Mood: BlurListening To: Dream Theater - Hollow Years
Before I start off, I'm going to learn Dream Theater's
As I Am and
Hollow Years. Two very fun song. One extremely easy, and the other would be ..Dream Theater standard. It'll take me probably a year just to complete every part of that song. Yay.
Back to the iPod: I thought my jailbreaking spree came to an end, Vanesa tossed me a link to someone's wordpress, and my goodness.
They've
finally jailbroken the iPod Touch's 1.1.3 I've been complaining about. Finally an installation file that'll allow you to get every single thing that the 1.1.3 offers - after you pay the small fee to Apple.
Finally, I'll be able to see my icons wriggle like a bunch of Ricky Martins and arrange my iPod's Springboard PROPERLY.
Goodness me. XD.. But this process is going to take quite a while. My iPod Touch has to download the 1.1.3 software update, which means that it'll be 160mbs. But before that can happen, I have to download a few programmes to prepare the iPod Touch from suffering from any
side effects. For those who're interested, get BSD Subsystem, OpenSSH and Services (??) installed before proceeding with the 1.1.3 jailbreaking process.
For those who didn't research properly, you need to start off with either a jailbroken 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 before you can jailbreak 1.1.3. If you're familiar with jailbreaking 1.1.2, you need to jailbreak or install Oktoprep in 1.1.1 to prepare it for it to be jailbroken. Same goes for 1.1.3. You need to prepare either 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 to prepare it for it to be jailbroken in 1.1.3.
With that said, you should downgrade it. There're several ways to do so. In iTunes 7.5, for Windows, shift + click your Restore button with your iPod connected via USB port, and get it downgraded to 1.1.1
In iTunes 7.6, I think the easiest method (
instead of going through all those MS-DOS nonsense) would be to connect your iPod Touch to the computer, switch it off, then switch it on, but hold down on the Sleep/power button and the Home button for 10 seconds. When that happens, the iPod should show a blank screen after the Apple logo like it was switched off. Now, release the sleep button and keep on holding the Home button for another 10 seconds. With your iPod plugged, your iTunes will detect the iPod in recovery mode. With that done, Shift-click restore and get it to load the 1.1.1 *.ipsw file.
Once that is done, wait probably a thousand years for everything to be done to get your iPod back to 1.1.1 .. Get online, enter Safari from your iPod Touch, then go to
http://jailbreakme.com, scroll all the way down, then Install SnappApp. Safari should close, and it will automatically install Installer.app into your iPod. Now the iPod is jailbroken.
If you plan to upgrade to 1.1.2, read on. If not, skip. If you made it this far and if you're still reading but do not own an iPod and you're getting lost with whatever is being mentioned, exit this site.
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Jailbreaking 1.1.2---
Once the installation is complete, enter Installer, scroll through All Packages, or go into Tweeks 1.1.1 and install OktoPrep. This will prepare your iPod to be jailbroken once it updates to 1.1.2. Using the Shift-Click method, this time, Shift-Click on Update in your iTunes, and get it force-updated to 1.1.2 instead of updating it to the latest version. Remember to Shift-Click on Updates, and NOT Restore. If you Shift-Click Restore, it will "reformat" your iPod and it will lose the jailbroken information being implanted and written by OktoPrep.
Now once you update to the 1.1.2 version, you will notice that you've lost your Installer. With this, you need to download a file, that's availble on youtube.com, under the keywords "ipodtouchmaster 1.1.2". Follow his video about how to jailbreak 1.1.2, and get the iPhuc file that he uploaded. In that file that you're downloading from Rapidshare, the rest are not important, but if you're a Mac user, start the OSX file. If you're a Windows user, start the Windows.bat file.
Remember that you need JRE installed in your computer or your MS-DOS won't function and the jailbreak won't even take place.
After you open either one of the files, just let MS-DOS do everything for you. In the JavaScript popup, check "Install SSH" as it'll be quite useful in the near future when you want to upload emulator ROMs and customized themes through SummerBoard.
Once everything is completed, reboot your iPod. After doing so, click "OK", and MS-DOS will reboot your iPod again. After doing so, your Installer and SSH should be made available
Once you do that, you'll be able to use your Installer application with ease on your 1.1.2 - meaning to say, it's jailbroken.
To get all your iPhone applications to work on 1.1.2, enter the Installer Application, then go to Sources and add a new one:
http://applerepo.com. Head back to the Install page of the Installer Application and search for the iPhone Applications for 1.1.2, and you'll just have everything there which is available in the iPhone.
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Jailbreaking 1.1.3---
Now that all that is done, all you need to do is to head to the Installer Application, and if you haven't, make sure you have these installed into your iPod Touch:
- BSD Subsystem - Required. 6.6 MBs
- OpenSSH (Should come along when you've jailbroken 1.1.1, but you can try installing it. Will update once I jailbreak my 1.1.3)
- Services (???)
Remember you need a good Wi-Fi connection, or you're going to face the same problem like me at the moment.
With that said, head back into Installer, and enter a new source. Currently, there are two sources which provides the jailbreaking service:
. ipodtouchmaster's repo -
http://ipodtouchmaster.com/files/repo.xml . ijailbreak's repo -
http://ijailbreak.com/repo.plistEither one of these two works, I think. But I would stand on ijailbreak's repo because you're able to jailbreak your iPod when it's still in 1.1.1. ipodtouchmaster would be on 1.1.2, I think.
Head back to Installer, and depending on which repo site you've used, you'll be able to search it on your application list. for ijailbreak.com, you'll find it under iJailBreak Mobile. Get either the 1.1.1 or the 1.1.2 update file, depending on your iPod's current software version.
Either way, the next process is going to take most of your time. Have your iPod Touch plugged in to be charged. Once this takes place, your iPod will take about 35 mins to 1hr 35mins for this process to be done. What the iPod is going to do at this point, is to download the 1.1.3 software update from Apple.com, which is at a 160mbs. As that happens, BSD Subsystem is going to jailbreak it as your iPod updates itself.
From what I heard, it should automatically reboot itself, and when it does, you'll see your iPod with a new interface with the applications which was supposed to be there ages ago - Notes, Mail, Google Maps, Stocks, Weather, and the brand new Springboard Customizer - where you're able to make your icons dance like William Hung and arrange it to your desire.
Well, that's about it. I'm still trying to get my iPod Touch jailbroken. With this connection, I honestly doubt I'll be done by tonight.
Edit: Don't follow ijailbreak.com. I don't think it really works. Getting it up to 1.1.3 jailbroken isn't a problem. I tried updating straight from 1.1.1 and it didn't really show good results. I didn't get the benefits of the January Software update. As per getting to 1.1.3 from 1.1.2, the programmes doesn't work. On the last step, it says that there's something wrong with the programme. Right now, I'm trying out the ipodtouchmaster.com/files/repo.xml sources, and it's far easier. Just continue off from your jailbroken 1.1.2 and everything should be fine.
Currently waiting for the iPod to finish downloading the *.ipsw file from apple.com ..
again, for the 3rd time today. Bah.
*smokes cigarette* 
