AS THE NEW UPDATES COME OUT FOR THE NEW IPODS/IPHONES THE WAY TO JAILBREAK THEM WILL NOT CHANGE (how convenient), BUT YOU MAY WANT TO READ ABOUT THEM ON
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for some strange reason the links i have posted are not working the way they should be. When you click on them they'll load the error page. If this occurs you only need to press the back button to go to the previous page and it SHOULD work.
Before I start I would like to take a moment to say that jailbreaking is the best thing you could ever do for your iPod. I have done my research and I haven't found one person that's had trouble with it. My iPod has been jailbroken for 5 months now and hasn't shown the slightest problem. It really does double the worth of your iPod. The only thing you should know about it is that jailbreaking destroys your warranty on your iPod, so if by some super rare chance something bad does happen...your toast! NOT!!!!!! Well...unless your iPod doesn't show a screen...then your probably toast. If something does go wrong, or isn't the way you like it you can always sync it to your iTunes and press restore. This will erase every bit of info you have on your ipod including music, contacts, apps (not the default ones), etc. But!!! Your iPod will have returned to its normality which re-instates the warranty and then you can start all over.
NOTE: if you have jailbreak-able firmware then skip down to STEP 2
Note: You have to have the current firmware that is jailbreak-able, everything up to 2.2.1 is useable. You can double check by syncing your iPod to iTunes and checking it's main info (that should be the first page that pops up; you know...the page that actually shows a picture of the ipod and the information to the side)
As new updates come to the iPod new jailbreak codes have to be made. So if apple decides to make a new update and you have already downloaded it then your going to have to either wait till a new jailbreak code comes out or downgrade your iPod's firmware. (this is perfectly safe and is actually done through iTunes) (as of 4/22/09 there is no new update that can't be jailbroken)
In case you do have the newest firmware that is not jailbreak-able then here are some links you can use to download the previous jailbreak-able firmware.
WARNING: When you downgrade your iPod it will erase everything you have!!! So make sure you SYNC and store all of your apps and numbers and songs onto your iTunes.
http://www.quickpwn.com/2008/11/firmware-22-download-links.html
Scroll down until you see the downloadable firmware, click on the one that fits your iPod (whether it be iPhone or iPod touch) and then download to a folder or your desktop (somewhere you KNOW you can find it). NEXT!!! open your iTunes and sync your iPod, hold down the SHIFT key and then press RESTORE (at the same time!) a link box should pop up, your gonna browse your files and click on the firmware you downloaded and then press OK or ENTER whatever the YES button is.
STEP 2) Now you need to download a new program that will do the jailbreaking for you! click on this link.
NOTE: this program is completely safe and will cause no harm to your computer. (and if your still scared just uninstall it after useing it)
Download QuickPWN 3.0 Beta 3 click on it!
Wait a little bit for the download.
If this link doesn't work (darn hackers) then go to http://www.quickpwn.com/ and scroll down until you see the download and click on it.
open up QuickPWN. Make sure your iPod is plugged into the computer. When going through the jailbreaking procedure your going to have to follow some HANDS ON steps. Do not worry if you mess up, if you do the program will say something was wrong and try again (this does not harm your iPod) To give you heads up your going to have press the lock button (the one on the top of your iPod and the Home button, the one at the bottom with the square in it) just follow the instructions and you'll be fine. (it does give you the exact instructions, so don't worry!) (this procedure opens up your iPod for new programming)
after the hands on part your iPod will be jailbreaking, so just wait a little bit...i dont think it takes any more than 15 minutes (probably 5min.)
NOW YOUR IPOD IS SUCCESSFULLY JAILBROKEN!!! YAAAYYYYY!!!!!
You are now one among thousands of people (probably more) who are enjoying their iPod so much more than everyone else.
STEP 3) now comes the best part!! you may have noticed that there are two new apps on your page (these are now default apps and cannot be deleted...there also perfectly safe). first of all...i dont think you need to even worry about the "installer" application. CYDIA is the way to go!!! This is the best part...but is also the LONGEST part! For me, it took 3 hours of searching to get my iPod the way i wanted it (trust me, i did a whole lot of stuff)
This may take a while but trust me it will be worth it!
NOTE: Cydia is sometimes slow, but only Cydia (its HUGE so give it some credit)
to get every Gameboy Advance Game and NES game
STEPS!!!!
1.) open up Cydia
2.) at the bottom press "Manage"
3.) press "sources"
4.) you see the source that is under "Entered by user" , press "edit" (at the top right) and then press "add". Add the link the source gives.
ok so the picture disappeared!!!! darn it!!! just email me at: crazyjugglar@yahoo.com and i'll give you the link!
FURTHER ON!!!
note: it is important for you to understand that you cannot upgrade your iPod or install jailbroken apps without sources. These are the steps for sources!
1.)open cydia
2.) press "search" (bottom right)
3.) type in "All sources" then click the "All sources" upgrade (should be the first one). This will install all the trusted repositories (sources) that will allow you do get more downloads. There are more out there, and i haven't found one that i cant trust yet.
4.) install the repository
5.) have fun!!! Go to "sections" (bottom middle-left) and start downloading upgrades and apps that interest you.
NOTE: Before you start going crazy you should go to the home page of Cydia and click on "featured packages" and look at the upgrades and apps there. I highly recommend just about all of them!! ESPECIALLY!!!
1.) SBSettings (this is a settings bar you can get to at any time in any app and is sooooo convenient)
2.) Winterboard (this app lets you customize the appearance of your iPod)
3.)MXtube(lets you watch youtube videos and download them so you can watch them
whenever)
4.)QuickGold (this is an application launcher. sometimes you can't find the app your looking for so you open quickgold and search for it)
5.)dTunes (this is for all you Torrent users! I dont have to explain any more)
6.)Categories!!!! (i use to love this app! and its still amazing! this creates folders that you can put apps into!!! AMAZING!!!! i once had only 5 folders on my home page and everything was in them...warning: to many apps in a folder can cause the springboard (main/home page)to crash. This is fixable by respringing the page)
7.) there are to many more, but just these will have you going!
NOTE: as you download and upgrade it will take you some time to understand what your doing exactly...but trust me, it all comes faster than you'd expect! You will be alright!
HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF WHAT MY JAILBROKEN IPOD TOUCH IS LIKE:
I'm sure your really interested on how i am able to do what ive done to my ipod. The Black suited spiderman picture on the lock screen and red suited spiderman for the background is a Winterboard download. The invisible "touch to slide" is also winterboard enabled. I am also able to have superman, batman and spiderman fly across my screen every 5-10 seconds (only on the main pages) (yeah! pretty cool!). The five rows, columns and main bar can be downloaded by searching "five" in Cydia.
ALRIGHT!!! I THINK THATS IT!! ALL OF THIS SHOULD GET YOU STARTED AND SET FOR SOMETIME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE JUST COMMENT THE POST/BLOG AND I LEAVE A LINK OR EMAIL I CAN CONTACT YOU AT! HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!
-TAN THE MAN
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