A few minutes ago MuscleNerd published some details about the untethered jailbreak solution for iOS 5.1.1, unofficially called Absinthe 2.0. To begin with, I will tell you that it will work on all Apple iDevices if they have iOS 5.1.1 installed, but Apple TV 3rd generation is excluded. Absinthe 2.0 will also be compatible with iOS 5.1, but iPad 2, iPad 3 and iPhone 4S will need to be updated to iOS 5.1.1, otherwise you won't be able to use Absinthe with them, so if they don't have iOS 5.1.1 installed then they should update now.
- All information below is tentative and subject to last minute refinements
- @pod2g's 5.1.1 jailbreak+untether is working out great. All devices are covered except for AppleTV3,1, which currently has no path for jailbreaking.
- the initial 5.1.1 plan used a kernel exploit from @westbaer which unfortunately precluded use in iPod3,1 and iPhone2,1
- @planetbeing stepped up and provided a kernel exploit that covers both of those. Those two JBers have the bomb!
- The 5.1.1 A5 JB is very similar to the A5 5.0.1 JB. @pimskeks has done a tremendous job supporting both 5.0.1 and 5.1.1 in absinthe
- Similar to 5.0.1, there will also be a 5.1.1 CLI "cinject" binary and redsn0w version of the 5.1.1 JB+untether. Absinthe, cinject, and redsn0w will all provide the same JB in different fashions.
- timing is indeterminate. Plans are for this week, but a number of factors can influence that.
- For those wishing to donate, we've set up a new 5.1.1 paypal URL: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4U6DQGJ2NRVUN
- Please don't pirate AppStore apps (seriously, please don't).
You can find the rest of the details in the list above, notice that the jailbreak made now is similar to the one for iOS 5.0.1, it will also be available in a version that will allow you to use it through a CLI interface and that's where it stops the news. It is not known when the jailbreak solution for iOS 5.1.1 will be released, but we should have it available by the end of the week. If you haven't updated to iOS 5.1.1, you have here some useful instructions.
UPDATE: Here are the iDevices that will be able to be untethered jailbroken with Absinthe 2.0 depending on the iOS version they have:
Terminals compatible with Absinthe 2.0 on iOS 5.1:
- iPhone 3GS
- iPhone 4;
- iPod Touch 3G
- iPod Touch 4G
- iPad 1.
Terminals compatible with Absinthe 2.0 on iOS 5.1.1:
- iPhone 3GS
- iPhone 4;
- iPhone 4S;
- iPod Touch 3G
- iPod Touch 4G
- iPad 1;
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi;
- iPad 2 3G;
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi 2012;
- 3 iPad Wi-Fi
- iPad 3 Wi-Fi + 4G;
Incompatible terminals:
- Apple TV 3.
