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iPad 6.1.2 signing
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ha.
it failed. now im stuck in recovery and can't do anything. I have shsh saved, but they're worthless.
6.1.3 for me now
Just do a hard reset or use a tool to kick it out of recovery. Hard reset should do it though if I remember correctly
ha.
it failed. now im stuck in recovery and can't do anything. I have shsh saved, but they're worthless.
6.1.3 for me now
ouch. why wouldnt u be able to just go back to 6.1.2 or 6.1 insted? i thought u werent able to go back to these if u were alredy on 6.1.3, but if u were on 6.1.2 u should be able to restore back to the same firmware if u stitchd shsh?
So when a signin window is closed for a jailbreak-able firmware, u can no longer use that firmware again if u must restore for a5 devices and up? I was under a different impression based on recent tweets and news by musclenerd and such
The best time to Jailbreak your device is a couple of days after it comes out, and not certainly the day a new iOS version comes out.
There hasnt been any guarantee that a restore to a prev ver will work since iOS 4, almost 3 years ago. The iPhone Dev team always say dont upgrade for a reason, you most likely can never go back at all to a prev version
If I was evasi0n, I would wait for iOS 7 to try any new exploits.
With the Galaxy S4 out, Apple will probably try to push iOS 7 out faster to keep some Apple customers from switching over.
iOS 6 has been a pretty big FAIL overall. No sense in wasting any more exploits on it.
With the Galaxy S4 out, Apple will probably try to push iOS 7 out faster to keep some Apple customers from switching over.
iOS 6 has been a pretty big FAIL overall. No sense in wasting any more exploits on it.
what if an a5 device was still on a previous version like 6.0 or 5.1.1, would you be able to goto 6.1 from there to jailbreak iOS 6?
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there should always be exploits or code that was lookd over wit every new software tho. Doin so wil leav alota ppl (like yours truly..
) out in the cold for maybe a long while.an yes cosign on iOS 6 bein a FAIL.
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No because once Apple releases a new ver of the iOS, then the prev one will be cut off. For people still on iOS 6, they can still jailbreak using teh Evasi0n tool, it will support all versions up till 6.1.2. And this was discussed when 6.1.3 was released to devs 2 weeks ago, it will break the JB, confirmed by @2podg, so if you need to upgrade to 6.1.2 do it now before its too late
If your on 5.1.1 you can still Jailbreak using the Absinthe tool.
Heres a site that makes it easy if you can jb or not and what tool you can use.
http://www.jailbreakmatrix.com/
Doubt it. It's been out for quite a while.
These are things best done before a new firmware is released.
yeah, not a huge deal. If I try to install 6.1.2 and Apple isn't signing it, when will it fail and will it just revert to what I currently have installed?
Why do people wait till the last minute to do this things?
I checked TU and it would sign my blobs anymore, signing window has closed...
On iOS 5, they figured out a re-restore method even for A5 devices but way late in the game (I think not long after iPhone 5 came out). Re-restoring is another exploit process of its own since Apple is strict about firmware signing.
The reason iPhone 4 can be re-restored on any version is because of limera1n. As much as you might not like George Hotz personality or ego, he is responsible for this. This is a hardware exploit, so software version is irrelevant. Regardless, iPhone 4 will always have at least a tethered version of every iOS version even if another untether never comes out.
I wouldn't hold your breath for an iOS 6 re-restore method any time soon.
And once you go iOS 5 -> iOS 6 on A5 devices, the re-restore thing is no longer any option (i.e. moved to 6.1.2 from 5.1.1, even with blobs, you can't jump back to 5.1.1... only exception being 4.3.3 re-restore on iPad2 but that is moot imo)
If you are on 6.0, you can only go to the latest version as of signing which now is 6.1.3. If you're on 6.0, but still have blobs for 6.1.2, *IF* a re-restore method comes out you may be able to jump to it.
Originally, the iOS 5 re-restore exploit was only supposed to be able to re-restore for the version you were on (if you were on 5.0.1, re-restore only to 5.0.1) but through their research they figured out a way to re-restore any iOS 5 version to any iOS 5 version, provided you have blobs.
So if you were on 6.0, I'd recommend staying there and enjoying the jailbreak until the next big release comes out. It's not like there's any feature updates anyways, it's all bug fixes.
I hope this makes sense, and somebody correct me if I'm wrong. I follow jailbreak details way to closely
JB'er since first gen, ten minutes later out of taking it out of the box.
No jailbreak, not interested. I bought iPhone 5 and waited it out, but even with nice hardware, NEVER again for me.
The reason iPhone 4 can be re-restored on any version is because of limera1n. As much as you might not like George Hotz personality or ego, he is responsible for this. This is a hardware exploit, so software version is irrelevant. Regardless, iPhone 4 will always have at least a tethered version of every iOS version even if another untether never comes out.
I wouldn't hold your breath for an iOS 6 re-restore method any time soon.
And once you go iOS 5 -> iOS 6 on A5 devices, the re-restore thing is no longer any option (i.e. moved to 6.1.2 from 5.1.1, even with blobs, you can't jump back to 5.1.1... only exception being 4.3.3 re-restore on iPad2 but that is moot imo)
If you are on 6.0, you can only go to the latest version as of signing which now is 6.1.3. If you're on 6.0, but still have blobs for 6.1.2, *IF* a re-restore method comes out you may be able to jump to it.
Originally, the iOS 5 re-restore exploit was only supposed to be able to re-restore for the version you were on (if you were on 5.0.1, re-restore only to 5.0.1) but through their research they figured out a way to re-restore any iOS 5 version to any iOS 5 version, provided you have blobs.
So if you were on 6.0, I'd recommend staying there and enjoying the jailbreak until the next big release comes out. It's not like there's any feature updates anyways, it's all bug fixes.
I hope this makes sense, and somebody correct me if I'm wrong. I follow jailbreak details way to closely
JB'er since first gen, ten minutes later out of taking it out of the box.
No jailbreak, not interested. I bought iPhone 5 and waited it out, but even with nice hardware, NEVER again for me.
Funny thing is my wife is happy with 6.1, but recently started to complain that nothing shows up when she tries to connect to wifi. Well I connected it to my PC and reset my network settings. Suddenly wifi seems to be working. maybe I shouldn't even try to update now since she has her JB and everything seems fine.
I've kept my family's devices on 6.1 and never bothered to update and re-jailbreak. They seem to be running fine. Heck, they should be exactly the same minus that supposed Exchange-Calendar battery drain bug.
Don't assume that I waited til last minute. I had my iPhone 4S updated to 6.1.2 they day it was release. My wife's phone has been on 6.1 since the JB was released with her iPhone 4 and iPad mini. We had no interest in updating as we were happy with our setup.
It was only a couple of days ago she mentioned her wifi was giving her issues, and since we work about 10 to 12 hours a day I told her yesterday I would try the update this weekend to see if it would address her issue.
i didnt know Apple needed to still be signin in order for the current firmwares wich are jailbreak-able to be installed anymore. AFAIR iOS5 only needed the SHSHs. Ive been too busy the past month to go through wit a proper, clean install of a jailbreak. or even jus tackin on a JB.
Dont feel so high and mighty. This is probably the shortest time ive seen a jailbreak survive.
Yeah, that's why I didn't update her phone before, and like I mentioned in my other post it was only because there seemed to have been a wifi bug that I only considered it now. I updated my 4S because I seemed to have the exchange bug, my battery wouldn't last a workday even if I kept it in my pocket and didn't do anything with it.
I'm surprised the window is still open too
Maybe it's closed but sometimes open?
Who knows..
Haven't tried it myself.
Maybe it's closed but sometimes open?
Who knows..
Haven't tried it myself.
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Software restore to 6.1.2 from ipsw appears to have worked, restoring from iTunes backup now. This on 4S going from 6.1
Software restore to 6.1.2 from ipsw appears to have worked, restoring from iTunes backup now. This on 4S going from 6.1
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