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!
when i downloaded blackra1n, igot two days use out of the programs, then when it ran out of charge fully, it wouldnt charge it went to the restart screen, the screen dimed, and then it went out. i despratly need help.
Hi anthony.
Go to settings — general — about , the model is there.
hey. okay i have the same problem as you guys. I think i know what it is. in order to jailbreak your ipod touch into 3.12 using blackra1n. You must not updated your ipod touch into 3.12 using itunes. Otherwise your ipod touch will be continuing going into recovery mode or black screen during the jailbreak process.
hope that i answer your questions.
oh. and nick i think there is a situation with the new ipod 3g. I think that the blackra1n is unable to jailbreak ipod 3g.
You can check on youtube. and you’ll find your answer tthere.
good luck :)
it said to reboot ipod.. it turned off and then the apple icon came up and shuts off.. idk what to do because thats all it does.. can some1 please help me out..
I recently got my 3GS, used it for a couple of weeks, then decided to use Blackra1n. I did my research, checked everything to make sure is was compatible and tried it. Used it for 10 min max. ya know just scrolling through all the apps looking at what was offered. The first one I tried to load crashed the phone. I am waiting for it to restore and I will NOT re-install this so-called jailbreak. WARNING: JUST BECAUSE IT’S FREE DOESN’T MEAN IT’S LEGIT. DOWNLOAD AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
I got one of the new ipod touch 8 GBs fro christmas and it is a PC model. must be a new model or maybe an old. im not sure. But mine goes into recovery mode when i try to use it too. please help
got no answer yet on this one….#39 written by neo11141966
December 14, 2009 – 4:37 pm
i have an itouch 1st gen 8 gig 3.1.2 update jailbroke with blackrain had power off prob so erased all settings and content within settings on itouch also had cydia installed now pc and itunes wont discover it dfu does good but when preparing ipod and ipod restarts windows again loses itouch so no restore what did i do to my itouch that it is useless?
i recently updated my ipod with blackrain and now my volume control doesn’t work, even if i plug the headphones in. i’ve plugged in about 8 different pairs and nothing. any suggestions?
I just downloaded blackra1n for the first time, and am kinda nervous about running it. if i dont like it, can i simply uninstall it and go back to the way my phone is now? also, does anyone know if i can tether with my phone using blackra1n
I jailbroke my phone installed cydia, winterboard and rock. How do I delete it all to get my phone back to where it was without messing anything up?
answer number 6 is wrong. i couldnt get the 3.1.2 firmware to upgrade on my ipod touch 2g. so i decided to pay the 5 dollars. i then jailbroke it with black ra1n and it worked first try.
Hey Guys how is it going? I have a question About My IPod Touch 3.1.2. I just finished my jailbreak for it and in order to restart the Ipod i have to plug it in to the computer and use blackrain to start it. do you think that if i use Purplerain this will get rid of the issues on it? thanks –JC
I had 3.1.2 on my itouch i reset settings within the itouch which was a no no, seems blackrain moves boot files to another folder so if it crashes on u.. ur stuck.. i have been goofing with it for 2 months now got closer than before and when it gets into the restore and the apple logo and progress bar show up the pc nor itunes detects my itouch is their something i can do and has others had this prob… 3rd post with no help so far
You have to install i tunes…..( and shut it down when using blackra1n ) ….
What if the ipod 8g model starts with MA
It worked fine for my 8GB (2nd Gen I believe)!
Dont use compatibility mode and quit itunes before that.
lastly if itunes auto launches, just quit it and blackra1n will continue to run.
enjoy guys!
I jailbroke by 8g 3.1.2 ipod touch today using blackrain RC3 and it worked fine until I reboot. I re-jailbroke it again and it works 100% and the model number does have MC in it. As long as I don’t reboot it, it does not ever to connect to iTunes, otherwise it does everytime.
hi jeff, so really did manage to jailbreak your ipod touch 3.1.2 withmodel no. mc?
I have identical ipod touch but i have heard that models that begin with MC cannot be jailbroken?
Did you just follow the guide and it worked?
Thanks in advance, wanting to jailbreak my sons ASAP, costing me a fortune!
ive used blackra1n n it works but i dnt no how to get themes…. help !?!?
open cydia
click search
type in WINTERBOARD
locate it and click on it
click install
confirm
then return to cydia
click on the home button
Now you have winterboard which is the app that alows you to store themes. if you want a specific theme go back to cydia and search for whatever you desire
hope this helps
I can’t get my backrounds to work from winterbord. It freezes in the middle of loadin then goes to the lock screen