Changing theme of your iPod

[PrivateJesus]

I've tried this and it does work. I put a Super Mario theme on my iPod!! w00t w00t!!

Tut by Lethal_B.

THINGS YOU WILL NEED

<1> A Colour iPod (iPod Nano, iPod 4th generation Photo, or iPod Video)
<2> iPodWizard. The latest version is v1.2, and the download can be found through this link - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=153441
<3> iPod Firmware/Updater. I recommend you guys use version 1.0, as it is the most stable. The download of iPod Updater 2005-11-17 v1.0 can be found here - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y44N4BER
<4> iHack - http://www.ipodwizard.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=3392&d=1127...

NOW TO BEGIN..

<1> Extract and load your iPodWizard Software.

<2> Click "Open Updater"


<3> Load the iPod Updater that your just downloaded. I recommend v1.0 (2005-11-17), but it should work with any other Updater.

<4> Under the "Firmware" menu, select your model of iPod.

Once you have done that, click "Load".

<5>
(i) Click on the "Firmware Editor" tab, followed by the "Pictures" (ii) tab. You will now have an 'index' (iii) with a dropdown menu showing you each and every graphic that is written onto your iPod's firmware.


We can modify these graphics and write them to the Updater, and once we synchronize our iPod using the Updater, the modifications will appear on the iPod aswell.

CHANGING THE GRAPHICS

There are a couple of methods you can use to modify the graphics.

You can manually edit the bitmap images..

Select an image you would like to modify/replace from the drop-down menu, and click "Save Image" (Located to the right of the interface).

This will save a copy of the image in .bmp (bitmap) format to your HDD. Open the image with an image editing program such as Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks, or even just the basic MS Paint -- and edit the image to whatever you wish.



Remember though, Don't change the image’s dimensions!. Once you have finished, save the modified file and use the iPodWizard "Load Image" function to replace the existing photo in the firmware image. Repeat this process with each graphic you wish to change.


Alternatively, you can load a whole group of bitmap images that have been prepared as a 'Theme'.

To get hold of themes for your particular iPod, the best source to look are the iPodWizard Themes forums - http://www.ipodwizard.net/forumdisplay.php?f=17

Once you have downloaded a 'theme' (which will consist of a .zip/.rar file filled with bitmap images), then extract them into an empty folder. (Please be sure that the themes you download are created for your firmware version, as the order & number of graphics varies with each update).

Then, click on the "Load All" function in iPW, and load the folder in which you extracted the 'theme'.

WRITING YOUR THEME TO YOUR FIRMWARE

Once you have finished tweaking with your bitmap images, you are almost finished. Click "Write" which is located at the very top in the center.


Once the confirmation that the changes you implemented were sucessfully written onto the updater, You can exit iPodWizard.

TRANSFERRING TO IPOD

All you have left to do, is simply connect your iPod to your PC and use the "Restore" feature on the Updater to rewrite the firmware with the modified version.

However, if you don’t want to "Restore" your iPod (Which deletes all content), You will have to patch the Updater with iHack

iHack will set the iPod’s firmware version a small amount below its current level before you run the iPod Software Updater, re-enabling the "Update" button. Open iHack (you will find it at C:/Program Files/iHack/ by default), and click the "Patch..." button while your iPod is connected to your PC and the disk mode feature is enabled. Select your iPod’s drive letter, and iHack will do the rest. Now click the "Update" button, and you will have successfully changed the graphics on your iPod.

[beastwithin]

cool thanks for the tut

[Kickenwing]

I saw this tut on afterdawn first but w/e. I love this tut anyways and I would suggest saving all of the original ipod graphics before changing them, so u can change it back if you get sick of your custom gfx.

Also I just want say that ill start checking this forum out more towards the end of the fall, hense I'm not going to be too busy around there.

p.s. Hows everyone doin these days on 7 sins?

[VoOdOo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kickenwing

I saw this tut on afterdawn first but w/e. I love this tut anyways and I would suggest saving all of the original ipod graphics before changing them, so u can change it back if you get sick of your custom gfx.

Also I just want say that ill start checking this forum out more towards the end of the fall, hense I'm not going to be too busy around there.

p.s. Hows everyone doin these days on 7 sins?

DAMN GOOD nice to see ya back

[Dot]

Thanks you I have been looking for this!

[humanDJ]

nice privatejeus but just one question

should we use the newest ipod updater or the one with the dl link you have ?

[DARKEST ENEMY]

dude this is sweet

[Gameova23]

umm ? what does "modding ure iPod due that everyones soo exited about oo wow u get to change the theme of ure iPod and backround sooo amazing

[PrivateJesus]

Quote: Originally Posted by humanDJ

nice privatejeus but just one question

should we use the newest ipod updater or the one with the dl link you have ?

it really doesn't matter, I used the newest version, used iHack to set the firmware down a notch and then updated the firmware again.

Quote: Originally Posted by Gameova23

umm ? what does "modding ure iPod due that everyones soo exited about oo wow u get to change the theme of ure iPod and backround sooo amazing

I don't know wtf you are talking about, but I didn't see that line and got the job done, so I think that line is pretty unimportant.

[beastwithin]

yea modding ur ipod is awesome, and they just came out with new one too

[xl All Pro lx]

after i do this to the updater and i try to update my ipod it says invald ipod or some crap

[xl All Pro lx]

does any body know how to do this to a G5 ipod video

[xl All Pro lx]

it wont let me download ipodwizard it says theres a problem

[Jesse801]

mine says ipod service error on the updater. And i freakin made my own theme and everything omg this was a hella waste.

[TiNd3r]

I modded my ipod and changed the theme, to be fair im not that impressed slows it down a little and ive lost my volume bar when watching a video

[Christian Cash]

looks neat ,might try it in my spare time

[default]

this thing PWNS
i have a 24 theme

[Andrewf]

Quote:

However, if you don’t want to "Restore" your iPod (Which deletes all content), You will have to patch the Updater with iHack

iHack will set the iPod’s firmware version a small amount below its current level before you run the iPod Software Updater, re-enabling the "Update" button. Open iHack (you will find it at C:/Program Files/iHack/ by default), and click the "Patch..." button while your iPod is connected to your PC and the disk mode feature is enabled. Select your iPod’s drive letter, and iHack will do the rest. Now click the "Update" button, and you will have successfully changed the graphics on your iPod.

After i patch using ihack i cant open itunes any ideas?

[PrivateJesus]

This was built during iTunes 6. Hence the reason why you should d/l the updater, because I don't know how to update iPod firmware with iTunes 7. If I remember correctly, I put a d/l link to iTunes 6 up there because of this problem.

[hi im michael]

Anybody post pics of what theirs came out like? ='(