After completing the iOS 7 Untethered Jailbreak with Evasi0n7, you may encounter a few errors, but this is normal because the Jailbreak was released unexpectedly and there was no time for testing it.
You may face a few errors, like Jailbreak fail, or problems to launch Evasi0n or even freezes during the procedure, but they can all be fixed!
Fix Evasi0n7 Errors – Windows and Mac OS X machines
Launch issues:
Many people reached us with problems launching the Evasi0n7 jailbreaking tool, and we are happy to inform you that you can Fix Evasi0n7 Errors that are related with its launching.
For Windows users, you need to run it as an administrator. “Right click” on the Evasi0n7 executable file and click on “Run as Administrator“. This should Fix Evasi0n7 launching error.
For Mac OS X users, it is a GateKeeper issue. To fix it, “Control Click” on the Evasi0n7 icon and press the “Open” option.
Freeze during the Jailbreak:
If you remember from the iOS 6-6.1.2 Jailbreak, Evasi0n had to make many reboots to your iDevice. The same thing is happening with the Evasi0n7, and there is a slight chance that after a reboot your iDevice might freeze. You can safely restart evasi0n7 and reboot your iDevice (You can do it by holding the Power and Home button simultaneously). After doing that, restart the iOS 7 Untethered Jailbreak procedure!
Fix Evasi0n7 Errors – Fail to Jailbreak
Jailbreak Failure:
Many of our readers, reported that they encountered problems after the Jailbreak, such as repeating reboots or sandbox issues.
The two main reasons behind this are:
- Firmware update happened OTA (Over The Air)
- Lock Passcode of iOS Device is not disabled
In order to Fix Evasi0n7 Errors that are related with the above reasons, you need to restore your iDevice to the latest iOS version through iTunes, disable your lock passcode and then restart the Jailbreaking procedure with Evasi0n7.
Cydia and MobileSubstrate problems – Fix Evasi0n7 Errors
The above problems might not be related with the actual jailbreak, because Saurik (Cydia’s owner) was not informed about the iOS 7 Untethered Jailbreak, and he did not have time to update them.
This means that Saurik will announce the 100% compatibility of Cydia and Evasi0n7 in the next days, so all you can do is have some patience!