07 May 2010

Jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch - Preparatory steps & some downloads

Following is a description of how to jailbreak the iPhone on any version of firmware, with any version of baseband.

This guide is for educational purpose only. It does not serve to encourage nor perpetuate jailbreaking the iPhone or iPod Touch. You will also never find any information on unlocking the device. Jailbreaking is one thing, but unlocking it from the telco it was originally contracted with is quite another whole different issue.

Bear in mind the following:
1. This guide is assumes the computer used is running Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7.
2. Any version of iTunes may be used, beginning from version 9.0.3. There is no need to update to the newest version if iTunes if version used is the minimum tested vs 9.0.3.
3. Previously jailbroken devices must be restored to its stock OS. Meaning, if your iPhone is jailbroken now (most likely via Blackra1n), you will need to restore back to its original OS, be it 3.1.2 or 3.1.3. If you have to restore, please ensure you have backup all data and synced with iTunes. Read footnotes below.
4. Disable any other programs while performing the actual jailbreaking process. This includes your anti-virus programs.
5. Update Java running on your system from JAVA.

First of all, note that there are now phishers, hackers, spammers and trojans included in most of the software used now to perform the new jailbreak. Use the following link to download the original files untouched! The version of "Spirit" included is also the latest version as of May 5th, 2010.

You will be downloading:
1. Spirit - the program used to perform the untethered jailbreak.
2. Spirit Fixer - which corrects potential problems faced by some people when Spirit is unable to identify iTunes.
3. Auto-SHSH Grabber - this tool collects your iPhone's unique signature & sends it to another server for storage. This is vital because you will need this unique signature in future if you need to perform a software restore or downgrade to your current or older firmware.

SPIRIT

SPIRIT FIXER

AUTO- SHSH Grabber

All done with the downloads? Great. One final thing to download, your original stock firmware. Following are the links for firmware 3.1.3.

3.1.3 firmware for iPhone 2G
3.1.3 firmware for iPhone 3G
3.1.3 firmware for iPhone 3G(S)

3.1.2 firmware for iPhone 2G
3.1.2 firmware for iPhone 3G
3.1.2 firmware for 3G(S)

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