Jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad

These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPhone using PwnageTool 4.1 for Mac OS X. If you need unlock and you have not updated to iOS 4 you will be able to preserve baseband and unlock iPhone using ultrasn0w.

This guide will work for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G, iPad and AppleTV. Just use the right firmware and select the right device (step four).

Step One
Make a folder called “Pwnage” on the desktop. Now you need to download there PwnageTool 4.1 from here and iOS 4.1 firmware from here.

When downloading the IPSW file, it is best to download it with Firefox since Safari often auto extracts it!

Step Two
Double click to mount PwnageTool then drag the PwnageTool icon into the Pwnage folder.

Read the rest of this entry

The iPhone DevTeam has just released jailbreak utility PwnageTool 4.1 for Mac OS X.

PwnageTool allows you to restore to a custom IPSW file. The main advantage of PwnageTool is for unlockers. It gives the ability to keep current baseband and preserve ultrasn0w unlock. This is only for those, who have not updated to iOS 4.1 by themseleves.

You can also add whatever packages you want in the “Expert” mode of PwnageTool, if you wish to pre-install something from Cydia.

Here is a list of supported devices:

• iPhone4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 3G
• iPad (firmware 3.2.2)
• AppleTV 2G
• iPod touch 4G
• iPod touch 3G

You can download PwnageTool 4.1 here.

Greenpois0n for Windows and Linux was released a few days ago. Today Chronic Dev Team created a Mac OS version.

Greenpois0n does jailbreak of firmware iOS 4.1 on the following devices:

- iPhone 4
- iPhone 3G S
- iPod touch 4G
- iPod touch 3G
- iPad (iOS 3.2.2)

Greenpois0n uses that same exploit as limera1n.

You can download GreenPois0n from here.

In addition to our LimeRa1n jailbreak tutorials, here is a nice video showing all the process:

LimeRa1n supports iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch 4G with iOS 4.0 -- iOS 4.1, and iPad with iOS 3.2.2.

Here you can find our LimeRa1n tutorials:

• iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G (Mac)
• iPad iOS 3.2.2 (Mac)

• iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G (Windows)
• iPad iOS 3.2.2 (Windows)

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 tutorial here.

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 iPhone 3GS (all bootroms) or iPhone 4 using Limera1n for Mac OS X. Limera1n supports iOS 4.0, iOS 4.0.1, iOS 4.0.2 and iOS 4.1. Use the same steps to jailbreak iPod Touch 4G and iPod Touch 3G and even iPad. You can find the Windows version of this tutorial here.

Remember: Do not update to iOS 4.1 if you need the unlock. Ultrasn0w does not support that baseband yet.

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 iPhone to the computer and click the large make it ra1n button

Step 4
You iPhone 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 iPhone.

Limera1n will let you know when it is complete.

Step 5
After you power back on your iPhone 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 iPhone.

Step 8
When your iPhone 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 iPhone (via file managers like iFunBox) install application called afc2add in Cydia.

If you need unlock – install ultrasn0w via Cydia. Works for up to iOS 4.0.2.

Geohot has just released his Limera1n jailbreak for Mac OS X. Limera1n supports the following Apple devices:

• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPod Touch 4G
• iPod Touch 3G
• iPad
• AppleTV (limited).

Limera1n was the first jailbreak utility to support iOS 4.1. It also works with iOS 4.0, iOS 4.0.1 and iOS 4.0.2.

Remember if you need an unlock do not upgrade to iOS 4.1, just wait for the next PwnageTool release.

You can find our LimeRa1n tutorials tutorials:

• iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G (Mac)
• iPad (Mac)

• iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G (Windows)
• iPad (Windows)

You can download Limera1n from here

Today the Chronic Dev-Team released their jailbreak utility called Greenpois0n. There are currently two versions – for Windows and for Linux users. The team is working on a Mac version, so it will be released soon. Greenpois0n supports only firmware iOS 4.1, so use Limera1n if you want to jailbreak iOS 4.0, iOS 4.0.1 or iOS 4.0.2.

Remember: Do not update to iOS 4.1 if you need the unlock. Ultrasn0w does not support that baseband yet.

Hackers used the bootrom exploit found by Geohot and used in limera1n.

This release of greenpois0n supports:
- iPhone 4
- iPhone 3G S
- iPod touch (4th Generation)
- iPod touch (3rd Generation)
- iPad

Soon there will be another release, adding things like support for:
- Apple TV (2nd Generation)
- iPod touch (2nd Generation)

You can download GreenPois0n from here.

Hacker MuscleNerd has tweeted that the DevTeam plans to release PwnageTool for iOS 4.1 in several days.

For AppleTV 2G users, the goal is for PwnageTool to cover you by Funday/Sunday (but still very limited app capability)

This release should also bring jailbreak for iPod touch and iPad Mac users.

PwnageTool is a Mac OS X jailbreak tool. One of it’s advantages is the ability to preserve old baseband, which means you can have firmware iOS 4.1 with baseband from iOS 4.0 (if you haven’t updated to 4.1 already). And this brings unlcok, because iOS 4.0 is unlockable.

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 tutorial here.

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.