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VMware and iPhone Hacking

33 Responses (Add) | Thursday, February 7th, 2008 at 8:11pm

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This caller had two questions for me! The first was that they are having a difficult time installing VMWare Tools in Linux inside a Virtual Machine. The second question dealt with iPhone Hacking.

I’ve had to do this before. You’re probably not going to run through a GUI installer. You’re going to drop into a terminal. I believe it’s VMware-install.pl is the command. VMware Fusion is a sponsor of ours here at the live show. The VWmware Tools software, which if installed in a Virtual Machine, is designed to help make the useability and virtual integration between the host machine and the virtual machine seamless. The Linux one is a little different. When installing, it mounts as a virtual CD. You should have a zip file on there. Drop to a command line within Linux, and CD to that directory.

The second question the caller had was “I am currently paying about $70 a month for the iPhone AT&T bill. I am wondering if I should unlock it, and go with another provider”? My answer is to stick with AT&T. If you run into any support issues in the future, you’re hosed. You have no options. It doesn’t make any sense to me. $70 is admittedly a lot of money. You have to do what you are comfortable with. I just don’t recommend Jailbreaking.

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33 Comments

gnfnr211

February 7th, 2008
at 8:01pm

i was watching this one last night

halowarrules

February 7th, 2008
at 9:49pm

hi chris nice vid was watching this live the other day but i was not in chat cos i was banned ,why was i banned chris

JTCX

February 7th, 2008
at 10:06pm

i think that people have been disillusioned to what a phone should do these days. text,call,mail and web are more than enough. playing games are just pointless gimmicks. if you want to play games on the go, buy a ds or a psp.

Gb755c

February 7th, 2008
at 11:38pm

Wait until your iPhone is out of warranty then jailbreak it

b2rkidd

February 8th, 2008
at 5:09am

hi im joey friend marcelo. he has been hacked

cartmandude14

February 8th, 2008
at 5:23am

chris, you do know that if you brick your iPhone u can just do a restore and apple will never know. problem is people watch these videos, and people at the apple store may be like, chris, we saw your jailbroken iphone. so whatever, jailbreaking is definately awesome tho

ryan9559

February 8th, 2008
at 5:45am

or the SDK which is out late this month.

Windows Vista Torrent

February 8th, 2008
at 6:19am

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yiyopr1

February 8th, 2008
at 6:56am

having a jailbroken iphone rocks, its really worth the risk

bigyiko

February 8th, 2008
at 7:57am

Wow man, you are very best

miguelluigi8

February 8th, 2008
at 2:35pm

I like the face he makes at the end!

Cybergeek2021

February 8th, 2008
at 5:34pm

Hi Chris,
Thanks for helping me on those, I really appreciate it.
Thank You,
Cybergeek2021

PS: Still Love The Show

Glitch

February 8th, 2008
at 6:13pm

I think vmware is the coolest programs ever. It is very useful. If I had an iphone I would for sure jailbreak it.

crownx

February 8th, 2008
at 6:16pm

i wouldnt really reccomend hacking your iphone in any way! i had an iphone before, and i unlocked it just to say i have an “unlocked iphone” and one day outta nowhere the iphone froze! i had no choice but to connect to itunes and restart the iphone, and in the process BRICKING my iphone! it never worked again. so if u hack or unlocked your iphone in any way be prepared for the worst! im not saying its 100% chance its gunna happen but but out of nowere ur iphone can have a problem (such as freeze) and u will HAVE to reset it, and that may or may not go so good for u. i reccomend only hacking or unlocking if u really HAVE to, otherwise dont risk it if you like your phone. just a heads up, and sumthing to consider! :) once again, great vid chris!

Technobabble

February 8th, 2008
at 7:47pm

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Forian

February 9th, 2008
at 12:45am

I would never hax my iPhone, it is just way to risky! Apple tells you not to do it for a reason, because breaking your iPhone is very possible.

Czar

February 9th, 2008
at 1:11am

I currently have a jailbroken, unlocked iPhone. Fully functioning with the latest firmware, software, etc. Works like a charm. Although, i agree with chris that you shouldn’t do it in case you run into support issues. There were times i had to reset and i lost everything and it bricked. However, I was still able to get it back working. So i personally think its not that risky to jailbreak it. If you dont like it, backup ur stuff and reset. I love my iPhone. :D

HackerTHATSME

February 9th, 2008
at 4:51am

i love the flat beat ring

TunderFighter

February 12th, 2008
at 5:12pm

these people have a fucked-up life

jgrig123

February 16th, 2008
at 4:19am

ya if you are go to do this make sure you dont download lunix,if you it will destroy your computer so i wouldnt do it or use quake although its not ilegal it isnt good

Joeyl10

February 21st, 2008
at 11:53pm

Your a R.E.T.A.R.D.
Learn what you say. Yes he is a human.

kyle myers

June 9th, 2008
at 1:32am

Definitaly jailbreak your iphone its worth it, but use ZIPHONE because it allows you to unlock and relock your phone at will. So if you do run into problems just relock it and bring it to apple for their support.

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June 9th, 2008
at 9:11pm

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