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!
no mate sorry
ah….need more redbull….
Sorry about that.
MC is mine…
mB is my friend's…
lol no prob mate
Hey geohot, my model number is eligible for the jailbreaking and everything -but I'm still having issues. I'm currently running windows vista ultimate, I did a fresh restart, fresh download, without letting itunes open once (itouch was connected whole time). I opened blackra1n as administrator and not as admin. both worked fine, except after it's finished being jailbreaked. I have to force the reboot, and no app icon is portrayed. I tried running it again, as you suggested -but it didn't work. Just got another confirmation of the jailbreak. then I tried running blackra1n being treated as Windows XP service pack etc etc. but jailbreak doesn't work at all through that process.
so it's working, but no icon is shows up
Sorry.Not GeoHot.
But…
My friends 3g8bg case.
1.Turn off WiFi
2.Turn your iTune Helper.
3.incase language setting is other then english…make sure it sets on english.
4.Soon as you see Geohot face…didconnect your usb cable.
5.For us…it took around 4 min to reboot byitself.
So….
Good luck
I mean…turn itunehelper off
do you think they are working on a jailbreak for MC???
i think so…
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Hope so…
In all the times of running the application, I've never seen his face O_O
You're telling me that every time I reboot my ipod touch 3g 32gb, I have to rejailbreak?! What a load of crap! No thank you Georgy boy, I think I'll go back to 3.0 before I do that.
I upgraded my iPOd to 3.1.2 via iTunes then i downloaded Blackra1n then i use it but then my iPod turned off and wont turn back on. What should i do?? btw my model number starts with A1!
Well that sucks. It only works on MB models -_-
Has anyone yet got it to work on a MC Model. As much as I have tried sure like to see how it is. I just got my itouch a few days ago, and was looking forwarded to hacking it.
Hold the power and home buttons down for about 10 seconds and if that don't work connect to itunes and restore your ipod and start all over again
even mine worked after holding the MAKE IT RAIN button for 10 seconds..I see the image of GEOHOT…but the phone is not jailbreaked…again i see the NO SIM CARD intalled message…the un-jailbreaked version still persists…
please help …
iused ipsw: iPhone1,2_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw
please let me know….if i m doing it correct…i am geting geohot image..phone is restarting but i have not jailbroken it yet…
PLZ HELP
Hei guys.. Please help me out here..I installed blackra1n,cydia and winterboard on my ipod touch 2g f/w 3.1.2..after I shut down and restart I get the annoying iTunes and USB sign.. what am I doing wrong?PLEASE HELP :(
Did you check this troubleshooting guide? https://www.ithinkdiff.com/fixing-issues-with-ip…
Yes .. I did. I still can't seem to bypass the iTunes sign.. dammit ;(
Whts an MC / MC..
please ellaborate.
I am having a hard time…..try ing to jailbreak…dont understand why…i can view any applications even after blackrain.
I can see the itunes with usb cable…slide to unlock screen…please help…