Jailbreak iOS 5.1 / 5.0.1 / 5.0 Untethered for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad Using Redsn0w 0.9.8b8
Jailbreak IOS 5.1 Untethered
Jailbreak iOS 5.1 / 5.0.1 / 5.0 can be untethered using the Dev team Redsn0w 0.9.8b8 for your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The software is working for all devices except the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S since they have an advance hardware. This jailbreak iOS 5.1 untethered method is by Semi-tethered,meaning you need your computer to use Redsnow “Just Boot” every time your reboot your device. Semi-Tether allows the iOS device to be rebooted without needing a computer, enabling the Untethered jailbreak by causing some of the tweak and apps not to work.
Redsnow Jailbreak iOS 5.1 Supported devices :
- iPhone 4 (semi untethered)
- iPhone 3GS new bootrom (semi untethered)
- iPhone 3GS old bootrom (untethered)
- iPod touch 4G (semi untethered)
- iPod touch 3G (semi untethered)
- iPad 1 (semi untethered)
What you need:
Download the latest iTunes 10.5 for Windows and Mac
Download iOS 5..1 or iPhone/ iPod touch/ iPad.
Download Redsn0w for Mac and Windows
Before you start make to backup your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad via iTunes and Save the SHSH blobs, just to be on the safe side.
Jailbreak IOS 5.1 Untethered
Step 1: Open Redsnow 0.9.8b8, select Extras, then chose iOS 5 / 5.0.1 / 5.1 IPSW firmware for your device.
Step 2: Click Jailbreak and Install Cydia. Follow the on-screen directions to put the device into DFU Mode
Step 3: Once the Jailbreak process is completed, you need to tethered boot your device.
Step 4: Open Redsnow one more time, select “Extras“, then Click on “Just Boot”
Step 5: On you iPhone, open Cydia and search for SemiTether tool and install it(optional).
This tutorial is for both Windows and Mac, do not use if you need to unlock or preserve your iPhone baseband. For everything to work after jailbreak iOS 5.1 tethered needs to do a restart every time the device switched off
Jailbreak IOS 5.1 Untethered
