Dev Team has just released redsn0w 0.9.10 beta 6, a new version of the program with which we can tethered jailbreak certain iDevices with iOS 5.1 installed. Unfortunately, iPad 2 and iPhone 4S are not included in the list of devices compatible with this program, but the rest of the iDevices that can install iOS 5.1 can be jailbroken using the new version of redsn0w. The new redsn0w does untethered jailbreak only for iPhone 3GS with old bootrom and the iBooks application is non-functional, but everything else should work without problems.
Update #1: First, please read and re-read the above warnings! With all of that in mind, we realize that some of you non-A5 jailbreakers are itching to get to 5.1, even though there seems to be no compelling new feature there. Because of geohot's limera1n exploit, those with devices earlier than the iPad2 can test the 5.1 jailbreak waters if they really want to, using redsn0w 0.9.10b6. Here's what you need to know:
- This is a *tethered* 5.1 jailbreak for non-A5 devices. You'll need to use redsn0w to "Just Boot" your device every time it power cycles, otherwise jailbreak apps won't work (neither will Safari).
- If you use ultrasn0w for your carrier unlock, be sure to use a custom IPSW to get to 5.1 first! Don't ever restore to a stock Apple IPSW! Use redsn0w's "Custom IPSW" button to create a NO_BB_* version of the 5.1 IPSW and restore to that instead of the stock one. (That option is available only to 3GS and iPhone4-GSM owners.) ultrasn0w itself will be updated for 5.1 in the next few days (same baseband support, not 5.1's baseband).
- If you're lucky enough to have an old-bootrom 3GS, this jailbreak is actually untethered (redsn0w will figure that part out automatically).
- While we were at it, we added @pod2g's steaks4uce exploit to support MC models of the iPod touch 2G (whose last firmware was 4.2.1). So now redsn0w will auto-detect and jailbreak all versions of that older device.
- iBooks won't work until a future update of redsn0w
If you need unlock, make a custom ipsw with redsn0w and update using it. You can download redsn0w 0.9.10 beta 6 from here: Windows, Mac OS X.
