iDongle is born !





Just received the PCB prototypes ! I have 8 pieces 12 pieces on hand, and since it’s hand mounted, for each, it tooks me half an hour to solder all components…


Parts supply is difficult for such low quantities, but If I have enough queries, I should be able to start a little production, but don’t expect prices below 10€, the bill of material, including PCB, is about 22€ each (VAT included) for a 50 pieces batch, and it’s not yet mounted… 30€ could be a good price ?

Of course, if your device don’t need to boot tethered once jailbreaked (old bootrom), this is useless for you, go ahead, you’re lucky.

From now, for late devices, only OS versions up to 3.1.2 supports Jailbreak, so please, don’t upgrade to 3.1.3 until I post an update, and don’t blame me if you do so !

Moreover, you can use it as a mini-USB to 30 pins adapter if you need to connect to a computer with just any regular USB cable.

And please note again, at time of writing, IT DOES’NT WORK (yet) for 3.1.3 devices ! If available, I’ll post a firmware update as soon as possible.



Since I can’t afford the bill for covering a 50 pieces batch, you can donate few bucks to help me start, or become a generous (and famous) geek by buying me one of my prototype at good price ;)

If you place an order afterward, please remember me your Paypal ID, I’ll deduce your donation from your order, and if I can’t raise enough funds, I’ll return money back to anyone asking it.

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Work in Progress



Here’s a view of the PCB. There’s a mini-USB connector for upgrade, and a male 30-pin connector (extrem right) to connect to your iPhone/iPod Touch for jailbreak/tethered boot.
Size is 60×30mm, and I had no choice but to add a 9v battery for power since the 3.3v from the dock isn’t available under iBoot.

Concerning the project, I don’t know yet if source will be released. Who blamed George Hotz or dev-team ? I should have a think about this.

I should receive the first batch for mid-february. Stay tuned !