How-To 01: Jailbreaking iPod Touch/iPhone (Any Version)

Okay, this is my first How-To guide. I'm sure there will be more to come.

**EDIT: This guide can now be used with all the iPhone versions as well.**

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I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY OCCUR TO YOUR IPOD TOUCH!!

Okay, here are the steps to jailbreak your iPod. They are super easy! I'm assuming you have a PC. If you have a Mac or Linux, you'll have to find someone else. These are the links used and all of that stuff is tried, scanned, and tested by me. It works perfectly. Everything is free. You don't need to buy ANYTHING. I'm sorry if these steps make you feel dumb, I just put as much detail as I could to eliminate as many questions as possible. Also, I'm writing this on my iPod, so there might be some grammatical errors and missed steps because I can't see everything at once. Thanks for the cooperation. Again, if you have any questions, just email me! If you have already updated to 3.0 firmware, you don't have to do the first part of this guide.


TO UPDATE TO IPHONE 3.0 OS (FREE)

1. Download and install iTunes 8.2 (the newest right now)

2. Go to this site:
http://www.felixbruns.de/iPod/firmware/

3. On the bottom menu, the one where it says iPhone/iPod Touch, click the menu and scroll to find your iPhone/iPod Touch version and the 3.0 firmware to the left.

4. Click Download at the right.

5. Save the file to your desktop. Go to your desktop and change the filetype from .zip to .ipsw (If you can't see the file type, go to Folder Options and go to the View menu. Then scroll down and uncheck Hide Extensions for Known File Types. Click OK.)

6. Go to iTunes and go to your iPod Touch main menu. HOLD SHIFT and click the Update button. If your iPod is synced manually (there's a checkmark next to the item at the bottom of your iPod's main menu screen), you do not have to re-sync all of your media afterwards. If not, then you will have to re-sync.

7. Navigate to your desktop when the window comes up and double-click the firmware file.

8. Your iPod should start updating and stuff. It took only about 10-15 minutes for me, but it might take longer for you. Just wait until everything's done.

9. When your iPod reboots, you will now have the firmware for free. YAY!!!



JAILBREAKING YOUR IPOD

1. Download this zip file:
http://blog.alltechrelated.com/files/redsn0w-win_0.8.zip

2. Unzip to your desktop and put the file from steps 2 and 3 of the top process into that folder.

3. Click the redsn0w program to start jailbreaking.
(If you have Vista, right click the program and go to properties. Then go to the Compatability Mode menu and choose Windows XP Service Pack 2.)

4. Follow the on-screen instructions. (The only file that should come up in the browse window is the .ipsw file. Click that.) (When the step to install Cydia or Icy comes up, choose Cydia, it's WAY better.)

5. When it says done, press Finish. Wait for a jogging pineapple to come up and a progress bar to fill up on your iPod.

6. When your iPod reboots, you have successfully jailbroken your iPod Touch! YAY!!!


Again, if you have any questions, just email me at zortrox.blogspot@gmail.com!