I let my friend borrow my iPod tough 4g and when i got it back it was jailbroken. I dont like the jailbreak on it so i tried to restore it. When i tried to restore it it tried to do a software update but the jailbreak wont allow it to do this. I dont know what to do at this point, what should i do?
iPod touch (4th generation), iOS 5.1
You can try putting the iPod into DFU mode and see if that will let you restore and remove the jailbreak (the process for an iPod touch is the same as for an iPhone):
http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/24/iphone-dfu-mode-explained-and-how-to-enter-dfu-mo de-on-your-iphone/
Some jailbreaks cannot be removed and in some cases will permanently disable your iPod. If that happens to you, then you will have to buy a new iPod; Apple will provide no support, warranty or out-of-warranty, for a jailbroken iPod. At that point I'd suggest you get this "friend" to kick in the cost of a new iPod.
Good luck.
Restore your iPod in Recovery Mode.
Recovery mode alone will not entirely clear most jailbreaks so he needs to follow the advice given by Varjak Paw and put it in DFU mode. The Touch does not have a baseband chip so this should clear it. There are no current jailbreaks that cannot be removed but they may have to go to Google if they need additional help.
Ive bought a jailbroken ipod And i did not know how to remove it.
But this is the metod how i had it removed.
Connect to itunes and make a back up then restore your ipod and the jailbreak is gone.
It is very important to make a backup other wise it doesnt work
Hallo Ruurd, That does not work for an iPhone, but maybe for an iPod, see the post of Varjak.
Ruurd Alberda, the poster said he already tried that, he said: " i tried to restore it. When i tried to restore it it tried to do a software update but the jailbreak wont allow it to do this.".
Ruurd Alberda wrote:
Ive bought a jailbroken ipod And i did not know how to remove it.
But this is the metod how i had it removed.
Connect to itunes and make a back up then restore your ipod and the jailbreak is gone.
It is very important to make a backup other wise it doesnt work
No this is because he didnt made a backup,
I don't know why but it only works if you have made a backup.
Actually in many instances making a backup first then restoring from that backup will have the opposite effect, it will preserve the jailbroken state. But the OP would have made a backup as the first step when they attempted to restore their iPod.
The backup saves every thing on the ipod then you have to delete the backup in your documents on your computer,
Then update the ipod this will download the original ios program instead of the jailbroken ios,
By deleting the backup you deltete the jailbroken ios and can start with a new ipod this also means that al your savings and music is gone.
This is how it worked for me
This makes no sense whatsoever.
You're a genius & star varjak paw.
I have an iPod touch jail broken [That is another story--My son's and blabvla].To cut the long story short, I could not restore as the screen stuck on the Jail Broken skull.
I stumbled youre post and I have a working mormal iPod Touch.
Thanks a million for your very very helpful advice.
Jailbroken iPod touch 4g. HELP ME!!
