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S5L8900
This is the Application Processor shared between the iPhone, iPod touch, and the iPhone 3G. Not much is known about it through official sources. This processor is not used in any of the newest devices, being replaced by the S5L8720 and S5L8920.
Contents
Firmware File Formats
See this page for more information on the types of firmware files it interprets
Exploits
Userland
- Restore Mode - Firmware v1.0.2 and below
- Symlinks - Firmware v1.1.1 and below
- LibTIFF - Firmware v1.1.1 and below
- Mknod - Firmware v1.1.2 and below
- Dual Boot Exploit - Firmware 1.1.4 / v2.0b3 and below
iBoot / Kernel
- Ramdisk Exploit - Firmware v1.1.4 / v2.0b3 and below
- Diags Exploit - Firmware v1.1.4 / v2.0b5 and below
- iBoot Environment Variable Overflow - Firmware 3.1b1 and below
Bootrom
Boot Chain
VROM->LLB->iBoot->Kernel->System Software
One of the iPhoneLinux goals are to replace that Boot Chain after iBoot :
VROM->OpeniBoot->Linux Kernel->X Server->Window Manager
Upgrade Process
Restore mode
The common upgrade process chain is VROM->DFU->WTF->iBoot->Kernel->Ramdisk->Restore, also called restore mode.
DFU mode
See full article here. To flash an older version of the iPhone software you have to let your phone reside in DFU. In iTunes you have to press the Alt-Key (Mac) or the shift-key (Windows) when pressing 'Restore' to be able to manually chose an update file (ipsw file). In Windows you must press ALT key not the shift key!
