Simple question I hope, when I hit "make it ra1n" it says waiting on phone and doesnt do anything beyond that. Anyone have any ideas?
there are a ton of threads already discussing this. i'm guessing you can find your answer here:
Thanks man but the answer isnt in either of these posts, Im using a PC by the way.
When I plug my phone it my computer recognizes that its plugged in, whe I hit the "make it ra1n" button it says waiting on phone and nothing happens past that. My phone doesnt go into recovery mode or anything....i dont get it.
ok:
1. what OS are u running?
2. what model iPhone do u have?
3. what color is my shirt? (kidding)
4. is this first time you have linked iPhone to iTunes?
already know you're on a PC so that's covered.
well then. i'd just make sure you have iTunes 9.1 installed, then do a backup. after that, completely close out iTunes. then click on the BlackRa1n icon on your desktop (or wherever you saved the file) while your iPhone is connected to PC.
this should put your iphone into DFU mode for a very short bit, then GeoHot's image should appear for a minute or 2. then iphone will reboot.
next, find the blackra1n app on your springboard. launch it (prefers you have wifi connection)...then install Cydia/Rock/Icy...whichever you prefer.
done. whole thing seriously took me 5 minutes start to finish. good luck
Well I have Itunes 9.0.1, I assume that is the same that you are referring to?
This is what I have been doing:
I plug in my phone, back up, close itunes. Then I open Black rain, the box comes up that says "make ir ra1n" I click that...the box changes and says "waiting on phone" as if blackra1n doesnt detect that my phone is plugged in. Also it doesnt go into DFU more or reboot or anything, my phone doesnt change at all when I click the "make it ra1n" button. To make sure I was still linked to my pc I opened "my computer" and my iphone shows up.
stumped....
9.0.1...that's correct. i was a version ahead of myself :/
hmmm, seems like you and a lot of others are having issues with this JB. i had issues with redsn0w, but not blackra1n. try downloading a new blackra1n application and deleting the old one. then launch the new one. aside from that, i'm really stumped too
I've heard of a lot of problems trying to jailbreak a 3g with blackra1n, not found too many people that found fixes that were general and not specific just for them.
Try following this video: ( and make sure iTunes is OPEN when you're running blackra1n )
there are a few issues with this JB as i had a few, but i havent had issues with the JB itself, i just had issues after the JB with certain apps
would you mind telling me which ones so i can keep an eye out?
i had an issue when i installed 'winterboard' but i restored and reJB'ed and its working now, same with '5-icon dock', and Cydia & Icy(when installed together). If its going to happen, its going to happen...it seems like every iPhone reacts differently when issues with JB arise. Note that while every issue i stated didnt happen at once, for example, my 1st JB attempt-i had issues with winterboard>>restored & reJB, 2nd attempt-issues with cydia and Icy, and so forth...Now everything seems to be fine...sometimes u just have to restore reJB and do it all over again with some trial and error...Good Luck!
Also, I noticed that when i Restored and JB in a certain order, it worked FLAWLESSLY!!...and i did that procedure with 5 iPhone Gs's