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My iPhone gets stuck on the recoveryscreen with the iTunes logo, am I doing something wrong? How do I fix this? Thanks

Alex, on October 14th, 2009 at 2:32 pm

Interesting to post this 4 minutes after the article saying that updated GS iPhones can no longer be jailbroken. _

MacRat, on October 14th, 2009 at 2:39 pm

@Alex what device are you using? An iPhone 2G / 3G or 3GS? If 3GS, was it purchased within this month? (http://www.cultofmac.com/new-iphone-3gs-model-updates-bootrom-blocks-jailbreak-completely/18619)

Sayam Aggarwal, on October 14th, 2009 at 2:54 pm

I understand this does not unlock your iphone, but is it possible to use Blackrain to jailbreak, and still unlock by other means.

I guess what im saying is can i jailbreak my iPhone with Blackrain…what happens next, how do i unlock? Other software?

Would be nice to add to the end of this article a small how-to on unlocking the device after the jailbreaking is complete, just for those users who are interested

Andrew Macdonald, on October 14th, 2009 at 3:28 pm

@Andrew If you have baseband of a 3.0.x firmware, then you can jailbreak using blackra1n and unlock using ultrasn0w.

Sayam Aggarwal, on October 14th, 2009 at 3:30 pm

Ah i see, thank you very much Sayam.

Andrew Macdonald, on October 14th, 2009 at 3:32 pm

I have a 3G, bout 6 months old. everytime i run blackrain it just freezes on the recovery screen. any ides?? please help me out

adam N, on October 14th, 2009 at 3:41 pm

@Adam make sure that when iTunes pops-up telling you that the device is in Recovery Mode, click ‘OK’. Though it isn’t that necessary but that might be the problem in this case.

Sayam Aggarwal, on October 14th, 2009 at 3:53 pm

I’m having a problem with my 3G (purchased in February of this year). I’m getting as far as step 3, with my iPhone’s screen showing the iTunes logo and USB cable, but iTunes (the program itself) is telling me that “iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this phone before you can use it with iTunes.” It gets stuck at that point and I have to restart my phone before I can interact with it again. Any tips?

Shawn Pero, on October 14th, 2009 at 4:08 pm

@Shawn did you see what I told Adam? Does it work for you? Please let me know.

Sayam Aggarwal, on October 14th, 2009 at 4:12 pm

Also, when I close iTunes and try to run Blackra1n again, I get a spinning beachball when Blackra1n says “entering recovery…”, and I have to force quit and manually restart my iPhone. I’m gonn a just go ahead and say that Blackra1n doesn’t work on anything above an iPhone 2G and forget about jailbreaking it with this method. Beware! This method will cause nothing but frustration.

Shawn Pero, on October 14th, 2009 at 4:13 pm

@Sayam – no, there’s no popup dialogue saying anything ither than what I posted above. When I click OK, nothing further happens, save for iTunes expecting me to click the Restore button. Very frustrating, as I don’t want to restore my phone.

Shawn Pero, on October 14th, 2009 at 4:15 pm

@Shawn, you should try unplugging and then plugging it back in (when stuck in recovery mode)… This sometimes helps solving the issue as it did with purplera1n and redsn0w in past

BTW, it worked without any glitch on my 3G and a friend’s 3GS. Therefore, it DOES work.

Sayam Aggarwal, on October 14th, 2009 at 4:18 pm

@Sayam – I should have said it doesn’t work on iPhone OS above 3.0, or something. What happens when I unplug the phone is that the dialogue box saying “Enjoy your jailbroken iPhone” pops up. So then I plug my phone back in (where it’s still frozen at the iTunes/USB cable screen), and click OK in that dialogue box. Nothing happens – the phone stays frozen and the “done, wait for reboot” dialogue box in Blackra1n never goes away, requiring me to force quit Blackra1n again and manually reboot the phone.

Is there a step that you’re not listing, or that seems obvious to you, therefore you’re leaving it out? Something’s happening in a lot of non-recent iPhones that’s making this jailbreak method not work.

Shawn Pero, on October 14th, 2009 at 4:42 pm

I don’t even have iTunes open when I attempt a jailbreak. Is it necessary to have iTunes open?? I haven’t tried the replug idea. As Shawn said is there any steps being left out. Also I’m already upgrade to 3.1.2 OS. Is that a problem. Thanks to everyone for the help so far.

Adam N, on October 14th, 2009 at 4:50 pm

does my ipod touch 2g have to be fully updated or can i still jailbreak it with 3.0 or do i have to be at 3.1 firmware?

guiltyspark117, on October 14th, 2009 at 5:29 pm

I didn’t have iTunesHelper.app running, and it wouldn’t work, maybe that’s the problem with some folks here.. You can find iTunesHelper.app in iTunes.app (right click the icon of iTunes in the FInder and choose ‘Show Package Contents’), Find it by using spotlight to search the iTunes.app folder, doubleclick it, let iTunes run, run Blackra1n again and see if it works! Hope It helps!

Jesse, on October 14th, 2009 at 5:44 pm

Tried downloading and opening but said it wasn’t supported on this architecture. I am running 2.2.1 on the iphone cos I jailbroke that with pwnage and was happy with it until now (cant run many new apps cos are 3.0 only). I am used to the pwnage method where you don’t upgrade to the new version before, do I need to update to 3.1.2 first and then run blackra1n?

joey kopf, on October 14th, 2009 at 6:51 pm

This doesn’t work

scam?, on October 14th, 2009 at 6:57 pm

I am currently have a jailbroken ipgone 3Gs on 3.0 OS,
How would I go about using Blackra1n to Jailbreak my device so that I can have the 3.1.2 OS and still have a jailbroken device?

I am currently still using OS 3.0 as I refused to update till it was possible to jailbreak 3.1.2 OS.

Also could some one tell me how to find my baseband verison #?
Or am I to assume that because im still using a 3.0 OS my Baseband is still 3.0.x?

Tino, on October 14th, 2009 at 7:09 pm

ok ran blackra1n everything goes well but i dont have the blackra1n app that i need to install cydia

Tony, on October 14th, 2009 at 7:18 pm

also i never saw geohot
i have an ipod touch 2G with 2.2.1 firmware do i need to upgrade through itunes first?

Tony, on October 14th, 2009 at 7:20 pm

guys when i look at the blackrain window it says “done, wait for reboot” but my ipod is not rebooting. Can anyone help?

Btw i have an ipod touch 3.0 if that helps:)

nick, on October 14th, 2009 at 8:05 pm

Unfortunately, it doesn’t work for me!
I’m using MackBook unibody 2.4 that running Mac OS X 10.5.8 and I tried blackra1n to jailbreak iPhone 3G 3.1.2 officialy unlocked, but it didn’t work for me, it’s stuck in itunes screen on iPhone!
Anyone have any idea how to fix that?
Please, I need a help on that

Dod, on October 14th, 2009 at 8:35 pm

Hey Sayam, I seem to be having the exact same problem as Shawn and I have tried all of your recommentations so far with no result. Anything else it could be?

Ryan, on October 14th, 2009 at 8:41 pm

You have to make sure that iTunes Helper it is not running for this to work.
I just terminated the program and now it is working. I hope this helps.

sisre, on October 14th, 2009 at 10:03 pm

hi can u plz tell me how can unlock my iphone 3gs 3.1
i have now blackra1n on my iphone what should i do next?

p28oly, on October 14th, 2009 at 10:10 pm

@p28oly, it wont unlock ur cell, but it will let u install other non related apps? u shld look into the redsn0w hack.

@TheWorld, on October 14th, 2009 at 10:42 pm

i used the jailbreak everything went as said(good+fast)

But when i run IfunBox (to install my custom theme) it reads the device as still jailed anyone know the way around this…

XeNoMoRPH, on October 14th, 2009 at 11:37 pm

I had to restart my MacBook Pro for blackra1n to work.

ajmita, on October 15th, 2009 at 12:38 am

I have the same issue as Nick and Tony: it doesn’t reboot. Is there something I need to do, or is it supposed to reboot automatically?

Chipper, on October 15th, 2009 at 12:54 am

Yo, I Have a 3.1.1 3rd Gen Ipod Touch.
First time I used the Mac app. It was stuck the first time
Reconnected, itunes opened up, pressed ok to the recovery prompt and then closed itunes. Ran blackra1n app. off the computer again, everything booted up as it should now I have blackra1n app. on my ipt3rd gen. havnt installed Cydia or any of the options yet

matt, on October 15th, 2009 at 1:01 am

hi there..

i did my first jailbreak with blackra1n 2 days ago.. it all worked fine but now i have the trouble that i cant get a internet connection anymore…

i have a iphone 3g 16 gb .. i checked the servername of my provider and thats ok.. i can get internet over wifi.. i somehow deleted sbssettings.. could taht be an issue?.. if not can i restore my iphone over itunes and retry a jailbreak?…

thx for answering— please write to thomas.leitner@hotmail.com

thomasl, on October 15th, 2009 at 1:27 am

I have a 3GS running 3.1.2OS that i picked up 48 hours ago. I used blackra1n to jailbreak my phone on my PC running XP. It took about 3-4 sec and it rebooted and now works great. I didn’t turn off iTunes helper nor did i have iTunes opened. Just plugged phone in started program and it was done.

Scott, on October 15th, 2009 at 3:12 am

i installed the jailbreak br and also installed icy, cydia, and rock at the same time. i cannot get cydelete to download and work. i acts like it is installed and i have something blocking access to the program working. any idea’s how to get icy off the jailbreak?
thanks

theboogers, on October 15th, 2009 at 6:50 am

itunes freeze here as wll!

brujogarza, on October 15th, 2009 at 4:39 pm

So follow the guide and hope for luck or use davids script and away you go!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been trying to get my iphone 1st gen to jailbreak for over 3 hours and then I copied and pasted the text into a text file and renamed and saved it as “helper.bat”

THIS SOLVED EVERYTHING!

I had tried everything and was about to give up but just try davids bat script and make sure your phone is completely totally off. Then press down that power button and home button after clicking make it rain and away you go!

FINALLY I AM JAILBROKEN ON APPLE FIRMWARE 3.1.2

SAWEEET!!!!!!!!!!!

GARYSOMERS, on October 15th, 2009 at 5:15 pm

I seem to be having the same problem that most people are having. I run blackra1n, app says ‘entering recovery mode’, phone goes to the screen with the itunes logo and usb cord but freezes there. I’ve tried all the steps above, nothing seems to work. Any thoughts?

Jeff, on October 15th, 2009 at 5:42 pm

i closed itunes and it worked perfectly. try closing itunes then trying it again if you havnt already

boy, on October 15th, 2009 at 6:56 pm

had problems when i loaded all three at once. Loaded cydia and rock ok. DO NOT LOAD ICY at same time.

theboogers, on October 16th, 2009 at 6:50 am

Make sure you don’t run blackra1n in XP Compatibility mode. Blackra1in was hanging at “entering recovery” and iphone displayed itunes/usb image and I thought i had to restore. I ran blackra1n again without compatibility and it worked just fine…

Aztec, on October 16th, 2009 at 9:09 am

i did every thing perfect can any one please let me know how to install those cracked applications

naveen kumar gavinola, on October 17th, 2009 at 9:41 pm

Just kill itunes helper!
That solves everything.

Iggy, on October 17th, 2009 at 9:50 pm

I haven’t found anyone having the same problem I am.

I am on OS X 10.4.11 but every time I try to open Blackra1n, I get a message saying I cannot open it with this version of OS X.

Yes, I downloaded the correct file…. Anyone know why it wont work for me???

Curtis, on October 17th, 2009 at 10:20 pm

All these issues are the reasons I don’t support this hack crap!

LE Studios, on October 18th, 2009 at 6:42 am

This doesn’t work…tried everything everyone suggested…it just isn’t possible.

komraderage, on October 18th, 2009 at 9:59 pm

Worked great on my 3G, running a recently upgraded 3.1.2 version of the OS.

I did have some of the issues at first (i.e., the iTunes and Cable sat there, nothing else). However, I unplugged phone, killed Blackra1n, re-plugged in the phone and restarted Blackra1n. Worked perfectly. I’m now running a jailbroken 3.1.2. iPhone.

However, remember, this WILL stop you from UNLOCKING the phone. It will Jailbreak.. but NOT unlock.

Hang in there guys.. this isn’t a perfect science. And remember.. You didn’t pay a dime for it. Can’t complain if you don’t pay.

BlackSilver, on October 19th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

I had hte same problem as everyone else and nothing was working.

after messing around with it and gettin fustrated i tried turning it off and hten running blackra1n.

here is what i exactly did
turned off phone
ran blackra1n and clicked on “make it ra1n”
then turn on your phone holding down the hold button and manualy putting it in restore mode
it then worked, and i saw geohots face on my iphone

Hope This helps

MoMo, on October 19th, 2009 at 7:01 pm

i have the same problem as curtis anyone have any ideas?

akasha, on October 19th, 2009 at 9:42 pm

I believe I have done everything correctly but still no result

Tried it the other day on 2.2.1 (my ipod touch 2nd gen)
It would reboot, but i never got the image or the blackra1n app

Today i tried it after installing 3.0.1 and it rebooted, then the screen went to a white. All of the screen. I’ve tried holding down the power button, the home button, a combination of buttons. But nothing seems to be working.

Anybody else have the same problem?

Eventually the battery should just die out and i’ll just recharge it. Hopefully it works then.

Thanks guys!!

bradley, on October 19th, 2009 at 10:54 pm

I have tried this jailbreak after mistakingly doing the 3.1 upgrade which got rid of my redsnow jailbreak. Blackrain though just gets stuck in the connect to i tunes screen.
Tried this about 6 times now.
Blackrain is junk if you ask me.

urquhart, on October 20th, 2009 at 4:28 am

Hi im just trying to double check something so this does work on ipod touch 2G with any software even up to like 3.0.1?

Maxx, on October 20th, 2009 at 8:51 am

i had no problems with blackra1n on my iphone 3gs but on my wife iphone 3g, I have this problem,”My iPhone gets stuck on the recovery screen with the iTunes logo” . Here is what i did to fix it:
turn off iphone
run blackra1n and click on make it ra1n
connect iphone to computer.
iphone boots up automatically and blackra1n takes over and your done.

hope this helps

chin, on October 20th, 2009 at 11:07 am

Guys, for all facing the freezing problem.

If you are a windows user;
Download the blackra1n file AGAIN and save it on the desktop.
Restore the iPhone with the 3.1.2 firmware AGAIN.

open run, and type services.msc, look for Apple Mobile Device, right click and then click on restart.
That should restart the Apple Mobile Device service in windows and so it will detect the iPhone while in the recovery mode and do the jailbreaking.

if you dont have the Apple Mobile Device item in the services, then you should look on how to install it on your computer, refer to mac support.

Let me know if it worked please…

Kamoly

Kamoly, on October 20th, 2009 at 2:41 pm

No, I’ve tried all combinations of restarting and disconnecting, at at one time praying ! I can’t get it to work, it keeps freezing at the ITunes/USB screen when ITunes reports its in recovery mode.
Tried restarting Apple Mobile Device but no improvement.

Help appreciated, as I’m about to throw the laptop and phone through the window !

PhilP, on October 21st, 2009 at 1:13 pm

(turn phone off do not connect yet)
1. Launch Blackra1n, and click make it rain
2. Hold down the home button and connect to usb cable – keep holding the home button down until you see GeoHots ugly mug
3. Wait, will be done in about a minute

GeoHot, on October 22nd, 2009 at 4:46 pm

I’ve tried everything i read on all the forums… it didn’t help
i spent 10 hours unsuccsessful and i hope there is a way against this freezing
i’m really close to give up

torr, on October 23rd, 2009 at 4:31 pm

im having the same problem as curtis ! WHY WONT IT WORK ?! IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY VERSION OF MY COMPUTER !?

PLEASE HELPPPP !!!!

Vee, on October 23rd, 2009 at 5:27 pm

For those who are stuck with “it’s stuck in itunes screen on iPhone!”
try using RUN AS –> Administrator feature in WinXP

l30ns, on October 23rd, 2009 at 6:55 pm

hey. i have an iphone in australia, my itunes is now updated to 9.0.1, and my iphone has the latest update. im on windows. my iphone currently on a plan with vodafone, but its expiring soon.

can u explain how safe this is, and how easy it is to get new apps on my iphone with a jailbreak. also, does it keep all my original apple iphone apps? im sorry but im a jailbreak virgin, but this looks simple enough. is there anything else i need to know?

Xam, on October 23rd, 2009 at 8:07 pm

Same as Curtis could someone please help??

Will, on October 23rd, 2009 at 10:31 pm

I have the iphone 3g 2nd gen (about 1 year old) Blackra1n works but was brutal. It took me a few tries the first time but once I got it, I unbundles all three apps at once and they became corrupt…same corruption occurred when I did my son’s ipod touch. His was easy enough to re-break but my iphone took many tries again. I have read all of the postings and none of them worked but what I finally did was delete blackra1n, restore my phone, REBOOT my computer and start from scratch…worked first try! I dont know if I got lucky or what but I am not complaining as I was about to blow a gasket due to frustration! I hope this helps someone else as well.

OldMan, on October 24th, 2009 at 2:04 pm

*******Oh yeah…load apps ONE AT A TIME!!! better safe than sorry and the time spent is definitely worth the frustration saved******

OldMan, on October 24th, 2009 at 2:07 pm

Didn’t work on Mac OS, so i tried on XP. Still didn’t work. then i ran as administrator. worked



keep trying.

rob, on October 24th, 2009 at 8:30 pm

Can this be undone?
Just incase anything gos wrong
i mean can i restore it back to normal?

Joel, on October 25th, 2009 at 8:38 pm

Ok everyone if you don’t like it we don’t care. My cousin who didn’t even know what wifi was until last month used backra1n Saturday to unlock a new 3g on a 4yr old emachine with windows xp. If he can do it so can you. Now for us mac users with 10.4.11 who can’t even get blackra1n to open, what do we do? It says that it cannot be opened on this mac os x.

Joey, on October 26th, 2009 at 6:51 am

Of course, you can undo it, by restoring the firmware…
I really dont know what made it work for me… but a newly restored windows and a newly DOWNLOADED version of Blackra1n and a newly installed version of iTunes plus restarting the Apple Device Support service in windows should make it work… I guess…. it took me like 20 tries to finally get it work… and on another phone it worked from the first time… I guess its luck…!!!!!!!

Kamoly, on October 26th, 2009 at 12:57 pm

I have the same problem as Curtis. It says not compatible with this version of mac os x.

Greg, on October 26th, 2009 at 1:38 pm

I really need to undo this jailbreak!!!! HOW!!!!!!!!!

Mila, on October 27th, 2009 at 11:50 pm

Please tell me in laymans terms since I suck at computers thx

Mila, on October 27th, 2009 at 11:53 pm

solved with me!!!!!!
when the iphone shows the restore itunes screen>>>>> just run blackra1n again and it worked !!

try and tell me
good luck

Muslim David, on October 28th, 2009 at 7:43 am

Thx I’ll try

Mila, on October 29th, 2009 at 1:32 am

I must say that my jailbreak experience was very confusing and frustrating.

Brand new unlocked iPhone 3GS with firmware version 3.1 on a Macbook Pro:
Pwnage 3.1.4 could not enter DFU mode. I could not get past “connect device to USB”. Even if I manually entered DFU mode, iTunes 9 would not install my custom IPSW complaining of error 1600, even on my iMac.

Tried blackra1n for Mac. After clicking “make it rain”, I saw geohot’s face, and the message that after reboot, the iphone would be jailbroken. ITunes kept interrupting blackra1n multiple times through its procedure, stating that a phone in recovery mode had been detected. Right after the iPhone reboot, an apple logo appeared and was promptly replaced by a connect to itunes logo / graphic, which went on indefinitely. I had to restore the firmware to a stock 3.1.2 IPSW.

Booted in Windows XP (no itunes installed). Ran blackra1n and clicked on “make it rain”. In the process of blackra1n working, an annoying error message stating “iTunes could not run” because of some missing files kept popping up again and again. Saw Geohot’s face, iPhone rebooted, and STILL, the connect to iTunes logo appeared. Feeling that the jailbreak had failed, I proceeded to closing blackra1n’s message boxes, only to have blackra1n automatically run again, and received yet another successfully jailbreaked message! Blackra1n did this 1 or 2 more times (I couldn’t count, it was confusing), as if there was in a perpetual battle between blackra1n and the iTunes error message. All of a sudden, my 3gs’ connect to itunes graphic changed, showing the battery icon, and the blackrain app was in the first page. Heck, I don’t know if I’d ever want to experience that again.

Fonso, on October 29th, 2009 at 1:51 am

- Download and keep BlackRa1n.exe in your C:\
- Right click on BlackRa1n.exe –> properties–> Compatibility -> check the run this program in compatibility mode for… XP and also check the Run as admin option.

- Upgrade to 3.1.2 and restore with your latest back up(sync contacts etc etc)
- Close itunes

- Go to control panel (classic view)-> User Accounts ->Manage another account -> Create new account -> Select Administrator option and create a new account
- Click on the newly created account and select Create password to set a password.

- Shutdown your system
- Boot your system
- Login with your new admin account
- Let the windows complete setting up your desktop

- Now connect your iphone via usb
- Right click on BlackRa1n.exe and run as admin ( though already set to run as admin in properties, just making sure.. this is what i did)
- Click on ‘Make it Ra1n”
- Sit back and relax.. (you have to click on a lengthy message from BlacRa1n during the process to say ‘OK’ ) GeoHot screen will appear and reboot ur iphone.. after that its all simple.. check ur iphone for blackra1n app..

The blackra1n executable process hangs when iTunes detects the iphone in dfu mode and will open trying to restore it. But during the last step itunes will try to open.. but because of new user, it will get stuck on license agreement page..

Poizhan, on October 30th, 2009 at 5:25 am

THANK YOU KAMOLY IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM

jhj, on October 30th, 2009 at 10:04 am

Please can someone tell me! Can I unlock my iphone 3.1.2 (using blackra1n and instaling cydia to jailbreak). Please give me a link or tell me. I can’t jailbreak if i can’t unlock.

One more question. I have instaled 3.0.1 to my 2G and 3GS. Do i need to upgrade to 3.1.2 from iTunes using updates or using restore.

Thank You

Ervin, on October 30th, 2009 at 10:35 am

Actually, I decided I don’t need to! Sorry but thanks!:)

Mila, on October 30th, 2009 at 8:56 pm

Hi, how can I jailbreak my IpodTouch bought a few months ago with firmware 2.2.1.

Cherios

yoshi, on October 31st, 2009 at 9:46 am

I have a 3g. I stopped iTunes Helper in task manager but still had the hang problem. However, in the middle of the hang, I right clicked on the Blackra1n Icon/properties/compatability and DEselected “run this program in captability mode. This fixed worked immediatly and the iPhone became unstuck and I got geohot’s background scree.

50_an_Eighth, on October 31st, 2009 at 5:18 pm

I have 2nd Generation iPod Touch with a 2.2.1 firmware. I followed the first steps, and then when my iPod reboot-ed, it didn’t show the blackra1n icon. Help? T.T

Oh, also, I had a different message after blackrain “jailbroke” my ipod.. it said: Your jailbreak is done once the device reboots. For tethered, run again to boot.

I did run it again, nothing happened.

PLEASE help ? ASAP?

-Haya, from Jordan

Haya, on November 1st, 2009 at 7:25 am

Hello, I have an Ipod touch 2G version 2.2.1.
My home button stopped working…Dropped on water…damage screen which I changed.
Now with the home button not working Im looking for solution without fix it as it goes expensive…then I read about jailbreak (with I could do because require DFU mode), and now I see the blackraq1n…My question is, I need to upgrade to 3.1 version before jailbreak ? Also I read about Ipod touch jailbreaked with blackra1n cant die batteries because it will be tethered…what that means ? Cant I jailbreak without this tethered problem ??
Cheers

Susan, on November 1st, 2009 at 10:02 am

worked for me, just run blackra1n after connecting ipod touch 2g (jailbroken and cydia installed) when it shows itunes and USB logo……….once reboots…..disconnect. Enjoy using jailbroken ipod.
Thanks to Muslim David

starjoy, on November 1st, 2009 at 1:31 pm

Well my Internet connection works but whenever I get to download Cydia (or Rock or Icy…) the bar fills up like a tiny bit but it never finishes no longer how much I wait. I tried more than ten times and yes I’m only downloading one at a time, but it always freezes at the exact same spot with that wheel spinning and nothing happening…. pls help.

Pallete, on November 1st, 2009 at 9:23 pm

I used this, but my iPhone 3GS was unlocked and jailbroken on 3.0.1 It put my iPhone into recovery mode and now i can’t get it out. WHAT DO I DO????
PLEASE HELP!!!!

Appleaddict22, on November 2nd, 2009 at 4:58 am

I am running OSX 10.4.11 on my mac. When I try to open Blackra1n, it says “You cannot open the application “blackra1n” because it is not supported on this system.” Why wont it work? Yes, I downloaded the right file, I have downloaded it from 2 or 3 different sources to make sure that I got the right one. Every time, it says the same thing. Someone help!

Matt Simpson, on November 2nd, 2009 at 2:01 pm

hey i am using a mac and when i download blackrain it says there is not an applacation that will support this…. uhm can someone help?? ]

thanks

brent, on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:19 pm

!!! Solution to freeze at iTune logo and plug

Thank you Chin, I tried your solution and it worked on my ipod 2g, 3.1.1

Quote -
“i had no problems with blackra1n on my iphone 3gs but on my wife iphone 3g, I have this problem,”My iPhone gets stuck on the recovery screen with the iTunes logo” . Here is what i did to fix it:
turn off iphone
run blackra1n and click on make it ra1n
connect iphone to computer.
iphone boots up automatically and blackra1n takes over and your done.

hope this helps.”

Jay, on November 2nd, 2009 at 10:42 pm

Well everything went right, and I got the mesage saying simplest jailbreak ever, although my ipod doesnt have the blackra1n app on it?
and I have tried doing it over?

Christy, on November 3rd, 2009 at 10:11 pm

I am also struck with the usb and itunes logo issue. My phone is 3GS 31.2 Firmware. For my phone, it was just a breeze no issue at all. When i jailbreak my friend’s phone, i was successful. But when ever i restart his phone, struck with usb and itunes logo, then need the irain to boot it.

Is there is a way to fix that issue. But, my phone doesn’t have any reboot issue.

@Jay, on November 4th, 2009 at 2:17 am

i need blackra1n 1.0 for my ipod touch but i cant find it so can u help me?

walter, on November 5th, 2009 at 4:50 pm

I have the same problem as jay. Is there a way to cure this issues as though blackra1n RC3 is out and still no sign of getting rid this rebooting bug. Thanks

Zorecuda, on November 7th, 2009 at 12:51 pm

i dont have the new itunes and i cant download it. will this jailbreaking work with the old itunes

mat, on November 10th, 2009 at 12:52 am

hi i finally jailbreaked my iphone 3gs 3.1.2 on mac leopard after facing the same problem of recovery screen with itunes logo

here it is :
when you get the recovery screen with itunes logo just quit itunes and the rest shall be ok

pls check if you can do or not

aditya, on November 11th, 2009 at 12:14 pm

For all those using mac (intel) having problems being stuck in DFU mode:
- start blackra1n (iTunes can be running or not)
- make it rain, etc…
- iTunes pop-up indicating that iPhone is in DFU mode, forcing restore -> hit OK
- iPhone showing cable pointing to iTunes
- quite blackra1n and start it again (make it rain)
- you will see the blackra1n wallpaper on iPhone
- iPhone reboots
- everything should now work fine (blackrain app should show up)

iPhone helper, on November 11th, 2009 at 2:15 pm

i just now tried to jailbreak my 2G itouch and it seemed like it worked but none of the blackrain stuff was on my ipod. i think i might have not downloaded somethin.

jimmy, on November 12th, 2009 at 9:18 pm

i uninstalled blackra1n, winterboard and cydia because it was messing up my ipod, but it wont let me get rid of rock… how do i get rid of ir??

Drew, on November 12th, 2009 at 9:40 pm

THE ABOVE METHOD WORKS!!!!!
(Brand new 3.1.2 iPhone 3GS + Macbook Pro /w Snow Leopard)

- start blackra1n (iTunes can be running or not)
- make it rain, etc…
- iTunes pop-up indicating that iPhone is in DFU mode, forcing restore -> hit OK
- iPhone showing cable pointing to iTunes
- quite blackra1n and start it again (make it rain)
- you will see the blackra1n wallpaper on iPhone
- iPhone reboots
- everything should now work fine (blackrain app should show up)

chris, on November 13th, 2009 at 6:33 am

it says its waiting for it too reboot
but its NOT !
itunes is saying that it is in its recovery mode and all that
his face shows up and the spinning thing comes uup

Amanda, on November 15th, 2009 at 7:05 pm

This works but everytime i turn my ipod touch off and turn it on again, i have to plug it into my computer if not it won’t go back to the main page! why is this so?

janelle, on November 16th, 2009 at 4:09 am

after those frustration and reading from post above, i close all apple service by alt+cltr+del (windows) and tried n it works! but…..the iphone screen will eventually switch back to the itunes logo+usb screen, close the blackra1n and run again eventually u will see geohot face back, hope that helps!

kham, on November 17th, 2009 at 8:48 am

my ipods getting stuck on the recovery screen

derrick, on November 17th, 2009 at 9:42 pm

after i hit make it rain it did everything fine and jailbroke it, but when i go to open the icon i keep getting “please check internet settings”. The wifi is working it shows full bars. i reset network settings still keep gettting same error message. please help.

david, on November 18th, 2009 at 12:15 am

I brought my iphone 3gs yesterday, will this work.

mat, on November 19th, 2009 at 12:15 pm

if you have an iPod 3GS e.g. 64 GB ipod touch (not the phone), it works, however you need to reboot and use run blackra1n again, to assist the reboot.

you will need to do this (tethered) every reboot from now on

if you stuff up, or have crashing, just rebuild your phone in iTunes

if you really stuff up, and can’t even get the phone to recognize in iTunes, try holding both buttons for 20 seconds, and try linking onto another computer iTunes and rebuilding

then try again

dave, on November 23rd, 2009 at 6:33 pm

Is it mandatory to have an itunes version of 9.0.2 or can i just use a 9.0.1? I’m going to jailbreak soon with my Ipod touch 3rd generation

Dan Chung, on November 26th, 2009 at 4:55 pm

In OSX, tried blackra1n but not happening. I get ipod stuck on screen with picture of a usb plug pointing to itunes logo. Itunes has box saying ipod needs to be restored. I cancel out of that but reappears again. So i click the restore and of course it restores it back to factory settings with blackra1n installed !! Arrgghh, tried 3 times now but just keeps telling me restore. Anyone know where I’m going wrong? Brand new 8gb touch, purchase 4 days ago. Cheers

Dex, on November 29th, 2009 at 12:26 pm

Should have said WITHOUT BLACKRA1N being installed….sorry !

Dex, on November 29th, 2009 at 12:27 pm

Hey does this work with a IpodTouch 3G 3.1.2? Thanks!!

JoeyD., on December 1st, 2009 at 4:50 pm

I have followed all the instructions, but the Geohot image never appeared and there’s no blackra1n icon on the ipod touch. Did I do anything wrong? HELP!

hannah, on December 3rd, 2009 at 3:02 am

Can you undo this jailbreak on an ipod touch 2g running 3.1.2 firmware? please answer!!! i need to know!!!!!!

max, on December 4th, 2009 at 1:02 am

Hi everyone,

I have jailbroken my iphone with blackra1n and I needed to reset it as it got stuck in Skype. So I connected it to my computer and received the following error:

WinAMRestoreWnd: blackra1n.exe – Application Error

The instruction at “0×10004595″ referenced memory at “0×00000004″. The memory could not be “read”.

Click on Ok to terminate the program
Click on CANCEL to debug the program

Please help my phone has the serial number of 45 meaning it has the new iboot system and I need to re-jailbreak everytime I restart my phone. Therefore I am continually stuck on the recovery mode screen.

Thanks,
Dave

David, on December 6th, 2009 at 9:27 pm

The answer to my problem was:

control panel / add remove programs

remove itunes mobile support and the itunes software itself

reinstall itunes

re-jailbreak with blackra1n software

A previous attempt of jailbreaking after rebooting my phone may have caused some damage within a mobile support folder file causing blackra1n to result in an error each time it was run.

David, on December 8th, 2009 at 10:55 pm

when its suppose to reboot it just stays there . nothing happens at all to my ipod (-_-) i waited n still nothin. Any Help ?

nancy, on December 9th, 2009 at 1:14 am

Ok, idk if anyone else is having this problem but after i jailbreak my ipod touch(3rd gen) it works fine until i turn it off then back on. As soon as i turn it on it goes into recovery mode making me restore it loosing everything i downloaded through cydia. Any ideas?

John, on December 9th, 2009 at 9:26 pm

I followed everything that Sayam wrote and it worked perfectly. Took me 30 seconds!!!

Thanks

Andy, on December 10th, 2009 at 9:45 pm

i have a Iphone 3GS version 3.1 ( 7C144 ) ( 05.11.07 ). Installed Blackra1n, everything is GREAT, see GEOHOT face and everything but I don’t have the Blackra1n icons on my iphone? And I also have a Iphone 3G Version 3.0.1 ( 7A400 ) ( 04.26.08 ) do i need to update the firmware to 3.1.2 to be abe to used Blackra1n for Jailbreak or can i just keep the current firmware?

Thanks,

allan, on December 11th, 2009 at 9:59 am

I have had problems but this does work. Do not change the compatibility of the program to windows xp2 if you are running it on vista. I tried several times and it didnt work and then found this post above

“Make sure you don’t run blackra1n in XP Compatibility mode. Blackra1in was hanging at “entering recovery” and iphone displayed itunes/usb image and I thought i had to restore. I ran blackra1n again without compatibility and it worked just fine…”

The man is right and it works…..

J Dudaniec, on December 11th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

it jail broke and every thong but the blackra1n icon isnt on my ipod???

larry man, on December 14th, 2009 at 2:45 am

I jailbroke my iPod using blackrain, and everything was fine. i even got all the way to where i download cydia, but from there it never showed the cydia icon anywhere on my ipod. THEN it froze my ipod onto the screen that says to plug it into itunes. what do i do and how do i fix this to continue the jailbreaking process?

Jayde, on December 14th, 2009 at 8:57 pm

is there any way to get rid of blackra1n off my iphone???

Sean, on December 17th, 2009 at 9:16 am

Works like a charm, easiest jailbreak EVER!!.. thank you very much for this…

And as someone else said already, this is free, and it’s your option to try it out, so STOP WHINING if you’re having problems…. it’s most likely that you’re doing it wrong…

Don’t bash the author… he is a genius… 30 sec. jailbreak?, this is the best “hack”-software for the iphone I’ve ever tried, and I’ve been jail-breaking since 1.0.1

Thank you again Sayam!!!

Joe Ace, on December 23rd, 2009 at 11:21 am

I have a Touch 2G on 2.2.1. I got all the way to step four before things went wrong. I can reboot perfectly fine, even though it’s supposed to be tethered. Running blackra1n doesn’t change anything, either. I never get the blackra1n app on my iPod.
If I don’t do anything else, just unplug it and use it like normal (since it looks perfectly normal) will it ever show any signs of being jailbroken? Or is it fine now, since the app never showed up? I mean, is it still “factory settings” or is it jailbroken now, even if I can’t tell?

Emily, on December 23rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm

Hello Sayam, I have a iPod Touch 8G, and I installed the blackra1n. However it says I need an internet connection (which I have) It’s a modem though..
Do I need wi-fi?

Raju, on December 26th, 2009 at 11:23 pm

@Raju, you need your iPod Touch to be connected to some wi-fi network so you can install cydia on it.

Sayam Aggarwal, on December 27th, 2009 at 2:26 pm

@Sayam

Thanks bhai, I’ll probably get a wi-fi usb drive since all the connections near my house suck.

Appreciate it man

Raju, on December 27th, 2009 at 5:06 pm

i cant install cydia or anything from Blackra1n because its saying (please check your internet conectin.) but i am connected i did everything reset the network and so on still it is not working what should i do plz help me. (i have ipod touch 1G)

Benjamin, on December 29th, 2009 at 7:03 am

@Benjamin

Do you have a Wi-Fi connection or a Modem?

If you have a modem its not gonna work, as I had the same problem.

Check to see if you have a Wi-Fi connection around your location.

Raju, on December 30th, 2009 at 8:43 pm

omg i figured it out.its so easy…click control+alt+delete and go to task thing…then click prosesses and end all itunes and apple prosesses

trevor, on January 2nd, 2010 at 12:53 am

THANK YOU!!!!! Your explanation of how to do this was the only one that work for my ipod touch!!!! I appreciate this how to do very much

Akio, on January 4th, 2010 at 5:14 pm

Hi, Please help, I have succesfully install the blackrain icon in my iphone. However, when I tap on the icon in my iphone, I always get error message: “Please check your internet connection”. I was in the Wi-Fi enable and able to browse internet go to iTune from the iphone but whenever I tap on the blackrain icon, I always get that error message and I have not seen any Cydia, Rock or Sn0w applications at all… Please help! Thanks

Manith, on January 5th, 2010 at 12:45 am

Same thing happened to me. It says “Please check internet connection”. I have Wi-fi connection and it’s enabled. Why can’t I download Ultrasnow??

Julie, on January 5th, 2010 at 10:40 am

I mean Snow, not ultrasnow..

Julie, on January 5th, 2010 at 10:41 am

I recently purchased a ipod touch 3rd generation with 3.1.2 firmware and attempted to jailbreak. i get all the right signs at first, the picture of geohot, message saying i succesfully jailbreaked. but then, i get stuck in the connect to itunes sceen for about 15 minutes ( i got fed up with this and put it in DFU and restored) i did this twice. any ideas whats wrong? (all itunes programs were closed down at the beggining)

HELP?!?

Graham, on January 5th, 2010 at 5:57 pm

is the hack for the 2.21 ipod touch still working

Daniel Sedin, on January 6th, 2010 at 12:38 am

Hi, during the christmas break , my friend got his 3g ipod touch 8GB from U.S and he wanted to jailbreak it. We used blackra1n and everything work well until he wanted to install winterboard for it . He did tat and it needed to reboot so it did and the itunes logo with the cable poped up and after tat we had to restore it to default settings 3.1.2 . We jailbroke it again and we didnt install winterboard this time but after his ipod died completey , he plugged it in to charge and the same thing poped up , lmao . We had to restore like 5 times and yea. Need help

Antonio, on January 6th, 2010 at 9:14 pm

I have version 2.2.1 and itunes 9.0.2.
After I downloaded blackra1n onto my mac, I go through all the steps but the GeoHot screen nevers appears on my ipod touch. It even says the “enjoy your jailbroken iphone” message on the mac, but it is never loaded onto the ipod touch.
I’m sure I didn’t skip any of the steps, my ipod touch is attached to my mac and i’ve looked through several tutorials that show the same steps.
Is it because I need to update my ipod touch to 3.1.2?

Chris, on January 7th, 2010 at 7:28 am

Hi there, i have a question regarding my IPOD TOUCH 3.1.2 but with the model of MC. It is said that it doesn’t work with the normal blackrain program?
It keeps on restoring and deleting all the data from itunes, hence i couldnt get the blackrain icon on my ipod touch.

i was wondering if you have the latest blackrain which can help me jailbreak my ipod? It’s going to be great if you can help me. Thanks!

jessica, on January 7th, 2010 at 11:47 am

hey um i tried to put blackra1n on my ipod and it shut it off and now it will not come back on?somebody plz help!

nick, on January 9th, 2010 at 3:17 pm

Well, I’m actualy having the same problem as many person here, I jail broke it, downloaded Cydia, Rock, but, afther I closed it (power off) for night, The problem started this next day, in the morning when i went on my iPod Touch 2nd Generation 32GB V.3.1.2, I got stuck in the iTunes Screen showing the USB cable.. – I just guess thats It’s work mainly for iPhones, And some lucky person can do it with a iPod.

I already restored my iPod 3 Time. We’ll just say that’s No1’s/Nothing’s Perfect – huh.

—iPod Touch Info—
*2nd Generation 32GB V.3.1.2
*Jailbroken with blackrain
——————-

You can contact me on HotMail or on MSN at christian-ct@hotmail.com

Thanks(I don’t actualy know why…(LOL)),

-Twin

Twin, on January 9th, 2010 at 11:06 pm

The photo of geohot doesn’t appear on my screen, and my iPod is not jailbroken too.

iPodtouch, on January 10th, 2010 at 4:21 am

this has definitely worked for me!
it’s the only jailbreak that i have found for ipod touch 3g 3.1.2 so far…!
my ipod runs normally and i don’t have any problems with it!
the only thing is that it discharges very very quickly!
it’s so frustrating!
the full charge battery discharges in an hour if i use applications!
any help?

mmm, on January 10th, 2010 at 1:35 pm

Did anyone not get the choice of downloading icy??!!
Cause I jailbroke my iPod touch 2 gen and I didn’t get the option to download icy. It gave me the option to down load rock (rock your phone) and cydia but not icy

Jordan, on January 11th, 2010 at 9:07 pm

I have a iPod Touch 2G (what i was told anyway) with the Model # A1288 and i used blackra1n it was fast and worked but when my battery died and then i let it charge it popped into recovery mode so how do i fix this i redid blackra1n and fixed it but i don’t wanna do this every time my battery dies or when i restart it, any solutions Thanks:)

Austin, on January 12th, 2010 at 6:40 pm

i’m useing windows xp operating system… and when i try to use blackra1n to jailbreak my ipod touch 2g 3.1.2 and when it is finished and says “wait for reboot” and all my ipod does is go to a black screen (i know how to get it off the black screen just it doesn’t jailbreak it….

alex h, on January 13th, 2010 at 5:25 pm

I recently just tried to do this, and now for some reason the itouch is frozen at the screen with Geohot’s face and the ipods infront of him.

i am on a windows, i downloaded black rain, plugged in the ipod, then clicked make it rain, teh message popped up that it was done and to wait for it to reboot, the donate message popped up, closed that, ipod went dark so i pressed home button and now its just frozen, and my computer wont recognize the ipod when i plug it in and so now i cannot restore it via itunes and clicking make it rain again doesnt do anything it just says waiting for device….

help please!

thanks very much

Gavin, on January 13th, 2010 at 9:04 pm

Also the ipod touch was bought just last month and had the new 3.12 firmware on it, 32 GB

Gavin, on January 13th, 2010 at 9:05 pm

I’m having the same problem that many have mentioned with my jailbroken 8GB I-touch in that I get the connecting to I-tunes/USB screen every time I power on my I-touch. I then connect to Blackra1n and everything is cool again but is there any fix so I don’t have to do that? I’m able to sync all my new downloaded apps to I-tunes but having to connect to Blackra1n every time on powerup is a hassle. Any idea’s are appreciated. I’m using Windows 7. Thanks.

mike, on January 13th, 2010 at 9:18 pm

Guys! Those who are facing problem “Please check for internet connection” means your Intenet Service Provider perhaps blocked blackra1n application. (Particularly Middle East Countries).

Muhammed, on January 14th, 2010 at 9:10 am

i have jail broken my pod but every time i restart i have a connectionsign on my pod.and my pod doenn’t reboot plus there is no logo of the app of blackra1n guys help me out .
thanks is advance

dars, on January 14th, 2010 at 10:15 am

I DELETED BLARCKRA1IN APPLICATION ! HOW DO IT GET IT BACK !

it doesn’t work be reblackraining… I’m doomed

Luna_Minura, on January 15th, 2010 at 7:10 am

You gotta quit itunes, and blackra1n, relaunch blackra1n, wait for reboot, works a charm. It was hanging at the itunes screen previously. ace.

Jaxxon5, on January 15th, 2010 at 11:31 pm

I am a noob, novice, & first time jailbreaker. I have been trying for days to jailbreak with no success. It sounded so simple but nothing would work. I have tried countless Googled hints & tips… holding down power & home buttons releasing one, copying blackra1n to my C drive, etc. Nothing has worked… until now. I am running Window’s XP.

The “run as administrator” tip was the key for me getting blackra1n to run. I located blackra1n using Window’s explorer, then I held shift while I right-clicked the blacka1n icon, then I clicked “run as”, then I clicked “run”, a window popped up that had my computer/user name preselected, I clicked “run” &… Tadaa!! After all my failed attempts blackra1n installed effortlessly. Thanks for that tip )

TT, on January 16th, 2010 at 1:34 pm

I finished all the steps, but when i clicked Cydia at the very end, it said i needed to connect my ipod with itunes. When i connected it. This popped up:

iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode. You must restore this iPod before it can be used with iTunes

When i click ok and try to go back to my touch, it keeps saying you have to connect it with iTunes. The popup wont go away, and my ipod touch wont let me see my apps.
I tried restarting my ipod touch several times but didnt work.
I even tried restoring my ipod touch, but at the end it says Error.
Please help.

Taran, on January 16th, 2010 at 2:54 pm

nvm i fixed it.
if anyone had same prob
to fix it you have to
load blackrain again and everything
will go back to normal ( jailbreakd )

Taran, on January 16th, 2010 at 3:16 pm

i downloaded blackrain program 3 times to jailbreak my ipod touch 2 gen firmware 3.1.2
blackrain starts up but doesnt do any thing…it loads and gets stuck on “entering recovery…”
is there something wrong with this program???
i thought i was following the guidelines to do this correctly but it aint happening
can someone please help me please!!!!

im running a windows xp
and a 8gb 2gen ipod touch
ive been trying to jail break my ipod with blackrain for the past two days and nothing happened

prettieboi, on January 16th, 2010 at 6:40 pm

I try everything, but what keeps happening is, at the point that the geohot pic is supposed to show up, i instead get a black screen with the backlight still on
please
please
help me!

Noah, on January 20th, 2010 at 7:22 pm

I have an itouch 2G, 2.2.1 had it jailbroken with QuickPwn and used my apps OK. Unortunately I upgraded to 3.1.2 and lost my jailbreak, so I ran blackra1n and jailbreaked it again, but I cannot run any of my previous apps.
Can you help ?
Thanks

bulos, on January 23rd, 2010 at 10:01 am

well that was a waste of about four hours of my life… tried everything everyone said on here, still nothing but the usb->itunes (“recovery mode?”) screen on my iphone. I have to reboot the phone and nothing is added.

I’m running OSX 10.4.11, iphone 3GS 3.1.2 (7D11) (modem firmware 05.11.07)

I took the itunes helper out of the startup apps under “my account” and rebooted. I tried every combination of holding the home button down and booting the iphone. iPhone goes straight to that damn screen. Once it’s on there itunes pops up on it’s own, telling me I need to restore. I tried saying ok and quitting itunes, tried not quitting itunes, etc.

if I try to “make it rain” once I’m in recovery mode, it simply causes blackra1n to crash. ha, i still get the screen telling me to enjoy my new jailbreaked phone and asking me if it was the easiest ever. easy? ‘fraid not. respect to the developer though even though it’s not working for me…

matt, on January 25th, 2010 at 11:16 pm

Okay. So today my brother bought an iPod Touch from Walmart. I THINK it is a 3gen but I don’t know how to tell. I am assuming it is though.

I use blackra1n to jailbreak it. *Note: I have jailbroken both mine and my girlfriends iTouchs with blackra1n without issue. Anyways, I clicked make it ra1n, waited, and saw the splash screen on the ipod. blackra1n said “Wait for reboot” or something. The ipod turned off and sat there. I figured it was done and unplugged it. I attempted to turn it on and it didn’t turn on. Screen does nothing.

So, I plug it in to my computer. iTunes tells me it found an ipod in Recovery mode and I have to restore it. I attempted to exit recovery mode on ipod by holding Home + Power buttons at the same time and nothing happened. Sat there for 2 mins. Nothing. So I figured I would just restore it. When I attempt to restore it, I get either 1604 or 1600 errors every time. Tried every USB port on 3 computers, Restarting, re-installing iTunes, running blackra1n again, everything. My iPod will absolutely not do ANYTHING

Arron Hunt, on January 26th, 2010 at 12:57 am

Hi i just ran the black rain and everything worked fine but now my ipod (2nd gen updated to 3.1) won;t turn back on and it doenst show up when i connect it to itunes and suggetions Please!!

JP, on January 26th, 2010 at 10:55 am

it keeps stalling out at the “entering recovery” stage.

adam, on January 28th, 2010 at 4:56 pm

Please Help….every time I try to turn my iPod on in the morning(jailbroken with blackra1n) it goes to the recovery screen and I have to run blackra1n again to fix it. Is there any fix for this because it is really annoying

Ash, on January 28th, 2010 at 5:55 pm

It works for me. My Iphone froze 3 times and it worked after I did what Kamoly said.

Thanks, Kamoly. ^^

Sky, on January 29th, 2010 at 5:32 am

Hi I did everything it told me to but when I got to the part where it says wait for reboot nothing happend I waited for a day but still dosen’t work also I didn’t get that picture of the guy with Iphones around him does that mean anything. Thanks

Jonathan lee, on January 30th, 2010 at 5:30 pm

When I tried to get the cydia from blackra1n it wouldnt let me. What should I do?

p.s. i had wifi

charles, on January 30th, 2010 at 5:38 pm

I got to the picture of geo hot and it froze. i realized i had 3.1.2 after it got stuck so how can i restore my ipod? it doesnt show up in itunes when i plug it in and it says there’s no driver. any help?

Dylan, on January 31st, 2010 at 2:00 am

i have a second generation i touch and i downloaded blackra1n and my ipod was connected and i pushed make it rain. it went to recovery mode and it showed the cable but i never got the pic of the guy and my ipod disconnected with itunes?

What am i doing wrong?
please help me!

Savannah, on February 2nd, 2010 at 9:45 pm

Hello, I jailbreak my ipod touch 2g version 3.1.2, a new version is available (3.1.3) I run a risk or not?

BOBO1994, on February 3rd, 2010 at 12:43 pm

If I the download ! ^^

BOBO1994, on February 3rd, 2010 at 1:37 pm

Can some 1 tell me how to jailbreak useing 3.1.2 firmware with black rain step by step everytime I do it like above it works and it’s jailbroken but when I power it off I need to plug it back in my windows computer it’s getting real anoying. Tell me what I need to do about that please

Duhblej, on February 4th, 2010 at 11:49 am

I have a brand new 3GS that I jailbroke and unlocked. The problem I have is that whenever I download a theme, reset network connections, or otherwise reboot I get the cord and CD screen until I rerun jailbreak. Pretty much a noob so is this normal?

I wasn’t picking up a wifi hotspot so I reset my network settings to see if it would pick it up. Got the cord and CD screen but no where near my PC to run blackra1n again to get it working again. Major pain bc couldnt use my phone at all. Any Help? While I’m at it, when blackra1n says to run again to tether; what does that mean?

CJ, on February 5th, 2010 at 6:43 pm

My girlfriend accidently upgraded to 3.1.3 so I figured out how to get it back to 3.1.2. I ran Blackra1n and the logo came up… everything seemed peachy until I, like an idiot, deleted the blackra1n icon before downloading cydia, rock and the other one. So, I ran blackra1n again but the icon still doesn’t come up. Any idea how i can get this icon on my phone again so I can download cydia and the others? Any also, is it now jailbroken?

Dave, on February 6th, 2010 at 11:03 am

me too….I accidentally upgraded my iPod Touch then I lost everything from Cydia and BlackRa1n….I try to run blackra1n again but it show me a message: “ur jailbreak is done once the device reboots. For tethered, run again to boot”. and i didnt see the blackra1n icon anymore. How can I fix this?

Hy Le, on February 6th, 2010 at 10:30 pm

Sounds like you guys are stuck on V 3.1.3 . 3.1.2 and below are no longer signed by Apple. From here on out, iTunes will no longer allow you to downgrade below 3.1.3 . Go into settings>general>about on your iPod to verify. Your version should be towards the bottom of the screen.

HDTVguy, on February 9th, 2010 at 10:47 am

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