Hybrid Re-Touched
I hereby announce my first skin/theme for the iPod 5G Video
Update release January 10; Update Link and Info is available Below
Update release January 10; Update Link and Info is available Below
First up a huge thanks to the creators of the touch hack – they have given my iPod a new lease of life.
Secondly my greatest regards to theislander for his help & permission for modifying his hybrid hack.
For all those who don’t know many months ago the iPod 6th Gen looks that is the split screen was imported to the iPod 5G & 5.5G by a group of geniuses.
If that wasn’t enough happiness they went a step further and successfully brought the iPod Touch icons and a similar dock to the 5 & 5.5G iPods.
As they creativity knows no limits 1 of the guys thought to do a hybrid version of the touch & classic he was in beta and still is however a genius by the alias theislander successfully brought that hack to life.
I have now modified theislander’s firmware with images and strings of my own liking (theislander himself helped me a lot).
Here is what the firmware will make your iPod look like:
The left image is of the Music Sub-Menu; the center image is of the Main Menu & the right image of the Now Playing Screen
This is only for 5G
A small FAQ for the guys new to this:
1. What does installing this do
This is like the firmware you get from apple; all you are doing is updating the firmware nothing else.
2. Will this is affect my Songs; Videos and other data on the iPod?
No. This will not affect anything, your songs; videos; contacts everything remains intact.
3. How different is this from Linux & Rockbox?
Very Different. Linux and Rockbox are totally different OSs for the iPod, whereas this 1 is the same Apple Firmware.
Now -How to install this:
Download iPodWizard – Download Page
First up we will backup your existing firmware:
1. Start iPW
2. In Edit Mode drop down at the top choose ‘iPod’
3. Press Load iPod Firmware on the side
4. Click on Updater which is next to Themes below
5. Press ‘Extract Firmware Binary from your iPod’
6. Choose a location and save
7. Wait
Download the Hybrid Re-Touched Firmware.
Now let us load the new firmware (back to iPW):
1. In Edit Mode drop down at the top choose ‘Firmware File’.
2. Press Open Firmware next to it.
3. Select the downloaded Firmware.
4. Wait.
5. Now press ‘Write To iPod’.
6. Read the Disclaimer & Instructions.
7. Once successfully prompted your done.
8. Safely remove your iPod and enjoy. 
There are some images that need to be re-done in Photoshop so will keep on doing it and will release the resources only.
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Hybrid Re-Touched v 1.1 Info & How-To
How to Update:
0. U need to have the hybrid re-touched hack installed on your iPod.
1. Connect iPod to computer.
2. Start iPW.
3. In Edit Mode drop down at the top choose ‘iPod’.
4. Press Load iPod Firmware on the side.
5. Now you should see a bluish image in the window below the ‘pictures’ tab.
6. On the right you should see ‘Load All’ Button.
7. Click it and direct it to the folder extracted from the zipped file.
8. Wait.
9. Press ‘Write’ at the top.
10. Done.
Edit: I just found that some one has made a video demo of the hack and has aptly named it New “ipod touch” BEST firmware for ipod 5G, thank you :D
How long should it take ipodwizard to install it, i open the firmware and pressed write to ipod but it dosent seem to be doing anything.
is this for 5g or 5.5g
this is for 5G
a 5.5G version: http://dajavax.googlepages.com/hybridretouched
couple of things i noticed:
1. When album artwork is displayed the title, artist and album title is shifted to the right alot, that should be easy to fix
2. at a high brightness setting the volume bar background is a greenish color not black, again easy to fix.
3. when going through the menus you shoul make it so the white on the menu(background) is raised few pixels….. that might be a bit harder.
email me if you fix these
1. When album artwork is displayed the title, artist and album title is shifted to the right alot, that should be easy to fix
Ans: Restart ur ipod it will rectify it itself
2. at a high brightness setting the volume bar background is a greenish color not black, again easy to fix.
Ans: Some images are fixed some are being … watch out for v2
3. when going through the menus you shoul make it so the white on the menu(background) is raised few pixels….. that might be a bit harder.
Didnt quite get u on this 1
Hi! Thanks for your work! I actually liked your firmware a lot but trying to help you I’m here to tell some “things” I found out:
1- The image that displays as a default album artwork when u don’t have the custom album in the now playing a faulty image but in the “classic” menu is ok.
2- as the guy just said “When album artwork is displayed the title, artist and album title is shifted to the right a lot, that should be easy to fix ” I restarted my iPod as u answered to but it still does these.
3- A freaking error: When in the now playing screen, the right thing is the artist name in the middle but sometimes it is on the place of the song name and the song in the middle. I don’t know the logic of it but with some bands it happens with some musicas and some not.
Well, thank you so much for the work, and I hope you fix this issues to improve your great work.
THX
well the third issue I mentioned occurs when i have the album artwork of the music/band and so the music name is in the place of the artist name in now playing screen, just like I said. =/
First up – thank u guys for the interest and taking the time to give me feedback
1- The image that displays as a default album artwork when u don’t have the custom album in the now playing a faulty image but in the “classic” menu is ok.
– v1.1 :D sorted out
2- as the guy just said “When album artwork is displayed the title, artist and album title is shifted to the right a lot, that should be easy to fix ” I restarted my iPod as u answered to but it still does these.
– i cant figure this 1 out coz initially it happened on my pod but now its not happening so i will have to take a look at the original firmware im used …. il check it out :(
3- A freaking error: When in the now playing screen, the right thing is the artist name in the middle but sometimes it is on the place of the song name and the song in the middle. I don’t know the logic of it but with some bands it happens with some musicas and some not.
– no idea man … never happened on my pod will do some more r&d
thank u again for ur time
k so when your like browsing your songs or artists or whatever….. the white area on the screen if the selector bar is all the way at the bottom there is like 2 pixles of white underneath it just try it and you will see what i mean
@eric about the 2 pixels: ya i realised this and will be rectified in v2; i am waiting for the *official* hybrid hack from the touch hack developers; it will eliminate a lot of bugs which are there in the current firmware hack, once that is done then i will port this theme to that firmware which will take care of a lot of bugs right now
I’m having a couple bugs with this, this major, but a few of the pictures have some errors, such as in the now playing window, if there is no album art, the picture behind has some pixels that are black instead of what colours they are meant to be, same thing with the arrow in the top left hand corner in the now playing window.
Also, if my song does have album art, the text at the top is getting some weird alignment issues, it moves over to the right side.
I’m on a 5G iPod.
Also, I found a startup picture that’d like to put in, would you care to point me to a tutorial on how to change this.
hello adam; thank you for ur interest in the theme
the bug u are referring to ie. the album art problem, i have released v1.1 the link is in the blog itself at the bottom use that it will take care of some bugs in images most importantly the album art problem
the alignment issue is something that happens and not happens at its own wish and is an issue with the hybrid firmware i have used, v2 will most probably eliminate this; restarting the ipod is a quick fix for this problem (switching it off and not putting it to sleep)
changing the boot apple logo i have only found this link see if it helps!!
Thanks, that fixed it, also, that link worked, and I have a different startup image now.
I’ll be sure to keep a look out for an update to fix the alignment issue.
hi..i tried to do this to my ipod… and i did everything u said.. the only thing i didnt understand was “Select the downloaded Firmware” … by that u mean select the firmware we saved? or what firmware…… well anyways i choosed the firmware we saved and then did everythin else.. and the resuslts were pretty much the same original them but with some different images.. what can i do? or what did i do wrong? i would apreciate an answer to this… post here or add me to msn…[email protected] thank you in advancee
sorry for the late reply my internet was dead
u need to download the firmware from the download link given above; once u have downloaded the firmware (its in the zip file) then u need to load that firmware on ur iPod; once u have done that then follow the steps for the 1.1 update :)
what file is the firmware?? because on the ipod retouch 1.1 i just have a bunch of image files and a thumbs file.. and ipodwizard there is not a firmare.. or what file do u mean?
pd sorry im dumb but i dont have experience about this jeje
see for v1.1 you need to first have v1 …. so from the download page of v1 you will get an archive – unzip it; the file u extract from the zip is the firmware file; write this file on the ipod as instructed and then as instructed apply the v1.1 following the instructions
oh now it works…..its amazing i love it.. ty man for helping me installing this to my ipod.. i was wondering if u knew any other hacks or tricks for ipods jejeje ty
I did everything like it said and by th way thanks the theme is niccce but when i click photos or video or extras and settings it just takes me to different parts of the music submenu like if i click photos it will take me to playlists i restarted and it didnt fix itself did i do something wrong thanks
u will have to change what is displayed on ur main menu as in u will have to navigate to settings and set ur main menu to display only the following options:
Music
Photos
Videos
Extras
Settings
only these things, i hope u understood, please feel free to contact me regarding any issues and thank u for the lovely comments
hey can you tell me how you made the transitions between menus so smooth?
I had previously a iPod touch hack in my iPod, but this one works a lot better!! Good job , thanks for your hack , it looks awsome!!
Melvin
Baldwin
another error found
other languages won’t show up after the update. i have songs in korean, chinese, and japanese but only the japanese shows up, korean and chinese just are blank spaces or question marks. i’ve tried restarting/reseting but no luck.
yes there are some problems with other languages as support for them was not included in the hacked firmware i used, i will come up with a solution for this
Hi!
The issue with false links at the menu was solved a few comments above.
I’ve got a problem that seems to be the same but in a different menu.
When i select the music menu and try to open “playlists” it starts simply playing something.
Interprets is now playlists and so on. Solution?
Hi Flo,
I am dumb founded by the problem, I haven’t come across it and neither has any1 brought it to my notice.
I cannot actually think of a solution to it, I would recommend you to try re-installing it.
hmmm, when i use this hack, the version of the ipod changed to 1.21, should i update to 1.3??
@RE rida: No, doing that will result in loss of the theme, this theme has been made on the firmware 1.2.1 and therefore it shows so in the iPod properties, incase you find any problems then update, else don’t if you want the theme.
PS: there are no major changes in 1.2.1 or 1.3 :D
ok, so the update is a way of bak, ty, another problem, the video image clip showed on the “now playing” are too small to cover the image behind it nor do some of the alum image which made it looks bad, anyway to fix it? thx
Thanks a lot for reminding me about that, there was a mix up in the update package which caused the issue, I will be coming out with some another update which will rectify most of he image realted problems.
just to remind that im using a 5.5g
and i dont know how to use update… i read it, tried it, didnt seemed to work, lol blame myself
@RE rida: You are using 5.5G, that is the problem, I made the hack for 5G, it was ported to 5.5G by a forum member where I had posted this hack, I am not sure whether he has added the update too :P
thx for the answer, i really love the theme, just found a few bugs hope he/u will soon fix it, thanks for the theme a lot tho
@rida thank you for taking out the time to let me know of the bugs. Appreciate it :p
man i need to talk to u bout my ipod got a lot of questions, u have a msn or something?
Sure, check here:
Contact
Manan dude, I have just bought a iPod Classic 80 GB and it does have cover flow feature. so is it 5G or 5.5G?
iPod Classic is 6G and has to have Cover Flow.
Thnx dude, also i keep my music organized (alum art and all), but some of my music misses the artist and genre etc. So how can i import the music details from sites like wikipedia? here is a page from widipedia that contains info abt eminem album, how do i import this details into my songs collection? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slim_Shady_LP
Hey Ashish, no problems, anytime.
Go through this guide I have written:
iPod Power User Guide
For importing song details, you will either have to edit the album details manually or use Winamp and use the Auto-Tag feature for all songs.
help! ipw doest seem to load the firmware!
well the loading box appears but it doest load.
if u get what i mean =S plz help!
Hey zak: Wait for some time, it does appear to not load but after some time it will. If you are not getting any error, then wait for some time.
Hi there, just like to say, wiked mod for ipod.
Buttt… i have one problem, when i play a song and go back to the main menu, then i get this white screen which fills the top 11/12ths of the screen and when i scroll down, it follows and fills the bottom 11/12ths, why does this problem occor,
i have tried reinstalling the app buh alas no avail.
could u help pls thanks
Hi Kumi, nice to see you here, thank you for the compliments. Have you tried updating to v1.1?
yehhh the theme is v1.1
No idea! Never had that problem :? Try re-installing it. I will re-test it on my iPod and see if something like that happens.
Hi… great work!! I’ve just installed and looks pretty terrific ;)
Thankyou indeed.
[ Just a little “bug”:
In the ‘now playing’ screen (if the track playing has album art) the default image (the black headphones on the CD)appears behind the actual Cover Art. I dunno if my album images are so small for this hack ^^ ]
The headphone image is the default size of album arts. So if your album art is small then the image will be shown.
Ok.. I’ll try another way for loading album art in the files (I manage my Ipod with Winamp)
BTW, very important for me.. the Lyrics screen is gone???? :(
I’m English learner so that feature is pretty helpful for me (I also add lyrics of my fav english songs)
Please some one help me. This is my first time doing this. What is an ipw and where do i get it. Help!!!!!!
Dude, read the post, all the information has been given in a detailed manner.
hello,this is my first time trying your hack and im having an issue. =( when i try to write the firmware to my ipod it gives me an error “code: -1,22, 22898541” help please!!
Is your iPod the 5G? This hack is only for the 5G iPods.
No Music appears No Video No photos No games … after the update and installation of the firmwire, and iTunes says its all there, i just cant see it in my menu’s….Any suggestions???
nevermind fixed it…just had to let Itunes sync some junk onto it…Very Well done…I applaud you…5 Stars!!!
how come no lyrics?!?
@Stan, glad you liked it, thank you for the appreciation. :D
@FranKLin: I came to know that the lyrics is giving some problems, will see if I can pin-point the problem and release an update.
I followed all the directions but after i safely removed it the ipod just keeps reseting and wont do anything. So basically right now my ipod is unusable… Can anyone help?
@John:
Just connect your iPod and start iTunes,it will ask you whether you want to update the firmware of the iPod, choose yes and let it do the rest. Should bring your iPod back to life.
yeah. i am having the same problem as jen. and i am sure my ipod is 5g. please help!
it looks really promising.
this hack is wonderful, excellent, so freaking cool, awesome, if theres a dark alex for psp, you are the God for ipod classics, good work!!!
ps. just one questions , i download the update but i dont see a difference, which ones are these , thanks in advance
thanks u very much for doing dis hack, i was very tired of the same ol theme of my ipod 5.5, keep up!!! ok
ok, i got as far as downloading the hybrid firmware and i can get it ready to write to my ipod… Every time i click “write to ipod” it comes up as error code:-1, 22, 22898541. Any Ideas?
Do you have iPod 5G or 5.5G? You can come to know about it, if you have the inbuilt search feature, if you do it is 5.5G. In that case download this firmware – http://dajavax.googlepages.com/hybridretouched
Any chance of packaging the update into firmware? I got your Hybrid Re-Touched on my iPod 5G using AlterPod after messing around with iPodEditor a bit. Maybe I’m too new at this, but I can’t extract and update the firmware (I’m getting error code 1 and AlterPod freezes.)
Will do it by tomorrow.
hey ive just downloaded the ipw and tried to isntal this hbryd firmware for my ipod 30gb video, but whn ipod wizzard tried to install, a pop up showd up sayin error 100somthing. but i dont know why i cant install this software in my ipod.
Im not sure if my ipod is 5g or 5.5g , can someone help me!!!! please!!!!
If your iPod has the search feature it is 5.5G, else it is 5G. Check out the commments above there are many who have faced a similar error.
well i recently checked in apple and according to them mine is 5g because the last 4 numbers f my serials are for 5generation ipod. and the search thing doesnt mean that is a 5.5g cause mine is a 5g and it has a search!!!
but the question is y when i tried to install ur firmware by using ipodwizzard , it always say error 1.22, i doont remeber the hole error code
pardon me manan, acording to apple my ipod 30gb video s a 5generation ipod because my last 3 gigits of my ipod are 5generation ipod.
but my 5 generation ipod has a searching feauture ??? so now im confused!!!
manam im orry i didnt ask u this quetion before:
when i isntall this software,would it affect my serial nmber of my ipod???
i know u said that everything that was in the ipod wont erse , but im worried my serial number in the software could erase!
ok manan i just pput in my ipod ur firmware but i cnaot see my music or hear, that was before in lmy ipod original firmware, do i have to sync by itues all mi songs again??
nvm manan its ok everything thnks for ur software coolll it worked perectly, now my ipod loks like ipod tocuh and clasic!!!!!! =P i repeat ty]
danam i need ur help please ur firmware is a little wierd.
when i go to exras goes to settings and when i go to setings go to genres of music
or wehn i o to videos go to podcast , it s lke a mess i think
im goin to the orignal firmware i think it doesnt make a mees like this but thtnks for ur firmware, ill use ur softwre aain when u get a nd update for the 5.5g
@daniel apologies for not replying, I have been travelling.
Your serial no. won’t be affected.
And for ur menu mess. Ensure that ur main menu has the same options as in the screen shot. Check the comments above u will find the solution.
5G can’t have search.
well sorry but i discoverd that my ipod is 5.5g, and i instlled the firmware but i dont know my main menu is meesed up and i dont find any help from post, or i went to quickly.
hey thanks a lot for this! Im a year late and just did it today. I was wondering if you have any updates because I really like to use the “Albums” search and it doesnt seem to be available when I browse Music. Also, I did you fix the bugs on it? Every time I go back to the main menu, Photos will be music, settings will be video, and video will be music. gets pretty annoying. once again i love the interface and if you can fix these problems it will be great. thanks bro!!
I programmed the settings like you told us before. Music Photo Video Extras Settings. Its still a mess whenever I go back to the main menu.
also, is there anyway you can fix the battery/time on the interface. it always appears and disappears every time i click in and out of menus. thanks again and sorry if i sound rude.
The menu mess is weird. Shouldn’t be recurrent. I’d say restore the original firmware, change the menu, reapply the hack.
The album menu can be found under artists -> All Songs.
The battery issue is new to me. The reinstallation should fix it.
how the heck do you revert back??
Connect the pod to the PC, start iTunes, it will ask you to upgrade your firmware. Do it. Simple. :)
Is this hack still working? I tried to apply this in my 5G ipod. The Hybrid firware succesfully loaded to ipw but when i write it to ipod i got this error code 1,22,47394303. Please help me:( What should I do? :(
The hack still works, though not updated the version linked works fine. The error usually occurs when you try to load a 5G hack on a 5.5G iPod or a 5.5G hack on a 5G. So I’d suggest you to check the iPod & hack you’ve downloaded. :)
i to al the instructions but my ipod keeps restarting theres the ipod logo goes on and on thxx you for your help guys
Hi, if you’re iPod is in a restart loop, then I’d suggest you do the following:
Go into disk mode by holding Center and Play until the Disk Mode screen appears. Connect to your computer and load a clean firmware.