How to Jailbreak Your iPad Using Limera1n (Mac)

These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPad using Limera1n for Mac. You can find the Windows version of this tutorial here

Step One
Open your web browser of choice and navigate to http://www.limera1n.com. Click the Mac logo at the bottom of the screen.


Step Two
When prompted save the download to your desktop


Step Three
Double click the limera1n.zip file from the desktop to extract the archive, then double click to launch.


Step Four
Connect your iPad to the computer and click the large make it ra1n button


Step Five
You iPad will now be placed in recovery mode.


Press both the power and the home buttons.


When Limera1n asks you to, release the power button.


Your phone will now be in DFU mode


As limera1n performs its exploit you will see the image of a lime raindrop on your iPad.




Limera1n will let you know when it is complete.




Step Six
After you power back on your iPad you will see a new icon on the SpringBoard entitled limera1n. Press it to continue.


Step Seven
Once Limera1n opens select Cydia then press the Install button at the top right of the screen.


Step Eight
Once the Cydia installation has completed you must reboot your iPad.


Step Nine
When your iPad has restarted you can run Cydia. Let it do all the necessary updates.


NOTE*: To remove the limera1n icon from your desktop you can relaunch the app and tap the Uninstall Limera1n button or install CyDelete from Cydia then use it to delete the application.

***A big thanks goes to Geohot who made this jailbreak possible.

How to Jailbreak Your iPad Using Greenpois0n (Windows)

These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPad using Greenpois0n for Windows.

Step One
Open your web browser of choice and navigate to http://www.greenpois0n.com. Click the Windows link at the bottom of the screen.


Step Two
When prompted save the download to your desktop




Step Three
Double click the downloaded gp_win_rc2.zip file then drag the greenpois0n.exe file to the desktop. Double click greenpois0n.exe from the desktop to launch the application




Step Four
Power off your iPad then click the large Prepare to Jailbreak (DFU) button


Step Five
You will now be instructed on how to place your iPad into DFU mode.

You will be asked to press and hold the sleep button for 2 seconds.


Continue holding sleep; press and hold home for 10 seconds.


Release sleep button; continue holding home for 15 seconds.


Step Six
Once your iPad is successfully in DFU mode you may click the Jailbreak button.


Step Seven
Greenpois0n will now jailbreak your device.




Step Eight
Click the Quit button once the software application has completed.


You'll notice some verbose mode text scrolling on your device.

Step Nine
After the iPhone restarts you'll have a new Loader application on your Springboard. Press to launch it.


Step Ten
Press to select Cydia then press the large Install Cydia button that appears.


Step Eleven
Once Cydia has installed successfully you will be asked if you want to remove Loader from your device. Press the Remove button then press the Home button. Your device will now automatically reboot.


Step Twelve
When your iPad has restarted you can run Cydia. Let it do all the necessary updates.


***A big thanks goes to the Chronic Dev Team who made this jailbreak possible.

How to Jailbreak Your iPad Using Limera1n (Windows)

These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPad using Limera1n for Windows.

Step One
Open your web browser of choice and navigate to http://www.limera1n.com. Click the Download for Windows link at the bottom of the screen.


Step Two
When prompted save the download to your desktop


Step Three
Double click the limera1n.exe file from the desktop to launch the application


Step Four
Click the large make it ra1n button


Step Five
You iPad will now be placed in recovery mode.


Press both the power and the home buttons.


When Limera1n asks you to, release the power button.


Your phone will now be in DFU mode


As limera1n performs its exploit you will see the image of a lime raindrop on your iPad.


Limera1n will let you know when it is complete.




Step Six
After you power back on your iPad you will see a new icon on the SpringBoard entitled limera1n. Press it to continue.


Step Seven
Once Limera1n opens select Cydia then press the Install button at the top right of the screen.


Step Eight
Once the Cydia installation has completed you must reboot your iPad.


Step Nine
When your iPad has restarted you can run Cydia. Let it do all the necessary updates.


NOTE*: To remove the limera1n icon from your desktop you can install CyDelete from Cydia then use it to delete the application. Eventually this capability should be present in limera1n itself.

***A big thanks goes to Geohot who made this jailbreak possible.

How to Jailbreak Your iPad Using JailbreakMe [3.2.0, 3.2.1]

These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPad on iOS 3.2 and 3.2.1 using JailbreakMe by Comex.

Step One
Press to launch Safari from your Springboard.


Step Two
Press to select the address bar and input http://jailbreakme.com then press the Go button.


Step Three
To begin the jailbreak simply move the slider to right.


Step Four
You will be displayed a status bar as the download progresses.


Step Five
Once the download is complete the jailbreak process will begin


Step Six
Once you are notified that the jailbreak process is complete press the OK button.


Press the Home button to reveal Cydia on your desktop!


Congratulations you are done! You may now continue by launching Cydia and installing some great apps.

A big thanks goes to Comex and the iPhone Dev-Team for their efforts and successes.