[NessLookAlike]

Large font was meant to grab attention of the many people that pop in and out claiming W7 working fine, not represent me yelling or angry.

I suspect, however, that what is separating people using Windows 7 fine and not working at all is whether they are using 32 or 64 bit. It might even be as simple as whether they're using 32 or 64 bit version of iTunes. I'm going to uninstall 64 bit and reinstall 32 bit now, will update momentarily.

[popdog23]

Originally Posted by takeiteasym3

So i took the plunge and jailbroke my 3gs. most things seem to work fine, although i am having a few issues. I cant get into the app store app, it just crashes same with my slingplayer app. All my other apps work fine. Also i cant ssh into the phone. Has anyone had these issues?

It's something you installed in Cydia. Like tricker3g or voipover3g or maybe backgrounder (which didn't work for me anyways)

Uninstalling will fix it.

[comthre3]

did anyone try restoring with a default 3.0 after using purplera1n? can we unjailbreak?

[Zwayne]

Now to get cyduck to work???

[cpjr]

^+1 among other things.

[finalfantasy]

Lol i find funny how ppl complained that they wanted the JB too come out ASAP and nomatter how complicated it was they wanted it now and they can deal with the complexity of the jb. now that its out... theres a simple solution. Install WinXP for those that have troubles with mac/win7 or vista thats all

[takeiteasym3]

ok thanks popdog23. i removed tricker3g and that fixed my slingplayer. but the app store still crashes. If i cant run tricker3g how will i get my sling t work on 3g?

thanks

[wardrobe22]

Originally Posted by mastermindx85

DFC what you do is exit out of purplerain and keep running it clicking make it ra1n and it will work thats exactly what happened to me. let me know if it works

ya mine worked but then itunes opened and said i need to restore do i just restore and try again

[takeiteasym3]

Ok removed voip and now the app store app works. thakns

the last thing left to fix is ssh. i am getting this error
Cannot initialize SFTP protocol. Is the host running a SFTP server?

[Go Gators]

I'm jealous!! I have 2 computers in my house but they are both Mac's running 10.5.7, ughh!! My 3gs has been sitting here staring at me for over a week now wanting to be jailbroken and unlocked so it can be used! Guess I need to be a little more patient. Damn it! I hate being patient! lol.

[foureight84]

if you have win 7 then just download xp mode which is basically windows xp virtual machine from microsoft. works fine through this method.

[neonsector]

works fine in win xp 32 and vista 32 if you follow instructions,

[salayyad]

the weatherman is reporting TORRENTial rain of XP heading my way

[fattylumpkin]

Originally Posted by takeiteasym3

Ok removed voip and now the app store app works. thakns

the last thing left to fix is ssh. i am getting this error
Cannot initialize SFTP protocol. Is the host running a SFTP server?

Change the protocol to SCP when SSHing. It worked for me. I have changed my SMS sounds that way.

[Pistol1]

Well, respect to GeoHot for getting it out there, but let's be honest, purplera1n does not compete with a Dev Team release in terms of usability.

Only works on Windows XP, and if it doesn't work off the bat for you even then, you have to perform various acts of black magic to get it working.

Sure, a nice small executable is good, but at least if Cydia were packaged with it, you wouldn't have to wait for an age for the iPhone to download it (mine is still downloading it 15 mins after starting!!)

I know that the dev team have been taking a lot of flak for not releasing earlier, but at least when they do, you know it will be a robust solution.

Purplera1n is great for those who absolutely must JB at the earliest opportunity (and yes, that does include me ) and are prepared to jump through hoops if necessary to get it working. But there is room for both approaches, they are not mutually exclusive - so cut the dev team some slack!