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iPod touch 3

iOS 4.2.1 (8C148) for iPod touch 3

✗ 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 3 in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPod touch 3.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPod3,1_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 3 to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPod touch 3 in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPod touch 3 in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPod3,1_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 3 to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPod touch 3 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 iPod3,1_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 3 to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPod3,1_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1127a042c535f7cf0be950ff8946862d5fb05b36. 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 iPod3,1_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1127a042c535f7cf0be950ff8946862d5fb05b36. 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 iPod3,1_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1127a042c535f7cf0be950ff8946862d5fb05b36. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 9b44986e5df685278d940069af924f11fcf247b2af7e20b34d2ab607efddb0dc
MD5sum 25dbf5b3e5ca39edd0aab8fcab888503
SHA1sum 1127a042c535f7cf0be950ff8946862d5fb05b36
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