Install iOS 5 on iPhone 3G & 2G or iPod Touch 1G/2G with Whited00r 5
Have an older generation iPhone 3G or 2G? If so, you’re stuck on older legacy iOS versions with limited features and sluggish speeds. But not anymore with Whited00r, which installs a custom iOS build on the device to help bring it into the modern age.
Whited00r 5.1 is basically an unofficial custom made iOS build that includes many of the iOS 5 features and has been optimized to run on the older hardware. With Whited00r, you’ll get multitasking, wallpapers, folders, and variations of Reminders and Newsstand, and it’s claimed to be much faster than the default iOS 4 installations that drag the iPhone 3G down. Unfortunately there’s no Notification Center, and you will also lose the native App Store, meaning to install apps you’ll have to use iTunes or Safari. If the trade offs are worth it to you, installing Whited00r is very easy for anyone familiar with using IPSW files.
Installing Whited00r 5.1 on iPhone 3G/2G & iPod touch 1G/2G
This works for iPhone 3G, iPhone 2G, iPod touch 1g and 2g. Backup the iOS device beforehand, and proceed at your own risk:
- Download the appropriate version of Whited00r from here
- Unzip the custom IPSW package to somewhere easy to find
- Launch iTunes and hold down Option (Mac) or Shift (Windows) and click on “Restore”, now select the Whited00r IPSW you just downloaded
- Let the process continue and the iPhone will reboot on it’s own
After the iPhone has rebooted, do not restore from a backup, instead select to set up a new device. This is recommended to avoid any conflicts.
This video demonstrates the speed of an iPhone 3G running Whited00r 5.1 compared to an iPhone 3GS running iOS 5:
The speeds are fairly close, an impressive feat considering the 3GS has significantly faster hardware, a faster CPU, and more RAM.
If you’re having trouble with the installation or just have questions, check out Whited00r’s forums.
I’ve been trying this now for about 12 hours and it just won’t install. Tried the unlocked version, the locked version. Tried to downgrade to 3.1.2… nothing works.
Finally giving up and restoring from Apple!
Are you getting a specific error during the installation process? You may need to use RecBoot to get around them.
http://sebby.net/recboot-mac/recboot_2_2.zip
http://osxdaily.com/2011/01/12/recboot-makes-recovery-mode-easy/
Hey mike, you can Installing Whited00r 5.1 on iPhone 3G. But first you need to put your iphone in recovery mode, open itunes, Hold shift and click restore, upload the whited000r firmware and watch the magic work.
If not go to C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates then remove the firmware in there and put it in your desktop. Do not delete it so that you can put it back after you done. Mine was Ipad so i remove it then put it back.That’s how i installed it on my 3G
Hey
This is not IOS 5 !! it’s 3.1.3 modified ? i just installed it on my iPhone 3g and you can see in cydia down in the bottom 3.1.3 ! , NO iCloud ! it’s Dropbox with iCloud icon hehe ! no wallpapers , yes it fast coz it’s 3.1.3, No App Store it’s crab http://www.whited00r.com/3store.html and list goes on. Stay away
going back to 4.2.1
[...] これを解消すべく、iPhone3GにiOS5の機能の一部を使わせるソフトが、OSXDailyに掲載されています。 [...]
Everytime I try, I get 1604 error. Tried with different macs. Nothing changed. Anyone has an idea about 2nd generation Ipod?
I have exactly the same problem:
- Mac OS X 10.7.1
- iTune 10.5.2
- iPhone 3G
- iTunes/iPhone Software Updates is empty
- I press Option key and click on restore button in iTune
- iPhone goes into recovery mode, iTune extracts the update but hangs display “Preparing iPhone for restore”
- Finally error 1604 window pops up. Apple documentation explains the error to be related to USB timing. Following Apple solution does not work neither: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error1604
Any idea?
Thanks!
Error 1604 can be resolved with Recboot
I used it to get out of recovery or to get into recovery mode. It does not help.
The forum of the White firmware hints at some tools but they do not solve the problem.
In conclusion, I am sticking with Apple firmware.
How come i cant find a whited00r download for my iPhone 3G? just links for ads. I’ve tried 3 browsers as well.. any mirrors would be alot of help!
no iMessage.
Whited00r is really just ios3/4 with some custom mods to make it behave like ios5. it doesn’t really do true app multitasking, or real iCloud sync, or send/receive messages with other iMessage users. basically if you already know how to jailbreak, you don’t really need Whited00r.
ipod touch 2g’s download link is having problem. ):
I don’t recommend it! It is really fast, much more than normal 3G, but it doesn’t work for many of the new apps! It’s like getting an old/fast iPhone!
will this work on the ipod 2g?