pwnage folder.

5. Now Launch PwnageTool and click ok on warring message “PwnageTool is a free tool”

6. Select Expert Mode from Top left menu.

7. Now select Device i.e iPod Touch , iPhone and click on Blue arrow icon to continue.

8. PwnageTool will auto detect your Firmware 2.2.1 IPWS file downloaded in step 1, if not then click browse and select proper file.

9. Select the apps you want to install from given menu, at least cydia installer and click on build to start custom firmware building process.

10. Now select location to save custom IPWS file created by PwnageTool.

11. PwnageTool may take 10-15 min to complete Custom IPSW file creation.

12. Enter Admin password.

13. PwnageTool will display a prompt “has your iPhone 3G been pwned before?” If you are unsure, click no.

14. Turnoff your iPhone as per directions keep it connected.

15. This step is important for you, Do follow PwnageTool instruction properly.

You will be asked to press following key sequences

- Hold the Home button for 5 seconds,

- Hold the Home and Power buttons for 10 seconds,

- Then release the Power button while continuing holding the Home button until your iPhone is in DFU mode

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16. A message will be displayed when your iPhone enters in DFU mode.

17. Now launch iTunes and restore your iPhone with your custom firmware bundle by holding the “Alt/Option” button and clicking “restore”.

18. Browse and Select the custom IPSW file you created (iPhone1.2_2.2.1_5H11_Custom_Restore.ipsw) and click “open”.

19. iTunes will restore your iPhone, Process may take 10-15 minutes.

20 Your iPhone will reboot automatically

21. That’s it, if you have followed above steps properly then you will have your iPhone 3G 2.2.1 jailbreaked.

Source: iPhoneDownloadBlog