How to jailbreak with redsn0w
Jailbreak, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 2G | Hans | June 26, 2009 at 3:13 pmIf you want to jailbreak any current iPhone or iPod Touch devices running on iPhone OS 3.0, you must use redsn0w. This post will show a step-by-step tutorial on how to jailbreak your device with redsn0w.
You can download redsn0w for Windows, Mac, or Linux here.
redsn0w 0.8 will only work with iPhone 3.0, iPhone 3G 3.0, iPhone 3GS 3.0, iPod Touch 3.0, and iPod Touch 2G 3.0.
1. Download the iPhone OS 3.0 IPSW file for your device and save it to your desktop. Here are the file names for each device, make sure you have the right one:
- iPhone 2G – filename: iPhone1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw [download link]
- iPhone 3G – filename: iPhone1,2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw [download link]
- iPhone 3GS – filename: iPhone2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw [download link]
- iPod Touch 1G – filename: iPod1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw
- iPod Touch 2G – filename: iPod2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw
2. Open the redsn0w 0.8 application.
3. Click the Browse button.
4. Locate your device’s IPSW file that you downloaded in step 1 and click Open.
5. The redsn0w window will have the “IPSW successfully identified” message. Click the Next button to continue.
6. redsn0w will ask you to “Please select which options you would like to have“. Make sure the Install Cydia box has a check on there and then click Next.
7. redsn0w will ask you to make sure your device is both OFF and PLUGGED IN to your computer. Make sure you plug in your device in to your computer and then turn it off. Click Next once you have done this.
8. redsn0w will now ask you to connect your device in DFU mode.
- Hold down the Power button for 3 seconds
- Without releasing the Power button, also hold down the Home (bottom center button) for 10 seconds
- Without releasing the Home button, release the Power button BUT KEEP holding the Home button for 30 seconds
- If you don’t do this properly you will get a DFU Mode Failed message and you’ll have to go back to step one.
9. Once your device has successfully entered DFU Mode, redsn0w will show the following message: “Please wait while your device is being jailbroken. Waiting for reboot.” Your device should reboot after this.
10. Once your device has rebooted redsn0w will start uploading the RAMDisk and kernel.
11. After everything has been successfully uploaded to your device, redsn0w will have; the “Done!” message. Your device will now reboot and you should see the Cydia app on your SpringBoard.
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what is an IPSW file for redsn0w jailbreak part 1 and how do i download/get? i have an updated 3.0 first gen ipod touch.
where do you go to find and download the firmware for the itouch?
you gotta get the iphone 3Gs one
is it alright if a have window and not mac????
yeah
the iphone one will work for the itouch?
will the firmware for the iphone 3G or 3GS work for the itouch? i cant find the firmware for the itouch 2g 3.0
I get to the last part “waiting for reboot”, but my iPod Touch doesn’t reboot. It just stays off and can’t turn back on with the power button.
iPod Touch 1G, 3.0 firmware, redsn0w .8, mac os x 10.6
same problem here
but with windows xp sp3
Yeah, same problem here.
iPhone 3g, 3.0.1 firmware, windows xp
me too this isnt working out well i get the screen that says now downloading jailbreak data and its got the loading thing at the bottom but my screen says done and the ipod just sits there with it. it wont turn off or turn on idk what \to do with it
I CANNOT GET THIS TO WORK BEEN TRYING FOR 2 HRS DOES IT REALLY WORK I DOWNLOAD 8.0 AND STEP 1 SAVED TO THE DESK TOP BROWSED FOR IT ITS ON MY DESK TOP BUT NOT IN THE LITTLE BOX ?????????
I have the same problem as finny, iPod Touch 2G, 3.0 firmware, redsn0w .8, mac os x 10.6.
could this be an issue with 10.6?
has anyone jailbroke in 10.6?
Just unplug and replug USB cable. just did it with 10.6 works fine.
will the iphone jailbreak download links work with the ipod touch? i have the ipod touch 2g 3.0 version. will the iphone one work on the ipod touch?
im having the same problems like the rest it wont boot up now after doing everythinh correctly
Reply to me
Help me!! Iphone 3G 3.0.1 I’m trying to Jailbreak and it won’t reboot after I do everything…. I used Redsnow 8. I Jailbroke My sister’s using the same software the only thing that I changed was the Firmware..
got everything to work… my next step was putting my t-mobile sim card in and it doesn’t recognize? what do i need to do?
Having the same problem as the rest, problem with step #9:
9. Once your device has successfully entered DFU Mode, redsn0w will show the following message: “Please wait while your device is being jailbroken. Waiting for reboot.” Your device should reboot after this.
It def enters DFU mode, but it does not reboot. I have to keep turning iTunes on to restore it. Will try unplugging and replugging in the usbb cable next.
People don’t panic, when in doubt restore your iphone/ipod and start again.
iPod Touch 1st Gen, Red_Snow 8, Mac OS 10.6
Unplugging and replugging the USB works like a charm. So when it is “waiting to reboot” just do that and you’ll be fine.
I’ll be posting it on my site tonight as well for anyone who needs more details, or decent Cydia apps.
So i just got version 3.0 for my my itouch and the redsn0w jailbreak is stuck at waiting for reboot….what shall i do?
Look at what I posted right above you…
I had my USB going to a hub not directly into the computer. You never mentioned that at all. It make a HUGE difference. I had tried what you said and it does not work at all. If you plug the USB to the computer directly (and not through a hub) then you wont have to do what you said and it works.
My bad. I had mine plugged directly into the computer. Either way if it doesn’t reboot, unplugging and replugging it into the computer directly should do the trick. I can’t speak for any problems beyond that on Windows or Linux, I’m using Mac.
Hey guys I have had the same issue… I tried relentlessly to get mine to jailbreak. I spent hours trying to jailbreak. Restored system countless times. I then came across this link and it gave me a idea and I found the answer for you all I hope. If you have the usb cable connected through a hub disconnect it and plug it directly into the computer. Works sweet. I hope you all can share this with anyone having the same issue. Please post if this works for you. I hope it does.
hey guys. i have doned all the steps and in the end on ipod desk write downloading Jailbreak data… i haven’t got an internet on my ipod . what me gonna do now?
I had a hell of a time with this. Vista kept throwing an error when “Waiting for reboot”. (I hate M$ anyway).
Loaded in Ubuntu. It also failed as a normal user. Here’s how I fixed it…
Open a shell
Switch to SuperUser (sudo if you haven’t changed yet)
mark@mark-desktop:~/jailbreak$ su
Copy the .Xauthority file to the /root directory so the GUI will work
root@mark-desktop:/home/mark/jailbreak# cp /home/mark/.Xauthority /root
Run the program
root@mark-desktop:/home/mark/jailbreak# ./redsn0w
Run through the prompts as listed. One step tells you to disconnect the USB and reconnect. It completed normally.
Good luck!
After following all the steps on my Itouch 2.2.1, I am stuck on downloading jailbreak data… screen.
I have read through every single comment here, tried unplugging the USB, tried waiting it out, etc, but it’s still stuck on that screen after trying multiple times.
I’m sure i am not the only one with this problem. If anyone has any more suggestions I should try, help would be appreciated!