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How To Dual Boot iPhone and Android In 5 Easy Stages

25 April 2010 16 Comments

iphone android install 300x226 How To Dual Boot iPhone and Android In 5 Easy Stages

Hers is the easy way to install and dual boot iPhone and Android on your iPhone 2G handset. We will bring you the tutorial on dual booting the Android 2.1 on iPhone 3Gs as soon as it will be released.

The installation process involves 5 easy stages which you can quickly finish with a little patience and bandwidth. Get ready here it comes.

Stage 1: Downloads

  1. VirtualBox (link).  Get the right version Windows/Mac
  2. VirtualBox Ubuntu Image (link).  Download number 10, Ubuntu Linux 9.10 codename Karmic Koala x86
  3. iPhone Explorer (link).  If you’re on Linux you can use FTP such as FileZilla instead.
  4. Android images and sources (link)
  5. Patched images (link).  Courtesy of Geekoid.

Stage 2: Landing

  1. Open Task Manager
  2. Kill the iTunes Helper process
  3. Install iPhone Explorer
  4. Connect your iPhone to your Mac/PC
  5. Run iPhone Explorer
  6. Click the Change Root button
  7. Select “/” Real iPhone Root Directory
  8. Browse to private/var
  9. Copy ramdisk.img, userdata.img, cache.img and zImage from Downloads#5 (Android images and sources) to that var directory
  10. Copy system.img and android.img.gz from Downloads#6 (patched images) to the that var directory

Stage 3: Configuring The Virtual Box

  1. Install VirtualBox
  2. Open VirtualBox
  3. Go on File > Virtual Media Manager
  4. Make sure Hard Disks is selected
  5. Click Add
  6. Locate the ubuntu-9.10.vdi file (download#3) and select it
  7. Close Virtual Media Manager
  8. Go on Machine > New
  9. Click Next
  10. Under Name enter “Ubuntu”
  11. Select Linux Operating System
  12. Select Ubuntu Version
  13. Click Next
  14. Set an amount of RAM, the default should be fine
  15. Click Next
  16. Select “Use existing hard disk”
  17. Select the ubuntu-9.10.vdi
  18. Click Next
  19. Click Finish
  20. Select that new machine to start up Ubuntu
  21. The password to login is: reverse

Stage 4: Configuring Ubuntu
1. Click System (top bar) > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager
2. Enter the password: reverse
3. In the quicksearch box, type libusb-1.0, click the Check Box next to libusb-1.0-0 and select Mark for installation
4. In the quicksearch box, type libreadline, click the Check Box next to libreadline5 and select Mark for installtion
5. Click Apply
6. When it’s all installed close the Package Manager
7. Open Firefox (in Ubuntu)
8. Download openiboot installer from here
9. Click Places (top bar) > Downloads
10. Right-click openiboot.zip and click Extract Here
11. Click Applications (top bar) > Accessories > Terminal
12. Without the quotes, type ‘cd Downloads/openiboot’
13. Restart your iPhone in Recovery Mode (power off, hold down Home button, connect to USB cable)

Stage 5: Starting Android On Your iPhone and this is the final stage before you can enjoy the dual boot option.

1. In VirtualBox, the Ubuntu Window, go on Devices > USB Devices and select iPhone (Recovery Mode)
2. In the terminal type (without quotes): ’sudo su’
3. Enter the password: reverse
4. In the terminal type ./loadibec openiboot.img3
5. You’ll see the OpeniBoot screen appear on your iPhone
6. Hold down the power button a couple of seconds (iPhone)
7. The bottom option, openiboot console, will become selected
8. Press Home (iPhone).  You’ll see a bunch of text appear and stop at “Welcome to openiboot”
9. In VirtualBox, the Ubuntu Window, go on Devices > USB Devices and select iPhone (OpeniBoot Mode)
10. In terminal type su ./oibc
11. Enter the password: reverse
12. If this doesn’t work just type: ./oibc
13. You’ll see the same text from the iPhone in the Terminal
14. Type (without quotes) ‘nor_read 0×09000000 0×0 1048576? and press Enter
15. Wait for it to say Done
16. Type (without quotes) ‘~norbackup.dump:1048576?
17. This creates a backup of your NOR memory – save a copy on USB stick, or email it to yourself or something
18. Type install, press Enter.  When this is done you’ve got openiboot installed on your iPhone.

Now that you have got your dual boot you need to finish the process and enter your new Android:

  1. if you still have Terminal open with the oibc still running, just type ‘reboot’, press Enter and skip to step 3
  2. If you don’t have Terminal open, disconnect your phone, turn it off and back on
  3. When openiboot appears press Power button to switch to openiboot console (bottom option)
  4. Hold down the Home button
  5. Android will start to boot, but it might take a while

Go and show your friends your new iPhone with dual boot.

[via planetbeing WinXBlog Geekoid androidalot]

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16 Comments »

  • jeremy said:

    will this work on a ipod touch

    # 27 April 2010 at 7:06 pm
  • Darren said:

    Is the 3gs tutorial out yet or does this tut work for 3gs too? has anyone tried it?

    # 6 May 2010 at 6:29 am
  • tennyson williams said:

    Will this work on the iPod Touch? please e-mail a response, your help will be highly appreciated

    # 8 May 2010 at 1:52 pm
  • Thomas McFarlane said:

    Will this Work on iPod Touch

    # 12 May 2010 at 3:39 pm
  • Jacy Kincade (1ndev) said:

    @Darren

    well im trying it on my 3g… im doing well untell i get to ./oibc

    # 14 May 2010 at 12:01 am
  • Jacy Kincade (1ndev) said:

    yes yes i fixed it now it works…. so yes you can put android on a iphone 3g :D

    # 14 May 2010 at 12:10 am
  • spencer A said:

    the download link for step 4 dont work
    please fix!

    # 17 June 2010 at 1:11 am
  • maddog said:

    Please add username for the linux, you have only given us the password.

    # 21 June 2010 at 1:50 pm
  • Matt said:

    I searched around for a while, and found a torrent for the files you need for step 4: graphite.sandslott.org:4080/pub/idroid/torrents.html Seems someones making everyone hosting the file take it down.

    # 22 June 2010 at 11:31 pm
  • wolfric said:

    As asked above: Does this work for 3gs (not just 3g)

    # 8 July 2010 at 4:55 pm
  • Budi darmawan said:

    Will this work iPod touch 2G 8G MC model?
    Please send me email, i’ll be waiting for you.

    Thanks before, i really-really want try this thing.

    # 5 October 2010 at 5:38 am
  • htoo aung kyaw said:

    download link are dead
    please give me a fresh download link
    i really want it
    please

    # 11 October 2010 at 12:51 pm
  • dhiren said:

    can someone email me the files from download#5. i cant find the patched images anywhere. dhiren_patel1@msn.com

    # 12 October 2010 at 5:27 am
  • andy said:

    hey, can i have download links 4 + 5, the one’s on this page no longer work
    thanks
    andy

    # 21 December 2010 at 10:51 pm
  • Raman Katwal said:

    Hi Guys,

    Any update for Iphone 3GS ? I am eager to run it on dual boot.

    If any one tried it on 3GS please drop me a mail at katwal.raman@gmail.com

    Or any one want to test it, also welcome

    Thanks

    # 9 March 2011 at 4:06 am
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