Tuesday, February 5, 2008
iPhone and iPod touch news and jailbreaking
I just bought myself a second hand 16gb iPod touch for $500 four days ago. There are few things u can do to the iPod one of them is going online to surf and watch youtube videos via wifi 802.11n a very powerful wireless and it downloads at a speed of 500Kbps. But sadly, iPhone and iPod dun support flash and java much except for youtube.
It's quite fun tho, but there are the limitations where u can't play games in it. So I will introduce a set of jailbreaking instructions below. But I myself isnt using the lastest firmware 1.1.3 I am using the version 1.1.2. As the 1.1.3 doesn't allow the user to use some interactive apps after installing the lastest firmware.
After jailbreaking u can finding some interesting apps like change ur springboard and dock themes even the logos can change called summerboard. And there are lots of games and even a instant messenger called Apollo. But I use 1.1.2. Becos, the 1.1.3 dislike allow me to use lots of apps but there is one good thing about 1.1.3 where u will get maps, weather, notepad and the bookmarking of webpages to ur dock.
Ok this how u can install the jailbreak:_
First u need to download this:_
Firmware 1.1.1
Firmware 1.1.2
Jailbreak 1.1.2
Restoring back to 1.1.1
1. Put iPod touch into recovery mode by
a) Hold Home and Power button until screen goes dark
b) Let go of Power button, but keep holding Home button
c) Continue to hold the Home button until iTunes detects the iPod is in recovery mode.
2. When iTunes opens up, click on your iPod touch on the left column,
3. Hold down the shift key and click on the “Restore” button
4. Browse for the iPod Touch firmware 1.1.1 file you downloaded and open it. It should automatically update and restart your iPod.
Jailbreak 1.1.1
1. On your ipod go to jailbreakme.com
2. Click on "Install AppSnapp"
3. The ipod will download the Installer and then restart automatically
4. Installer should be on your ipod and you are ready to start installing 3rd party applications
Jailbreak 1.1.2
1. Go into Installer App on your ipod and Install "OktoPrep"
2. Hold down the shift key and click on the “Update” button
a. Browse for the iPod Touch firmware 1.1.2 file you downloaded and open it. It should automatically update and restart your iPod.
b. After the 1.1.2 update, close itunes.
3. Ctrl-Alt-Del, go into Processors and end iPodService.exe and iTunesHelper.exe
4. Open the Jailbreak 1.1.2
5. Extract the files
6. If you have a PC click on "windows" and run it
7. Check the box if you want to Install SSH and type in the password you want
8. Click Ok, It will take about 3 minutes for it to download to your ipod
9. Then, Restart your ipod once, and then it will automatically restart a second time
10. Installer will be on your ipod touch!
Download 1.1.3 if u wanna go on.
1.1.3 Jailbreak (iJailbreakMobile) NO COMPUTER REQUIRED; Using the Dev Team’s Method
1. Go into Settings and set your Auto Lock settings to Never
2. Open Installer. Click Sources. Click Edit. Click Add.
3. Then add this source: iJailbreak: ijailbreak.com/repo.plist
4. Then under the iJailbreakMobile category, install iJailbreak 1.1.1 or 1.1.2, depending on which firmware you have.
5. Then on the Home Screen Open the application iJailbreak and wait about 25-30 minutes, it could be longer or shorter, depending on your internet connection.
6. Your iPod will automatically restart on its own and you’ll be Jailbroken on 1.1.3.
With this Jailbreak you can upgrade to 1.1.3 from a 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 Jailbroken iPod.
Jailbreak 1.1.3 (Dev Team)
1. Download the 1.1.3 Jailbreak file from here.
2. Extract the files to your desktop.
3. Run the file "jailbreak.bat"
4. Enter your iPod's IP address (find by going to settings>wifi>blue arrow
5. Enter your SSH/FTP password (the default password is alpine).
6. Just wait and everything else should work on its own.
7. If it stops at 100%, don't worry, just wait. This takes roughly 20 minutes.
8. Your iPod should automatically Restart. If it doesn't, then manually restart it.
9. DONE!! This will also install the January Software Update for you for FREE! with the iPhone apps and wiggling icons and web clips.
Jailbreak 1.1.3 (Nate True's Method)
1. Download the 1.1.3 Jailbreak Special Edition of iBrickr from here.
2. Extract the files to your desktop.
3. Run the file "iBrickr"
4. Click on "Check my Phone"
5. The click "Do It" it will download a file to your iPod.
6. Click on "Download 1.1.3 Firmware from Apple". It will download the 1.1.3 firmware.
7. Click on "Do you have to Ask"
8. Then click on "Ready to Go"
9. It will upload the new firmware image to your ipod/iPhone. This will take about 15 minutes.
10. Go into Installer and Install the package "1.1.3 soft upgrade"
11. This will take another 10 minutes to Install. If it stops at half way it ok.
12. Your iPod will automatically reboot into 1.1.3 already Jailbroken.
NOTE: Your iPod must be jailbroken on 1.1.2 before doing this. Even though this was originally developed for the iPhone, it still works on the iPod Touch w/o any problems.
Jailbreak 1.1.3+iPhone Apps (Jan Software Upgrade 4 FREE), NO COMPUTER REQUIRED (iPodTouchMaster's Method)
1. Add This Source to Installer: Add this source to Installer: http://ipodtouchmaster.com/files/
repo.xml
2. Requirements are:
Jailbroken 1.1.2 device
Latest Version of installer
Open SSH and Services installed on 1.1.2
BSD Subsystem 1.5 or greater (2.0 is current)
Turn Autolock to "never"
This should take about an hour. If it doesn't reboot automatically then manually restart it.
3. Install 1.1.3 Jailbreak+iPhone Apps
4. This will take about an hour to install. If it doesn't restart automatically, then manually reboot it.
This will also install the iPhone apps for you for free, so you don't have to pay the $20.
..............................There are some new models of the iPhone and iPod touch which are the 16gb and 32gb versions respectively. If u wanna get and iPod touch n jailbreak please choose the 16gb version cos it will be less pain as jailbreaking voids the warranty of the product also getting and getting a iPhone 16gb is better than a 32gb iPod touch cos it better to have two devices in one than two.
Btw I used my iPod to write this post, cool huh!? Ok that is it.
10:59 PM
