Ripdev - Popular Jailbreak Software Developer Shuts Down

Ripdev - Popular Jailbreak Software Developer Shuts Down

Ripdev, one of the earliest names in the iPhone jailbreaking community, the company that is associated with the development of Installer, which is arguably the first iPhone app store, much before Apple's official iPhone App Store came about and before Cydia took over as the leading jailbreak app store has now called it quits.

In a message posted on their website, the Ripdev team writes

"It's been a great two years, but unfortunately, the time has come for Ripdev to close its doors. There are many reasons for this, most of which we probably will never disclose (unless we are forced to). The important thing is that due to circumstances we will likely be unable to support the titles we have created over the years further."

The company has also assured its customers that while support and new upgrades shall no longer be made available, their repository on Cydia shall continue to exist till next year for the existing customers. One of their products Icy has been open sourced to enable future development.

While at the outset, the reason for their closure is not clear, folks at the 'iPhone in Canada' website have discovered the real reasons behind the unexpected shutdown tucked away in the page source of the Ripdev website

"Here's a bit of advise: don't blindly trust your business partners - one day it may turn out that they will steal a year's worth income of the company and create another one, leaving you without possibility to control what you have been creating for several years."

This has been a rather unfortunate end to a company that is well known for not only the Installer iPhone apps store, but also other iPhone software like Kate and Icy. However, Ripdev has not had a smooth journey through the past two years. Their software have always been notorious for crashing iPhones and probably that led to Cydia taking over Installer as the leading app store for jailbroken iPhones.

Nevertheless, Ripdev has played a very valuable role in shaping the jailbroken community to what it is today and we believe they shall be sorely missed. How have your experiences been with Ripdev? Please do tell us in the comments.

[via ModMyI, iPhone in Canada]

How to jailbreak iPod Touch/iPhone 3.1.2/3.1.1 without cfw

Hey guys,

This step-by-step guide/tutorial will show you how to jailbreak your iPhone using BlackRa1n, the latest jailbreak tool by GeoHot. This BlackRa1n tutorial is for Windows and Mac. Note that this tutorial was written for a PC but the steps are identical for Mac.

Before we get started, I highly suggest you read this post. There are a few requirements and restrictions about BlackRa1n and it is very important you read and understand them all. Find it here.

Code:

http://www.iphonedownloadblog.com/2009/10/11/blackra1n-available/

BlackRa1n will not unlock your iPhone. Also you should not update to 3.1.2 if you want to be able to unlock. If that’s your case, you will have to wait for the Dev Team to update PwnageTool.

This tutorial was written for an iPhone 3GS but the process is exactly the same for all iPhones and all iPod Touch.

How to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using BlackRain:

Step 1: Update iTunes to the latest version available and reboot your computer.

Step 2: Download BlackRa1n from the official blackra1n page and install it, then reboot your PC (note that rebooting is not necessary but I always do this as a precaution).

Step 3: Plug your iPhone to your computer and launch BlackRa1n. Click on “make it ra1n”.



Step 4: Your iPhone will now enter recovery mode. The regular recovery mode image on your iPhone will be replaced by a picture of GeoHot.



Step 5: BlackRa1n will run on your iPhone and then it will reboot.



A pop up will show up asking you to donate. If you successfully jailbreak your iPhone, I suggest you send $5 or $10 to GeoHot.

Step 6: Once your iPhone reboots, you will notice a new icon on your springboard. This is BlackRa1n. Now make sure you have an internet connection and launch BlackRa1n on your iPhone.



Step 7: Choose what installer applications you want to install on your iPhone and then tap “Install”. I suggest only installing Cydia but you may install them all if you want to.



Step 8: Once done installing, your iPhone will respring and you should see your installer app on your springboard.



Step 9: Once your installer app (Cydia in our case) is installed. You can safely uninstall BlackRa1n by launching the app and selecting “uninstall balckra1n”.



Step 10: Reboot your iPhone. You’re done!

If you have any question, please leave a comment below…

Hope you liked my tutorial!

[iPhone] Blackra1n Jailbreak 3.1.2

blackra1n Released! Jailbreak 3.1.2 For All Devices

geohot has released his tool blackra1n to jailbreak 3.1.2 for ALL devices. This is a windows only release for now. iPod Touch 3rd generations must have their device plugged in and have to run blackra1n on every boot (tethered).

DO NOT USE THIS TOOL IF YOU NEED AN UNLOCK. THIS REQUIRES YOU TO RESTORE TO 3.1.2 PRIOR TO USING, WHICH WILL UPGRADE YOUR BASEBAND!

Instructions:
1. Update or Restore to 3.1.2 in iTunes (BASEBAND WILL BE UPGRADED FOR 3G AND 3GS)
2. Launch blackra1n
3. Press "make it ra1n"
4. Enjoy!

geohot:

Quote:

So, what is blackra1n? blackra1n is a 30 second ALL device 3.1.2 jailbreak. Even the ipt3, but the ipt3 is tethered. In order to boot it, just rerun blackra1n.

Download Blackra1n here: Code: http://rapidshare.com/files/291962069/blackra1n.exe.zip TO FIX ISSUES WITH IPHONE BROWSER, DISK AID, AND OTHER USB BROWSING SOFTWARE: blackra1n doesn't patch the services.plist. You will have to do it manually to get usb browsing back. SSH into your phone and navigate to /System/Library/Lockdown/Services.plist Copy Services.plist (copy the original for backup) to your computer and open it in a plist editor or a text editor. Add the following info: Paste the following key/dict combo above the line that reads com.apple.crashreportcopy Code: TO FIX ISSUES WITH IPHONE BROWSER, DISK AID, AND OTHER USB BROWSING SOFTWARE: blackra1n doesn't patch the services.plist. You will have to do it manually to get usb browsing back. SSH into your phone and navigate to /System/Library/Lockdown/Services.plist Copy Services.plist (copy the original for backup) to your computer and open it in a plist editor or a text editor. Add the following info: Paste the following key/dict combo above the line that reads com.apple.crashreportcopy I recommend editing your own services.plist tho. Reboot your phone and you should be able to use whatever USB browser you want. Enjoy! [this info was not by me but be greatful to the original poster]