Jailbreak iOS5 with redsn0w!

This guide is for the tethered jailbreak using redsn0w 0.9.9b6.

The untethered is currently not available yet. As soon as it does become available, I will update this post!

Now you might be wondering... What is a tethered and untethered jailbreak!!!?? Well basically a tethered jailbreak is when you have to connect to a computer every time you want to reboot your phone. Otherwise it will not run properly. An untethered jailbreak is the opposite. It only has to be done once and you can reboot as many times as you want without having to connect to a computer!

With that said! Lets begin.

Step 1: (Skip if you already have iOS5 on device)

Install iOS5 on your device. If you currently have a jailbreak you will have to restore your phone. If you don't then you can choose either option. Upgrade or Restore.

1. Open iTunes
2. Plug-in phone
3. Click on your device in iTunes and choose restore or upgrade

Step 2:

Download redsn0w 0.9.9b6! 

• Click Here For Mac
• Click Here for Windows

Step 3:

1. Open redsn0w
2. Plug in iDevice
3. Power off iDevice (MAKE SURE YOU PLUG IN FIRST!)
4. Press Jailbreak on redsn0w
5. Press Next on redsn0w
6. Follow on-screen directions to make your device enter DFU mode
7. Jailbreak will complete

Step 4:

After the iDevice starts for the first time, you will have to:

1. Leave it connected to the computer
2. Turn device off
3. Close redsn0w
4. Reopen redsn0w
5. Click on Extras
6. Click on Just Boot
7. Click on Next
8. Follow onscreen instructions to enter device into DFU mode.
9. Phone will start and is now JAILBROKEN!

You will have to do Step 4 every time you reboot your phone.

Enjoy!

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Make Ubuntu Server 11.10 (Natty) a TimeMachine backup server

Do you want to use TimeMachine from your Mac to backup directly onto a home or office server!!? Do you have Ubuntu 11.10? Are you having issues with Lion and AFP shares? Well this guide is for you! We will get you going the right way!

Download Netatalk 2.2.1
Click Here

## Install Netatalk

$ tar xzf netatalk-2.2.1.tar.gz
$ cd netatalk-2.2.1
$ sudo apt-get build-dep netatalk

$ ./configure --enable-debian

$ make
$ sudo make install

## Install Avahi Daemon

$ sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon

## Configure Netatalk

$ sudo nano /usr/local/etc/netatalk/afpd.conf

## Add this code at the end of file

- -tcp -noddp -uamlist uams_randnum.so,uams_dhx.so,uams_dhx2.so -nosavepassword




## Make Directories for TimeMachine Backups

mkdir /backup

mkdir /backup/timemachine
chown macuser /backup/timemachine

## Setup Netatalk Mac Shares

$ sudo nano /usr/local/etc/netatalk/AppleVolumes.default

## Add this code at the end of file

/backup/timemachine TimeMachine allow:macuser cnidscheme:dbd options:usedots,upriv,tm

## Create new config file

$ sudo nano /etc/avahi/services/afpd.service

## Add this to new file

<?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?><!--*-nxml-*-->
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
    <name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
    <service>
        <type>_afpovertcp._tcp</type>
        <port>548</port>
    </service>
    <service>
        <type>_device-info._tcp</type>
        <port>0</port>
        <txt-record>model=MacPro</txt-record>
    </service>
</service-group>

## Start Netatalk and Avahi

$ sudo service netatalk start

$ sudo service avahi-daemon start

## Setup MacOSX Lion to see the shares you just setup




Open Terminal and run this command.

$ defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1

Open Finder, then from the top bar menu click Go then select Connect to Server or press command-K. Enter the Ubuntu address in the Server Address with the following format:

afp://user@IP-Hostname

Change user to your username that you setup in Ubuntu, and change the IP-Hostname to your Ubuntu IP. If everything ok, you will see the folders under Shared on the left bar.

Now all that is left is to go into TimeMachine and click on Select Disk and choose the disk you have shared from your Ubuntu Server.

If your backup starts copying then everything is ok! Enjoy your TimeMachine Server!

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