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The long wait is finally over.  Due to the diligent efforts of EVERYBODY in the scene,  (@pod2g, @planetbeing, @saurik, @pimskeks, @p0sixninja, @MuscleNerd, and @xvolks) we can finally jailbreak our A5 devices.  iPhone 4s and iPad 2 are now jailbroken and untethered with the latest and most complex jailbreak to date.  Works with iOS 5 or iOS 5.0.1.  Representing hundreds if not thousands of man hours (it even takes forever to run).  Enjoy!  i included a donate link at the bottom if you wish to buy them a beer.

Download Absinthe from Chronic:
http://greenpois0n.com

or Dev-Team Tools here:  (currently CLI only)
http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

Donate to the combined effort. (despite paypal)

Lessons learned activating an unlocked iphone with iOS 5.0.1 and a neat activation workaround.  I have been working with the new iOS hacktivation in preparation of upgrading unlocked phones to 5.0.1.  i finally cracked it.  (not entirely happy with my method, but it works)  Tips for anyone madly googling answers . . .

Short answer is SAM, (don’t hacktivate) but if you want to create a bundle using PwnageTool, you will want to add these repos:

http://files6.thebigboss.org/repofiles/cydia/dists/stable/main/binary-iphoneos-arm/Packages

http://apt.modmyi.com/dists/stable/main/binary-iphoneos-arm/Packages

Lastly, you will want a list of packages required to make it all work (only necessary for building it into custom bundles).  If you are using Cydia to install it, you won’t need this, skip down to the trick about temporarily activating.

Packages:
ACUtil
Core Utilites
Erica Utilities
Mobile Substrate
PreferenceLoader
SAM
SAMPrefs
Stockify
Substrate Safe Mode
UIKit Tools
libhide
libpar2
libsigc++
ultrasn0w (not really required unless you are unlocking)

Dangerous Activation Workaround
If you are caught locked out of your phone and unable to run anything, here is a trick that can get you out for a sec.  (not a long term solution at all).  First off, warning, if you aren’t quick your phone will actually call emergency services (911).  that being said, here goes. . .

First slide the slider to enter the setup wizard.  At any time, you can press the Home button and select Emergency Call.  Upon the dialpad dial 112 Send.  As soon as you press send, hold the sleep (top) button until the power slider appears.  Touch cancel, then tap the green bar to return to the call in progress and end it as soon as possible.  At this time, it should exit the wizard and return you to the home screen.  Quickly install SAM with cydia, because as soon as you power down, or even sleep the phone, you will be locked out all over again.

He passed his double exploit untether to both the chronic Dev team and the iPhone Dev team and today we receive the bounty. this untether relies on the linera1n exploited published by Geohot and therefore is only available on devices previously tethered. In other words no iPad 2 or iPhone 4s yet.

The battery problems fixed in apple’s latest iOS update (5.0.1) are a very strong temptation. However, I fear it may delay my inevitable jailbreak. I also imagine that this example of a delta update might even aid the dev team and others working to free our phones of tyranny. Ideally I would like to see a jailbreak able to download and patch the update before installing. Thus maintaining the jailbreak through the update. am I dreaming?

Despite numerous problems and unrelenting deadlines @comex has come through yet again with another fantastic jailbreak! When an unfinished beta of the latest iPad2 jailbreak was leaked, we all new that the window for this exploit was rapidly closing. Apple simply cannot allow userland exploits to exist (for obvious reasons). I am delighted that all the iPhone-dev guys got their act together and released. What are you waiting for JailbreakMe.com.

AirFlick is a new piece of software that easily lets you send videos and pictures to your apple tv from a computer without hassling with itunes. it is simple, fast, and best of all free!  It’s created by teacher, writer, coder, hacker, and all around great gal, Erica Sadun.

Oficial Site for Erica’s AirPlay related software
http://ericasadun.com/ftp/AirPlay/

Apple’s iOS 4.2 update comes with little announcement or fanfare.  On the heels of this, they are expected to stop signing 4.1 blobs very shortly (if not already).  The untethered jailbreak for 4.2 will most likely require a signed 4.1 blob.  Because of this, more then anything, i’ve done a bit of my holiday shopping early.  picking anything that will want to be untethered and awesome in time for the holidays.  so if you are tired of hearing it form me, for the sake of pete, back up your blobs!

http://thefirmwareumbrella.blogspot.com/

Or should i say toys? Pwnage Tool is added to greenpois0n and limera1n. So now anyone can update their iOS devise without updating the baseband. Apple TV 2 even added to it’s mighty pwnage!

Ever since @pod2g discovered a new bootrom exploit we’ve all been patiently waiting for an update to our favorite tools.   Well, @MuscleNerd announced today that a beta of PwnageTool has already been developed to utilize the exploit.   @chronicdevteam has tools in the works as well.  Though i anxiously await the release of @greenpois0n, it is PwnageTool that will allow me to update my iPhone4 without endangering my baseband and killing my unlock.

What does this mean to you?  well, i’ll tell you since you asked.  It means that EVERY iOS devise ALL A4 devices (iPhone 4, Tough 4g, iPad, Apple TV 2) will be jailbreakable regardless of iOS version.  This is good news for anyone who “accidentally” updated or who purchased their device after apple fixed the jailbreakme.com exploit.  Now although this exploit cannot be fixed with an iOS update, it is still very important to back up your shsh blobs to ensure that you can utilize the tools that all these guys have worked so hard on.  Don’t get too excited.  No new baseband exploit has yet been announced, so all you unlockers running 4.0.2 or greater are still doomed.  lets hope they’re sitting on one for 4.2 or it’s going to be a cold and lonely winter.

new iOS and PS3 updates today! keep away if you like jailbreak. iPhones may loose unlock forever (or until a new baseband exploit is published). iOS at least gives us some features while PS3 update is nothing more the jailbreak stopping.