HOW TO ] Jailbreak iPod Touch with redsn0w | 1G/2G | OS X

[wraggster]

This guide shows you how to jailbreak your iPod Touch (1G or 2G) using the DevTeam's redsn0w tool.

First you'll need to do two things:

Backup and Restore your iPod Touch. Just connect to iTunes and sync. If you have any Cydia apps from a previous firmware, they will be deleted when we restore. Here's a few places you may want to back up manually if you're worried about it... I didn't.

/var/mobile/Library/AddressBook - Contacts
/var/mobile/Library/Calendar - Calendar
/var/mobile/Library/Notes - Notes
/var/mobile/Library/Safari - Bookmarks, Cookies
/var/mobile/Library/SMS - Text Messages.
Download redsn0w.
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[gabrieljosh]

The legality of jailbreaking an iPod or iPhone (http://ipods4less.com/) remains unclear, particularly in the context of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.