How to Jailbreak/Unlock iPhone 2G/3G/3GS on 3.1.2 Blackra1n/Blacksn0w Guide

By Ex on November 3rd, 2009 300

Looking to jailbreak and/or unlock your iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, or iPod Touch? You have come to the right place!

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What is ‘Jailbreaking’?

Jailbreaking is a term used that refers to modifying the software on your iPhone/iPod Touch. These modifications essentially “free” your device from the device constraints and allow you to do functions such as applying custom wallpapers, changing the way the icons look, modifying text message tones, changing the device sounds, and about 1 million other things. The list is endless. The image below is an example of what you can do with a jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch:

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Jailbreaking is accomplished by using programs such as ‘redsn0w’ (listed below). Once you do jailbreak however, it is not permanent. At any time you can restore your iPhone/iPod Touch to factory defaults and return the device back to ‘normal’. However until you do the restore, your device will stay jailbroken. Also, it goes without saying that this voids your warranty, but when you restore to factory defaults, the traces of jailbreaking are usually cleaned up.

If you want to know more about Jailbreaking, you can read all about it here.

What is ‘Unlocking’?

The wireless carriers in Canada, such as Rogers and Fido, put “carrier locks” on their devices. What this does is prevent you from using the device on another wireless network. For example, you cannot take a Rogers device and put a Fido SIM card into it and vice versa.

Using similar methods to jailbreaking, one can unlock their iPhone. This allows you to “free” your device and allows the user to put any SIM card into the device. For example, if you unlock your Rogers iPhone, you can now put a Fido SIM in, or AT&T or O2 or whoever.

Unlocking is accomplished by using programs such as ‘ultrasn0w’ (listed below). Once you do the unlock however, it is not permanent. At any time you can restore your iPhone to factory defaults and return the device back to ‘normal’. However until you do the restore, your device will stay unlocked. Also, it goes without saying that this voids your warranty, but when you restore to factory defaults, the traces of the unlock are usually cleaned up.

If you want to know more about Unlocking, you can read all about it here.

Read Me Before Continuing

Before we begin, please take some time to review the notes below as they are very important:

- The methods listed below can be followed on BOTH a PC or a Mac

- Your iPhone/iPod Touch must be updated to firmware 3.1.2 via iTunes before beginning this process.

- For users that already have a jailbroken device and want to keep their jailbroken apps, before you begin the process below, download “AptBackup” from Cydia and back up your jailbroken apps. Now connect your device to iTunes and backup your device using the iTunes backup process. After you do the jailbreak process below, redownload AptBackup from Cydia and plug your device into your computer. Using AptBackup, restore your apps.

- If you are already jailbroken and/or unlocked and have problems with WiFi, GPS or Youtube, click here.

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The Jailbreak/Unlock Methods

Below you will find detailed guides (so you do not miss any steps) of how to jailbreak and unlock an iPhone or an iPod Touch. There are five sections:

1.) How To Jailbreak and Unlock the iPhone 2G on 3.1.2 Firmware

2.) How To Jailbreak and Unlock the iPhone 3G/3GS on 3.1.2 Firmware

3.) How To Unlock the iPhone 3G/3GS if you are already Jailbroken and running Baseband 05.11.07

4.) How To Jailbreak the iPod Touch on 3.1.2 Firmware

5.) How To Revert Your iPhone 2G/3G/3GS or iPod Touch Back To “Normal”

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1.) How To Jailbreak and Unlock the iPhone 2G on 3.1.2 Firmware

To jailbreak and/or unlock your iPhone 2G on the 3.1.2 firmware and so you can put in your Rogers/Fido SIM card (or any other carrier SIM), follow the steps below:

How to Jailbreak the iPhone 2G

1.) Plug your iPhone into iTunes, do a backup and then click “Update” to install firmware 3.1.2. After the update, eject your iPhone from iTunes using the “eject” button and close iTunes. Leave your iPhone connected to your computer.

2.) Click on the PC or Mac links to download Blackra1n for PC or MAC. Save the file to your computer desktop.

3.) Locate the downloaded file “Blackra1n” and double-click on it.

Step 3

4.) Your iPhone will now enter into Recovery Mode. If iTunes opens, simply close it.

Step 4Step 4-1Step 4-2

5.) After the reboot, Blackra1n will indicate that your iPhone has been jailbroken. Click “OK”. You can also close Blackra1n now if it is still open.

6.) Once at your iPhone home-screen, go to Settings > WiFi and turn on WiFi.

7.) On your iPhone home-screen, you will see a new Blackra1n icon. Tap on it.

Icon

8.) When Blackra1n opens, tap on Cydia (or Rock) and tap “Install” in the top right corner.

9.) Cydia (or Rock) will now be visible on your iPhone home-screen. Your iPhone is now Jailbroken.

How to Unlock the iPhone 2G

1.) On your iPhone home-screen, tap on the Blackra1n icon.

2.) In the Blackra1n app, tap on “Cydia” to install Cydia. (If you already installed Cydia, move to Step 3)

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3.) Cydia will prompt you for updates. Tap on “Complete Upgrade” and install them all.

4.) In Cydia, search for the app “BootNeuter” and install the app.

5.) Open BootNeuter and make sure the settings match the image below:

2G Unlock6.) When the settings match the above image, tap on “Flash” in the top right corner. The iPhone 2G will now be unlocked.

Note: You may go back into the Blackra1n app on your home-screen and use the Uninstall toggle to remove the Blackra1n app from your home-screen. This does not affect the jailbreak or unlock.

2.) How To Jailbreak and Unlock the iPhone 3G/3GS on 3.1.2 Firmware

To jailbreak and/or unlock your iPhone 3G/3GS on the 3.1.2 firmware and so you can put in your Rogers/Fido SIM card (or any other carrier SIM), follow the steps below:

How to Jailbreak the iPhone 3G/3GS

1.) Plug your iPhone into iTunes, do a backup and then click “Update” to install firmware 3.1.2. After the update, eject your iPhone from iTunes using the “eject” button and close iTunes. Leave your iPhone connected to your computer.

2.) Click on the PC or Mac links to download Blackra1n for PC or MAC. Save the file to your computer desktop.

3.) Locate the downloaded file “Blackra1n” and double-click on it.

Step 3

4.) Your iPhone will now enter into Recovery Mode. If iTunes opens, simply close it.

Step 4Step 4-1Step 4-2

5.) After the reboot, Blackra1n will indicate that your iPhone has been jailbroken. Click “OK”. You can also close Blackra1n now if it is still open.

6.) Once at your iPhone home-screen, go to Settings > WiFi and turn on WiFi.

7.) On your iPhone home-screen, you will see a new Blackra1n icon. Tap on it.

Icon

8.) When Blackra1n opens, tap on Cydia (or Rock) and tap “Install” in the top right corner.

9.) Cydia (or Rock) will now be visible on your iPhone home-screen. Your iPhone is now Jailbroken.

How to Unlock the iPhone 3G/3GS

1.) On your iPhone home-screen, tap on the Blackra1n icon.

2.) In the Blackra1n app, tap on “Sn0w”. Your iPhone will now be unlocked.

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Note: You may go back into the Blackra1n app on your home-screen and use the Uninstall toggle to remove the Blackra1n app from your home-screen. This does not affect the jailbreak or unlock.

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3.) How To Unlock the iPhone 3G/3GS if you are already Jailbroken and running Baseband 05.11.07

1.) On your iPhone home-screen, tap on the Cydia icon.

2.) If Cydia prompts you for updates, install them all.

3.) In Cydia, tap on the “Manage” tab at the bottom.

Manage Step

4.) Tap on the “Sources” button.

5.) Tap on the “Edit” button in the top right corner of the screen and then tap the “Add” button in the top left corner.

6.) Type in http://www.blackra1n.com and then tap “Add Source“.

Enter Repo

7.) Now tap on the “Done” button in the top right corner of the screen.

8.) Tap on “blackra1n” from the “Sources” List under the “Manage” tab.

Tap Black

9.) Select “blacksn0w” from the list of packages and then tap “Install” in the top right corner of the screen and then tap “Confirm“.

Blacksnow tap

10.) After the unlock is installed, tap on “Return to Cydia“. Your iPhone is now unlocked.

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4.) How To Jailbreak the iPod Touch on 3.1.2 Firmware

To jailbreak your iPod Touch on the 3.1.2 firmware, follow the steps below:

How to Jailbreak the iPod Touch

1.) Plug your iPod Touch into iTunes, do a backup and then click “Update” to install firmware 3.1.2. After the update, eject your iPod Touch from iTunes using the “eject” button and close iTunes. Leave your iPod Touch connected to your computer.

2.) Click on the PC or Mac links to download Blackra1n for PC or MAC. Save the file to your computer desktop.

3.) Locate the downloaded file “Blackra1n” and double-click on it.

Step 3

4.) Your iPod Touch will now enter into Recovery Mode. If iTunes opens, simply close it.

Step 4Step 4-1Step 4-2

5.) After the reboot, Blackra1n will indicate the your iPod Touch has been jailbroken. Click “OK”. You can also close Blackra1n now if it is still open.

6.) Once at your iPod Touch home-screen, go to Settings > WiFi and turn on WiFi.

7.) On your iPod Touch home-screen, you will see a new Blackra1n icon. Tap on it.

Icon

8.) When Blackra1n opens, tap on Cydia (or Rock) and tap “Install” in the top right corner.

9.) Cydia (or Rock) will now be visible on your iPod Touch home-screen. Your iPhone is now Jailbroken.

Note: You may go back into the Blackra1n app on your home-screen and use the Uninstall toggle to remove the Blackra1n app from your home-screen. This does not affect the jailbreak.

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5.) How To Revert Your iPhone 2G/3G/3GS or iPod Touch Back To “Normal”

So you have Jailbroken or Unlocked (or both) your iPhone 2G/3G/3GS or iPod Touch but now you want to revert to the factory fresh iPhone 2G/3G/3GS or iPod Touch. To do so, follow the steps below:

1.) Open iTunes and plug your iPhone 2G/3G/3GS or iPod Touch in via the USB. Backup your iPhone/iPod Touch if iTunes allows you to.

2.) When iTunes recognizes the iPhone/iPod Touch, click on the “Restore” button in iTunes. This will restore your iPhone/iPod Touch with fresh 3.1.2 firmware.

3.) After the restore is complete, iTunes will prompt you to Set up a New Device or Restore from Back Up from an existing backup (the backup from step 1). Choose which ever method you want and let iTunes process.

4.) After the processing is complete, your iPhone/iPod Touch will be loaded with the fresh 3.1.2 firmware or loaded with your back up that you may have chosen.

5.) Eject the iPhone/iPod Touch from iTunes using the “eject” button and disconnect the USB cable from the iPhone/iPod Touch. Turn the iPhone/iPod Touch off and then turn the iPhone/iPod Touch back on.

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So far I have successfully jailbroken my iPod Touch 2G and jailbroken/unlocked my iPhone 2G and iPhone 3G.

If you follow the steps above, you will have success.

Enjoy!

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  • Anonymous

    Hello X1Zero, well I have to thank you for your help and time you spended,,,THANK YOU VERY MUCH I really apreciated so, I got my phone back I will be careful with itunes next time. Thanks again ialbert09.

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/ Ex

    Anytime! Happy to help.

  • Adam

    Hi,

    I unlocked and jailbroken it as written and everything works fine. But once I shut off my iphone and start it back it goes into recovery mode and I need to plug it into itunes again and do the blackra1n for it to work. What am I doing wrong?

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/category/x1zeros-corner/ X1Zero

    Just restore to fresh firmware and do it all over again

  • walt savic

    just updated my 3g today using blackrain n iv never had an easier jailbreak, no problems at all n rockmyphone did a good job with a backup . fuckin awesome!!!!

  • Anonymous

    everytime i jailbreak my iphone intstall cydia install some apps some hrs later i will get no service and it will stay like that until i restore it. Im on telus too. any help!!!

  • Anonymous

    everytime i jailbreak my iphone intstall cydia install some apps some hrs later i will get no service and it will stay like that until i restore it. Im on telus too. any help!!!

  • Anonymous

    everytime i jailbreak my iphone install cydia download some apps some hrs later service will just disappear and never come back until i restore it. Yes its 3.1.2 firmware and cydia is the only thing i installed i used blackra1n to jailbreak it. Im on telus

  • Anonymous

    everytime i jailbreak my iphone install cydia download some apps some hrs later service will just disappear and never come back until i restore it. Yes its 3.1.2 firmware and cydia is the only thing i installed i used blackra1n to jailbreak it. Im on telus

  • Anonymous

    Awesome – thanks guys :D

  • Anonymous

    Awesome – thanks guys :D

  • niz

    this was amazingly simple! Thanks!!!

  • Myles

    i just jailbreaked my iphone 3G, but now im having some issues, it keeps turning off on me, and it won’t turn on regularly anymore. i have to hold down both buttons for like 15seconds before it will even turn on. Then it take another minute before i even get my welcome screen. Any idea’s why this is happening?????

  • Anonymous

    This is a great guide but please please PLEASE put a giant ammendment to the top of the screen that the blackra1n method is a TETHERED jailbreak. I believe this affects all 3rd gen iPod Touch and iPhone 3GS made after week 41. I learned this the hard way on my new iPhone 3GS I got for Christmas. What this means is after jailbreaking, anytime you turn off the phone and start it back up you will be greeted with a picture of geoh0t and the phone will not boot up. To fix this you must plug it in to your computer and run blackra1n again to boot your iPhone, hence making this a TETHERED jailbreak. This is really annoying and I don’t recommend it at all, as soon as I jailbroke my phone I restored it back to default because this is just too annoying. I will wait for the next release of blackra1n or other jailbreak method that is untethered. Just wanted to warn the others out there, and am surprised to see that most guides don’t mention this.

  • Andre

    If I want to restore to its just before jailbreaking state, will hitting the Restore button then backup, keep all the apps and the data or will it restore the the factory default?

  • Kurt

    I’ve used your instructions to unlock my iPhone 3GS and everything seemed to go very well. Thanks

    I was just wondering if there was a way to determine if the iPhone is actually unlocked with out another SIM card to test it with? I was planning on purchasing another SIM card in the US mainland or Hawaii while traveling and would like to make sure the phone is unlocked before I get there.

  • moi

    will it be like that all the time??

  • Anonymous

    my iphone 3G is updated to 3.1.2 but by accident I lost both itunes and app store. is there anyway to get them back?
    :-(

  • Anonymous

    my iphone 3G is updated to 3.1.2 but by accident I lost both itunes and app store. is there anyway to get them back?
    :-(

  • Anonymous

    my iphone 3G is updated to 3.1.2 but by accident I lost both itunes and app store. is there anyway to get them back?
    :-(

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/ Ex

    Do you have multiple home screens enabled? Try swiping left or right on the
    home screen. I dont think you can *lose* iTunes and App Store since they are
    core apps.

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/ Ex

    Do you have multiple home screens enabled? Try swiping left or right on the
    home screen. I dont think you can *lose* iTunes and App Store since they are
    core apps.

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/ Ex

    Do you have multiple home screens enabled? Try swiping left or right on the
    home screen. I dont think you can *lose* iTunes and App Store since they are
    core apps.

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    What do you mean by “lost?” They don’t appear on your homescreen?

    If you purchased apps, as long as you have the email receipts you can always
    contact iTunes support and you can redownload them for free no problem.

    As for iTunes…do you mean you lost your music? Maybe just sync your iPhone
    and restore with the previous profile—you do sync frequently to backup,
    right? :)

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    What do you mean by “lost?” They don’t appear on your homescreen?

    If you purchased apps, as long as you have the email receipts you can always
    contact iTunes support and you can redownload them for free no problem.

    As for iTunes…do you mean you lost your music? Maybe just sync your iPhone
    and restore with the previous profile—you do sync frequently to backup,
    right? :)

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    What do you mean by “lost?” They don’t appear on your homescreen?

    If you purchased apps, as long as you have the email receipts you can always
    contact iTunes support and you can redownload them for free no problem.

    As for iTunes…do you mean you lost your music? Maybe just sync your iPhone
    and restore with the previous profile—you do sync frequently to backup,
    right? :)

  • Anonymous

    When I say lost, I mean there’s no icon for ether app store or iTunes
    on my home screen.

    I just updated to 3.1.2 firmware and both icons are gone.

    I temember that there’s an app where you could hide and unhide icons
    (apps) that you didn’t want to show but I don’t remember witch one is
    it. Does it ring the bell for you?
    Yes i do sync almost every 4 days

  • Anonymous

    When I say lost, I mean there’s no icon for ether app store or iTunes
    on my home screen.

    I just updated to 3.1.2 firmware and both icons are gone.

    I temember that there’s an app where you could hide and unhide icons
    (apps) that you didn’t want to show but I don’t remember witch one is
    it. Does it ring the bell for you?
    Yes i do sync almost every 4 days

  • Anonymous

    When I say lost, I mean there’s no icon for ether app store or iTunes
    on my home screen.

    I just updated to 3.1.2 firmware and both icons are gone.

    I temember that there’s an app where you could hide and unhide icons
    (apps) that you didn’t want to show but I don’t remember witch one is
    it. Does it ring the bell for you?
    Yes i do sync almost every 4 days

  • Anonymous

    I thought the same that I couldn’t loose app store or iTunes but
    they’re not there.

    Can a reinstall them or should I restore the iphone?

  • Anonymous

    I thought the same that I couldn’t loose app store or iTunes but
    they’re not there.

    Can a reinstall them or should I restore the iphone?

  • Anonymous

    I thought the same that I couldn’t loose app store or iTunes but
    they’re not there.

    Can a reinstall them or should I restore the iphone?

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/ Ex

    Check if the icons are hidden by any installed jailbreak apps. If not,
    restore

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/ Ex

    Check if the icons are hidden by any installed jailbreak apps. If not,
    restore

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/ Ex

    Check if the icons are hidden by any installed jailbreak apps. If not,
    restore

  • shawn27

    are you able to connect to the wifi in your home or just in starbucks

  • Shawn27

    If you Jailbreak an iphone with bell is the wifi still restricted to Starbucks only for the unlimited WIFI

  • shawn27

    Are you able to connect to any internet wifi with a bell iphone or just Starbucks with black rain

  • Stephan

    I am getting a Rogers iPhone 3G, and I want to use it with bell. Does the iPhone need to be disconnected from Rogers (my uncle is switiching the iPhone for a blackberry) for me to unlock it, or does it matter?

  • steve

    my iphone 2g was unlock before step 6…is that normal?if so that was really easy thanks

  • aroua

    hi! so i have the first generation iphone bought from the u.s. with att. im now living in europe (greece) and would love to able to use my greek sim card. Ive followed all the instructions and everything worked accordingly. The only problem is when i insert my greek sim it still doesnt work/recognize it.

    can anyone help me :( ? thnx

  • http://disqus.com/texnogeekz/ http://disqus.com/texnogeekz/

    This is a cool unlock trick. learn how to perform reverse cell phone number lookup

  • amou

    Please HELP
    hi. so i have the iphone 2g which i bought in the u.s. with a att account. However i am in europe (greece) and want to able to insert my european sim card. downloaded everything but it wont recognize my other sim.

    ANY suggestions???
    thnx

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/ Mr. Ex

    Read above

  • http://disqus.com/texnogeekz/ http://disqus.com/texnogeekz/

    Does this break come with any security risks or concerns we should know about.

  • ayman

    i made a jailbreak & it's working well but i have a very big problem now , when the iphone is restarted or embty battery so restarted it gives me screen refer to link to i tunes & i can't do anything till jailbreak again through blakinra so it restarted & working again the broblem now also i can't make arestore through i tunes because as u know apple launches a new iphone software & i can't update to 3.1.3 due to i can't jailbrea it or using another simcard , please i need your advise in this issue how to retore my phone in full healty mode

  • Wolf604

    I am stuck at 3.1 on a 3GS. Can I still use Blackra1n to jailbreak? Or did I miss the train?
    The whole talk here is about 3.1.2, and apple just spat out 3.1.3.

  • marcel71

    I made my donation to geohot, but where do i go to get the blackra1n file. please help.

  • http://www.axvoice.com/ internet phone

    Yes, it is correct. You do not need to use blacksn0w to unlock.

  • todo310

    i followed the steps …but the black raindrop did not appeared in my phone. why?

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