Ipad will not jailbreak

[LaDouche]

I have a ipad1 running ios 5.0.1

i have tried using redsnow and it tells me ipad 2 is not supported, i tried manually selecting the ipsw and it runs but the exploit always fails

i have tried making the custom ispw with pwnage tool but itunes will not recognize the file, tells me it's unsupported (i've tried changing the host files {on pc} that was "suppose" to fix the issue in a youtube video but the same results)

i have tried it on my mac, win xp and windows 7 all withe the same results (except i used something other than pwnage for the custom ispw on pc ofcourse)

I have no idea whats wrong other that what i just happened to read in comments somewhere that someone said their ipad 1 ispw started with iPad2,1 and were having the same trouble with redsnow but noone replied to them


I have been trying for 3 days and cannot get anywhere with it so its time to outsource

any and all help appreciated,
thanks

 

[graywolf]

Are you sure you have an iPad 1?
Do you have a camera on the back of your iPad?

 

[LaDouche]

yes it does, front and rear..... im guessing since you ask then it infact an ipad 2.....

if so then even better, i was told it was just an ipad, hell i paid $200 for it in "new" shape


but that does bring me another question.....

the new program for jailbreaking with max, the "absinth" program will not open, i try to open and it just gives me a problem message

ive even tried this method and same results, gives an error and wont open
Error: If Absinthe doesn't launch.
Fix: Hacker @planetbeing has suggested running Absinthe from MAC OS X Terminal. Here are the steps to follow:
- Download Absinthe - updated version.
- Unzip and keep it in a folder on desktop.
- Open Terminal "/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app"
- "cd" into the folder that contains Absinthe. Just type "cd" and drag-n-drop the folder into terminal.
- Type "./Absinthe.app/Contents/MacOS/Absinthe"
"
"

 

[f4780y]

A couple of our members have reported that Absinthe crashes all the time on their OSX Lion setup. Personally, I haven't seen this, so I'm not sure what to suggest. Sorry.

 

[LaDouche]

Ive tried both version several times and it always closes unexpectedly whenever i open it up...

I'm new to mac but the file is suppose to be a zip according to the d/l link but it downloads as an .app , any idea if that may be a problem or is it suppose to be an app

does it have to be in dfu like ipad1 does when you jb it?



forgot to add, im using osx 10.5.8

 

[graywolf]

does it have to be in dfu like ipad1 does when you jb it?

Whenever you jailbreak a device, DFU mode will always be involved. But that isn't until later, that wouldn't be the cause of Redsn0w crashing.
I would just say to wait and the Dev Team may release an update to fix the crashing.

 

[LaDouche]

apparently mine is an ipad2 since it has cameras (bought it thinking it was an ipad one like i was told, had no idea on the differnces until after that) so now ive moved onto absinth crashing when i try to open it as an app or in terminal

 

[sanada]

How long have u had it for?!?!?

 

[LaDouche]

For about 5 days, just curios as to how that is relevant though

 

[graywolf]

For about 5 days, just curios as to how that is relevant though

It's not.