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How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Posted May 25, 2012 at 4:54pm by iClarified
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These are instructions on how to perform an untethered jailbreak of your iPod touch on iOS 5.1.1 using Absinthe for Mac.

Warning***: Before you continue make sure to do a backup of your device in iTunes as you may lose your Camera Roll during this process.

Step One
Download the latest version of Absinthe from here.


Step Two
Double click to mount the downloaded dmg and drag the Absinthe application to your desktop.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Double click to launch the Absinthe application from your desktop.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Step Three
As prompted, connect your iPod touch to the computer via USB. Make sure to remove any passcodes or VPN settings you've previously set.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Step Four
Click the Jailbreak button to begin
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Step Five
The application will take you through several steps to jailbreak including: beginning jailbreak, sending initial jailbreak data, sending final jailbreak data, waiting for reboot, and waiting for process to complete.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1] How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1] How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Step Six
You will be informed that the jailbreak is 'Done'.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

Step Seven
In a few moments you will notice Cydia appear on your Springboard!
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch Using Absinthe 2.0 (Mac) [5.1.1]

***If you have any problems please retry the procedure on a device cleanly restored to iOS 5.1.1 (Remember to backup before restoring)***
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Min
Min - November 3, 2012 at 2:21am
I tried to open Absinthe in my mac, which is mountain lion, it does not open. can you fix this problem?
Ar
Ar - December 15, 2012 at 6:35am
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