Melikbilge

Well, yesterday I reported that I would update to firmware 2.0 for my iPod touch. I would lose my jailbroken apps, but it was worth Twitterific and Super Monkey Ball. Well, I’m reporting now that I’m one of the many Touch users that aren’t able to get through to Apple’s update server. I have emailed the support, and I’m told by other people that to just keep trying is the best way.

I’ll explain the problem. Any iPod touch users attempting to upgrade their iPod to 2.0 from a previous firmware, either gets an error that:

• The iTunes Store is unavailable (currently, everyone gets this)
• Gets a loop when the upgrade link is clicked that takes you to the overview of the iPod
• Is told by iTunes that 1.1.4 is the last version

These problems are synchronized all over the world, so if you’re getting one of these problems, every other un-updated iPod touch user is getting it. We are told by Apple that the server is having problems from the rush of iPhone 3Gs being activated, first generation iPhones being upgraded, or iPod touches attempting to update to 2.0. Not much time left for Apple to fix this today, so let’s hope the update works tomorrow. For an almost live discussion of the problem, check out this thread on MacRumors. (Check out the last few pages, post number is 1200+ at the time of this writing.)

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