Thanks to @comex, there is a really easy way to jailbreak iPad 2. For those who do not know, Jailbreak is a way to ‘unlock’ the operating system of your iDevice. On a standard iDevice like an iPad, iPhone or an iPod Touch, you will not be able to download and install applications from anywhere but the iTunes App Store. This not only limits the user’s ability to install applications but also allowed Apple to unilaterally decide what was right or wrong for the users.
After THIS, everyone was free to Jailbreak their devices and use other App Stores like Cydia to install applications to it. Apple has tried all that it can to deter this circumvention, but the iPhone-Dev team has been kinda winning this cat-mouse game.
For the iPad 2, this jailbreak was pretty late. Apple had secured iPad 2 pretty well and some even said that the iPad 2 jailbreak may never come. Not until a couple of days ago, when @comex announced that it was ready, after the glitch where a beta tester had leaked the unfinished Jailbreak to the world.
For the iPad 2, here are the steps:
- Ensure that you have Internet connectivity on your iPad, via WiFi or 3G.
- Go to Settings -> General -> About and note the ‘Version’ from there. It should be 4.3.3. If Yes, skip to step 11.
- If the Version is less than 4.3.3, please search Google for ‘Download iPad 2 ipsw 4.3.3‘. The first search result that you find should be good enough, (limera1n.cc or redmondpie).
- Choose the File corresponding to your iPad (WiFi, WiFi+3G, CDMA/GSM). Remember, selecting the wrong file may result in another download! No other harm will be caused as iTunes will not restore it to your device.
- Connect your iPad to your computer and start iTunes.
- iTunes will connect to your device. iTunes will tell you that an update for your device is available. Ignore this advise at the moment.
- Right click on the device in the left pane and select backup, just in case something nasty happened.
- Once the backup is complete, select the device once again in the left pane. You will see the home screen of the device, with the option to ‘Check for Update’ and ‘Restore’.
- Press ‘Shift’ and click ‘Restore’ of you are on Windows, or ‘Option’ and click ‘Restore’ if on Mac. Choose your recently downloaded ipsw and let the restore begin.
- Once the restore is done, eject your device from the computer.
- Check that Internet is active on the iPad.
- Open Safari and type http://www.jailbreakme.com in the address bar.
- You will see a button ‘Free’ on left side of the screen.
- Touch the button. It will turn in a green Install button. Tough it again.
- Safari will automatically close at this time. Don’t Worry. Your Job is done!
- Somewhere on the Home Screen, you will find the Brown Cydia icon, installed or downloading.
- You Are Freed!
Post questions if you have and I will be glad to assist where I can.
This information is posted as is, and is for educational purpose. Please check your local laws before you Jailbreak your device.
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20030766-85.html
After reading the story, it is clear that the company has lost what they one had, Leadership. It is both, in business and in company HQ. Nokia is facing the lender’s syndrome, you have invested so much in someone or something that you can’t let go of it now. Nokia has built a system around symbian. With the Ovi store, they tried to replicate Apple App Store and Android Market. They failed probably because they didn’t realize that the people who are buying their phones are not the ones who are interested in applications. The typical Nokia customer now is one who wants a phone with basic features, a device useful for voice communications.
Someone who has the money to spend on applications may as well buy an iPhone or a phone running Android, something that has an established ecosystem. Windows Mobile 6.5 with Titanium and what not was a flop because it didn’t have all that I want from my HD2, and more. I run Android on my phone because it gives me the power to write this post, something that I can’t do on Windows Mobile. Despite being a Windows mobile fan, I had to choose Android because it has the flexibility and expandibility to adapt to my needs.
Nokia needs to rethink and probably drop MeeGo and symbian.
If you can’t beat them, join them!
I have been using the MacBook Pro for about a month now. It is a good machine and the most amazing part is of course the fact that it says I can use it for over 10 hours on a single charge. I am running Boot Camp on it and installed Windows 7, which I thought (think!) was the most amazing OS. When I boot in Windows, it says that I can use the machine for only 3 hours, whereas on OSX I have used it for over 8 hours comfortably.
This is about the software that I installed on the machine. I have heard a lot of people complain that there aren’t enough software for Mac. I had similar apprehensions about the Mac when I bought it. I have been using it for a few days now and I now know the most important software that you may want for your Mac.
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After 25 years of being a Windows Fanboy, I finally got my MacBook Pro. While it was a very big decision for me, I believe it will pay off in the long run. I have been using software from the Windows family as my primary OS and I have always loved it. I love my Windows PC and I know that the options available for a Windows PC may be much more than those for a Mac. I had always seen people working on a Mac when I traveled and I thought it was not a great idea to get one for me because I had never worked on one. Also, I had read at quite a few places that a Mac is an all new experience for a Windows user and may not be easy to use for someone making the move.
‘All New Experience’! Well the thought caught on me and I decided I WILL use a Mac, even if it was a low powered one, unlike my current quad-core 6 GB 16″ HP laptop. I was now looking for an opportunity to buy a Mac and one such presented me when I was in Canada for a family vacation. The family friend we were visiting had not one but two MacBooks. They had recently released a compilation of their music, working solely out of Garageband. I was impressed.
I decided to pay a visit to the nearest Apple Store, which was in the huge West Edmonton Mall, and I was amazed. The Apple store was pretty and full, usual, I was told. We entered and started to explore our options. There was the MacBook and the MacBook Pro. I has already started liking what I saw. I decided that I will buy the 13″ as I was planning to use it primarily as a mobile device and not as a replacement of my desktop. Also, I was not sure if I would be able to use it very well and so I thought I would spend only a reasonable amount on it.
The machine was for CAD 1250 and Apple was kind enough to give a CAD100 discount to students. The Genius, who was helping us buy our Mac also told us that we could get an iPod worth CAD219for free if we applied for the rebate. I didn’t refuse!
So here I am, with my all new MacBook Pro, working with all new set of software and still trying to come to terms with things like multitouch! I am sure with a little training and some googling, I will be able to use this as my primary machine. I will also post more from this experience, starting with the list of software that I installed first on the Mac to port my work from a PC.
