How to Jailbreak iPod Touch OS 3.0 Firmware with Redsn0w
With Redsn0w 0.7.1 doors to Jailbroken iPod Touch have opened up, you can jailbreak OS 3.0 firmware of iPod Touch 2nd Gen and 1st Gen with Redsn0w 0.7.1 which is fairly easy to use.
Step by step instructions to Jailbreak your iPod Touch 1G/2G
Requirements:
- iTunes 8.2, go to help and click check for updates
- iPod Touch OS 3.0 firmware, download to desktop or remember the location
- Redsn0w 0.7.1 or Redsn0w 0.7 for Mac
Instructions to jailbreak your iPod Touch OS 3.0 :
- Connect your iPod Touch 1G/2G to your PC
- In iTunes 8.2 select your iPod under DEVICES in left menu
- Under the Summary tab, Hold Shift and click Restore
- Browse to OS 3.0 firmware file of iPod Touch located at desktop
- iTunes will extract the software and apply it
- Now you have upgraded to OS 3.0 firmware
- Time to jailbreak the OS 3.0, Run the Redsn0w.exe
- Browse to the same OS 3.0 firmware at the desktop
- Follow the steps, you only have to click the NEXT button.
After you have finished, your iPod will not boot itself, you have to run the Redsn0w.exe jailbreak program again and follow the same steps again. It will then boot to Jailbroken OS 3.0 software.
Enjoy the Jailbreak.
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Comments
So I downloaded RedSn0w 0.71 but when I try to install it, it opens up LimeWire but it says theres no sources to download from? What should I do?
During the jailbreak process by redsn0w 0.72, then browse for FW file, then resn0w connect to network after disappear! What is the matter? Does the jailbreak server busy?
I try to jailbreak iPod Touch 2G with OS 3.0. Please help!
download redsn0w-win_0.7.1 then download 3.0 firmware for itouch once downloaded open redsn0w click browse click on 3.0 firmware then it will jailbreak.
dowload link for redsn0w http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XSF0IB75.
donload link for 3.0 firmware http://www.megaupload.com/?d=b5ijd1ze.
Hope this hepls.
When I jailbroke it itryed using cydia and I goterror messages when I tryed to download anything. It told me cydia didn’t know which version it was running and icy don’t work either I don’t know what to do
so i downloaded the new 3.0 firmware and also jail broke with redsnow on my ipod touch and it worked great for about 4 days i then was having problems picking up network connections and read that i needed to put it in recovery mode and start over s i did connected it to my macbook turned my back for 2 mins came back and my itouch was black screen, after i waited to see if it would turn its self back on with the apple i noticed that itunes was not recognizing it at all. went to terminal but no devises were present. Have not been able to turn it back on since, tried ever way for rebooting, on button home button different amounts of time lengths but still nothing what did I do and how do I fix it?
wow!! my computer is taking forever to jailbreak my ipod. it just says uploading ram disk… whatever that means. this process is frozen or something. any suggestions?
Is there a way to restore an Ipod touch 2nd gen. to factory after you jail break it? or are you pretty much screwed?
To restore just go into itunes and click restore ipod. It will load back 3.0 and the jailbreak will be removed. Simple!
ppl i need free games for my ipodtouch 3.0 all the games i had on my 2.2.2fw not working on3.0 pl jelp me ppl..
my mail id narendra.bokdia@gmail.com
when i SHIFT and click on restore then click on the “.ipsw” file it says it is not compatible. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow
tnx a lot!
guys…..its necessary to hav 8.2 version of itunes!
have fun
any1 want help?….i’ll try 2 help
ajthere4u@gmail.com
i couldnt get this thing to work can any1 help out more detailed n i also couldnt locate the os 3.0 firmware where did i go wrong??
I followed all the steps but Redsn0w.exe wont recognize same the firwmare i used to update the ipod.
some1 has this problem?
for any one new doing this instead of goin to restore go to update and it wont deleted your files…..wish i new this before i did mine but then i tried it with my bros and it work fine and he had all of his shit…
You can jail break the new firmware 3.1.3 at http://www.bdtechie.com/2010/0.....y-way.html

You guys are the best. My thanks go out to all the genius’s who put all their hard work and time into this.