Jailbreak ipad 2 Untethered [How to]

by HFG +
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— 6 Mar, 2012

Jailbreak ipad 2 Untethered [How to]

Apple iPad 2 arguably is the best tablet in the market.For a long time, Untethered Jailbreak wasn’t available for the ipad 2.But the formidable team consisting of Pod2G,P0sixNinja, MuscleNerd, Planetbeing and even Saurik have managed to Jailbreak this wonderful creation thus enhancing the capabilities of this monster Tab ipad 2.So,here we get to you the Latest Untethered Jailbreak ipad 2 iOS 5.0.1 for Mac OS,Windows and also Linux.You can now perfectly jailbreak your device by using Absinthe tool .Here we will be providing detailed illustrated guide on how to Jailbreak ipad 2 Untethered iOS 5.0.1.

You can also refer to our Jailbreaking iphone 4S Guide for which the same absinthe tool is used.Ok now lets get back to the ipad 2 jailbreak :-

Pre-requisites:
1.Back up your ipad2 .Refer the Pic below illustrating how to backup.
2.Factory reset your ipad 2 though this is not compulsory to be done but it is recommended for the complete smooth functionality.

Caution:
Before jailbreaking you must keep in mind that you would be playing with the inner workings. This causes your warranty to be void. It could breakdown your phone if care not taken.
We do not take any responsibility for any kind of damage to your device.

Procedure :

Step 1:

Download Absinthe for your Mac or Windows PC.
Following are the Download links for MAC and Windows
For Mac OS : Absinthe to Jailbreak ipad 2
For Windows: Absinthe to Jailbreak ipad 2
For Linux OS: Absinthe to Jailbreak ipad 2

Step 2:

Now that you have downloaded Absinthe,it will be in .RAR format.
So first Extract it and then run the executable Absinthe.exe file as an administrator by
right clicking on the executable file .

Step 3:

Now Plug your ipad 2 into the PC via USB cable

Step 4:

The Absinthe tool should detect your ipad 2 .And thus you can see a “Jailbreak” tab on the right hand side. Now Click on the Jailbreak tab. Now the process to Jailbreak ipad 2 will start

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Step 5:

Now when the process to Jailbreak ipad 2 commences, initially you would see a “Restoring” process happening. Having said that, while the process is going on do not attempt to tap anywhere on your device as the process can be quite time consuming

Step 6:

After having done with the restoring process, now the device would reboot.This may take a while .Do not Panic.After being through with rebooting, then you would see a “Sending payload data” process . Let the device do its work .Do not attempt to tap anywhere on your device while the processes are on.

Step 7:

Now if you look at the pic below,it indicates that ipad 2 have almost been Jailbroken.After having done with that process, you are done with the Absinthe too .Now, ipad 2 is as good as Jailbroken now.

Step 8:

To Ensure whether the Jailbreak ipad 2 is succesful, you can go to Springboard(in simple words App drawer ) and you would see an “Absinthe” icon.

Step 9:

Now Click on that icon and then the Official Green Poison Site would automatically get loaded and soon after your device would start rebooting again.

Step 10:

After completing the reboot, go to the springboard and there you would see the “Absinthe”
icon getting replaced by the “Cydia” Icon.

Congrats ,Now the process to Jailbreak ipad 2 has been been successfully executed.!!Enjoy Amazing Cracked Apps, 3rd party apps,Cydia apps and games !!!