Want to how to jailbreak iPhone 4 iOS 4.3.2 using PwnageTool bundle? Remember this jailbreak is tethered only, which meaning you will have to connect your iPhone with PC for every time you reboot. While support for iPhone 3GS and iPod touches is on the way. Follow our step by step guide how to Jailbreak iPhone 4 iOS 4.3.2?
Requirement:
- PwnageTool 4.3
- iOS 4.3.2 firmware
- iTunes 10.2.1
- Mac OS X
- PwnageTool bundle for iOS 4.3.2
- tetheredboot utility
Modifying PwnageTool
Step 1: Download PwnageTool bundle and extract the .zip folder, here you will find .bundle file, move this file to your destop.
Step 2: Download PwnageTool 4.3 and copy it to /Applications directory. Now Right click on the PwnageTool and then
select “Show Package Contents”
Step 3: Now navigate this path /Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles and paste iPhone3,1_4.3.2_8H7.bundle file in this location (available in PwnageTool folder)
Close Folder Now.
Creating Custom iOS 4.3.2
Step 4: Download iOS 4.3.2 and more into your desktop.
Step 5: Launch PwnageTool in “Expert mode†and select your device
Step 6: Search for iOS 4.3.2 firmware already downloaded on your desktop
Step 7: In order to create custom 4.3.2 firmware file click on “Buildâ€.
Step 8: Now custom .ipsw file will be created by PwnageTool for your iPhone.
Step 9: In order to enter DFU mode using PwnageTool:
Hold Power and Home buttons for 10 seconds, then release the Power button but continue holding the Home button for     10 more seconds. Now your device should now be in DFU mode
Restoring iOS 4.3.2 Custom Firmware
Step 10: Now launch iTunes, and select your iPhone 4 device from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold Left “Shift†button (for windows) and left “alt†(option) button (for Mac) then click on “Restore†button in the iTunes and then release this button.
Step 11: Now iTunes prompt you to select your custom firmware 4.3.2 file. Select custom .ipsw file(already created above) and click on “Openâ€.
Step 11: Now wait for a while until iTunes does its job. The iPhone will reboot onnce it has been restored successfully.
Booting the Device in Tethered Boot
Step 12: As we know jailbreak iPhone 4 iOS 4.3.2 is tethered only, connect your iPhone to your PC and use a software “tetheredboot†to boot it into a tethered jailbroken state.
Tetheredboot utility requires two files from iOS 4.3. The name of the files are:
kernelcache.release.n90,
and iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu.
Step 13: In order to get these files, change the extension of iOS 4.3.2 from .ipsw to .zip and extract it. You will find them under /Firmware/dfu/ folder.
Now put all these files and tetheredboot utility in a new folder on desktop and name it “tetheredbootâ€.
Step 14: Now turn off your iPhone 4 and start Terminal on OS X and run the following commands:
sudo -s
enter your administrator password, then:
/Users/name of the directory of your computer/Desktop/tetheredboot/tetheredboot
/Users/name of the directory of your computer/Desktop/tetheredboot/iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu
/Users/name of the directory of your computer/Desktop/tetheredboot/kernelcache.release.n90
now press enter.
NOTE: If the above fails, try ‘tetheredboot -i ibss -k kernel’ instead of ‘tetheredboot ibss kernel:
/Users/name of the directory of your computer/Desktop/tetheredboot/tetheredboot –i
/Users/name of the directory of your computer/Desktop/tetheredboot/iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu -k
/Users/name of the directory of your computer/Desktop/tetheredboot/kernelcache.release.n90
here you will see some code running in the Terminal window, at some point, you will be asked to enter DFU mode. Now follow the following steps to enter DFU mode:
Hold Power and Home buttons for 10 seconds, then release the Power button but continue holding the Home button for     10 more seconds. Now your iPhone should now be in DFU mode
Here wait for a while your terminal at this point will be showing “Exiting libpois0n†message. After a while your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch will be booted in a jailbroken tethered mode!
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