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iPod touch 2G

iOS 4.0 (8A293) for iPod touch 2G

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPod touch 2G in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPod touch 2G.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPod2,1_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 2G to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPod touch 2G in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPod touch 2G in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPod2,1_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 2G to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPod touch 2G in to your PC.
  3. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  4. To perform a full erase restore, type idevicerestore -e iPod2,1_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 2G to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPod2,1_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c026c373bc535496a6f901de2ba37d4a487413bf. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

macOS

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 iPod2,1_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c026c373bc535496a6f901de2ba37d4a487413bf. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Linux

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 iPod2,1_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c026c373bc535496a6f901de2ba37d4a487413bf. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 784021413153cce890df851b630293dc6b882c1d207e482cb54202d88a36d159
MD5sum 41dd8ab40159a13d7be42cd7e5f3a479
SHA1sum c026c373bc535496a6f901de2ba37d4a487413bf
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