Breaking out of Jail Again: Simple iTouch Jailbreak to 1.1.3 on Windows
Yes. I know 1.1.4 is available. I’m working on it…but i’ve spent quite a bit of time experimenting with the different techniques for a smooth 1.1.3 jailbreak on Windows and this seems to be the best by far. This article explains the easiest step i’ve found yet for jailbreaking your 1.1.3 iTouch.
This article is now obsolete. If you want to jailbreak your iTouch on WIndows, then you should click on the following article for the most up-to-date method of jailbreaking.
http://abwaters.com/2008/04/15/jailbreaking-114-itouch-on-windows-in-1-simple-step/
To start, you will need to have a jailbroken 1.1.1 (or 1.1.2) iTouch. If you’ve been to this site before, you know that you can follow the steps in this article to downgrade or jailbreak an iTouch running 1.1.3 or 1.1.4 (yes…i’ve tried it and it works to downgrade from 1.1.4 as well).
Ok. Now for the good stuff! If you followed the steps of the previous article, you will have a 1.1.1 jailbroken iTouch and you know that there isn’t much you can do with it…all the good stuff is available for 1.1.3 or higher.
First, go to the Installer and install System->BSD Subsystem. Once that is installed you should select the Update button in the Installer to make sure everything is updated.
Before we go to the next step, make sure you know how to restart your iTouch. To do this you select and hold the “Sleep” button until you get the “Slide to Power Off” message. By the way, the manual for the iTouch is located here if you need a refresher on the more esoteric features of your iTouch. And…more importantly, go to settings and make sure you turn off the Auto-Lock feature by setting it to Never.
Now run the Installer and select Sources and press the Edit button then press the Add button. You will be prompted for a URL for another repository source. Enter http://ijailbreak.com/repo.plist and select OK. If you’ve done this correctly, you will see a new category called iJailBreakMobile in the Install screen of the Installer. If you do not see this category, then you very likely have mistyped the URL above. Go back to sources and try not to fumble finger it this time.
The next step does all the work and takes quite a bit of time. Go to the iJailBreakMobile category and select “iJailBreakMobile 1.1.1″ and press the Install button. Now go back to your home screen on your iTouch and you will see a new icon called iJailBreak. Press this and then put your iTouch somewhere safe and let it run. Since the script will download the 1.1.3 firmware and install it, this takes some time so your iTouch should be well charged or plugged in to a USB port while it is running the upgrade. If you don’t see a script running after the above step is complete then you missed a step somewhere or you didn’t start with a clean jailbroken 1.1.1 iTouch. Start over and try again.
Once the upgrade is done, you will be on 1.1.3 but you have some more steps to do. Go back to the Installer and select the iJailBreakMobile category again and install “iPod Touch Software Upgrade”. This installs a new icon called iJailbreak that looks just like the upgrade icon we just ran. Run this and it will install the cool new apps and the ability to rearrange your device home screen by pressing and holding an icon until it starts wiggling. Reboot for good measure here…
Now to cleanup after yourself. Go back to the Installer, back to iJailBreakMobile and install the “Remove 1.1.3 Upgrade Data. After this is done, you are now fully upgraded to 1.1.3 and you can install the latest version of Summerboard and all the cool Summerboard themes. I’ll post some screenshots to Flickr later today.
This feature alone was worth the effort to do the upgrade!
codedsnake
How can you fix the ERROR Package download failed!..? i get that everytime i try to download it..
admin
Does it happen on one package or all of them?
michael
ok, i just jailbroke my ipod touch i think version 1.1.1, and i installed the NESROMs and the SBD subsystem and a couple other things, but now every time i try to add new sources and install new apps, it says package download failed; can’t find host! can anyone help me?
admin
First, you might consider jailbreaking 1.1.4 instead of 1.1.1…you should probably upgrade first. Read this article for details:
http://abwaters.com/2008/04/15/jailbreaking-114-itouch-on-windows-in-1-simple-step/
Second, when you try to download a package and it fails it usually means you have network connectivity issues. Can you see web pages in your browser?
michael
ok it finally started working now thanks
Sarah
hi im having the same problem with the download package failed…. i was able to open ziphone’s blog… it’s all the packages and im stuck thanks in advance ….
admin
More than ziphone’s blog, can you open web sites in safari? Google for example…
E
HI,
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DOWNGRADE FIRMWARE 1.1.3. TO 1.1.1. IT WAS OK. BUT I FAILED TO DOWNLOAD THE INSTALLER FROM JAILBREAKME.COM.DONE IT MORE THAN 10 TIMES. PLEASE HELP.I M NOT SURE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM .
THANK YOU
E
admin
Well…this article is obsolete. It says so at the top of the article. You can still use this technique but it’s not the quickest, easiest or most reliable method anymore.
Read the following article. I strongly recommend you take this approach instead…it will save you a lot of heartache.
http://abwaters.com/2008/04/15/jailbreaking-114-itouch-on-windows-in-1-simple-step/
Good luck!
john
if i do this upgrade, do i lose everything on my itouch?
admin
John…don’t do this upgrade. It is extremely painful now that the jailbreak process has improved.
Do this one:
http://abwaters.com/2008/04/15/jailbreaking-114-itouch-on-windows-in-1-simple-step
If you do, then no, you won’t lose everything on your iTouch.
John
Hi admin,
I’m having problems with installing apps including BSD subsystem. It says “error:can’t find host”. When i try to refresh sources, it gives says like “can’t refresh sources”
Safari is not working for me too.
I’m pretty sure its not a wifi problem.
Can you help me out?
admin
First, tell me if you can get to Google in Safari, then I will be glad to help.
John
Nope. Google’s not even working. It seems like even before jailbreaking, after i restored and updated to 1.1.4, safari is already not working. Similarly, I cant even get to google too.
John
It when i try to go to Google, all it says is “Safari can’t open the page because it can’t find the server”.
admin
Then you need to reset your wireless…for some reason your network connection is not working.
John
I’ve resetted my router. My network setting on my ipod. It joins the network but i just doesnt work on safari, weather, etc. So now i think its definitely the wifi problem.
Any suggestions?
Bonny
I tried jailbreaking ziphone, 1.1.4. I then put it on recovery mode and it erased everything on my itouch, so i tried jailbreak again and while the thing was installing in my itouch and it stopped in the middle of it. now my itouch is stuck on a black background with these little with letters. i plug it in and my itunes doesnt pick it up, i tried turning it on and off but it doesnt work.
can you please help?
admin
Bonny,
Please try the following URL and let me know how it goes.
http://abwaters.com/2008/06/02/itouch-emergency-medical-procedures-manual/
Good luck!
nick
ok, i jailbroke my itouch from version 1.1.3 i got the installer app and installed a few things (i barly used any memory on my itouch) i got a pop up after installing 1 of the apps that said you ran out of memory on your disk drive (or something like that) my itouch went into recovery mode and is now stuck in it (i have the lil picture of a usb cord pointing up to itunes symbol) i connect it to itunes and it says itunes has detected a device in recovery mode please restore it. i hit restore and it said it is going to take 83 hours to download it -.- i am currently getting the 1.1.1 firmware from ziphone and am thinking about trying the whole shift click restore and select 1.1.1 because in the download for 1.1.1 it only takes me 18 hours and you need firmware 1.1.1 to install alotttttttt of the things in the installer app. if any1 could email me any firmware i would greatly appreciate it or help me get out of recovery mode without restorying if possible please email me at fireyphantom77@yahoo.com
thank you,
kjsbfkjbeafkjbsdf
im trying to download the nes rom and i click install and a messege comes up as error cant find host and its realy pissing me off cuz i feel like i jail broke my itouch for no reason
pleeeassse!!!! help
ps i jail broke it with ziphone.com if it makes a difference
admin
kjsb,
You know the jailbroken software is being provided by the Internet community free of charge right? You also know that the NES roms are the property of Nintendo? Jailbreak your iTouch, have fun with all the free software, enjoy the adventure…but don’t get pissed off because you are having a hard time finding a working download of a company’s intellectual property. That simply is not one of your rights. And if jailbreaking your iTouch is pissing you off…restore it and upgrade to 2.0 and use Apple’s iTunes App Store.
Leon rosenberg
Please help i have turned wi=fi off re=installed jailbreak and everything but When I try to add a source It says can not refresh sources and then i manually click refresh and it does it but doesnt change anyything please help me man= btw mine is jailbroken 1.1.4 and jailbroken with ziphone do I need to use cydia package or something??? HELP!!!
admin
You are going to need a wifi connection. If you don’t have internet working then how can it refresh the sources? Connect your internet, make sure safari works and then try again.
steve m
i just bought an itouch off of my friend that was jailbroken and i cant get a wifi network to show on the itouch it just constantly searches..i updated the itouch reset and also restored it but this still didnt work…could this be a because of the jailbreak
admin
Maybe…different jailbreaks have different quirks and aspects that are broken…try restoring it and get it back to a clean state…
This article will probably help you.
http://abwaters.com/2008/06/02/itouch-emergency-medical-procedures-manual/
Kay Kay
HELP!!
i have a connection to the inter net, i can go on google, all that stuff works. I jail broke my ipod, it installed, i go to install a program and it doesnt give me the “cannot find host” error it just gives me another error somthing about cant down load. i cant look at it right now becauze i dont have a connection but when i do it doesnt work help me please!