Geohot has just released his eagerly awaited jailbreaking tool blackra1n, which can be used to jailbreak any iPhone or iPod Touch running iPhons OS 3.1.2 just as he had promised few days back.
blackra1n is currently available only for Windows users.
Geohot has provided the following details about his new jailbreaking tool:
So, what is blackra1n? blackra1n is a 30 second ALL device 3.1.2 jailbreak. Even the ipt3, but the ipt3 is tethered. In order to boot it, just rerun blackra1n.
He has issued the following warning for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users who want to unlock their iPhone:
Warning 3g and 3gs unlockers, do not upgrade to 3.1.2 using iTunes if you want to keep your unlock. Baseband cannot be downgraded. Check out the dev team's offerings. Also blackra1n doesn't hacktivate.
So if you want to unlock your iPhone then you will have to wait for iPhone Dev Team to release a new version of their PwnageTool, which allows you to upgrade to jailbroken iPhone OS 3.1.2 and also preserve the baseband. Dev Team has confirmed that they are working on PwnageTool for iPhone OS 3.1.2.
If you want to only jailbreak your iPhone and don’t care about unlocking it, then you can try blackra1n by downloading it from this link.
Please remember hacking your iPhone could void its warranty. So please proceed with caution. It is always a good idea to take a backup of your iPhone before you hack it, refer to this post for more details.
If the solutions works for you, don’t forget to drop over at the blackra1n’s website to give Geohot a donation for all his hard work.
As always, if you give it a shot let us know how it goes.
Thanks tigger and Pooh for the tip!
[via Geohot’s blog]
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This dude ROCKS
Hi. Giving My Thanks to Geohot again, I unlocked my 2G using his hardware method, he's great, Just updated to 3.1 and preserved baseband, Hoping someone such as geohot makes us a preserved Baseband to upgrade to 3.1.2, If anyone wants a custom 3.1 IPSW, email sampearson64@yahoo.co.uk again many thank Geohot
man this was the easiest thing in the world. hit one button!!!!!!!! geohot is the MAN!!!!!!!!!
WOW that was bad ass. Too damn easy. I had to donate on this one. Thanks Geohot
- disable virus scanner
- Run blackra1n.exe.
- Plug your phone in.
- closed off itunes
- Clicked on "Make it Rain".
- wait 30 seconds
- itunes started up and BlackRa1n logo appear
- close off info screen
- iphone will rebooted 20 seconds later
- unlocked sim
- blackra1n icon appear
- install Cydia or Rock
Without sounding like a noob… What is the ipt3?
Ipod touch 3rd generation
Can I use this for OS 3.1 ?Because mine was not update to 3.1.2 yet.
Is this how to jailbreak ?
hi just visit http://www.blackra1n.com but there is no option to download software…..
Can I jailbreak and unlock sim while haveing baseband 05.11.07????
Anyone know if tethering is still working after using Blackra1n?
yes Pauldta, I have a iphone 3G 3.1.2fm.
I am having issue installing crack apps via itunes as it used to work. Everything else seems fine, I cant confirm on tethering.
Baseband is untouched
do i need to install anything on cydia to make the jailbroke apps work
Just click on the Windows 7 logo, thats the link. Took me the whole day to figure out…
Salman, just click the windows icon and it will download, also the paypal icon to donate?
I didn't time it, but Blackra1n worked and worked fast! THANK YOU! 3GS running 3.1.2 that's now JB, only thing left on the wish list is tethering. (PDAnet redownload for now)
everthing works like charm, everything is from cydia is compatible with this. It was the easiest jailbreak ever. Man i love this guy.
I had to return my phone back to Apple and they gave me a new phone which had 3.1.2 already installed on it. Does anybody know how long I might have to wait until I can jailbreak my phone again.
You don't have to wait any longer. You can use black rain. So get your umbrella and make it rain!!
Hi, i have a iphone 3g and 2g, both are unlocked and jb on 3.0, could i update the 2g with itunes to 3.1.2 and unlock it with this or is this just a jailbreaker, there
reminds me of Xda developers who provide useless roms for poor misinformed users. They upgrade to crap roms then they cry it is not working. On top of that they want donations.
I am yet to find one compelling reason to jailbreak my Iphone. Just give me one reason just one, why? The only think I can think of is fun. Just because we can do it.
what is this?????
amazing how simple that guy made to jailbreak… amazing iphone 3gs 3.1.2
Sucessfully installed, Cydia works blah blah blah but I am unable to get to the root directory.
IPhone Explorer and IPhonebrowser do not register that my IPhone is jailbroken.
Any ideas
same goes with iFunBox, only recognise as iPhone 3.1.2
Donated…Geohot FTW!
iBlacklist only avail on Cydia. No more annoying calls – ever.
Yep looks like there may be an issue. have reinstalled Iphonebrowser but it wont access the system files…keeps saying "have you jailbreaked"
Does not work for me on a 3G with activiated ATT carrier. Goes into recovery mode, Blackrain says running, and sits there forever. Tried running a dozen times. Never goes any further.
I agree. I just bought my 2nd iphone (3G s) 3.1 and it took 10 sec
and has been running smoothly since 4 am. Great work. He is the
Man.
PS= Did U donate? I did a small amount.
Please guys, if U can support him.
So, y ru here in this website? i think it says "www.iphonehacks.com" and it says it all man. I don't think u need a reason to jailbreak. U need to check our "WWW.APPLE>COM" instead of this website.
WAY WAY WAY Easier to use than redsn0w. Took less than 30 to jailbreak when you run it.
im on 02 with a 3g iphone, it boots mine into recovery mode and it says its running but i've left it for a good 10 mins and still nothing?
help
Me too iPhone 3G did fresh restore to 3.1.2 then Blackra1n screen on iPhone shows connected to iTunes logo, Blackra1n "running" nothing happens. Unplug messages says phone will reboot and will be unlocked. but screen hangs. Help please!
I seem to be having a problem. Blackra1n is just running and has been for about 15 minutes. I upgraded to 3.1.
I keep on getting an error message saying "This application has failed to start because QTCF.dll was not found"
I have a 3g running 3.1 any suggestions?
Can't get it to finish. It stays in recovery mode and I have restore every time. Should have never updated.
This is happening to me also. Cannot get it to go any further than the connect to iTunes logo……there is a message pop up saying successfully installed devices, which is my iPhone then it just sits there running……
is it alright to uninstall blackra1n from my iphone after it has been jailbroken?
Iphone 3G 3.1.2, after Ra1n, when Itunes starts I don't see any BlackRa1n logo, and IPhone hangs with connect to Itunes symbol.. how to solve it?
Has anyone been able to successfully jailbreak via iPhone 3G?
You need 3.1.2
Ok I figured it out. If your stuck at running… and recovery mode do this.
1. close blackra1n
2. open blackra1n
3. hold home and power buttons down.
phone reboots but keep holding down until geohot's pic shows up. similar to redsn0w.
help me . i got locked iphone 3gs without sim . i cant able to jailbreak using geohot tool . can u help me
help me . i got locked iphone 3gs without sim . i cant able to jailbreak using geohot tool . can u help me
Can i jailbroke my 3gs 3.1 now with this blackra1n pls anyone tell me
mine too, blackra1n stuck on done, waiting for reboot, iphone stuck on itunes logo with cable. itunes opened itself and have been waiting now for over 15mins then phone did end up rebooting itself but nada, just back as it was.
would be happy to donate if only it worked?
cheers mate that worked a treat, iphone 3g on o2 jailbroken and working fine
blackra1n is awesome, took about 10 secs
long live blackra1n
Got a 3GS iphone with 3.1 and waited patiently for this jailbreak we he, this guy rocks . Many many thanks your a genious.
Please Help ,
i bought an apple iphone 16gig 3g from the net put my simcard o2 in worked fine hoocked it up to my pc to move my contacts over and itunes updated it 3.1 and the new baseband all i get is sim not surported so in the end i installed the custom 3.1 firmware but i had so carrier settings i then installed ultrsn0w and have carrier but it says no service when will the hack come out to unlock baseband 5.11.7 so i can use this phone again please help