Comments on: How to Update iPod Touch to 3.0 Firmware For Free

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:27:28 +0000

What do you mean both downloads?

By: ABDULLAH

ABDULLAH — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:56:35 +0000

i just saw this news…downloading it ryt now..hope it works on my 2nd gen ipod touch..:)

By: connor

connor — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:34:45 +0000

do u have to use both the downloads to update the ipod touch 2nd gen please reply soon

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:20:21 +0000

Hey, I have not read all comments but for the firmware not compatible thing, this is how you fix:
First go to the file location
In XP: Click Tools – Folder Options. Then press the view tab. Look for a box that is ticked, it should say “Hide extension for known file types.” Untick the box. Rename the downloaded firmware so that it ends in .ipsw. Now try:)

In Vista: In the file location press organize (next to view). Choose “Folder and search options.” Then press the view tab. Look for a box that is ticked, it should say “Hide extension for known file types.” Untick the box. Rename the downloaded firmware so that it ends in .ipsw. Now try:)

This is how I fixed it, after finding out that my firmware was named. ipsw.ipsw, which is why it would not work.
Good luck:)

By: bpanda

bpanda — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:14:46 +0000

i just bought ipod touch, with 3.1.2 os, is there it’s *.ipsw that i can download?

By: Cameron

Cameron — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:09:05 +0000

Does this work in the new iTunes 9?

By: HEEELP

HEEELP — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:52:18 +0000

how come whenever i try to click the link to upgrade my ipod touch 2G to 3.0 it just sends me to an error page. HELP

By: William

William — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:07:34 +0000

how come whenever i try to click the link to upgrade my ipod touch 2G to 3.0 it just sends me to an error page. HELP

By: canuck

canuck — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:27:07 +0000

QUESTION – does anybody have a virus, worm scare after doing this? I ran a mcafee scan on the ispw file, nothing. BUT now, mcafee is warning me that my im protection keeps turning off (as well as some others that i can’t remember) i have had to “fix” twice today, and it has me worried. ANYONE else running VISTA and McAfee and getting similar warnings?
hey, i downloaded file to desktop (ispw as is no file name change), followed the instructions on how to update and have updated ipod touch 2g (did this for 4 ipod touches, 2-8gb, 1-16gb and 1-32gb. did the 32gb one first, then ran update again and got the 3.1.1 installed, don’t seem to be any issues.
one of the 8gb’s froze after turning off, but this could be a hardware issue. the other 3 ipod touches updated automatically to 3.1.1 when connected. All seem to be running fine, but worried about some kind of hidden infection now.

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:05:01 +0000

Thanks a lot… =D