Jailbreak iOS 4 on iPod Touch 2G using redsn0w [Guide]

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iOS 4 was released today for iPhone and iPod Touch for free. While most people have upgraded easily, some of us have been waiting for a jailbreak. Here’s a simple guide on how to jailbreak your iPod Touch and get features like multitasking and home screen backgrounds that Apple has weirdly disabled for 2G. Make sure you follow the guide correctly and make a backup using iTunes.

Jailbreak iOS 4 on iPod Touch 2G using redsn0w

Jailbreak iOS 4

  1. Download iOS 4 for your iPod Touch
  2. Download redsn0w 0.9.5b5-4 [links at the end]. It’s available for both Mac and Windows.
  3. Download and install iTunes 9.2
  4. Connect your iPod Touch to your computer and using iTunes, upgrade to iOS 4. Do this the official way as described here.
  5. Now that you have iOS 4 final build on your iPod Touch, you’ll have to jailbreak it by using the iOS 4 GM build with redsn0w 0.9.5 Beta 5. Click browse and point it to iOS 4 firmware and follow the instructions on the screen. Remember to enable battery percentage, wallpapers and multitasking. [Vista users might need to run redsn0w as administrator]
  6. Jailbreak iOS 4 on iPod Touch 2G using redsn0w One you’re done, your iPod Touch should reboot. Remember to add this repo to Cydia http://apt.saurik.com/cydia-3.7. Enjoy your newly jailbroken iPod Touch with iOS 4! Check out our quick start guide on the new features.

Download redsn0w 0.9.5b5-4

  • Mac OSX (x86)
  • Windows

If you face any issues, don’t hesitate to ask us in the comments. We’ll be glad to help!

UPDATE: the guide has been updated to reflect the recent release of redsn0w 0.9.5 beta 5-4 which fixes the iBooks issue that users were reporting.

UPDATE: limera1n has been released which jailbreaks all 3rd and 4th generation iOS devices on iOS 4.0/4.1 and beyond. Follow our guides here:

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155 comments

  1. i tried to jailbreak two ipods, one is an “MB” model and the other is “MC” and when i selected the IOS 4 in redsn0w it said tha it was “UNABLE THE RECOGNIZE ESPECIFIED IPSW” who can help me??

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  2. i have download the ios 4 file and now didnt work it in redsnow
    i do click browse and no there is not a file named ios 4

    help me????

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    1. no, you can´t jaibreak an mc model 2g ipod touch 8gb not.

      you have to wait until there is an jailbreak avaible. the best way to find this out is google

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    2. no, you can´t jaibreak an mc model 2g ipod touch 8gb not.

      you have to wait until there is an jailbreak avaible. the best way to find this out is google

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  6. I tried as the guide instructed but I got error 1604 when restoring with iTunes. Please help..

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  9. hi you can find this in apple folder but you need to show hidden files first i forgot how i did it but when u have done that you go to your hard drive, then documents and settings then your user name then application data,apple computer,itunes,ipod software update and there u will find your ipsw file hope that helps. tigzi

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  11. I used the older version redsn0w 0.9.5b5-3 and, of course, my iBooks didn't work. So, I redo the process using redsn0w 0.9.5b5-4. Still no iBooks. The app turns on ok, but the PDF files I have there do not show up. I tried re-syncing the ipod and also restarting it. Nothing.
    Everything else works fine. I have multitasking, home page wallpaper, and battery percentage. I just can't get my books in iBooks to show up. Anybody got an idea?

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  12. i just jailbroke my ipod touch 2G
    everything so far seems fine.. but i cant seem to play some of my music
    its really weird, cause for some songs i press play and it takes me back to the list of songs and nothing plays

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    1. I followed the instructions and it looked good but when i checked nothing happened. The original os is stillthere with no Cydia, multitasking etc..

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