Step-By-Step Guide to Jailbreak iPhone 4S Using CLI Tool For Windows

iPhone Dev team just released an CLI tool to jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 for Windows users.

In this guide, we will take you through the step by step procedure to jailbreak iPhone 4S running iOS 5.0.1 or iOS 5 using Dev team's CLI tool. It's only for the technically inclined and this should make it easier.

Here are some important points to note before you proceed.

This guide is meant for Windows users only, Mac users are better off using Absinthe, which is a GUI tool released by the iPhone Dev team. You can use the following step-by-step guides for iPhone 4S and this one for iPad 2.This guide is meant for iPhone 4S users. iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS users can checkout this guide, iPod touch users can checkout this guide and iPad 1 users can checkout this guide. We'll publish a guide for iPad 2 users shortly.The CLI tool will perform an untethered jailbreak.Please note that jailbreaking your iPhone may void your warranty and hence proceed with caution and at your own risk.Please do not forget to backup your iPhone before you proceed. You can refer to this post for instructions on how to backup your iPhone.Please ensure you've updated iTunes to the latest version (iTunes 10.5.3).

Step 1: Download the CLI tool from this link and save the zip file on the c: drive or whichever is your root drive.

Step 2: Double click the CLI zip file and extract the contents of the zip file. 

Step 3: Connect your iPhone 4S to the computer.

Step 4: Now go to the command prompt on your Windows computer with administrator privileges.

Step 5: Use the cd command to navigate to the cinject_0.4.3 folder where the required files are extracted.

Step 6: You need to execute the following command from the command prompt:

cinject.exe -i payloads/jailbreak.mobileconfig

Step 7: You should now see a window prompting you to Install Profile on your iPhone. Tap on Install, then on the Install Now button, followed by Next (don't need to enter any password) and  the Done button.

Step 8: You need to execute the following commands from the command prompt:

cinject.exe -j payloads

Step 9: After the above command is successfully executed and you get the command prompt, execute this command:

cinject.exe -w

If this is successful, you should get the command prompt. If you don't get the command prompt don't worry, wait for the scrolling log to stop.

Step 10: Then launch the Settings app.

Step 11: Then tap on General, followed by Network and then tap on VPN.

Step 12: You will get a VPN error (ignore it) and then in less than a minute, your iPhone 4S will reboot and at the same time you will notice errors in the command prompt, which is expected. After your iPhone 4S has rebooted, you should be able to find the Cydia icon on your iPhone 4S' home screen.

If you're new to the jailbreaking world and wondering what to do after jailbreaking your iPhone, checkout our jailbreak apps category page to find out the apps you can install on your iPhone using the Cydia app. Please note that some of the jailbreak apps and tweaks are still not compatible with iOS 5/iOS 5.0.1 so please be cautious while installing them.

Hope this helped. Please don't forget to let us know how it goes in the comments and drop us a line if you hit any issues and don't forget to give a donation to the jailbreak dream team for all their hard work.

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Step-By-Step Guide to Jailbreak iPhone 4S Using Absinthe For Windows [iOS 5.0.1 / iOS 5]

Chronic Dev team has just released greenpois0n Absinthe to jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 for Windows.

In this guide, we will take you through the step by step procedure to jailbreak iPhone 4S running iOS 5.0.1 or iOS 5 using Absinthe for Windows users.

Here are some important points to note before you proceed.

This guide is meant for iPhone 4S users. iPad 2 users can checkout this step-by-step guide. iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS users can checkout this guide, iPod touch users can checkout this guide and iPad 1 users can checkout this guide.This guide is only for Windows users. Mac users can refer to this step-by-step guide.Absinthe performs an untethered jailbreak.Please note that jailbreaking your iPhone may void your warranty and hence proceed with caution and at your own risk.Please do not forget to backup your iPhone before you proceed. You can refer to this post for instructions on how to backup your iPhone.Please ensure you've updated iTunes to the latest version (iTunes 10.5.3).Warning: There have been some complaints of users losing their camera roll, so please ensure you've backed up your iPhone before proceeding.

Step 1: Download Absinthe for Windows from this link and save the application in a folder named "Absinthe" on your desktop.

Step 2: Double click the Absinthe zip file and extract the application to the Absinthe folder. Navigate back to the Absinthe folder and launch the Absinthe application.

Note:

Please launch the application as an Administrator. Right Click on the Absinthe exe and select the "Run as Administrator" option.

Step 3: After launching Absinthe, you will be prompted to connect your iPhone 4S.

Note:

a. Please disable the passcode temporarily to jailbreak your iPhone 4S (Settings -> General -> Passcode Lock -> Turn Passcode Off).

b. Please also remove any VPN settings that you may have configured on your iPhone.

Step 4: Absinthe should detect your iPhone and also mention the iOS firmware that is running on it. Click on the Jailbreak button.

After clicking on the Jailbreak button the tool will give a progress update on the various stages of the jailbreak process such as:

"Beginning jailbreak" (note this can really take sometime - in our case this step took more than 10 minutes on our iPad 2, though it was lot quicker on iPhone 4S)

"Sending initial data" at this time you will notice that "Restoring in Progress" message on your iPhone 4S (this can also take a long time - in our case this step took more than 15 mins)

"Waiting for reboot"

"Waiting for device to finish rebooting" as your iPhone 4S is rebooting.

"Preparing jailbreak data"

"Sending payload data" (this can also take a long time - in our case this step took more than 15 mins)

Step 5: In the end you'll be prompted with the message informing you that the jailbreak is "Almost done - just unlock the screen if necessary, then tap "Jailbreak" icon to finish.

Step 6: Unlock your iPhone. The icon you should look for is the Absinthe icon and not "Jailbreak", it may not be on the first home screen page so you're better off just searching for it using Spotlight.

Step 7: Launch the Absinthe app. It should load the greenpois0n site and reboot your iPhone 4S. After it is rebooted, you should see the Cydia icon.

That's it, your iPhone 4S is successfully jailbroken.

Troubleshooting tips:

Here are some troubleshooting tips if you hit an issue while jailbreaking your iPhone 4S with Absinthe:

1. If you get "Error establishing a database connection" error message while loading the site or are seeing a white screen when they launch the Absinthe app then use the following trick:

Launch the Settings app.Then tap on General, followed by Network and then tap on VPN, here you will get "A configuration error occurred" message.However after a minute, your iPhone 4S will reboot and you should be able to see Cydia icon your iPhone 4S home screen.2. If it still doesn't help, just reboot your iPhone 4S and start the process all over again. Remember to disable your passcode and remove VPN settings when you try again.3. Ensure you've updated iTunes to the latest version (iTunes 10.5.3).4. If you think it is taking a long time (or get the feeling that Absinthe isn't doing anything) then be patient, it took more than 45 minutes to jailbreak our iPad 2 using Absinthe. Check out the timings mentioned by us above for some of the steps.5. Please ensure there are no host file entries.7. If troubleshooting tips 1 and 6 don't help then iPhone Dev team has advised restoring your iPhone 4S if you don't care about unlocking. Restoring is not ideal so our advise would be to try again after sometime as it could be very well be due to the load on the servers.8. If you've subscribed to iTunes Match, but having problems playing music after jailbreaking using Absinthe then try to disable iTunes Match (via Settings -> Music -> iTunes Match -> On/Off toggle) and enable iTunes Match again. It seems to have resolved the issue for some users.9. Fix for grey Jailbreak button:A number of readers have reported that their iPhone 4S isn't recognised after launching Absinthe and the Jailbreak button stays grey. Reader R Wass has a tip to fix this issue. He writes:If you are having the problem where you cannot click jailbreak on absinthe with your device plugged in, start your mac in safe mode.  You do this by turning it off and starting it back up while holding the shift key, then launch absinthe after it starts in safe mode. You should now be able to click jailbreak when you plug in your device. it worked for me.10. If you think App Store is not working after jailbreaking using Absinthe, please be patient, it has taken a long time for some users, but it eventually loads fine. You can also try to reboot tour iPhone to see if it helps.

If you're new to the jailbreaking world and wondering what to do after jailbreaking your iPhone, checkout our jailbreak apps category page to find out the apps you can install on your iPhone using the Cydia app. Please note that some of the jailbreak apps and tweaks are still not compatible with iOS 5/iOS 5.0.1 so please be cautious while installing them.

Hope this helped. Please don't forget to let us know how it goes in the comments and drop us a line if you hit any issues and don't forget to give a donation to the jailbreak dream team for all their hard work.

View the original article here

Step-By-Step Guide to Jailbreak iPad 2 Using Absinthe For Windows [iOS 5.0.1 / iOS 5]

Chronic Dev team has just released greenpois0n Absinthe to jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 for Windows.

In this guide, we will take you through the step by step procedure to jailbreak iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1 or iOS 5 using Absinthe for Windows users.

Here are some important points to note before you proceed.

This guide is meant for iPad 2 users. iPhone 4S users can checkout this step-by-step guide. iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS users can checkout this guide, iPod touch users can checkout this guide and iPad 1 users can checkout this guide.This guide is only for Windows users. Mac users can refer to this step-by-step guide.Absinthe performs an untethered jailbreak.Please note that jailbreaking your iPad may void your warranty and hence proceed with caution and at your own risk.Please do not forget to backup your iPad before you proceed. You can refer to this post for instructions on how to backup your iPad.Please ensure you've updated iTunes to the latest version (iTunes 10.5.3).Warning: There have been some complaints of users losing their camera roll, so please ensure you've backed up your iPad before proceeding.

Step 1: Download Absinthe for Windows from this link and save the application in a folder named "Absinthe" on your desktop.

Step 2: Double click the Absinthe zip file and extract the application to the Absinthe folder. Navigate back to the Absinthe folder and launch the Absinthe application.

Note:

Please launch the application as an Administrator. Right Click on the Absinthe exe and select the "Run as Administrator" option.

Step 3: After launching Absinthe, you will be prompted to connect your iPad 2.

Note:

a. Please disable the passcode temporarily to jailbreak your iPad (Settings -> General -> Passcode Lock -> Turn Passcode Off).

b. Please also remove any VPN settings that you may have configured on your iPad.

Step 4: Absinthe should detect your iPad and also mention the iOS firmware that is running on it. Click on the Jailbreak button.

After clicking on the Jailbreak button the tool will give a progress update on the various stages of the jailbreak process such as:

"Beginning jailbreak" (note this can really take sometime - in our case this step took more than 10 minutes on our iPad 2, though it was lot quicker on iPhone 4S)

"Sending initial data" at this time you will notice that "Restoring in Progress" message on your iPhone 4S (this can also take a long time - in our case this step took more than 15 mins)

"Waiting for reboot"

"Waiting for device to finish rebooting" as your iPhone 4S is rebooting.

"Preparing jailbreak data"

"Sending payload data" (this can also take a long time - in our case this step took more than 15 mins)

Step 5: In the end you'll be prompted with the message informing you that the jailbreak is "Almost done - just unlock the screen if necessary, then tap "Jailbreak" icon to finish.

Step 6: Unlock your iPad. The icon you should look for is the Absinthe icon and not "Jailbreak", it may not be on the first home screen page so you're better off just searching for it using Spotlight.

Step 7: Launch the Absinthe app. It should load the greenpois0n site and reboot your iPad. After it is rebooted, you should see the Cydia icon.

That's it, your iPad 2 is successfully jailbroken.

Troubleshooting tips:

Here are some troubleshooting tips if you hit an issue while jailbreaking your iPad 2 with Absinthe:

1. If you get "Error establishing a database connection" error message while loading the site or are seeing a white screen when they launch the Absinthe app then use the following trick:

Launch the Settings app.Then tap on General, followed by Network and then tap on VPN, here you will get "A configuration error occurred" message.However after a minute, your iPad 2 will reboot and you should be able to see Cydia icon your iPad 2 home screen.2. If it still doesn't help, just reboot your iPad 2 and start the process all over again. Remember to disable your passcode and remove VPN settings when you try again.3. Ensure you've updated iTunes to the latest version (iTunes 10.5.3).4. If you think it is taking a long time (or get the feeling that Absinthe isn't doing anything) then be patient, it took more than 45 minutes to jailbreak our iPad 2 using Absinthe. Check out the timings mentioned by us above for some of the steps.5. Please ensure there are no host file entries.7. If troubleshooting tips 1 and 6 don't help then iPhone Dev team has advised restoring your iPad 2 if you don't care about unlocking. Restoring is not ideal so our advise would be to try again after sometime as it could be very well be due to the load on the servers.8. If you've subscribed to iTunes Match, but having problems playing music after jailbreaking using Absinthe then try to disable iTunes Match (via Settings -> Music -> iTunes Match -> On/Off toggle) and enable iTunes Match again. It seems to have resolved the issue for some users.9. Fix for grey Jailbreak button:A number of readers have reported that their iPad 2 isn't recognised after launching Absinthe and the Jailbreak button stays grey. Reader R Wass has a tip to fix this issue. He writes:If you are having the problem where you cannot click jailbreak on absinthe with your device plugged in, start your mac in safe mode.  You do this by turning it off and starting it back up while holding the shift key, then launch absinthe after it starts in safe mode. You should now be able to click jailbreak when you plug in your device. it worked for me.10. If you think App Store is not working after jailbreaking using Absinthe, please be patient, it has taken a long time for some users, but it eventually loads fine. You can also try to reboot tour iPhone to see if it helps.

If you're new to the jailbreaking world and wondering what to do after jailbreaking your iPad, checkout our jailbreak apps category page to find out the apps you can install on your iPad using the Cydia app. Please note that some of the jailbreak apps and tweaks are still not compatible with iOS 5/iOS 5.0.1 so please be cautious while installing them.

Hope this helped. Please don't forget to let us know how it goes in the comments and drop us a line if you hit any issues and don't forget to give a donation to the jailbreak dream team for all their hard work.

View the original article here

Step-By-Step Guide to Jailbreak iPad 2 Using Redsn0w CLI Tool For Windows

iPhone Dev team has released the Redsn0w command line interface (CLI) tool to jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 for Windows users.

If you don't want to wait for Chronic Dev team to release Absinthe for Windows, then follow this step-by-step guide, which will take you through the procedure to jailbreak iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1 or iOS 5 using Dev team's CLI tool.

Here are some important points to note before you proceed.

This guide is only for the technically inclined and this should make it easier.This guide is meant for Windows users only, Mac users are better off using Absinthe, which is a GUI tool released by the iPhone Dev team. You can use the following step-by-step guides for iPhone 4S and this one for iPad 2.This guide is meant for iPad 2 users. iPhone 4S users can checkout this guide. iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS users can checkout this guide, iPod touch users can checkout this guide and iPad 1 users can checkout this guide.The CLI tool will perform an untethered jailbreak.Please note that jailbreaking your iPad may void your warranty and hence proceed with caution and at your own risk.Please do not forget to backup your iPad before you proceed. You can refer to this post for instructions on how to backup your iPad.Please ensure you've updated iTunes to the latest version (iTunes 10.5.3).

Step 1: Download the CLI tool from this link and save the zip file on the c: drive or whichever is your root drive.

Step 2: Double click the CLI zip file and extract the contents of the zip file. 

Step 3: Connect your iPad 2 to the computer.

Step 4: Now go to the command prompt on your Windows computer with administrator privileges.

Step 5: Use the cd command to navigate to the cinject_0.4.3 folder where the required files are extracted.

Step 6: You need to execute the following command from the command prompt:

cinject.exe -i payloads/jailbreak.mobileconfig

Step 7: You should now see a window prompting you to Install Profile on your iPad. Tap on Install, then on the Install Now button, followed by Next (don't need to enter any password) and  then the Done button.

Step 8: You need to execute the following commands from the command prompt:

cinject.exe -j payloads

Step 9: After the above command is successfully executed and you get the command prompt, execute this command:

cinject.exe -w

If this is successful, you should get the command prompt. If you don't get the command prompt don't worry, wait for the scrolling log to stop.

Step 10: Then launch the Settings app.

Step 11: Then tap on General, followed by Network and then tap on VPN.

Step 12: You will get a VPN error (ignore it) and then in less than a minute, your iPad 2 will reboot and at the same time you will notice errors in the command prompt, which is expected. After your iPad 2 has rebooted, you should be able to find the Cydia icon on your iPad's home screen.

If you're new to the jailbreaking world and wondering what to do after jailbreaking your iPad, checkout our jailbreak apps category page to find out the apps you can install on your iPad using the Cydia app. Please note that some of the jailbreak apps and tweaks are still not compatible with iOS 5/iOS 5.0.1 so please be cautious while installing them.

Hope this helped. Please don't forget to let us know how it goes in the comments and drop us a line if you hit any issues and don't forget to give a donation to the jailbreak dream team for all their hard work.

View the original article here