How to Put Pictures As a Backround on an iPod
Putting a photo on your iPod as the background, or wallpaper, is simply a way to customize your iPod. Use your own photos or download free iPod wallpapers from a number of sites on the Internet. You can also download abstract designs, montages of favorite stars or locations or wallpapers that are solid colors or patterns. Changing the background of the iPod is considered a hack---an unofficial use---and works only on the most recent iPod releases.
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Instructions
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Connect your iPod to your computer and open iTunes. Click on the box that says "Enable disk use." Click "Apply."
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Go to getipodwizard.com/ and download the iPodWizard software. If your iPod is a video iPod with a search feature (5.5) or video without search feature (5.0), download firmware from kankon.org. If your iPod is a Nano, download firmware from mediafire.com (see "Resources").
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Install iPodWizard and run it. Click on "Edit Firmware," then "Firmware File" and then "Open Firmware." Point the browser to the location of the firmware you just downloaded and click "Open." When it opens, click on "Write." Follow the steps, clicking "OK" after each one. When the program is done, disconnect the iPod from your computer. Close the program.
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Reconnect your iPod. Open iPodWizard again. Click on "Edit mode," then "iPod" and then "Load iPod software." Let the firmware load.
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Click on "Firmware editor," then "Pictures." Select the picture you want as your background and click "Save bitmap." Then click "Load bitmap," and the photo you have selected will appear as your wallpaper. Repeat this step to select other photographs.
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Tips & Warnings
This hack voids the warranty on your iPod.
