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How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

Posted October 23, 2011 at 4:37am by iClarified
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These are instructions on how to perform a semi tethered jailbreak of your iOS 5 iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

A semi-tethered jailbreak is an interim solution which solves the problem of being unable to reboot with a tethered jailbreak. The semi tethered jailbreak by BigBoss will allow you to reboot on the road, but with limited functionality. It is enough that you are no longer stranded, and you can use your phone, text, and many other features. This is just until you get home and can use redsn0w again to “just boot tethered”. Once you do that, you’re back to fully functional state.

Step One
Jailbreak and boot your device tethered using the instructions below:


● iPhone 4 (Mac, Windows)
● iPhone 3GS (Mac, Windows)
● iPhone - No Baseband Update (Mac)
● iPod Touch 4G (Mac, Windows)
● iPod Touch 3G (Mac, Windows)
● iPad 1 (Mac, Windows)

Step Two
Press to launch Cydia from your Springboard.
How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

Step Three
Press to select Manage from the tabs at the bottom of the screen.
How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

Step Four
Press the large Sources button.
How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

Step Five
Press the Edit button at the top right of the screen.
How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

Step Six
Press the Add button at the top left of the screen.
How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

Step Seven
Input http://thebigboss.org/semitether into the text field and press the Add Source button.
How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

Step Eight
Press the large Return to Cydia button.
How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

Step Nine
Select thebigboss.org from the list of Sources
How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

Step Ten
Select SemiTether from the list of Packages
How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

Step Eleven
Press the Install button at the top right of the screen.
How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

Step Twelve
Press the Confirm button to begin installation.
How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

Step Thirteen
Press the large Reboot Device button.
How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5

You're device will now reboot without stalling at the Apple logo!

To get full functionality back you will need to boot tethered. Launch RedSn0w as you did in Step One then select Extras then Just boot from the menu.
How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5 How to Perform a Semi Tethered Jailbreak of iOS 5


**A big thanks to BigBoss and all those who made this tutorial possible.
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evan
evan - November 15, 2011 at 8:30pm
how do you completely uninstall it? i tried remove it from cydia but the semi tethered is still there and it is clashing with appsync
Ivan from Mexico City
Ivan from Mexico City - November 6, 2011 at 1:27pm
it Works. but just for the 3 reStarts. also APP-SYNC 5 doesn't work !!!!!!
Diab
Diab - October 29, 2011 at 9:25pm
This semi- bullshit does just not work and you will risk your WIFI !! My 3gs 32 New bootrom is now wifiless after i installed this crap !! Stay away and wait !!
BITS01
BITS01 - November 3, 2011 at 5:54pm
Stay away from this crap. I bricked my iPhone because of semi tether. Luckily it was in warranty period so got a replacement. Stay away from piece of shit. This is probably the first dark side of Jail Break i ever encountered since jail breaking began STAY AWAY!
Johnny
Johnny - October 26, 2011 at 8:56pm
Hello, can the new iphone 4S also be jailbroken? (tethered or semi-tethered)
Ansuz
Ansuz - October 24, 2011 at 8:49pm
It removes Installous and AppSync for Installous...
ajg1
ajg1 - October 25, 2011 at 8:04am
Appsync needs to work with mobilesubstrate first then it will work. They are working on an update for it right now and they say they should have it up in 2-3 days. Sheck the comments from Bigboss on the semiteather
Ace
Ace - October 30, 2011 at 8:19pm
Well, I installed the new mobile substrate and was ready to install semi-tether when it showed that AppSync would be uninstalled. I didn't go through then, but app sync is still working with new substrate.
jeremy
jeremy - October 24, 2011 at 4:33pm
how come this can't be designed into redsn0w? I did 4.3.5 goofing off and it was tethered but I was able to reboot just the same way as this makes it do.
JL
JL - October 24, 2011 at 4:54am
a good idea, but it doesn't work. in fact, after i installed it and removed it, my phone just restarts on it's own. it works better in safe mode. this tethered jailbreak thing sucks even more w/ this semitether thing making things conflict. ah well. i've prepared myself to deal w/ having stock iOS 5 if i have to wait until an untethered JB drops devs, thank you so far for what you have done.hq
bonez
bonez - October 23, 2011 at 4:19pm
What? did y'all miss the part about it being beta?? works for me
toche13
toche13 - October 23, 2011 at 11:07am
What are you talking about ? just want to abuse us ?
Tom
Tom - October 23, 2011 at 12:02pm
I don't abuse anybody but just telling you the truth this was done by dev-team to brick your iPhones so you can run out there and buy new ones. Don't you recall dev-team last year saying they have a way to unlock the iPhones for good then all of a sudden quiet about it then suddenly lo and be hold apple selling unlocked iPhones. And not new unlocks for new basebands. Come on guys don't have to have a P.H.D to figure it out.
Chet
Chet - October 23, 2011 at 12:15pm
It does not brick the iPhone. It certainly causes some headaches in having to restore the whole thing but it does not brick the iPhone. And I do have a PH.d which obviously you don't.
Tom
Tom - October 23, 2011 at 12:30pm
Pizza Hut Delivery right thats ur PHD!
errorize
errorize - October 23, 2011 at 2:38pm
deleted semitether app, after a few failed attempts to reboot tethered all went well and my phone is back working as it did originally before this waste of time and beta app!
errorize
errorize - October 23, 2011 at 10:44am
trusted iclarified and didn't read the comments. didn't work for me iP4 GSM. got stuck on booting circular icon. tried many tools to get back into a bootable state. tiny umbrella fix recovery etc. redsn0w couldn't boot, gave errors. iTunes couldn't restore ispw, gave errors. finally managed to boot with redsn0w but iTunes couldn't recognise device!!!! HELP!!!!!!
Denis Garcia
Denis Garcia - October 23, 2011 at 3:05pm
Easy, don't worry, this is because the substrate is modified and is trying to work in safe mode, simply go back to Cydia, uninstall the semi tethered tweak, reboot your device (using redsn0w to path boot) and should work just fine.
David
David - October 23, 2011 at 8:49am
Same here, iPhone 4. Had to go into recovery mode, then boot tethered...
Chet Cox
Chet Cox - October 23, 2011 at 9:25am
Stuck at apple logo. iPhone 4. The tried to reboot using redsnow and got spinning icon that isn't spinning after the pineapple appeared. Now it is stuck and I will have to restore the whole thing. Doesn't BIG BOSS test this crap out first?
David
David - October 23, 2011 at 8:23pm
You don't have to restore again, just boot tethered. 1. When the phone is stuck, hold power + home for a few sec 2. When the phone reboots release power, but keep holding home 3. You will be asked to connect to iTunes 4. Plug the phone into pc, and hold power untill the phone turns off 5. Finally Boot tethered ...
David
David - October 23, 2011 at 8:26pm
Oh, and you should wait for 5 - 10 min after the pineapple logo... It takes some time...
Adamov, Bulgaria
Adamov, Bulgaria - October 23, 2011 at 8:19am
Didnt work for me too iP4, iOS5
sarvary70
sarvary70 - October 23, 2011 at 7:47am
It did not work for me at all, Stacked on the apple logo and the circle going around all the time, tried to reboot it with the redsn0w didn't work. I had to restore my iPhone. iPhone 3GS iOS 5.
toche13
toche13 - October 23, 2011 at 7:12am
Don't works by me too , iphone 4 g jb redsnow 0.9.9b6 Tx for work
Denis Garcia
Denis Garcia - October 23, 2011 at 5:54am
Didn't work for me, the apple logo always appears and then the respring loading circle in the middle gets stuck forever. I guess its all part of the testing period. Even though thanks a lot BigBoss and crew for always giving us this great tweaks.
Søren F.
Søren F. - October 23, 2011 at 6:53am
I have the same problem :-( And "Just boot" doesn't get me out of it! :-(
Denis Garcia
Denis Garcia - October 23, 2011 at 3:20pm
I thought that for a second too, but try to boot again with "Just Boot" and be very patient, after the pineapple you should get the spinning icon (not moving) might appear as stuck but be very patient and it should work just fine, mine took several minutes in the spinning icon before it could start the OS. Now works perfectly. Hope it helps.
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