Chronic Dev team has just released the most eagerly awaited greenpois0n Absinthe to jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2.
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.
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, which a number of readers have used to successfully jailbreak their iPhone 4S. 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.
- This guide is meant for Mac users. Windows users can checkout 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.
Step 1: Download Absinthe 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.
Step 3: After launching Absinthe, 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 iPad 2 (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 iPad 2 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 4: 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 5: 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 6: Launch the Absinthe app. It should load the greenpois0n site and reboot your iPad 2. 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. A number of readers have reported that they're getting "Error establishing a database connection" error message while loading the site or are seeing a white screen when they launch the Absinthe app. If you get that error message or white screen, the following trick seems to work:
- 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'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.
Updated 1:
Added the time it can take for the some of the time consuming stages and also some more troubleshooting tips.
Update 2:
Chronic Dev team has updated Absinthe to address load issue, so we've updated the download link with the latest version.
Update 3:
Chronic Dev team has updated Absinthe for Mac to address the VPN and white icons issues, so we've updated the download link with the latest version.
Update 4:
Absinthe for Windows is now available. Check out this post for all the details.
Update 5 (1/2/2012):We've updated the download links as jailbreak dream team released an updated version of Absinthe jailbreak (v0.4) for iPhone 4S and iPad 2, which includes some bug fixes and adds support for Mac OS X 10.5.
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.
Hi all, is it possible to do this without a mac?
I only have pc’s and my iPad
TIA
I’m starting to think half these posts are frauds and lies, especially those who happen to brag how thier JB went along in seconds. Why post it if not to brag. Anyway, tried absinthe on Windows7, XP, and the Mac (lastest OS and latest iTunes) and still fail. Either the app just sits there with grayed out buttons or the returned some dtrap junk on the mac. Tried running it from terminal, still no go. I refuse to clear my iPad knowing full well it will not work. I think this JB should NOT be released until clear instructions are posted in black and white as to how we can get around these bugs. I am highly disappointed as this is the 2nd or 3rd iteration of this hyped up JB that does not work on any of my 4 machines. What gives? Also, what are the requirements? iTunes? what version, O/S? then what version. Just pluging in my iPad is not enough
Furthermore, what state does the iPad have to be in? home? DTU? broken? sick? I’ve cleared VPN, and even removed my passwords.. still fail. tried 3 different usb cables, even went as fart to verify that my usb comm is not on charge.. still fail. Does itunes need to open just as I plug in the iPad or does this so called absinthe do a port scan and detect the ipad? Every site I go to is laden with advertisements and links to viral sites. Does the windows version of the JB truly work or just for show? Anyway, I’m going to sit here and wait for apple to once again laugh at this JB joke, patch us to 6.0.1 and the cat and mouse junk happen again.
Too bad it’s not working for you! I just tried te break my Ipad free yesterday….and it did….without any errors. Please note that I’m not quite an expert, but with the tutorial given in Dutch (my native language) it was working fine, and within ten minutes.Hopefully you’ll get it working.
I’m not sure why you’re having problems but I had my iPad 2 on 4.3.3 and I first did a complete backup, in itunes. Then i did an upgrade to 5.0.1 and then I restored my iPad from the backup.
Since the Mac version was the only thing available I fired up Lion in VMware and ran Absinthe and jb’d. At first I thought it stopped working as it was taking a long time but I didn’t notice that the program said that the rest needs to be done on the iPad by running the jailbreak program, meaning that you then run the Absinthe app.
I had a few glitches, which were solved by going into Settings at which point the iPad rebooted and then removing and installing iconoclasm cleared up the rest of the glitches.
It’s been a day and half and everything’s been working fine.
All of my main apps (i.e. Safari, the App Store, Music, and Video app) all disappeared… Same with cydia… Help?
i jailbroke my ipad2 last night
i am not subscribed to ipad match
nd my music is not playing!
i tried rebooting and all!
HELP!
Did you figure anything out here? I’m having a problem with my music where it isn’t playing the songs (seems to be for songs I downloaded on my ipad) and my playlists are fickle, not letting me edit or only edit sometimes.
This has to be the quickest JB I have ever done. It took me 10mins to JB my Ipad2 without any issues. But, I also would like to say that I did it right out of the box. The only app i had installed was atomic web browser and Hulu Plus. No music and or movies. After all was done, then two apps still worked afterwards. I have been JB breaking my Iphones since the beginning and have had my share of issues along the way but, this was simply the easiest and fastest! I still need to update my Iphone 4 to 5.01 and JB but, for now IM happy even at 4.2.6..
what can i do if i stuck on Preparing jailbreak data??
and then the software jump out by itself!
help!!
I’m stuccoed on ”looks like you’ve attempted jailbreak before – unplug and plug your device again”.
It happens every time I try to do it.
Now every time ”Absinthe closed unexpectadly” i’ve tried like 20 times and didn’t work
i’m on Mac OS X 10.7.2 trying to jailbreak an iPad 2 wifi 5.0.1
Worked for me after a full restore, then run absinthe then run your back up.
today I jailbroke ipad2 in mass quantity i.e. 68 of them, it took me 4mins or less per pad to jailbreak with lion Os Works perfect guys, absolutely nothing to complaint about.
Guys, I just realized my contact and appstore icons are white. What do i do to get them back to normal?
anyone else having problems with after jail breaking my ipad is working on its on typing and scrolling up and down without me touching the screen i need help wats wrong
Why when I click Jailbreak button always out a notice window said ‘Cannot Open Absinthe’ The error was:”The URL can’t be shown”
an when I turned on VPN is error too.. said ‘A configuration error occured’
After several times failures with Absinthe 0.4, I finally have done the jailbreak successfully on my ipad2. My OS is Win XP.
I did reset the winsock from command prompt using netsh winsock reset and erased content and settings from the Settings.
It took less than 5 minutes on fresh OS ipad 2.
Help!!! It wont recongize my ipad 2!! What should I do?
God bless you my friend!
i tried jbing my iPad 2 with ansinthe and it keep saying the attached device is not supported. and i have updated and everything. plz plz help
Does it need access to the Internet?
Hey guys i need help. i want 2 jailbreak my ipad2 (gsm) 4.3.5 but redsnow say not yet suported. pls…. help me asap thnks