iPhone firmware 1.0.2 released and analyzed, hopes for new features dashed
August 22nd, 2007
Alright, here's the skinny on what's changed in the new iPhone firmware (1.0.2):
- /private/var/db/localtime has been changed from a file to a symlink, looks like a fix related to time zones.
- The kernel caches in /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kernelcaches/ have been changed. So a few changes in the kernel. The new kernels are actually smaller by about 6 kilobytes.
- The Info.plist for the Multitouch driver in /System/Library/Extensions/AppleMultitouchSPI.kext has been changed. This corresponds with what appears to be reprogrammed multitouch firmware, possibly fixing some multitouch issues for some.
- A few files have been rearranged, for the IOKit, MultitouchSupport, OfficeImport, and System frameworks (/System/Library/Frameworks). Looks like they've replaced some static folders with symlinks into the Versions folder of each framework. Possibly a backward compatibility move? I'm just thinking...
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