Filed under: iPod Family, Hacks
Well, it's here. And here's all the dish on my first hours with the iPod Touch.
Impressions

Feel. Man, this thing definitely has a completely different feel and weight from the iPhone. It feels way way thinner.
Squeeze Control. It seems to be confirmed that the iPhone headset squeeze control does not work with the touch. I'll test when I have time.
Didn't work the first time. A lot of people are reporting flaky iTouch behavior. The first time I connected my new iTouch to iTunes, this was the error I got. Removing the USB and reconnecting it made it work.
Hacking

Join us. I'm chatting over at irc.osx86.hu on #iTouch.
Firmware. First up: Firmware. Get the iPod Touch restore files here. I'm downloading mine now.
iPhoneInterface 0.3.3 works. Not jailbroken and when I try to put files, I get "Problem with AFCFileRefOpen: 7". I can however see the main disk and the iTunes files in the public Media folder, presumably /var/root/Media.
Firmware again. The firmware images seem really similar to those used for 694-5259-38.dmg on the iPhone.
Recovery mode. Press & hold power button (that's on the top-left, not the top-right) AND Home button for about 25-seconds. New restore mode screen looks like USB cable pointing to iTunes icon.
Attempting Jailbreak. I got into recovery mode and am running jailbreak with the original iPhone firmware. Doesn't seem to be working. Confirmed as not working, unfortunately.
The hunt for the firmware password. There's an ongoing hunt, looking for the key to the encrypted firmware.
Leaving Recovery Mode. The iTouch makes it easy to leave recovery mode. Press and hold just the power button for about 5-10 seconds until the iPod powers off. Then tap it again to restart.


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