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iPod touch 2G

iOS 4.2.1 (8C148) for iPod touch 2G

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in iTunes.

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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_4.2.1_8C148_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_4.2.1_8C148_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_4.2.1_8C148_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_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b9efddc7bb4350c237a8d3846af61bbfc8a2f647. 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_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b9efddc7bb4350c237a8d3846af61bbfc8a2f647. 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_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b9efddc7bb4350c237a8d3846af61bbfc8a2f647. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum d1b96e80504d817b5398822e2027b1c896227e1de3674d08a100330ea5a5a8d4
MD5sum 0045e3543647e23470b84c2c1de96ab1
SHA1sum b9efddc7bb4350c237a8d3846af61bbfc8a2f647
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