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iNdependence for iPhone
It ain’t pretty, but I used this to upgrade to the 1.1.1 firmware, and then to manually copy installer.app onto the phone. Hello 3rd-party apps!
Beware, this is a lot more complicated than the way things were, before 1.1.1.
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There are two accounts, root and mobile, each with different passwords:
usr: root
pass: dottie
usr: mobile
I think that I had to use the mobile credentials when I copied Installer.app onto the phone. Try that!pass: alpine
Thanks for the info. I’ve done that too (mobile credentials) I was able to copy installer into the iphone but still nothing showing on the “desktop”.
hmm, and the app shows up in the list of apps on the phone?
I had to follow the instructions very precisely. The only advice that I can offer is to try following it again… use it to downgrade, and go through the process again to upgrade to 1.1.1, and jailbreak/activate/etc.
Good luck!