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
Do you have video recorder app on your 4.2.1(offline mode)
[...] 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?
does whitedoor 5.1 drain battery on iphone 3g or some idevices ?? this really really a must know for me, i must know if it drain the battery a little bit extra ?
You guys are idiots. Well some of you are. Whited00r 5.1 is the best upgrade for your 2G & 3G phones since Apple closed the door on those devices and they want you to buy the new 4G. So what if it still use your old firmware version. Big freak’n deal. For those of you who are into jailbreaking, this is where it’s at! For the rest of you that want to spend their money in the Apple Store (Big joke) go right ahead suckers.
After I follow the instruction on how to update to iOS5
iTUnes now throw an error that my sim card is no longer supported….:( I can’t recover the backup coz iTunes will not give me the option anymore
Sorry! why i can’t install ios 5(iPhone1,1_whited00r51_U) on my iPhone 3G. How can I do?thanks
getting error 1604 for my ipod 2g i’m doing exactly what the download tells me to do no luck. what can i do???
LOL…get a Droid. Google gives you all you need for free. #Stevejobsgotlastlaugh
Awesome. Thank you so much whited00r worked after all else failed.
iphone 3g, 6.15 baseband, with t-mobile.
I was stuck in the “no service” loop for the past two days, having tried pretty much every combination of pwnage, redsnow, blackrain, etc…
whitedoor gave me back my phone!
follow instructions exactly, including using recboot if you encounter errors in iTunes.
yes, it’s a modified version of 3.1.3 or whatever, but it works and for an older model iphone, that’s all I can ask.
thanks a million.
I totally agree spent so much time downloading and loading whitedoor and come to find out it is 3.1.3 i need ios 5 or 4 apps – app store will not download in ios 3.
this sucks giant waste if my da time
I have tried to restore to white door 5.1 for iPhone 2g unlocked but it gives an error says its not compatible with ur iphone anyone can help?
can someone give me instuctions on how to find the software download.
does whited00r consumes battery life faster on an iphone 3g?
Why there’s no link to install it on iPod Touch 2G ??
its showing an error 1611!! what can i do to resolve this?