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[obsolete]How to re-enable the DFU mode in Mac OS X 10.5.6
DO NOT FOLLOW THIS GUIDE. THIS GUIDE IS NOT WORKING IN ITUNES 8.1.1 ANYMORE. CLICK IPHONE ULTIMATE PAGE IMAGE IN THE MAIN PAGE FOR MORE.
After the recent Mac OS X update to 10.5.6, you will not be able to jailbreak the iPhone easily because it cannot enter to DFU mode anymore. DFU mode is a important step to let the iPhone enter to the mode that can be modified. There are some solution on the internet saying you can replace 2 files from 10.5.5. This is not easy for users. Here is another easy solution.
Step 1. Download the files from here or here. Extract it.
Step 2. Put the extracted folder on the desktop, run “Fix_DFU_10_5_6″.
Step 3. It will display a warning. Click “Ok” to continue.
Step 4.Enter your admin password and wait for the boot cache update. It may take more than 30 seconds. Please be patient and don’t interrupt. The Mac will be rebooted when it’s done.
The patch only works for the old Mac series. The new MacBook/MacBook Pro/MacBook Air that comes originally with special edition of Mac OS X 10.5.6 will not work. Also, try it at your own risk. It may damage the system.
[via Hackint0sh]
4 Comments
1. billie joe armstrong replies at 21st December 2008, 5:13 pm :
The patch seems to work great with the new unibody macbooks, according to the user report I’ve seen on the internet.
2. winandmac.com&hellip replies at 27th January 2009, 3:26 pm :
[...] you want to freeze your Mac. To all the jailbreak iPhone users, they are required to run this DFU fix patch before jailbreaking under the newest Mac OS X 10.5.6. The patch has modified the system [...]
3. winandmac 香港版 - 從&hellip replies at 27th January 2009, 11:50 pm :
[...] 有很多用家也不滿足iPhone App Store，好像連倉頡輸入法也沒有，很多用家在苦無選擇下，也要jailbreak就是為了加裝倉頡或九方輸入。若你是Mac用家，於最新Mac OS X 10.5.6下jailbreak，是需要加裝這個DFU PATCH修正小工具才可。 [...]
4. Raviraj replies at 9th April 2009, 8:50 pm :
hi ………….. I installed this patch on my imac……..and now i cannot rum my keyboard,mouse and stuffffff……..DONT INSTALL THIS PATCH…..IT HACKS YOUR r.usb.cmd
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