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HELP! iPod Touch emergency!!!!!

prmccarron

prmccarron

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Nov 7, 2009
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***READ ENTIRE POST BEFORE REPLYING - I DON'T WANT STUPID RESPONSES/QUESTIONS I ANSWER HERE!!!***

Okay, well I know a good amount about computers (for my age) so my brother asked me to jailbreak his iPod. I tried blackra1n, but didn't like the fact that you had to make it rain and restore it after every reboot, so I went to PWNage tool (3.1.4) and used that to make the custom ipsw. It made it, but whenever I tried to restore to it it gave me error 1604. I tried every iTunes version I could, meaning I had to rename the library "iTunes Library.old" as otherwise I couldn't open iTunes at all. Eventually I just gave up and went back to iTunes 9. However, it for some reason doesn't recognize the Library OR iPod backup file, so it keeps wanting me to start a new iPod/Library. My brother will KILL me if he finds out I accidentally erased his iPod. Is there anyway I can fix this?
I will post all the files I can.
PLEASE don't post stupid responses like "haha your brother is gonna KILL you!"
***IF THE iTUNES LIBRARY FILE IS NEEDED, POST OR PM ME YOUR EMAIL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A "VALID FILE EXTENSION" ON HERE!***


*****THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED - I HAD TO RECREATE HIS iTUNES LIBRARY (thankfully the music files were still where they belonged)*****
 

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if your ipod is a 3G then you will always have to run your jailbreak again whenver you turn it off so i reccomend using blackra1n cuz its only 1 click away and only like 1 minuet to redow the jailbreak. as for the restore, whenever it says restore dont restore just rune the jailbreak again, you wont loose anything. its just apple trying to get rid of your jailbreak. as for your problem just restore and run blackra1n. easy as that lol
 
pnt101 said:
if your ipod is a 3G then you will always have to run your jailbreak again whenver you turn it off so i reccomend using blackra1n cuz its only 1 click away and only like 1 minuet to redow the jailbreak. as for the restore, whenever it says restore dont restore just rune the jailbreak again, you wont loose anything. its just apple trying to get rid of your jailbreak. as for your problem just restore and run blackra1n. easy as that lol
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1. No it's a 2G like mine.
2. At this point I really don't care about the jailbreak - I'll just tell him it didn't work
3. All of my files are gone from the iTunes library - they still exist in the ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Songs folder.
4. I called Apple and due to the old age of my Mac they can't help me for under $49.
5. I really want to know if there is some backup file?
 
First step would be to un-rename your Library file—change it back to what it was, and make sure it's in your Music:iTunes folder. If iTunes still doesn't recognize it, try just double-clicking the file in the Finder, and hopefully iTunes will still read it.

If none of this works and you don't have a backup of the file, your music isn't lost. Just go into iTunes and choose iTunes: Preferences, then click the Advanced icon. Make sure that "Copy files to iTunes Media Folder when adding to library" is NOT checked (if it is checked, you'll end up with duplicate copies of everything!). Then go to your Music: iTunes folder in the Finder. What you want to do is drag your iTunes Music folder into the iTunes window. It should automatically re-add all your songs to your library, but you'll have to reconstruct your playlists.

And if you have a 2G Touch, then blackra1n won't result in a tethered jailbreak (where you have to re-blackra1n at every reboot). It's only with the 3G Touch where this happens. So once you're all sorted out, just use blackra1n and enjoy :)
 
and yes your brother has a 3g. turn on the device, plug it into your computer, quit itunes. hold the power button until the screen turns off, then immediately after it turns off, count 5 seconds then hold the power and home button for exactly 10 seconds, then release the power but keep holding the home button for 10 more seconds. if itunes pops up saying it detected an ipod in recovery mode, and there is no backlight on ur ipod, then your good. you've reached dfu mode, and now u can restore and jailbreak with blackra1n. after u get to recovery mode when u try to turn it on, just rerun blackra1n. you have a tethered jailbreak. this cannot be fixed yet and geohot is releasing an untethered jailbreak for the ipod touch 3g after the 3.1.3 software update. you will have to rerun blackra1n every time u restart your ipod.
 
pcs are junk said:
and yes your brother has a 3g. turn on the device, plug it into your computer, quit itunes. hold the power button until the screen turns off, then immediately after it turns off, count 5 seconds then hold the power and home button for exactly 10 seconds, then release the power but keep holding the home button for 10 more seconds. if itunes pops up saying it detected an ipod in recovery mode, and there is no backlight on ur ipod, then your good. you've reached dfu mode, and now u can restore and jailbreak with blackra1n. after u get to recovery mode when u try to turn it on, just rerun blackra1n. you have a tethered jailbreak. this cannot be fixed yet and geohot is releasing an untethered jailbreak for the ipod touch 3g after the 3.1.3 software update. you will have to rerun blackra1n every time u restart your ipod.
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This won't fix his iTunes library.
 
Congrats, on getting it fixed. Next time, if you don't know how to do it, don't do it for someone else. Doing this will get you in trouble.
 
wintergoat said:
I suggest that you re-jailbreak your ipod touch with final sn0w, as it is untethered and works easily on Mac. I can email you the files if you want.
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* The problem the OP was having trouble with was the iTunes library
* OP already fixed the problem
* If he had a tethered jailbreak with blackra1n, it would still be tethered with redsn0w.
 
SnowLeopard2008 said:
You sure know a lot about computers for your age. *sarcasm*
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Why don't you **** before I report you?
BTW just cuz I don't know about iPod or iTunes much doesn't mean I don't know much about computers, and how would you know how old I am?
 
wintergoat said:
I suggest that you re-jailbreak your ipod touch with final sn0w, as it is untethered and works easily on Mac. I can email you the files if you want.
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I would say yes, but last time I tried final sn0w (it's been a while since I posted this; his iPod is fixed and I'm trying to jailbreak mine now) it didn't work... tut would be cool :)
 
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