[TUTORIAL] Jailbreak iOS 5 GM with RedSn0w 0.9.9b3 ~ Friska Flasher Blog

[TUTORIAL] How To Jailbreak iOS 5 GM with RedSn0w 0.9.9b3

If you’ve got the iOS 5 GM seed on your iOS device, you can now jailbreak via RedSn0w 0.9.9b3. This one is also tethered like the previous beta versions of RedSn0w for iOS 5.
Be advised that not all jailbreak apps and tweaks have been updated to support iOS 5. If you’re alright with running tethered and don’t mind a few bugs here and there, follow along for a quick walkthrough.
By this point, almost anyone jailbreaking is already familiar with RedSn0w and how it works. It’s not too much different this time except that RedSn0w has a nifty little tool to automatically detect the iOS 5 GM IPSW which makes the process a bit smoother.

Devices Supported

iPod touch 3G
iPod touch 4G
iPad 1
iPhone3GS
iPhone4 (GSM)
iPhone4 (CDMA)

And I can’t say this enough times, if your device is not listed above, please do not attempt to jailbreak it on any version of iOS 5! And if you rely on a software unlock and don’t have an older boot rom, stay away from iOS 5 altogether.

What you need

iOS 5 GM seed installed on your device from the Apple Developer Portal – Developer license required
iTunes beta 7 for either Windows or Mac from the Apple Developer Portal – Developer license required
RedSn0w 0.9.9b3 – Mac Link, Windows Link

After you have iOS 5 GM installed on your device, your device backed up, and your version of iTunes upgraded to the newest beta version, follow the steps below to jailbreak.

First Launch RedSn0w

This version automatically detects your IPSW unlike older versions of RedSnow. Just click Jailbreak and follow the prompts.
After RedSn0w finishes doing it’s thing, you’re done!

Next you may need to perform a tethered boot. If you do, simply open RedSn0w again and click Extras and then Just Boot
Your phone will perform a tethered boot and you should be good to go!

RedSn0w has also thrown in a little bonus for Windows users. You can copy the redsnow.exe file to your desktop or anywhere you like and rename it something like justboot.exe. As long as you have the word “boot” in the file name you can just double click that file to perform a quick tethered boot with RedSn0w.