stuck on apple logo

aguy14 · Dec 1, 2012

willerz2 said:
You're going to have to open up the iPod and see if you can fix the home button or check to see if any hardware problem exists, or, you'll need a new device

as far as i can can tell, the home button assembly is not making contact with the midframe. like i said, i can activate it with a knife. it turns the screen on and of during the low battery cycle. i want to do anything i can to keep it working, i was thinking of getting a new device after christmass. would swaping the memory with something else work? there shouldn't be a hardware problem unless it occurred during the jail break. thanks

willerz2 · Dec 1, 2012

The only known cause of this that I know of is a hardware problem. It might be that something went wrong during the jailbreaking process that might've caused a software problem, I can't give you a full answer since I don't have the device in front of me. But let's start back at the basics. Your iPod Touch is a 2nd gen, so I'd assume you're jailbreaking on iOS 4.2.1 no?

aguy14 · Dec 1, 2012

yep 4.2.1

willerz2 · Dec 1, 2012

Okay. I assume you used RedSn0w to jailbreak the device? Walk us through each step you took and any abnormalities you may have seen

aguy14 · Dec 1, 2012

i downloaded the 4.2.1 ipsw, created a enter dfu ipsw, restored with that. i jailbroke and got stuck on downloading jailbreak data. i re-restored and jailbroke without installing cydia. i got to the pinnaple, it rebooted. i cant remember if it did it its self, or i did. that brings us to present.

willerz2 · Dec 1, 2012

Did you select the IPSW again before pressing the jailbreak button? That allows a clean exploit that's needed for flawless jailbreaking

aguy14 · Dec 1, 2012

i don't think i did. opps

aguy14 · Dec 2, 2012

i finally got it to dfu, suuuuuuuuper delayed wtf. i didnt have time to restore to 4.2.1 and still have enter dfu. i selected 4.2.1 ipsw and it jailbroke. i am still on the pinnaple so we will see...