[HOW TO] Jailbreak Your iOS 5.1.1 Device With Absinthe 2

[2k1]

Give it a try at let us know what happens. Like ya said stay away from iTunes untill Ya unlock comes in.

[Noobie10]

I have a noob question but will this jailbreak work on verizon iPhone 4s ?

[celeron]

I have a noob question but will this jailbreak work on verizon iPhone 4s ?

Yes it will

[H4CK3R]

I have a noob question but will this jailbreak work on verizon iPhone 4s ?

Cross post? Read my other post in the other thread you just posted in.

[EVO]

Can I JB with out a sim card . I think it activated, works fine with internet etc. Will be using it with T-mobile, currently I'm waiting for the paid unlock to happen 2-3 days. It would be nice if I can JB now with Absinthe 2 now. I don't want to connect to itunes Im afraid Ill loose my activation and access to the phone.

Thanks

Ken

I will also agree with 2k1, jailbreaking WILL NOT lose your activation, but I would suggest using redsn0w 0.9.14b1, its more stable than absinthe

[Silent Shadow]

anyone here knows anything bout straight talk?

do i need to unlock my iphone (4 gsm, AT&T) in order to use straight talk?

[EVO]

anyone here knows anything bout straight talk?

do i need to unlock my iphone (4 gsm, AT&T) in order to use straight talk?

I "believe" it will work as long as the iphone is an AT&T phone, does not need to be unlocked

[Silent Shadow]

I "believe" it will work as long as the iphone is an AT&T phone, does not need to be unlocked

thanks

do i need to unlock the iphone if i want to use t-mobile (since my iphone is att)?

[EVO]

thanks

do i need to unlock the iphone if i want to use t-mobile (since my iphone is att)?

yes it needs to be unlocked either via ultrasn0w (on a compatible baseband), gevey sim (on a compatible baseband), or by AT&T via IMEI unlock

[i.Annie]

anyone here knows anything bout straight talk?

do i need to unlock my iphone (4 gsm, AT&T) in order to use straight talk?

It doesn't need to be unlocked, like EVO said. There are a few things that need to be done to get all the features working properly. Here's a link on the info:

http://wiki.howardforums.com/index.p...ht_Talk_iPhone

Considering it is a wiki however, I don't know how accurate or how reliable all the info is. But it'll point you in the right direction.

As for T-Mobile, that's an entirely different story with the unlocking business which is dependent on the baseband of the device.

[kyteflyer]

Absinthe doesnt work on Mountain Lion

[EVO]

Absinthe doesnt work on Mountain Lion

try redsn0w

[H4CK3R]

Absinthe doesnt work on Mountain Lion

Most stuff doesn't so don't really be shocked..... Try as EVO said.

[hel22]

2 questions:
1: in the middle of JB, I get an error from windows: absinthe has stopped working, that has happened 5 times now, what could be the problem?
2: can I JB without internet on my computer? im tethering from phone right now but if I try a complete restore, I won't have internet.

[H4CK3R]

1. Make sure you're running it as Administrator.

2. If you restore it, you have to have internet otherwise the Apple servers won't validate it. You have to have wifi to use Absinthe.

[supersmoov]

Does it give you an error message at all?? What device?

I would get an error. It would put cydia on the device (iPhone 4) but would allow any adjustments through cydia and would clear the device. I did it fine on another 4 with 5.1.1(9B206) and an iPad with the same version but 5.1.1(9B2080) was a no go. I did it several times

[H4CK3R]

Maybe it's your PC or something....

Had you clean restored them both? There could always be traces of an old jailbreak left.

[kbphoto615]

Hey guys, bit of a noob here, I didn't want to start a new thread, and I've been reading through the 15 pages of this thread, but I'm still a bit confused. What exactly is the benefit to updating to 5.1.1 then re-jailbreaking?

Are there any disadvantages if I'm not worried about unlocking or anything like that? Any issues with updating from an already jailbroken 5.0.1, to 5.1.1, and re- jailbreaking an iPhone 4s (att) on absinthe 2.0.1? Or is that just with people who need to unlock their phones?

Thanks for the help and anyones time!

[celeron]

There aren't many advantages, 5.1.1 gives better battery life for the people that were having issues with it at 5.x, the lockscreen camera button, and a few other minor things. But not worth the hassle IMO

[kbphoto615]

There aren't many advantages, 5.1.1 gives better battery life for the people that were having issues with it at 5.x, the lockscreen camera button, and a few other minor things. But not worth the hassle IMO

That's exactly what I wanted to know, as usual, thanks for your help Celeron.