Use OpeniBoot to Backup iPhone baseband NOR memory [How to]

Here I will show you how to backup and recover iPhone baseband NOR memory. This backed up file will give you info of your baseband. It is really crucial to use that data if you are trying to unlock iPhone.

Using NOR memory of your iPhone baseband you can find different exploits which you can apply to unlock your phone. The program  will help you to dump NOR memory of your baseband. This program is OpeniBoot which is used to port Linux to older iDevices and you can download it here below.

In case you don’t know NOR is a storage medium like BIOS boot in PC. NOR seczone: This is a protected area of baseband’s NOR memory that includes encrypted data. The phone’s lock state depends on that information. This area is commonly called the NVRAM by mistake. The referring to NVRAM as the part of iPhone’s baseband is totally incorrect. The iPhone baseband doesn’t have any NVRAM, and everything (lockstate, IMEI, NCK) is stored in encrypted state in the NOR memory at the range between:

0xA03FA000 – 0xA03FC000

Here below you will see two action that help you to backup and recover NOR  memory file.

How to Dump NOR Memory (recommended)

Step 1. Download OpeniBoot using link below:

Download OpeniBoot

After downloading just unzip the file in the directory you’ve created and ensure that OpeniBoot guide is not installed on your iPhone.

Step 2. Open terminal and type x: (switch to the folder where the letter), and then type: cd xxx is (to switch to the folder).

Step 3. When terminal indicates your iPhone then enter Recovery Mode.

Step 4. In the Terminal type:

loadibec openiboot.img3

iPhone will load Openiboot interface. Use the switch button to quickly select the console, press the Home key. The computer will be prompted to search for new hardware in the decompressed folder (Win7, Vista, XP) Search Installing the console driver.

Step 5. After the installation is complete in a terminal type:

oibc

to sync terminal and iPhone.

Step 6. Now type in the Terminal:

nor_read 0x09000000 0x0 1048576

Step 7. Now type:

~ norbackup.dump: 1048576

Step 8. Wait till the file is  sent and type:

reboot to restart the iPhone

Step 9. It will generate a norbackup.dump file in the directory you have created for this, so, you should keep this file.

How to Recover NOR Memory

Warning: If your iPhone functions without any boot problems please do not blindly restore!

Step 1. Download this file:

Download norbackup.rar

Note: If is something wrong with that file then try this to download.

Extract it to the directory of the memory.

Step 2. Now you need norbackup.dump file that you have just backed up. So change the file extension from .dump to the .bin and it will look like this:

norbackup.bin

And laeve it in that directory where it was.

Step 3. Open Terminal and type x: (switch to the folder where the letter), and then type: cd xxx is (to switch to the folder)

Step 4. Enter Recovery Mode (when your iPhone will be connected to the computer).

Step 5. In terminal type this:

loadibec openiboot.img3

And iPhone will load Openiboot interface. Use the switch button to quickly select the console, press the Home key.

Step 6. The computer will be prompted to search for new hardware in the decompressed folder (Win7, Vista, XP) Search Installing the console driver.

Step 7. After the installation is complete in a terminal type:

oibc

to sync terminal and iPhone.

Step 8. When Loaded in the terminal, enter:

!norbackup.bin

Step 9. After the file received input:

nor_write 0x09000000 0x0 0x100000

Step 10. Wait fore Done and type:

reboot to restart the iPhone

And that’s it. Now you know how to backup NOR and use that NOR file to recover NOR. I hope it was not difficult for you but if there are some questions then let me know in the comment section below and I will help you. However I’m learning too.

Remember: All you do is on your own risk because this method was tested only on my iPhone and I can’t say for sure about others. And this method works only on iPhone 2G and iPhone 3G.

Also there is another method to dump NOR memory of iPhone baseband, just go here and you will find out how.

Tags: baseband, how-to, iPhone unlock, nck, NOR

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