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Hi folks, I’m a tinkerer and like to hack old devices. Currently running postmarketOS on an old oneplus6. Now I want to try to repurpose my old ipad 3 with LTE.

For that purpose I have tried:

  • https://jailbreaks.app/legacy.html -> phoenix (Error: app could not be installed at this time)
  • windows VM (I’m on linux) with usb connect, I can see the ipad in device manager and open the harddrive but neither itunes nor sideloadly will connect to it. impactor also wont recognize the device
  • exchanging the cable for a different (newer) one, also no change
  • resetting the ipad to factory settings to free up space, no change
  • reinstalling itunes, icloud, sideloadly
  • restarting between each step

I’m kind of running out of ideas at this point. I generally have a debug device which I could try and use on the ipad but I struggle to find resources on lower level hardware hacking for the ipad. Let me know if you have any other ideas.

Have a good one!

  • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.comOPEnglish
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    1 month ago

    thanks mate! now I’m aching to get back to it because I am in bed with covid. next step is to somehow open the bootloader and pzt linux on it. if that turns out to be impossible, which I dont think it will, I’ll try to at least get some good apps on the old thing. btw I bought an identical one with 32 gigs on ebay. arrived yesterday. :)

    • SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml
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      1 month ago

      Ooooof! I’ve had covid a couple times now, it was brutal both times. Though I caught whooping cough in late Feb, and I’d say on balance that was worse.
      Hope you’re on the mend at least, and you’ve got someone to bring you soup and fluff up the pillows.

      Definitely keep me posted on your progress with the iPads. Keen to see what you manage to get going on them!