What is jail-breaking I hear you ask! When you jailbreak an iPhone or iPod Touch you allow yourself to install third party applications on your iDevice. I think that the process of jail-breaking has become so simple now that it won’t take that long for you guys to get through this post.
To begin with you will have to update your iPod Touch or iPhone (Depends on which you have) to OS 3.1.2. If you don’t already have 3.0 you will have to pay for this update. If you’re like me and you don’t have the money you can head to this site (http://www.felixbruns.de/iPod/firmware/) and download 3.1.2 for free. Once you have downloaded the firmware to go with your iDevice you will be presented with a .ipsw file. To install the firmware on your device you will have to put your iDevice into DFU mode. This is a simple process and just involves clicking a few buttons!
How To Put an iPhone/iPod Touch into DFU Mode:
1. Locate the Home and Power buttons on your iDevice. The Home button is the round button below the screen; the Power button is the rectangular button located on top of your iDevice.
2. Plug your iDevice into your computer.
3. If you can’t count well in your head, look at a clock that displays the seconds because the timing of these steps is very important!
4. Make sure your iDevice is turned off
5. Press and hold the Home and Power buttons for 10 seconds. The screen should cut off at around 8 seconds.
6. While still holding the Home button, release the Power button.
7. Continue holding the Home button for about 15 seconds.
8. The screen will remain off and the iDevice will look unchanged, but, if you’re on Windows, you will hear the connected hardware sound; if your on a Mac, iTunes will automatically open and tell you that your iDevice is connected in recovery mode.
How To Install the Firmware:
1. Select your iDevice from the sidebar in iTunes (Make sure you are using iTunes 9).
2. Option (alt key) click on the Restore button and a drop down window will appear. To do this on windows I believe you have to Ctrl click on Restore.
3. In the window that appeared you will have to find the file which you downloaded earlier.
4. Once selected iTunes will verify the firmware and should restore your iDevice with it.
*Make sure you backed up all your files first!
How to Jailbreak your iDevice:
Finally after that long guide on updating your iPod Touch/iPhone to OS 3.1.2 I can finally get into showing you how to jailbreak the Device. First of all you will have to download Blackra1n. To download it head to Blackra1n.com and select your operating system. For me I selected the Apple because of course I’m on a Mac. If you’re on a PC though just select the Windows icon.
This should download a .zip file on the Mac which should automatically be unzipped. On windows it will download a .exe file. The application contained in the .zip file is so simple to use. Once you have the application double click on it to open it. In the BlackRa1n window you will be presented with one button. Simple!
BlackRa1n Window!
Click on the button which reads “Make it Ra1n”and your iDevice should be jailbroken within 30 seconds. It’s a quick process but we aren’t finished yet!
Once your device has rebooted you will spot a BlackRa1n icon on your springboard. You tap this icon and it should open an application. It’s in here that you select wether you want to install Cydia, Rock or Icy. You can even install them all if you really want to. I recommend that you only install Cydia though because it’s the most stable application of them all. It should download within a minute depending on your internet connection and Voila! You have now jailbroken your iDevice on firmware 3.1.2
I would now recommend that you open Cydia. You will probably have to update Cydia. Make sure you do a complete upgrade. You can now do whatever you want with your iPod Touch or iPhone! I usually get winterboard first of all and then get myself a nice enough theme!
We’ll Zam Yah Later!
Ultan
1.Locate the Home and Power buttons on your iDevice. The Home button is the round button below the screen; the Power button is the rectangular button located on top of your iDevice.
2.Plug your iDevice into your computer.
3.If you can’t count well in you head, look at a clock that displays the seconds because the timing of these steps is very important.
4.Press and hold the Home and Power buttons for 10 seconds. The screen should cut off at around 8 seconds
5.While still holding the Home button, release the Power button.
6.Continue holding the home button for about 15 seconds.
7.The screen will remain off and the iDevice will look unchanged, but, if you’re on Windows, you will hear the connected hardware sound; if your on a Mac, iTunes will open and tell you that your iDevice is connected in “Recovery” modeK
