PwnageTool 4.2 for iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak | Preserve Baseband for Unlock
Why you should use PwnageTool 4.2 for iOS 4.2.1 and not Greenpoison? Well, the only reason is if you rely on a carrier unlock. Pwnage Tool 4.2 will allow you to create a custom jailbroken firmware that will preserve your baseband for unlocking with Ultrasnow 1.2.
PwnageTool 4.2 works only on Mac, so if you use Windows you need to follow the Snowbreeze 2.2 tutorial posted here.
PwnageTool 4.2 for iOS 4.2.1 supports the following iDevices:
The steps to jailbreaking with PwnageTool 4.2 for iOS 4.2.1 are similar to the steps used for PwnageTool for 4.1, so you can follow the guide posted here, and skip to step 3. Of course you need to download everything from here.
After you have successfully jailbroken your iDevice using Pwnage Tool 4.2 for iOS 4.2.1 you can perform a carrier unlock using Ultrasnow 1.2 [ Skip the baseband upgrade stuff ]
Download PwnageTool 4.2 for iOS 4.2.1 here
Download iOS 4.2.1 for your iDevice here
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Cosmin is a smartphone enthusiast that writes articles for our iPhone and Windows Phone 7 departments and he provides the latest jailbreaks and unlocks releases as well as hot news about Apple or Microsoft. His best friend is his iPhone 4 and he is always comparing smartphones with Adu.
