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Redsn0w 0.9.13dev1 To Be Released

Every hacker out there is currently trying to find a useable stable jailbreak for the iOS 6 beta 1 and so far only MuscleNerd has been successful, that too not completely since Cydia does not work on his device. Though MobileSubstrate still functions properly and he is able to install jailbreak tweaks because he installed the SSH bundle.

Since MuscleNerd was able to do so, he has tipped me saying that he will be releasing a new version of Redsn0w namely 0.9.13dev1 for developers on iOS 6 so that they can install the SSH bundle on their device and then install their staple jailbreak tweaks.

You should however note that this won’t be installing Cydia on your device. Also this version of Redsn0w is exclusively for devs so I and countless others suggest you to stay away from it.

This version of Redsn0w will install the SSH bundle only on devices capable of running iOS 6 other than the iPhone 4S, the iPad 2 and the new iPad.

Be sire to check our Downloads page, since it will be updated once Redsn0w 0.9.13dev1 is out.

Update: MuscleNerd just tweeted about it:

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by iosjedi on June 14, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in Jailbreak Tools, MuscleNerd, Redsn0w jailbreak tool, SSH
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Posted by iosjedi on June 14, 2012

http://iosjediblog.com/2012/06/14/redsn0w-0-9-13dev1-to-be-released/

Recent Jailbreak Tool Updates…

Recently all the renowned iOS hackers have been updating their jailbreak tools with new features and so I’m just summing up all the recent updates that have been pushed.

Redsn0w:

Redsn0w 0.9.12b1:

Musclenerd has added lots of feature to the jailbreak tool. Redsn0w 0.9.12b1 allows owners of A4+earlier devices to install rocky-racoon two different ways:

  • Backup/restore method similar to Absinthe and cinject utility
  • Its traditional limera1n-based ramdisk install.  If you have a lot of media on your A4 device (music, movies, TV shows, etc), then the ramdisk method is preferrred because it avoids any possibility of later problems related to syncing to iCloud (including Photo Stream and Music Match).  The ramdisk method is not available for A5 devices or later because limera1n can’t be used.  If you’d like to use redsn0w’s ramdisk method, just be sure to put the A4 device in DFU or Recovery mode before starting redsn0w (otherwise it will immediately start to use the backup/restore method).

Redsn0w 0.9.12b1 now accepts either individual SAM activation ticket plist file, or the entire zip file created by redsn0w’s “Backup” button.  As usual, redsn0w continues to cover all of its previous jailbreaks and untethers (so redsn0w-0.9.12b1 covers everything from 5.1.1 all the way back to 4.1).

Just to re-iterate, following is the list of devices and firmware which can be jailbroken using the Redsn0w 0.9.12b1 on Windows, Mac OS X.

Redsn0w 0.9.12b2:

Starting with version 0.9.12b2, redsn0w will now explicitly ask users with limera1n-able devices whether they want to inject rocky-racoon using the DFU ramdisk method or the backup/restore method (the ramdisk method is better for those with lots of media on their device that would create very large backups, and it’s required for those with unactivated iPhones).  If you’ll always want to use limera1n, you can select that in the Preferences pane.  It also fixes an iBooks issue on old-bootrom 3GS iPhones, and provides more useful error messages when things go wrong.

Supported Devices on (iOS 4.1 to 5.1.1)

  • iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 (GSM + CDMA) and iPhone 3GS
  • iPod touch 4G and iPod touch 3G
  • iPad 3, iPad 2 and iPad 1G: All three models (WiFi, GSM, CDMA)
  • Apple TV2

PwnageTool:

PwnageTool 5.1.1 to create custom pre-jailbroken IPSW firmware has just been released by the iPhone Dev Team.  Since past few months, this is the first time PwnageTool 5.1.1 has received a major compatibility update. But like its previous releases, it applies only to iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 4G, iPod Touch 3G and first generation iPad only. iPhone 4S, iPad 3/2 are not supported, however.

PwnageTool 5.1.1 main advantage over other jailbreak tool like Absinthe is that it keeps your iPhone’s baseband intact and preserve your ultrasn0w unlock. So, Ultrasn0w iPhone unlockers must use PwnageTool to avoid updating the baseband otherwise you’ll end up in updating to the latest baseband and thereby losing the unlock.  PwnageTool will also jailbreak+untether the AppleTV2,1 5.0_2B206f (unless you customize the IPSW further, you’ll have just basic SSH access to the device).

Those who are unaware, PwnageTool 5.1.1 is Mac specific tool that jailbreaks stock IPSW file, adds customizations like boot, adds pre-installed Cydia sources or packages, hacktivates your device, and gives you a custom pre-jailbroken IPSW. You can then restore your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with this newly created IPSW in iTunes.

Sn0wbreeze:

iOS hacker iH8sn0w has released an update to his popular Sn0wBreeze jailbreak tool for Windows. Hot off the heels of version 2.9.4 comes version 2.9.5. This latest update brings supports for the iPhone 4 5.1.1 build 9B208 that Apple had stealthily released.

Sn0wBreeze 2.9.5 also includes a fix for the iPhone 3GS (iPad Baseband users) location services.

Just a reminder to all of you, sn0wbreeze supports only A4 devices and below, so if you want to jailbreak your A5 devices, you can use Absinthe or Redsn0w.

You can head over to our downloads page to get all these jailbreak tools.

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by iosjedi on June 9, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in iH8sn0w, iPhone Dev team, Jailbreak, Jailbreak community, Jailbreak Tools, MuscleNerd, PwnageTool, Redsn0w jailbreak tool, Sn0wBreeze
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Posted by iosjedi on June 9, 2012

http://iosjediblog.com/2012/06/09/recent-updates-to-the-jailbreak-tools/

Absinthe 2.x FAQ

Well as you all know Absinthe 2.0 was released a couple of weeks ago and since then it has jailbroken more than a million iOS devices, I think this is just amazing. But well, we all are having some or the other issue with it. There have been loads of people on the IRC channels, on Twitter, and on various blogs asking a solution for their issue. So for that very reason I have put up this post with a few common issues and solutions to them. Before jumping to the solutions I would recommend you to try the jailbreak again with Absinthe 2.0.4. You can download Absinthe from our downloads page and can see how to jailbreak your device here or how to upgrade from a tethered jailbreak to an untethered one. If you are having issues restoring your device, you can refer our iTunes help page.

So now let’s get right into it:

1. Absinthe does not open/ Absinthe crashes:

Solution: Well this is kind of computer specific. There no serious fix for this issue, this actually depends on the stuff you have installed on your computer. But even that the Chronic-Dev Team have released Absinthe 2.0.4 which clears most of the bugs causing the crash. You might also have to use a different computer to jailbreak your device.

2. Absinthe does not work on Mountain Lions:

Solution:

  1. Open the Absinthe 2.0 .zip file
  2. Right click on the Absinthe logo and choose “Show Package Contents”
  3. Open the Contents folder
  4. Choose MacOS
  5. Then choose Absinthe-10.6 and then pick open with Terminal
  6. When terminal opens, it will move a few files and Absinthe will open in a new window.
  7. Now all you have to do is Jailbreak. ;)
3. Absinthe is stuck at some stage:
Solutions:
  • You need to be on iOS 5.1.1 
  • Navigate to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All COntent and Settings, after doing this you should try again. But be very careful to not to try this when you are jailbroken!
  • If the above suggestion does not work then you will have to restore and try again with Absinthe or Redsn0w
4. Broken Pipe errors:
Solution: This error has been seen only on Macs and has been fixed as of version 2.0.4
5. Nothing of the above helped me:
Solution: Use a different computer.
Post Jailbreak issues
1.  White app icons:
Solution:  The jailbreak community has not been able to fix this uicache issue but there are certain ways by which you can fix it.
  1. If you have MobileTerminal, open it and type “uicache” (without the quotation marks) hit return and once its done, exit MT and voila!
  2. Re-install a package from Cydia
  3. If you have Springtomize 2 tap Reload  > Reload Settings

2. Loss of Music:

Solution: Restore and re-jailbreak it

3.  Screwed up icon layout or loss of control over stock apps:

Solution:

  • For a screwed up icon layout: Settings > General > Reset > Reset Home Screen Layout
  • For loss of control over stock app, try a hard reset (hold Home+Power for 15 seconds). If that does not work then you will have to restore your device and jailbreak it again

So that’s that folks, those are the most common issues that I have gathered, if you are having any other issue be sure to let me know about them.

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by iosjedi on May 31, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in Absinthe, Help, iOS 5.1.1, Jailbreak, Jailbreak Tools, Tips and Tricks
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Posted by iosjedi on May 31, 2012

http://iosjediblog.com/2012/05/31/absinthe-2-x-faq/

Absinthe 2.0 is finally here…

Lol I know I’m late to the party but anyway….

Absinthe 2.0 is finally here! Pod2g and the Chronic Dev team have just released Absinthe 2.0 – iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple TV at the HITBSecConf 2012.

Absinthe 2.0 is the first jailbreak for the new iPad (3rd generation iPad).

Chronic Dev team write:

After copious amounts of work and many sleepless nights Absinthe 2.0 is finally here to jailbreak your device. This release has been a large collaborative effort between Chronic-Dev Team and iPhone Dev Teams (Jailbreak Dream Team). This jailbreak supports firmware 5.1.1 ONLY and is again one of the most easiest jailbreaks to use (so easy your grandma could do it ;D). As we’ve seen in the video earlier, Absinthe 2.0 – the user friendly jailbreak tool makes it very easy to jailbreak iOS devices.

Absinthe 2.0 supports the following iOS devices running on iOS 5.1.1:
  • iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S
  • iPad 1, iPad 2, iPad 3 (except for the $399 iPad 2 with the tweaked A5 chip as pod2g hasn’t been able to get hold of it to test and confirm it)
  • iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G

Absinthe 2.0 does not support Apple TV 3 currently. There is no  mention of Apple TV 2, it looks like it was missed out.

Absinthe 2.0 is compatible with only iOS 5.1.1, so if you’re on iOS 5.1 or lower (Settings -> General -> About – Version), then you should update your iOS device to iOS 5.1.1 either using iTunes or using the OTA software update.

But if you depend on Ultrasn0w to unlock your iPhone, then you should wait for iPhone Dev team to release Redsn0w that adds support for iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak, which will allow you to create a custom iOS firmware file, which will allow you to update to iOS 5.1.1 while preserving the baseband.

Please don’t forget to take a backup of your iOS device to iCloud or to iTunes before jailbreaking.

You can go ahead and download Absinthe 2.0 from our downloads page.

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by iosjedi on May 25, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in Absinthe, Chronic Dev Team, iOS 5.1.1, Jailbreak, Jailbreak community, Jailbreak Tools, MuscleNerd, Pod2G
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Posted by iosjedi on May 25, 2012

http://iosjediblog.com/2012/05/25/absinthe-2-0-is-finally-here/

The First Commercial Jailbreak…

Well, as I see it someone has finally helped i0n1c live his year-long dream. If you did not get the clue, I was pointing out that someone has finally released a new jailbreak which is PAID. The exploit is done by a Russian hacker @legerov. The tool is known as Vulndisco Mobile 1.7 which allows you to untether any A4 device on iOS 5.1.1. Oh by the way for your information, this jailbreak was popularized by none other than i0n1c.

The idea behind the InteVyDis jailbreak is that you use Redsn0w to tether jailbreak your device and then Vulndisco Mobile module builds a custom bundle you have to install on your device with the help of redsn0w. After this you will have your device jailbroken and you’ll get remote CANVAS shell.

Here is the video of how their jailbrak works:


If you are one of those i0n1c followers then you can go ahead and purchase the jailbreak from here.

Well since Pod2g’s last update on his jailbreak, we see that it is only a few days away and more over Absinthe 2.0 will support all devices including A5s, the jailbreak as usual will be a free one, so I don’t see anyone paying for this jailbreak other than ardent i0n1c supporters.

What are your thoughts on this?

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by iosjedi on May 23, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in i0n1c, iOS 5.1.1, Jailbreak, Jailbreak community, Jailbreak Tools, Redsn0w jailbreak tool
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Posted by iosjedi on May 23, 2012

http://iosjediblog.com/2012/05/23/the-first-commercial-jailbreak/

Safe To Update to iOS 5.1.1, says Pod2g!

Now that it has been confirmed that the pod2g’s untethered jailbreak is almost ready and works with most iOS devices (except Apple TV 3) running iOS 5.1.1, he has tweeted that it is safe for jailbreakers to update their iOS devices to iOS 5.1.1.

But pod2g has warned users who depend on Ultrasn0w to unlock their iPhone should avoid updating to iOS 5.1.1.

Absinthe 2.0 or upcoming version of Redsn0w won’t support iOS 5.1, so if users want to jailbreak their iOS device, then they will have upgrade to iOS 5.1.1.

Pod2g tweeted:

Some facts about 5.1.1 jailbreak : http://t.co/Tk6Rrpow . You can safely upgrade to 5.1.1 now if you want to be ready.

Huge warning as usual for unlockers that want to preserve their baseband to keep their unlock.

So who should upgrade to iOS 5.1.1:

  • Users who don’t care about unlocking their iPhone

If you care about unlocking, then you should wait for iPhone Dev team to release Redsn0w which supports the iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak. You to create a custom iOS 5.1.1 firmware file using the upcoming version of Redsn0w, that will allow you to update to iOS 5.1.1 without updating your iPhone’s baseband.

  • Users who don’t care about losing the jailbreak  

If you have a jailbroken iOS device and don’t want to lose your jailbreak by updating it to iOS 5.1.1 then you should wait for Absinthe 2.0 or Redsn0w to be released.

If you do decide to upgrade to iOS 5.1.1, remember to first:

  • Ensure that you’ve backed up your iOS device either to iTunes or iCloud
  • Take a backup of SHSH blobs using TinyUmbrella before upgrading and then after upgrading to iOS 5.1.1

Pod2g and iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak team are widely expected to release the untethered jailbreak sometime this week. We’ll let you know as soon as we’ve any further updates.

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by iosjedi on May 21, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in Absinthe, Hacks, iOS 5.1, iOS 5.1.1, iPhone Dev team, Jailbreak, Jailbreak community, Jailbreak Tools, MuscleNerd, Pod2G, Redsn0w jailbreak tool
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Posted by iosjedi on May 21, 2012

http://iosjediblog.com/2012/05/21/safe-to-update-to-ios-5-1-1-says-pod2g/

Absinthe v2.0 for the upcoming 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak

Today, xvolks confirmed that the tool that will jailbreak iOS 5.1.1 will be an updated version of Absinthe (the jailbreak tool used for A5 devices on iOS 5.0.1).

He posted a video of him running the tool on his iPhone 4 GSM. You can watch it below. It seems it’ll will take 5-6 minutes to jailbreak 5.1.1, with no need to enter DFU mode.

Here is what he tweeted:

Link to Video (WordPress on iOS doesn’t support YouTube):

Watch the Video

So, are you patiently waiting for the jailbreak?

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by Antonio on May 21, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in Absinthe, iOS 5.1.1, Jailbreak, Jailbreak Tools
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Posted by Antonio on May 21, 2012

http://iosjediblog.com/2012/05/21/absinthe-v-2-0-for-upcoming-jailbreak/

List Of 5.1.1 Jailbreakable Devices…

Here is some interesting news regarding the iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak. Pod2g the one who is actively working on releasing the jailbreak has updated his blog with a new post in which he tells us all the devices on which his untethered jailbreak will work.

You can check out all the devices on which the jailbreak exploit will work here.

It is interesting to note that the jailbreak will not work with three dives namely:

  1. iPhone 3GS
  2. iPod 3G
  3. AppleTV 3

What are your thoughts on this?

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by iosjedi on May 15, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in iOS 5.1, iOS 5.1.1, Jailbreak, Jailbreak community, Jailbreak Tools, Pod2G
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Posted by iosjedi on May 15, 2012

http://iosjediblog.com/2012/05/15/list-of-5-1-1-jailbreakable-devices/

What news related to jailbreaking could pod2g be talking about?

The video that pod2g released showing off the iPad 3 untethered jailbreak also had some exciting news. In the credits, pod2g said that the jailbreak tool will be created and released by the chronic-dev team.

Earlier today he updated his blog that some interesting news regarding jailbreaking were going to be announced in the hack-in-the-box conference.

This leaves me wondering, what could the news be?! Could this mean that in less than 11 days the 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak will be here, or better yet, a bootrom exploit has been found for A5/X devices has been found? Another possibility is Jailbreakme 4.0 and/or a hard to patch exploit.

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by Antonio on May 15, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in iOS, iOS 5.1, iOS 5.1.1, Jailbreak, Jailbreak Tools, Pod2G
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Posted by Antonio on May 15, 2012

http://iosjediblog.com/2012/05/15/what-news-related-to-jailbreaking-could-pod2g-be-talking-about/

Redsn0w Updated to 0.9.11b1

It’s here folks Redsn0w 0.9.11b1 is finally here. This version of Redsn0w will allow you to downgrade your A5 devices! :D So all you who have by mistake updated to iOS 5.1 will now be able to downgrade back to iOS 5.0.1 ONLY IF YOU HAVE YOUR SHSH BLOBS.

Here are some important points you need to note before attempting the tutorial below on how to downgrade your device:

  1. You cannot downgrade without the personalized SHSH blobs for your device at that lower firmware. You need to have fetched those blobs while the signing window was open, using either Cydia’s built-in TSS@Home feature, or with TinyUmbrella.  The new Restore screen of redsn0w lets you choose either the remote blobs or local ones (for the earlier firmware). If you don’t know where TinyUmbrella put your blobs, TinyUmbrella has a button that will show you (copy them out of that folder and feed them to redsn0w).
  2. The A5 downgrade method actually updates to the latest firmware before downgrading to the earlier one.This process updates your baseband to whatever is newest.DO NOT USE THIS METHOD IF YOU RELY ON UNOFFICIAL UNLOCKS of your iPhone4S.  Those who used the temporary SAM technique to unlock their iPhones to specific SIMs shouldn’t be affected by this baseband update.
  3. This method can be fixed by Apple with a firmware update.
  4. This update involves a bunch of new redsn0w code and so The Dev Team recommends sticking to the previous version 0.9.10b8b unless you’re specifically using this new feature, until all the bugs are worked out!

So here is how to downgrade your A5 device:

  1. Download Redsn0w 0.9.11b1 from our Downloads page.
  2. Fetch your blobs via Redsn0w or TinyUmbrella.
  3. Download the 5.0.1/5.1/5.1.1 firmware from our Download page.
  4. Put your device in DFU mode.
  5. Open Redsn0w > extras > Restore
  6. Now select the 5.0.1 firmware.
  7. Now choose the IPSW for the firmware you are on.
  8. You have to now choose whether to use “local” or “remote”.
  9. Now it will start downgrading your device.
  10. If you have done all the above steps correctly you should be able to downgrade your device.

And thats pretty much it folks! That is how easy it is to Downgrade your device.

Note: If you are getting any error in iTunes while downgrading you can check our iTunes help page.

Have you tried the downgrade method?

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by iosjedi on May 11, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in Downgrade, iOS 5.0.1, iOS 5.1, iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone Dev team, iPod, iPod Touch 4G, Jailbreak community, Jailbreak Tools, MuscleNerd, Redsn0w jailbreak tool, TinyUmbrella
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Posted by iosjedi on May 11, 2012

http://iosjediblog.com/2012/05/11/redsn0w-updated-to-v0-9-11b1/

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