January 4, 2011

0.9.6rc7 Redsnow Jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad Quick On Mac OS X

Here is our follow up to the Redsnow 0.9.6rc7 Jailbreak Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch Quickly on Windows article. This time we will run through the steps on how to Jailbreak Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch Quickly on Mac OS X.

On Mac OS X:

Step 1: Download Redsn0w 0.9.6rc7 for Mac and the required iOS 4.2.1 firmware file. Place them in one single folder on the Desktop.

Step 2: Start Terminal on OS X.

Here is our follow up to the Redsnow 0.9.6rc7 Jailbreak Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch Quickly on Windows article. This time we will run through the steps on how to Jailbreak Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch Quickly on Mac OS X.

On Mac OS X:

Step 1: Download Redsn0w 0.9.6rc7 for Mac and the required iOS 4.2.1 firmware file. Place them in one single folder on the Desktop.

Step 2: Start Terminal on OS X.
Step 3: Enter the following command (modify the name of the folder, and IPSW file as necessary):

    open ~/Desktop/folder/redsn0w_mac_0.9.6rc7/redsn0w.app –args -j -i ~/Desktop/folder/iPhone3,1_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw

For the older devices like the iPod touch 2G and iPhone 3GS (old bootrom):

    open ~/Desktop/folder/redsn0w_mac_0.9.6rc7/redsn0w.app –args -j -o -i ~/Desktop/folder/iPhone2,1_4.2.1_8C148a_Restore.ipsw

Step 4: Redsn0w will now start, follow the onscreen instructions for entering DFU mode to boot your device in a tethered jailbroken state.

You can now also create a one-click executable .command file using AppleScript Editor with the above commands to boot your iOS device in a tethered jailbroken state with just one-click.

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