Need Help with IPHONE 4 Jailbreak
wsw1640
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I have a jailbroken iphone 4 that turned off because of battery life on me a few weeks ago. I turned it back on for a few days until I could boot it up with redsnow and do the tethered startup. However, in those few days my Windows computer broke and that thing is completely dead. So I downloaded redsnow on my wife's MacBook Air. I did the whole boot up process with redsnow but it wouldn't work. I then tried to do the whole jailbreak process again hoping that would help but it still didn't. I can get the phone to start booting up with the Pineapple logo coming on but it takes forever to boot up and then when it does it switches to the apple logo and it's a normal bootup and cydia won't open along with many other apps. Can anyone help me out with this? I'm using the 6.0 restore when trying to jailbreak and the tethered boot just like on windows.
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It looks like your device is tethered jailbroken.
You need to tethered boot your iPhone using Redsn0w. You can follow steps 14-21 to do the tethered boot.
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2014/03/jailbreak-ios-6-1-6-redsn0w-p0sixspwn.html
After than, follow steps 22-25 to convert your tethered jailbreak to an untethered jailbreak.
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Maybe I wasn't clear. Yeah my device is tethered jailbroken. However now I can't get it to boot up with a tethered jailbreak using redsnow. The pineapple logo pops up like it is going to do a tethered jailbreak but it doesn't actually complete the action. It ends up just doing a normal boot up with the Apple logo. Does that make sense? I tried to open Cydia but it still won't open up.
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That's strange. It looks like it is not successfully getting tethered boot. Not sure why. I hope you're using the correct ipsw file, as that could be a reason it why it is not working.
The other option would be do restore and redo the jailbreak again using p0sixpwn as it allows you to perform an untethered jailbreak. -
Okay. I'm still on ios 6.1.3. If I restore with itunes it would bring me up to ios 7.1.?. Is that right? I'm an android guy and don't know a ton about iphones.
I'm using the download links from the exact website you pointed me to. So I'm not sure why it's not working now. Do you think it would have anything to do with trying to boot from a Windows computer to a Mac computer now? -
Yes, restoring your device will upgrade it iOS 7.1.2, which is the latest version.
However, if you decide to restore then don't forget to take a backup of your device using iTunes and iCloud. Since you're on iOS 6.1.3 which one version lower, it may also be prudent to take a backup of your photos using Dropbox etc. This is assuming you want to take this route.
What is the model number of your iPhone 4? So we can see you're using the correct ipsw file for your device. You can find it at the back of your device. -
Using it on Mac or Windows shouldn't really cause the issue.
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I just looked it up right before you typed that. I originally downloaded the one for Rev A. My model number is A1332. Think that's the issue?
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That certainly can be an issue. You should be using this ipsw file:
iPhone3,1_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw
You can download it here:
http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS6/Restore/041-7175.20120919.wvv7Y/iPhone3,1_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw -
Yep. I downloaded Iphone 3,2_6.0.....(rev. A).
If that's the issue I'm gonna be so pissed at myself. Idiot. -
Let me know how it goes.
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Okay. Well I really appreciate your help. It says I have about ten minutes until that version finished downloading. I'll let you know something in about 15 minutes.
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Always welcome!
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Gautam,
You sir are a true gentleman and a scholar. Thank you very much for helping me out with this! I could've saved myself a lot of headache had I just downloaded the correct IPSW in the first place (along with a bit of embarrassment). Thanks again. I'm now up and running. I am definitely gonna do the untethered jailbreak function you suggested up above. Thanks again! -
Awesome! Glad I could help.
You can install the p0sixpwn package from Cydia to avoid going through the trouble going forward. -
I just finished installing it. That would've saved me a tons of headache in the first place but all is well now.
