29Jun/100
Jailbreaking the iPad
First Stop, Saving your SHSH blobs
You will need this to downgrade and re-jailbreak your iPad in case you accidentally upgrade to a new firmware
- Download the latest version of Firmware Umbrella here
- If you have Windows, you will download the latest version of AutoSHSH instead. (I have a Mac so the instructions will be for Firmware Umbrella but it's pretty much the same for AutoSHSH)
- Run Firmware Umbrella.
- Plug in your iPad into your computer via USB
- Check that it's detecting your device and firmware correctly. If not, click on the Advanced Options checkbox to correct it.
- Press Save My SHSH
- Once it is done saving, the Save My SHSH button will be reenabled again
- Firmware Umbrella will save the SHSH blog file to your filesystem. The path to the file is copied to your clipboard. Paste it into a text file and keep in case you need it in the future.
Next Up, Userland Spirit Jailbreak
- Download the latest version of Spirit jailbreak for Mac or PC
- Run Spirit application with your iPad still attached
- Press Jailbreak
- Spirit will restart your iPad. Once it completes restarting, you iPad is jailbroken
- You can now unplug your iPad from your computer and quit Spirit
- Cydia will be installed onto your iPad
You are now all set to go. Easy Peasy!
For now, there is not shell access to your iPad so you can't change your ssh password just yet so disable ssh and only enable it when you're using it.
To fully take advantage for your new jailbroken iPad, you will want to install Installous and AppSync. See my instructions here.
