Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
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Printed | Page 3 Chapter 3 |
Apple has recently changed their drivers in Mac OS X 10.5.6 and on new model MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks, causing the machine to fail to recognize the iPhone in DFU (Device Failsafe Utility) mode. The workaround for this is to connect the iPhone to the desktop machine using a USB hub. It may be necessary to do this to perform the steps in Chapter 3. |
Jonathan Zdziarski |
Jan 01, 2009 | |
Printed | Page 28 Script Example |
On page 28, the example script to remove the passcode was erroneously printed with the following line: |
Jonathan Zdziarski |
Sep 19, 2008 | Aug 29, 2014 |
Printed | Page 37 Step 3 |
On page 37, step 3 instructs the reader to copy the contents of the Pwned firmware bundle into the stage2 folder, but assumes the reader already knows how to do this from previous examples. The proper command to extract the contents of the archive should be issued immediately after the command "mkdir stage2", as shown below: |
Jonathan Zdziarski |
Oct 10, 2008 | Aug 29, 2014 |
Printed | Page 40 Second Example |
On page 40, the reader is given the command to re-zip the modified firmware files back into an IPSW bundle using the zip command. This example should mirror the one given on page 37 for building the first stage bundle, but is missing the trailing asterisk. The command should instead read: |
Jonathan Zdziarski |
Sep 17, 2008 | Aug 29, 2014 |
Printed | Page 44 Step 3 |
A list of available wireless networks will appear in the section labeled "Choose a Network Tap" on the network that your desktop is presently connected to. |
Anonymous | Sep 27, 2008 | Aug 29, 2014 |
Page 62 String commands |
On my machine (Mac Mini) when I tried to make the string dump it threw me an error: "strings: can't map file: filename (Cannot allocate memory)" Could be some wonkiness on how strings works on OS X, I'm not sure. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Sep 16, 2008 |