Redsn0w 0.9.12b1 Adds 5.1.1 iOS Untethered Jailbreak and SAM Unlock Ticket Support

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The iPhone Dev Team has pushed a landmark update to all its jailbreaking tools redsn0w 0.9.12b1, PwnageTool 5.1.1 and cinject 0.5.4 (CLI – OS X/ Windows) which now include the rocky-racoon jailbreak and untether developed by eminent hackers’ @pod2g and @planetbeing. The dev team also updated its Ultrasn0w 1.2.7 unlock tool.

In case you have already untethered your redsn0w jailbreak using rocky-racoon without any issue, there is absolutely no need to re-install it. Users who are running into issues during the jailbreaking process can try redsn0w 0.9.12b1. Lead hacker Eric McDonald (aka Musclenerd) has clarified that the vulnerability used in the latest version of Redsn0w is exactly the same as being used in Absinthe 2.0.x, cinject-0.5.3, and the rocky-racoon Cydia package. Only the method of mounting the jailbreak onto the iOS device differs.

Redsn0w 0.9.12b1

Since the jailbreak is untethered, you can simply reboot without any need to connect to computer to re-jailbreak, in case your battery drains out or you accidentally reboots it. Musclenerd has added lots of feature to the jailbreak tool. Redsn0w 0.9.12b1 allows owners of A4+earlier devices to install rocky-racoon two different ways:

  • Backup/restore method similar to Absinthe and cinject utility
  • Its traditional limera1n-based ramdisk install.  If you have a lot of media on your A4 device (music, movies, TV shows, etc), then the ramdisk method is preferrred because it avoids any possibility of later problems related to syncing to iCloud (including Photo Stream and Music Match).  The ramdisk method is not available for A5 devices or later because limera1n can’t be used.  If you’d like to use redsn0w’s ramdisk method, just be sure to put the A4 device in DFU or Recovery mode before starting redsn0w (otherwise it will immediately start to use the backup/restore method).

Lots of iPhone users who unlocked their device using SAM unlock method, did not used Absinthe jailbreak, with a fear that their iPhone could be locked again. Keeping those users in mind, the Dev team has added support for SAM unlock tickets into Redsn0w 0.9.12b1. With the latest version, users can now include their SAM tickets as part of their initial ramdisk jailbreak of iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS. iPhone unlockers can alternatively upload their SAM tickets to any device after its been jailbroken.

Redsn0w 0.9.12b1 now accepts either individual SAM activation ticket plist file, or the entire zip file created by redsn0w’s “Backup” button.  As usual, redsn0w continues to cover all of its previous jailbreaks and untethers (so redsn0w-0.9.12b1 covers everything from 5.1.1 all the way back to 4.1).

Just to re-iterate, following is the list of devices and firmware which can be jailbroken using the Redsn0w 0.9.12b1 on Windows, Mac OS X.

Supported Devices on (iOS 4.1 to 5.1.1)

  • iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 (GSM + CDMA) and iPhone 3GS
  • iPod touch 4G and iPod touch 3G
  • iPad 3, iPad 2 and iPad 1G: All three models (WiFi, GSM, CDMA)
  • Apple TV2

Download Redsn0w 0.9.12b1 for Mac and Windows

Users can download Redsn0w 0.9.12b1 from our download page

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  2. How to Take Backup of SAM Unlocked iPhone’s Activation Ticket Using Redsn0w
  3. How To Save Your (SAM) Unlocked iPhone Activation Ticket For Future Unlock
  4. Fix Untethered Jailbreak 5.0.1 Bugs – [Redsn0w 0.9.10, Corona 5.0.1 Untether]
  5. Redsn0w Updated to 0.9.10b3 for ‘Stable’ 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak
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  • Woooytas

    Hi. I’ve got a question to Mike. I’ve got iPhone 4 (Ios 5.0.1 bb 4.11.08) I had unlocked my iphone using SAM’s ticket. It;s working. But my battery sux;/ I would like to upgrde my phone without bb (using ultrasn0w). my battery holds 1 day:/ i think it can help me. But… I sent SAM’s ticket on e-mail. Can it works on IOS 5.1.1 or higher?
    And the second. I would like to create on FB polish (couse i’m polish) wersion od Cydiablog.
    only translate posts and comment. Can i do it?i don’t want to toch your privacy.
    Answer me please:)

  • Livefore

    if Ramdisk method will not work with iPhone4S, then how do i Update my iPhone4S preserving the BB which unlocked vis SAM. i also have saved my SAM unlock on the same BB so is it possible the use the same after i jailbreak my iPhone4S

  • phen

    well i managed to update my ios 5.1 to 5.1.1 without losing my sam unlock in a different way. i preserved my BB (4.12.01) before updating to ios 5.1.1 then i jailbreak my iphone4 using redsnow latest version. i installed ifile then restore my backuped sam unlock ticket then everything works great. i still have my iphone4 unlocked via sam.

  • nanp

    so does it unlocks my iphone 4 BB 03.10.01 ?
    any answers ? please ? how ?

    • http://cydiablog.com/ Mike Webb

      No…if you had already unlocked via SAM method and have sam unlock ticket..you can ..Else, See the list of supported basebands..