Useful for developers, useless for bypassing security.
If you successfully boot a ramdisk on an iOS device, it runs a minimal version of iOS entirely inside the device's temporary memory (RAM). This gives you root access to the storage partition. With this access, you can:
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Connect it to a Mac or a PC running iTunes / Apple Devices app.
Unlike older devices (iPhone 5s through iPhone X) which feature the hardware-based checkm8 bootrom exploit, the A12 Bionic chip is patched against this vulnerability.
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Windows only; requires strict adherence to driver installations. 2. Broque Ramdisk
If successful, the iPhone XR screen may show a verbose text boot sequence, a specific logo, or remain black while establishing an SSH connection over USB. You can verify the connection by opening a terminal window and typing: ssh root@localhost -p 2222 Use code with caution.
While truly free tools for A12+ devices are rare and highly dependent on your iOS version, several developers offer tools with free tiers or specific version support. 1. DarkFlash / DarkRamdisk
If you know the original Apple ID and password associated with the device, you do not need a ramdisk. Put the iPhone XR into Recovery Mode manually.
Save your lockdown folder to prevent future SIM lock issues.