How to Perform an Untethered Jailbreak of Your iPhone 3GS (Windows) [5.0.1]

Instructions on how to perform an untethered jailbreak of your iPhone 3GS on iOS 5.0.1 using RedSn0w for Windows. The Mac tutorial version of this tutorial is here. This procedure will cause you to upgrade your baseband potentially ruining your chances for an unlock. Step One Create a folder on your desktop called Pwnage Download the latest RedSn0w from here and place it in the Pwnage folder. Likewise, download the 5.0.1 firmware from here and place it in the Pwnage folder. Extract the RedSn0w zip file by double clicking it. Step Two: (Skip this step if you're on iOS 5.0.1 already) Connect your iPhone to the computer and launch iTunes. Select your iPhone from the list of devices on the left. Now hold down Shift and click the Restore button. Restore is preferred as it won't create any wasted space on your iPhone. Navigate to the Pwnage folder on your desktop and select the 5.0.1 firmware ipsw. Click the Choose button to continue. iTunes will now update your iPhone to the new firmware. Step Three Launch the redsn0w application from the redsn0w folder we extracted earlier. **Windows 7 users may want to try running the redsn0w executable mode as an administrator in Windows Vista compatibility. You can do this by right clicking the executable and selecting Properties from the contextual menu. Step Four Once RedSn0w opens click the Extras button Choose Select IPSW from the Extras menu. Select the iOS 5.0.1 firmware ipsw from Pwnage folder on your desktop and click Open. When asked tell RedSn0w whether you have a new model or older model of the iPhone 3GS then click the theBack button. Press the Jailbreak button to continue. Step Five Plug your iPhone into the computer and make sure its OFF then click the Next button Step Six RedSn0w will now guide you through the steps to get into DFU mode. You can find more help with DFU mode here Hold down both the Home button and the Power button for 10 seconds. Release the Power button and continue holding the Home button until RedSn0w detects the device. Step Seven Your iPhone will now reboot Step Eight RedSn0w will prepare the jailbreak data. Step Nine Select Cydia from the list of options and click Next. Step Ten Your iPhone will now be rebooted again and RedSn0w will begin uploading the new RAM Disk and Kernel. Step Eleven Once this is complete you will be notified that RedSn0w is done. When your iPhone finishes rebooting (5 minutes or so) it will be jailbroken with Cydia on the SpringBoard. *As usual a big thanks to the iPhone Dev-Team, Chronic Dev-Team, pod2g, and Geohot for their hard work and contribution to the iPhone community.

How to Save Your iPad SHSH Blobs Using RedSnow (Mac)

These are instructions on how to backup and save your SHSH Blobs to Cydia using RedSn0w for Mac. For instructions on  how to backup and save your SHSH Blobs to Cydia using RedSn0w for Windows click here Step One Create a folder on your desktop called Pwnage Download RedSn0w from 0.9.9b1 here and place it in the Pwnage folder. Extract the RedSn0w zip file by double clicking it. Step Two Launch the redsn0w application from the redsn0w folder we just extracted. Step Three Once RedSn0w opens click the Extras button Step Four Click the SHSH blobs button from the Extras menu. Step Five Click the Fetch button to fetch the SHSH blobs on your device and send them to the Cydia server for storage. Step Six Please plug your iPad into the computer and make sure its OFF then click the Next button Step Seven RedSn0w will now guide you through the steps to get into DFU mode. You can find more help with DFU mode here Hold down both the Home button and the Power button for 10 seconds. Release the Power button and continue holding the Home button until RedSn0w detects the device. Step Eight Your iPad will now reboot Step Nine RedSn0w will then begin fetch the SHSH blobs from your device and submit them to Cydia. Step Ten Once this is complete you will be notified that your submission was a success. Click the Back button to return to RedSn0w. Step Eleven Click the SHSH blobs button and then click the Query button to make sure Cydia has your blobs saved. Step Twelve Enter * into the ECID textfield and click OK to check all your devices. Step Thirteen RedSn0w will now query Cydia and display the list of stored blobs. Important: RedSn0w also saves your blobs in a plist located within the RedSn0w folder. We would recommend keeping these for added safety.

How to Jailbreak Your iPad 1 Using RedSn0w (Mac) [5.0]

These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPad 1 on the iOS 5.0 firmware using RedSn0w for Mac. The Windows version is here. This jailbreak is tethered which means you will need to connect your device to the computer each time you reboot. Finally, it may be prudent to save your SHSH Blobs by following this tutorial before continuing. Step One Create a folder on your desktop called Pwnage Download RedSn0w 0.9.9b5 from here and place it in the Pwnage folder. Likewise, download the 5.0 firmware from here and place it in the Pwnage folder. (Note: you do not need to download the 5.0 firmware if you are already on iOS 5.0) Extract the RedSn0w zip file by double clicking it. Step Two: (Skip this step if you're on iOS 5 already) Connect your iPad to the computer and launch iTunes. Select your iPad from the list of devices on the left. Now hold down Option and click the Restore button. Restore is preferred as it won't create any wasted space on your iPad. Navigate to the Pwnage folder on your desktop and select the 5.0 firmware ipsw. Click the Choose button to continue. iTunes will now update your iPad to the new firmware. Step Three Launch the redsn0w application from the redsn0w folder we extracted earlier. Step Four Once RedSn0w opens click the Jailbreak button Step Five Plug your iPad into the computer and make sure its OFF then click the Next button Step Six RedSn0w will now guide you through the steps to get into DFU mode. You can find more help with DFU modehere Hold down both the Home button and the Power button for 10 seconds. Release the Power button and continue holding the Home button until RedSn0w detects the device. Step Seven Your iPad will now reboot Step Eight RedSn0w will prepare the jailbreak data. Step Nine Select Cydia from the list of options and click Next. Step Ten Your iPad will now be rebooted again and RedSn0w will begin uploading the new RAM Disk and Kernel. Step Eleven Once this is complete you will be notified that RedSn0w is done. When your iPad finishes rebooting (5 minutes or so) it will be jailbroken with Cydia on the SpringBoard. BOOT TETHERED Once you have jailbroken you will need to rerun redsn0w to boot tethered. Step One From the main RedSn0w menu click the Extras button. Step Two Select Just boot from the Extras menu to just boot tethered. *As usual a big thanks to the iPhone Dev-Team and Geohot for their hard work and contribution to the iPhone community.