Can I use my genuine MacPro3,1 and slightly alter the unique 'DDD' part of the MLB and ROM and use that in my hack? Will it be okay to continue using MacPro3,1 on my hack even though the hardware more closely matches a iMAc15,1?
@Wilky13 & All,
I'm not going to to answer that question directly ...... what i can tell you is that some users have been successful at generating a working 13 digit MLB by using one from a genuine Mac which they own and modifying certain elements of the MLB ...... the best advice I can give is read the linked 'Patten of MLB' thread carefully and understand the 13 Digit MLB format ...... apply what you learn .....
However, there is something very important to remember .... this method runs the risk of generating a MLB that could potentially match someone else's real Mac's MLB and there is no, known way of checking if that MLB is unique ... so this may or may-not become a problem.
Obviously any working MLB Generator could potentially do the same ....
If Apple are storing the MLB & ROM as a matched pair and generating a checksum .... something like what the customer code is then the chances are that your ROM will be unique even if the MLB is not - so the result should still be valid and unique (if whitelisted)
If Apple are checking for
just cloned MLB's then the chance is there ..... and that's going to cause issues for you and the unfortunate other party who won't have a clue whats happened ? - If someone wants to calculate the odds and post it i'm sure we'd all be interested ... but if it becomes too common then it's only going to end badly again.
There is still no clear evidence that a Apple formatted ROM value is
currently required, many users are still having success using a ethernet MAC address from their Hack as their ROM value .. but this maybe changing.
We now know that any generated MLB & ROM values need to be white listed by calling customer services ... as the escalation in the use of cloned MLB values towards the end of 2014 proved, if Apple start getting a lot more iMessage activations ... it will inevitably lead them to enhance the iMessage validation protocols again ... my guess is the ROM value would be targeted and given similar validation protocols as the MLB now has (must be Apple and follow a defined patten)
So remember it's going to be Cat and Mouse from now on .. please use common sense .... if you get a working set of values keep them and use them for the life of the Hack including future software and hardware upgrades. Do as much testing of your systems
off-line as possible if experimenting with ID's.
The more times Apple sees unusual
activation requests against the same AppleID the grater the chance is that they implement some sort of full AppleID Account blocking or worse .... so do everything you can to limit detectable ID changes.
! Think before you Clone !
A message for all mankind ...... not just us Hackingtosher's ...
Good Luck
Cheers
Jay