What is the best/easiest way to jailbreak???

[}{ex }{unter]

I have an iPod Touch 2g with 3.1.2 software, and I'm thinking of jailbreaking. The only thing I'm concerned about is the safety of my iPod. I don't want it messed up or anything, and I want to know if jailbreaking will make some things impossible. Please answer me if you can, and answer the question of the thread title. PLEASE HELP ME.

[ikesmasher]

well, first of all, wrong section. now to business.
jailbreaking will ONLY screw up your ipod if your a moron, which i doubt you are. its idiot-proof. It will not make some things impossible, it will only add downloadable features. As far as i know, there is only one method (maybe i missed a new one) of jailbreaking yours, and a quick search should find it (google 3.1.2 jailbreak or something)

[awesomeSlayer]

You will only mess it up if you keep screwing around with the files.

[battlecrushr]

Blackra1n on 3.1.2

[}{ex }{unter]

Well, is Blackra1n better than Blacksn0w?

[battlecrushr]

Blacksnow is an unlock which comes with blackrain
totally did
blaksnow isn't even a jailbreak

[aced]

battlecrushr is correct, blackra1n is ridiculously easy on 3.1.2, if on windows 7 make sure to set compatibility to vista sp2, and if not then dont worry about it...anyways blacksn0w is for unlocking the phone to work with carriers other than AT&T. so give it a try and see how it works can always do a restore! oh and make sure to save important stuff before you jump in. good luck!

[one1]

Jailbreaking Steps
Sync and pray
Sync your iPhone with iTunes. You'll be losing all of your information, so it's a good idea to back up
Downgrade to v1.0.2 This step is optional. If you're running 1.0.2 already, you can skip this step.
Hold down the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time for about 10 seconds. The phone should shut down.
When the phone shuts down, release the Sleep/Wake button but continue holding Home
Wait until iTunes recognizes the iPhone. The screen will appear to be off, but iTunes will eventually recognize the iPhone. When it does, let go.
A message will appear telling you to restore. Click OK
Using your favorite browser, download the v1.0.2 software from this location. You may need to rename to .ipsw if it comes as a .zip
Back in iTunes, hold Option on the Mac or Shift on the PC while clicking Restore. Navigate to the software you downloaded and select it.
The phone will restore, but it will fail. This is normal.
Your iPhone should show a yellow triangle. Run Nullriver's AppTapp. It should bring you back to the Activation step on the phone and show an error in the application. Disregard the error.
Run AppTapp again and it should succeed.
If not using an AT&T SIM, use INdependence to activate your iPhone. That's it!
Create Symlink
If you haven't already, install Nullriver's AppTapp
Go to iTunes Store - Conceited Software in iPhone's Safari. Tap "Yes" to add to Installer
Plug iPhone in and open iTunes. Make sure it's recognized before proceeding
Using Installer, install "Trip1Prepz" located under "System"
Upgrade to v1.1.1
In iTunes click "Upgrade" and not Restore. Restoring will ruin our progress.
Once upgraded to 1.1.1, close iTunes
Jailbreak
Download iPHUC and friends from Rapidshare
Extract the contents so that iphuc, fstab, and iphonefs are all on the Desktop
If you don't have libreadline, download it and extract the zip to your Macintosh HD
Open Terminal.app located in Applications>Utilities
Type cd ~/Desktop and hit return
Type ./iphuc and hit return
Type getfile /dev/rdisk0s1 iphonefs/rdisk0s1 314572800 and hit return. This will take about five minutes so grab something to drink in the meantime. Once complete, there will be a file named "rdisk0s1" in your "iphonefs" folder
Add .dmg to the end of the file. It should end up being rdisk0s1.dmg
Double click the file to mount it
Open the newly mounted Snowbird3A109a.UserBundle drive and open the "etc" folder. Replace the fstab file inside the "etc" folder with the supplied fstab file.
Unmount the image
Back in Terminal, assuming that you've kept iPHUC up and running, type putfile iphonefs/rdisk0s1.dmg /dev/rdisk0s1 and hit return. This will take another minute or so. When it's finished, reboot the iPhone. You're jailbroken!
Install SSH
Download iNdependence from its Google code page here
Open iNdependence and go to the "SSH" tab
Click "Install SSH/SFTP/SCP" and follow the instructions. It will ask to reboot the iPhone several times
When you're done, SSH into your iPhone from the Terminal by typing ssh -l root your.iphones.ip.address. When asked the password is alpine. If it gives a fuss, you may need to remove the "known_hosts" file from /Users/YourUser/.ssh/
Accept the key by typing yes and hitting return if asked. Leave the window open.
Open your favorite FTP (I recommend CyberDuck) client and log in using your iPhone's IP address, root for the username and alpine for the password. Make sure to use SFTP and not plain old FTP
If you're not already there, navigate to /var/root and rename Media to Media_sym
Rename MediaBackup to Media. Keep the FTP and SSH windows open.
Open iTunes and allow it to activate. If it doesn't recognize your phone, reboot it and/or restart iTunes.
Install AppTapp
Download Nullriver's AppTapp
Right click or control click AppTapp Installer and click "Show Package Contents". Navigate to Contents>Resources
Using the FTP application, copy Installer.app from the Resources folder into the Applications folder on your iPhone
Back in the terminal, SSH into your iPhone again (if you're not already), give the comand chmod -Rf +x /Applications/ and hit return.
Slide to unlock your iPhone then type /Applications/Installer.app/Installer and hit return to launch Installer.
After AppTapp opens, press control+c to close it
Open Safari on iPhone and navigate to iTunes Store - Conceited Software
Tap yes to add it to Installer
Back in terminal, using ssh, type /Applications/Installer.app/Installer and hit return to launch Installer again.
Install Trip1PogoStick located under the "System" category to enable scrolling and applications.
When you're done, reboot the iPhone and close all your windows. You now have AppTapp.

[CaptainChaos]

^I tried this but I am showing a Yellow triangle now!!

[}{ex }{unter]

Jailbreaking Steps
Sync and pray
Sync your iPhone with iTunes. You'll be losing all of your information, so it's a good idea to back up
Downgrade to v1.0.2 This step is optional. If you're running 1.0.2 already, you can skip this step.
Hold down the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time for about 10 seconds. The phone should shut down.
When the phone shuts down, release the Sleep/Wake button but continue holding Home
Wait until iTunes recognizes the iPhone. The screen will appear to be off, but iTunes will eventually recognize the iPhone. When it does, let go.
A message will appear telling you to restore. Click OK
Using your favorite browser, download the v1.0.2 software from this location. You may need to rename to .ipsw if it comes as a .zip
Back in iTunes, hold Option on the Mac or Shift on the PC while clicking Restore. Navigate to the software you downloaded and select it.
The phone will restore, but it will fail. This is normal.
Your iPhone should show a yellow triangle. Run Nullriver's AppTapp. It should bring you back to the Activation step on the phone and show an error in the application. Disregard the error.
Run AppTapp again and it should succeed.
If not using an AT&T SIM, use INdependence to activate your iPhone. That's it!
Create Symlink
If you haven't already, install Nullriver's AppTapp
Go to iTunes Store - Conceited Software in iPhone's Safari. Tap "Yes" to add to Installer
Plug iPhone in and open iTunes. Make sure it's recognized before proceeding
Using Installer, install "Trip1Prepz" located under "System"
Upgrade to v1.1.1
In iTunes click "Upgrade" and not Restore. Restoring will ruin our progress.
Once upgraded to 1.1.1, close iTunes
Jailbreak
Download iPHUC and friends from Rapidshare
Extract the contents so that iphuc, fstab, and iphonefs are all on the Desktop
If you don't have libreadline, download it and extract the zip to your Macintosh HD
Open Terminal.app located in Applications>Utilities
Type cd ~/Desktop and hit return
Type ./iphuc and hit return
Type getfile /dev/rdisk0s1 iphonefs/rdisk0s1 314572800 and hit return. This will take about five minutes so grab something to drink in the meantime. Once complete, there will be a file named "rdisk0s1" in your "iphonefs" folder
Add .dmg to the end of the file. It should end up being rdisk0s1.dmg
Double click the file to mount it
Open the newly mounted Snowbird3A109a.UserBundle drive and open the "etc" folder. Replace the fstab file inside the "etc" folder with the supplied fstab file.
Unmount the image
Back in Terminal, assuming that you've kept iPHUC up and running, type putfile iphonefs/rdisk0s1.dmg /dev/rdisk0s1 and hit return. This will take another minute or so. When it's finished, reboot the iPhone. You're jailbroken!
Install SSH
Download iNdependence from its Google code page here
Open iNdependence and go to the "SSH" tab
Click "Install SSH/SFTP/SCP" and follow the instructions. It will ask to reboot the iPhone several times
When you're done, SSH into your iPhone from the Terminal by typing ssh -l root your.iphones.ip.address. When asked the password is alpine. If it gives a fuss, you may need to remove the "known_hosts" file from /Users/YourUser/.ssh/
Accept the key by typing yes and hitting return if asked. Leave the window open.
Open your favorite FTP (I recommend CyberDuck) client and log in using your iPhone's IP address, root for the username and alpine for the password. Make sure to use SFTP and not plain old FTP
If you're not already there, navigate to /var/root and rename Media to Media_sym
Rename MediaBackup to Media. Keep the FTP and SSH windows open.
Open iTunes and allow it to activate. If it doesn't recognize your phone, reboot it and/or restart iTunes.
Install AppTapp
Download Nullriver's AppTapp
Right click or control click AppTapp Installer and click "Show Package Contents". Navigate to Contents>Resources
Using the FTP application, copy Installer.app from the Resources folder into the Applications folder on your iPhone
Back in the terminal, SSH into your iPhone again (if you're not already), give the comand chmod -Rf +x /Applications/ and hit return.
Slide to unlock your iPhone then type /Applications/Installer.app/Installer and hit return to launch Installer.
After AppTapp opens, press control+c to close it
Open Safari on iPhone and navigate to iTunes Store - Conceited Software
Tap yes to add it to Installer
Back in terminal, using ssh, type /Applications/Installer.app/Installer and hit return to launch Installer again.
Install Trip1PogoStick located under the "System" category to enable scrolling and applications.
When you're done, reboot the iPhone and close all your windows. You now have AppTapp.

Ok, but I don't want to downgrade, so, I think I'll stick to what others are saying. Thanks though! It must have taken a while to type that all up.