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Restored to clean 4.2.1 and all of my books worked perfectly. After running Greenpois0n but before even opening Loader or installing Cydia I can no longer open any books purchased through iTunes. Only PDF files and free books from other sources will open. UPDATE #3: [2/15/11] PwnageTool 4.2 has been released, and will let Mac Users create Custom firmware bundles to untether, hacktivate, preserve baseband, AND fix iBooks DRM issue:
iPhone-Dev Team Blog Post: What's In A Name? Below is an image of the screen you get when opening a DRM book:
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There are now several official fixes for this issue. Option 1 - PwnageTool 4.2 / Sn0wBreeze 2.2These two tools now provide the ability for jailbreakers to create custom .ipsw files that both preserve older basebands, and include @comex's iBooks fix. This blog post provides an excellent how-to on how to backup your phone, create a custom .ipsw file, and restore it to your phone. Please note, this method does require performing a restore on your phone, but is also the best method for unlockers on older basebands. Option 2 - Cydia PackageIf you are already jailbroken with greenpois0n or another jailbreak, and would prefer not to jailbreak, you can install @comex's DRM fix in the form of this .deb file (http://a.qoid.us/hunnypot.deb) or by using the following cydia source: Step 1: Launch Cydia >> Manage >> Source >> Edit >> Add >> type – http://cydia.machackpc.com >> Add Source >> Done Step 2: Tap on MacHackPC Community Repository Step 3: Tap on Step 4: Tap on Install and then Tap on confirm to complete the installation Step 5: Now, give your iOS device a reboot and sync your iOS device with iTunes. Note: If that does not work, Launch AppStore app and re download iBooks on your iOS Device. 1
I apologize for my impatience.... Lol but do you have an idea on a ETA for the packages to available via cydia? Available now on cydia.. make-ibooks-work-on-jailbroken-ios-devices-without-restoring-using-hunnypot-by-comex cant install the deb keep having issues installing the deb Install ifile, email the deb to yourself. Open in ifile a menu will pop up. Click install. And your done it works i get a dpkg error when i try installing the file Works like a charm... Take that apple... Right in the shorts! Ha ha option 2 worked like a treat. Thank you for the information |
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If you don't want to re-jailbreak, try this deb: http://a.qoid.us/hunnypot.deb Comex!!! You are the man!! Thanks for the deb file. iBooks now works flawlessly. Thank you so much for the fix. Where do I donate?? Beautiful...iBooks working as smooth as frogs hair ! Thank you all for your hard work and time ! you all Rock!!!! Keep it up, and yeah...where do we donate? do we use the .deb to fix iBooks? How do I use the file? When I click on it it says that mobile safari cannot download the file. Please a few instructions. Install via ssh, lots of guides on the inets, look around. Option 2, wait until package is put on cydia ? You need safari download manager and ifile to do this on the device. Once downloaded, navigate to it in ifile, click on the deb and it will give options. Run installer then reboot and your done. iBooks works again:) you need to SSH into your iDevice with WinSCP and copy the .deb file into the tmp folder. (quit cydia if it's running!) hit ctrl+t in winscp and run the following command: dpkg -i /tmp/hunnypot.deb. when you're done restart your iDevice and the .deb file should be installed. Good luck! :) 1
Thank you comex! I humbly bow to your superior tech skillz. justinb51 you need a download manager or ssh or something like that Is a cydia package to be released? you can install it using ifile |
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I hit the same issue, but needed to restore. For most eBook drm you can leverage calibre with the drm plugins to strip drm from your books. Here is a great blog post on this topic: http://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/ebooks-formats-drm-and-you-—-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/ However, I have not seen a plugin to strip fair play drm from iBook purchased ebooks. I looked at that link but it doesn't cover iPhones and iPads (or at least I didn't see it there) how do you apply that to these devices since you can't read those snooks on your computer? 2
When you install Calibre it connects to a tethered iPhone/iPad and it can transfer your books to and from those devices. 1
I agree, use Calibre to process your epub (iBooks format) books. It's really good at stripping away DRM. You can also convert to other types like mobi to just use the Kindle app instead. Everything I have found has said that iTunes DRM cannot be removed through Calibre. Have you got this working successfully? Anyone have success with Calibre ? How do I go about using Calibre to strip the ebook of the DRM? Do I have to SSH my phone and pull out the file? Purchase in Kindle, use Unswindle to strip DRM, Then convert to ePub with Calibre |
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FYI, on a WiFi-only 64g iPad, originally jb with Redsnow 0.9.6 (tethered), then jb unthethered with Greenpois0n Windows RC5, I had a lot of problems getting iBooks to work. Restored to 4.2.1 stock, jb with Sn0wbreeze 2.2, iBooks still didn't work, and hunnypot wouldn't install. Restored and tried again with Sn0wbreeze, still didn't work. Restored to stock 4.2.1 again, jb with Greenpois0n RC6, then installed hunnypot via Cydia (http://cydia.machackpc.com repo), iBooks worked like a charm. Nice work comex and pushfix, thank you. Just wanted to point out Sn0wbreeze 2.2 iBooks fix may not work on iPad. Ah, thanks for the info, it seems sn0wbreeze doesn't contain the @comex fix that PwnageTool does. But you're right, installing hunnypot does just fine. |
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ih8sn0ws SB 2.2.1 works for verizon iphones for those who dont know |
It's also important to note that its only DRM protected books. That may be why people are reporting that it works fine for them.
I am having the same problem in iBooks, I restored 4.2.1 using tinyumbrella to preserve BB on my iPhone 4 that was previously on 4.1 jailbroken with limera1n. Used greenpois0n rc5-2 on a 2nd gen MacBook Air running SL 10.6.6 to successfully perform the jailbreak.
The exact error message is "There is a problem with the configuration of your iPhone. Please restore with iTunes and reinstall iBooks."
I know the latest beta of the redsn0w jailbreak had this problem as well. Does the exploit which allowed the jailbreak have anything to do with the iBooks DRM?
actually redsn0w has this problem too, on 4.1 as well as 4.2.1
Yes, everyone with a recent device (new bootrom 3GS, iPad or iPhone4) will have this issue with either greenpois0n or redsn0w on 4.2.1. greenpois0n (perma-untether) it will always occur, redsn0w with Monte (same) and the only way you'll be able to read the DRMed books is unjailbroken... for now. Here's hoping someone from the (chronic or iPhone) Dev Teams comes up with a fix, because this issue is actually kind of sucky.
Can anyone pastie the output of the syslog when you try to do this?
@comex I would love to help but don't know how to get to syslog. If you're willing to explain or point to instructions I'll get it to you.
This has been happening since red snow (i used recent b8 not sure when it actually started), but you used to be able to keep pressing and it would eventually open (5-10 times) now with Gp it will not open at all no matter how many times I press it.
@comex http://pastie.org/1533086 My first time doing the syslog. I pasted everything from when I started the syslog by installing syslogd in cydia, opened iBooks, then attempted to open some of the books that give the error a couple of times each. SSH in to get the syslog then removed syslogd. Let me know if you need me to do it again or in a certain way. Thanks!
Here's another syslog, in case it's any use... http://pastebin.com/693EDF8L
@comex http://pastie.org/private/c5vwsiakckoldden2zrmq
That's the syslog from just running iBooks and acknowledging the error. Hope it helps.
@comex I pasted the syslog as an answer
I am having the same problem
Here is the error message i receive..."There is a problem with the configuration of your iPad. Please restore with iTunes and reinstall iBooks."
RC6 doesn't fix the problem.
This is not a Greenpoison only problem I have a iPhone 4 with non green jailbreak and 4.1 and it has the same issue so it is the new update of iBooks.
As the first post says, Apple is doing dirty and naughty tricks to keep us jailbrakers out of their bookstore. So I guess they're not going to go back on this debacle either. I guess their mentality now on jailbreaking must be "If they don't like our walled garden, FINE, but we're not going to let them back in. SERVANT! CLOSE THE iBOOKSTORE TO THE HERETICS!!!"
Couldn't this be fixed with a simple Cydia package that prevents iBooks from openIng this file? Then the check would fail and Apple would think you are vanilla.
I think a simple Cydia package may be the route they are planning to take.
Is there a Windows version of this jailbreak? And do you have to restore to a clean FW (remove greenpois0n) before you can proceed? Or, can you just jailbreak it again over the greenpois0n JB? Thanks for the help.