upRa1n

Tethered dualboot/restore iOS 18 on iPad 6 (Wi-Fi / Cellular)

Description

Tethered dualboot/restore of iOS 18 on iPad 6 (Wi-Fi and Cellular models).

The device must already be running iOS 17.7.10 or iOS 17.7.11.

Important: This script only works on macOS (Intel/Apple Sillicon) (tested on macOS Monterey on a MacBook Pro 15" 2015, Apple Sillicon Mac with macOS Tahoe, Intel Mac with macOS Sonoma). If you have an iPad 6 Cellular, activate it before performing the dualboot.

Credits

• asdfugil (Nick Chan) for the original installation guide (https://github.com/asdfugil/ipad6-ipados18).
• verygenericname (Nathan) for SSHRD Script (https://github.com/verygenericname/SSHRD_Script).
• kok3shidoll, Clarity, Mineek for turdusra1n (https://sep.lol).
• Mineek, Nick Chan, Samara, HAHALOSAH for palera1n (https://palera.in)
• crystall1nedev for SSV patch (https://github.com/crystall1nedev/ipad6-ipados18/tree/ssv-patch)

Our discord server

https://discord.gg/NEfwqZaeB

Dependencies

You must install and compile the following dependencies and copy their executables to /usr/local/bin/ (using make or ./autogen.sh):

Tip

The compiled dependencies (for intel mac) are in Releases. But I HIGHLY recommend compiling them manually

• aea – github.com/dhinakg/aeota@53e461d978
• iBootpatch2 – https://github.com/crystall1nedev/ipad6-ipados18/tree/ssv-patch
• img4lib – github.com/xerub/img4lib@69772c72f3
• devicetree-parse and devicetree-repack – https://github.com/khanhduytran0/devicetree-parse.git
• palera1n – https://palera.in
• homebrew – https://brew.sh
• Python 3 – https://python.org
• libimobiledevice (iproxy) – brew install libimobiledevice
• libirecovery - brew install libirecovery
• pongoterm - https://github.com/palera1n/PongoOS/blob/iOS15/scripts/pongoterm.c

Usage

Usage: python3 upRa1n.py <options>

Commands:

   restore               Tethered restore
   boot                  Boot your iPad
   dualboot              Tethered dualboot

Example:

   python3 upRa1n.py restore
   python3 upRa1n.py boot

Installation

1. Install all dependencies listed above.
2. Clone this repository.
3. Download:
   • iOS 18 firmware (any version) for iPad 7 (Wi‑Fi or Cellular, depending on your model).
   • iOS 17.7.10 (or .11) firmware for iPad 6 (Wi‑Fi or Cellular, matching your device).
4. Place the iOS 18 firmware file in the same directory as upRa1n.py.
5. Extract the iOS 17.7.10 (.11) firmware into a folder named 17.7.10/ (17.7.11/).
6. Install required Python packages:

   pip3 install colorama art paramiko tqdm scp requests pyhpke
   

7. Download SSHRD Script

   cd upRa1n
   git clone https://github.com/verygenericname/SSHRD_Script.git
   

8. Download the latest version of turdus_merula and rename the unzipped folder to turdus_merula
9. Run the script:

   cd upRa1n
   python3 upRa1n.py restore (or dualboot)
   

10. Follow the on‑screen instructions in the terminal.

The upRa1n folder should look like this after completing all the steps:

Known issues

• Black wallpaper

Solution:

Set iOS 18 wallpaper in Settings after connecting to Wi-Fi

• Poor performance

Solution:

Run this script on device

https://github.com/flylarb/iOS-Performance-Tweaks/releases/tag/1