5.1 is dropping in 1-2 days .... damn, need to upgrade my 4.3.3 iPad 2 to 5.0.1 tonight. Upgraded my wife's iPad a couple of weeks ago, now need to update mine. No SHSH saved (warranty set, got it on 4.3.3 but by then Apple already released 4.3.5 ...)

Decisions, decisions ..... 5.0.1 it is ....

KakiGamer69, please remove any reference to pirated tweak (you know what I am referring to)

This will probably be the last jailbreak the iPad 2 will have before the ipad 3 comes out and with the difficulties in jailbreaking the iPad 2 and A5 devices (all userland exploit), it's going to get a lot tougher with the iPad 3

iClarified.com

Need to upgrade my iPad 2 tomorrow. Cannot do it today as I'm going of to Bahrain. Can't wait for the jailbreak to come out.

done with my 4s ... will do the ipad 2 tomorrow morning. Must go to sleep mehhh .... now restoring the 4s backup, should take a while .... sleepy weiiii

I got a PM from someone offering a jailbreaking service (good that he is pro-active and trying to make some money which is fair)

Had to decline coz I'm pretty sure I can do it myself and I actually have jailbroken the 4s and the iPad 2

Very easy jailbreak especially if you do a fresh restore and run Absinthe. Restore the backup once the jailbreak is done.

Easy peasy.

Version 0.43 should be able to run on Windows.

Try this (taken from LUiZINH0 )

For OSX, you can directly download Absinthe and run the jailbreak

If you have jailbroken your iPad, never use reset and erase as you will brick your iPad. Jailbreaking would have moved some of the system files and doing the reset and erase would fail and your iPad will be stuck in the apple loop.

If you have jailbroken your ipad, you will need to use the Shift + restore method to wipe the iPad clean and reinstall the iOS 5.0.1, then you re-jailbreak.

This post has been edited by azraeil: Jan 22 2012, 03:06 AM

Are you running as an admin?

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Added on January 22, 2012, 3:21 amCuba guna huruf besar CD /

This post has been edited by azraeil: Jan 22 2012, 03:21 AM

The Absinthe Windows GUI has been released, maybe zamanjaafar can edit the OP and include the link to the guide.

Here's one from iClarified.

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=19468

Enjoy the jailbreak

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Added on January 22, 2012, 12:34 pmRestore your iPad using the Shift + restore method. Kena download the full iPad 2 5.0.1 firmware and bila Shift + restore, point the prompt to where you downloaded the firmware. Set it as new iPad (jangan restore backup lagi)

Lepas tu follow the guide from iClarified using the Windows Absinthe GUI.

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=19468

Sure boleh jalan. Lepas jailbreak, restore the Backup.

This post has been edited by azraeil: Jan 22 2012, 12:34 PM

There is something in the host file that is causing the error. Check your host file and remove any lines with gs.apple.com in it.

Excellent. Since the jailbreak utilizes the backup/restore exploit in iTunes, having a large backup will cause some complications (not to mentioned taking a long time which causes high blood pressure heh heh heh) so having a fresh iPad 2 is ideal.

You can always restore your backup once the jailbreak is successful

From iClarified

Where to Download iPad firmwares

No Piracy discussion please. Games are cheap by the way ...

Everybody now becoming expert in Jailbreaking heh heh. Once you know how to do it yourself, you will never think of paying someone to do it

This is my suggestion.

1. Restore your iPad 2 (I hope you have an iPad 2 cause Absinthe only works with iPad 2, if you're on an iPad 1 then don't use Absinthe, use redsn0w)
2. Make sure you download the latest version of Absinthe
3. Run Absinthe (in my case, there was no need to do anything -- VPN etc etc ... not needed)
4. Once it says to run Absinthe in the iPad 2, just slide to unlock and find Absinthe and run it in the iPad 2

You should have a jailbroken iPad 2

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Added on January 23, 2012, 1:14 pmHere's the Guide in iCalrified for the iPad 2

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=19470



This post has been edited by azraeil: Jan 23 2012, 01:14 PM

Someone has mentioned that it took him 30 minutes due to the fact that his backup was huge. One of the reason why people are recommending for us to Backup the iPad 2 prior to jailbreaking, restoring it to factory fresh and setting it up as a new iPad 2 and then jailbreaking and once the jailbreak is successful (which shouldn't take you more than 5 minutes), restoring the old backup.

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Added on January 23, 2012, 1:20 pm1. Yes, just download the Apple firmware and do a Shift + Restore and your iPad will be restored to factory settings and your Warranty will also be "Restored"

2. A lot of tweaks that Apple disapprove of such as customisations of our themes etc etc. We don't condone piracy and some of the tweaks in Cydia are paid applications so you pay similar to the App Store.

3. The server maybe overloaded and jailbreaking is easy but not simple, there's a lot of coding and things happens.

4. Tips, as I mentioned above, What I did was to backup my iPad 2, restore it to factory fresh condition, set it up as a new iPad (don't restore the backup yet), run Absinthe to jailbreak and once the jailbreak is successful, restore back my Backup.

This post has been edited by azraeil: Jan 23 2012, 01:20 PM

Go to your iTunes Preferences and under the Devices Tab, it should have a list of your Backup. Check the time of the backup before your restore and that's the one you should choose when you are restoring your backup.

Absinthe will create a backup of your iPad 2 and it will be an empty Backup so choose an earlier backup file.

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Added on January 23, 2012, 2:31 pmYou don't restore from backup, your restore the Firmware which will wipe clean your iPad 2 (including the jailbreak) and re-install the OS.

This post has been edited by azraeil: Jan 23 2012, 02:31 PM