PLEASE READ!
KEEP IN MIND CYDIA IS GETTING HAMMERED. PEOPLE ARE REPORTING AFTER FOUR OR FIVE TRIES THEY HAVE SUCCESS.
The first day of a jailbreak release, requires a massive amount of patience on the users part.
Below is a link for iFans, which is an amazing site for idevice support and jailbreaking support. Hopefully reading the replies in this thread will help you some if you encounter difficulties.
http://www.ifans.com/forums/threads/absinthe-2-0-is-live-ios-5-1-1-untethered-jailbreak.376115/That's right folks, Absinthe 2.0 (now 2.04) has been released!
Remember to backup your SHSH blobs so you can roll back if need be, and back up your device. All your apps, music, movies, contacts, emails and so on.
Happy jailbreaking everyone!
Relevant links:
http://absinthejailbreak.com/download-absinthe-2-0-jailbreak-5-1-1-untethered/Absinthe 2.04 supports the following devices:
iPad1,1 -- 2,1 -- 2,2 -- 2,3 -- 3,1 -- 3,2 -- 3,3
iPhone2,1 -- 3,1 -- 3,3 -- 4,1
iPod3,1 -- 4,1
(Support for iPad2,4 will be added at a later date)
How To Use Absinthe 2.04 (if you're unjailbroken):
1. Make a backup of your device in iTunes by right clicking on your device name under the 'Devices' menu and click 'Back Up'.
2. Once your backup is complete return to your device and go to Settings -- General -- Reset -- Erase all Content and Settings. This will make the jailbreak process much faster.
3. Open Absinthe and be sure you are still connected via USB cable to your computer.
4. Click 'Jailbreak' and wait.... just be patient and do not disconnect your device.
5. Once jailbroken return to iTunes and restore your backup from earlier. Right click on your device name under the 'Devices' menu in the left panel of iTunes and click 'Restore from Back Up...' then select the latest backup you created before. (restoring this backup will return all the content previously on your device ie, apps, photos, etc.)
6. Thanks for using Absinthe, enjoy your jailbroken iDevice!
How To Untether 5.1.1 (if you're already jailbroken):
Just search for and install "Rocky Racoon 5.1.1 Untether" from Cydia.
Download Links
Absinthe2.04 MacOSX (10.5, 10.6, 10.7)
https://sites.google.com/site/greenpois0nabsinthe/absinthe-mac-2.0.4.dmg?attredirects=0&d=1Absinthe2.04 Windows (XP/Vista/Win7)
https://sites.google.com/site/greenpois0nabsinthe/absinthe-win-2.0.4.zip?attredirects=0&d=1Absinthe2.04 Linux (x86/x86_64)
https://sites.google.com/site/greenpois0nabsinthe/absinthe-linux-2.0.4.tar.bz2?attredirects=0&d=1Drop by my Facebook page and say hello. It's not a fan page, so no worries, I am not asking for a like or anything. ;)
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