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iPhone firmware upgrade with VirtualBox

With VirtualBox it's possible to fully access your iPhone with iTunes! As I'm writing this I'm doing a firmware upgrade

You will need the official release of VirtualBox for USB support and configure usbfs for user-level permission. This will enable the otherwise greyed out iPhone device from the USB Devices menu.

Note: When upgrading your firmware through iTunes, the iPhone will switch modes and appear as a new USB device. When iTunes is waiting for the iPhone, make sure to connect the device from the VirtualBox Devices -> USB Devices menu.

Unfortunately the firmware upgrade didn't seem to help with the trouble I'm having with my iPhone: The power button is unresponsive, it won't boot without the power cord (the apple logo flashes endlessly) and other weird behaviour. I might have to take it to the Apple Store for diagnosis :-/ I wonder if that's possible in India...