Howto: Update/Upgrade/Refresh to Official XP SP3 from Beta XP SP3
Posted by Mr. IT Guy | Filed under Howto, IT in General, Microsoft
- Open Regedit
- Goto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion - Delete the following keys: CSDBuildNumber and CSDVersion
- Install Windows XP SP3 (Don’t restart!! If you restart, start from step 1 again)
Tags: beta, Microsoft, windows, windows upgrade, xp sp3
iPhone Hacking - Activation, Jailbreak, Unlock, Bootloader Downgrade, SummerBoard and Customize on 1.1.3
Posted by Mr. IT Guy | Filed under Howto, IT in General, Mac OSX, Microsoft
I finally take the plunge and bought an iPhone. For starters, I do not like AT&T and decided to jailbreak, unlock and customize it. First of all, jailbreak and unlock. After GeoHot released the unlocking tools on Feb 8, 2008, there’s a sudden influx in iPhone unlocking tool. The one I recommend and has used before is ZiPhone (download link). ZiPhone is released by Zibri and is also available with the OSX GUI version (download link). This tool will activate, jailbreak, unlock, downgrade bootloader, change imei, recover bricked iphone, and etc, any version of iPhone currently available (up to 1.1.3).
Here’s what I do in the beginning:
- Upgrade Iphone to firmware 1.1.3
- Run the ZiPhone software with -j -u -a -b flags enabled to activate, jailbreak, unloack and downgrade bootloader
That’s all that’s needed to activate, unlock, jailbreak, and downgrade the bootloader of my brand new iPhone (1.1.2 OOTB). This will also install the Installer application. The Installer applications allows the ease of downloading/installing of software from the software repositories.
First order of business there are a couple of software that needs to be installed to lay the groundwork for other hacks. To install these software, tap on Installer -> Install -> All Packages and tap on the following packages:
- BSD Subsystem
- openSSH
- Communicty Sources
After installing these software, I proceed to install SummerBoard and Customize for audio/visual customization. There are, however, some snags/problems with the 1.1.3 firmware. Some SummerBoard themes installs in the old folder and I need to use a patched version of Customize specifically for 1.1.3 firmware. I started by adding a new repository for the patched Customize.
- Tap on Installer -> Sources
- Tap on Edit -> Add
- Type “http://www.touchrepo.com/repo.xml” (without quotes) then click OK
Tags: activation, hacking, iphone, Linux, mac, Mac OSX, ssh, tools, unlock, windows
Triple Boot Mac OS X, Ubuntu and Windows XP on MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo (Part 3)
Posted by Mr. IT Guy | Filed under Featured, Hardware, Linux, Mac OSX, Microsoft, Networking Product, Operating System, Review
Out of the three parts, this is the part where I stumble upon the most “unexpected” issues. First of all, Live CD does not work on my 2nd-gen Macbook Pro (MBP). There seems to be some problem with the ATI drivers on the Live CD that prevents X from starting up. I have to use the Alternate CD with the text-based-installer. Also, GRUB will not install. Fortunately LILO will be offered and it installs just fine. Finally X will not work after the reboot and you need to install some drivers before it will work.
Tags: Linux, mac, Mac OSX, macbook pro, Microsoft, os x, ubuntu, windows