Full Tutorial 1/3: Jailbreaking an iTouch 2G with 2.2.1 Firmware and how to install software from Appulous
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Jailbreaking / Untethering your iTouch offers a wide variety of freedoms with your iTouch. But screw that crap, you are probably here because you want free apps.
Regardless of what you want, here is a complete guide showing you how to do so starting from the initial jailbreaking to downloading the apps.
Note that doing this voids your warranty. Also note that Apple’s EULA prevents them from checking your iTouch, so there is no way they can know you are doing this.
Orewabanchou Jailbreaking FAQ:
- How will my iTouch function differently when I jailbreak my it?
Nothing will be different other than you will ha elevated privileges, meaning you can install 3rd party applications not supported by the Apple app store.
- Will I still be able to use the app store?
Yes, the app store still functions normally, you will still be bale to buy and download apps from there.
- Where do I go to download and try applications for free?
my favorite place to go is Appulous, but a number of sites exist that provide applications for iTouches
- Can i un-jailbreak my phone?
Yes, you will need an original firmware file of your iTouch.
- I tried downloading apps and installed them correctly but they aren’t showing up on my iTouch homepage / iTunes is telling me I don’t have the correct privileges to install the app on my iTouch
You need to install MobileInstaller, details for this are outlined in the 2nd part of this tutorial
- Something went wrong, what do I do?
Refer to this guide to solve your problems.
The rest of the tutorial:
2/3 Using Cydia to install MobileInstaller and Installous on your iTouch 2g
3/3 Installing apps on your iTouch 2g
On to the tutorial (important steps are bolded).
1/3 Jailbreaking your iTouch2g
from Wikipedia:
“A jailbreak is the act of bypassing software restrictions in certain computer operating systems, more specifically in Unix-like operating systems. It is used to increase user freedom. In the context of the iPhone, it allows the user to run unofficial code, bypassing Apple’s official distribution mechanism (which distributes approved applications through the App Store).
The iPhone and iPod Touch have repeatedly been subject to jailbreaks, allowing the use of unofficial code, but have frequently had those jailbreaks disabled by updates to the iPhone OS.
Once jailbroken, iPhone users are able to download many applications previously unavailable through the App Store via unofficial installers such as Cydia. Through these applications, one can download software to change numerous aspects of the iPhone or iPod Touch, such as changing the theme, installing a new font, etc. Jailbreaking iPhones also allows for the free installation of official Applications via .torrent, including paid apps.
Jailbreaking is distinct from unlocking, which is the process by which a mobile device is made compatible with telephone networks it was not specifically licensed to be used with.”
So far as of today (4/28/09), the easiest application to use for jail breaking is QuickFreedom.
Install this and run it. The app should open up:
Click ‘Jailbreak iPod’ and you will see this screen, Step 1 – Requirements:
Unless you have already installed LIBUSB click ‘Install LIBUSB’ and it will download and install LIBUSB for you. LIBUSB is a library for use by user level applications to access USB devices regardless of OS.
During the installation your USB services will reset and some of your devices will go crazy for a second, but don’t panic, they will come back soon once the installation is complete. You may be asked to restart you computer, make sure you do so if it does.
Once LIBUSB is installed, QuickFreedom should recognize it and the X next to LIBUSB in QuickFreedom should turn into a green checkmark and read ‘LIBUSB – Installed’
The next step is to upload the original iTouch 2.2.1 firmware>. If you do not have it, click the download button in Quickfreedom.
It will open up a download of the original iTouch 2.2.1 firmware in your default browser.
Save it somewhere. Once it is done downloading, click ‘Browse’ in QuickFreedom and navigate to where you saved the original iTouch 2.2.1 firmware you downloaded and open it up.
QuickFreedom will start copying the original firmware to itself:
Once these steps are done, you should have two green check marks on the ‘Step 1 – Requirements’ page of QuickFreedom. Once you do, you can click ‘Next’
You will be taken to the next screen: Step 2 – Create Firmware:
From here you can change your boot logo by clicking the ‘Use Custom Logo’ check box or the ‘Change’ button. Either will bring up the custom logos window where you can change your DFU (recovery mode) logo and your boot logo. To do so, click the logo you want changed to under the appropriate tab and hit the OK button. You can also use custom logos (they must be in .PNG format and 320x480px) by clicking the ‘Use Custom’ button under the appropriate tab and uploading the desired .PNG file then hit OK.
Custom iTouch custom Mio bootscreen wallpaper
Back to the Create Custom Firmware Screen.
Make sure that the ‘Install Installer’ checkbox is checked (and ‘Use Custom Logos’ if you changed it) then hit ‘Create Custom Firmware’ and QuickFreedom should start creating the custom firmware for your iTouch that you will be uploading to it later.
Within seconds it should get to ‘Starting Firmware Creation’ this part should take only a few seconds and move onto ‘Now creating, please wait…’ which should take less than 5 minutes.
Sometimes during the creation of the custom firmware, the process freezes and you have to cancel the process and click ‘Create Custom Firmware’ again to start it over.
Once the process is finished it will say something like ‘Successfully created firmware! Location: C:\Documents and Settings\tanj\Desktop\Custom Firmware.ipsw’. Once it does, click next to go to the next page: Step 3 – Pre-Jailbreak.
Plug your iTouch into your computer
During this step you must put your iTouch into DFU mode (restore mode).
To do so, power off your iTouch by holding the top button down till a slider appears that says ‘Slide to power off’, do so. Then hold both the top button and your front panel button down simultaneously for 10seconds, then let go of the top button while still holding down the front panel button down for another 10 seconds. This should put your iTouch into DFU mode and it will disappear from your iTunes momentarily and reappears as an iTouch in recovery mode.
Here is a video tutorial of how to put your iTouch into DFU mode:
Also once in DFU mode, QuickFreedom will also detect this and at the bottom of the QuickFreedom window on the status bar it will say ‘iPod connected in DFU mode’.
Once this is done click ‘Start Pre-Jailbreak’
And your QuickFreedom will start the pre-jailbreaking process on your iTouch. There is no turning back now.
Click Next once the pre-jailbreaking process is completed.
I will just repeat what it says on step 4:
Your iTouch’s screen should be white now. Open iTunes and click your iTouch.
In the general tab hold shift and click the ‘Restore’ button.
Find your custom firmware (it should be on your desktop) and hit OK.
Once completed your iTouch is now Jail Broken.
The rest of the tutorial:
2/3 Using Cydia to install MobileInstaller and Installous on your iTouch 2g
3/3 Installing apps on your iTouch 2g
