Your source is misinformed. I tested it and it doesn't work. In the JB Monte process Redsnow attempts to retrieve the shsh blobs, and if it cannot acquire them, it gives an error. So the IPSW is simply not enough. As the Dev Team states, the shsh blobs are necessary. I think someone posted on Twitter that they could, theoretically, get it to work without the blobs but that would encourage pirating the IPSWs so the team decided to refrain from releasing the exploit without the shshs since doing so would encourage illegal activity.
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Untethered 4.2.1 JB Out? redsn0w 0.9.7 beta 6
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Your source is misinformed. I tested it and it doesn't work. In the JB Monte process Redsnow attempts to retrieve the shsh blobs, and if it cannot acquire them, it gives an error. So the IPSW is simply not enough. As the Dev Team states, the shsh blobs are necessary. I think someone posted on Twitter that they could, theoretically, get it to work without the blobs but that would encourage pirating the IPSWs so the team decided to refrain from releasing the exploit without the shshs since doing so would encourage illegal activity.
So, if I'm understanding this correctly...
I'd have to be on 4.2.1 to use Redsn0w in this case? Can I use Tiny Umbrella to update to 4.2.1 without updating the baseband before using Redsn0w?
do i have to get the 4.2. beta firmware specifically for IPHONE to untether my iphone 4? As I used the ipad version to untether my ipad as I used all the betas so I already had it. just curious if i can use the ipad version if it uses the same exploit.
is beta 7 really out? i havent seen it anywhere. still reporting beta 6 as the newest. I thought beta 7 would just be implementing 4.1. shsh blobs instead of 4.2b3
Anyone else having trouble with this? The whole process seems to go okay, but then my iphone gets stuck on the apple logo. I've been waiting at least 10 minutes
That's exactly where I am right now. It says exploiting with Limera1n and has been for probably about 10 minutes as well. That's after it took 30 min to read, decrypt and do it's magic.
i had a problem with "unexpected error" on both my ipad and iphone a few times ive somehow figured out that if you move redsnow to the desktop. restart the computer and make sure itunes stays closed it works. the whole process takes about 5 minutes.
I just tried rebooting as that's the fix for when redsn0w stops jailbreaking right and that didn't work. I'll try moving it to the desktop. Thanks.
[EDIT] That didn't work. I'm trying to do it from a tethered 4.2.1 so maybe that's the issue. Oh well, I was able to get it back up and running so I'll just wait until another version comes out. I've rarely had to reboot as the 4.2.1 JB is very stable. Not much of an issue for me at the moment.
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this is exciting news, but I am still on 4.1 and need the phone to be unlock not just jailbreak, so is there anyone to upgrade to 4.2.1 without upgrading baseband so I can keep the phone unlocked?
I see this question asked before but can't see any answer, just wonder if the redsn0w 0.9.7 beta 6 is only good for jailbreaking or also good for unlocking? Any trick to keep the baseband? Thanks very much.
I see this question asked before but can't see any answer, just wonder if the redsn0w 0.9.7 beta 6 is only good for jailbreaking or also good for unlocking? Any trick to keep the baseband? Thanks very much.
this is exciting news, but I am still on 4.1 and need the phone to be unlock not just jailbreak, so is there anyone to upgrade to 4.2.1 without upgrading baseband so I can keep the phone unlocked?
I see this question asked before but can't see any answer, just wonder if the redsn0w 0.9.7 beta 6 is only good for jailbreaking or also good for unlocking? Any trick to keep the baseband? Thanks very much.
no you need to wait for pwnage. if you update to 4.2.1. the baseband will be updated.
this is exciting news, but I am still on 4.1 and need the phone to be unlock not just jailbreak, so is there anyone to upgrade to 4.2.1 without upgrading baseband so I can keep the phone unlocked?
I see this question asked before but can't see any answer, just wonder if the redsn0w 0.9.7 beta 6 is only good for jailbreaking or also good for unlocking? Any trick to keep the baseband? Thanks very much.
Redsnow just jailbreaks when you're on the stock firmware version that you need to jailbreak on. It doesnt preserve your baseband or creates any custom IPSW's to restore to.
FWIW, I "updated" (not restored) to 4.2 in iTunes while my hosts file was pointing to Saurik's server and my baseband was preserved at 01.59.00
I now have a jailbroken iPhone 4 untethered at 4.2.1 with the original baseband. I don't think I would have risked it though if I depended on the unlock.
I now have a jailbroken iPhone 4 untethered at 4.2.1 with the original baseband. I don't think I would have risked it though if I depended on the unlock.
this is exciting news, but I am still on 4.1 and need the phone to be unlock not just jailbreak, so is there anyone to upgrade to 4.2.1 without upgrading baseband so I can keep the phone unlocked?
I see this question asked before but can't see any answer, just wonder if the redsn0w 0.9.7 beta 6 is only good for jailbreaking or also good for unlocking? Any trick to keep the baseband? Thanks very much.
See this thread:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1059740/
Although, it seems there aren't extremely consistent instructions, a number of people seem to have had good results.
Are these any things still missing (broken features, etc.) as of Beta 6? It seems like that jb is done, we are just waiting for one that doesn't require beta firmware now.
Just curious if you first restored your phone to 4.1 and then updated to 4.2.1 to get rid of any lingering jailbreak effects? Last time I updated from 4.0 to 4.1 with an already jailbroken phone, it was a bit quirky. If you updated from jailbroken 4.1 to 4.2.1, any side effects? Thanks
I did restore to a clean 4.1, then updated to 4.2.1, then jailbroke with redsn0w 0.9.7b6. When I tried updating directly to 4.2.1 and jailbreaking, my phone never fully finished the jailbreak process (got stuck on "installing bundles"). The software update itself went fine, but the redsn0w portion was what had trouble.
Thanks, just what I wanted to hear. I have my hosts file set and will also hopefully keep my baseband, I don't need the unlock but nice to have it. It's going to be a long jailbreaking night for me.
one place for info?
By chance, is there any page or site that actually stays up to date or has the latest information about which process/package to use for the specific type of jailbreak a user needs? I know about the developers site that lists the latest updates for a couple/few of the packages (like redsn0w). I am looking for a page that would say "if you are on iphone hardware version X release X.X.X and want to jailbreak AND unlock then here are the options". And, it would list out the different packages that support that type of request. I have a 3G and did do a jailbreak a while back when the firmware was around 3.1.2. But have since updated to 4.2.1 with no jailbreak and I am looking to do it again and haven't stayed up with any of the jailbreak options. However, I don't really know which process/package to use (redsn0w) or wait for (greenposi0n or something else). My needs are to jailbreak only, no unlock, a 3G phone that is already on 4.2.1 and have it be untethered. While I would appreciate an answer, my real question is if there is a site that I could go to maybe has this information so I don't have to ask like a noob.
By chance, is there any page or site that actually stays up to date or has the latest information about which process/package to use for the specific type of jailbreak a user needs? I know about the developers site that lists the latest updates for a couple/few of the packages (like redsn0w). I am looking for a page that would say "if you are on iphone hardware version X release X.X.X and want to jailbreak AND unlock then here are the options". And, it would list out the different packages that support that type of request. I have a 3G and did do a jailbreak a while back when the firmware was around 3.1.2. But have since updated to 4.2.1 with no jailbreak and I am looking to do it again and haven't stayed up with any of the jailbreak options. However, I don't really know which process/package to use (redsn0w) or wait for (greenposi0n or something else). My needs are to jailbreak only, no unlock, a 3G phone that is already on 4.2.1 and have it be untethered. While I would appreciate an answer, my real question is if there is a site that I could go to maybe has this information so I don't have to ask like a noob.
