How To Jailbreak iPhone OS 3.0 On Windows and Mac Using redsn0w
Use this guide to jailbreak your iPhone 3.0. Please read the requirements before starting.
This guide works on both Windows and Mac. Mac users have a second jailbreak option, because they can use the already released pwnagetool 3.0.
Keep the following in mind before you begin (as of time of this post):
- redsn0w is available for Windows and Mac and this guide is applicable to both.
- The newest version of iTunes, iTunes 8.2, is required.
- You can only Jailbreak your iPhone 3G and 3GS using this tool.
- You can Jailbreak and Unlock your iPhone 2.0.
- You can Jailbreak iPodTouch 1.0.
- You must restore your iPhone to the latest firmware 3.0.
- redsn0w does not work properly on Vista 64 bit.
Here’s how it works:
All this steps are prerequisites to unlock your 3G phone
How to Unlock iPhone 3G and 3GS Using ultrasn0w
1. Make sure you have the newest iTunes (iTunes 8.2)
2. Back up your iPhone
- Connect your iPhone to iTunes
- Put your phone in airplane mode (calls/texts disrupt the process and make you start over)
- Right click your iPhone
- Press Back Up
3. Download the files
Windows - redsn0w-win_0.8.zip
Mac - redsn0w-mac_0.8.zip
In a future look here for latest file versions.
Latest Firmware Files for your iPhone or iPodTouch (iPhone OS 3.0)
4. Connect your iPhone to iTunes, select your device and Hold Shift and Click Restore
- This step is only needed if you do not run iPhone 3.0 already.
This step just insures that you have the 3.0 firmware on your iPhone.
5. Locate downloaded redsn0w files, unzip and start it
6. At this point just follow the redsn0w software prompts
- Click browse so you can select iPhone 3.0 IPSW file
- Make sure you pick the correct file for your iPhone
- After, IPSW selection redsn0w will identify and process the file
- On this screen keep Cydia if you want it installed (you do)
- Connect your iPhone to USB cable and turn the iPhone off. Follow the instructions on the screen:
- This one is tricky, timing is everything. If you missed the timing just click “Back” and start over.
- Jailbreaking process has started.
You are done when you get a screen with the message “DONE!”
Press “Finish”, and let the installation continue on your iPhone. It is entirely automatic from this point.
If it does not work, or redsn0w is stuck, you probably did not get into DFU mode properly.
Turn your phone back on and start over.
Just in case follow these instructions: How to recover your iPhone
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Works great…did it from my PC.
Thanks guys. Everything works perfect.
Took 7 minutes…awesome.
Yayyyaaaaaaa , I dod this and it is working i think but anyway.
Still thank you ever so much Dev-Team for this hack or Jailbreak
Jack
Can redsn0w run on vista? When try to start redsn0w.exe, it goes to command prompt
is there any difference using redsn0w for those of us that used the QuickPWN RC3 guide yesterday? should i re-JB my iphone?
iSmash, Hats off to you sir, I jailbroke my daughters 2G iphone first time with your detailed instructions. She is over the moon.
Many thanks for your hard work.
PodgeW
everything worked well
my laptop is 64 bit vista
dell
the first time redsnow stopped moving, but the second time go very smooth.
it seems like sometimes people can’t call u, and won’t receive txt from u.
Just soometimes, still testing with my friends.
but other things worked great. youtube worked~
YouTube? Have a iPhone 2 gen and just updated (not recovered) the new 3.0 and after that the new redsn0w. All is working fine (unlock and jailbreak), but YouTube says he cannot connect. Is there a fix already for this ? Thx
You lots r just great!!! I love it! it works perfect. thanx
I ran it in Windows 7 RTM without problems
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