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!
Hi jazerjay ,
Do we need wifi to install Cydia ? Or can we install it using data cable too ?
Hello,
Is the Jailbreak also tethered for the iPod Touch 2G 8GB (My model number starts with MB) or will I be able to reboot as normal?
I cannot get it to restart. I get the kids face and such for about 20 seconds then the screen goes black forever and nothing will come back on until I manually start Ituunes to recover the Ipod. You did say you have a 3rd generation 8 gigabyte Ipod Touch, correct? Starting with the model number MC? I would really like to know how you are getting this to work on this particular model while everyone else can't. Thanks for the feedback.
I wish I knew, I can't get my ipod to that point, won't restart after make it rain. every time I try I have to restore to original settings (takes about 30 minutes!!)
Hi Chucky,
Thanks for your answer but my problem is when I download the software for my mac on my computer and I click on open, I have a message that imform me that this program can not be open with my version of mac osx, do you know that?
Thank you for your help
INFO: welcome to blackra1n for windows
INFO: loaded dll at C:Program FilesCommon FilesAppleMobile Device SupportbiniTunesMobileDevice.dll
INFO: button clicked
INFO: internal device callback called
INFO: callbacks registered
INFO: sent enter recovery command
i keep getting that far and it just stops.
I ran as admin, compat mode. its on my desktop. i ran it, clicked the button, it goes into recovery mode and thats it stops there.
where do i look to see if the model is MB or MC?
my jailbreak finishes without a problem.. but no matter what i do after, whether i install rock/cydia, sync music, or even do nothing, if i turn the ipod off next time i turn it on ill have to recover and do the whole process again.. what is this?
(3g 32gb)
model is MB
i dont know if it is an ipod touch 2g or 3g but its not 1g
“If it tells you to connect to iTunes, something must have gone wrong and you might have to restart the process”
-that's exactly the error i keep getting and i've done it 2 or 3 times
after jailbreaking,it says wait for reboot,it never reboots and i cant do anything.
You don't have to restore everything when turning off and on. Only re-running blackra1n it is enough. This is the way it works now for ipod touch 3G 32Gb, like mine.
in you iPod go to Settings –> General –> Information. You'll see there the model.
I think for your iPod is not tethered. But the best way to know if just trying. If recovery appears just re-run blackra1n in order to turn it on.
You DO need Wifi to install Cydia. It is mandatory. Not possible with data cable.
I have iPod touch 3G 32Gb. I think your model is not 3rd generation, because minimum size is 16Gb for 3rd gen. Maybe yours is 2nd or 1st. Make sure which iPod touch you have before everything as the process may be different. Also check your firmware version, as it should be 3.1.2
OK has anyone gotten a MC model to work? I have an 8gig MC model just bought like a week a go. Will it work? IF Not, when will another program be out? I'm soooo tired of re-doing my touch every time the thing doesn't reboot.
Is there any third party software using which I can install cydia through data cable ?
i have the same one, bought it last sunday. it's a no go on black rain working
I have problems rebooting or turning of my iTouch 3g. And what's purplerain? Misspelling?
My model starts with PC…..will it work?
does it work for the 2gen 8 gb 3.1.2 software please answer