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Blackra1n is out!!!! (for Windows)

Wow ... painless operation. Between Blackra1n to JB and restoring Cydia apps using PkgBackup, other then downloading the 200MB firmware from Apple the whole thing took around 15 minutes. 3GS using Windows 7 64bit.
 
Guys does push notification under blackra1n work?

ive just updated my pwnd 3.0 3GS to 3.1.2 Blackra1n in the hopes that it would enable push notifications for programs like ebay but when i try an initialise push service it fails.

do i need to completely restore and start fresh with blackra1n to get push working?

cheers

Lint
 
iPhone 3GS 32Gb.

This was EASIEST JB I have even done. Less that 15s and I was done. Only installed ROCK (Not Cydia and ICY).

First time JB my 3GS here.

From JB apps only installed ...

1. SBSettings
2. Backgrounder
3. Kirikae

Don't want to make my iPhone unstable, slow etc.

Awesome job by Geohot.
 
While blackra1n is finished running (and seems to be doing nothing) run blackrain again with the other one still running.

sshams95 said:
I have 64gb 3g ipt with 3.1.2 installed. Itunes 9.0.1 installed. Running Vista 32 bit.
With itunes closed, I plug in ipt, run blackra1n.exe, click on Make It Rain, then screen shows the USB cable and Itunes logo on ipt. blackra1n.exe screen says "Entering Recovery". that's it...nothing else happens.

I open itunes, get the message to restore or else, and i hit restore, but no JB. Blackra1n.exe then says "Done". Very confused here as to what I am doing wrong.

here is log:

INFO: welcome to blackra1n for windows
INFO: loaded dll at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\iTunesMobileDevice.dll
INFO: button clicked
INFO: callbacks registered
INFO: internal device callback called
INFO: sent enter recovery command
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I'm running 3.1.2 on a never JB'd 3G S, and there are apps that just don't work. SBSettings (Tried downloading from Cydia and Rock, it doesn't come down when I swipe), Poof (I can turn apps on and off, but they don't disappear), and Backgrounder (It's obviously a 3G S, so if I hold the home button it enables voiceover, and if I put it on the power button it comes up with the "slide to turn off" screen).

Can anyone tell me how I can get these apps working, if they are working?
 
Sweet!

trebek59 said:
Hey Guys,

New to the thread. Ironic that I literally started checking out jailbreaking my 3gs this afternoon.

I am running a dell xps with vista 32-bit, and the latest version of itunes.

Just completed the blackra1n jailbreak with ease. Here's what I did:

1. read about it.
2. read some more about it.
3. made a cocktail to calm my nerves over possibly having to start all over.
4. re-read everything I had just read for the past two hours.
5. downloaded the blackra1n.exe file.
6. read some more.
7. made the plunge. plugged in my iphone 3gs, and updated it to the latest
3.1.2 firmware.
8. made another cocktail while it was downloading/updating.
9. once update finished, backed up the iphone.
10. moved the blackra1n file to the desktop.
11. with itunes running, iphone on and connected, double clicked blackra1n, then make it rain.
12. in about 10 seconds, the photo with the flying iphones appeared on the iphone screen. (a window in itunes came up saying it detected an iphone in recovery, which i ignored)
13. the blackra1n diagnostic said it was done, and rebooting...
14. rebooted successfully, and installed cydia and updated in accordingly.
15. made a celebratory cocktail.

Note: at some point between clicking "make it rain" and the photo appearing/disappearing, the recovery picture (usb to cd) briefly showed on the iphone screen. I'm afraid due to my cocktailing I cannot pinpoint exactly when this occurred, just that it did, and it's normal.

good luck!
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You post made me say "Let's do This!" : )
I've been unjailbroken since 3.1 came out and I was a boob and updated my phone losing my JB. So here I go...
 
Abyssgh0st said:
I'm running 3.1.2 on a never JB'd 3G S, and there are apps that just don't work. SBSettings (Tried downloading from Cydia and Rock, it doesn't come down when I swipe), Poof (I can turn apps on and off, but they don't disappear), and Backgrounder (It's obviously a 3G S, so if I hold the home button it enables voiceover, and if I put it on the power button it comes up with the "slide to turn off" screen).

Can anyone tell me how I can get these apps working, if they are working?
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Install backgrounder.. install SBSettings

Stop swiping... hit your Wifi/3G button and battery at the same time. It may take a few tries for you to get it. Obviously use two different fingers..


If you wish to keep your home button on your 3gs assigned to voiceover, that's fine. I am keeping me assigned to voice over as well. Open an app, hold the home button, it will say backgrounder enabled, and let go of the home button. Keep holding it, and voiceover will come up. Let go when its enabled, and you will be fine.
 
Well if it had messed up i would guess it was an error due to the fact you had to many celebratory cocktail's.



trebek59 said:
Hey Guys,

New to the thread. Ironic that I literally started checking out jailbreaking my 3gs this afternoon.

I am running a dell xps with vista 32-bit, and the latest version of itunes.

Just completed the blackra1n jailbreak with ease. Here's what I did:

1. read about it.
2. read some more about it.
3. made a cocktail to calm my nerves over possibly having to start all over.
4. re-read everything I had just read for the past two hours.
5. downloaded the blackra1n.exe file.
6. read some more.
7. made the plunge. plugged in my iphone 3gs, and updated it to the latest
3.1.2 firmware.
8. made another cocktail while it was downloading/updating.
9. once update finished, backed up the iphone.
10. moved the blackra1n file to the desktop.
11. with itunes running, iphone on and connected, double clicked blackra1n, then make it rain.
12. in about 10 seconds, the photo with the flying iphones appeared on the iphone screen. (a window in itunes came up saying it detected an iphone in recovery, which i ignored)
13. the blackra1n diagnostic said it was done, and rebooting...
14. rebooted successfully, and installed cydia and updated in accordingly.
15. made a celebratory cocktail.

Note: at some point between clicking "make it rain" and the photo appearing/disappearing, the recovery picture (usb to cd) briefly showed on the iphone screen. I'm afraid due to my cocktailing I cannot pinpoint exactly when this occurred, just that it did, and it's normal.

good luck!
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rtc4lyfee said:
This takes 2 minutes to get to a windows computer, and then jailbreak the device there. Unplug, and be on your way. If you really cannot get to a Windows computer in what ever 3rd world country you may live in that doesn't support Windows, oh my :rolleyes:
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Haha, well I've got 4 PC's and 3 Macs so I hope I can access one of them :p

I tried to do it on my PC but once I plugged it in it asked to restore it. Should I restore it even though I usually sync with a Mac?

I looked for a tutorial/instructions but couldn't find anything…can anyone help me?

Thanks
 
I'm joining this blackrain party a little late. Is there a tutorial or can someone post quick notes to run this....? I have jailbraking experience on a amature level
 
the blackra1n jailbreak worked fine for me on a 32gb 3GS never before JB'd. My problem is after any app i try to download on cydia, be in SBSettings or Qtweeter for example, i get stuck in the reload springboard screen, try to restart and get stuck in the Apple boot up logo. I have restored 4 times already. Im wondering if I should just wait for a Mac version of the JB
 
Lemons! said:
Is anyone elses Cydia Backspace button in search broken?
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Working fine for me. It didn't work when I JB about 4 months ago then just started working on day so give it some time.

Well we now have two 3GSs JB on 3.1.2!!!! :D :D
Yah! Super smooth!!!

SBS settings did lock up on "Restarting Springboard" on one phone but just turned phone off then back on and it had loaded fine and all was well.
 
fallspyder said:
Working fine for me. It didn't work when I JB about 4 months ago then just started working on day so give it some time.

Well we now have two 3GSs JB on 3.1.2!!!! :D :D
Yah! Super smooth!!!

SBS settings did lock up on "Restarting Springboard" on one phone but just turned phone off then back on and it had loaded fine and all was well.
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Hey man,

Glad to hear it went "mostly" swimmingly for you. Now have fun spending hours figuring out how you want your battery to look. lol
 
fallspyder said:
Working fine for me. It didn't work when I JB about 4 months ago then just started working on day so give it some time.

Well we now have two 3GSs JB on 3.1.2!!!! :D :D
Yah! Super smooth!!!

SBS settings did lock up on "Restarting Springboard" on one phone but just turned phone off then back on and it had loaded fine and all was well.
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SBsettings usually freezes for me there on each new JB install lol.
 
Ok ppl, I have an iPhone3G and I can confirm blackrain DOES WORK. And I can also confirm that the problems users are having, I also encountered them.

I think that this jailbreak is the simplest, but very strange and I'll tell you why; it's because you have to do the process a couple times before it works.

Here's what I did.

1. I first downloaded the latest iTunes and upgraded to 3.1.2 firmware for iPhone 3G.

2. I downloaded blackrain.

3. Restarted computer.

4. Plugged in iPhone and began running blackrain.

5. No logo showed, iPhone went into recovery.

6. I then went in to DFU mode (hold Power and Home for 5 secs) iPhone shut off.

7. Turned it back on and it was fine (could sync into iTunes).

8. Ran blackrain again.

9. No logo showed, iPhone went into recovery.

10. Repeated steps 6-7

11. Unplugged and replugged iPhone and did step 8 and finally showed that hideous logo.

11. Waited for reboot.

12. Installed Cydia.

Well, that was MY experience with this jailbreak. It took me 3 times to get this to work. I wrote this down in hopes that this will help any of you who is stuck.

Good luck.
 
tracid said:
Ok ppl, I have an iPhone3G and I can confirm blackrain DOES WORK. And I can also confirm that the problems users are having, I also encountered them.

I think that this jailbreak is the simplest, but very strange and I'll tell you why; it's because you have to do the process a couple times before it works.

Here's what I did.

1. I first downloaded the latest iTunes and upgraded to 3.1.2 firmware for iPhone 3G.

2. I downloaded blackrain.

3. Restarted computer.

4. Plugged in iPhone and began running blackrain.

5. No logo showed, iPhone went into recovery.

6. I then went in to DFU mode (hold Power and Home for 5 secs) iPhone shut off.

7. Turned it back on and it was fine (could sync into iTunes).

8. Ran blackrain again.

9. No logo showed, iPhone went into recovery.

10. Repeated steps 6-7

11. Unplugged and replugged iPhone and did step 8 and finally showed that hideous logo.

11. Waited for reboot.

12. Installed Cydia.

Well, that was MY experience with this jailbreak. It took me 3 times to get this to work. I wrote this down in hopes that this will help any of you who is stuck.

Good luck.
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Mine has been in recovery mode for 25+mins….
 
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