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.\" Copyright (c) 2024 Nick Chan
.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
.\"
.Dd "23 March 2024"
.Dd "30 March 2024"
.Dt palera1n 1
.Sh NAME
.Nm palera1n
.Nd iOS 15.0-17.4.1 arm64 iOS/iPadOS jailbreaking tool
.Nd arm64 iOS/iPadOS/tvOS 15.0-17.4.1, bridgeOS 6.0-8.3 jailbreaking tool
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl cCdDEfhIlLnpRsSvV
@@ -20,14 +20,19 @@
.Op Fl -force-revert
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
jailbreaks any iOS/iPadOS device with an arm64 (arm64e excluded) on iOS 15.0-17.4.1,
jailbreaks an iOS/iPadOS/tvOS 15.0-17.4.1, bridgeOS 6.0-8.3 device with an arm64 (arm64e excluded) on iOS 15.0-17.4.1,
utilizing the
.Em checkm8
bootROM exploit.
.Pp
.Nm
provides rootful and rootless jailbreak modes.
On iOS/iPadOS,
.Nm
is able to jailbreak the device in fakefs-rootful mode, where /
is writable, as well as rootless mode, where / cannot be written to.
On tvOS and bridgeOS,
only rootful is supported, and it uses the actual filesystem instead of a fakefs.
.Pp
Due to the nature of the
.Em checkm8
@@ -82,8 +87,34 @@ list of supported devicecs:
.It iPod Touch (7th generation)
.El
Support for other arm64 Darwin devices, including Apple TV, HomePod and iBridge
on Darwin 21 and above could be added, but they are currently unsupported.
.Bl -tag -compact
.It Apple TV HD
.It Apple TV 4K (1st generation)
.El
.Bl -tag -compact
.It Apple T2 iMacPro1,1
.It Apple T2 MacBookPro15,1
.It Apple T2 MacBookPro15,2
.It Apple T2 Macmini8,1
.It Apple T2 MacPro7,1
.It Apple T2 MacBookPro15,3
.It Apple T2 MacBookAir8,1
.It Apple T2 MacBookPro15,4
.It iBridge2,11 (Unknown Mac)
.It Apple T2 MacBookAir8,2
.It iBridge2,13 (Unknown Mac)
.It Apple T2 MacBookPro16,1
.It Apple T2 MacBookAir9,1
.It Apple T2 MacBookPro16,2
.It Apple T2 iMac20,1
.It Apple T2 iMac20,2
.It Apple T2 MacBookPro16,3
.It Apple T2 MacBookPro16,4
.El
Support for the A8 HomePod on Darwin 21 and above could be added,
but it is currently unsupported.
arm64e devices will NEVER be supported.
@@ -93,7 +124,7 @@ arm64e devices will NEVER be supported.
Prints the program version and exit.
.It Fl -force-revert
Remove the jailbreak while keeping user data. Some jailbreak files may remain
after running this command. Additionally, jailbreak apps will remain on the
after running this command. Additionally, jailbreak apps may remain on the
home screen on for a while even when the files are deleted as the icon cache
still has their icons. When used with
.Fl f , -fakefs ,
@@ -108,23 +139,16 @@ Like
but the size of the created fakefs is smaller at the expense of having unwritable
parts in rarely-written paths. When jailbreaking 16 GB devices, this option must be used
when setting up fakefs for rootful, as they do not have enough storage for full fakefs.
This option currently does not work on iOS 16.
This flag is only supported on iOS/iPadOS.
.It Fl c , -setup-fakefs
When used with
.Fl f , -fakefs ,
creates the new APFS volume required for rootful. Will fail if one already exists.
This flag is only supported on iOS/iPadOS.
.It Fl C , -clean-fakefs
This reverts the fakefs to the
.Em orig-fs
snapshot that is created when the fakefs
is first created, then the device will continue to boot jailbroken. This option
allows resetting the rootful environment without deleting the entire fakefs.
Note that this option will not work if the fakefs is created in an older version
of palera1n that does not create the
.Em orig-fs
snapshot on the fakefs. This option will also remove some jailbreak files inside
of /var. The files in /var will not be deleted when a userspace reboot is done
with this flag set.
This option is not currently supported and is a no-operation in this version of
.Nm
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.It Fl d , -demote
Set the effective production fuse to 0, so as to enable hardware debugging features.
.It Fl D , -dfuhelper
@@ -141,7 +165,8 @@ argument is used during fakefs setup.
.It Fl E , -enter-recovery
Exit after entering recovery mode.
.It Fl f , -fakefs
Proceed in rootful mode. This applies to both full fakefs and partial fakefs.
Proceed in rootful mode. This applies to both full, partial fakefs, as well as realfs.
This option is not supported on iOS/iPadOS 17.
.It Fl h , -help
Prints help text.
.It Fl i , -checkra1n-file Ar checkra1n file
@@ -158,15 +183,11 @@ command. If in doubt, use
.Sy https://github.com/palera1n/PongoOS
iOS15 branch or your own fork of it.
.It Fl l , -rootless
Proceed in rootless mode, this is the default when neither
.Fl l , -rootless
and
.Fl f , -fakefs
is specified.
.Fl L , -jbinit-log-to-file
Makes jbinit log to
.Em /cores/jbinit.log
This file may be viewed from sandboxed applications while jailbroken.
Proceed in rootless mode. This option is only supported on iOS/iPadOS.
.It Fl L , -jbinit-log-to-file
This option is not currently supported and is a no-operation in this version of
.Nm
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.It Fl n , -exit-recovery
Exit recovery mode and exit.
.It Fl o , -override-overlay Ar overlay file
@@ -185,15 +206,15 @@ Like
.Fl p , -pongo-shell
but default images and options have been uploaded and applied respectively.
.It Fl r , -override-ramdisk Ar ramdisk file
Override the ramdisk. At a very minimum, it should contain a
.Em /sbin/launchd
Override the ramdisk. At a very minimum, it should contain
.Em /cores/ploosh
as well as a fake dyld
.Em /usr/lib/dyld
where the logic is expected to be in.
.It Fl R , -reboot-device
Reboot device in normal mode and exit.
.It Fl s , -safe-mode
Enter safe mode. An alert will be displayed. Jailbreak daemons nor early boot executable files
Enter safe mode. An alert will be displayed on iOS/iPadOS/tvOS. Jailbreak daemons nor early boot executable files
specified (see
.Sy FILES
section below) will be executed. The loader app and the built in SSH server can still be used,
@@ -274,17 +295,31 @@ When using rootful mode, the
.Fl f , -fakefs
flag must be specified at all times. It does not matter whether you want to create fakefs,
create partial fakefs, rejailbreak or remove jailbreak.
.Sh POST INSTALLATION
.Pp
Due to a stock bug, using the
.Fl V , -verbose-boot
option might cause some versions for tvOS to crash and not boot.
.Sh POST INSTALLATION (iOS/iPadOS)
The palera1n loader app will take up to 30 seconds to appear on the homescreen after the
device has booted. If it does not appear, you can try using the shortcut:
.Pp
.Lk https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/8cd5f489c8854ee0ab9ee38f2e62f87d
.Pp
to open it. After opening the loader app, press install to install a bootstrap as well as
the
.Em Sileo
package manager.
You can install other package managers from settings of the loader app.
to open it. After opening the loader app, select a package manager to install.
This will also bootstrap your device.
.Pp
A built-in SSH server runs on port 44 on loopback interfaces.
.Sh POST INSTALLATION (tvOS)
.Pp
The palera1n loader app will appear on homescreen. Open the loader and select a package manager to install.
This will also bootstrap your device.
.Pp
A built-in SSH server runs on port 44 on all interfaces.
.Sh POST INSTALLATION (bridgeOS)
.Pp
A built-in SSH server runs on port 22 on all interfaces.
.Pp
Bootstrapping is currently not supported on this device.
.Sh FILES
During the jailbreak process, a temporary filesystem is mounted on /cores as a place
to stash jailbreak files needed during the boot process. No files are ever written
@@ -294,19 +329,10 @@ loader app to install additional jailbreak files.
.Bl -tag -width "/var/jb/Library/LaunchDaemons"
.It Pa /cores
The location of the temporary filesystem where jailbreak files are stash during boot.
.It Pa /cores/jbinit.log
When
.Fl L
is used, the log file of jbinit.
<<<<<<< HEAD
The log file of jbinit.
||||||| 52d20c8 (docs: do not mention options that does not appear in help menu)
=======
.It Pa /Library/LaunchDaemons
The directory where jailbreak-specific
.Xr launchd.plist 5
property list files should be placed on rootful.
>>>>>>> parent of 52d20c8 (docs: do not mention options that does not appear in help menu)
.It Pa /var/jb/Library/LaunchDaemons
The directory where jailbreak-specific
.Xr launchd.plist 5
@@ -328,14 +354,13 @@ may crash if the machine it is running on:
.Pp
The exploit may also work less reliably on some hosts, like AMD desktops, or some MediaTek devices.
.Pp
The device may randomly crash and reboot due to launchd exiting with code 7.
.Sh NOTES
.Nm
injects a dylib into launchd to allow the
.Sy launchctl runstats
command to be used on the device.
The device may randomly crash and reboot due to launchd using too much memory.
.Pp
The built-in SSH server might be not accessible with password after bootstrapping rootful,
since the bootstrap uses a custom crypt() function that is not supported
by the built-in SSH server.
.Sh DEPRECATED AND REMOVED FUNCTIONALITY
There was an option in
There was an option in
.Nm
to force create the fakefs even when one already exists (which would overwrite
the existing fakefs), by setting the palerain_option_setup_rootful_forced flag
@@ -344,6 +369,10 @@ in palera1n flags. This option was removed because using
and
.Fl c
at the same time has exactly the same effect.
.Pp
The hook that enabled
.Sy launchctl runstats
has been removed, since it leaks memory in launchd.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr launchd 8
.Xr launchd.plist 5