iPod Hacks - Hacks, iPod downloads, Cracks, Mods, Utilities

For those of you with a Mac, and not afraid to get your hands dirty in the command line, you can use Media Folder tools based on iPhuc to copy files to and from your iPod Touch.

If you have an Intel Mac, use MedUtils.

And if you have a PPC Mac, download the above MedUtils, and then download this copy of iPhuc. Rename iPhuc to “util” and copy it into the MedUtils folder, overwriting the existing file.

Personally, I just gathered up all my flash drives and set them on fire.

For those who don’t know, Apple had released the new iPods with a checksum to the iPod database that would restrict non-iTunes products from adding music.

However, wtbw of #gtkpod, managed to crack the checksum after only 36 hours. The upshot of this is that people using Linux can now manage their iPods.

From Will’s Home:

1. Download the code.
2. Plug your ipod in and make sure it is mounted and run:
   

   sudo lsusb -v | grep -i Serial
   

   Look for your iPod device, and the firewireID should be the 16 character long hex string shown.
   

   It should look something like this: 00A1234567891231

3. Edit main.cpp in the hash_crack directory and read the commetns at the top. You should insert your firewire ID where the comments specify, then run make to compile the hash program.
4. Next, sync your ipod with gtkpod, rhythmbox, banshee or Amarok, or whatever ur used to just like normal. Once this is complete, you should have an ipod with songs on it, that refuses to view the songs. To make it “see” the songs, u need to run the hash program we just compiled on the iTunesDB file. This should happen something like this:
   

   ./gethash /path/to/iPod/iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesDB
   

   This should output the proper hash for the current state of the iTunesDB, as well as the old hash for the previous state of the iTunesDB. We just need the first value.

5. Write this new hash value to the proper location in the iTunesDB where the hash is stored at address 0×58 of the iTunesDB file. This can be done with a program such as bvi.
   

   Note: You will need to do the process of getting the hash on your iTunesDB every time you even so much as change a song name, or upload new music or video files.

People have been reporting all over the net that the current iPhone Jailbreak doesn’t work with the out of the box iPod Touch firmware.  However, it would seem everyone who has failed in the attempt has had no problems restoring their Touch through iTunes.

If anyone here’s otherwise, please let us know.

For a cost of less than $30 you can add an auxilarly input to the Bose SoundDock with no soldering required.

• Go to your local electronics retailer and pick up:
  • A Griffin Dock Adapter for iPod Shuffle (Approx $20), and;
  • A Belkin Speaker and Headphone Splitter (Approx $4)
• On the SoundDock
  • Remove the existing adapter plate and replace it with the new Griffin Dock Adapter and turn the switch over to speaker
  • Now simply plug in the Belkin Splitter and you’re done.

Now you have a SoundDock that you can plug a male or female device into.

You know how everyone has been saying that the iPod touch is the iPhone minus the phone? Well it would seem that it’s very true. Many sites have been pointing towards the fact that they may even run the same binaries.

It looks like hacking the iPod touch may be a quick one. If it’s true, it will let iPhone and iPod touch use the same software and wouldn’t that be nice? It would also let iPod touch owners get the mail app that Apple forgot to put in. We will only know on the 27th.

Floola 2.0 was released a few days ago, which is great. For anyone not familiar:

“Floola is a freeware application to efficiently manage your iPod or your Motorola mobile phone (any model supporting iTunes). It’s a standalone application that can be run directly from your iPod and needs no installation under Linux, Mac OS X and Windows (Windows Vista is supported).”