How to jailbreak iPod Touch and iPhone 3G/3GS OS 3.1.2 with blackra1n RC3

Written on 3 November, 2009 by Imran 97 Comments

Important Note: The new Spirit jailbreak tool has been released which provides an untethered jailbreak. This means that you don’t have to re-jailbreak your iPod Touch 3G or iPhone 3GS after every reboot. Please use this guide to jailbreak all iPod Touch models with OS 3.1.2/3.1.3 untethered using Spirit Jailbreak! and use this one to jailbreak iPhone 3G/3GS with OS 3.1.3/3.1.2 untethered!

Important: iPhone OS 3.1.3 has been released for the iPhone and iPod Touch. We’ve got a new guide up on how to jailbreak iPhone 3.1.3 and iPod Touch 3.1.3 with redsn0w 0.9.4. Don’t upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3 if you’re using an unlocked iPhone 3G/3Gs or a jailbroken iPod Touch 2G (MC Model)/3G. The redsn0w guide is for iPhone 2G/3G jailbreak and iPod Touch 1G/2G ( non MC Models) only.

blackra1n RC3 will be released today for the iPhone 3G and 3GS today and brings hacktivation as a new feature ( check out the change log here) . This is great news for those who had upgraded to 05.11.07 baseband and were waiting for a way to unlock their iPhones! For those who still haven’t jailbroken their iPhone 3G/3GS with OS 3.1.2, here’s a quick guide on how to do that with blackra1n RC3.

Download iTunes 9 from Apple’s website.
Upgrade to OS 3.1.2 via iTunes.
Once your iPhone has upgraded to 3.1.2, download blackra1n. Use Windows XP compatibility mode if you’re using Windows Vista or Windows 7 ( if it crashes ).
Launch the tool, and click the ‘make it ra1n’ button.
It’ll take sometime while your iPhone is jailbroken. After it’s done, it’ll restart.
You should see the blackra1n icon in your apps now. Launch it.
From here, you can install Cydia, which lets you install jailbreak applications. There is an option to install Rock as well, which is a Cydia alternative.

Congratulations, you have your iPhone OS 3.1.2 jailbreak up and running.

Note:

Follow the guide here, if you wish to unlock your iPhone 3G/3GS with blackra1n RC3.
This guide also applies for jailbreaking iPod Touch. Check this post to see if jailbreak is tethered or untethered for your iPod Touch model.

If you any problems/issues, let us know in the comments!

Download blackra1n RC3

For fixing problems and issues, check out our troubleshooting guide:

Fixing issues with iPod Touch and iPhone 3G/3GS OS 3.1.2 jailbreak with blackra1n RC3

dickooo23

i have an iPhone 3GS and I'm on 3.1.2. I have had no luck with the jailbreaking. I use a Macbook Pro with Leopard installed and am wondering if any of you guys can help me out. Cheers, Sam
http://www.ithinkdiff.com Imran Hussain

It does keep the information after jailbreak, but in case the jailbreak isn't successful, it's safer to back up your phone. You can just do a firmware restore to undo the jailbreak.
http://www.ithinkdiff.com Imran Hussain

What issues did you have?
http://www.ithinkdiff.com Imran Hussain

A tethered jailbreak is possible with MC models so far using blackra1n.
zachabozzy

LOVELY using uk ipod touch just gotta say LOVELLYYY =D buwahaha not broken or bricken as of YET so very happy LOVELY msn – love_the_poptart@hotmail.co.uk
josh

i have iphone 3g and am running 3.1.2 software. when i click make it rain it turns the phone off and when it reboots it is stuck in the itunes restore mode. the picture of the boy has never poped up and i have to unplug and turn it off and let it reboot
http://twitter.com/dickooo23 Sam Dixon

As soon as I click make it rain, it'll launch into recovery mode and not reboot at all.
Please help! -Sam
jrob0107

i have iphone 3g and am running 3.1.2 software. when i click make it rain it turns the phone off and when it reboots it is stuck in the itunes restore mode. the picture of the boy has never poped up and i have to unplug and turn it off and let it reboot
ahhhh1

mm i tried like 8 times doing this and looking the troubleshoot page. I have ipod touch 2G 16gb. everytime i click the “make it rain button” it just says that restoring message and it never shows the guys face on the ipod. i tried reading all the comments etc and the troubleshooting page, nothing worked.

what other solutions are there?
eh

check ur firmware nd see if ur on 3.1.2……also check out and see which version or blackra1n ur using….original?rc2?or rc3?
godzulu

This worked great on my 3gs – very simple..Thanks. I do have one question. My phone is version 3.1. Am I able to upgrade to 3.1.2 (update is availble) Does this nullify jailbreak. Will I need to re-jailbreak?

Thank you
http://www.ithinkdiff.com Imran Hussain

Yes, you'll need to jailbreak again.
ahhhh1

yes i have 3.1.2 and using rc3
James

What happen if i failed the jailbreak
can i simply restore my iphone 3gs to original mode
or is it broken forever
James

What happen if i failed the jailbreak
can i simply restore my iphone 3gs to original mode
or is it broken forever
bigshug

I have jailbroken it successfully but every time the phone is powered off and back on it goes into recovery mode. I have tried rejailbreaking it and the same thing happens!
ahhhh1

yea i do have 3.1.2 and using rc3
HELP

hey i followed all the steps and then when i rebooted i didnt get the application on my iphone 3gs, i need help.
Axel

Ummm is it right for itunes not to reconize my itouch(3.1.2)? When I close and restart my itouch it gives me that “Connect to iTunes” thing…
Helppp

my iphone 3g 3.1.2 never reboots the screen just stays black but the phone is on i waited 5 minutes for it to change but nothing happened can u help?