Geohot recently released his new jailbreaking software called blackra1n. blackra1n allows you to jailbreak iPhone 3.1.2 or iPod touch with just a click of a button. Follow the guide below to learn how to use blackra1n and jailbreak your device.
WARNING
- If you want to keep your software unlock on the iPhone, you should not use blackra1n. You will need to use PwnageTool instead, which preserves your baseband and helps you update without loosing your unlock.
- blackra1n is supported on all iPhones, and iPod touches running on iPhone OS 3.1.2 firmware
except for the iPod touch 3rd generation 8 GB (model MC). What that means is that if you brought an iPod touch after September 9 and the Model # on the back has “MC“, you cannot jailbreak it with blackra1n. If you try to do that, then you will need to restore your iPod touch!Update: The latest blackra1n supports all devices, the newer iPod touch and iPhone 3GS will be tethered, meaning you will need to connect your device to your computer and run blackra1n again every time you reboot.
blackra1n Download links
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click either the Windows logo to download blackra1n for Windows, or click the Apple logo to download blackra1n for Mac.
blackra1n Tutorial
1. Connect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer and open the blackra1n application.
2. Click the make it ra1n button.
3. blackra1n will now put your iPhone or iPod Touch in to recovery mode and display the above image of Geohot. While in recovery mode, blackra1n will jailbreak your device.
4. Once blackra1n is done jailbreaking, your iPhone or iPod Touch will reboot and you should see the blackra1n icon on your iPhone or iPod touch screen.
5. Tap the blackra1n icon to open it. You have the option of installing either Cydia, Icy, or Rock. Select the applications you would like to install and then click the Install button to install them.
6. Once you’ve installed the applications, restart your iPhone or iPod touch. To do that, just hold down the top button until the Slide to power off message appears. Slide the button, and wait for your device to turn off. Turn on your device and you should now see the applications you selected on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
What now?
Congratulations, you have successfully jailbroken your iPhone or iPod Touch, give yourself a pat on the back! Now you have access to a lot more applications and modifications that you will never see in the App Store. We will be covering a lot of cool jailbreak apps in future posts, please subscribe to our newsletter if you found this tutorial helpful. If you liked this, feel free to pass on this information to people you know!
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after I successfully run blackra1n.
I have no source of wireless internet via iphone …
please guide how do i proceed to install cydia and also to unlock…
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i got problem same with u n only 1 solved.what i mean is u must search connecting wifi for download cydia
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what do you mean you must search connecting wifi for download cydia? cuz my wifi doesnt work at all on my iphone.
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jailbreak must use i phones n laptop/computer.it’s mean 2 line different for download blackra1n
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now i have that problem my 3gs repoot and i have to run the blackr1n again, but each time i do that the phone shutdown and never reboot without the i tunes what i should do??
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I have the same problem. Have u found a solution?
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Hot debate. What do you think?
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Same thing happened to mine last night. Any fix yet?
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It doesn’t work for me!
I’m using a ipod touch with 32gb and the 3.1.2 version thing but all that happens when i click “make it ra1n” is it goes into recovery mode but the guys picture doesn’t show up and it doesn’t reboot and when I turn it on automatically it doesn’t have black ra1n! help!
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Did you try restoring the ipod first? I had that same problem with my iphone 3g and after i pressed alt-restore in itunes it finally jailbroke it with blackra1n on it. hope this helps
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I have the same problem and I restored it before pressing the button “make it rain”. After restoring it I press “make it rain” but it just tells me to restore again. And I never see the image of Geohot.
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- Move the downloaded blackra1n.exe to the root of your C:\ drive.
- Plug-in your iPhone/iPod touch via USB.
- Turn off your iPhone/iPod touch by holding down the Power Button and then Slide to Power Off.
- Kill all Apple related services including the following except the AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
- AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe ( Read: iTune Helper.exe )
- iPodService.exe
- mDNRSResponder.exe
- Open the blackra1n.exe (that you previously moved to C:\) and click make it ra1n to start the process (you will the the
button changed to waiting for phone)
- Hold the Power Button and immediately after, also hold the Home Button.
- Keep holding both buttons until you see the Apple logo, then release just the Power Button, but continue to hold the
Home Button.
- Continue holding the Home Button until you see the GeoHot background image and then you can release the Home
Button (you will notice that the blackra1n button on your computer changed to running).
- After about 20-30 seconds, your iPhone will reboot and a new window will pop up saying
- Your jailbreak is done once the phone reboots.
IF YOU HAVE AN IPHONE 3GS THAT WAS MADE AFTER WEEK 42 IT IS A TETHERED DEVICE AND YOU MAY HAVE SOME ISSUES JAILBREAKING IT:
1) it may be getting stuck at the waiting for reboot stage, just re-run blackra1n and it will boot it
2) it WILL get stuck in DFU recovery mode EACH AND EVERY TIME the device is rebooted. you WILL have to re-run blackrain to BOOT your device whenever you shut it down entirely, install software that requires a reboot, etc. this is because apple changed the bootloader and if your device is after week 41 this will happen
to check your phone’s “week” read your serial number, digit 4 and 5 are your week.
anything after that has a newer bootloader and will not allow your iphone to boot normally without running brackra1n again
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thanks, your solution worked.
I had blackra1n on bk up drive
Also it seems to need me to run it twice b4 the pic of geo shows up
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Thanks, very easy step by step to follow..
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I could never get this to work, it just kept saying entering recovery mode, and never got past that.
Sucks
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I download blackra1n and it erase everything even my computer would not start!!!!!
What’s up with that?
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thanks dude
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I followed all the steps and when i unplug it it just restarts and doesnt have black ra1n app
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Thanks a lot bro…
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Yeah, I keep running in circles trying to download the file.
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Hi all !
I have got a iPhone 3GS THAT WAS MADE AFTER WEEK 42…
I followed this jailbreak guidelines, blackra1n seems to be installed : its icon appears on my iphone and Cydia seems to be installed too BUT when I try to launch Cydia (on 3G not wifi, never tried), it opens then closes immediatly…
What can I do ???
Thanks in advance for your help
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i think u try re-install.maybe some of part ‘broken’ or ‘mising’ when u install
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I downloaded and installed blackra1n on my iphone 3gs had no problems other than when I shut it off i have to re jailbreak it again. Any help?
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No luck with the above instructions. my phone was week 52 of manufacture and nothing works with RC3. it just keeps going into recovery mode and i need to go via intunes to restore to make it work. no blaclra1n logo ever.
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It did not work on my iphone
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my ipodtouch is week 38 but still when i jailbreake it will go on recovery mode after restart,if am not wrong it has nothing to do with weeks i think something to do with reload by apple
please advice if the is any solution
regards
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thanks a lot dude. u are a great person. hopes you have a wonderfull life.
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The above instructions works perfectly with my iPhone 2G, I am not able to get Cydia or Installer to download as it shows check internet connection with Wifi and EDGE.
Any idea on this?
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well i download the blackrain on my ipod 3g 3.1.2 but it show that there are no connection found on my blackrain so what to do plzz help
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when it puts it into recovery mode all i get is the symbol to connect to itunes and then it like gets a red plaid thing on it … is it being jailbroken ??? whats up i dont want to dissconnect it but when i dissoconect it it says ur ipod has been jailbroken but there is no blackra1n app
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works great thank you
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don’t turn off ur ipod touch or i phone after the download if will screw up the i pod
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I don’t know why this didn’t work for so many other people, but it worked for me! Thanks!
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Love blackra1. Easiest n simplest to use. Rather than being charged 50 bucks at the shops, i have jailbreak 4 iphones successfully. It includes m old 2G, my new 3G, my Gf’s 3GS and my friends’ 3G. Kudos. Bt the problem with 3GS, evryday that i use, while halfway doing something, the phone suddenly shuts down and it shows the usb cable with the word itunes on it. Then i have to re-jailbreak again and again. Any advice guys?
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ok i have an iphone 3gs with 3.1.2 and itunes 9.0.2 and im getting stuck on the usb itunes screen i tried rebooting it several times ive restored it and tried again and still the same thing at first it works but when i try downloading cydia it does this any help. . .
thanks. . . .
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