Jailbreak iPod Touch 2.1
Do you want to jailbreak your iPod Touch 2.1? No problem, you can jailbreak it now! View this guide to learn how to jailbreak your iPod Touch 2.1.
1. Before you do anything, make sure you have a jailbroken iPod Touch. SSH into your iPod Touch using and navigate to the /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileInstallation.framework folder. Find the MobileInstallation file, and download a copy of it to your desktop. You will need this file later in this guide.
2. Download iPod Touch 2.1 firmware file, and shift-click restore to install this firmware instead of updating to it.
3. Download the jailbreak for 2.1.
4. After uncompressing the folder, run the .exe, choose the iPod Touch, Browse for your iPod Touch 2.1 firmware file and then click the next button.
5. Installer and Cydia should be checked on this screen, so click next.
6. You should see a message on your screen that says “You are now ready to start the PWNAGE process on your device”, make sure your iPod Touch is connected via USB and click next.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions for putting your device in recovery mode.
8. You should see a message that says “The PWNAGE process appears to have completed successfully”. Wait for your iPod Touch to reboot.
Update: GUI Version released, see my other post
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Answer: If you want to install app’s that are not available in the apple store, your ipode touch or iphone must be jailbroken!
after i load up the firmware in quickpwn, the “next” button doesn’t turn blue, so i can’t press it :( what em i doing wrong ???
where did you browse to find your 2.1 firmware? I cant find it anywhere on my pc.
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Software Updates
For vista it is Users instead of Documents and Settings.
when i use replace that file the installer an d cidia didn’t appear
Does anybody know if it will work with the new itouch 2G??
how come when i download the quickpwn.exe when i try to open it there is an error: the application failed to initialize properly click ok to terminate the application please help AIM:bu113t12 email:bull3t12@hotmail.com
Can someone tell me how to jailbreak a ipod 2.1??? I have updated my ipod in itunes.. and i have QuickPwn 2.1, but what do i browse? I dont have a 2.1 file firmware :S Can someone help me!!?!
i downloaded quickpwn and all the apps needed to unlock the 1st gen iphone, aparently it worked but i am stuck on the emergency screen and with a msg tht says “a diferent sim has been detected” conect to itunes, itunes says:the sim card connected does not seem to be supported” the funny thing is that on the emergency screen I CAN MAKE CALLS!! what can i DOOO? thx
Hey, I downloaded and unzipped quickpwn.exe but when i try to open or run it windows gives me an error message that says quickpwn has encountered a problem and must be close. sorry for the inconvenience. Please help foshomo@aol.com
can you help me everytime i do this it says application error help me
does this work with an ipod touch 2G (8gig) with version 2.1.1?
whats it mean by SSH? That little part confuses me a lot.
does this work on an iTouch 2.1.1
I don’t get it damn :S “PEOPLE” we don’t know who??¿¿ Are adding weird jailbreak software on this thread.
They wrote an manual but they don’t explain if it is working on a Ipod Touch 1gen, 2gen or Iphone…..
The poster from this silly POST doesn’t know that there are people who don’t understand how to jaibreak a an ipod or iphone.
any news for the ipod touch 2G (8gig) unlock?
sorry when can i jailbreak my ipodtouch 16gb 2.Generation???
yeh 2G ipod touch 8GB jailbreak would rock
please answerrrrrrrrrrrrr it say firmware 2.1 in the folder
but does that mean its will work with 2.1.1
I have the Touch 2G…… will this work on it? Can I jailbreak the firmware and make it work??? It has 2.1.1………..