The redsn0w 0.9.6 beta 1 for Windows was released earlier today and you could use it to jailbreak iPhone 3G iOS 4.1 on Windows. 
Redsn0w 0.9.6 can also be used to jailbreak iPod Touch 2G on iOS 4.1. Here is the step by step guide to jailbreak iPhone 3G 4.1 iOS on Windows. Follow the instructions given below to jailbreak iPhone 3G 4.1 on Windows using Redsn0w 0.9.6 beta. Redsn0w 0.9.6 updates your baseband. So till a new unlock method is released, it is better to stay away from this if you still need the unlock.
Do Read: Downgrade iPhone 4.1 to iOS 4.x
1. Download Redsn0w 0.9.6 beta from here.
2. Download the iOS 4.1 firmware for iPhone 3G from here.
3. Update your iPhone 3G to iOS 4.1 using iTunes.
4. Launch Redsn0w 0.9.6 and browse to the iOS 4.1 firmware file.
5. Check the †Install Cydia †box and click †Next “.
6. Now switch off your device but keep it plugged in to the computer.
7. Now go into recovery mode by pressing the power and buttons for 10 seconds and then release the power button, but keep holding the home button until the iPhone 3G iOS 4.1 jailbreak process begins.
8. Now wait till Redsn0w jailbreak iPhone 3G 4.1 iOS firmware.
After the jailbreak, it will automatically restart and you will find your iPhone 3G completely jailbroken on iOS 4.1 firmware.
21 Comments
can i jailbreak my iphone 3G using this process even if i hav never done it before and have already updated to ios 4.1 . Please guide me on this because i really want to jailbreak but at the same i dont want to brick my iphone. I also read some article which said that this process works only if the iphone 3G has already been jailbroken once before.
i have already done this all but my iphone will not jailbreak it always stop on wating for reboot then my iphone 3g turns off please someone help me out.
Yeah, I have the same problem as Alex. My phone doesn’t want to automatically restart after the jailbreak. Then when I reboot it myself, my phone turns on but not jailbroken.
At step 4: the downloaded firmware file doesn’t have the ipsw file in it??? Also in step 4, it is pointing to the 3GS instruction. I am stuck :(
It works with iphone 3g previously jailbroken, baseband 05.14.02.
phone app, cydia, appsync works great.
Thanks
If I follow this will I be able to unlock ??
i have an iphone 3g 0n 4.1 and followed all the steps and its working 100%.
excited about to jailbreak my iPhone just waiting on the cube thing
Works perfect! thank you very very much!…u are THE BEST!
How long does it take to complete the actual install? I’m trying to do it now, but its taking quite a long time. The progress bar has not moved from the 1st block, and the program is not frozen. I don’t want to kill it if I just need to wait longer. Any ideas?
ive tried jailbreaking my 3g on many different sites/programs. this was the only one to work and it took no longer than 3 minutes! thanks!
Hy,I have a problem,i have iPhone 3G version 4.1(8B117),&Firmware 05.14.02.I do all the step…ok…butwhen i put the SIm “Searching…”.I use a Orange provider,& i’m from Romania,can anybody help me?pls:((
btw
when i use redsnow 0.9.6 beta im stuck at uploading ramdisk
i use redsnow 0.9.5b-5 no problem jailbreaking
BUT phone icon is gone
cydia icon turns white
cannot turn off iphone
WARNING!!!!!
do we have to get the beta?
I try jailbreak with snowbreeze 2.1, but my iphone freezing on start up, them i try with this tip and it’s works!
Thanks!
turn off the auto key lock. Thats da sollution
I used this to jail break my 3G running IOS 4.1 and it worked perfectly.
BUT, I tried to use this to jailbreak my wife’s 3GS running IOS 4.1 and it gets stuck at uploading ramdisc. I tried unplugging it and plugging it back in but that doesn’t work either. I’ve tried opening iTunes which discovers the phone but gives me an error message. Then redsnow seems to continue installing, but the phone is not jailbroken when it restarts. Any ideas?
I am have tried using 2 different laptops. One running XP and the other running Windows 7. Same problem w/ both
after 7-8 trials at last it’s working
@Nick
Google another jailbreak
Does anyone know if a Mac iPhone can be jailbroken on a window computer?
3GS cannot be jailbroken with redsn0w. Use greenpois0n or limera1n…
i tried jail breaking mi iphone 3G with redsn0w Sn0wbreez and blackra1n it starts to work but after it gets to the end it just says error