Two months after the release of iOS 5.1 and more than two weeks after the release of iOS 5.1.1, we finally have Absinthe 2.0 available, the untethered jailbreak solution for our iDevices. Using this program you can jailbreak any iDevice on iOS 5.1.1, but on iOS 5.1 you can only jailbreak terminals released before the iPad 2 tablet. Even so, anyone can now update to iOS 5.1.1 via iTunes, so the solution can be used by anyone without problems.
Compatible terminals for 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 2012;
- 3 iPad Wi-Fi
- iPad 3 Wi-Fi + 4G;
Incompatible terminals:
- Apple TV 3.
If you have an old version of iOS, you need an unlock and you want to do an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, it is advisable to make a custom ipsw with redsn0w and use that one for the update. That custom ipsw keeps the baseband of your iDevice intact and ensures the possibility of using a Gevey card for unlocking. Ultrasn0w is not compatible with iOS 5.1.1, however ultrasn0w fixer for iOS 5.1.1 it will give you the opportunity to unlock without problems if you have an unlockable baseband.
If you have decoded with SAM and saved it on your computer, then this tutorial it will help you restore it after jailbreak. It doesn't matter what baseband you have, the decoding will be done anyway.
If you already have a tethered jailbreak done on iOS 5.1.1, then follow this tutorial to untethered jailbreak using Rocky Racoon. Absinthe does not hackBut using sn0wbreeze 2.9.4 you can make a custom ipsw activated and untethered jailbroken for iDevices released before iPad 2.
Step 1
Download Absinthe 2.0.2 by here.
Step 2 – optional step
Connect the iDevice to the computer and open iTunes. Select the iDevice from the menu on the right, then choose the back up option to make a backup of your iDevice. After performing this operation, go to Settings>General>Reset and choose the Reset all content and settings option. Choosing these options will ensure a quick jailbreak. Performing the backup is optional and is intended to reduce the time of performing the jailbreak.
Step 3
After deleting the content, open Absinthe 2.0 and a window will open with a lot of chorus lines that will run for a few minutes and then stop. This process basically builds the jailbreak program for your iDevice, and after it finishes you will see a new Absinthe folder in the folder where you already downloaded the executable.
Step 4
Access the Absinthe.exe executable from the newly created folder and press the Jailbreak button, then let the program do its job. After pressing the Jailbreak button, the program will start implementing the exploit and your iDevice will go through several states, including Restore, but don't be alarmed, everything is perfectly normal. The process itself should take a maximum of 5 minutes depending on your computer. If you have a PIN set to the card, enter it after resetting the iDevice, otherwise the jailbreak will not be complete.
Step 5
After finishing the jailbreak, reconnect the iDevice to iTunes, select it from the menu on the right and choose the Restore from backup option (if you made an initial backup). iTunes will restore the backup you made and that's it.
After resetting the device, you should have Cydia installed and able to use it. Do not forget that in the days immediately following the release of the Cydia jailbreak solution, it will have functionality problems.
To make everything complete, below is a press release made by the Chronic Dev Team.
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS – 25th May 2012 – Today @pod2g and the @ChronicDevTeam announced the highly anticipated release of Absinthe 2.0 at #HITB2012AMS held at the Okura Hotel in Amsterdam.
Known as the "iOS Jailbreak Dream Team", @p0sixninja, @pod2g, @planetbeing, @pimskeks released the untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 on the final day of the week-long conference. Echoing Steve Jobs' trademark WWDC encore of '… and one more thing', the team announced the release of Absinthe 2.0 during the closing minutes of their 2 hour talk at the conference.
Absinthe 2.0 will affect the majority of Apple devices running iOS 5.1.1 including iPad 1,1 – 2,1 – 2,2 – 2,3 – 3,1 – 3,2 – 3,3, the iPhone 2,1 – 3,1 – 3,3 – 4,1 and iPod 3,1 – 4,1. The jailbreak does not support the third generation Apple TV and support for iPad 2,4 will be added at a later date.
The team announced that the new Absinthe 2.0 will be available immediately for download from the official ChronicDevTeam website: http://greenpois0n.com
The release announcement came after recent speculation spreading through online social networks on the actual release date and scope of Absinthe 2.0. The jailbreak community's interest was first piqued when the team announced they were scheduled to appear at HITBSecConf2012 – Amsterdam to deliver not one but two talks covering both the Corona (A4) and Absinthe (A5) jailbreaks for Apple devices. On the 20th of May, a tweet from team member @pod2g stating the release of Absinthe 2.0 was 'in a matter of days' led to further speculation that the final release would be made at HITBSecConf which ran from 21 – 25 May.
"We want to take this opportunity to thank Hack in the Box for giving us the chance to all get together for the first time, especially in the beautiful city of Amsterdam, it has been a great delight for us to announce our next release at this event Thank you to all our supporters and keep jailbreaking!!”
"This was certainly one of the most highly anticipated talks we've EVER had at one of our HITB conferences, and we've done quite a few of these. The excitement from the Dream Team followers and overall Twitter and online buzz has been terrific!", said Dhillon Andrew Kannabhiran, Founder and CEO of Hack In The Box.
"It was truly an honor to host the Dream Team in their first ever 'real world' meet up and we would like to thank them for taking the time and effort to make the trip over to not only join us at our third European outing, but to help kick-start our celebration of '10 years of HITB awesomeness' with the release of Absinthe 2.0!", he added.
HITBSecConf2012 – Malaysia (#HITB2012KUL) marks our 10th annual event in Asia and runs from October 8th to 11th at the Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur featuring 42 of HITB's best speakers of the decade in one massive event. Registration is already open: http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2012kul/
About iOS Jailbreak Dream Team: The group is made up of members from the Chronic-Dev Team and the iPhone Dev Team and consists of @MuscleNerd @pod2g @planetbeing @p0sixninja @pimskeks.
About iOS jailbreaking: iOS jailbreaking, or simply jailbreaking, is the process of removing the limitations imposed by Apple on devices running the iOS operating system through the use of custom security exploits. Jailbreaking allows users to gain elevated access to the operating system. Consequently it also allows users to download additional applications, extensions and themes that are unavailable through the official Apple App Store.
