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iPhone 3GS Jailbreak Released

ViRGE

Elite Member, Moderator Emeritus
It should be noted that this doesn't come from the iPhone Dev Team - there seems to be some disagreement about waiting for Apple to release the next version of iPhoneOS so that they can't plug the hole.

http://iphonejtag.blogspot.com...07/i-make-it-ra1n.html

Yes, this is what you've all been waiting for. A jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS. And it's awesome. To get started right now, go to purplera1n.com. Download it. Make sure you have windows(but not 7), the latest iTunes installed, and an iPhone 3GS with 3.0 firmware. Connect your iPhone normally. Click "make it ra1n". Wait. On bootup, run Freeze, the purplera1n installer app. Hopefully you'll figure out what to do from there. Best tutorial gets linked to from purplera1n site. This tool is beta. Make sure to have everything backed up before running. Also if Cydia doesn't show up after running Freeze, reboot.

If you need help email purplera1n.support at gmail and attach your purplera1n.log file. Or call the purplera1n support hotline @ (650) 265-1210 Mac version is coming shortly.

Normally I don't make tools for the general public, and rather wait for the dev team to do it. But guys, whats up with waiting until 3.1? That isn't how the game is played. We release, Apple fixes, we find new holes. It isn't worth waiting because you might have the "last" hole in the iPhone. What last hole...this isn't golf. I'll find a new one next week. Also your purplera1nyday files ensure that you can always get back to a jailbroken state, so if you have it it's just a matter of tools.

Props to chronic dev for their help, and to kroo for writing v2 of Freeze. And props to Saurik for making an awesome package set. Note the binary size of purplera1n, it's smaller than C++ hello world. No 20MB thing that needs to be torrented. And no IPSW to download. This is how jailbreak should be!
 
Worked great for me, just did it with no issues from a windows xp virtual machine on my pc. If there is a problem half way just restart make it rain. Worked excellent, ran freeze, installed cydia, and am messing around now.
 
Originally posted by: skulkingghost
Worked great for me, just did it with no issues from a windows xp virtual machine on my pc. If there is a problem half way just restart make it rain. Worked excellent, ran freeze, installed cydia, and am messing around now.

oh wow sweet :=)
I restarted it and it worked!
 
side note, WINTERBOARD does not work at all at the moment cause the iphoen to boot into safe mode, where i uninstalled it. SB settings works great though!
 
I can't get "applications' to install. Obviously the ones I didn't pay for.
So this is only good for themes.?
 
oh whoa! geohot released it? i guess he didnt want to wait for the dev team...oh well. will try this later today and see how it works.
 
Yea.. I have a couple quirks, but for the most part I'm very satisfied with 3.0. Now with the 3GS I can switch back and forth between programs almost instantly, so it doesn't bother me as much to have to jump from Safari to SMS as it used to.
 
Originally posted by: Aimster
I can't get "applications' to install. Obviously the ones I didn't pay for.
So this is only good for themes.?

I use the mobile installer substrate just google mobile installer cydia and there are instructions on which source to add and install, then i just drag peoples homebrew games in to itunes and it syncs fine.
 
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