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The newest version of the Blackra1n Jailbreak, version RC3 has been released and it now allows you to Jailbreak your iPhone and then also Unlock it using the Blacksn0w Unlock. This guide will take you through the steps of Jailbreaking your iPhone using Blacksn0w RC3. For instructions on how to Unlock your iPhone using Blacksn0w, check this post. Read on for the guide!
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This tutorial is for WINDOWS or MAC, the steps are identical.
NOTE: This tutorial will Jailbreak your iPhone, NOT Unlock it. To Unlock your iPhone once you have followed this guide, check out our Unlocking Using Blacksn0w Guide here.
First of all, here’s what you need to get started on this guide:
- iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS Updated to OS 3.1.2 using iTunes
- A Windows PC or a Mac
- Blackra1n Jailbreak tool Get it here
1. Unzip the Blackra1n Jailbreak tool to your desktop.
2. Launch the Blackra1n Jalbreak tool with your iPhone plugged in to your computer.
3. Click “make it ra1n”.
4. Wait for your iPhone to Reboot.
5. Once your iPhone Reboots, you should see the BlackRa1n icon on your springboard.
6. Tap the icon and choose your preferred app installer. I prefer Cydia myself. If you have previously Jailbroken and you would like to Unlock your iPhone, be sure to upgrade Blacksn0w. Continue on to our Unlock guide here.
7. Once your springboard relaunches, you should now see the Cydia app which you can use to install the apps of your choice.
8. You can now uninstall the BlackRa1n app by launching it and tapping uninstall. Reboot your iPhone.
Congratulations, your iPhone is now Jailbroken! To continue on to Unlock your iPhone, check this post out!
I just purchased a new iphone 3gs I followed the instruction like for my other iphone
but when it gets to reboot part it doesn’t reboot. I have the blackra1n saved it in the c drive.
I have os 3.1.2. (7d11) something change ?
hi.. just got my new 3gs i phone.. i had it jailbbroken by my friend however i was not able to charge t and it went automatically off..now when i restarted it, the icon itunes and the connector appears on the screen.
my friend told me it has to be fixed with blackrain so he sent me the file but when i tried to run it, basically it did not work.. i mean a prompt message says “searching for device”
Now its been a week since i havent used my iphone because i dont know how to re start it,,
please help…
thank you
when i download the blackra1n.exe (RC3) file on my computer and launch it (while my iphone is connected,of course) a message comes up “blackra1n.exe has stopped working.windows will now close the program and notify you if there is a solution” it does that everytime no matter where i download the file to. could you help me? i’m trying to jailbreak and then unlock my iphone 3G S 3.1.2. should i try with another version of blackrain or should it be RC3? and why would it stop working everytime i launch it? thank you
Plug your iPhone into a computer with iTunes and restore it back to the standard firmware. Newer 3GS iPhones cannot be jailbroken yet.
I would try to run it on another computer. It sounds like you’re having issues running Blackra1n on that particular machine.
thank you for the answer….i just thought of sth else…do you think it could be because i’ve connected my iphone without a sim card in it?
No, it doesn’t sound like it. I don’t believe that Blackra1n cares whether there is a SIM in the phone or not…. If you have issues with Blackra1n, you can always try the PwnageTool method