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 and later, 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

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, you should follow Using palen1x instead.

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
  • This will be usually palera1n-linux-x86_64. Choose this one if you're unsure.
  • If you're using a 32-bit computer, choose palera1n-linux-x86.
  • If you're using an ARM computer (e.g. a Raspberry Pi), choose palera1n-linux-armel for 32-bit and palera1n-linux-arm64 for 64-bit.

Installing the jailbreak

Please select your operating system:

macOS

Installing palera1n

1. Enable Full Disk Access for Terminal (this only has to be done once)

   • macOS Monterey and below: System Preferences → Security & Privacy → Privacy → Full Disk Access
   • macOS Ventura and above: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access

   If Terminal does not show up in the list, click the plus icon and select it from Applications → Utilities.

2. If you are on macOS Monterey 12.2.1 or below, run the following commands (this only has to be done once):

   sudo python -m ensurepip
   sudo python -m pip install setuptools xattr==0.6.4
   

3. Open a terminal window and cd to the directory that palera1n was downloaded to (usually cd ~/Downloads).

4. Run sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin

5. Run sudo mv ./palera1n-macos-universal /usr/local/bin/palera1n

   • Replace ./palera1n-macos-universal with whatever version you downloaded

6. Run sudo xattr -c /usr/local/bin/palera1n

7. 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.

1. Run palera1n
   • Make sure your device is plugged in when entering this command
2. When ready, press Enter and follow the on screen instructions to enter DFU mode.

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:

1. In the terminal window, press Control + C on your keyboard
2. Rerun the command that you just ran

You'll need to do this every time you rejailbreak your device as well.

Linux

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.

1. Open up a terminal window
2. Run sudo systemctl stop usbmuxd
3. Run sudo usbmuxd -f -p
4. Open up a new terminal window and cd to the directory that palera1n was downloaded to (usually cd ~/Downloads).
5. Run sudo mv ./palera1n-linux-* /usr/bin/palera1n
6. Run sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/palera1n

Running palera1n

1. Run sudo palera1n
   • Make sure your device is plugged in when entering this command
2. When ready, press Enter and follow the on screen instructions to enter DFU mode.

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:

1. In the terminal window, press Control + C on your keyboard
2. 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, simply rerun the command you just ran and then repeat any other applicable steps.