sn0wbreeze

What is sn0wbreeze?

sn0wbreeze is a tool to create custom IPSWs to restore, similar to PwnageTool. It is a GUI of XPwn for Windows written in Visual Basic.Net and is developed by iH8sn0w. It is released under GPL v3 license, and its source is available on GitHub.

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)

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)
1.7	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 (1.59.00 / 4.26.08 / 5.11.07 / 5.12.01 / 5.13.04 / 6.15.00) 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).

Resources

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