With Sn0wbreeze 1.6.1 for Windows, you can now create custom firmware files of iOS 4 which are already jailbroken just like what PwnageTool 4.0 / 4.01 can do on a Mac. Currently, only iPod touch 2G (non-MC model, and already jailbroken on anything other than Spirit) can be jailbroken on the newly released iOS 4. Both the iPod touch 2G (MC model) and iPod touch 3G requires a new exploit which is currently not available. So if you haven’t already jailbroken your iPod touch 2G with Redsn0w, you can do so with sn0wbreeze 1.6.1 for 4.0.
The instructions for jailbreaking as usual are exactly similar to the instructions we posted earlier for iPhone 3GS and 3G. Simply download iOS 4 for iPod touch 2G, and then follow the complete step by step instructions posted here which will guide you on how to create custom firmware files. Once you have created a custom firmware file, you can simply restore to it via iTunes 9.2.
Feel free to ask me any question here should you run into any problem during the jailbreak process.
Download iTunes 9.2 for Windows and Mac OS X
Download iOS 4 for iPod touch
Download .NET Framework 3.5 (required to run Sn0wbreeze)
Download Sn0wbreeze 1.6 / 1.6.1 for 4.0 (Windows Only) [Fast Mirror link]
You may also like to check out:
- Fix 1604, 1600 Error During iOS 4 Custom Firmware Restore in Tunes
- Unlocked iPhone 4 Available in UK, France and Canada
- How to Unlock iOS 4 with Ultrasn0w and Blacksn0w on 05.13.04 Baseband
- How to Jailbreak iOS 4.0 on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and iPod touch 2G using Redsn0w, PwnageTool 4.0 (Windows)
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September 9th, 2010
58 Comments/Trackbacks on "How to Jailbreak iOS 4 on iPod touch 2G"
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why ipod touch 3g not in the jailbreak list?
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Any news for 3GS mc models???
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Please tell me someone when appear the jail for 3GS MC models. thanks
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so if i restored to iOS 4… i can't use this to jailbreak?
because it says i have to have it jailbroken before i use this to jailbreak?
clarification please
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why does it say you cant use with spirit
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Should I jailbrake my ipod on this or redsn0w?
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My itouch 2G v.3.1.2 MC model JailBreak with blackra1n can use this?
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Can sn0wbreeze install rock, or does it have to be cydia?
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Still doesn't work under windows x64!
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i have ipod touch 3g 8gb,-i know its realy a 2g,but it comes up with a message like the one youve got,i have never jailbroken before and in the about on my ipod it says the model is a mc but on the back of the ipod it doesnt have mc,and how do i jailbreak it as i upgraded to os4 as soon as it was available to download
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So i can upgrade if i have my Ipod Touch 3g 8 gig (MC model) if its already jailbroken?
Its technically 2nd gen since 64 and 32 gigs are the actuall 3g.
Thanks
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and does Sn0wbreeze install Cydia too ?
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when i restore, the ipod is stuck on the “preparing to restore ipod” stage, does anyone know how to fix this?
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Awesome, it works great on my iPod Touch 2G.
;-D
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still no jb for ipod touch 3G?? thanks…
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If I jailbreak my 2G iPod Touch 4.0, will that allow me to go back to OS 3.1.3 without messing anything up? I'm not sure if I have MC model – how can I tell?
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i keep getting error 1601… any ideas? ipod touch 2g, by the way.
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I have the same problem, i'd also like to know a fix
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i have an ipod touch 2g 8gb 4.0 iOS MC model. i cant jailbreak it
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you can install rock through cydia
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ohkay jim look go to settinq in yuhr ipod. then go to general, once yuhr there yuh need to go to about, then just scrow down for model. nd there it is
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hey i hv an iPod Touch 2G. did it work with you one, iOS4 with the iPod Touch 2G???
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my understanding is that i have to make a custom firmware file with sn0wbreeze then restore to it with itunes, but would that get rid of anything at all?
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uh yea it kinda says on snow breeze NO MC MODEL WILL WORK* so your going to have too wait tell blackra1n comes out with pwnd for life http://www.blackra1n.com
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@jim tap your settings,general/about to view your model as well as songs, videos, photos and other information about your ipod
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Isn't this the only way to jailbreak an ipod on iOS4? why does it tell me that it has to be jailbroken already? wtf?
btw, im using an iPod Touch 2G non-MC Model.
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Same here. Been looking for a way…
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hi…i bought a new ipod touch 2g wich has come wid ios4 nd i can't downgrade to 3.1.2 for the jailbreak coz there is some error while sending information to cydia telling that there is no information about this model!!plz help….can i jailbreak widout downgrade??
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i download the ios4 and i get a .rar doc how can i convert to a ipsw??
Please HELP
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if you have Windows , click on the file then press F2 , then rename .zip to .ipsw
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try download usin fire fox.
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it says that it dont recognizes ipsw and i have changed the name on the end and changed settings on tools, still it dont work. i have ipod touch 2g with ios4 help me plzzz
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I had same problem with 3.1.3, i tried using a different version to restore and it worked, its probably the Ipsw fault, use a different source.
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is this tethered or untethered? please advice.. Thanks in advance.
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it says not a valid 4.0 ipsw
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Crashed my iPod its stuck on a screen with a snowflake apple logo!
Its been this for 3 Hours
I have iTouch 2g 3.1.2 w/4.0 firmware MC Model
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hold home and power button at same time till it restarts keep holding it until u see a connect to itunes then let go. After that go on itunes and click on the device name and restore then its fixed
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i have an ipod touch 4.0 mc model 2g i use the snowbreeze but it reload very long like its not working is it do wrking cuz i tried alot already it doesnt seems to work for my ipod touch thou…
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I did everything you said and then i restored it using the custom firmware and it worked at first and it took a while saying preparing iPod for restore and then it gave me error message 1604. I dont really know what to do know!!!
PLEASE HELP!!!
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is there going to be a jailbreak for 2g MC models?
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wat i dont understand is wat im downloading when i clicked on download iOS 4 ipod touch
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wat does an mc model mean?
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the new spirit is going to be released this month
spirit will probably jailbreak all devices on 4.0 and 4.0.1
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it is updating to current firmware, e.g. from 3.1.2 to 3.1.3 and current is ios4.0
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rumor is new spirit will come out end of the month and should be able to jailbreak all model.
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not supporting MC model yet. Wait for new spirit will come out soon
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this is the correct .ipsw for iso4 2g ipod2,1_4.0_8a293_Restore.ipsw
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it's the new type of model of ipod ..
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mac
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In your Settings>General>About there should be a model number. The first 2 characters should be Mb or Mc, depending on the time you bought it.
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Doesn't work for me. I have a MB model, not even MC iPod Touch 2G, and iTunes gives me an error when I restore it. It says it is not valid. Got two errors, 2005 and 1006.
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Guys, you know what, don't even use this method. RedSn0w works perfectly. I used redsn0w_win_0.9.5b5-3 to do it. This method is seriously a piece of shit, it never works, I got at least 3 different errors when restoring. Redsn0w worked instantly and easily. (Minus the annoying DFU mode thing.) If you can follow instructions, you get it to work.
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Thanks for telling me. Does that red snow method work for iPod Touch 3G, version 4? As you can tell i'm no expert
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I have no clue, but I can basically say that red snow does a way better job of patching the IPSW file, because sn0wbreeze gave me an error on at least 4 separate times and iTunes could not let me update with it with various error reports. Redsn0w worked on the first try. I say give it a whirl, I believe it will work with your 3G better than my 2G if anything.
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i beleive if you use the method mention on
http://www.redmondpie.com/jailbreak-ipod-touch-...
seems simple
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or just udate to 0s4 and on safari goto this page to jailbreak os4
http://www.jailbreakme.com/faq.html
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hey..i used Redsn0w 0.9.5b5-3 to jailbreak my itouch 2g (non mc-model)…but for some reason I’m not able to add hackulo repository in cydia…can anyone help me?…it keeps saying that repository doesnot exsist….plz e-mail me at mohitjampala@gmail.com
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the repository is
cydia.hackulo.us
make sure u type is the exact same way
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