How to jailbreak with redsn0w
If 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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had the same prob about rebooting… the secret that worked for me was…
as soon as it says “waiting for reboot” (never having let go of home buttom), unplug usb and connect again to computer, and keep holding the home for the full 30 seconds. It will finally kick into the second stage and finalize quickly. Takes max 2 minutes.
cheers,
Yea, How come it wont reboot???
I found that the same trick worked for me. Without it, the Redsnow, or my iPod touch 2G kept waiting. Funny, I’ve been out of the jailbreak scene for way over a year now – since the introduction of 2,0, I have used the App Store even though there are some great tweaks which allow better use of my iPod.
While I don’t pirate apps, I don’t understand Apple’s decision to guard functionality which is inherent in the hardware. iPhone 3G video recording is one of those functions which was available only to jailbreakers – something which is quite a shame on apple.
Regards,
shigzeo
editor, TouchMyApps
tried this like 10x wont work
this worked for me i tryed regularly like 10000000000000000000000x worked first time thanks!!!!
rebot i cant get it some1 help
im having a problem with the 3rd stage. My itouch 2.0 goes through fine for the first 2 stages but I waited an hour for the third stage to end but it didnt. Any ideas??? help
I am having a problem finding the IPSW file. This is the first time I have done it in windows and when I unzipped the file that I downloaded from the link there was no IPSW to be found within the zip file… anyone know where or what I should do for windows? Thanks in advance!
Hi Geoff. Try changing the .zip file extension to .ipsw….worked for me :)
Hey peter
Just wanted to say thank you for your comment , helped a lot…
Have great day
Martin
Guys, I spent hours to jailbreak and unlock my iphone 2G (v2.2 unlocked), and having the same issue as many people and stuck on “downloading jailbreak data…” screen
I finally figured out the solution. You will need to update your iphone to v3.0 first. I’ve done it through iTune (must be itune version 8.2 or above). Once you updated to v3.0, you just try to use this redSnow0.8 to jailbreak again and I can easily pass that stupid “downloading jailbreak data….” screen
So you cannot just use this redSnow0.8 to jailbreak it from v.2.2 to v3.0 directly.
This worked for me. When I got to the stuck screen, I hard rebooted the iphone (hold home+power) and then restored the iphone in itunes (using shift-click and the ipsw downloaded above). After that, I just reran redsnow and it worked. Thanks!
iphone 2g
still gets stuck at waiting for download data nothing seems to work help
haha same here lol
I’m using Snow Leopard 10.6 and when it doesn’t reboot just unplug and PLUG the usb back in without quitting redsn0w and it works wonders. GOOD LUCK!
Thanks man, that did the trick. wish i had found this link before i went w8ng w8ng
Thanks! unplugging the USB worked! yeah!
I change the zip extention for ispw but i did not have luck i still can’t find ispw file. There aré several files due, what i am doing wrong? Do i have to unzip the downloaded file? Or just browSe it?
Well, my ipod touch 2g gets to the downloading jailbreak data thing, should i unplug my ipod? or just leave it there?
Now it finished, but then it just says i have to reboot again. Is that normal?
@hector: rename the zip to .ipsw, not ispw.. I think you miss spell it that’s why you can’t find it.. hope it helped!
Having issues installing this; have a 1G 3.0 but redsn0w crashes every time I try to install.. any idea why this happens? Rebooting, restoring and continuously holding down the home button don’t do anything.
Mine says its “done” and asks me to click finished, but it doesnt install Cydia and I really find no difference. I believe i’m doing everything alright. I already installed Firmware 3.0 as it says above, I followed all the steps, etc. Can anyone help me?
there is no download link for the ipod touch ones. Only iphone:S
i did everyhting correctly
but it didnt work
I finished the 3 stages, and had everything finish loading on my ipod. Then the screen turned blank and the “on” or “home” buttons did nothing to bring it back on. What’s the matter with it? And how can it recover. The computer won’t recognize it either, so itunes can’t restore…
can someone tell me why cydia or icy isent showing up on my springboard? i did the jailbreaking process and it said done but nothing is showing up on the springboard
my ipod is showing the itunes symbol with the usb pointing to it, so i plugged it back into the computer after doing all of that stuff up there^^ and it says it has to restore it?
is it supposed to be doing that?
i have a problem…after third stage it says done…there is no uploading ramdisk…please help