***ALTERNATIVE: Rather then following this tutorial a much easier solution is the use of a USB hub between your iPhone and the computer. Please uninstall this patch before installing QuickTime 7.6 ***WARNING: While this does not affect all users, it is possible that QuickTime 7.6 may freeze your keyboard and mouse. A big thanks go out to him for his efforts. You can find instructions below on how to use it. Volkspost from has released an Automator program to fix this. Normally this was not a problem however, it seems Apple has disabled this ability in OS X 10.5.6.
In order to pwn your iPhone for jailbreak or unlock you will need to have iTunes detect your iPhone in DFU mode. These are instructions on how to enable DFU mode detection in Mac OS X 10.5.6.