A lot of people have been reporting issues with jailbreaking using the new blackra1n tool by George, especially iPod Touch 3G owners. Some of these issues have to do with the fact that this is a tethered jailbreak for iPod Touch 3G so far. This means that to boot your iPod Touch 3G, it must be plugged into your computer and you must run blackra1n again. For those stuck at a white screen or being unable to boot your device, here are a few important pointers to keep in mind during the process:
- Make sure you’ve updated to 3.1.2. This jailbreak is not for 3.0 or 3.1.
- Download the purplera1n tool to your desktop. Some users have reported issues of the application crashing or having issues with rights on Vista or 7. This should fix those issues. For more convenience. run it as an administrator.
- Make sure no other software is running when you jailbreak to avoid interference.
- If your device doesn’t boot for a long time, hold down the power and home buttons and restart it. If it tells you to connect to iTunes, something must have gone wrong and you might have to restart the process. I know this is annoying, but it has worked for some people after some tries. It does work.
- You won’t lose your data by jailbreaking. Only a fresh firmware restore could mean that your apps might go away, but they can be synced back using iTunes.
- If you have a white screen turn off the device by holding the power and home buttons for 10 seconds and boot it again.
- If iTunes keeps popping up, use CTRL + ALT + DELETE to go to the task manager and kill all iTunes processes which includes iTunesHelper.exe. This can cause interference with the process too.
- Strangely, doing the process on different computers has also worked for some people.
In the end, keep in mind that blackra1n really works. I tried it on my iPod Touch 2G 8GB, and it worked on the first try. It only got stuck when running Cydia for the first time. I had to reboot using the Power + Home buttons trick, but after that, it has been really smooth.
If you have any questions, put them down in the comments below, or you are welcome to start a discussion on our Facebook fan page.
Update: George Hotz has tweeted about an important issue that most people are facing. You’ll have to check if your iPod Touch 2G or 3G, 8GB model starts with MB or MC. For MC it won’t work, so you should restore it back to the old firmware. It works fine for the ones that start with MB. I guess that should answer most of the issues people are facing with blackra1n.
Update 2: blackra1n RC2 has been released which fixes most issues. Read more here.
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.
Update: Use this one to jailbreak all iPod Touch models with OS 3.1.2/3.1.3 untethered using Spirit Jailbreak!
I have huge problem.
Once I turn on itouch 3g 32g 3.1.2, it shows the itunes plug-in.
When I restore it, it stops half-way, lags, and then returns to the “plug into itunes” sign. (the itunes on my CPU gets screwed)
When I run blackra1n, my itouch shows the pic of george but then nuthin happens.
PLEASE HELP AT andygu168@gmail.com
Hi i was jailbreaking my Ipod touch and it was rebooting for 3hrs i read some comments and it said to restart the blackra1n thing, now my Ipod won’t open!! Please help me
Felicia
Hold the power and home button until it starts up. Or connect to iTunes and restore it if it works.
yeah same thing keeps happening to me and the whole run again thing i dont get a chance to
i ran this thing and it says done wait for reboot and my screen is pitch black and i did everything i watched the video followed this and i get the same result the black screen what do i do?
need help i have the ipod touch but it started with mc and i bot it no and it wont turn on email me on sharky_ac_2008@hotmail.com
Will it be impossible to ever Jailbreak MC?
Cain, you can now jailbreak MC models with RC3 of blackra1n. go to blackra1n.com and download for pc/mac.
It will be a tethered jailbreak, so that when it turns off, you will have to run blackra1n everytime u need to turn it back on.
Really not much of a hassle, email s.khan27@Hotmail.com if you have any questions.
how do i tell if its mc or not mine starts with A
how do i tell model num i looked on bck mine starts with an a i have a 32 gb 3rd gen if it helps email rbe1234@comcast.net
It’s anoying…i have to do that everytime i turn off my Ipod…. any solutions? Thanks!
hi, uhm when I come to the booting process it doesn’t do anything so then I do both of your opinions the press the Hold the power and home button until it starts up. Or connect to iTunes and restore it if it works. But then it ends up showing a usb cord pointing to iTunes on my ipod touch. WHAT DO I DO?
Hi ! I have a problem, I download the blackra1n, and i do all you say, but when i click on “make it ra1n”” it’s show : ” waiting for device”, I tried many times and its always the same thing… but my ipod touch is plugged to my computer… Can you help me ??
AW!!!!!HOW DO I TURN IT OFF WITHOUT HOKING IT BACK TO THE COMPUTER!?!? email me at 17hoehbr@gmail.com
OK, I have the ipt, 8gb, 3.1.2v.
I followed all directions to a T. I have the blackra1n icon but no app’s? I have tried 10 times to apply BR but I get no app’s. I keep getting internet connection error, but I don’t have a problem with my connection.
Did a restore on my ipt, applied BR again and same error msg? Any ideas?
I jail broke my ipod touch 8gb 3rd gen and everything works fine but then wen i downloaded winterboard it said reboot and i did then i had to restore my ipod and re jailbreak it and then i downloaded it again and i didnt reboot my ipod when it asked me to i can download apps and themes but i cant apply themes any solutions?
I jailbroke my ipod touch 3g 3.1.2 and i was able to install app sync for 3.1 installous, security… everything else…
For some reason when i install winterboard or anything theme. It says it needs to restart and when it does it turns on with the ipod sign needing to be restored. Can anyone help or can i just not put themes on?
Ok never mind….. All u have to do it when it has the ipod restore sign again… Jailbreak it again… It works For all ipod touch 3g 3.1.2
Hey, i have an iPod touch 32 gb with a modells that starts with mc, am i Able to jailbreak it? And its it thetred and i jailbreak it and if a unthetred versin comes out can i Than make it unthethred?
I’ve tried all of these steps about ten times and by this point, I’m frustrated. It keeps saying to connect it to iTunes, therefore making me restore it every time. I’m getting upset and wondering if this is even worth it. How do I manage this problem?
i have a ipod touch 3G 32g when i use blackra1n it get stuck at the point where it says “done wait for reboot” i tried restartin it but it comes up with the recovery screen
Please master imran Hussein, answer minks question bcus i too have that question
I’m having trouble I went to jailbreak it and i followed all the steps (i have a 8gb ipod touch original(\) and i installed it, it had restarted so i tried to turn the ipod on but not it is stuck at the “usb –> itunes” sign and i can’t go anywhere..
Any solutions to getting it fixed? *also now my computer won’t recognize it either*