These are instructions on how to jailbreak and unlock your iPhone 3G on iOS 4.2.1 using PwnageTool 4.1.3 for Mac OS X. This tutorial will explain how to upgrade your baseband if needed for an unlock.
Step One
Make a folder called “Pwnage” on the desktop. Download a couple of things:
If you are on the 05.14 or 05.15 baseband you will also need the iPad 3.2.2 firmware. You can find out your baseband version in Settings -> General -> About -> Modem Firmware.
MobileTerminal is a terminal emulator application for the iPad and iPhone. The version of MobileTerminal that is available in Cydia doesn’t work with iPad iOS 3.2.2 and iPhone iOS 4.x. However there are beta versions that do work, but aren’t on Cydia because they are still in beta stages. This tutorial will show you step-by-step how to install MobileTerminal on iPad (tutorial for iPhone is here). If you have old version of MobileTerminal installed – uninstall it in Cydia (Search – MobileTerminal – Remove).
These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPad with latest iOS 3.2.2 using Limera1n for Mac. You can find the Windows version of this tutorialhere.
Step 1
Open your browaer and navigate to www.limera1n.com and download LimeRa1n for Mac by clicking on the Mac logo.
When prompted save the download to your desktop.
Step 2
Double click the limera1n.zip file from the desktop to extract the application, then double click it to launch.
Step 3
Connect your iPad to the computer and click the large make it ra1n button
Step 4
You iPad will now be placed in recovery mode.
Follow instructions:
Press both the power and the home buttons.
When Limera1n asks you to, release the power button.
Your phone will now be in DFU mode
As limera1n performs its exploit you will see the image of a lime raindrop on your iPad.
Limera1n will let you know when it is complete.
Step 5
After you power back on your iPad you will see a new icon on the SpringBoard entitled limera1n. Press it to continue.
Step 6
Once Limera1n opens select Cydia then press the Install button at the top right of the screen.
Step 7
Once the Cydia installation has completed you must reboot your iPad.
Step 8
When your iPad has restarted you can run Cydia. Let it do all the necessary updates
NOTE*: To remove the limera1n icon from your desktop you can install CyDelete from Cydia then use it to delete the application as you delete regular AppStore apps.
Update: To have access to the root file system of your iPad (via file managers like iFunBox) install application called afc2add in Cydia.
These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPad with latest iOS 3.2.2 using Limera1n for Windows. You can find the Mac OS version of this tutorialhere.
Step 1
Open your browaer and navigate to www.limera1n.com and download LimeRa1n for Windows by clicking on the Windows.
When prompted save the download to your desktop
Step 2
Double click the limera1n.exe file from the desktop to launch the application
Step 3
Click the large make it ra1n button
Step 4
You iPad will now be placed in recovery mode.
Follow instructions:
Press both the power and the home buttons.
When Limera1n asks you to, release the power button.
Your phone will now be in DFU mode
As limera1n performs its exploit you will see the image of a lime raindrop on your iPad.
Limera1n will let you know when it is complete.
Step 5
After you power back on your iPad you will see a new icon on the SpringBoard entitled limera1n. Press it to continue.
Step 6
Once Limera1n opens select Cydia then press the Install button at the top right of the screen.
Step 7
Once the Cydia installation has completed you must reboot your iPad.
Step 8
When your iPad has restarted you can run Cydia. Let it do all the necessary updates
NOTE*: To remove the limera1n icon from your desktop you can install CyDelete from Cydia then use it to delete the application as you delete regular AppStore apps.
Update: To have access to the root file system of your iPad (via file managers like iFunBox) install application called afc2add in Cydia.
Famous hacker Geohot is back and today he released the latest iOS 4.1 jailbreak. It is called LimeRa1n and supports iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3G, iPad, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4G with iOS firmwares 4.0-4.1 and beyond. It can also hacktivate your device, so there is no need in phone SIM-cards and other tricks.
This software is still in beta and was updated 3 times in last several hours. So use with caution.
There is Windows version only for now. Geohot plans to release LimeRa1n for Mac and Linux soon. You can Download it here.
Some users report that they have jailbroken their iOS 3.2.2 iPads successfully with limera1n, while others report that they tried, but failed.
Do not forget to backup.
For many users of iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 with iOS 4.0.2 now there is a hope to perform jailbreak using LimeRa1n and unlock using ultrasn0w. We recommend NOT to do it if you have not saved your SHSH keys. You can try, but if something goes wrong without SHSH keys you’ll have to restore to iOS 4.1, and there is no unlock for iOS 4.1 (possibly forever). Just wait for PwnageTool utility.
DevTeam reported that Limera1n uses a different exploit than SHAtter, so they will not release SHAtter utility, they don’t want let Apple fix both security holes. However they plan to release PwnageTool using the same exploit.
Today Apple released patches for its iOS that address a security hole in Mobile Safari, which allowed users to jailbreak their iDevices. The PDF exploit they used also allowed hackers to gain remote control over the device with an iOS.
You can update your device via the links above or simply by connecting your device to iTunes and clicking Update. But note, if you want to continue using jailbreak you should not update your handset/tablet and don’t forget to backup your SHSH blobs.