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!
My ipod 3.1.2 is frozen and it have a loading bar in geo s screen help me pls
my nephew tried to jailbreak his 8g ipod 3g. I tried to restore it for him itunes recognized it, says its in recovery mode needs to be restored. I clicked on restore, but gives me a “unknown error occured (1601). I just want the ipod fixed…no jailbreaking… any idea??????
i have an ipod 32 gig 3g and i did the jailbreak thing and now it is tethered is there a way i can undo this so i dont have to reboot all the time with black rain as i am not always near a computer my model is a MC when ever it goes to itunes it want to upgrade if i do this will it get rid of the tethered jailbreak thanks.]
Glenda
If your using vista, DO NOT run as admin, as weird as it sounds, it wont work.
can someone plz help!!!ok everytime i try to do this there is no icon for blackra1n….. idont no what to do this is crazy…..
and theres no windows 2006 on the compatibility mode….
So what application should I use if I want to jailbreak my iTouch 3.1.3 MC? Thank you!
IM HAVING THE SAMEEE EXACT PROBLEM AS loserthatneedshelp IS HAVING.. PLEASEEEEEEE HELP THIS IS ANNOYING!
can i plug my ipod 3g 32gig into a different computer to turn on the blackra1n after the jailbreak is on because my other computer broke and crashed, please help, i dont know what to do
I just bought my iPhone 3gs 16g a week ago and had it jailbroken with blackrain, I accidently upgraded it to 3.1.3 and lost my jailbreak! Does anyone know if there is a jailbreak out for 3.1.3 yet?
after iv installed Cydia from Blackra1n then my friend said to download app cake or installous from Cydia but i cant find them! so now what?
This video will help you do it. It’s for installous. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRW1fncrm_c&feature=youtube_gdata
and for appcake watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwbdBHZbLyg&feature=youtube_gdata
installous has been upgraded no more troll bridge. Both are fast. I have both…
blackra1n won’t work for me. I have a MC model, Blackra1n keeps staying at “entering recovery mode” forever. I don’t know what to do.. Help pls! btw, it is a 8gb, 2G with 3.1.2 firmware
Mine too!! I have no idea what’s going on. This is the fourth time I’ve tried, and every time it gets stuck on “entering recovery” with the little iTunes/USB logo. Mine’s 32gb, but other than that it’s the same.
How to downgrade your device
For Garvyn and tanner and Henry25…
Sup guys now its very simple first of you have to have the firmware file for 3.1.2 you can check this in (my computers inda different to others so just keep looking and if you dont find it download from the web) C:/documents and settings/yourusername/apple computer/…../ipod updates or something along those lines sorry not o my normal computer anyway when you go to restore it (you must have either 3.1.3 or higher in this case or there is no need you can jailbreak it anyway) how SHIFT when you click the Restore button and a screen will pop up then find your 3.1.2 firmware and downgarde your ipod touch from 3.1.3 to 3.1.2 this takes a while
Sorry the path to find the firmware is actually
C:/Documents and Setting/username/Application Data/Apple Computer/iPod Updates/
Sorry my bad
wen i turn off my ipop it reboots
blackra1n won’t work for me. I have a MC model, Blackra1n keeps staying at “entering recovery mode” forever. I don’t know what to do.. Help pls! btw, it is a 8gb, 2G with 3.1.2 firmware
hey, i have a ipodtouch and the model number is starting with MC, while the firmware version is 3.1.3.. i can’t downgrade it to 3.1.2..itunes doesn’t allow that
I followed all the instructions to the t for jailbreaking my iPod touch 2gen, and the first time the app icon didn’t show up, so I tried again. It said it was “entering recovery” for about a half hour, so I tried rebooting to try the install a third time. Yeah, all of my songs, playlists, photos, etc are gone now.
Figured, “third time’s the charm” and went for it again. And it’s stuck. Again. On “entering recovery.” And has been there for an hour, with the little USB–>iTunes logo on the screen.
Help, please???
Oh, and one more thing: F**K YOU, STEVE JOBS!! WHY MUST YOU BE SO ORNERY?!?
I have an iPhone 3gs mc model and itunes will not let me restore to 3.1.2 its telling me that “this device isnt eligible for the requested build”
besides, I’ve jailbroken my iPhone 3gs mc model .every time i switch off the phone..I’ve to jailbreak it again. my question is..is there anyway not to jailbreak it after restart the phone? pls help..
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