Ok. It simply doesn’t get any easier than this. I’ve gone through all the backflips (you can read about them on my blog) and have downgraded, upgraded, sidegraded and jailbroken iTouches in just about every way possible on Windows. I’ve read about the ZiPhone jailbreak and have periodically checked the status of that but on previous visits, it looked like it was a work in progress for Windows anyway. So, I tried it tonight…and it worked so quickly I wasn’t even sure it was jailbroken, but sure enough, the Installer icon is on my home page ready for me to add any apps that I might want. So here’s what you need to do…
The one simple step is running the ZiPhone software. Make sure your iTouch is restored to a non-jailbroken state with the latest version of the firmware (1.1.4). Also, make sure your iTunes software is up to date. Connect your iTouch and make sure iTunes recognizes it. If it does not, then reinstall iTunes and do whatever else you have to do to make sure your iTouch is visible to your computer. Close iTunes but leave your iTouch connected to your computer. Now, go to http://www.ziphone.org/ and click on the “Click here to download Ziphone” link. Then download the Windows version of the ZiPhone software. This is a phone named ZiPhoneWin-3.0.exe. Run this file and you will get a directory full of files similar to the following.
Now double-click on the file named “JAILBREAK IPHONE IPOD.bat”. You will see a console window on your computer and your iTouch.
After a moment, your iTouch will reboot and you will see the ZiPhone application appear on your computer screen. Click on the appropriate button to finish the jailbreak.
The whole process takes about a minute. This is the cleanest jailbreak so far. So…my advice to you is to forget everything i’ve said in the past and use the ZiPhone method. Now…i’ve got to go get my daughter’s iTouch to jailbreak that again…1.1.4 here we come!!!
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Smackin said
April 16 2008 @ 6:50 am
So with this Jailbreak is it possible to play DRM music?
admin said
April 16 2008 @ 8:58 am
Seems like it. I haven’t played with it enough to know what the quirks are but my DRM’ed music videos work. Keep your fingers crossed!
mike said
April 17 2008 @ 5:49 am
hey man after all that mess the ziphone program worked like a charm it was almost to easy i really appreciate all your help
I installed last night and started puting things on my itouch but now it is saying I am out of disk space what is that I still have 13 GB left for memory
admin said
April 17 2008 @ 6:01 am
Good deal Mike. I’m glad it worked! As far as out of disk space…i’ll research that and post a response here but it’s not difficult between a music library and the cool apps from Installer.app to run out. I’ll see if I can’t track down a disk space analysis tool that might be helpful.
mike said
April 17 2008 @ 6:49 am
Can you tell me how to move my icons around because the customize program is for 1.1.3 and it does not work with 1.1.4 so if you can tell how to move my icons or downgrade to 1.1.3
Their are not as many apps for 1.1.4 as for 1.1.3 but should I keep it at 1.1.4 or downgrade in your opinion which is better
admin said
April 17 2008 @ 7:03 am
The 1.1.3 apps should work fine on 1.1.4 with maybe a few exceptions. My advice would be to try it…but i don’t recommend downgrading. Try installing the Customize program and see if it works. At worst case, you may have to restore and re-jailbreak your iTouch.
To move the icons, touch an icon on the home page and don’t release until the icons start wiggling. Then you can drag them and even create a new page of icons…play with it, you’ll get the hang of it. When you are done, press the home button at the bottom of your iTouch.
mike said
April 17 2008 @ 5:14 pm
Do you have to download anything because I held one icon for five minutes and nothing happened
admin said
April 17 2008 @ 6:14 pm
Five minutes is a little long…no, you don’t have to download anything. On my itouch it takes about 4 seconds before the icons start wiggling…do me a favor. Can you get me the version information from your Settings->General->About screen and second, can you tell me if you have the notes, maps, and stocks icons on your home page?
mike said
April 17 2008 @ 7:04 pm
I have version 1.1.4(4a102)
No I do not have those icons
admin said
April 17 2008 @ 7:48 pm
Mike…try the following excerpt from another one of the jailbreak articles.
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.
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…
Let me know if it helps.
mike said
April 18 2008 @ 5:23 am
I got the source file but the problem is it says I need to be running 1.1.3 to download the file
admin said
April 18 2008 @ 7:40 am
Mike…I really need you to start posting topics in the forums…the comments are not well setup for support.
Then your only choice at this point is to buy the software upgrade from iTunes unless you want to go back through the headaches of downgrading to 1.1.1 and then upgrading back to 1.1.3. Seems like the 19.95 would be a better choice.
mike said
April 18 2008 @ 9:21 am
thank you for all your help
admin said
April 18 2008 @ 10:04 am
Your welcome. I’ll be glad to continue helping but in the forums… http://forums.abwaters.com/
Good luck Mike!
Darragh Kelly said
April 18 2008 @ 3:06 pm
didnt work screen is filled with white writing. wont even connect to itunes. wat can i do???
admin said
April 18 2008 @ 3:11 pm
Your iTouch was at version 1.1.4 before you started? Was it already jailbroken? Did you have the latest version of iTunes?
Darragh…if you want my help troubleshooting your problem, I would be glad to but you must post your problem on http://forums.abwaters.com
thanks!
Darragh Kelly said
April 18 2008 @ 3:15 pm
yes it was and no it wasnt jailbroken i dont know if i had the lastest version of itunes. will i have to get it replaced?
admin said
April 18 2008 @ 3:21 pm
No…you won’t have to get it replaced. Try holding down the two buttons for 10-20 seconds (the button on top is the wake/sleep button and the button on the front of the iTouch is the home button). This should cause the device to reset itself.
Your first goal is to get it connected to iTunes.
Darragh… http://forums.abwaters.com/
thx
Darragh Kelly said
April 18 2008 @ 4:23 pm
i did do that but its not working any other tips thanks
Darragh Kelly said
April 18 2008 @ 4:25 pm
sry it worked its reset. wat do i do now??
admin said
April 18 2008 @ 4:55 pm
Post your request for help on http://forums.abwaters.com/
Zach said
April 18 2008 @ 7:49 pm
i have 1.1.3 all ziphone jailbroken and everythin works good, EXCEPT that i have some icons that when i launch them it jsut restarts back to the main screen, and i would like to uninstall them but they do not show up in the uninstall menu. i tried iphonebrowser because that has worked for version 1.1.1 but the app list is not visible. how do i remove those icons, and customize app is not working so i cant just hide the apps either
Darragh Kelly said
April 18 2008 @ 11:19 pm
how do i update itunes??
Darragh Kelly said
April 19 2008 @ 12:02 am
p.s. how do i get new themes on my ipod touch??
Zach said
April 19 2008 @ 10:11 am
i have responded in the fourm but i didnt know if you looked there to reply so, here is whati said
i do not know what ssh is. i have tried one of the file browsers (iphone browser) and like i said it did not give me the list of applications like it did for earlier versions ex 1.1.1 do you know of any other good file browsers because i have searched and iphone browser was the only one i could find
thanks alot for your help!
Will said
April 21 2008 @ 8:10 pm
this is amazing, thank you very much
corey said
April 23 2008 @ 12:25 pm
i used this tqice on my itouch 1.1.4 and it crashed it both times..either im doing something wrong or it’s my ipod. but the good this is that i went to the apple store and they gave me a replacement itoich for free…im getting a new again…=)..because it crashed my ipod again…a big hassle..=(
admin said
April 23 2008 @ 12:46 pm
Hi Corey…haven’t had a problem with it at all. Did the ziphone software crash on your computer as well? Is your iTunes up to date? I haven’t had a single problem with it and i’ve jailbroke 3 different iPods (one of them about 8 times…). So there must be sth going on there…had you jailbroken it before? Did you try to restore your iPod using iTunes?
Gianna said
April 24 2008 @ 3:41 pm
I tried jailbreaking my i pod and then it said that i disconnected the cable and then reconnected it and its frozen and i dont know how to configure it.
what should I do?
Joel said
April 25 2008 @ 1:11 am
I really want to get an iPod Touch or an iPhone but I really don’t want to spend days troubleshooting just to put stuff I already have on the damn device. All of these comments make me feel like this is probably more work than it’s worth. Guess I’ll wait and deal without these Mac over-kill controlling products. WAhhh.
admin said
April 25 2008 @ 5:44 am
Gianna, you need to reset your iTouch and attempt to restore it using iTunes. Force a reset by holding the wake button and the home button down for 10 seconds or so. It should hard-reset and come back on…even if it comes up to a “connect to itunes” screen. Then…connect it to your computer and you should get a prompt asking to restore your iTouch.
admin said
April 25 2008 @ 5:45 am
Joel…I can’t tell, are you upset or happy that you are not going to get an iTouch or iPhone?
Joel said
April 25 2008 @ 12:48 pm
Haha.
I’m upset. I just wish it was easier to use. I used someones on the plane on a 4 hour flight and loved it. However, I’m not going to get on iTunes and rebuy all of my Mp3’s. I’ll wait for you guys to iron out the issues. 
Thanks for the great blog and forum.
kade said
April 29 2008 @ 3:37 am
Have you encountered any problems with youtube?
After a long hiatus with the itouch, i went to watch some youtubes, and encountered that my search function came back with a “could not connect to youtube”. Long story short, after a restore (and some problems with the restore that took quite a while to fix) I have got everything back to 1.1.4.
I am about to give this a shot, but have you heard any news back or any problems with youtube so far?
Thanks.
admin said
April 29 2008 @ 3:41 am
Kade…as I said in the article, this is the best jailbreak i’ve found so far. But…YouTube is the one item that I could never get to work completely. I’ve tried the different patches available in the installer but i’ve not been successful with them so far. Regardless, it is so easy to jailbreak and restore your iTouch that I switch back and forth between jailbroken and otherwise as desired.
I’m hardheaded though…i’m still going to see if I can get it to work. If so, i’ll post it here. If you find a solution, i would very much appreciate it if you would leave a comment with the solution here.
Thanks!
karen said
May 5 2008 @ 4:14 am
hello there… well i did the jailbrake to my itouch 8go and it didnt work dunno why it was the same program u are recomending here, my boyfriend did it first with his itouch 16 go and a couples days after i ve tried with mine and it just didnt work i had to restore it… it said that it was and invalid action, we tried the mode that says on the program do it all and then it kinda broke… so we restored and is just working fine … i would like try again but im affraid ill brake it… plus ii would also likke to know what do u think it happend and how should i do it to get to jailbrake it in the correct way.
thanks
admin said
May 5 2008 @ 4:47 am
Karen, the only thing I can see is that you clicked the “Do It All” button which tries to activate an iPhone which of course won’t work on your iTouch. As far as your concerns about breaking it, i’ve jailbroke and restored my iTouch dozens if not hundreds of times now…you should always be able to restore it. Please read back through the article and follow the instructions and you should not have a problem.
Good luck!
don said
May 6 2008 @ 10:52 am
hi i tried to jailbreak my itouch its a 1.1.4 version. i am having a problem the ipod has frozen and lost contact with the pc and has a message on screen saying,
singleuser boot — fsck not done
root device is mounted read only.
if you want to make modifications to files
/sbin/fsck-fy
/sibin/mount-uw/
if you wish to boot the system: exit
cant establish for single user: no such file or directory.
can anyone help me fix my problem please.
admin said
May 6 2008 @ 10:56 am
Don, what I would recommend is to restore the iPod from iTunes and then retry the jailbreak. Have you tried jailbreaking it before? The only time i’ve seen things like this happen is when the iTouch is not in a clean state.
-bryanw
karen said
May 6 2008 @ 11:53 am
HELLO AGAIN… I VE A LIL QUESTION … I WOULD LIKE TO DO THE UPGRADE THAT CONTAINS THE FORECAST, EMAIL, NOTES AND STUFF, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN FIND IT IN THE INSTALLER DO IT OR IF SHOULD DO IT VIA ITUNES
THANKS
don said
May 6 2008 @ 2:31 pm
thanks for the information but the ipod is frozen with that message and i cant even connect it up to itunes or do anything with the ipod at all. this is the first time i have ever tried to jailbreak the ipod.
redfan717 said
May 6 2008 @ 3:51 pm
when you do this do you have to have i tunes on and will you have to put all your music back on your itouch again
admin said
May 7 2008 @ 3:53 am
Don, Obviously something went wrong. Read through the forums and see if you can find something that is different about your iTouch or the steps that you went through. I would restore it from scratch and try again. It is not only doable, but people do it every day. If you ask specific questions, I’ll do my best to help you.
admin said
May 7 2008 @ 3:55 am
Redfan, no…with this latest method, as long as you have a clean non-jailbroken system you won’t have any problems and your music will remain on your iTouch…
Ricky said
May 10 2008 @ 10:04 am
Hey
I have on ipod touch ere that came with the 1.1.4 version, i downgraded it to 1.1.1 to try to make wi-fi works cuz it wasnt ( now it doesnt work too =~~ ) i used autodown and the 1.1.1 patch
Now i cant re update my ipod to 1.1.4 or 1.1.3, any ideas about how to do it? i get 1603/4 errors
Ricky said
May 10 2008 @ 10:33 am
I made it work, updating itunes to latest version, no 1603 error
Ricky said
May 10 2008 @ 10:34 am
i updated the itunes, so now i can restore to 1.1.4, no error 1603
test said
May 10 2008 @ 10:34 am
updated itune to latest version, now i get no error restoring
ricky2 said
May 10 2008 @ 10:39 am
I ve updated my itunes to latest version, now i can restore it to 1.1.4 without any errors message.
admin said
May 10 2008 @ 4:45 pm
Ricky, i’m not sure at this point if you have restored it or not…what does it say when you go to the Settings->General->About and check the Version number?
MADDOGG said
May 12 2008 @ 12:48 am
cheers bruva! worked like a charm on my 1.1.4 and ive got my mates 2 do the same,
all the best for anything new
matt said
May 12 2008 @ 1:39 am
hello, i tried jailbreaking my itouch but ran into a problem. my ipod has lot contact with my pc and itunes doesnt recognize it so i cant restore through there.
when i turn on my ipod all i get is:
singleuser boot — fsck not done
root device is mounted read only.
if you want to make modifications to files
/sbin/fsck-fy
/sibin/mount-uw/
if you wish to boot the system: exit
cant establish for single user: no such file or directory
…the same problem user don had
i was wondering if a solution was ever found
help is much appreciated
-matt
MADDOGG said
May 12 2008 @ 2:08 am
worked fine till now…LOL
trying 2 install apps and it ses
ERROR
Package download faild: can’t find host!
[OK]
admin said
May 12 2008 @ 5:01 am
Matt, the fix for this problem is always the same. You need to “restore” your iPod…to do that, you will likely have to re-install iTunes if the two aren’t seeing each other.
admin said
May 12 2008 @ 5:03 am
oops…sorry, wasn’t finished with that last comment.
Regardless, the iTouch and iTunes should always “see” each other regardless of the state of the iTouch your first step is to reinstall iTunes to make sure you have a clean set of services running to recognize your iTouch.
admin said
May 12 2008 @ 5:11 am
Maddog,
This happens from time to time if the repositories are not setup correctly or if sites are not accessible…remember, these are usually run by individuals and are not commercial websites…keep trying, be patient and good luck!
MADDOGG said
May 12 2008 @ 5:20 am
what are repositories? can i fix this somehow?
admin said
May 12 2008 @ 5:32 am
When you go to the installer, everything you see under the “install” button comes from one or more repositories (also called “Sources”). Try this for fun…go to the installer under the “install” button and look for the “Sources” category. Install everything under that section and you will have new categories and new apps to try…each one of the sources is a separate repository.
MADDOGG said
May 12 2008 @ 5:37 am
ok i would but its still not letting me dll anything
ive tried 4 about an hour going through alot of the games wallpapers and tweaks and stuff but nothing will let me dll it
admin said
May 12 2008 @ 5:41 am
I have to ask? Can you open a web page in Safari? Do you have a good wifi connection?
MADDOGG said
May 12 2008 @ 5:48 am
haha i should have checked this earlier:
Safari can’t open the page because it can’t find the server
b4 the jailbreak it was working well?
admin said
May 12 2008 @ 5:51 am
LOL…sorry Maddog…i had to ask. So…get your wireless connection going again (you probably need to go to Settings and put the password back in…) and you will be good go!
MADDOGG said
May 12 2008 @ 5:57 am
ok i figured out what was wrong first i entered the wrong key and and it connected anyway so everything is workin now
thanks for all the help just 2 find a silly problem i feel like such a noob thanks thanks thanks
MADDOGG has 2 g’s!
admin said
May 12 2008 @ 6:02 am
It happens to all of us…have fun!
Justin said
May 14 2008 @ 2:06 pm
this sucks it ruined my i touch the white words keep scrolling and wont stop and idk what to do
admin said
May 14 2008 @ 5:31 pm
Justin…i’m gonna need more information that that to help. What did you do before the white words and what did you do that summoned the white words…?
durand said
May 17 2008 @ 8:29 am
hey i tried jailbreaking my ipod touch for the first time. i resetted the ipod but it refuses to connect to the computer. when i turn the ipod on, alot of white writing appears on the screen and the line:
BSD root: md0, major 2, minor 0
keeps coming up. please help!!!
admin said
May 17 2008 @ 8:40 am
Durand, I’d be glad to help. Please post your message to http://forums.abwaters.com and i’ll respond immediately.
durand said
May 17 2008 @ 9:07 am
when i connect my ipod to the computer, the following line is displayed:
IOIpodUSBDevice::startIpodStack can’t start! Need configuration
durand said
May 17 2008 @ 9:13 am
do i need to take my ipod back to the store? i purchased it in dubai but am currently residing in south africa, will there be any problems
durand said
May 17 2008 @ 9:26 am
the ipod refuses to do anything, the writing on the screen doesn’t go away
admin said
May 17 2008 @ 10:06 am
Durand…I just responded to your post in the forums. First, don’t panic…that is where things start to go wrong for most people. Read my response in the forums and we’ll get your iTouch working again…
Kaur said
May 17 2008 @ 12:43 pm
you know what it actually works woow thank you so much i tryed so hard and finally it works thank you : )
MADDOGG said
May 20 2008 @ 2:07 am
yep its maddogg again: can i get more apps that the 1’s availible thru installer, i have dlled all the sources from the sources file and im bored of most of the apps(except parking lot)
SHO ONE said
May 23 2008 @ 7:02 am
I jailbroke my ipod touch 8gb last night and I ended up restoring it cause I couldn’t find any apps that either worked or worked well. I installed the emulators and tried running them and it would say no Roms found, tried installing themes and couldn’t get them to work even password stoped working. In otherwords it was password protected but it simply let me slide my way in with no password required. To me this seems pointless. Please help me see the light. I’m thinking I just had a bad experiance and should try it again, but I would like to know where to find the roms and what are the apps I should go for?
admin said
May 23 2008 @ 8:18 am
To Maddog and Sho one:
If you are bored or don’t like the jailbreak experience then restore it. My son keeps finding new apps that are actually pretty cool. My daughter loves hers and enjoys the apps she downloaded including IM and a few others. I personally, enjoy the adventure and get my kicks out of pulling it apart to see how it works…it helps to be able to put it back together afterwards…
It’s all personal choice. If you don’t like what’s on change the channel…but i’ll bet you enjoyed the process of getting there. If you put some effort into it there is an huge amount of “stuff” thats available. Most of it is pretty bad…but there are some real gems out there as well. You have to wade through muck to get to the good stuff.
As for things like finding ROMs for the emulators? That will take some effort…the ROMS are not legally available, although I don’t think anyone is enforcing it since it seems like it would be hard to quantify the actual damages. Anyway, try googling it…? They are out there and they are usable and they do work…and yes, i’ve seen it, tried it and enjoyed playing some of the old video arcade classics.
Good luck and have fun!
Lou said
May 25 2008 @ 1:40 am
Cool i install it, had to restore i think it had to do with the fact that i was excited/worried (firsth time i trie, and btw i have to see what to do now lol) and i forgot to close itunes, so i just restore, and tried again.. cool and thanks a ton =D now to see what to do… =P
Don said
May 25 2008 @ 11:05 am
okay, im in the middle of jailbreaking it.
but, it’s taking a really really long time,
it just shows the big huge “Z” on my itouch.
its, 8gb. and im starting to get scared and have 2nd thoughts.
what should i do?
admin said
May 26 2008 @ 7:24 pm
My suggestion…wait a while. If it doesn’t change after a reasonable period…(30 minutes or so…which still should be too long) then restore your iTouch and try again.
JB said
May 29 2008 @ 9:25 am
I tried to jailbreak my ipod touch and the cord came out during the recovery phase. Now my ipod won’t start. I need help
admin said
May 29 2008 @ 7:11 pm
JB…first, plug it into the USB to make sure it has power, then hold the “wake” and the “home” button (both buttons on the device) for 10-15 seconds until you see something happen. If the iTouch is having problems, then you should be able to get iTunes to launch and give you a restore prompt…
MADDOGG said
June 1 2008 @ 8:24 am
dude *sigh* ipod working fine till i tried dlling an app and my auto lock came on and stopped connection and wouldnt dll the file anymore so i manually restarted it and thats wen shit went wrong, cant connect 2 itunes, cant dll anymore apps from installer and im just stressing out
admin said
June 1 2008 @ 8:31 am
Looks like it’s time to restore it…as a bit of advice, you should definitely turn off the autolock while doing this.
MADDOGG said
June 1 2008 @ 6:54 pm
ok this is getting really annoying i cant restore my ipod and now i cant even get it into recovery mode this is really annoying itunes doesnt even recognise my ipod
admin said
June 1 2008 @ 8:04 pm
Maddog,
Have you reset your ipod? Holding down the home and the wake button for 10-20 seconds? What happens?
If that doesn’t work then plug your iTouch into the USB while holding the home button down…it should go into restore mode…
i’m waiting to hear how it goes.
MADDOGG said
June 1 2008 @ 9:39 pm
tried reset: just stays in recovery mode and wont connect 2 itunes(maybe need reinstall?)
tried usb: same as above
i kinda got it werkin b4: would sync with cpu but wouldnt dll any apps but i could still go on internet and right now im staring into a $450 brick: very depressing(goin to take rage out on css)
MADDOGG said
June 2 2008 @ 1:27 am
dw i got it working after a while i just played with it 4 a while and ended up restoring it and fixed everything
also my ipod almost got stolen at a party but i fucked ip the bloke who tried to take it! it was epic
mell said
June 2 2008 @ 2:19 am
hi everyone,
I have jailbroken my ipod touch and it is version 1.1.4 But I really want NES games there have been a few sources specifically for 1.1.4 for nes roms but none of the have worked on mine so i have decided to downgrade my ipod touch down to 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 but i have no idea how it doesnt bother me if i have to jailbreak my ipod again but can anyone help me PLEASE thx WB
scottylogan said
June 2 2008 @ 4:56 am
you the man, followed these instructions and everything worked sweet, now if i could just get the nes game package on 1.1.4 it would be money any suggestions?
alan said
June 2 2008 @ 12:24 pm
i tried to download it and i accadently clicked on do it all. then it stopped after 10 minutes, and so its not complete and my itunes doesnt pick up my itouch. therefore i cant access anything on my itouch and i cant get itunes to pick it up to complete the process. what should i do?
alan said
June 2 2008 @ 4:30 pm
my problem is the same thing Durand had. but i dont see it anywhere in the forums as to how to fix it.
admin said
June 2 2008 @ 6:31 pm
Two responses:
First, i’ll be glad to help anyone who wants it…please just sign up for http://forums.abwaters.com and post there…I now have one article with 85+ comments. Lets solve the problems in the right place.
Second: I just wrote up emergency medical procedures for those of you with dead devices… read here and let me know how it goes:
http://abwaters.com/2008/06/02/itouch-emergency-medical-procedures-manual/
Good luck!
joel said
June 2 2008 @ 7:22 pm
please help me. im freaking out. i used ziphone and clicked the second option (Jailbreak (ipod is also supported)) i clicked that and started downloading while the ipod was plugged in and restored. the program says that if it takes more then 3 mins that you should cancel and try again. well mine was taking more then 3 mins so i cancled it. but the white writing on my ipod is frozen there and i cant turn off my ipod or do anything. i am really scared that it is broken. please help me. what do i do?!
thanx
admin said
June 2 2008 @ 7:31 pm
Joel…first, take a deep breath. In…out…good. Now, read the comment right above yours and follow the instructions and you’ll get your iTouch back safe and unharmed.
joel said
June 3 2008 @ 12:41 pm
hahah thanx
Wally said
June 3 2008 @ 8:17 pm
Hey admin, I ran into the same problem as Don:
singleuser boot — fsck not done
root device is mounted read only.
if you want to make modifications to files
/sbin/fsck-fy
/sibin/mount-uw/
if you wish to boot the system: exit
cant establish for single user: no such file or directory
I read through the comments and tried restoring it but the writings wont go away…
ive resetted it (by pressing wake/sleep button + home button) with it connected to the computer and itunes opened…no luck
then i unplugged the usb and tried resetting…no luck…words are still showing..
i even reinstalled itunes and tried resetting it again, but the writings are still on my 16gb itouch..
please help me if you can…i just bought the ipod and I hope my money didnt go to waste..
Wally said
June 3 2008 @ 8:21 pm
…to add to my last comment, that last line of the itouch says:
launchd[3]: can’t exec / bin/sh for single user: No such file or directory
please help ASAP
admin said
June 4 2008 @ 3:15 am
Then you are doing something wrong. When you put the iTouch into reset mode and restored it from your iTunes installation what happened?
http://abwaters.com/2008/06/02/itouch-emergency-medical-procedures-manual/
lUIS hERNANDEZ said
June 5 2008 @ 9:35 am
Hello, i have a itouch 8gb and i try de jail brcker bot i click on the buton “Do it All” and my ipod is in sreen black and say “BSD root: md0, major, minor0″ ¿how repair this?
Thankyou
Luis
admin said
June 6 2008 @ 4:27 am
Luis,
Try the following and let me know how it goes.
http://abwaters.com/2008/06/02/itouch-emergency-medical-procedures-manual/
thx
Mark said
June 9 2008 @ 1:53 pm
i downloaded ziphone and clicked on it. when i clicked on it, it told me to download Microsoft .NET Framework. WHAT THE HECK? thats the first problem. then i go to download Mircrosft .NET Framwork, mind you i tried to download it FROM MICROSFT and my computer would not install it. PLEASE HELP! i just want to jailbreak my touch. yes its at 1.1.4 and i have the latest itunes.
admin said
June 9 2008 @ 9:30 pm
Hey Mark,
The problem seems like its with your computer and not with the jailbreaking process. I’m assuming your using XP? Open a browser and go to Tools->Update and patch your system. This should install .NET for you…if that doesn’t work, then you need to see someone to have them take a look at your computer.
Once you get that stuff working, you won’t have any problem jailbreaking your iTouch.
Good luck!
Nicole said
June 9 2008 @ 11:07 pm
okay i tried jailbreaking my 1.1.4 and everything went as planned but non the installer loaded i can get in but cannot download any apps it says error two seconds after i hit install what should i do?
adrian said
June 10 2008 @ 11:42 am
yeah i had the similar problem with the disk space, but i just ignore it and never had a problem with it again, as for the whole jailbrake i cant use some installers cause it says i need firmware 1.1.123, is there any primary installers i should install?
admin said
June 10 2008 @ 12:08 pm
Nicole,
Does your web connection work? You might have to reconfigure your wireless connection after the jailbreak…
admin said
June 10 2008 @ 12:09 pm
Adrian,
The installers that don’t work haven’t been updated for the latest version of the firmware. To my knowledge, there is nothing you can do about that other than contact the author and ask if he will update it…
adrian said
June 10 2008 @ 12:13 pm
thanks for the quick response, yeah i just jailbraked it using ziphone on 1.1.4, but its freezing when i open it, the installer on my touch, i’ll keep trying, should i just restore it and try again
admin said
June 10 2008 @ 5:47 pm
No problem Adrian…if you are having unexplained behavior this could be a side-effect of other things you have done. For example, have you ever tryed other jailbreaks? Maybe you can force a reset and try again. The jailbreak is fast enough now that this is not a tough thing to do…
adrian said
June 10 2008 @ 6:01 pm
yeah i think i screwd it up casue i had it jailbroken and was working fine untill i had a bunch of server problems, so i tried it again then tried downgrading to 1.1.1 and that didnt work, and now everytime i try and use my touch it freezes, oh yeah and it was just casue i didnt have a wifi connection, i know, nub status…so yeah if i restore it again should that fix it or nah
fraggle said
June 11 2008 @ 8:11 am
I did the jailbreak thing on my itouch 16gb but when i install the apps they were not showing on the home screen so i tried to jailbreak it again without restoring it. the itouch got hook it showed me a black screen with codes, i have tried to restart it but that isn’t working, i don’t know what i will do please and there is no apple store in my country
Khory said
June 12 2008 @ 2:43 pm
I jailbroke my 1.1.4 itouch and used thew apps for about a day. after that it said package download failed: cannot connect to hos. how do i get reconnected
admin said
June 13 2008 @ 6:03 pm
Khory…The problem you are having is one of two things. Either you lost your wireless connection and need to reestablish it or the server for the package you are downloading and/or the repository you are using is having problems…in the first case, fix your network connection. In the second…try another repository or wait until someone fixes it…
flow said
June 13 2008 @ 8:57 pm
i have itouch 1.1.4 jailbroken and I have themes and apps and all that but one day when my iPod died and I restarted it and I tapped on the installer icon, it just booted me back to my home screen and won’t let me enter it. also some of my other applications do the same thing. HELP please
admin said
June 14 2008 @ 10:27 am
You may need to reinstall it. My suggestion…restore your iTouch and try again:
http://abwaters.com/2008/06/02/itouch-emergency-medical-procedures-manual/