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Current iPhone hack methods don’t work on iPod touch… but it won’t be long
Posted 14 September 2007 @ 3pm in Uncategorized
We just took delivery of a new iPod touch. Without hesitation, the first thing we tried to do (after oohing and aahing a bit at the WiFi iTunes Store) was hack the device to put third-party applications on it in the same manner as the iPhone. Unfortunately, the current iPhone methodology doesn’t work for the iPod touch, and here’s why:
The super-simple AppTapp method, which allows you to simply run one application from your desktop computer that jailbreaks the iPhone and puts Installer.app on the device through which other applications can be installed directly doesn’t work because it hasn’t yet been updated to use the iPod touch’s firmware/software revision, which is labeled 1.1.
After doing a restore on the device through iTunes under Mac OS X, the new firmware file is downloaded to ~/iTunes/iPod Software updates and labeled iPod1,1_1.1_3A101a_Restore.ipsw. However, there’s no way to select an individual firmware file from disk with AppTapp.
Even if there were, there’s another problem that obviates use of our manual 5-step hacking method (created just before AppTapp was released): it looks like Apple has changed the encryption scheme for the iPod touch firmware file, meaning that a new method will need to be discovered for cracking this file, getting the appropriate software out and jailbreaking the iPod touch. We’ll hold our breath, however, as such a method should sprout shortly from the ingenious iPhone hacking community.
Feedback? info@iphoneatlas.com.
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Posted by tsfreedman
15 September 2007 @ 5am
Hopefully, they’ll also address the apparent problem with the iPhone’s inability to consistently remember where you left off listening to audiobooks, even when the “remember playback position” option is checked for the audiobook’s iTunes file. I have this problem with my iPhone and it has been reported by several others on Apple’s forum site.
If not, maybe iPhone Atlas can bring this to Apple’s attention, since the forum posts will not have been successful in geting a fix.
Posted by gib00
19 September 2007 @ 1pm
Before this blog, I had tried to use AppTapp on my iPod Touch to no avail. It would completely lock the iPod up (it would only show the original picture of the iTunes logo and the 30-pin cable connector), AppTapp would need to Force Quit, but worst of all, iTunes could recognize the iPod was plugged in, but could not reformat it back to manufacturer settings. It said there was some sort of error and the iPod would not be able to be reformatted
If this has happened to you, the link on the bottom of iphone.nullriver.com/beta, called “Endless Reboot after iTunes” can get it back… sort of. What I ended up having to do was run their restore suggestions, then the iPod would be unlocked (slightly). The next thing I had to do was reset the iPod itself in the “Settings” tab on the Touch. Last but not least, I had to restore it through iTunes to manufacturer settings and reload all my crap again… But at least I got it back without having too large of a heart attack.
I know this must be an absurd question, but is there a different way to add applications for the iPod Touch in the works? I am assuming there are many solutions currently underway, and there will be plenty of options once they have been “officially” launched on the 28th, but I know there are many iPod Touch’s floating around.
Please post some steps/links/solutions ASAP