How to jailbreak first iPad running iOS 5.1.1 with Redsn0w on Mac OS X

Wow, breaking news with the release of the iOS 5.1.1 If you have an iPad and you want to apply a jailbreak on the  iOS 5.1.1 firmware then you are not going to have that many possibilities to choose from and we are sorry to inform you that you might be disappointed. If you however have the iPad 1G model, thus the first generation iPad, then you are in for a really good treat and the disappointment will not reach you: you can actually do a Jailbreak on iOS 5.1.1 if you are the lucky possessor on iPad 1G.  We are going to try in this article to guide you through the lesson of performing a jailbreak on your iPad 1G running the iOS 5.1.1 firmware tethered with RedSn0w 0.9.10b8b8 for Mac OS X, so why not do this already instead of telling stories.

Jailbreak first-gen iPad running iOS 5.1.1

Step 1.

Before everything else, the main ingredient of our recipe is for you to start with the download of the latest version of RedSnow that you find available (at that time of your reading this article) for your Mac OS X system. Although you might sense this, we will put it into words too – you really need to have this to go to the following steps, so make sure you tick the box.

Step 2

We have reached the second step so now that the latest version has been downloaded you can buckle up and start to read the other steps for the jailbreaking of your iPad for the Mac OS X system. Now that you have downloaded RedSn0w you will need to proceed with its launch. And it is easy to launch it – just double click on the RedSnow app.

Step 3

Now that the actual launching of the latest firmware version you have just downloaded is an ongoing process, we need to get to the the third step. The RedSnow app should now be able to run and you will have to choose the  Jailbreaking option from the displayed welcoming notification, so do not hesitate to click on it, but make sure you don’t select the Extras one because the operation can not succeed with it. So to summarize, what you need to do is to click on the first option, Jailbreaking, and you will then be able to proceed to the next step. You’re still with us, right?

Step 4

Just a few more steps and we are almost ready to wrap up our little How To guide. Now that you have selected the Jailbroken option, you will be given a few preparatory instructions to go through before you enter your iPad into DFU mode. We highly recommend you read through these instructions very carefully and as soon as you make sure that everything is clear for you and you don’t need any extra clarification on any topics, you have to put your iPad into DFU mode, then turn off your device. This is step 4. And then just click on Next.

Step 5

Next you have to turn your device off by following the next steps, so make sure you follow them accordingly:

• Just hold down the Power (corner) button for 5 seconds (the instructions actually say 3 seconds, but better to be sure and keep it down for 5 seconds)
• Then without releasing the Power button, you need to also hold down the Home (bottom center) button along with the Power button. the duration of this action is of 10 full seconds.
• Without actually releasing the home button, you need to stop holding down the power button (the duration is up to 15 seconds).

Have you performed these steps correctly? Good, let’s proceed.

Step 6

This is when the jailbreak process starts and if you are curious to see how it goes you can definitely monitor  its process on the screen.

Step 7

Just after the process  has finished to prepare  your iPad for the Jailbreak by RedSnow,  you then will be asked to clearly specify the options to select for your current Jailbreak. We are so close and almost ready! If you click on Install Cydia, and this is a mandatory option too, you can make sure once more that any other option you want has been ticked as well, and you now also need to select the Next button. We are almost at the end of our guide. Aren’t you glad it’s almost over?

Step 8

So now that you have double checked if  you have specified your Jailbreak options you can click the next button and RedSn0w 0.9.10b8b will automatically starts its jailbreaking process. But there is something very important for you to do now, and that is to really sit back and relax. You need at this stage to really refrain yourself from bringing any interruption once that  RedSnow has started the jailbreaking process on your device. You are  not allowed to use your computer while this happens, or interrupt the process at all, otherwise it will fail to succeed and you do not actually want that. Just chill back. Once the process ends, then your iOS device will automatically have to reboot into a non-jailbroken state. And this is when the tethered jailbreak state kicks in. If you want to boot your device, you need to make sure you make use of RedSnow in doing so. So please put your phone back in DFU mode and use RedSn0w 0.9.10b8b to boot it back into a functional and also Jailbroken state, as mentioned . This is a pretty basic and simple process so no issues in performing it whatsoever should arise.

Step 7

So now that we are at the end we still have to bring into the light only a few more ideas. Each and every time when your iPad shall lose power, in order to help it regain all its functions you need to plug it in your computer. Any time this might happen, I repeat. First of all, you have to relaunch RedSnow again and then you will see the Extras option and you need to select it, and then simply click the Just Boot program. Nice and easy, right? DFU mode need to be turned on now and this will help your device to boot into a jailbroken state, exactly what we were hoping for. This will have to be repeated every time your device loses power, but this isn’t necessarily a reason to worry about. I would rather be more happy about having a jilbroken iPad 1G running the iOS 5.1.1 firmware. Hooray!

Jailbreak Done

Wow, I can’t believe we are already at the end. See, guys, it hasn’t been that complicated at all so thanks for following us to the very end. Your first generation iPad should now be Jailbroken tethered on the iOS 5.1.1 firmware, so what better news to celebrate. Make sure you follow all our articles if you want to stay updated with the latest news! I am sure we will do a good team together and conquer new peaks!