Installing palera1n
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palera1n is a work-in-progress jailbreak that patches the kernel so you can use Sileo and install tweaks. Currently, palera1n is compatible with A11 (iPhone X) and earlier devices on iOS 15.0 to 16.3.1, with some major caveats.
On A11 devices, you must disable your passcode and will not be able to use your passcode, or other SEP functionality, until you boot into a stock iOS state. SEP functionality includes things such as a passcode, Face ID/Touch ID, and Apple Pay.
Additionally, if your device is an A11 device on iOS 16 and you've set a passcode before, you will need to erase all content and settings in order to be able to jailbreak.
WARNING
This version of palera1n is currently in beta. If you're not comfortable with using beta software, you can follow Installing palera1n (Legacy) instead.
WARNING
If you are using an old version of palera1n that was tethered, you'll need to remove palera1n before continuing.
TIP
If you are using Windows, proceed to Using palen1x.
Downloads
The version of palera1n for your OS.
- macOS users should generally get
palera1n-macos-universal
- Linux users should get whichever version corresponds to the architecture of the computer you're using
Installing the jailbreak
Please select your operating system:
Installing palera1n
- Open a terminal window and
cd
to the directory that palera1n was downloaded to. - Run
sudo mkdir /usr/local/bin
- If you get a message saying
mkdir: /usr/local/bin: File exists
, this is safe to ignore.
- If you get a message saying
- Run
sudo mv ./palera1n-macos-universal /usr/local/bin/palera1n
- Replace
./palera1n-macos-universal
with whatever version you downloaded
- Replace
- Run
sudo xattr -c /usr/local/bin/palera1n
- Run
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/palera1n
Running palera1n
WARNING
If you are using a USB-C to Lightning cable to do this process, you may run into issues entering into DFU mode
If you do have issues, get a USB-A to Lightning cable and, if necessary, also get a USB-C to USB-A adapter.
TIP
If you're using an Apple Silicon Mac and using a USB-C port to plug your cable/adapter into, you'll need to unplug and replug the device after Checkmate!
appears in the logs.
- Run
palera1n <insert arguments here>
- 16GB devices should use
palera1n -B -f
- note that you'll need to have 2-3GB of storage space free. - Devices with more than 2-3GB of storage space free but with less than 10-15GB of storage space free also can use
palera1n -B -f
, but only if they're on iOS 15. - Devices which have iOS 16 or have more than 10-15GB of storage space free should use
palera1n -c -f
- Make sure your device is plugged in when entering this command
- 16GB devices should use
WARNING
If your device is either:
- On iOS 15 and does not have at least 2-3GB of storage space free
- On iOS 16 and does not have at least 10-15GB of storage space free
You won't be able to continue following this guide.
If you cannot free up enough storage to follow this, you can alternatively use the tethered option of legacy palera1n by following Installing palera1n (Legacy) instead.
- When ready, press
Enter
and follow the on screen instructions to enter DFU mode.
Your device should begin to create the FakeFS or BindFS (depending on which command you ran).
- Once your device is done creating the FakeFS or BindFS, run
palera1n -f
TIP
A9(X) and earlier devices have an issue where they will get stuck midway through this process in pongoOS. To work around this issue, you'll need to do the following:
- In the terminal window, press
Control
+C
on your keyboard - Rerun the command that you just ran
You'll need to do this every time you rejailbreak your device as well.
DANGER
If you are trying to use a Virtual Machine software of some sort from Windows (e.g. Virtualbox, VMWare, Windows Subsystem for Linux, etc) you will not succeed with following this guide.
WARNING
If you are using a computer with an AMD Ryzen CPU, you will likely run into issues. If you do run into issues, you should use a Mac or a computer with an Intel CPU to follow this guide.
Installing palera1n
WARNING
If you are using a USB-C to Lightning cable to do this process, you may run into issues entering into DFU mode
If you do have issues, get a USB-A to Lightning cable and, if necessary, also get a USB-C to USB-A adapter.
- Open up a terminal window
- Run
sudo systemctl stop usbmuxd
- Run
sudo usbmuxd -f -p
- Open up a new terminal window and
cd
to the directory that palera1n was downloaded to. - Run
sudo mv ./palera1n-linux-* /usr/bin/palera1n
- Run
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/palera1n
Running palera1n
- Run
sudo palera1n <insert arguments here>
- 16GB devices should use
sudo palera1n -B -f
- note that you'll need to have 2-3GB of storage space free. - Devices with more than 2-3GB of storage space free but with less than 10-15GB of storage space free also can use
sudo palera1n -B -f
, but only if they're on iOS 15. - Devices which have iOS 16 or have more than 10-15GB of storage space free should use
sudo palera1n -c -f
- Make sure your device is plugged in when entering this command
- 16GB devices should use
WARNING
If your device is either:
- On iOS 15 and does not have at least 2-3GB of storage space free
- On iOS 16 and does not have at least 10-15GB of storage space free
You won't be able to continue following this guide.
If you cannot free up enough storage to follow this, you can alternatively use the tethered option of legacy palera1n by following Installing palera1n (Legacy) instead.
- When ready, press
Enter
and follow the on screen instructions to enter DFU mode.
Your device should begin to create the FakeFS or BindFS (depending on the command you ran).
- Once your device is done creating the FakeFS or BindFS, run
sudo palera1n -f
TIP
A9(X) and earlier devices have an issue where they will get stuck midway through this process in pongoOS. To work around this issue, you'll need to do the following:
- In the terminal window, press
Control
+C
on your keyboard - Rerun the command that you just ran
You'll need to do this every time you rejailbreak your device as well.
Once the device boots up, open the palera1n loader app and tap Install
. After a bit of time, you'll be prompted to respring and Sileo should be on your home screen.
TIP
To rejailbreak your device, no matter what command you ran above, simply run palera1n -f
and then repeat any other applicable steps.
To revert the jailbreak, follow Removing palera1n.