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when Many people are wondering what the status is on the 2nd-gen iPod touch jailbreak. And although we still can’t give you a specific date as to when it will be released, Chronic Dev seems to be making some significant progress towards a jailbreaking method.

Their team is currently working on reversing the bootrom, in order to create an exploit in the bootloader. More specifically, the way it parses (the way it analyzes and then acts on) files that are sent to it. This is because the bootrom for the 2nd-gen iPod touch processor (s5l7920x) signature checks the first bootloader (the Low Level Bootloader) that runs.

Without an exploit, this signature check denies any unsigned/patched code to be parsed. Chronic Dev is trying to find an exploit in this Low Level Bootloader (LLB) “so that at every boot the exploit will allow a patched one to run even with the bootrom signature checks on it.”

Will from Chronic Dev said that this is a “new battle” for the team because “it would mean we need an exploit to run unsigned code that will allow us to reflash the LLB, as well as an exploit for the bootrom signature check to pass.” That said, it’s more than just a one-step process for the team, so everyone needs to be patient. “There is no solid date for this type of thing,” said Will.

If you’re interested in following up on the more technical side of the jailbreak, you can visit Chronic Dev’s Google Code page. In fact, there’s a specific page for their progress on reversing the bootrom, which can be found here. We give Will and the rest of the Chronic Dev team our support towards a jailbreak for the 2nd-gen iPod touch!

UPDATE: While we’re still not sure on any release date for a 2nd-gen iPod touch jailbreak, it’s not going to be released before the end of 2008. Will from Chronic Dev commented himself saying that even if it was possibly completed before Christmas time, it wouldn’t be right to release the method prematurely. We’ll keep you posted on any further updates.

Thanks Will!


85 Comments on “Progress Report: 2G Jailbreak”

  1. Magnus says:

    Thanks a lot for keeping us updated. And big thanks to chronic for not giving up where iPhone dev team has failed the community.

  2. Moose says:

    Kl thx guys, i’m all for hacking the ipod touch, stupid apple!

  3. Jake says:

    it’s good to know the specifics on their progress every once in a while and that they’re persevering..helps keep up the hope

  4. will.chronicdev says:

    to keep all my readers informed, I made a write up on this as well - http://code.google.com/p/chronicdev/wiki/BootromChallenge

    btw, some of this post is a bit incorrect, but thats just on the technical side of things, just a few things worded a bit incorrectly.

    “Their team is currently working on reversing the bootloader, in order to create an exploit in the bootrom. More specifically, the way it parses (the way it analyzes and then acts on) files that are sent to it.”
    Kind of backwards :) I am working on reversing the bootro, so that it will parse an exploited bootloader and pass the sigcheck. sorry about how I worded that. what I mean is, the bootrom is in hardware, so it is not something that can be modified. it signature checks the LLB, so what we have to do is find a bug in that so we can somehow get a patched LLB past the signature checks.

    otherwise, nice write up :)

  5. Burak says:

    Pretty cool new. I was waiting for it about 2 months. Please be hurry please jailbreak we.

  6. Kiks52 says:

    Thanks for the tips Will. I’ve adjusted the article.

  7. Liam says:

    Thanks for the update!

    Can’t wait….

  8. Mattynipps says:

    Cool, can’t wait until it is finally released! :-)

  9. Ormaybe says:

    Kudos to chronic dev, except I still think I made the wise decision to buy a refurb 16GB Ipod Touch 1G rather than a newer 8GB Ipod Touch 2G that currently remains unbreakable.
    Me loves downloading torrents on the fly :)

  10. carlos says:

    when do u think itll come out this year or next year please reply thnx

  11. Kiks52 says:

    Carlos, it’ll be next year for sure.

  12. FRANKIEZJR says:

    I HAVE ALL MY HOPE ON YOU GUYS

  13. wondering says:

    I was wondering since its not coming at c mas

    can i still download free apps and then jailbreak my ipod?

    also can u delete apps off your i pod

  14. Kiks52 says:

    Yes, you can still download free apps and then jailbreak your iPod. And yes, by holding down the icon of the application you want to delete, it will begin to wiggle and there is an X that appears on top of the icon. Tapping this X allows you to delete the application off of your iPod.

  15. mikee says:

    Has anyone tried to simply re root one of the apps on the ipod touch 2g and simply add on cydia and/or installer? It seems like that may be the best way to jb the ipod touch 2g

  16. Borded says:

    Keep up the work you are great!

  17. James says:

    i hope that when the finally do get a jailbreaking method for the ipod touch 2G that it’ll work for iphone 2.2 and higher instead of just 2.1. unless they also make a downgrader but that’d take a while, too.

  18. will.chronicdev says:

    mikee: allow me to answer you with a question. do you really think that Apple would have let that fly? :)

    James: first off, you can already downgrade, always, with DFU Mode. secondly, a REALLY low level exploit is needed, so it will be lower level than even the firmware, as it is in the hardware and cannot be updated by Apple.

  19. mikee says:

    Sorry i didn’t think about that it was a stupid question.

  20. DJ Santa says:

    Im reading all of this tech stuff and i was wondering if this will be software or if it will just be hardware. I mean is it possible to access the bootrom or whatever? I know there will be no quickpwn for the ipod touch 2g because of the digital signature checks but will be there an easy software to use or what? Dude, Big thanks to chronic dev for all of their hard work! Your really the best!

  21. Kiks52 says:

    DJ Santa, I’m sure that Chronic Dev will release a user-friendly tool, but we’ll have to wait and see. And it’s hardware related.

  22. will.chronicdev says:

    QuickPwn will definitely be possible once the exploit is found.

  23. touchmypod says:

    Do you think its the 2g jailbreak is months away or maybe 1st month of 09?

  24. tha asianator says:

    i want thank everyone for working on this. i appreciate all that you all do. i hope that you all jailbreak it soon and im happy that someone is actually working on the 2g jailbreak. i haz faith in the chronic dev team to figure it out

  25. dazz staff says:

    i heared that that apple used a patch that was read when opening a file wich the ipod would then read and decide if it would let it run based upon a code, couldnt this patch just be added to the jailbreak file?

    youve probs thought of this, just pointing it out (im new to the hole ipod jailbreak thing)

  26. ipod lover says:

    i have all my hope on you guys please work on it little more.™••••••••••••••™

  27. iwantmy ipodhacked says:

    somebody out theres gotta do it. thanks guys

  28. Dustin says:

    Man this jailbreak needs to come out soon for real and when it comes out I hope it’s not a really hard process

  29. Zach says:

    Thanks A million Chronic Dev team For all the hard work on the jailbreak! you guys are genius’s and I’m sure you’ll have it done in no time. as for all the haters of the iphone dev team. you guys need to cool it. They aren’t/ weren’t focused on the ipod touch since you know they’re team is called IPHONE. so give em a break because they’re doing amazing work too!

  30. Kallum says:

    Hi, a biiiig thank you to the deb team amazin job. But does anyone know when abouts it may be released? I was thinking maybe march time? Many thanks

  31. Mark Gardner says:

    THANKS TO ALL THE GREAT PEOPLE WORKING ON THIS WONDERFUL USE OF TECHNONLOGY….BUT PLEASE HURRY UP, I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ITUNES STORE IT WONT LET ME BUY APPS OF MY 2G, ONLY FREE ONES, IT SAYS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY BILLING INFO EVEN THOUGH IT CVLEARLY SAYS I HAVE 10 BUCKS ON MY ACCOUNT…ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM????????? THANKS

    clepto123@hotmail.com

  32. praiseb2vishnu says:

    u guys are awesome!, take as long as you need to get it right for the 2g jailbreak.
    i CAN wait. it’s worth it!

  33. Puma says:

    I am a nOOb to the jailbreak, and I know the difficulty in patching/programming so I will say this:

    Excellent work guys! Keep it up as it seems you have a lot of followers!

    I will keep checking on the progress everyonce in a while, as I can wait till it works correctly/without any major bugs.

    I give you guys 50 thumbs up if I had ‘em!
    Thanx

  34. Kallum says:

    I hear the update is coming out on new years day… Is this true??

  35. Brian Spilner says:

    I have the option to sell my 1G for an inflated price allowing me to upgrade to the 2G for no cost, but I’m curious what the chances are of this JB actually getting figured out?

    If it’s a “we’ll most likely figure it out” I’ll jump on the opportunity to upgrade and make a profit. If it’s a “Too early to make an education guess” I wont risk it and will stick with the 1G. Any insights here from Will or anyone else who has read something on the subject?

    I’m guessing there’s at least a small amount of the community who is hinging there potential purchase of the 2G on the chances of a JB success so hopefully we can gain some insight b/c I know for me I’ve gotta make a decision within the week! Aahh!

  36. Brian Spilner says:

    educated**

  37. Kallum says:

    Brian: I think it’s pretty much definite that it is jailbreakable, it’s just a mere matter of time now :D

  38. Brandon says:

    Any updates? And do you think it will be out by June 2009 ?

  39. sneakerhead says:

    of course its goin to be out by June 2009 hopefully caint wait though

  40. sneakerhead says:

    but can anybody email me when the jb is released please
    EMAIL: michaeljordan.smith@gmail.com

  41. joe says:

    i hope they hurry with that jb i have 2 25$ giftcards from like years ago that im suprised still work and i already used up one in 2 days and im down to my last one and i dont like wasting my money on stuff they overcharge on but thanks for tying

  42. Jon says:

    Please keep us updated every month. I really look forward to the jailbreaking of the 2G.

  43. john says:

    IPHONE DEV TEAM SUCKS DICK THERE JUST A BUNCH OF FUcKING PUSSIES

  44. Fred says:

    i put a 15 dollar card on my itunes account and i buy apps and it charges it to my credit card anybody who know how to fix it mail me at masterfred96@hotmail.com Also when the jailbreak comes out please mail me also

  45. Kallum says:

    Yes please can you also email me kallum619@sky.com

  46. Sandbird says:

    If i JB my ipod touch, will i be able to remove the hack later on if i want to and reset the device to its factory status ?
    (in case i want to sell it after…without showing it was hacked)]
    -ty

  47. sneakerhead says:

    yes by restoring it or if something happens to it you could get a new one even if you jailbreak b/c you can restore it back to its regular settings ( but then again it could void your warranty by jailbreaking srry)!!!!!!!!!

  48. rebel says:

    Since the 3g unlock just came out today. Will they maybe start working on the ipod touch 2g jailbreak. Also does anybody know what happen to winpwns site. Their forums have been down for about a month now. just wondering

  49. dustin says:

    the jailbreak for 2g ipod touch is bullshit and will never happen because the dev team says there not interested….why???? because the dev team sucks big hairy cock and dont give a shit about the ipod touch 2g…so everybody that want a jailbroken ipod but you only have the 2g….this is what you do..you go sell your ipod touch 2g and buy a 1g or you trade a friend….seriously if you are willing to wait FOREVER!!!! go ahead but i HIGHLY HIGHLY doubt it comes out because dev team sucks….i feel alot better now…o yeah and if they do come out with a jailbreak for ipod touch 2g within the next month then cool im sorry but if not then fuck the 2g because they have been “WORKING ON IT” for how long now?? the last time i seen it was like march or april of 2008 sad sad sad

  50. JuiceFace says:

    Hahaha dustin I’d like to see you find a way to jailbreak the 2G. If you can’t do it, don’t hate the people who actually try.

  51. Dude245 says:

    For those of you who live in Canada and baught a iTunes gift card you CAN NOT buy apps. I know it suks but its some canadian law….

  52. dustin says:

    Currently we are not investigating the iPod touch 2G.

    that right there i just copy and pasted that from the dev teams blog there not doing it

  53. dustin says:

    Please don’t hassle us with comments and requests about this, they’ll just be deleted and ignored

    o yeah and that

  54. dustin says:

    and im not hating really im just pissed because i dident want an ipod touch for the music or videos or internet i wanted it for jailbreaking apps and i get the ipod 2g and there is no jailbreak that 200+ dollars down the drain because i have an lg dare i got all the music i could possibly want on it and videos and internet

  55. Borded says:

    Dustin go and fack ur father insted of beint so facking retarded. Fag. Cronic dev team keep the good work up. And dustin you are å facking nonliferwho has nothing better to do than pretend like you are cool. Faggot

  56. Borded says:

    Fack you!

  57. carlosfdez says:

    well we are on january second and it has been like 4 months and they are still stucked finding the exploit

  58. rebel says:

    still does anybody know what happen to winpwn……..

  59. lenny bruce says:

    has it occurred to anybody that Apple may be involved
    and they are disappointing us purposely
    so we’ll just accept the appstore — an inside job trick

    of course we’ll never accept the appstore
    but this could all be a trick to force it upon us

    has anybody wondered why apple would lock down the pod/phone
    to such an extremity that we’d need to jailbreak it?

    maybe we should come up with a real dev team
    who is not infiltrated/controlled by apple engineers

    apple needs to be punished for bowing to the pressure
    obviously put on them by the entertainment industry
    because this is the first time apple has ever worked
    against their own customers to keep them down

  60. Dustin says:

    My bad about all this I found out that a team named chronic dev team Is working on the jailbreak for the iPod touch 2g and they are 90% finished yay!

  61. sneakerhead says:

    what website did u find that on but anyway hope its true cant wait for it to be fully realeased i mean:”whats the point of an ipod touch if its not jailbroken lmao”!!!!!!!!!!!

  62. sneakerhead says:

    im wondering though i might trade my 2g for a 1g if 2g cant be jailbroken but somebody has to figure out the jailbrake for the 2g but happy with the progress from chronic dev team hopefully iphone dev team also starts to work on it too i mean: “two heads are better than one lmao”!!!!

  63. XavierYZ says:

    Dude245 says:

    For those of you who live in Canada and baught a iTunes gift card you CAN NOT buy apps. I know it suks but its some Canadian law….

    Thats not true, I have my itunes account linked to my credit card and download paid apps directly to my ipod

  64. Dude245 says:

    Yes you can buy apps with credit cards but you cant buy them with gift cards

  65. Kiks52 says:

    Guys - stop the flaming and just relax.

    If you’re pissed off at the Dev Team, don’t comment or they will be deleted.

  66. sneakerhead says:

    can u estimate about time the realease of the ipod touch 2g cuz im really waiting paitiently but really need the jailbreak ipod not much fun without free apps lmao.!!!!!!!

  67. Joe says:

    No one knows when the jailbreak will come out but we cam wait

  68. mario says:

    Cool

  69. jeffe ocho says:

    well here you go the last apple device ill ever touch
    (unless it is being thrown from a moving car)
    trading for psp
    this is a lame device with more restrictions than a cold
    chastity belt

  70. not imortant says:

    I am asking these chronic and dev team that they have taken so long if they can do it please tell us in how long

    if not then also tell us that get rid of this
    ipod touch 2g = stone without jailbroke

    Thanks

  71. Mark says:

    Jailbrek is finally done but I dunno when will out the name for jailbreaking iPod touch 2G is redsn0w it is similar to yellowsnow……..thx for devteam

  72. Zack says:

    Dev-team is rumored to release a Jailbreak for the 2G iPod Touch Jan 30th. Its called redsn0w. Im sure you all know, yellosn0w was the iPhone 3G Jaibreaking software. This will be called redsn0w and everyone is pretty sure it is a 2G Jailbreak.

    You can type in “redsn0w release” in Google and you can get more info.

  73. Zack says:

    BAM!!!!! Jailbreak Gold is struck. IPhone-dev team has made a video and Jailbreak is possible. MuscleNerd showed NES emulator and cydia on the 2G iPod touch. :)

    Itas officially called redsn0w. :P

  74. Hanzala says:

    thanks brother for making us upto date…

  75. Warum ich jetzt doch einen iPod touch besitze « Bye-bye Apple Computer says:

    [...] nicht erst an dieses ominöses Musikverzeichnis ran. Der iPod touch der zweiten Generation hat das DRM schon auf Hardware Ebene eingebaut. Ein Boot-ROM Chip überprüft die Signatur des allerersten Stück Codes, die Signatur [...]

  76. Dyinglight says:

    -Find exploit to make the bootrom signature check pass on a patched LLB (Not yet complete) only step left great dev team u rock

  77. Unkown... says:

    The main holdup now is that everytime u reboot yor ipod, you have 2 re jailbreak it… :(

  78. Ryan says:

    when chronic comes out with the jailbreak for the 2g will it work on my ipod if i’ve already paid for apps

  79. phil says:

    is it out then ?? if so where is the info to download ??

  80. phil says:

    for windows ??

  81. PwndJoo says:

    @ Phil:

    Is there a history of reading difficulty in your family?
    If not, then READ the rest of the thread ffs.
    However - if your attention span is less then average,
    then read the following lines. Read it slowly so you get it.

    THERE IS NO UNTETHERED JAILBREAK FOR IPOD TOUCH 2G!

    NOT FOR WINDOWS, NOT FOR LINUX, AND FOR MACS! SIMPLE!

    YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT LIKE THE REST OF US! END OF STORY!

  82. phil says:

    ok cheers mate :D

  83. phil says:

    anything yet ??

  84. phil says:

    still nothing ??
    boring………….

  85. messenger says:

    i thought you would keep us updated!!!!!!

    its been done
    check rlslog.net and press next page till u see the glory, was released 11th of march.