The jailbreak for iPod Touch OS 3.1.2 is finally here, and from none other than George Hotz who has been jailbreaking the iPhone since it was first launched. Called blackra1n, this Windows only jailbreak tool works for all iPhones ( 2G, 3G, and 3GS ) as well as iPod Touch 2G and 3G.
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.
Jailbreak your iPod Touch using blackra1n
- Upgrade to OS 3.1.2 via iTunes. It’s free if you were already using 3.0 on iPod Touch otherwise you’ll have to buy it.
- Once your iPod Touch has upgraded to 3.1.2, download blackra1n. Use Windows XP compatibility mode if you’re using Windows Vista or Windows 7.
- Launch the tool, and click the ‘make it ra1n’ button.
- It’ll take some time while your iPod Touch is jailbroken. You’ll see George’s picture, which means it’s working. After it’s down, it’ll restart.
- You should see the blackra1n icon in your apps now. Launch it.
- From here, you can install Cydia, which lets you install jailbreak applications. You can also try Rock or Icy.
- Congratulations, you have your iPod Touch 3.1.2 jailbreak up and running.
blackra1n isn’t available for OS X yet but expect it soon. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below.
UPDATE: If your device doesn’t boot again, don’t panic. Just re-run blackra1n while the device is plugged in.
UPDATE 2: Check out the new blog post to fix your issues with jailbreaking iPod Touch.
UPDATE 3: blackra1n for Mac has been released!
UPDATE 4: blackra1n RC2 has been released and contains fixes for many issues.
Important: iPhone OS 3.1.3 has been released for the iPhone and iPod Touch. We’ve got a new guide up on how to jailbreak iPhone 3.1.3 and iPod Touch 3.1.3 with redsn0w 0.9.4. Don’t upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3 if you’re using an unlocked iPhone 3G/3Gs or a jailbroken iPod Touch 2G (MC Model)/3G. The redsn0w guide is for iPhone 2G/3G jailbreak and iPod Touch 1G/2G ( non MC Models) only.
Download blackra1n
Here’s an alternate method: How to jailbreak iPod Touch firmware 3.1.2 with Sn0wbreeze
Update 5: Use this guide to jailbreak all iPod Touch models with OS 3.1.2/3.1.3 untethered using Spirit Jailbreak!
When you upgraded to the newest Itunes they got smart about blackrain and tried to prevent most from using it. You simply have to put blackrain in your itunes asl.dll file, there are multiple videos on how to do this. ^_^
does this work for ios 4 ?
Ya it dose really work
it says i need something and it pops up and i pres make it rain but then theres an error :S
im having the same error as breebree..in solutions ??
Okay guys.What errors? You need to specify here. If you get the asl.dll error and then when you click make it run it says in was installed wrong, or something like that, then, first of all move Blackra1n from where it is now (usually in the download folder) to:
1)If Vista 32-bit:
C:Program FilesCommon FilesAppleApple Application Support…
2)If Vista 64-bit:
C:Program Files(x86)Common FilesAppleApple Application Support
Post here if it worked.
Okay, i have the same asl.dll error when i click on it, and yea it says “the program cant start because ASL.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem”. i reinsalled afew times, and it keeps saying this,.. i tryed puttting it on a different file thing and i think i just messed that up. but, yeah im also using windows7 so :S im really confused. please help :S
this app wont show up in my ipod touch
hey if you guys are getting ASL.dll error look it up on youtube on how to fix that, or google i found out that if you put blackra1n in a certain folder you won’t get that probelm
Thank so much man it work now !!!
Thank you so much for the help it works now!!
my iphone 2G is without a sim…and it shows connect to itune sign and has entered emergency mode.
when i am trying to restore it through blackra1n is gets stuck in recovery mode. the phone is not able to reboot :(
any suggestions
@dergy: go to C drive> program files>common files>apple>apple *** *** >cut paste ur blackra1n icon there and then create a chortcut on desktop
this shall fix your problem
Thank you so much
it worked!
Whenever i try to download blackra1n, it stops working due to ASL, is that my ipod, computer, or the program? Is there anything i need to do?
cant shut off my ipod or it goes in to a locked mode and cant be used until i jailbreak it again does any one know why and i dont want it if i cant shut if off or let it die
Whell if that ever happens hold down the power button and the get out of the game button hold them both down till it says connect to iTunes and when you do that you have to have the latest iTunes downloaded on your computer then you have to restore your iPod it really works I hade to do that for my iPod so try that next time :)
ok…. i tried it said exactly “This application has failed to start because ASL.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem… HELP PLEASE!!!!!
What your doing is going to fix it I hade to do that same thing
same !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ive been trying for three days
installed blackra1n on my windows 7 computer to my o.s 3.1.2 ipod the blackra1n icon showed up and worked perfectly fine…but turned off and later put back on it only showed the cord connected to the itunes icon..and can’t recover it on my itunes.help me
Try plugging it in and clicking restore, or holding the power and home buttons together for ten seconds untill the screen goes black. the turn it on normally. whatever you do, DON”T take it to apple. They will probably take it off you and you will never see it again.
Ya don’t take it to the appal store just hold them down till this thing comes up and says connect to iTunes
Download the latest itunes
sorry dude tuff luck
That’s because you probably already hade it be for then eracd it so you will have to restor your iPod that is one of the ways you will get that app and all the other ones
how r u supposed to use black rain if my ipod is 4.1 do i downgrade it or use the blackrain program?
what do you do when u follow all the steps and george’s pic doesnt pop up but it says that its been jailbroken???cydia doesnt show up on the device either…