It didn't take long for the Chronic Dev Team to jailbreak the Verizon iPhone. Just hours after the new units arrived to waiting customers, the team has announced the release of Greenpois0n RC5.4 for iOS 4.2.6.
Developer's note:
greenpois0n will Jailbreak your iDevice.
Supported iDevices:
- iPod Touch 2G (all bootroms)
- iPod Touch 3G
- iPod Touch 4G
- iPad 1G
- iPhone 3Gs (all bootroms)
- iPhone 4
- iPhone 4 Verizon
Changelog:
- RC5.4: Verizon iPhone 4 is now supported !
Requirements (check this !)
- a supported device (see above)
- the device should run iOS 4.2.1. Please check on the device in the Settings -> General -> About page.
- If your device is running an older version, please upgrade iOS first using iTunes.
- *** If you want to SIM Unlock, preserve your baseband using TinyUmbrella ***
- at least Windows XP
- a working internet connection
Notes (checks this also !)
if your device is jailbroken with iPhone Dev Team's Monte, please restore to fresh 4.2.1. first
if Cydia doesn't show up after Loader, you may need to reboot the device
this version of greenpois0n doesn't include a patched activation system. You'll need to activate your device using iTunes
WE DO NOT SUPPORT PIRACY !
Instructions
1. plug the device to your computer using the USB cable
2. quit iTunes if it shows up
3. start greenpois0n.app
4. follow instructions
5. the device will boot a 1st time with verbose text on screen. This operation will install the jailbreak on the device.
6. the device will reboot normally
7. start the Loader application (green icon on the SpringBoard), and follow instructions to install Cydia
In case of troubles
1. check if somebody had the same issue : http://jailbreakqa.com/
2. join us on IRC : irc.chronic-dev.org #greenpois0n
Source code
greenpois0n public source repositories will be updated soon
Credits (alphabetical order)
Chronic-Dev Team (follow us on twitter):
AriX : @AriX
chronic : @chronic
DHowett : @DHowett
jan0 : @0naj
Jaywalker : @Jaywalker9988
OPK : @iOPK
pod2g : @pod2g
posixninja : @p0sixninja
semaphore : @notcom
westbaer : @westbaer
Contributions: chpwn, comex, geohot
People who helped (thank you!): GreySyntax, iH8sn0w, LunchBox, pod3g, ven000m (if you're not here and you think you deserve, it's certainly a mistake, tell us)
Donations:
Donations are always greatly appreciated and will permit to buy new devices to make tests for future jailbreaks. ( http://www.greenpois0n.com )
