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How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Posted June 22, 2010 at 2:03am by iClarified
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These are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPod Touch 2G (non MC) on the 4.0 firmware using RedSn0w for Windows and iTunes 9.2. The Mac version of this tutorial can be found here.

**REMINDER: This tutorial is currently only for the iPod touch 2G whose serial number does NOT begin with MC.

Step One
Create a folder on your desktop called Pwnage


Download RedSn0w from here or here and place it in the Pwnage folder. Likewise, download the latest 4.0 firmware from below and place it in the same folder.

4.0.0 (2G): iPod2,1_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw

Extract the redsn0w app from the RedSn0w zip file by double clicking it.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Step Two
Connect your iPhone to the computer and launch iTunes.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Select your iPhone from the list of devices on the left. Now hold down Shift and click the Restore button. Restore is preferred as it won't create any wasted space on your iPhone.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Navigate to the Pwnage folder on your desktop and select the firmware ipsw. Click the Choose button to continue.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Step Three
Once iTunes has finished updating your iPhone to the desired firmware open the Pwnage folder on your desktop and launch the redsn0w application from the redsn0w folder we extracted earlier.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Step Four
Once RedSn0w opens click the Browse button
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Step Five
Select the firmware ipsw we placed in the Pwnage folder on our desktop then click Open.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

When asked if you have an iPod touch with a serial number that begins with MC. Click the appropriate button.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Step Six
Once the firmware has been verified click the Next button to continue.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Step Seven
RedSn0w will now prepare the jailbreak data

Step Eight
From this window you can select the jailbreak options you would like.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Verbose boot displays detailed information on boot of your device and is generally only needed by developers and advanced users.

Make sure Cydia is selected. For this tutorial we will also select Custom boot logo and Custom recovery logo.

When you click to select each custom logo option a dialog window will appear asking you to select the image. Locate the image you would like to use then press the Open button.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0] How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

*Remember the rules for boot logos are: RGB or Grayscale format with Alpha channel and dimension below 320x480. If you would like to use the iClarified ones they can be found here: Boot Logo, Recovery Logo

Notice that RedSn0w has already selected to Enable multitasking, Enable homescreen wallpaper, and Enable battery percentage. If you do not need multitasking we would recommend deselecting it as it could make your iPod 2G run very slow.

Click the Next button to continue
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Step Nine
Please plug your iPhone into the computer and make sure its OFF then click the Next button
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Step Ten
RedSn0w will now guide you through the steps to get into DFU mode. You can find more help with DFU mode here
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Hold down both the Home button and the Power button for 10 seconds.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Release the Power button and continue holding the Home button until RedSn0w detects the device.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Step Eleven
Your iPhone will now reboot
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Step Twelve
RedSn0w will then begin uploading the new RAM Disk and Kernel.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

Step Thirteen
Once this is complete you will be notified that RedSn0w is done. Click the Finish button. When your iPhone finishes rebooting (5 minutes or so) it will be jailbroken with Cydia on the SpringBoard.
How to Jailbreak Your iPod Touch 2G Using RedSn0w (Windows) [4.0]

*As usual a big thanks to the iPhone Dev-Team for their hard work and contribution to the iPhone community.
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chris
chris - August 2, 2010 at 12:07am
same here i got stuck on the reboot..i found other resources I knew my itouch 2g model was MC model so is there to jailbreak for MC models??
Chris
Chris - July 27, 2010 at 1:18pm
err, yeah. I got stuck on the waiting to reboot both times, so I just held down both buttons and then it kept going. It said it was finished, but now I have the iTunes and the cable symbol on my iPod, so it's in recovery mode. I tried everything for getting rid of the waiting to reboot before. I put it in compatibility mode, ran as administrator, unplugged and plugged back in, switched plugs, etc.
klebin
klebin - July 19, 2010 at 9:18pm
the download link is broken...
asdfasdf
asdfasdf - July 15, 2010 at 3:57pm
My iPod 2g does not work on this method, it does not reboot will some one help me?
Arnoldgenes
Arnoldgenes - July 7, 2010 at 6:44pm
I am going to second Speck as in recent days when trying to restore a custom firmware or downgrade back to the 3.0 series Itunes is no longer recognizing these files as system restores. This just started happening maybe yesterday? Anyone have a solution to this?
speck
speck - June 29, 2010 at 7:31pm
When I try to use the IPSW that I restored the iPod with, redsn0w says "unable to recognize specific IPSW." I've tried this several times with different files from lots of different sources. Help?
yourmom
yourmom - June 27, 2010 at 1:49pm
when i do the steps to go to dfu mode it says your device is being proccesed not jailbreaking your device
bob
bob - June 26, 2010 at 7:06pm
need help when i click the logo things it goes to my Pwnage file but there are no pictures for me to choose
redsn0w falls down
redsn0w falls down - June 26, 2010 at 10:37am
Everything works perfectly until the step 7. After I have clicked the next-button on the previous step, the software just seems to fall down. Even though in this guide reads that redsn0w should start to prepare the jailbreak data. Have I done something wrong or what's the problem with the issue? Or is the problem with the software? And yes, I have iPod touch 2g, and it's serial number does not begin include MC.
Assis
Assis - June 25, 2010 at 7:15pm
I have an MC model and I'm wondering if there's any way to jailbreak it... All I find here on iClarified is only to non-MC models... :\
levo
levo - June 24, 2010 at 7:03pm
lots of people need to JB with MC models and people stuck on 4.0 without jb and there is nothing to do why is that onlr for non*mc models.will be a new jb for MC models need help.
Elandre Fourie
Elandre Fourie - July 24, 2010 at 7:19am
I have the same problem i want to jailbreak my iPod touch 2G, its an MC model and how do i jailbreak it? Im not happy with iClarified because im stil waiting for the iPhone 3G S 4.0 to be jailbroken on WIN?? How long more because this is very bad...If anyone can help me please e-mail me where and how to jailbreak these to items?
ee
ee - June 24, 2010 at 5:25am
i waited for so long for the ipod 2G reboot . about 1 hour plus.. is that part of correct progress ?
ee
ee - June 24, 2010 at 11:10am
even more worst ! more than half day !
neo42ny
neo42ny - June 25, 2010 at 12:31pm
i think you need more ram in your computer it should take no more then ten min.!
ee
ee - June 25, 2010 at 12:42pm
my com got 4GB ram .... besides, any problem can cause me take that long without respon ???
uan
uan - June 25, 2010 at 1:52pm
does waiting for half a day still works?
ee
ee - June 26, 2010 at 1:55am
not working ..... =(
uanrowley
uanrowley - June 28, 2010 at 9:38am
mine too. why eh?
girish sharma
girish sharma - July 1, 2010 at 12:25am
ee wrote at 2010-06-24 05:25:32 i waited for so long for the ipod 2G reboot . about 1 hour plus.. is that part of correct progress ? ee when it says you to reboot. thn go to the itunes where it will ask you to restore click restore thn your reboot process will be proceed
ee
ee - July 1, 2010 at 11:39am
i did .... i try again . thx ya =)
Austinroflol
Austinroflol - July 27, 2010 at 12:03pm
Yes, this seemed to work! It is taking awhile to restore now, and is waiting on a second reboot, but I definitely think it's working.
William
William - June 23, 2010 at 5:34pm
Hey! I just wonder if it works with the ipod touch 3g.... If you can just change the ipsw file.
levent
levent - June 23, 2010 at 2:40pm
ı am having problem with jailbreaking my ipod touch 2g it says non mc but ı got 4.0 what should ı do to jb will be a jb for mc model.
Michael Barnes
Michael Barnes - June 23, 2010 at 1:12pm
I've downloaded the 4.0 restore file but there is no .ipsw file in there...how am I supposed to update without the update file?....I've downloaded this 5 times from different sources and I have the same problem everytime......Where is the file.....there should be a file with an icon a bit like a lego brick a .ispw file
William
William - June 23, 2010 at 5:32pm
Hey! You have to ¨save the file¨ not ¨open it¨.... When you download you can choose between two coises one of them says save and the other one open (i think got it on swedish so just translate it :P) if you choose the one ¨open¨ you will not be able to use it as an restore ipsw file so you have to choose the one who says ¨save¨ .
nicole
nicole - June 25, 2010 at 3:52am
I did save and it still doesnt do right any ideas?
neo42ny
neo42ny - June 25, 2010 at 12:35pm
make sure the file extention is ipsw and not zip or rar. it should look like {{ restore.ipsw not, restore.zip or, restore.rar }}
try
try - June 23, 2010 at 2:21am
When it says NON MC does that mean non MC model. because my seriel number does not start with MC? please someone help
michael Barnes
michael Barnes - June 23, 2010 at 1:15pm
Yes, non MC model means that your model number starts with something other than MC..i.e mine starts with MB.....go to Settings on your Ipod....then general....then about....look down the list and you will see the model....next to that is your model number...hope this helps
Vakas
Vakas - June 22, 2010 at 3:09am
waiting for the official release for 3GS with xx.12.xx
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