It’s only been about a week or so since Absinthe 2.0 first came out allowing iOS 5.1.1 users to jailbreak their devices without the need for tethering. So early into its initial release and we are now already up to version 2.0.4, which might leave you wondering why so many revisions so short after it’s release? Honestly, it is pretty much expected when it comes to something as difficult to do as create an untethered jailbreak solution. The Chronic Dev Team has done a wonderful job with Absinthe and you really can’t fault them if everything wasn’t working immediately, again they do this all for free just to give us a way to get the most out of our iPhones.

The newest update fixes many of the issues that put iPhone 4S jailbreakers in lockdown, such as the error -5 issue. With Absinthe 2.0.4 you can pretty much use this jailbreak solution with any iDevice that makes use of 5.1.1.

You can download the software here:

• Absinthe v2.0.4 MacOSX (10.5, 10.6, 10.7)
• Absinthe v2.0.4 Windows (XP/Vista/Win7)
• Absinthe v2.0.4 Linux (x86/x86_64)

Whether you’ve already used a version of Absinthe 2.0 or not, it is recommended you back up your device and either reset your iDevice or use the iTunes Restore option before going ahead with a jailbreak. Absinthe 2.0 requires minimal steps and instructions to get it running, as we already mentioned in a previous post. As Absinthe 2.0 continues to evolve, you can expect other revisions to hit in the weeks to come.

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Before you go ahead and nab that newest version of iOS, however, you’ll need to download or keep a copy of iOS 5.1 handy. When you’re ready, update your iDevice to iOS 5.1.1 and then open up RedSn0w. From there, specify that it needs to use the old iOS 5.1 file, which will effectively get it to do the previous software jailbreak again. Check off the box to install Cydia too.

That’s the good news. The bad news is that this is still a tethered jailbreak, so you will need to reconnect your iOS device ever time you choose to restart it if you want to keep the jailbreak going.

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