Successful JB yesterday on my iPad2,1 (wifi only, 32Gig, 5.1.1) without restoring to original state first. I just backed up the unit (it's about half full, 13 gigs free) and set Absinthe to work. Took a bit over a half hour. I disabled my firewall first and disconnected from Internet access, but don't know if that was necessary--just being cautious. I kept moving the mouse every few minutes so my XP netbook wouldn't go to sleep, again don't know if it was necessary.
Earlier attempts to JB with the first versions of absinthe didn't work, so I gave up on the JB notion for months. Just decided to try again with the new JB version, what the heck. Now I have my 5-row keyboard again, though I had to buy iKeywi HD for iPad (searched the forum to find that tip) in order to get it.
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