Apple has released iOS 4.3.2 update for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices which improves battery life and fixes some bugs. Earlier iOS 4.3.2 was jailbroken on iPhone 4 and now iPad 4.3.2 has also been jailbroken. This custom bundle along with PwnageTool will jailbreak iPad on 4.3.2 but this jailbreak is semi-untethered. You will need to connect iPad to a computer after every reboot to get into jailbroken state.
Stuff Required:
iTunes 10.2 for Mac
Custom Bundle for iPad
Here is the guide on how to proceed.
1: Extract the custom bundle which is in zip format and copy the file iPad1,1_4.3.2_8h7.bundle.
2: Put PwnageTool 4.3 in “Applications” folder. Now right click on PwnageTool and select “Show Package Contents”.
3: Navigate to Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles/ and paste the bundle we copied in first step which iPad1,1_4.3.2_8h7.bundle.
4: Launch PwnageTool and select “Expert Mode” and choose iPad.
6: Browse for iOS 4.3.2 for iPad in next step.
7: Once firmware is loaded, chose Build to create custom iOS 4.3.2 IPSW.
8: After firmware creation, now get your iPad into DFU by clicking on DFU button at top in PwangeTool and following on screen the instructions.
9:Launch iTunes and select iPad from the side bar. Hold “ALT” button and click on “Resotre”. Select Custom iOS 4.3.2 which has been just created by PwnageTool.
10:iTunes will now install custom iOS 4.3.2 firmware on your iPad. Wait until the process is finished and your iPad will be jailbroken on 4.3.2 firmware.
You are tethered jailbroken on iPad iOS 4.3.2 but if you reboot the device it should be get into jailbroken state manually. Here is how to do it.
Booting into Jailbreak State after Reboot
Change the extension of custom iOS 4.3.2 GM form ipsw to zip. Now extract this custom firmware and copykernelcache.release.k48 and iBSS.k48ap.RELEASE.dfu files from /Firmware/dfu/ and paste into tetheredboot folder after extracting the tetheredboot.zip.
Once your device is off. Run the terminal and type following commands
cd /Users/user/Downloads/Tetheredboot/
./tetheredboot kernelcache.release.k48 iBSS.k48ap.RELEASE.dfu
Make sure that tetheredboot folder is in “Downloads” Folder and replace “user” with your user name.
At some stage, you will need to get the device into DFU mode
- Press Home and Power button for 10 seconds.
- Release Power button while keep pressing Home button for another 10 seconds.
Some processing will be done on iPad and your iPad will now be in a jailbroken state running iOS 4.3.2.
