Geek Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tethered-jailbreak.jpg" alt="Tethered jailbreak" title="tethered-jailbreak" width="195" height="400" class="alignright size-full wp-image-22843" /> For anyone who has used the existing <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/12/jailbreak-ios-5-with-redsn0w/">iOS 5 jailbreak</a> methods, a new package has been added to Cydia that allows for a semi-tethered reboot. </p> <p>What the semitether means in practice is that you’ll be able to reboot an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if you’re in a pinch without the assistance of redsn0w’s “Just Boot Tethered” option, but you won’t be able to use Safari, Mail, or Cydia until you complete the tethered boot with redsn0w and the iOS 5 device connected to a PC or Mac. </p> <p><strong>From the jailbroken iOS 5 device:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Launch Cydia and tap on “Add”</li> <li>Add the following repository to Cydia:</li> <p><code>http://thebigboss.org/semitether</code></p> <li>Using Cydia’s search, search for “SemiTether” and install it</li> </ul> <p>Despite being called a “semi-tether”, it should still mostly be considered a tethered experience due to the app usage limitations. If you’re unfamiliar, you can read the difference between <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/24/tethered-jailbreak-vs-untethered-jailbreak/">tethered vs untethered jailbreaks</a>, but basically an untethered jailbreak is the most usable since it requires the least maintenance. </p> <p>As previously mentioned, with SemiTether installed you’ll still need to boot the iOS device using the redsn0w app from Mac OS X or Windows. This is easily done by launching redsn0w, clicking on “Extras” and then choosing “Just Boot” option:</p> <p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/boot-tethered-redsn0w.jpg" alt="Boot tethered with redsn0w" title="boot-tethered-redsn0w" width="565" height="293" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-22833" /></p> <p>You can <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/redsn0w/">find the latest version of redsn0w here</a>. An full untethered release is apparently in the works, we’ll keep you posted.</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DBjVWcT8ZXg_BiaRVwC5uHnvQnI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DBjVWcT8ZXg_BiaRVwC5uHnvQnI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DBjVWcT8ZXg_BiaRVwC5uHnvQnI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DBjVWcT8ZXg_BiaRVwC5uHnvQnI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=_3eopsiDJ2A:-it3eHi175U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=_3eopsiDJ2A:-it3eHi175U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=_3eopsiDJ2A:-it3eHi175U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=_3eopsiDJ2A:-it3eHi175U:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=_3eopsiDJ2A:-it3eHi175U:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=_3eopsiDJ2A:-it3eHi175U:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=_3eopsiDJ2A:-it3eHi175U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/_3eopsiDJ2A" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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