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[djg21]

I'm trying to jailbreak my iPhone 4s with Absinthe. I am running 64-bit Windows 7.

When I run Absinthe following the step-by-step instructions at Step-By-Step Guide to Jailbreak iPad 2 Using Absinthe For Windows [iOS 5.0.1 / iOS 5], the process starts, and makes it past the point where the phone reboots.

Then, Absinthe reports that it is "Preparing jailbreak data." But after a few minutes, I get a Windows error message stating that Absinthe has stopped working and is being shut down.

I tried 3-4 times with the same result. I've made sure Absinthe runs with administrative rights.

I've restored my iPhone from a backup, but would like to jailbreak. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

[derk]

Originally Posted by djg21

I'm trying to jailbreak my iPhone 4s with Absinthe. I am running 64-bit Windows 7.

When I run Absinthe following the step-by-step instructions at Step-By-Step Guide to Jailbreak iPad 2 Using Absinthe For Windows [iOS 5.0.1 / iOS 5], the process starts, and makes it past the point where the phone reboots.

Then, Absinthe reports that it is "Preparing jailbreak data." But after a few minutes, I get a Windows error message stating that Absinthe has stopped working and is being shut down.

I tried 3-4 times with the same result. I've made sure Absinthe runs with administrative rights.

I've restored my iPhone from a backup, but would like to jailbreak. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

1)Make sure Windows firewall is disabled as a service as well as any 3rd party security software.

2)Try another USB port

3)Latest version of iTunes 10.5.3 is installed but not running.

4)Also try running XP compatibility mode.


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[djg21]

Originally Posted by derk

1)Make sure Windows firewall is disabled as a service as well as any 3rd party security software.

2)Try another USB port

3)Latest version of iTunes 10.5.3 is installed but not running.

4)Also try running XP compatibility mode.


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Thanks.

I installed Absinthe on my deskto PC and it worked fine. Don't know what the difference was -- both machines are set up the same and have the very same software installed. But my 4S is jailbroken!