Hackulous Shuts Down Both Installous & AppSync

Posted on January 8, 2013 by JoeSolutions

Hackulous has announced retiring both Installous & AppSync piracy apps forever.

The short message left by the Hackulous team on the website reads as follow:

Goodnight, sweet prince.

We are very sad to announce that Hackulous is shutting down. After many years, our community has become stagnant and our forums are a bit of a ghost town. It has become difficult to keep them online and well-moderated, despite the devotion of our staff. We’re incredibly thankful for the support we’ve had over the years and hope that new, greater communities blossom out of our absence.

With lots of love,
Hackulous Team

 

What do you think? Is this really why Installous and Appsync are shutting down? Or has Hackulous caved under the pressure of anti-piracy corporations trying to shut them down?

Either way, Apple should now consider making iOS 7 open source, and allow for tweaks to be sold in the AppStore rendering jailbreaks unnecessary. We’ll just have to wait and see.

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A List of iTunes Errors (and their solutions!)

Posted on January 8, 2013 by JoeSolutions

Many of you have been facing some issue with iTunes, hopefully this will clear things up for you 😀

iTunes Errors With Solutions!

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Error 1
Unable to downgrade. Try changing the USB port (the back one of chassis is better) and restart computer. 
The installed version of iTunes may also be too old. Update iTunes.

Error -1
Error occurs when one uses the “last ditch” method for preventing baseband updates on the iPhone 4. The baseband does not get updated using this method. Use FixRecovery to kick it out of recovery mode. 

Error 2
Sn0wbreeze 1.6 Custom Firmware has a ASR patch problem. Use sn0wbreeze 1.7 or PwnageTool. Device isn’t bootable. 

Error 6
Not enter the downgrading mode, change USB port (the back one of chassis is better) and restart computer. 

Error 9 
Due to asr being patched, the SHA signature is automatically changed and after being resigned the kernel will refuse to use it. Therefore proper kernel patches are required. If necessary kernel patches are not applied, it will fail to load asr and error 9 would occur during restore.
Rebooting your PC may resolve this issue. Aslo it can be connection issue.

Error 10
LLB is missing from the IPSW. The device cannot be booted up. The trick to skip the baseband update no longer works. 

Error 11
Removed bbfw file in the firmware folder of an unzipped IPSW. 

Error 13
Occurs when you want to install a beta firmware with iTunes for Windows (actively blocked by Apple; beta users are developers and therefore must have a Mac). 
Error 13 may also signify a USB problem. Check the USB connection and try other direct ports or maybe the USB cable is an older one. Device isn’t bootable. 

Error 14
Custom firmware update fail (PwnageTool). You have to restore the device with a custom firmware. Update to a custom firmware isn’t working. Device isn’t bootable. 2 
USB Problem. Check the USB connection and try other direct ports or maybe the USB cable is an older one. Device isn’t bootable. 

Error 17
Custom firmware update fail (sn0wbreeze). You have to restore the device with a custom firmware. Update to a custom firmware isn’t working.

Error 18
This occurs when the media library on the device is corrupt and cannot be modified or updated. Updating to the latest version of iTunes and then restoring should resolve this issue.


Error 20

Reportedly happens during failed downgrade attempts, Some have seen success afterwards by doing the downgrade from DFU mode instead of the normal Recovery mode.

Error 21
Error when using Sauriks server for a restore with iOS 5.x in the recovery mode at least on a A5 device. This error can also happen when you try to restore an iPod with hardware dfu. Use iREB r5 to solve this. or You are trying to update to a beta firmware without UDID activation. 

Error 23
Baseband Communication error (Hardware), Most probably Baseband chip is faulty.

Error 26
False version of the NOR flash firmware. Use the correct sn0wbreeze version. 

Error 27
modified the restore.plist so it would flash and also exchanged RestoreRamDisk and kernelcache. restore the original iOS.

Error 28
The problem is a bad dock connector on the iPhone. Must change the connector. If you have tried almost everything, reset the logic board leave uncharged for 2-3 days or remove battery for an hour. If doesn’t work, the flash memory is damage . 

Error 29
You might need to change the battery. See Apple discussions thread about this problem. 

Error 31
DFU Loop, Sometimes during the restore with your messed-up IPSW, iTunes will return error 31. This is what’s referred to as a DFU loop. The only solution is to restore a working firmware.

Error 34
Hard disk is run out of space when trying to download. Clear space and then continue downloading.

Error -35
Error when downloading songs purchased on iTunes, See Apple’s KB article. 

Error 37
iPod touch 2G LLB patched with the 0×24000 Segment Overflow was used on an iPhone 3GS custom firmware. Known on damaged bundles from unofficial PwnageTool distributions or bundles. 

Error 40
Hacktivation bug in Sn0wbreeze, Use update one..

Error -50
Delete Storm Vedio, QuickTime, iTunes, then reinstall iTunes. See also Apple’s KB article. 

Error 1002
Are you restoring to a stock apple firmware or a custom pwn firmware? Either way make sure you are in DFU mode first.

Error 1004
This is caused by a failure to match the Baseband Nonce currently in memory to the Nonce returned in the BasebandFirmware SHSH blob. This is a normal part of iPhone 4 local restores via TinyUmbrella.

Error 1011
The file iTunesMobileDevice.dll is damaged or updated. 

Error 1013
Restart computer; change computer; reinstall system, if iPhone is always in restoring mode: XP users can jump from restoring mode with ibus; MAC users can use iNdependence. (usually on the iPhone with 1.0.2 firmware downgraded from 1.1.1) 

Error 1014
This error is down to itunes not liking your USB ports on your computer. Use a different USB slot or a different computer if possible. That is the easiest fix!

Error 1015
Restart computer; change computer; reinstall system, if iPhone is always in restoring mode: XP users can jump from restoring mode with ibus; MAC users can use iNdependence. (usually on the iPhone with 1.1.1 firmware downgraded from 1.1.2) Baseband firmware on the IPSW is higher than the baseband firmware on the iPad/iPhone.

Error 1050
Bad response from gs.apple.com OR need iREB for preparing the device for restoring to custom IPSW 

Error 1394
When Spirit2Pwn flashes parts of the boot chain on iOS 4, the device may crash into DFU Mode.

Error 1413
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system. See also Apple’s KB article. 

Error 1415
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system. 

Error 1417
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system. 

Error 1418
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system. 

Error 1428
Restart computer; change USB port; reinstall system. 

Error 1600
Custom firmware can’t be restored on a device with DFU Mode. Use Recovery Mode. 

Error 1601
Completely remove iTunes and Apple Mobile Device support and then reinstall iTunes 

Error 1602
Restart computer; change computer; reinstall system. 

Error 1603
False kernelcache patch. Known on damaged bundles from unofficial PwnageTool distributions or bundles. See also Apple KB article 

Error 1604
Device was not pwned (signature checks were not blocked). Custom firmware can’t be restored. 

Error 1611
iTunes tried to enter the Restore Mode, but the device turned back to the Recovery Mode. 

Error 1618
Missing system files or corrupt data in iTunes installation. Try to uninstall iTunes, restart computer, install again. This error also occurs for iTunes in Windows 8 for reasons currently unknown. 

Error 1619 
iTunes is too old and couldn’t read the iPhone in Recovery or DFU Mode. Please update iTunes and try it again. 

Error 1644
IPSW was moved during prepare with iTunes. Try it again and don’t move the IPSW. 

Error 1646
iTunes expected the device to be in a different state (Example: booted into iOS rather than jumping to iBEC). 

Error 2001
The Mac OS X kernel extension “IOUSBFamily” that was bundled with late 2008 / early 2009 MacBooks, has a bug where it fails to properly recognize an iDevice in DFU Mode. It can be resolved by updating to 10.5.7 (or later), or using a USB hub. 

Error 2002
iTunes can’t connect because another program is using it or it’s disconnected during the Apple Server check. 

Error 2003
Connection problem; change USB cable and check USB port. 

Error 2005
Problem connecting. Probably a hardware failure. 
Somebody reported that reinstalling the USB drivers fixed the problem. 

Error 2006
Replace the USB cable with a newer one and/or disconnect all other USB devices, then retry.

Error 2009
remove all USB devices and spare cables other than your keyboard, mouse, and the device, restart the computer, and try to restore.

Error 3XXX
iTunes can’t connect to gs.apple.com. Maybe Port 80 and Port 443 is blocked. Open it on your router. 

Error 3002
Update to an older firmware isn’t working, because Apple is no longer handing out SHSHs for the device/firmware combination. 

Error 3004
No internet connection during the firmware restore. 

Error 3014
False edited hosts. The SHSH request couldn’t be completed. No connection to the Apple Server, Sauriks Server or localhost. 

Error 3123
Something dealing with movie rentals. 

Error 3194
Right-click on QuickTimePlayer.exe choose Properties from the shortcut menu click on the Compatibility tab. Deselect the checkbox labeled “Run this program in compatibility mode for..

Error 3194
Occurs when trying to install an old firmware and Apple’s server disallows the installation. The only solution is to have SHSH backup and modify the hosts file to point to Saurik’s Cydia server where they are backed up (or localhost if you have it yourself). 

Error 3195
“An internal error occurred.” Missing SHSH for the firmware. Maybe the same as “This device isn’t eligible for the request build.” but with an cache error. 

Error -3198
Error downloading, try again. or This device isn’t eligible for the requested build.

Error 3200 
You are trying to update to iOS 5, when infact, the IPSW file has only a Restore Ramdisk. 

Error -3259
Connection timeout, try again. 

Error -5000
There is a problem with the permissions of the Mobile Application folder. The App you’ve tried to download in iTunes couldn’t be saved. 

Error 9008 
Error downloading, try again.

Errors 9800
Set exact date, restart computer. See also Apple’s KB article. 

Error 9808
Computer system time incorrect. 

Error 9812
Check system time, reset Internet connection, update root certificates.

Errors 9814 
Set exact date, restart computer. See also Apple’s KB article. 

Errors 9815
Set exact date, restart computer. See also Apple’s KB article. 

Error 9843
This error happens if you are logged out, try to download something from the iTunes store and if you click on “Download” and enter an account, which doesn’t have this article, this error will occur. 

Error 11222
internet options Connections tab Click LAN Settings uncheck “use a proxy server“

Error 11556
You’re trying to access a section or a functionality that is not available in your country, for example iCloud in some countries. 

Error 13019
Seems to be an issue with syncing media to the device.It only seems to happen on jailbroken devices. Create new user, try syncing with new user’s library.
Need restore the device….

Error 20000
Is caused by a custom theme pack on your Windows. Use default Theme.

Error 20008 
This happened on a Mac with TinyUmbrella running before restoring a firmware to the Apple TV.

0xE8000001
Device was suddenly unplugged. iTunes couldn’t connect with the device. Try it again 

0xE8000022
Error in your firmware files. Restore.

0xE8008001
IPA signature verification failed. 

0xE800003D
False permissions in the Carrier Bundle folder. Restore, update or fix the permissions from the carrier bundle to update the carrier settings via iTunes. 

0xE800006B
Device was suddenly unplugged. iTunes couldn’t connect with the device. Try it again. 

0xE8000065
sn0wbreeze custom cirmware error on USB connection. Unplug the device, reboot it, and plug it in again.

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4G/LTE in Lebanon, issues with iPhone 5 and other 4G capable phones

Posted on January 5, 2013 by JoeSolutions

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Just a notice for anyone who is buying a 4G capable phone. If you phone is an iPhone 5 please make sure that its the European model (look on the back, the model should be A1429 NOT A1428, A1428 is the USA/Canada model and will not work on the 4G network that will be rolling out hopefully in April). If you are getting a phone other than the iPhone 5, make sure that the 4G/LTE band that the phone supports is Band 3 at frequency 1800 Mhz.

The reason for this is that Apple discovered that 4G networks are not created equally, in the sense that a 4G network must run on a reserved frequency (which costs money obviously to reserve it), so what Apple did is create 2 iPhone 5 models: A1428 and A1429. Model A1428 will work with 4G/LTE networks on band 4 and band 17 and model A1429 will work with 4G/LTE networks on bands 1,3,5,13, and 25. For anyone doubting my claim, please refer to this link from apple: http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/

Now that you know which model supports which bands, please direct your attention to this link which shows that Lebanon’s 4G/LTE network will use band 3: http://stateofmind13.com/2012/11/17/telecom-mobile-tv-and-lte-4g-in-lebanon/

Don’t believe retailers who tell you that this is just a ploy and that it is not true. I highly doubt that the minister would tweet what he tweeted (check picture) if it were not in fact true.

Moreover, iPhone 5 retailers have been claiming that the new iOS 6.0.2 firmware targeted especially for iPhone 5 fixes this 4G/LTE support issue. This is another hoax for two reasons. First reason is that this update is not just for iPhone 5, it is also for iPad mini, and not just for the 4G model, even the Wifi model, so one would ask why woul a 4G/LTE patch be released for a device that doesn’t even support cellular communication. Second reason is that if you would go to apple’s website and check the changelog for iOS 6.0.2 (a changelog is a file that tells users what is different in this new firmware), you would find that iOS 6.0.2 addresses a potential Wifi issue (a glitch actually that would cause iPhone 5 and iPad mini to disconnect from a Wifi network even when they are in range and already connected to that network).

Sorry for the long post, but I’ve had enough to retailers trying to cheat customers.

Finally, for all who already have an iPhone 5 with model number A1428, it is not the end of the world. The only implication is that you will not be able to connect to 4G networks except in USA and Canada, and that you will be restricted to the 3G networks (which should operate better and faster when 4G rolls out since some users who have a supported 4G/LTE capable phone will move over to 4G lessening the traffic on 3G networks :D)

For more information, please direct your questions towards JoeSolutions and/or Nicolas Sehnaoui

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All You Need To Know About The iPad mini

Posted on October 26, 2012 by JoeSolutions

The iPad Mini is here. It’s a sleek, thin and light 7.9-inch tablet made of anodized aluminum and glass that follows the format reduction pioneered by Google and Amazon. This thing is really neat. Really light and thin at 0.68 pounds and 7.2 millimeters.

In a nutshell: it has better specs and it’s thinner and lighter than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and the Google Nexus 7.

The screen

The iPad Mini has a larger surface than the Nexus 7 or the Kindle Fire HD: 7.9 inches vs 7 inches. Remember that this size is diagonal, so the difference is quite substantial. The area of the iPad Mini is smaller than the regular iPad, but it’s significantly larger than the panoramic Android 7-inch tablets. Here’s a comparison:

iPad Mini: Everything You Need to Know

In fact, the iPad mini’s screen has 35% more real estate than the Nexus 7.

The pixel resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels. It’s not as dense as the iPad 3 and 4, but at that size it will be much sharper than the previous generations.

One cool thing about the screen: it recognizes whether your thumb is resting on the display or actually using it. Clever.

Physical specifications

The iPad mini is an all anodized aluminum design, like the iPhone 5. The Google Nexus 7 is made of plastic, while the Kindle Fire HD has a rubberized back that is quite nice to grab. Like the iPhone too, it comes in black and white.

It’s quite light and thin. It’s comparable to a pad of paper, like Apple says: just 0.68 pounds and 7.2 millimeters thin. That’s 53% lighter than the fourth-generation iPad. It compares very favorably to the Nexus 7 (0.75 pounds and 10.4 millimeters).

iPad Mini: Everything You Need to Know

Connectivity

Some models come with LTE connectivity, like the Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch. But that’s much more expensive. The comparable regular Fire HD and the Nexus 7 only have Wi-Fi.

It naturally comes with 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (like Amazon and Google’s models).

Like all the latest iOS products, it uses a Lightning port too.

Guts

Basically, this is a reduced iPad 2. It uses the same dual-core A5 processor, and it probably comes with the same RAM as the old iPad: 512MB. Apple say it’s basically the same (or better) guts but in a reduced package (an exception is the cameras and the Lightning port). Both the Fire HD and the Nexus 7 come with 1GB of RAM. We will have to wait to learn how much RAM it has, though. Perhaps this has been upgraded too.

Storage

Like all the iPads, it comes in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB flavors.

Battery life

Apple claims a 10 hour battery life surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video or listening to music, using its 16.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery.

The Nexus 7 is rated by Google at 8 hours. Amazon says that their Fire HD has 11 hours.

Cameras

It has a FaceTime HD camera, which is better than the one in the iPad 2. It’s comparable to the Nexus 7, which is 1.2 megapixels too. The iPad has a backside illuminated sensor and, like its older sibling, it supports Face detection.

Like the bigger iPad, it comes with a 5 megapixel camera on the back. This is something that neither the Nexus 7 nor the Kindle Fire HD have.

Price and availability

If you were hoping for a $250 starting point, brace yourself for disappointment. It starts at $329 for the Wi-Fi only version, with 16GB of storage. The 32GB and 64GB are $429 and $529. If you want the LTE connectivity, you will have to pay $130 more.

The Kindle Fire HD and the Nexus 7 don’t have LTE support at any price point (if you want LTE on the Fire HD, you have to get the 8.9-inch model, which is the competition to the iPad 4 starting at $499 for the 32GB model). On the Wi-Fi front, however, both Android tablets have a much better price, specially the Fire HD, which is $199 for the 16GB model. The $199 Nexus 7 will only get you 8GB.

You can start pre-order Friday, October 26, and receive the Wi-Fi version on Friday next week, November 2. The cellular versions will come first to the US, two weeks after that date. They will come later to the rest of the world (no announcement yet).

The iPad 2 remains at $399, by the way—the iPad 3 is gone, replaced by the 4th generation model at $499

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CHPWN Jailbreaks iPhone 5 On Day 1!!!

Posted on September 22, 2012 by JoeSolutions

It’s been a busy day in the realm of shiny iPhone 5 – The New iPhone launched today as well as jailbroken within hours by hacker. The talented iOS developer @chpwn, who is often known for developing jailbreak tweaks and applications successfully jailbroken iPhone 5 running on the latest build Apple mobile operating system – iOS 6.0.

Chpwn (Grant Paul) shared the news to the public by posting the pictures of jailbroken iPhone 5 running Cydia on it. The vulnerability and method used by the hacker is not for public consumption since the exploit discovered in iOS 6.0 is not legally distributive. And, in a reply on Twitter to another iOS jailbreak developer Stefan Esser, aka i0n1c, chpwn confirmed that the jailbreak was indeed genuine.

We are not sure whether he will release his own tool or will handover it to iPhone Dev Team (for Redsn0w) and Chronic Dev Team (for Greenpois0n or Absinthe). Still, lots of work is remaining before the exploit is packaged for public usage – From packaging to testing and making the cydia apps compatible with iOS 6.

Some people wanted the bottom row of text from Cydia, or a photo of the device itself: pic.twitter.com/T5mSNTNQ

Stay tuned for for news on iOS 6 jailbreak news as it happens 😀

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iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy SIII Drop Test

Posted on September 22, 2012 by JoeSolutions

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Apple Next Generation iPhone Event!

Posted on September 12, 2012 by JoeSolutions

Tune in tonight here at 8 pm for the iPhone event!

We will be releasing a full recap tomorrow of what happened at the event later 😀

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Apple Announces iPhone 5 Media Event!

Posted on September 5, 2012 by JoeSolutions

Apple, yesterday morning, sent out invites to a event taking place on September12 at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in downtown San Francisco and is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM Pacific / 1:00 PM Eastern. The invite says “It’s almost here.” The event believed to be the launch of their next-generation iPhone. Though the company hasn’t provided more details, Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to announce the iPhone 5 at the event and show off its new features.

The date confirms a report from WSJ, Reuters, Bloomberg earlier this month, claiming Apple would be holding it on September 12, and matches up with a story from All Things Digital before that, which said Apple would be holding an event in the second week of September.

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The next Apple operating system for iPad and iPhone devices, iOS 6.0, is also expected to be released the same day.

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We’re Back!

Posted on August 23, 2012 by JoeSolutions

After two months of being away, we’re proud to say that we’re back! Stay tuned for news about the upcoming release of the new iPhone and many other things!!

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Downgrade 6.15.00 Baseband for iPhone 3GS / 3G Available!!

Posted on June 18, 2012 by JoeSolutions

The iPhone Dev-Team has announced a baseband downgrade from the iPad’s 06.15 baseband on the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G.

Typically you’d have the 06.15 baseband if you unlock with ultrasn0w but updated your iPhone baseband past 05.13.04. With this new capability, you can now downgrade specifically from 06.15 to 05.13.04 (even if you never had 05.13.04 on that device before). This gives you the best of both worlds: ultrasn0w compatibility and a normal iPhone baseband with full GPS and the ability to use stock IPSWs again.

Steps:
1. Use the “Extras->Select IPSW” button in redsn0w to tell it which firmware version you have installed (new-bootrom 3GS users can usually skip this step but it doesn’t hurt for them to do it too).
2. Do a controlled shutdown of your iPhone (“slide to power off”). This step is very important to avoid mount problems when the ramdisk is running!
3. Go back to the first screen and click “Jailbreak”. Enable the “Downgrade from iPad baseband” checkbox, disable Cydia if you already have it installed, and click Next proceed through the normal DFU ramdisk steps.

Note: The “Flashing Baseband” step TAKES A VERY LONG TIME to complete (3-8 minutes).

Word of Caution:
For those who are wondering if you can update your 3G or 3GS to 06.15 solely for the purposes of downgrading to 05.13.04, the answer is “yes” for 3G owners, and “maybe” for 3GS owners. The iPad baseband is not compatible with 3GS units manufactured week 34 of 2011 or later. If you have an iPhone3GS and if digits 3-5 of its Serial Number are 134 or later (xx134…), then you should NOT try to install the 06.15 baseband on your 3GS! It will brick your radio, preventing both the downgrade from working and normal iPhone software from using it as a phone! Be warned!

Click here to download redsnow 0.9.14b1

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