Sn0wbreeze

sn0wbreeze 2.9
Original author(s)	iH8sn0w
Developer(s)	iH8sn0w
Initial release	1.0b / 13 Jan 2010 (2010-01-13) 1.0 / 16 Jan 2010 (2010-01-16)
Stable release	2.9.1 / 19 January 2012
Preview release	2.8b11 / 10 November 2011
Development status	Active
Written in	1.0b-2.8b4 Visual Basic .NET 2.8b5+ C#
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Size	23,361,564 bytes (22.2 MB) [ZIP] 26,883,072 (25.6 MB) [EXE]
Available in	English
Type	Patching
License	GNU GPL v3
Website	ih8sn0w.com

sn0wbreeze is a tool to create custom IPSWs to restore, similar to PwnageTool. It is a GUI of XPwn for Windows written in C# (previously Visual Basic) and is developed by iH8sn0w. It is released under GPL v3 license, and previous versions source are available on GitHub, however this violates the GPL.

Versions

sn0wbreeze was first released January 13, 2010 as a beta version. The following versions that are shown here are official, and sorted by compatibility with iOS revisions.

3.X

Version	Release date	Changes
Public Beta	13 Jan 2010	Initial release Jailbreaks iOS 3.1.2 Only allows you to be able to select simple mode Taken down due to copyright issues with XPwn
1.0	16 Jan 2010	Official release of sn0wbreeze
1.1	19 Jan 2010	Fixes Cydia problems Fixes problems with NOR on S5L8900 devices Fixes custom packages not being installed
1.2	21 Jan 2010	GUI fixes Fixed even more Cydia problems
1.3	23 Jan 2010	fixes bug where some Cydia repositories could not be added and downloaded from
1.4	26 Jan 2010	Fixed vital bug where deb files may not be added to the right place
1.5	05 Feb 2010	Jailbreaks iOS 3.1.3 Removed verbose mode support
1.5.1	07 Feb 2010	Removed blacksn0w due to CommCenter issues (fix being worked on)
1.5.2	?	Reintegrated blacksn0w

4.X

Version	Release date	Changes
1.6	24 Jun 2010	Jailbreaks iOS 4.0 only. Removed ultrasn0w integration. (Due to MuscleNerd's request citing version management issues. Install it through the "custom packages" feature instead.) Removed "sn0wbreeze App" integration (discontinued)
1.6.1	?? Ju? 2010	?
1.7	06 Jul 2010	Added support for new bootroms in the form of a tethered jailbreak with iBooty.
1.8 Beta	16 Jul 2010	Only for iOS 4.1 beta 1. Doesn't support hacktivation.
2.0	22 Sep 2010	Added support for "MC model" iPod touch 2G (tethered using usb_control_msg(0xA1, 1) Exploit) Added Support for iPod touch 3G and iPhone 3GS (new bootrom) on iOS 3.1.2 GUI improvements Backwards compatible with 3.1.X
2.0.1	22 Sep 2010	Fix for Error 37
2.0.2	25 Sep 2010	Fixes for Error 37 and hacktivation.
2.1	13 Nov 2010	Jailbreaks iOS 3.2.2/4.1. Implemented steaks4uce and limera1n exploits. Added support for all iOS devices (except iPhone and iPod touch)
2.2r1	15 Feb 2011	Jailbreaks iOS 4.2.1. A new "Baseband Preservation Mode", which allows upgrade without updating the baseband (as usual), but without jailbreaking (announced on Dec 27)
2.2r2	15 Feb 2011	Includes a fix for iBooks.
2.2r3	18 Feb 2011	Fixes iBooks issues on devices still having issues.
2.2.1	20 Feb 2011	Fixes for the iPhone 4 (CDMA model) Definitely fixes iBooks. Drag and drop IPSWs. Fixes issues with Windows Classic.
2.3b1	13 Mar 2011	"For people that want to play around with 4.3 or preserve their baseband. It's BETA for a reason."
2.3b2	17 Mar 2011	Adds Multitasking Gestures option in Settings App. iBooty bug fixes (includes iBSS issues). iBooty is even faster. Mobile Substrate is now working. Sleep bug in iPod touches is fixed. Rare iPad 1G issues resolved. Added iREB to top bar for future re-runs within sn0wbreeze. ultrasn0w is still broken.
2.3b3	18 Mar 2011	Fixed iPod touch 4 iBooty issues.
2.3b4	19 Mar 2011	ultrasn0w now works for basebands (01.59.00 / 04.26.08 / 05.11.07 / 05.12.01 / 05.13.04 / 06.15.00) Fixed minor GUI + iBooty bugs.
2.4b1	19 Mar 2011	iOS 4.3.1 is now supported
2.5	03 Apr 2011	Jailbreaks all iOS 4.3.1 compatible device (except iPad 2).
2.5.1	06 Apr 2011	Cydia 1.1.1 is now pre-installed. iPhone 3GS users can now flash the iPad 06.15.00 baseband. Animate (Animated Boot Logos) by the Chronic Dev-Team is now supported. Added afc2 Apple TV 2 is now fully supported. Added Apple TV 2 DFU Instructions. YouTube issues resolved on hacktivated devices. iPhone 3GS old-bootrom issues fixed (Error 37).
2.6	19 Apr 2011	Jailbreaks all iOS 4.3.2/4.2.7 compatible devices (except iPad 2). Updated to support i0n1c's 4.3.2/4.2.7 untether. Multitasking Gestures enabled as usual.
2.7	06 May 2011	Jailbreaks all iOS 4.3.3/4.2.8 compatible devices (except iPad 2). Updated to support i0n1c's 4.3.3/4.2.8 untether.
2.7.1	08 May 2011	Jailbreaks all iOS 4.3.3/4.2.8 compatible devices (except iPad 2). Updated i0n1c's untethering exploit to resolve issues with iPhones and the mute switch. A rerelease of 2.7.1 shrunk the file size significantly.
2.7.2	11 May 2011	This version adds support for iOS 4.3 Build 8F305 on the Apple TV 2G.
2.7.3	13 May 2011	Fixed Pacman

5.X

Version	Release date	Changes
2.8b1	12 June 2011	Jailbreaks iOS 5 beta 1 (for developers)
2.8b2	18 June 2011 (?)	The jailbreak for iOS 5.0b1 on the iPhone 3GS (old bootrom) is now untethered.
2.8b3.5	26 Jun 2011	Now jailbreaks iOS 5 (beta 2) Intended for developers ONLY! Does not Hacktivate or add afc2 in this release to prevent piracy. iPhone 3GS old bootrom users have an untethered boot. Now only 15MB :) release notes
2.8b4	11 Jul 2011	Intended only for developers (as usual). Hacktivation is disabled (again). MAKE SURE YOU UPDATE TO iTunes 10.5 BETA 3! release notes
2.8b5	17 Aug 2011	Now supports iOS 5 beta 5 (9A5228d). Added Hacktivation ability. Added option to remove UDID developer check + beta timer. Finally decided to fix Baseband preservation standalone mode. Tethered devices are booted via iBooty. Re-added afc2. release notes
2.8b6	20 Aug 2011	Now supports iOS 5 beta 6. Still removes UDID developer check + beta timer Still has the ability to hacktivate. Still preserves the baseband (as always). release notes
2.8b7	01 Sep 2011	Now jailbreaks iOS 5 beta 7. Still removes UDID Developer check + Beta timer. Still has the ability to hacktivate. Still preserves the baseband (as always!). release notes
2.8b8	04 Oct 2011	INSTANT IPSW detection (seriously!). Now jailbreaks iOS 5 Gold Master (9A334). Now jailbreaks iOS 5 (9A334). UDID Developer check removal is no longer needed. Still has the ability to hacktivate. Still preserves the baseband (as always!). release notes
2.8b9	03 Nov 2011	Supports iOS 5.0 (9A334)/5.0.1-b1 (9A402) Fixed iBooks sandbox crashing issues. Fixed location services issues with iPhone 3GS users running the iPad baseband. Re-added iPad baseband install option to iPhone 3GS. Removes UDID requirement/Beta timer in 5.0.1. Tethered devices are booted via iBooty which is extracted to the Desktop after running sn0wbreeze. If on an iPhone 3GS, always reflash the iPad baseband when running iOS 5.0+ release notes
2.8b10	05 Nov 2011	Supports iOS 5.0 (9A334)/5.0.1-b2 (9A404) Fixed iBooks sandbox crashing issues (as of 2.8b9). Fixed location services issues with iPhone 3GS users running the iPad baseband (as of 2.8b9). Re-added iPad baseband install option to iPhone 3GS. Removes UDID requirement/Beta timer in 5.0.1. Tethered devices are booted via iBooty which is extracted to the Desktop after running sn0wbreeze. release notes
2.8b11	10 Nov 2011	Supports iOS 5.0 (9A334)/5.0.1 (9A405) Fixed iBooks sandbox crashing issues (as of 2.8b9). Fixed location services issues with iPhone 3GS users running the iPad baseband (as of 2.8b9). Re-added iPad baseband install option to iPhone 3GS. Tethered devices are booted via iBooty which is extracted to the Desktop after running sn0wbreeze. iPhone 3GS iPad baseband (06.15.00) users: Re-flash the iPad baseband via sn0wbreeze if you restore(d) to a stock 5.0 firmware. release notes
2.9	16 Jan 2012	Happy birthday sn0wbreeze! Brought back old firmware support in one release! GUI Improvements You can now build IPSWs with TinyUmbrella/iFaith blobs! Removes OTA Updates/badge on iOS 5.x.x+ devices. Added an IPSW Downloader Built-in iREB functionality updated from newest iREB r5 module. Custom Packages in Expert actually works now. :P All supported firmwares in this release are untethered. A5 devices are NOT supported at this time due to no public DFU/iBoot exploit. Supports iOS 3.1.3 Supports iOS 3.2.x Supports iOS 4.0.x Supports iOS 4.1 Supports iOS 4.2.1 - 4.2.8 Supports iOS 4.3 - 4.3.3 Supports iOS 5.0.1 A rerelease fixed the IPSW download bug[1] release notes
2.9.1	19 Jan 2012	iPhone 3G never flashed the iPad baseband when chosen. Fixed PRAM issues.
2.9.2	09 March 2012	Added tethered jailbreak support for iOS 5.1 on limera1n-vulnerable devices. Bug fixes (specifically with baseband 06.15.00 and iPhone 2G). Re-added BootNeuter. release notes
2.9.3	12 March 2012	Added Apple TV 2G support for iOS 4.4.3/4.4.4. Fixed rare issues with iOS 5.0.1 where it would halt on the Apple logo upon boot. release notes
2.9.4	25 May 2012	Added the 5.1.1/9B206 untether that was released with today's absinthe update. Added 5.0/9B206f (Apple TV 2) support. Minor UI changes (thanks @icj_!). Bug Fixes. release notes
2.9.5	27 May 2012	Added 5.1.1/9B208 untether payload for the iPhone 4 GSM. Added iPhone 3GS (iPad Baseband users) location services fix. release notes
2.9.6	06 June 2012	Added 5.0.2/9B830 Apple TV 2 untether payload. (Thanks @planetbeing & @nitoTV) Apple TV 2 users can now resize their root partition. release notes

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