# THE \*\*iPhone\*\* Thread (GPS, JailBreak, Apps, Etc)

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-iphone-thread-gps-jailbreak-apps-etc/52832>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [July 16, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-iphone-thread-gps-jailbreak-apps-etc/52832 "2008-07-16T08:55:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-iphone-thread-gps-jailbreak-apps-etc/52832/26 "2008-07-23T09:27:02Z")

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> [@JayS](#):
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> Any time you flash firmware there is a chance of bricking it. It may be a slight chance but to do it when the “big reward” is installing an nes emulator it does seem worth it. I’ll let people like boxaa work out the bugs and when a worthwhile jailbreak only app comes out then I’ll do it.

Ya you can corrupt the firmware which in this case is the OS but the iphone has DFU mode and restore mode. DFU mode is great becuase it allows you to boot right into the ROM so you can reflash whatever you need to since it does not load the OS at all and is not the same as the old restore mode which still relied on iTunes and could be interupted.

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