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Geohot Preparing for Jailbreak Release?

Geohot Preparing for Jailbreak Release?

Posted July 21, 2010 at 11:30am by iClarified
Geohot may be preparing for a jailbreak release according to a tweet sent out by mikecohenn.

Before canceling his Twitter account Geohot said that all future jailbreak updates would be announced via his friend:

please follow my good friend @mikecohenn for all future jailbreak updates


Today mikecohenn tweeted:

What's a good time to make it ra1n?

Mikecohenn is indeed a friend of Geohot's as photos from his Twitter feed confirm.

Despite the message it doesn't seem to make sense to release a jailbreak when Comex's is around the corner.



Geohot Preparing for Jailbreak Release?

Geohot Preparing for Jailbreak Release?
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Furrnace
Furrnace - July 23, 2010 at 12:03pm
You've got a point St3v3Ball and I agree with you in a lot of ways. I was a fan of GeoHot a while back. But you do have to admit that he's been acting like a little teenage girl about this whole jailbreaking business. He's a little kid and it shows. The Dev-Team are much more cool and professional about it. True, he's got the hacking skills that I will never have, but that doesn't give him the right to be a douche about it. You're right, they don't "owe" us anything and I totally agree with you that there are people out there that think they're entitled to jailbreaks/unlocks. Those people annoy me too. The point is GeoHot is being a baby about it. MuscleNerd, planetbeing, and comex are ones I respect. I just sit back and wait patiently for the day that the jailbreak will hopefully be released on the iPhone 4.
navi0524
navi0524 - July 22, 2010 at 8:27am
Here is what I found on twitter... @KingOfPwnage: do you think geo hot will release his jb before yours? :) @comex: no because he quit, which sucks because he had accomplished a very cool/difficult exploit (course he won't share) So much for his release... INC 07/27/2010
Waiting in vain
Waiting in vain - July 22, 2010 at 8:39am
Thanks dude. Getting pretty tired of waiting for this jb. What ya think. Weekend ? Or will he just keep holding off myself I think there's something that they know that we don't so there not gonna release it until the shit hits the fan
navi0524
navi0524 - July 22, 2010 at 9:24am
Well judging from MuscleNerd, it looks like it will be here soon.
(Note: This is regarding the unlock)
MuscleNerd: Looks like one version of the iPhone4 unlock fits into just two AT commands... @planetbeing 's loader is awesome :)
So all we have to do now is wait for comex or even iphone_dev at twitter
INC 07/27/2010
Zeljko
Zeljko - July 22, 2010 at 5:23am
Please don`t talk about this Geohot=genius.... He will release when he is ready to. Just wait
navi0524
navi0524 - July 22, 2010 at 8:25am
Here is what I found on twitter... @KingOfPwnage: do you think geo hot will release his jb before yours? :) @comex: no because he quit, which sucks because he had accomplished a very cool/difficult exploit (course he won't share) So much for his release... INC 07/27/2010
1pwn
1pwn - July 22, 2010 at 4:44am
We dont care if you release a jailbreak or not the dev-team is more reliable and more friendly.
backstep
backstep - July 22, 2010 at 4:28am
I agree totally with fe1student. Ignore anyone that has been slaggin you off.Dont take it to heart or personally.For what you know this begrudgers trying to discourage you from what you do best. If you think the iPhone scene in drought then let it Ra1n. Thanks again to the ALL the fellas who work unselfishly towards the iPhone community.
Vang
Vang - July 21, 2010 at 11:50pm
Now!!!!
Will.I.am.not
Will.I.am.not - July 21, 2010 at 6:43pm
First one to release will get "donations". Probably what it boils down to.
FinalBillybong
FinalBillybong - July 22, 2010 at 7:45am
@Will.I.am.not You're right. The Dev Team would like donations sending to /dev/null
elandereth
elandereth - July 21, 2010 at 3:11pm
Come on kids, play nice. Your gettin the jb and ul like free....dont be such winers. If u dont like waitin, try buyin one on ebay for 500 bills pre jb'd and ul'd. Santa's not gonna come to your house this year.
elandereth
elandereth - July 22, 2010 at 10:08pm
jailbroken, unlocked 3Gs is about $310..who was talking about iPh4? check ebay before you post...your high.
TyMeBoMb
TyMeBoMb - July 21, 2010 at 2:08pm
Geohot, you're incredibly young and talented. With that said, DON'T RELEASE JAILBREAKS IF YOU DON'T WANT PRESS ABOUT IT. When you're that talented, less talented people rely on you to provide them your service... if you don't like this, fall away from the scene forever - The Dev-Team and Comex have proven more more reliable.
Comex
Comex - July 21, 2010 at 1:24pm
All Jailbreak Lovers Cool and Calm, Release Date is Confirmed . July 31
Grrr
Grrr - July 21, 2010 at 1:29pm
July 31 ? Yeah..."I'll buy that for a dollar".....Ever hear of the boy who cried wolf one to many times ? If the devs had something working and are waiting till the 31st it's cause they're reveling in the notoriety, or maybe they've gotta wait till the ink is dry on their DNC contracts with Apple.
Thatcher
Thatcher - July 21, 2010 at 1:32pm
Don't believe these people using usernames such as 'comex', 'MuscleNerd' & 'GeoHot' on this site, all legitimate updates are released via twitter or the Dev-Team website. There is no confirmed release date for any JB. I wish GeoHot would stop being a child about his releases as well. If he doesn't want to be in the scene he should stop posting. He just wants his ego stroking every once in a while
Jay
Jay - July 21, 2010 at 1:13pm
No diss as I am much appreciative of a jailbreak but NOW I'm starting to see where you're coming from. These many updates about a jailbreak or unlock and no real news that benefits anyone. Now this Geohot thing, its like they're creating a hacker PR event for the jailbreak release. They need to just either release it or keep the status under wraps until it's OFFICIALLY ready. If its not ready, we can understand. But don't tease your audience 4 times a wk w/ news that isn't worth a damn..... Or just release it and make us pay. You have a willing and paying customer right here. Just my two cents.
elandereth
elandereth - July 21, 2010 at 7:53pm
right on...said just right.
MM
MM - July 21, 2010 at 1:03pm
Lol look who's talking
Omair
Omair - July 21, 2010 at 1:07pm
Comex didn't "announce" his release. That tweet of comex could still mean that it will come out a week from now or maybe more..
Haha
Haha - July 21, 2010 at 3:00pm
Ya all comex said was he wasn't waiting for 4.1. Which could just mean he will keep working with what he has done so far. so even after 4.1 officially comes out he could still be working on the 4.0.x jailbreak. Still, I hope it's sooner than later. As for geohot, I don't really care what his personality is, I'm not looking to be his friend, if he wants to release something then COOL
the mask
the mask - July 21, 2010 at 3:01pm
i have 2 go vacation tomorrow , plz can u release asap,we r tired of waiting for crying o l
Grrrr
Grrrr - July 21, 2010 at 1:02pm
There's a few companies that handle releases much like the current JB devs. Tease ya with a little tid-bit, whet your appetite, dangle the carrot, wait till there's a feverish pitch and then put out a limited release. Tell me this doesn't remind you of the release histories of Apple, Google and yes, even Microsoft....
Furrnace
Furrnace - July 21, 2010 at 12:57pm
Like! (iClarified needs a button for that) ;)
Will.I.am.not
Will.I.am.not - July 21, 2010 at 6:40pm
Like a person pretending to be dead and peaking out if one eye.
Chris
Chris - July 21, 2010 at 12:45pm
SOMEONE NEEDS TO PUT OUT THE JAILBREAK NOW!!!! COME ON YOU GUYS, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS WAITING FOR!!!!
iName
iName - July 21, 2010 at 11:45am
Like most of us I am (impatiently) waiting for an iOS a jailbreak for my iPhone 4. However I'm very confused about the blobs. I've jailbroken my previous iPhones many times before I don't recall ever having been told about backing up these blobs. What exactly is the purpose of doing that and does everyone have to do it? I don't want to unlock my phone just jailbreak.
paul
paul - July 21, 2010 at 11:56am
It really has nothing to do with the jb or an unlock. it just allows you to downgrade your firmware once apples closed their signing window (4.0 was closed when 4.0.1 was released) In regards to what Comex said he just making sure everyone has them backed up because apple timely releases updates after a jb release. So its to protect those who 'accidentally' upgrade and loose their jb. they can always downgrade and jb with their blobs saved.
Furrnace
Furrnace - July 21, 2010 at 12:47pm
Yeah iName, I was confused at first too but I think I understand it now. It's a pretty good idea. I'm glad they're doing it now. I don't know how well it works yet since I haven't had to try it. For example though, I cannot downgrade back to 3.1.2 from iOS 4.0 very easily and if you save your blobs, then it's apparently very easy through iTunes. Otherwise you get an error when trying to restore. This is correct, right paul?
88ender88
88ender88 - July 21, 2010 at 10:06pm
almost. you can not downgrade at ALL without going to firmware umbrella and having the blobs to go back to. so if you mess up somehow, or for whatever reason your phone gets/needs to be restored you'll be stuck having to use new firmware that will most likely not be jailbreak/unlockable. at least for some unknowable time. it's a VERY easy streamlined process that would take less time to complete than it has typing your questions. and then you'd be nice and safe. :) if you don't back up before a new firmware release, you will no longer be able to get apple to sign for the current one so will be SOL
Omair
Omair - July 21, 2010 at 11:42am
Are GeoHot's jailbreaks untethered or tethered?
DanCJ
DanCJ - July 21, 2010 at 4:45pm
I can't say for sure about any upcoming jailbreak, but my 3.1.2 jailbroken phone uses Geohot's JB and it's untethered.
Pablo
Pablo - July 21, 2010 at 11:42am
Now will be a GREAT TIME!!!!!! Don't you think???
Ken
Ken - July 21, 2010 at 11:38am
Make it rain now!! we are in a drought of waiting for the jailbreak!!!
Animal
Animal - July 21, 2010 at 11:34am
I saved my 4.0 blobs onto my PC but not Cydia. Is that a problem ? Should I update to 4.0.1 and save them to cydia ready for the JB ?
Paul
Paul - July 21, 2010 at 11:57am
you dont need to upgrade to save the most current blob. just download tinyumbrella and click advanced and select 4.0.1 since thats all that apple is signing now. and it should send them to cydia and have a copy on your computer.
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