As promised, iPhone Dev team has released a new version of Redsn0w - a popular jailbreaking tool, which brings native support for iOS 5.0.1, fixes the iBooks issue in iOS 5 and iOS 5.0.1 and lots more.
Redsn0w 0.9.9b9b will also allow users to downgrade using iOS 5.x. SHS blobs.
Dev team have provided the following details on their blog:
The holiday season is almost here (Happy Holidays!) so we realize everyone is busy (especially @pod2g!). And even though we always recommend that jailbreakers stay where they are until a new untethered JB comes out, that’s not always possible. So we’ve updated redsn0w for those who may have found themselves at iOS 5.0.1, and added some other useful features too:
- native support for 5.0.1 (no need to point redsn0w at 5.0 IPSW or use command-line args). Support automatically extends to all of redsn0w’s various functions: “Jailbreak”, “Just boot”, “Fetch blobs”, “Stitch blobs”, “Recovery Fix”
- iBooks fixed in 5.0 and 5.0.1. This is a targeted fix that doesn’t remove entire sandbox mechanism. 5.x users already using redsn0w “Just Boot” can just use the new version without redoing entire jailbreak again
- 3GS old-bootrom owners can now create custom IPSWs without blobs
- ultrasn0w compatability update (i.e. same baseband requirements) for 5.0.1 will be available on Cydia Monday
- support for newer 8GB iPhone4 (which until now had problems with “Fetch blobs”). Thanks to @JKjeepnJeff for loaning us one of these newer i4 units for testing!
- allows Windows users (not just OS X users) to use the “Custom” button to create IPSWs without baseband updates.
- accommodates APTickets in 5.x (until next Apple countermove). APTickets are crypto-verified before submitting to Cydia, just like the main blobs. Cydia server support for sending back the APTickets is upcoming. For now, use stitched IPSWs for 5.x. Due to APTickets, stitched 5.x IPSWs now require user to start in “Pwned DFU” mode
- Support added for stitching 4.x blobs to iPad2-GSM IPSWs. Similar to @notcom’s TinyCFW but doesn’t require lots of RAM or a TSS-assisted restore. Won’t work for iPad2 5.x blobs (or iPhone4S at all) until a bootrom-level exploit is out
- top line now shows whether (and where) a redsn0w update is available, or if the version being run is the latest. Uses DNS TXT record to alleviate any concerns about snooping
- no 5.1 beta support at this time (major apps like Cydia are not yet compatible)
- @pod2g has been doing a great job porting his 5.x untether…check his blog for updates!
- Owners of newer 3GS iPhones must not flash the iPad baseband. The iPad baseband will not work on 3GS iPhones built later than 2011 week 35. You have a week 35 or later device if your serial # starts with xx135.
Redsn0w 0.9.9b9b supports the following iOS 5/iOS 5.0.1 devices:
Redsn0w 0.9.9b9b supports only a tethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1, except for iPhone 3GS with old bootrom which is untetherd. It doesn't support iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. After you have jailbroken their iOS device, one can use the SemiTether hack, which allows users to reboot their tethered jailbroken iOS 5 device without the need to connect it to the computer.
We'll update the our step-by-step guides to jailbreak iPhone, iPad and iPod touch running on iOS 5.0.1 with the latest version of Redsn0w shortly.
Update: iPhone Dev team has updated Redsn0w again to fix some issues:You can download the latest version of Redsn0w using this link for Mac and this one for Windows.
Windows who are facing launch errors due to the self-update check, please download this version.
As always let us know how it goes in the comments.
[via Dev team's blog]
hey! To all the testers and known hackers. I have a lot of iphones. My family are apple fanatics! but anyways. i would like to contribute to the community to future its progress. This is the second post with acknowledgement to the lack of supply (iphone) for hackers. Maybe i can help. Please email me or reply to this message if i can help. I encourage everyone reading this to contribute too. If this is a true “iphonehack” community we should all do our parts.
Thank you again for all your hard work!!!!
Kevin B
I just wish I had an iPhone, but unfortunately I don’t.. I will give you the money required to send me one haha
I don’t understand; I thought the untethered jailbreak was imminent so why release an updated version of the tethered jailbreak. Makes no sense.
This is a copy and paste from the article above that you didn’t bother to read before you wrote your comment. (And even though we always recommend that jailbreakers stay where they are until a new untethered JB comes out, that’s not always possible. So we’ve updated redsn0w for those who may have found themselves at iOS 5.0.1, and added some other useful features too:)
You didn’t really answer his question or make any type of point there.. I’m gonna go around and tell commenters to read articles. It’s fun Kinda like the help desk guy that tells people to use the help file…
i have the same question, why?? Didn’t they post videos two weeks ago of the uTJB working on 4 and 3GS??
There are many things in life that makes no sense… we just have to learn to live with it.
Make no mistake – there is someone out there that finds this update very useful.
Learn to live with others decisions
thanks Mom
The dev team seems desperate to do everything BUT what everyone truly wants to hold out for more donations the longer the better eh?
What happened to george hotz? He got things done
Well, one could imagine that things are a bit slow because of guys like Geohot no longer support the jailbreak community. But don’t be fooled, Geohot will eventually emerge from nowhere again with some goodies. He’s a true genius in hacking and I refuse to believe he’s gone forever just because of an interim Job from Apple. No way bro!
Dev team does not accept donations so best to keep quiet or you risk showing your ignorance!
I simply don’t understand why we always have readers wanting to jump straight in to undermine the work that Dev team etc do for free to keep the jailbreaking momentum going. How would you feel if you spent all your free time before Christmas working on updating tools but got rewarded by such negative remarks? As a minimum we all owe it to thank the few remaining hackers rather than piss them off. if these hackers were to leave the scene then the community would be left at the mercy of apple.
…because they are ignorant noobs. They think all you have to do to jailbreak is press a button not realizing that someone has to write the code for the button and what it does before it can be pushed.
I dont understand if people like the dev team why are they all ways calling them fakers we are a hack community we should support them dont you remember iOS 4 they took a little its true but once they got a hang of ios 4 this site whas posting like crazy ios4 unthethered jailbrakes and look ios 5 has not that much exploits you are lucky that pod2g found one f*ck all the haters
Some people must feel they are entitled to the work that others do regardless of the fact that it’s donated time and effort. I’d be curious to know what those who are bellyaching have contributed anywhere lately (or ever.) STFU unless you’ve put your money or your time where your mouth is.
hey guyz…does someone know when is the jailbreak for iphone 4s coming out?
When idiots like you stop asking stupid questions… “mommy, are we there yet?”
How about the unlock for iphone 4 baseband 4.11.08?
not yet available… try and get it for once please!
The SemiTether hack hyperlink leads to an article about Siri being exclusive to 4S somehow…
I thought they came out with a jailbreake for 04.11.08
Hey guys does anyone know the easiest way to unlock an iPhone 3GS with iPad baseband in ups 5.0.1 ? Now that there’s an update on this Redsnow . I read it said something about it on ultrasnow for ios 5.0.1 in this article but nothing has yet to show up on cydia :/ ? Help?
Looks like Dev Team has forgotten the old and is on with in the new!
I have been waiting a long time for baseband 04.11.08 unlock i can wait as long as it takes, thank you Dev team for your hard work.
I JAILBREAK 4 IPHONES AND THE REPO666.ULTRASOW SOURC DONT WORK CAN ANYONE HELP ME IF THERE IS SOMETHING ALSE TO DOWNLOAD REPO666 OR IF THEY TOOK DOWN THE SOURC
the link to download the tool for windows is broken, the file is not there
Dev team has released an updated version of Redsn0w to fix some issues.
We’ve updated the download links with the latest version. Check it out. Apologies for the inconvenience caused.
when i try to open itunes after booting my phone it doesn’t open properly without me restarting my computer…any tips on how to fix that
Please if anyone sees this and knows about a jailbreak for 04.11.08 PLEASE email me i would be more then happy to pay for it.
Ill give anyone $50:00 that can help me jailbreak and unlock my iphone 4 firmware 04.11.08
I had unlocked IPhone 3gs, with IOS 4.1, then i connected with iTunes 10.6.0.4 and downloaded IOS 5.1, during installation, it was stacked due error occurs, then it recommended to restore, after that it ended up factory setting which shows no APPs Icons. No Service nothing.
Pls advice, i need to come back to jailbreak and Unlocked pls HELP, ???????