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gregrose

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Hey all, Ive been reading everything and im pretty confused about whats going on right now.

First off, is there an official way to JB 4.2.1 yet, or are we all still waiting for the official release?

Second, what exactly does everyone mean by tethered and untethered jailbreaks?

Thanks!
 
gregrose said:
Hey all, Ive been reading everything and im pretty confused about whats going on right now.

First off, is there an official way to JB 4.2.1 yet, or are we all still waiting for the official release?

Second, what exactly does everyone mean by tethered and untethered jailbreaks?

Thanks!
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Yes, Redsn0w (iPhone Dev Team) has been updated to jailbreak 4.2.1. This jailbreak is unfortunately tethered.

Tethered = Every time your device's battery dies or needs to be rebooted, you have to run the jailbreak software to turn it back on properly.

Untethered = You can reboot your iPhone anytime without using the jailbreak software.
 
PsstGreek said:
Yes, Redsn0w (iPhone Dev Team) has been updated to jailbreak 4.2.1. This jailbreak is unfortunately tethered.

Tethered = Every time your device's battery dies or needs to be rebooted, you have to run the jailbreak software to turn it back on properly.

Untethered = You can reboot your iPhone anytime without using the jailbreak software.
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It's actually semi-tethered. Basically, it'll reboot without being tethered (as long as Mobile Substrate isn't installed) but you won't be able to run any jailbreak/tweaks. For that you have to boot with redsn0w.
 
Whattttttt im still confused lol....ok back on my iphone 3g i jailbroke with blackrain through my computer, was that considered a tethered or untethered? & by reboot do you mean just turning the phone off & on?

sorry im an idiot with this stuff
 
yeah dude, re-boot means when u install an app and it asks you to do a re-boot. Or when you run out of battery juice and the phone turns off, and you re-start it.
 
haha oh ok just making sure...

wow that sucks then, its probably smart to just wait for untethered, anyone know how long that may take till it comes out?

damn should of just stayed on 4.1
 
gregrose said:
haha oh ok just making sure...

wow that sucks then, its probably smart to just wait for untethered, anyone know how long that may take till it comes out?

damn should of just stayed on 4.1
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It gets even more complicated if you have a newer iDevice (newer 3GS, iPhone 4) as you'll probably have to save your 4.1 SHSH blobs (unique string of numbers for your specific device and firmware) to Cydia via the TinyUmbrella app for an untethered jailbreak (that's what Comex [one of the hackers] is saying at least).
 
QuarterSwede said:
It gets even more complicated if you have a newer iDevice (newer 3GS, iPhone 4) as you'll probably have to save your 4.1 SHSH blobs (unique string of numbers for your specific device and firmware) to Cydia via the TinyUmbrella app for an untethered jailbreak (that's what Comex [one of the hackers] is saying at least).
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Well I have 4.2.1 on ip4, I never jailbroke on my 4 before so what shall i do?
 
Ok last question & I will understand it all.

With the tethered jb, if I have to reboot I just lose the jb for the time being, otherwise the phone will still work like normal? Or do I have to reboot with it connected to comp for it to power on at all?
 
1st. If you have 4.1 now you may get an untethered jb with pwnage tool. Next to your above question u can reboot only if you dont have things that plug into the spring board.
 
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