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iPod touch iPod Jailbreak Guide: Revised (For Intel Mac)

Oh boy. I thought I was going to make it through this posting after figuring out stuff. I am on the LAST step and for some reason it is not going for me.

I jailbroke it. I downloaded SSH. I installed Installer onto it. I got as far as it opening up on my iPod and then hitting ctrl + c to close it but then when I went to the website, conceitedsoftware.com/iphone/beta/, i get a message saying that Safari cannot download the file?

Any ideas?

Thanks.
 
I have managed to get the mail app working with my .mac account, and gmail. But for some reason, it wont work with yahoo.

And I think here is why...

The iPhone Mail app is currently a US app. A US Yahoo mail address ends in .com

I on the other hand am living in Singapore.

A Singapore yahoo address ends in .com.sg

I believe when Yahoo mail tries to check the settings it automatically checks the password with the email settings at yahoo.com, and not as I need it in my case, at .com.sg

Anyone think of a fix for this?

Thanks
 
mojohanna said:
Each time create the account and save it, it automatically goes into the verification mode. Nevermind, I think i just figured it out. Thanks for the help.
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I'm having this issue with Mail also.... How do you fix it so you can get in to turn SSL off?

Ty
 
Mail.App

still having problems with setting up mail on my iPod Touch.

everything else works perfectly, but I can not access the settings for mail. It only shows an empty screen.

any ideas? Alternatives to set-up my accounts?

thanks
 
nevenCH said:
still having problems with setting up mail on my iPod Touch.

everything else works perfectly, but I can not access the settings for mail. It only shows an empty screen.

any ideas? Alternatives to set-up my accounts?

thanks
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Did you install the MobileMailSettings.bundle to /System/Library/PreferenceBundles/ ?
 
Freakofnature said:
I have managed to get the mail app working with my .mac account, and gmail. But for some reason, it wont work with yahoo.

And I think here is why...

The iPhone Mail app is currently a US app. A US Yahoo mail address ends in .com

I on the other hand am living in Singapore.

A Singapore yahoo address ends in .com.sg

I believe when Yahoo mail tries to check the settings it automatically checks the password with the email settings at yahoo.com, and not as I need it in my case, at .com.sg

Anyone think of a fix for this?

Thanks
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Did you first verify that PO3 was enabled for your Yahoo! mail account?
 
I'm in limbo. I get to the putty bit, type root and enter, type alpine then enter. Then I put in /Applications/Installer.app/Installer and press enter. Comes up Installer not found. Try to go back to touchfree.exe and now it hangs at patching image. try to reinstall my ipod and get error message -48. My ipod works but have 300mb of memory. How do I get past the next step? I'm stuck in the middle. Can anyone help?
 
baummer said:
Did you install the MobileMailSettings.bundle to /System/Library/PreferenceBundles/ ?
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yes, I did. removed and redid also 3 times. did also the chmod through terminal and re-started with "slide to shutdown".... still the same, no settings possible...

kind of wired....

EDIT: finally found it... I should maybe learn reading... the MobileMailSettings.bundle was in the wrong folder... thanks!
 
taxloss said:
I'm in limbo. I get to the putty bit, type root and enter, type alpine then enter. Then I put in /Applications/Installer.app/Installer and press enter. Comes up Installer not found. Try to go back to touchfree.exe and now it hangs at patching image. try to reinstall my ipod and get error message -48. My ipod works but have 300mb of memory. How do I get past the next step? I'm stuck in the middle. Can anyone help?
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I got the same "Installer not found" error. To get around it, type the following:

Code: 
cd /Applications
cd Installer.app
./Installer

Installer should then run.
 
Sounds like a great guide, im expecting my touch in around a week or two, im still not sure weather to try this or not. Is there a chance that my ipod could be wrecked at all, or that apple could brick it in the future?
Is this totally safe to newbies that have never even heard of the terminal before?
 
Gerard. said:
Sounds like a great guide, im expecting my touch in around a week or two, im still not sure weather to try this or not. Is there a chance that my ipod could be wrecked at all, or that apple could brick it in the future?
Is this totally safe to newbies that have never even heard of the terminal before?
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It's all software hacks, so there's not really any apparent threat to your hardware.
 
Gerard. said:
Sounds like a great guide, im expecting my touch in around a week or two, im still not sure weather to try this or not. Is there a chance that my ipod could be wrecked at all, or that apple could brick it in the future?
Is this totally safe to newbies that have never even heard of the terminal before?
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Yes, it is perfectly safe. When doing hacks like this there is always a risk that something won't work right, or maybe you misunderstood a step (take a look at this thread for instance). But that's ok - you can restore and it will be like it just came out of the box.

Apple could, and more than likely, will issue an update at some point that will more than likely patch the TIFF exploit. However, what purpose would there be to install the update if you have unlocked 100% functionality of a device you paid for and out of the box only getting 75% functionality?

It is safe if you have some time, don't get freaked out, and are interested in learning something new. There are plenty of guides posted - I made a PDF one for Intel Mac users that I think is pretty clear - and plenty of us here willing to help you. So, I'd say give it a shot. Worst case scenario, you'd have to restore.

Freakofnature said:
hi baummer

thanks for your response, yes i did. but no joy.
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Try setting your incoming mail server to 209.191.69.5
Try setting your outgoing mail server to 209.191.106.131

Although the .com.sg should not matter, this might be a better way, as these are the direct IPs to yahoo mail's incoming and outgoing SG mail servers. Not sure which username to use (e.g. yourname@yahoo.com.sg or just your name? Give it a shot). I hope this works!

Remixen said:
do i need 1.0.2 software to install installer.app on my ipod? or can i use 1.1.1 as i have on it now?
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These guides and the jailbreak assume you have version 1.1.1, so you're good.
 
baummer said:
Try setting your incoming mail server to 209.191.69.5
Try setting your outgoing mail server to 209.191.106.131

Although the .com.sg should not matter, this might be a better way, as these are the direct IPs to yahoo mail's incoming and outgoing SG mail servers. Not sure which username to use (e.g. yourname@yahoo.com.sg or just your name? Give it a shot). I hope this works!
.
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hey Baummer

Where will I change the incoming and outgoing mail server settings on the Ipod? Can't find them.

Cheers!
 
Just to let people know, I'm working on a possible GUI solution to Jailbreaking. I've found other alternate m ethods which seem like a much more stable and possibly faster way of doing things than a few other solutions , my team and I will be experimenting with these alternate methods this week. Also of note, it should work for both PPC and Intel as it includes the resources for each.

My stance is that I still feel that the manual solution is the one definitive solution to Jailbreaking, but I feel there should be a faster, solid, reliable way to do it via a GUI. No guarantees, but I fooling around.
 
Freakofnature said:
hey Baummer

Where will I change the incoming and outgoing mail server settings on the Ipod? Can't find them.

Cheers!
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From the SpringBoard, tap Settings > Mail > Tap the Yahoo! account > Incoming Mail Server > Outgoing Mail Server

Let me know if you need further help. Also, looks like Yahoo.com POP3 access requires a pro account. Not sure if this is the same for Singapore. If it is, then unless you are a Yahoo! Plus account holder, you won't be able to use their POP3 servers.
 
baummer said:
From the SpringBoard, tap Settings > Mail > Tap the Yahoo! account > Incoming Mail Server > Outgoing Mail Server

Let me know if you need further help. Also, looks like Yahoo.com POP3 access requires a pro account. Not sure if this is the same for Singapore. If it is, then unless you are a Yahoo! Plus account holder, you won't be able to use their POP3 servers.
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Thanks Baumer. Followed your instructions. I do not have an Incoming Mail Server or Outgoing Mail Server setting button. I have teh following.

Account ON OFF
Name
Address
Password
Description
Advanced

Under Advanced I have:
Draft Mailbox
Sent Mailbox
Deleted Mailbox

Deleted Messages > Remove
Yahoo Settings > Use Push Mail

That appears to be it...

Thanks.
 
Freakofnature said:
Thanks Baumer. Followed your instructions. I do not have an Incoming Mail Server or Outgoing Mail Server setting button. I have teh following.

Account ON OFF
Name
Address
Password
Description
Advanced

Under Advanced I have:
Draft Mailbox
Sent Mailbox
Deleted Mailbox

Deleted Messages > Remove
Yahoo Settings > Use Push Mail

That appears to be it...

Thanks.
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Ahh, you're using the Yahoo mail template. Try creating a new account (not a Yahoo! account - I think their template system there defaults to Yahoo.com users, as you suggested) so that you'll be able to enter an incoming and outgoing server. Give that a shot and report back on the results.
 
OK found it. You have to select OTHER instead of Yahoo in account setup in order to get to those settings. will give it a whirl.
 
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