Jailbreak iPhone 4S/4/3GS on 5.1.1 with Absinthe 2.0 – The Quick Guide

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AbsintheNow that Chronic Dev Team has released Absinthe 2.0 to jailbreak iOS 5.1.1 ( build 9B206), it now time to learn how to jailbreak. The process for jailbreaking iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3GS is fairly simple and straight-forward. It only requires plugging iPhone to the computer, running the Absinthe 2.0 utility and clicking the “Jailbreak” button.

If you’re Apple iPhone is running iOS 5.1, you must upgrade it to 5.1.1 before you follow the steps to jailbreak; else you’ll not be able to jailbreak your iPhone (Note: Absinthe 2.0 doesn’t support iOS 5.1). This is done by downloading a stock IPSW from Apple and applying it with iTunes (preferably, the latest version of iTunes).

Note: If you have already jailbroken your iPhone 4 or 3GS “tethered” using redsn0w, there is no need to re-jailbreak. You can simply install Rocky Racoon Untether 5.1.1 Package from Cydia to convert tethered jailbreak into Un-tethered. New users, however, have to follow Absinthe 2.0 process. The following easy-to-follow instructions will help you jailbreak iOS 5.1.1 (Build 9B206) on iPhone. It couldn’t be any simpler than this method right here. It’s a 1-click jailbreak.

Requirements

  • iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS running iOS 5.1.1 IPSW.
  • Computer running on Mac OS X or Windows OS or Linix.
  • USB cable to connect iPhone to computer

Instructions: iPhone iOS 5.1.1 Jailbreak

The following easy-to-follow instructions will help you jailbreak iOS 5.1.1 (Build 9B206) on A5 based iPhone 4S, A4 based iPhone 4 and third generation iPhone 3GS (both Old and New Bootrom). It couldn’t be any simpler than this method right here.

Step 1) Download and extract Absinthe from the .zip and start Absinthe.

Step 2) Connect your iOS device to your computer. The tool will automatically detect your iOS device and firmware running on it.

Step 3) Click the ‘Jailbreak’ button to begin the process. After clicking, you will see a message that requests you to wait for a while as the first process requires a little time.

Let Absinthe 2.0 do its thing, you will notice scrolling text on your screen to assure you that something is happening in background.

During this process, initial jailbreak data files are transferred from the computer to iOS installed on your device followed by final jailbreak data. Please do not interrupt the process. It may take time which is perfectly normal with Absinthe 2.0 jailbreak.

Your iPhone will reboot automatically. During the reboot process, do not touch your Mac or iPhone device. Sit tight and wait for a while.

As soon as the Absinthe injection is complete your iPhone device will reboot automatically. The message window of the tool will read – “Waiting for process to complete…”

Once you get the message – “Done Enjoy”, you will notice Cydia on your iPhone Springboard

Congratulations, you have successfully jailbroken your iPhone 4S on 5.1.1 (untethered). The method is “exactly” the same for iPhone 4 (both CDMA and GSM) and iPhone 3GS on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Easy, isn’t it?

In case you’re getting errors during the jailbreak process post in the comment section below. We will try to troubleshoot them to achieve clean and stable jailbreak. Be sure to follow Jailbreak on twitter.

If you are looking to jailbreak iPad, Follow guide on how to jailbreak 5.1.1 on iPad using Absinthe 2.0.

[UPDATE 1]: Unable to run Absinthe v2 on OS X 10.8? Here’s How to Run Absinthe 2.0 on Mac OS 10.8

[UPDATE 2]: You can now download Absinthe v2.0 Brings to Fix Hang issue

[UPDATE 3]: Some of the users are getting lockdown errors which states - “Error detecting device (lockdown error -5)” and “Could not connect to lockdown”…We’ve contacted developer @pod2g and @pimskeks, and they have suggested an easy fix. Just go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Content and Settings. Download Absinthe 2.0.1 and run it again. Let us know if this fixes the annoying lockdown error?

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  3. Jailbreak 5.0.1 iPhone 4S / iPad 2 on Windows using Corona Injector CLI [Quick Guide]
  4. How to Unlock iPhone 4 BB 04.11.08 Using SAM – The Quick Guide
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  • Aldori

    I fully restored my iPod Touch 4g 5.1.1 with iTunes and I tried jailbreaking with Absinthe v2.0 and Absinthe said the jailbreak process was done. I check my iPod and I can’t find Cydia.

    • Aldori

      It says “recovery complete”. Cydia doesn’t pop up on my iPod.

  • Earl Fox

    I’m having iOS 5.1 here on my iPhone 4S, should I take risk and try to update to iOS 5.1.1 (what if Apple created for users some obstacles to install the jailbreak, after recent jailbreak availability?)

  • Tr3uk13

    If I had jailbroken ( jailbreaked) my iPad 3 and iPhone 4 with Absinthe 2.0 do I install 2.0.2 update over it or do I have to clean install it all over? ( I am having a bit of a crashing on iPhone 4)

  • Tr3uk13

    If I had jailbroken ( jailbreaked) my iPad 3 and iPhone 4 with Absinthe 2.0 do I install 2.0.2 update over it or do I have to clean install it all over? ( I am having a bit of a crashing on iPhone 4)

  • Rob

    Are there any advantages to update my already JB 4s on 5.0.1 to 5.1.1 and then jail breaking again?

    • Earl Fox

      I suppose you don’t have Siri on 5.0.1 and lots of other useful features

      • Rob

        It is a 4S.

  • http://www.facebook.com/WhiteiPhoneguy Vitor Peixoto Pereira

    mine stocks at the waiting for reboot par i already tried to restore a couple of times but it din’t work any help? ( restored tried to jailbreak but did not solve the problem )

  • Stefan10x

    I just Reset – Erase All Content and Settings on my iphone 4 so I can do the Jailbreak and I CANT ACTIVATE MY IPHONE because I don’t have at&t sim card PLEASE HELP

    • phen

      what unlock method do u have on ur phone? is it via sam?

  • eldien

    My iPhone 4 GSM successfully jailbroken, but My SAM ticket not worked at all what shall i do?

    • phen

      you should preserve ur baseband before updating it to 5.1.1 and u must have the SAM backup ticket to use sam again in ios 5.1.1. if u failed to to that then sorry dude, theres nothing u can do to unlock ur iphone via SAM.

  • ricky

    I upgraded my iphone 3gs to 5.1.1 but lost all contacts and unfortunately lost back up as well. But I saved shsh Bolb for my previous IOS (4.1).
    If I downgrade it back to 4.1 using SHSH bolb can I retrieve my contacts back?
    If not possible is there any way to get those contacts back ???

    Thanks in advance

  • Simmy

    My iPhone 4S GSM successfully jailbroken, however after restarting the phone, i can’t start cydia anymore, nor does any of my cydia app works eg. sbsettings….

  • Brandi Buchenau

    I am getting “device not supported” but I am running 5.1.1 on iphone 4. got the same message in absinthe and redsn0w. Absinthe worked fine on my ipad2

    • http://cydiablog.com/ Mike Webb

      Which build? 9B206 or 9B208?

      Absinthe 2.0.2 supports build 9B208 for iPhone 4 GSM on 5.1.1

    • aes

      Same here. Running 5.1.1 9B208 on iphone 4 and getting device not supported after restoring from itunes.

  • adam

    i have a ipad 2, what models are compatible? i have model
    MC769LL is this able to be broke? if so why cant i get it reconized even if i restore and set up as new?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1273696743 Charles McKinney

    Well i got mine to jailbreak, only few hick ups tho. Photos wont sync and have a few apps thru itunes that wont load up/install.

  • http://cydiablog.com/ Mike Webb

    Use Absinthe 2.0.1 to get rid of hanging issue while jailbreaking the ios device

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1775351014 Stephen Deganato

    Just wondering if i can still use my Backup SAM Ticket after updating and jailbreaking to 5.1.1?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1775351014 Stephen Deganato

    Backup SAM still works on this after jailbreaking?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1775351014 Stephen Deganato

    Will backup SAM still works on this after jailbreaking?

  • Phen

    will the backup SAM still works on this after jailbreaking 5.1.1?

  • Fev

    Make sure you back up your data !!!!
    Restore from iTunes, did The trik for me.

  • Jay

    I am getting err 3194 while restoring via itunes… what to do?

    • http://twitter.com/ult1m Aleksey

      Look guide on YouTube

  • Jay

    I am getting Error 3194 while restoring my iphone… what to do?

  • cveti

    After doing a clean restore on my iphone4s via iTunes. 5.1.1 version. The JB was successfully without any errors. Thanks :) )

  • Sakar

    Got a new and really weird problem. After jailbraking and restoring from backup I open Cydia and it says me “Preparing filesystem”. After some time appears a message of running out of space. Although it’s about 7.5 Gb free. The it leaves me two choises cancel and options, whatever I pick there comes black screen my iPhone makes some sound and my homescreen apears with no phone, messages, calendar, clock, music and the rest of basic applications. Last time clocks and settings remained but still. All I can do is restore my device via iTunes again and try to re-jailbreak it in 7th time.
    This problem appears 3rd time, I tried to remove all my music, so I saved 6 Gb, but it’s not working still. According to Google I seem to be the only man on the Earth having such problem. It’s unbelievable that I.m most unluckiest man on the planet, so I think I just do something extremly stupid and wrong. Please tell me waht.

    • Earl Fox

      Did you tried to “Reset all the settings and content” from main “Settings” menu?

  • http://www.facebook.com/KrilleSvahn Krille Gåsen Svahn

    I have tyed for a whole day now to jailbreak my iphone 4 5.1.1 and it will not work.. when i jailbreak it come up an “hmm. something went wrong bla bla bla”
    whats the problem?

  • http://twitter.com/Lobachev_ Simon Lobachev

    Ipad 2! Does’t work! Cydia is’t installed!

  • Thanu

    Its working after I fabrick innstalled with Itunes!! :D

    • http://cydiablog.com/ Mike Webb

      Finally you got it :D

  • Kolbaska

    downloading ios 5.1.1 via itunes, wasted 3 hours doing all the rubbish work connecting and disconnecting… i am disapponited >.<

  • Max

    Everything work fine!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Great thanks to Mike Webb

    After doing a clean restore on my iphone4s via iTunes. 5.1.1 version. The JB was successfully without any errors. This is the SOLUTION!!!!!!!!

    • http://cydiablog.com/ Mike Webb

      Thank you Sir! :)

  • Yaowei

    Cannot work and keeps trying to recover

  • kevin

    the solution works thanks very much cherryman for the good info

  • Matt

    ok it worked for me on my ipod touch 4g but after i tapped on cydia it prepared the filesytem then the ipod resprung it self but when i unlocked it all the apple apps were gone aswell as cydia. like settings music etc. what do i do?

  • kevin1234

    Confirmed working jailbreak after fresh install ios 5.1.1 via iTunes (restore) (iphone 4s)

  • http://www.facebook.com/ignat.afanasyev Ignat Afanasyev

    Doesn t work! it needs to reeboot? ive done it 10 times…
    SAD(((

  • Mohie

    can’t jailbreak
    this message is show to me :(
    pleeeeeeeeeease help
    http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg713/scaled.php?server=713&filename=35005049.png&res=landing

  • http://www.facebook.com/akimov1 Ivan Akimov

    Four times done restore through iTunes, problem is same. I guess today i will go home without music(

  • Tanks

    Guys to get it to work for the 4S restore it from itunes I just did it

  • http://www.facebook.com/jimmy.nomura Jimmy Nomura

    iPad 3, 64GB WiFi model. Tried JB’ing 3 times and keep getting “Recovery completed. If you want to retry jailbreaking, unplug your device and plug it back in.” Any help would be appreciated.

    • http://www.facebook.com/jimmy.nomura Jimmy Nomura

      Just confirmed Mike Webb’s suggestion. You need to make sure you do a backup first, choose Restore in iTunes, when it’s done then use Absinthe to JB your iOS device. After that’s done then restore from a backup. Hope this helps.

  • cherryman

    SOLUTION!!!!!!! GUYS i had the same exact problem with that recovery
    BULLSHIT but restore your iphone from ITUNES do not do the reset all
    settings from iphone. After you restore activate your phone and
    jailbreak it should work. worked for me! goodluck

    • http://www.facebook.com/jimmy.nomura Jimmy Nomura

      Will give that a shot, thanks.

  • J.breaker

    Just restore your device in itunes and do the jailbreak, it works perfectly that way!
    iphone 4s 5.1.1 jailbroken untethered

  • Sakar

    Did fust like Mike said – nothing

    • http://cydiablog.com/ Mike Webb

      Sakar..did you restored your device to 5.1.1? It will make the jailbreak fast and clean..

  • http://cydiablog.com/ Mike Webb

    For those who are getting weird issues. Take backup – Restore to iOS 5.1.1 – Go to Settings – General – Reset – Erase all Content and Settings. Re-Try.

  • http://twitter.com/DJakes621 Jake

    I was having the same problem, but then I did a fresh restore and it worked for me.

    • Jay

      I tried to format the phoen and jailbreak twice.. it didnt work for me though

  • Fadi

    It worked for me , everything went just OK, thanks to pod2g and all the others ( don’t know the names :) )

  • http://twitter.com/moudrys Vojtěch Moudrý

    Maybe I have same problem. After installing Absinthe show me message “Recovery completed. If you want to retry…” But Cydia isn’t in phone. I’m trying it with iPhone 4s (ios 5.1.1 – 9B206) model: MD235CS. Thank you for help!

    • http://cydiablog.com/ Mike Webb

      full ios 5.1.1 restore with itunes fixed it for me..

      • http://twitter.com/moudrys Vojtěch Moudrý

        It helps with jailbreak or getting iphone to initial state? Thank for answer!

      • http://twitter.com/moudrys Vojtěch Moudrý

        hohoho! It works! Thank you so much !!!

  • http://twitter.com/mak1T0 Ismael Molina

    I’ve got this message in the end: Recovery completed. If you want to retry jailbreaking, unplug your device and plug it back in. Any thoughts?

  • http://www.nocturnart.com Teo Maragakis

    I’m feeling lucky, I’m going to try it in any case. :)

    • http://www.nocturnart.com Teo Maragakis

      Waiting to complete…

      • http://www.nocturnart.com Teo Maragakis

        And it worked like a charm. Thanks to all the wonderful people in the Chronic-Dev team for this!

  • http://cydiablog.com/ Mike Webb

    Getting
    “wait pocess to complete” ?? Perform a clean restore on your IOS device via iTunes. Then jailbreaking your device again using Absinthe 2.0 and it should work without any errors…

    • wtf

      i think he means “dont work” :)

      • http://cydiablog.com/ Mike Webb

        it works…pls do a full restore and retry

        • newbie

          i got absinthe 2.0.4 untethered for my iphone 3gs , in the “cydia app>>manage” it says that rockyracoon 5.1.1 is already installed but my carrier is still the same .. is there other app need to install?? i can’t use any sim card …. :( need help please

    • Sakar

      Thanx a lot. Did just like you said: cleanly restored my device via iTunes didn’t touch it at all just pushed the button and it worked perfectly! Cydia is installed. Now my backup is restoring, can’t wait for using my jailbroken iPhone!

  • kevin

    same thing for me this is just sad, they get us all excited and then it don’t even work.

    • unknowncode

      it’s worked after restore from iTunes try it thx
      Chronic-Dev team

  • http://twitter.com/HiTekkSteff Stephaughn Alston

    Same here, problem jailbreaking my 4S.

  • Sakar

    After “wait pocess to complete” appers message of something went wrong, iPhone 3Gs recovers.
    Did three times following the instruction.

    • http://cydiablog.com/ Mike Webb

      Perform a clean restore to 5.1.1 via iTunes and retry again using Absinthe 2.0 and it should work without any errors…

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001002094770 Robert Piazza Jr.

    Seems we all have to do a fresh restore from iTunes, GO do that try and let me know.

    • ceo

      thats all you have to do. Restore in iTunes and then run Absinthe 2.0. batta bing batta boom

  • Jak

    I just get error close program on my laptop seems many people are getting errors. Should have been tested a lot more before release!

  • Jay

    I am unable to jailbreak my iphone 4s 5.1.1.. after restore process, it says something went wrong…. i have tried couple of times. but no success.
    laptop with windows xp
    Iphone factory unlocked 4S iOS 5.1.1

    • http://cydiablog.com/ Mike Webb

      Perform full ios 5.1.1 restore with itunes. then re-try to jailbreak. It will fixed it for you

  • ntinomontana

    someone tell us whats wrong please!!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1300504328 John Carlson

    Will this work over the previous Redsn0w untethered JB?

    • bfpo

      Untether it through Cydia. Worked faultless on my i4.

  • http://www.facebook.com/checkersxchris Christopher Vance

    i do believe we all are having the same problem. The devs will probably post a fix soon

  • darkharbourzz

    having same problem with the waiting for process……. recovering error.

  • Rommi

    same problem here with my iPad2 (GSM) :/

  • ntinomontana

    same problem here…. :(

  • NtinoMontana

    hi!!absinthe stucks on ‘waiting for process to complete…’ for a while and then i get message sorry something went wrong recovering iphone…..

    • aldo

      me too!

      • Jay

        same here

        • Jacky

          me too=(

  • kevin1234

    Same here.. Cant jailbreak my 4S :(

  • zgr0629

    Hi, I got “Waiting for process to complete…”, and wait wait wait, then Absinthe told me to retry jb. Why? My device is iphone4s.Thanks for your reply.

    • Jay

      same here

  • viji

    does not show the cydia icon though it says the jailbreak was successful

  • cherryman914

    i downloaded absinthe and when I unzip the package it just runs a bunch of stuff in cmd prompt and does not actually open up absinthe. Running windows 7 iphone 4s. I tried to open the zip package while the phone was plugged in idk if that makes a difference

    • http://twitter.com/DJakes621 Jake

      You need to extract it before you run the command prompt. Then it’ll create Absinthe in whatever folder you extracted it to.

  • Joran

    Everytime it says hmmm something went wrong and then it recovers :( iPhone 4s on 5.1.1

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001002094770 Robert Piazza Jr.

    I’m having some issues with my iPhone 4S, 5.1.1 Verizon, Seems that well I’m not too sure, it states waiting for Process to complete after the iPhone reboots, and it says hmm something went wrong. trying to recover, Recovery completed. If you want to retry jailbreaking, unplug your device, and plug it back in.

    • Joran

      Same here… :(

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001002094770 Robert Piazza Jr.

        weird. Maybe it is just something that needs fixed internally.

    • http://twitter.com/DJakes621 Jake

      Same here actually =/

    • http://www.facebook.com/derin.karim Derin Karim

      same here ….

  • http://twitter.com/elieass Elie Assouline

    THANK YOU !

  • Bhavik

    WOHOOO THANKS POD2G AND THE OTHERS!!

  • Joran

    Tried two times, but get the message something went wrong and it recovers… Didn’t even saw the scrolling text..

    Iphone 4s 5.1.1 64GB