The Chronic Dev Team has just released the Windows version of the jailbreak tool released GreenPois0n Absinthe. With GreenPois0n Absinthe is possible to 4S iPhone to jailbreak iOS 5.0 and 5.0.1 (9A405 and 9A406 both) and the iPad 2 iOS 5.0.1. A version of Absinthe for Mac OS X was already available. The iPhone 3G, iPhone 4, third and fourth generation iPod touch and the original iPhone since December 2011 to jailbreaking iOS 5.0.1 with redsn0w .
Absinthe: Chronic Dev Team & iPhone Dev Team
For the jailbreak to perform for the first time using the backup and restore functionality of iTunes, leaving unforeseen problems could occur. Before you make the jailbreak therefore perform a full backup of your important data. Absinthe to be able to use you may not have set passcode for your backup in iTunes and no VPN on the iPhone 4S or iPad 2.
The iPhone Dev Team has GreenPois0n Absinthe addition, the Corona injector CLI (Command Line Interface) which released the jailbreak manually by advanced users step by step can be performed. The readme.txt contains examples of how the tool can be used. Soon the functionality that the iPhone 4S and iPhone 2 to jailbreak also be added to the well-known tool jailbreak redsn0w .
Absinthe: Update to iOS 5.0.1 now it is still possible
Users who currently use an older IOS version and want to carry out a jailbreak are advised to update to iOS 5.0.1 now that is possible. The vulnerabilities that made use of the jailbreak to achieve are in fact not present in iOS 5.1. Only users of an iPhone 4S their phone software to unlock recommend any downgrading to the 9A405 version of IOS 5.0.1, because in this firmware version makes use of an older baseband version (modem firmware) and it may soon unlock will are.
Usually only possible to the latest firmware version to restore. Although it is still possible for the unique signature ( SHSHs ) iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone 4S or iPad 2 store with tiny umbrella , it is not (yet) possible to use these SHSHs to iOS 5.0.1 to restore an iPhone 4S or iPhone 2 with 3G. The downgrade to the 9A405 version of iOS 5.0.1 is currently still possible on the iPhone 4S.
Absinthe: "Error Establishing a database connection" (update)
To jailbreak successfully execute your will after using GreenPois0n Absinthe on the computer still on the web clip to open the iPhone 4S. If you then see the message " Error Establishing a database connection "will see the iPhone 4S or iPad 2 is recommended that in the Settings menu, select VPN box. Absinthe requires that you yourself are currently no other VPN attention. After you turn on the VPN connection, you hear an error message and will get your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 reboot. If you get no error message, you Absinthe again on the computer. After the jailbreak is done another VPN may optionally be added.