macrumors says 2.0 available for download if you're brave!

[ColsTiger]

They've found the link to the download, but you have to install it by holding down the Option key and pressing Check for Update in iTunes and then selecting the ipsw file.

2.0 available (http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/10/iphone-2-0-firmware-5a347-available-early/)

It didn't work on my PC, but maybe if you've got a mac, you can get it to come up.

[dcom]

I'm downloading it now and will do the update. I'll post when it's done.

[lukeules]

Im so excited..... i just cant hide it....

[Talutha]

Didn't work for me. Gave me a could not update phone error, trying again right now.

[stevetim]

It took me over 20 minutes to update the phone. So far so good. I didn't hold 'option' + 'check for update'. I held 'option' + 'restore' to do the upgrade. Hope this helps anyone having trouble.

The 'contacts' button is pretty handy I guess.
My mail settings were actually restored which never was the case with FW upgrades before. I had to manually enter them before. Kudos to Apple for this small fix on my upgrade procedure.

[dcom]

Make sure you sync first, just in case something goes wrong. Mine went fine and is now doing the Restore from the backup/sync I did about 20 minutes ago

[dcom]

Update done, no problems except that all my installed apps from being jailbroken are gone. App Store is on the front page of the phone and there are 20 or so available that I can see (under Featured). Haven't downloaded any or checked out any of the other features. Woohoo!

Quite a few are free, most seem to be 9.99 with one being 49.99. There are several hundred available if you look at all the Categories!

[up10ad]

Here is another link to getting v2 download. http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum/iphone-software/2-0-is-live-30791.html#post291632

[ColsTiger]

Here is another link to getting v2 download. http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum/iphone-software/2-0-is-live-30791.html#post291632

Oh man. I was 30 minutes ahead of that one.

[up10ad]

yep, you da man! But the macrumors link is dead...

[dcom]

yep, you da man! But the macrumors link is dead...

It's still up for me

[ColsTiger]

Mine is still updating. I had to decipher the mac instructions a little, but didn't have any trouble getting to the file. Just download the update and remember where it downloads on your computer. On a PC, hold Shift and Check for Updates and you can browse to the update file (.ipsw). Once you do that it starts updating just like always. Getting close now.

[dcom]

I just downloaded the free Talking French Phrasebook. It first asks you for your iTunes password then begins the download. As it's doing it, the icon for the App shows up on the front page with a small progress bar across the bottom that shows the download status. When it's done, the app's icon remains and you can run it.

[ColsTiger]

Mine is restoring from backup now. Should be getting close.

Check that. It's got to load 1160 songs first.

[up10ad]

yep, mine too, I have 7,000 photos and a bunch of other stuff, long sync.

[minivini]

half through downloading the enormous file...

[kr3st]

2.0 is installed on my iPhone but my mail app doesn't work correctly. I press my mail.app and it opens goes to a blank screen and closes.

[kneshoba]

Just bricked my iphone.. doing a restore now.... Will post my results

[kneshoba]

I'm good to go.. Just installed 2.0 now im installing the apps

Thanks
Everyone

[ColsTiger]

Playing with the apps now. Myspace works great but I can't get FAcebook to work. Anybody here tried the Facebook app yet?

[kr3st]

Playing with the apps now. Myspace works great but I can't get FAcebook to work. Anybody here tried the Facebook app yet?

Nope I'm in the same boat.

Add me on facebook when you do get it working.

RC Levell is the name :)

[ColsTiger]

Nope I'm in the same boat.

Add me on facebook when you do get it working.

RC Levell is the name :)

Thanks for the verification. Maybe they've got some problems. I certainly will add you right now. Look for it from Andy Whatley

[kr3st]

Thanks for the verification. Maybe they've got some problems. I certainly will add you right now. Look for it from Andy Whatley

Just got it and accepted it.

Yea, I had to make sure a couple of times I was putting the right password ind and stuff and I was. Still not working. Glad to know its not just me though.

[jpetticrew]

Does it take anyone else like three minutes to "back up" their phone when syncing?

[kr3st]

Thanks for the verification. Maybe they've got some problems. I certainly will add you right now. Look for it from Andy Whatley

Facebook app is working :)

[ColsTiger]

Does it take anyone else like three minutes to "back up" their phone when syncing?

It takes waaaay longer than you would think. Just be patient. Mine probably took 40-45 minutes to upgrade completely. With this update the phone is completely wiped out. None of the earlier updates did that. At the end, itunes will completely load all of your settings, data, and media back to your phone. Don't let it scare you.

Read the article on macrumors. (http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum/iphone-software/macrumors-says-2-0-available-for-download-if-youre-brave-30789.html)

[Ohmster]

I had to upgrade twice. The first time it hung up on the sync. It just kept beeping.....

[tzhourdeka]

HOW DO I DO IT?!?!? It's just a folder..

[ColsTiger]

HOW DO I DO IT?!?!? It's just a folder..

Are you on a mac? If you are then follow these steps from macrumors:

Be sure to fully sync prior to proceeding. In order to install this firmware, you will have to do it manually by pressing the Option key (Shift under Windows) when pressing the "Check for Update" button in iTunes version 7.7. Then select the .ipsw file manually. If for some reason your download is a ".zip" file, rename it to ".ipsw" before proceeding.

[jpetticrew]

It takes waaaay longer than you would think. Just be patient. Mine probably took 40-45 minutes to upgrade completely. With this update the phone is completely wiped out. None of the earlier updates did that. At the end, itunes will completely load all of your settings, data, and media back to your phone. Don't let it scare you.

Read the article on macrumors. (http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum/iphone-software/macrumors-says-2-0-available-for-download-if-youre-brave-30789.html)
No, that's not what I mean. Every time I sync my phone it takes like three to five minutes to back up my iPhone. Also, MDCrashReportTool crashes every time I plug my phone in...

[AntonChigurh]

No, that's not what I mean. Every time I sync my phone it takes like three to five minutes to back up my iPhone. Also, MDCrashReportTool crashes every time I plug my phone in...

Yea I noticed that too when I synced my phone a while after I updated to 2.0. It took easily 4-7 minutes to complete the backing up process.

[jimmyrules712]

FYI that 2.0 verison that everyone is linking to is NOT the correct 2.0 firmware. That firmware is 5A347 and the correct firmware is 5A345. Here is the info i've found:

"iPhone 3G is shipping with build 5A345. 5A347 is a build that was never intended for a production environment, and certainly not for installation on the original iPhone! As I mentioned earlier, it was built to be installed on iPhone 3G development test units only (note, I did not say production units), and has not been tested or designed for the original iPhone.

Build 5A347 contains a significant amount of debug code and that is, in part, the reason for the slowdowns iPhone classic users are seeing. As also mentioned previously, when 32k of debug data is collected, the build is designed to dump the data to a location which no production iPhone supports, and hence you're seeing timeouts while the write process attempts to do its job."

I did install the 5A347 firmware on my v1 and it seems to work fine, but as soon as the correct version is released I'm going to switch to that.

see comment #1037

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=5767877#post5767877 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=515313&page=42)