Okay, so at first, I couldn't install due to the "Root ok/can't read ticket abort" issue. Fixed that by installing .29 JODI, then .30.
So went to let it read the hacks.ini file off of my 4GB (FAT32) SDHC card. "Couldn't find 'hacks.ini' neither on FAT nor on NAND". I also tried this with a 1GB...