[CONFIRMED] How to Install 2.0 For Free on your iPod

[H3X]

This will get you the previous App Pack for free (Mail, Weather, Notes, Stocks, and Maps).

This works for Mac and PC.

This is the direct download from the Apple servers. Therefore, this is legal.

If you use Safari, go to Preferences and uncheck "Open 'safe' files after downloading" before you click the link.

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU DO ANYTHING WRONG.

~TUTORIAL~

1. Make sure you are running iTunes 7.7 or later and have either software version 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, or 1.1.4 installed on your iPod.


2. Navigate to this link: http://content.info.apple.com/Protec...7_Restore.ipsw and download it to your desktop.

There are other ways to download iPod1,1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw, but I can't give out links here, search Google. DO NOT PM ME.

This will currently take longer than normal (unless you use DownThemAll, see below) to download because so many people are downloading it.

**If you use the DownThemAll plugin for Firefox for Step 1, it will greatly increase speeds.**


3. Open up iTunes and then Option-Click (Mac) or Shift-Click (Windows) the Update button, or the Restore button if you want to restore your iPod. Navigate to your 2.0 update you just downloaded and open it.

Don't freak if it takes a few minutes to get started, because it did for me, but then it worked. Now you should now be installing 2.0!


4. After a few minutes, a message should pop up saying your iPod will restart. When it does set up your iPod in iTunes, then slide to unlock and you should see the App Store and all the iPhone Apps!


~FAQ~

I am getting error 13 or error 6 when I try to install this. How can I fix it?

Try restoring your iPod to 1.1.4 and restarting your computer, then try again.

It has been 'Preparing iPod for restore' for a few minutes now. What should I do?

Don't do anything. It should take about 5-15 minutes to prepare for the update, depending on yuor computer speed. If it takes longer than 30-40 minutes to start updating, something is wrong.

[Forgoten Dynasty]

That sounds pretty bad ass to bad i don't have an itouch

[Bolt]

lol awesome!

[Brill301]

I actually bought the 2.0 upgrade, knowing about this, the reason I paid for it is because I was expecting that if I upgrade through iTunes (paying for it) all my songs would stay on my ipod, But no they all delete, (since I dont have them backed up that could be a problem...) So I wasted $10.00 and my songs deleted???

[Kedzi]

Yeah, never buy apple stuff, the way to get firmwares have the same consequences then if you would buy it... Because it's the same process

PS: Anyway I can do this on Linux ?

[Kedzi]

Link not working anymore ! ! ! NO !
EDIT: New link found ! Here:

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite....7_Restore.ipsw

[Kevo]

Isnt this warez?

[Tylertut]

no
i dont think so

[drifterxxl]

Originally Posted by Kedzi

Link not working anymore ! ! ! NO !
EDIT: New link found ! Here:

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite....7_Restore.ipsw

Everyone be advised, the link above is for the iPhone software update, not the iTouch... new link for the iPod touch software update can be found here:


iPod1,1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw ... at uploaded.to - Free File Hosting, Free Image Hosting, Free Music Hosting, Free Video Hosting, ...

i'll let you know if this works when when my friend gets his iTouch back from Apple (getting repaired, and i don't personally own one)...

[Chri5]

thanks, i just used this tut finally on my friend itouch