Ultimate iPod Modding Pack

[UnknowingAcorn]

How To Hack iPods

Installing Linux onto your iPod is a non-dangerous process. When you think your iPod is broken, it is not. You cannot render your iPod useless with software.

Table of Contents:

Full sized iPods
1.1 iPod 1st Generation\2nd Generation
1.2 iPod 3rd Generation
1.3 iPod 4th Generation
1.4 iPod Videos (5th generation)
1.5 iPod Photo/Color

Small iPods
2.1 iPod Mini
2.2 iPod Mini 2nd Generation
2.3 iPod Nano 1st Generation

Touchable
3.1 iTouch


First of all to install everything for the full sized and small ipods we will be useing Installer 2 by ipodlinux.org

Steps to download:

Windows:

http://rapidshare.com/files/84862946/ipodlinux-installer-2.3w.zip

Mac:

http://ipodlinux.org/Manual_Installation

Macs must be manual installed sorry mac users.

Linux x86 (32bit):

http://rapidshare.com/files/84863288/ipodlinux-installer-2.3lx.tar.gz

Linux amd64 (64bit):

http://rapidshare.com/files/84863288/ipodlinux-installer-2.3lx.tar.gz

Users useing Debian/Ubuntu must install the libpng3 and libssl0.9.8 libraries into the same folder (basically put those files into the folder)

Full sized iPods

1.1 iPod 1st Generation\2nd Generation


Step 1: Run the installer

Step 2: Follow the steps the installer says

Step 3: Once the installer is finished reboot the iPod and hold rewind to boot into Linux.

Congrats you did it woot ftw.


1.2 iPod 3rd Generation


Step 1: Run the installer

Step 2: Follow the steps the installer says

Step 3: Once the installer is finished reboot the iPod and hold rewind to boot into Linux.

1.3 iPod 4th Generation


Step 1: Run the installer

Step 2: Follow the steps the installer says

Step 3: Once the installer is finished reboot the iPod and hold rewind to boot into Linux.

1.4 iPod Video (5+5.5 Generation)
5th gen and 5.5 gen look the same

First you must find out what version you have.

60GB iPod: This is a 5G (Fifth Generation) iPod only.
80GB iPod: This is a 5.5G (Fifth Generation Enhanced) iPod only.
30GB iPod: This can be either a 5G or 5.5G iPod.

How to distinguish your iPod video.

Step 1: looking at the thing above 60 gigs are 5 and 80 gigs are 5.5 so thats easy. but if you have a 30 gig like myself you must go into more detail

Step 2: Look at the last 3 digits of the serial number and if it is

V9K, V9P, V9M, V9R, V9L, V9N, V9Q, V9S, WU9, WUA, WUB, WUC, and X3N.

than you have a 5.5 if it isn't one of those chances are you have a normal 5th gen

Now that you know what type of iPod video you have you can install Linux.

Step 1: Run the installer

Step 2: Follow the steps the installer says

Step 3: Once the installer is finished reboot the iPod and hold rewind to boot into Linux.

1.5 iPod Photo/Color

Step 1: Run the installer

Step 2: Follow the steps the installer says

Step 3: Once the installer is finished reboot the iPod and hold rewind to boot into Linux.

Small iPods

2.1 iPod Mini 1st Gen


Step 1: Run the installer

Step 2: Follow the steps the installer says

Step 3: Once the installer is finished reboot the iPod and hold rewind to boot into Linux.


2.2 iPod Mini 2nd Gen


Step 1: Run the installer

Step 2: Follow the steps the installer says

Step 3: Once the installer is finished reboot the iPod and hold rewind to boot into Linux.

2.3 iPod Nano 1st Gen


Part 1: Installing Linux
Step 1) Download Miche's Easy Installer

http://rapidshare.com/files/22489765/nanoipl.zip

Step 2) Plug In Your Ipod So It Goes Into Disk Mode, Run The Program And Click Next.
Step 3) It Should Now Take You To A Similar Screen That Says Now Installing.
Step 4) Next It Will Say Installation Complete.
Step 5) Now Linux Is Successfully Installed On Your Ipod Nano 1st Generation.

Part 2:Puting Working Movies On Your Ipod Nano.
A Quick Note About The Movies. An Ipod Nano CAN NOT Read Regullar .avi Or Any Other Type Of Movie File It First Needs To Be Converted To Frames! A Movie Converter Is Provided By Joey C. So Credits To Him. ^_^

Step 1) Download MoPiD 1.5 Series Ipod Movie Converter.

http://rapidshare.com/files/22490121/mopid.zip

Step 2) Open It And Select "MoPiD.exe"
Step 3) Click Okay In Top Left Corner.
Step 4) Click Continue.
Step 5) Click Okay And Select The Movie That You Want To Convert.
Step 6) Click Okay And Select An Output Location For Your Movie. REMEMBER TO ADD .avi AT THE END OF YOUR NEW FILE NAME OR IT WILL NOT WORK
Step 7) Chose Nano At The Bottom Of The List.
Step 8) Chose the Frames Per Second (FPS) Of The Movie 15 Is Good 10 Should Be Your Minimum.
Step 9) Click Okay And Yes Then Your File Will Start To Convert. It Will Say Skipping Frame Rapidly In The Dos Window That Is Okay Because Your Movie Was Probably 30 FPS. This Is Just Making It Less FPS.
Step 10) YOUR MOVIE IS NOW CONVERTED. Now You Need To Copy Your New Movie File To Your Ipod. Open Up My Computer And Open The G:\ Drive Open The Notes Folder And Make A New Folder Inside It Called Movies. Then Copy Your Movie Inside That File.

If you want to install the game Doom read this tutorial

http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/ipod-modding/46344-put-doom-ipod.html

General Information on the nano
To Boot Into Linux Hold Down Rewind When Starting The Ipod. To Exit Linux In The Root Menu Select Power And Chose Quit Linux. To Play Movies You Need To Use File Browser In Linux Select the Notes Folder Then Select The Movies File That You Created And Watch Your Movie.

3.1 iTouch

For The installer to work You Must have firmware version 1.1.1 you can check in itunes.

Step 1) Check your firmware in itunes. if 1.1.1 skip to the bottom tutorial.
Step 2) if firmware is version 1.1.2 use this tutorial

http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/ipod/81305-downgrade-your-ipod-firmware.html

Step 3) if firmware is version 1.1.3 use this tutorial

http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/ipod-modding/82899-downgrade-1-1-3-1-1-1-a.html

This is a Windows Tutorial Not Mac.

Here are Step by Step instructions on how to Hack Via Jailbreaking The iTouch to Allow Third Party Programs. ex. Nes.

1. Do a system restore just to be sure everything is clean and non corrupt on your iTouch.
2. Open Safari on the iTouch
3. Browse to this Exact URL

http://jailbreak.toc2rta.com

4. Wait a few seconds and Safari should crash. (This is good)
5. On your windows pc download this file.

http://rapidshare.com/files/62141406/touchFree.zip

6. Extract it to one folder so its not a jumble mess on your desktop.
7. Connect your iTouch to your pc. Make sure iTunes is closed. also go to task manager and make sure ituneshelper.exe gets closed too
8. Run the touchfree executable.
9. It will do everything automated for you. When it says to reboot. Hold the sleep button and the Home key. (if it says reboot twice. then do it twice)
10. When it asks for IP. you must have the iTouch connected to the same network as you wirelessly. On iTouch go to settings>Wi-Fi>Click the blue arrow beside your network and type that ip adress into touchfree
11. Locate the Putty Executable. and open it.
12. Type in your iTouch's IP and hit okay.

Username: root
Password: alpine

13. Enter the user name and pass (pretty easy not hard to miss)
14. Type /Applications/Installer.app/Installer and hit enter to launch Installer.
15. After AppTapp opens on your iTouch, press control+c to close it
16. Open Safari on iTouch and navigate to "http://conceitedsoftware.com/iphone/beta"
17. Tap yes to add it to Installer
18. Back in terminal, using putty, type /Applications/Installer.app/Installer and hit enter to launch Installer again.
19. Install Trip1PogoStick located under System category to enable scrolling and applications.
20. When you're done, reboot the iTouch and close all your windows. You now have AppTapp installed on your iTouch =]

for more info on iTouch modding look at my other Ultimate tutorial

http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/ipod-modding/80381-ultimate-itouch-modding-guide.html

For trouble shooting iPod Hacking read this thread

http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/ipod-modding/47273-unknowing-s-ipod-troubleshooting-steps.html

Entire tutorial written by me. Tools used assembled from other sites. iTouch and iPod nano tutorials written by me also. i believe this covers all the iPods? any iPod that is hackable is in this tutorial.

Thankz to Gillilandboy for diet moding the ipod section

Lulz now this is a detailed tutorial

[Forgoten Dynasty]

WOW Thats a lot but wheres the download for 5G
(at the top?)

BTW theirs an easier way to desifer 5G from 5.5G
if it has the search function its a 5.5G
if it doesnt its a 5G

[UnknowingAcorn]

lulz! i didnt actually hack my 5G one i just wanted to include it in the tut. the 5th gen video is the ipod i know the least about.

but all the ipods use the same installer cept for the nano and the itouch

[Forgoten Dynasty]

thanks thats all i needed to know

5G and 5.5G are the ones i know most about

I was just saying going by serial numbers probly confuse people and its easeir to just look for the search function

Im currently making a tut on how to skin the videos

[JoeMal]

One question what does all of this do that the regular firmware/software/whatever can't?

[Forgoten Dynasty]

its kind of like a duel boot if you restart it and dont push any thing then it boots regualr
if you restart it and push left then its linix

(unless your talking about the touch)

[gamebeatter]

i wanna see a screen of what it looks like i might wanna do that to my 80GB

[UnknowingAcorn]

i have a pic of my hacked itouch? lol ill post that gimme a sec.

[JoeMal]

Quote: Originally Posted by forgoten dynasty

its kind of like a duel boot if you restart it and dont push any thing then it boots regualr
if you restart it and push left then its linix

(unless your talking about the touch)

I know WHAT you're doing to your iPod, 100%

I'm asking, what does this Linux firmware allow/contain/whatever that's better than the regular iPod firmware? What's the difference in using one over the other? I don't know how else to explain it.....

[UnknowingAcorn]

well it allows you to run your own scripts and home brews. look on ipodlinux.org its got EVERYTHING. Nes Snes and tonnes of other apps

and heres the pic

[JoeMal]

Oh well that looks interesting thanks for the clarification I'll look into that...

[Forgoten Dynasty]

Quote: Originally Posted by gamebeatter

i wanna see a screen of what it looks like i might wanna do that to my 80GB

i just posted one on how to skin dont get that confused with this one ill have a screen shot up in a few mins for an 80 (well a video mines 60)

hum when i try to put it on my ipod it keeps telling me i have a sintax error

Im gunna try to upgrade to 1.2.3

[gamebeatter]

sweet so i can play mario on my ipod

[UnknowingAcorn]

i dunno about mario that might be too many buttons. but i have pacman on my ipod nano

[gamebeatter]

i cant even use this ive tryed the non network and network for my 5.5 gen and it wont let me install it gives me the same error each time

[Forgoten Dynasty]

dont worry ill have a tut up tom gamebeatter for a tri boot of ipod linux, rock box, and regular OS

[XL Si Solja LX]

hey would the files for the ipod video also work for the ipod classic?

[UnknowingAcorn]

The ipod classic is not supported by ipod linux yet sorry bro.

Project Status - wikiPodLinux

[XL Si Solja LX]

thanx man

[aSpEcTz]

Umm, the installer cant detect my iPod

My iPod is connected and ive tryed about 50 times, it cant find it for some reason >.>

Just found out that this dosnt work for the 5.5g ipods, according to there support page it dosnt

Anyone have a patch to allow it to work?