Earlier today, iH8snow released Sn0wbreeze 2.3b3 to fix iPod 4G iBooty issues on iOS 4.3 tethered jailbreak. Keeping that in mind, and the fact that iOS 4.3 jailbreak procedure is much sought after, here's a tutorial that will show you the procedure for jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod touch, running iOS 4.3 using Sn0wbreeze 2.3b3.
Step 1: Gather all required pre-requisites for jailbreaking iOS 4.3 with Sn0wbreeze 2.3b3 for Windows
Download Sn0wbreeze 2.3b3 for Windows
Download iOS 4.3 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Download iTunes 10.2.1
Step 2: Start Sn0wbreeze 2.3b3 and click on the blue colored next arrow to proceed.
Step 3: Click the “Browse” button to select iOS 4.3.ipsw file for your iOS device
Step 4: Sn0wbreeze 2.3b3 now begins identifying iOS 4.3.ipsw file. Once the .ipsw has been identified, click on the blue colored next arrow to proceed.
Step 5: To start creating your custom iOS 4.3 firmware, select the “Expert Mode”, followed by “Build IPSW” option.
Remember: If you rely on an unlock for iPhone, proceed further by selecting “Baseband Preservation Mode” option instead of “Expert Mode” in order to prevent your iPhone baseband from upgrading.
The custom firmware takes time to cook, in the meantime you can play Pac Man on Sn0wbreeze
Step 6: Once the custom firmware has been cooked, Sn0wbreeze 2.3b3 will display the following “Done!” message
Step 7: Sn0wbreeze 2.3b3 will now instruct you on how to enter DFU mode. It is likely that Sn0wbreeze 2.3b3 may crash or become not responding after it has successfully cooked the custom iOS 4.3 ipsw. However, there's nothing to worry about. You can download iREB RC4 to put your device in DFU mode. The procedure of putting your device in DFU is same across both tools.
- First, Hold the Power and Home buttons together for 10 seconds
- Then, release the Power button but keep holding the Home button for another 10 seconds
- The device will now be in DFU mode
After the device is successfully in DFU mode, Sn0wbreeze or iREB RC4, depending upon what you're using, will display the following message
To Restore iOS 4.3 Custom Firmware Using iTunes
Step 8: Fire up iTunes and click on your iOS device icon. Don’t click on “Update” or “Check for Update,” press and hold the “Shift” key and click on “Restore”
iTunes will now prompt you to select the location of the custom iOS 4.3 firmware file, select the custom .ipsw that you’ve just created and hit “Open”
Step 9: Let iTunes work. A number of automated steps will be done, which call for you to wait patiently, because iTunes is installing custom iOS 4.3 on your device. A progress bas indicating installation progress will be displaying on your device screen. Once the installation is finished, your device is going to be jailbroken, albeit tethered, on iOS 4.3
To boot your device in Tethered Mode
Because there is no untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3, the device will have to be booted in tethered state. We will use a utility called iBooty for this purpose.
Step 10: Start iBooty for Windows. From the dropdown menu, select your iOS device. You’ll find iBooty for iOS 4.3 extracted on the desktop once you’ve run Sn0wbreeze 2.3b3
Step 11: Click “Start” and follow the onscreen instructions to put your device in DFU mode
- First, Hold the Power and Home buttons together for 10 seconds
- Then, release the Power button but keep holding the Home button for another 10 seconds
- The device will now be in DFU mode
Step 12: iBooty will start working its magic once the device is in DFU mode. After a while, your iOS 4.3 jailbroken iPhone, iPad or iPod touch will be booted in tethered jailbreak mode.
That’s just about it. Let us know in the comments if you face any difficulties in jailbreaking iOS 4.3 with Sn0wbreeze 2.3b3.