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The second best alternative to an .IPSW file is to use an [[iPod updater]]. Updaters are bundles of iPod firmware(s) packaged by Apple to issue updates and behave ultimately the same as .IPSW file. A more comprehensive list of iPod updaters can be found on it's respective article. | The second best alternative to an .IPSW file is to use an [[iPod updater]]. Updaters are bundles of iPod firmware(s) packaged by Apple to issue updates and behave ultimately the same as .IPSW file. A more comprehensive list of iPod updaters can be found on it's respective article. | ||
Older iPod firmware that is not longer seeded by Apple nor packaged in an updater can be sourced through iPod OS filesystem dumps from existing iPod devices which have yet to update from their respective versions. Such firmware is most often identified by a <code>.bin</code> file extension. | Older iPod firmware that is not longer seeded by Apple nor packaged in an updater can be sourced through iPod OS filesystem dumps from existing iPod devices which have yet to update from their respective versions. Such firmware is most often identified by a <code>.bin</code> file extension. | ||
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==Firmware List== | ==Firmware List== | ||
You can find various sources for firmware for your [[iPod]] device below. | |||
You can find various sources for firmware for your [[iPod]] device below. Firmware files are categorized as follows: | |||
: iPod_<code>Model Number</code>.<code>Version Number</code>.ipsw or... | |||
: iPod_<code>Model Number</code>.<code>Version Number</code>.bin | |||
:: e.g. iPod_4.1.2.1.ipsw refers to: a firmware file for a 4th generation iPod, containing version number 1.2.1 and it is an .IPSW file, indicating it can be restored in iTunes. | |||
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[[File:Wikiicon.png|frameless|x20px]] [[File:iPod_1.1.2.2.bin]]<ref name="iPod_1.1.2.2.bin credit" /> | [[File:Wikiicon.png|frameless|x20px]] [[:File:iPod_1.1.2.2.bin]]<ref name="iPod_1.1.2.2.bin credit" /> | ||
[[File:Wikiicon.png|frameless|x20px]] [[File:iPod_1.1.2.6.bin]] | [[File:Wikiicon.png|frameless|x20px]] [[:File:iPod_1.1.2.6.bin]] | ||
[[File:Wikiicon.png|frameless|x20px]] [[File:iPod_1.1.3.bin]] | [[File:Wikiicon.png|frameless|x20px]] [[:File:iPod_1.1.3.bin]] | ||
[[File:Wikiicon.png|frameless|x20px]] [[File:iPod_1.1.4.bin]]<ref name="iPod_1.1.4.bin credit" /> | [[File:Wikiicon.png|frameless|x20px]] [[:File:iPod_1.1.4.bin]]<ref name="iPod_1.1.4.bin credit" /> | ||
[[File:Wikiicon.png|frameless|x20px]] [[File:iPod_1.1.5.bin]] | [[File:Wikiicon.png|frameless|x20px]] [[:File:iPod_1.1.5.bin]] | ||
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