DJ RIKaSHaYs iPod Themes

New Tutorial: Multiple Themes on 5.5g "The Proper Way"

0 comments Posted by DJ RIKaSHaY at 7:00 PM

Okay first off for the newbs out there u need to find out if you have a 5g or a 5.5g. Heres how. Just go to music and if there is a search at the bottom you have a 5.5g if theres not you have a 5g and this probably wont work for your ipod. Okay heres the tut.
First get ipw
http://www.ipodwizard.net
Second find a theme
http://www.ipodwizard.net
Third put it on (if you dont know how to put a theme on stop reading this post)
Now heres the fun part. Its time to install ipodlinux and extract the firmware. Okay first install ipodlinux with this file
http://www.mediafire.com/?c0jyhmsoz9y
After this is done go to the root of your ipod and make a file called loader.cfg and for now just put this in it

#Config
timeout = 30
default = 1
backlight = 1
bg_color = (0,0,255).
hilight_color = (152,245,255).
bg_gradient = 1 ranging from black to bgcolor, default is 1.
beep_duration = 75
beep_period = 40
#Menu Choices
Apple OS w/ Default Theme @ osos
iPodLinux @ (hd0,1)/linux.bin
Turn Off @ standby
Disk Mode @ diskmode

okay now that we got linux and the bootloader set up its time to extract the themes.
First download these 2 files
http://www.mediafire.com/?foyj9mjmc9o
http://www.mediafire.com/?8zzvgv1dplz
and put them in the root of your c drive in a folder called iPodLoader.
Now open up command prompt (newbs: start>run>cmd) and type cd c:\ and press enter
then type cd ipodloader and press enter
next type ipodpatcher.exe -r boot.bin and press enter
wait for it to get done and type ipod_fw.exe -o stuff -e 0 boot.bin and press enter
now close cmd and go to your ipodloader folder, you now have a file called stuff, rename that file to whatever theme you used. This is your theme file that the bootloader can load from. Now go to the root of your ipod and make a folder called themes and put your theme file in there. Now open up loader.cfg and add this line underneath Apple OS w/ Default Theme @ osos
Apple OS w/ My Theme @ (hd0,1)/themes/mythemefile
obviously replacing My Theme with the name of your theme and mythemefile with your theme file. Also repeat this if you have more themes. Now save loader.cfg and unhook your ipod. Hold down the menu button and center button until the bootloader comes up, you now have multiple themes on your ipod. Yeah!!!!! Enjoy.

P.S. Big thanks to InvaderZim i stole a few things from his tut, but his sites down so i thought id go ahead and post this tut.