GUIDE: Jailbreak & ACTIVATE iOS 5 beta 1 without UDID.

Hello,

I am terrible with “guides” and “how to”s but, while I wait the sync of all my data back from my hackintosh to my iPhone4 (32GB, full… can’t wait for apple “assumes” usb3 into their devices)  I will here post how to activate your iphone on iOS 5 without being a developer. Be clear that this will be done on your own risk, respect the legality of the place you live while doing so, it is your responsibility, and you may finish with a non-working device. But, lets go to the steps.

ATTENTION: YOUR PHONE WILL DEPEND ON TETHERED BOOT FOR JAILBREAK AND WILL HAVE IT’s BASEBAND UPDATED! DO NOT USE THIS GUIDE IF YOU ARE A UNLOCKER. THIS GUIDE IS INTENDED TO MINIMALLY EXPERIENCED USERS AND SHOULD NOT BE USED IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING IN IT.

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Mac OS X (running in any kind of computer, be it made by Apple or not)
• iTunes 10.5 Beta for Mac
• The 5.0 beta 1 ipsw made for your idevice
• redsn0w 0.9.8beta1

STEP 1: Backup your data

OPTIONAL: If you are already jailbroken, check the LIST OF KNOWN WORKING JAILBREAK PACKAGES IN THE END OF THIS GUIDE, uninstall anything that is not inside it, then go to Cydia, download aptbackup and backup your actual jailbreak tweaks (ONLY KEEP THE ONES WHICH ARE IN LIST)

1a) From iTunes 10.5, right click on your iphone icon and click in “backup”

STEP 2: Restore to 5.0

2a) Enter DFU Mode (To do so please refer to other tutorials or use redsn0w’s option itself)

2b) In iTunes 10.5, option+click in “restore” over your DFU device (“update” will give you error 3002 because you don’t have your UDID registered) and select your 5.0 ipsw

2c) when the update is over, unplug your device from the computer, do not touch your iTunes until requested again.

STEP 3: Bypassing the Activation Lock

1a) Follow the instruction on your iphone until you get locked into the “unable to activate” screen

1b) Press 3 times (fast) the home button, voice-over will turn on.

1c) Ignore the irritant voice and click on the battery icon so it wil have a square around it

1d) use 3 finger from the top of the screen swiping down (maybe you will have to do it more then once), that will bring 2 gadgets to the screen: stocks and weather.

1e) click over the yahoo weather icon (a small “Y!” near the weather in the right) so it will have a square around it, then double click inside this square, this will bring you to the well known weather screen)

1f) From the weather screen, press the home button. Welcome to iOS 5. press your home button 3x again to turn voiceover off. Instead of using the device, shut down.

STEP 4: Jailbreaking

4a) Open redsn0w and install cydia, follow the software instructions, so your device will get jailbroken.

4b) once finished, quit and reopen redsn0w to boot tethered (follow the utility instructions), use the activation lock bypass again to get into springboard, we will fix this needing on next step.

PS: Always point redsn0w to your 5.0 ipsw when opening it

STEP 5: Activating / Hacktivating iOS 5

5a) Enter cydia, and add the repository: www.sinfuliphonerepo.com

5b) Download iFile from this repository.

5c) Inside iFile, open the following file as property list viewer inside your iDevice: /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist

5d) Remove the file last entry: ReleaseType/Beta

5e) Save (OK), turn your device off and boot it tethered again.

5f) Open iTunes. iTunes will activate the device, since it no longer says that it is a beta. You still need a valid SIM or a factory unlocked iPhone. (In Brazil, all iPhones have to be sold unlocked by Law)

STEP 6: Restore your settings

6a) iTunes will ask which backup settings to restore: the ones you saved in step 1a!

6b) Wait the long sync, in the end your iphone will be activated, reboot tethered to skip the “3 steps” so you will still have a little privacy.

OPTIONAL: Enter Cydia and download aptbackup again if you did the step 1 optional aptbackup. This time click on restore, so you will restore your jailbreak items too.

Enjoy your activated iOS 5.0 beta 1 without paying U$100 to apple nor sending your information to them just to apply for a UDID.

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LIST OF KNOWN WORKING JAILBREAK PACKAGES IN iOS 5:

Working Tweaks:

3G Unrestrictor
Dreamboard
Direct Closer Pro
FolderLock
DeleteMail
Five Icon Dock
PrefrenceLoader
Manual Correct
Fake Operator
afcadd
openssh
opensl
appsync
Fastr
EZdecline
Cyntact
ChatPic
App Switcher Rotator
App Switcher Brightness
barrel
fake clock
backgrounder
BiteSMS
Firewall iP
FolderCloser
PictureMe
iFile
CyDelete
OpenSSH
iSHSHit
TetherMe
Grooveshark

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