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How To Jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 In Windows Using CLI

Yesterday the Chronic Dev Team released the untethered jailbreak tool, Absinthe, but as of now it is only available for Mac. They anticipate releasing a Windows and Linux version but until then they have provided a CLI tool for us tinkerers.

Just a heads up, you should run a backup before proceeding. No problems are predicted, but keep in mind this is using the command line so be careful. Throughout this jailbreak process your command prompt will display a lot of information and this is perfectly normal.

This will work on the following:

  • iPhone 4S running iOS 5.0, 5.0.1 (9A405 and 9A406)
  • iPad 2 WiFi/GSM/CDMA running iOS 5.0.1

Steps For iPhone 4S & iPad 2 Untethered Jailbreak With Windows

  1. Download the CLI Tool zip file
  2. Extract the zip file (you should have a cinject, cinject.exe, README.txt files and a payloads folder within a folder named cinject_0.4.3)
  3. Move the files directly under the C: drive in a folder called cinject so that you would have the following file structure:

    • C:\cinject\cinject
    • C:\cinject\cinject.exe
    • C:\cinject\README.txt
    • C:\cinject\payloads

    Untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S & iPad 2 using CLI Tool for Windows

    • Now connect your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 via USB to your computer
    • Open a command prompt by clicking Start, then Run or Start then search for Run and then typing cmd.exe
    • Type cd C:\cinject
    • Type cinject -i payloads/jailbreak.mobileconfig

      Untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S & iPad 2 on Windows

    • You will see a screen pop up on your device, tap on install

      Absinthe Untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S & iPad 2 on Windows

    • When it asks for a VPN password, just tap Next, then Done

    • Type cinject.exe -j payloads (this jailbreaks the device)

      CLI Tool jailbreak

    • Type cinject.exe -w (this watches the system log)

    • On your iPhone 4S or iPad 2, go to Settings -> General -> Network

    • Go into VPN and toggle it On (you will see “A configuration error occurred” message, just press ok.

    • Let it do its magic, then your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 will show the Apple logo and reboot

    • Your device should have the “Absinthe” icon now, tap the icon to complete the untethered jailbreak (some users may see the Cydia app appear directly after running “cinject.exe -w” so if that happens, go ahead and run Cydia)

      Absinthe for Windows