[cash7c3]

Geohot has released his iPhone 3GS jailbreak named purplerain. Avaialable for download here this has to be one of the easiest jailbreaks to use (if it works ).

Instructions:

1. Download purplera1n. This download is Windows only. Also it doesn't work on Windows 7. MMi user mutigers42 among others report that Windows 7 works.

I clicked make it rain, it said "putting in recovery mode" - my phone kind of froze, didn't turn off or anything and no response, until i closed the app and unplugged the USB cable and replugged it back in - then the apple logo came on and recovery mode

After i did that, i just ran the program again - and it worked perfectly

It IS beta so make sure you have all your data before trying to use this tool. A Mac version should be following something in the near future.

This tool is just for jailbreak and will NOT activate the phone or unlock it. Therefore, you should have an activated iPhone before following the guide.

Please backup the iPhone 3GS before following the procedure below.

2. Run purplera1n.

3. Click make it ra1n.



You should see a screen where purplera1n is connecting to your iphone.



Sadly that's as far as I get (I blame betanesssss).
Edit: you need to have CProgram Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\iTunesMobileDevice.dll
I'm running windows off of D drive so thats why mine didn't work. Simple making that directory and copying the file to c drive has fixed my problems.



BUT those of you lucky enough to make it all the way the remainder of the steps are as follows:

purplera1n on PC will say 'done, wait for reboot'.



4. After the iPhone boots, it will have a new app 'Freeze' with white icon.



5. Open Freeze and tap 'Install Cydia'. It will now download and install the package and then clean the installation. Wait till it says 'Finished!' and then just exit to home screen. If you still don't have cydia, reboot the phone and use freeze again.









Your iPhone 3GS is now jailbroken with Cydia installed!



The credit for this wonderful tool goes to GeoHotz! Thanks to mepp for help with screenshots!

[mastermindx85]

first ha and i have used it and it works but winterboard doesnt

[RdGzKp]

yea my winterboard put my phone into safemode so i'm rejailbreakin it n not downloading that i dont need it that bad so i'll b happy with free apps

[nicallen63]

Got my phone into recovery mode, then crashed. Now my iphone is stuck in recovery mode.

[compnerd88]

I have also used it and it works well......but i can also confirm Winterboard is not working

According to Saurik it is a problem with the Kernal patches of the Purplera1n jailbreak and not winterboard

-Compnerd88

EDIT: Also guys if you have problems with the program the first time (Like stuck in recovery mode etc...) Just re-run the program with your phone still connected and it should work fine....may take some tries....it is BETA

[arram]

The PurpleRa1n 3GS jailbreak (like the unofficial 3.0 beta QuickPwn jailbreaks) is missing critical patches required for WinterBoard (etc.).about 4 hours ago from web

ADDITIONALLY, WinterBoard /will/ need work on the 3GS (new instructions), but I can't even begin looking at that until we get fixed patches.about 4 hours ago from web

twitter

does this mean you can download ultrasn0w too?

[pyrotek]

Yeah this is great, but we need VM_MAP!

TY GEOHOT

[dfc420]

Stuck in recovery mode, tried 3 different machines. Vista-32 bit, vista 32bit, and vista 64 bit.

All 3 gets to wait for reboot but it never does only stays in recovery mode.

[manny0]

can i unlock it after its jail broken with the ultrasn0w?

[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

[Mista Brothason]

F'D

I'm wating for the Dev team's jailbreak and unlock

[Zwayne]

A few pics...

[wePhone]

Cydia doesn't install for me, at all.

[nicallen63]

Originally Posted by dfc420

Stuck in recovery mode, tried 3 different machines. Vista-32 bit, vista 32bit, and vista 64 bit.

All 3 gets to wait for reboot but it never does only stays in recovery mode.

Welcome to the club, just had to restore mine. Not very happy about that.

[simes6600]

tried it on Vista SP1. phone stayed in restore mode, hadda restore iTunes jobby

tried it on XP Pro SP3. purplera1n.exe crashes after clickin "make it rain"

think i'll hold out for a dev-team release....