Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Did you develop all this software?
  2. How do I use tinyproxy to tether with my laptop?
  3. Can I have access to your beta repository?
  4. How do I get BitchX setup?
  5. How do I get My eBay setup?
  6. What Settings Do I use for GPRS on my unlocked phone?
  7. How do I get YouTube working?
  8. How do I get Voicemail button working?
  9. How do I change timeout before going Voicemail?
  10. Can I get anySIM from Installer.app?
  11. What do I do if the unlock failed?
  12. What do I do if iTunes stopped recognizing my iPhone?

Did you develop all this software?

No, we did not develop all of the software available in our repository. We did however compile and package all the software present.

How do I use tinyproxy to tether with my laptop?

  1. Create adhock network with laptop
  2. Join network with iPhone (set iPhone to 192.168.1.1, laptop to 192.168.1.2)
  3. Configure HTTP proxy on laptop to 192.168.1.1 on port 8080
Viola, HTTP over EDGE!

Can I have access to your beta repository?

Yes, we have no problems providing you access to our repository containing strictly beta software. However, you should realize that this is called a beta repository for a reason and it's not advised that you use the software if you don't need to. If you are comfortable with the risk that your data might corrupt, requiring you to restore then contact us and we will set it up.

To gain access to our beta repository you will need to add it to the sources via Safari on the iPhone.

  1. Launch Safari
  2. Enter http://conceitedsoftware.com/iphone/beta/ in the url box and hit go. (trailing slash matters)
  3. A dialog will pop up asking you if you want to add the repository, click "Yes".
  4. Installer.app will add the source.
You will now see all the new beta packages. Check out our packages page for a complete list of the packages hosted in our repository.

How do I get BitchX setup?

Setting up BitchX is pretty easy. To run it simply do the following:

  1. Install BSD Subsystem (required for the terminfo stuff)
  2. Install BitchX
  3. Launch BitchX from the SpringBoard
Now, by default BitchX will use it's own IRC server (which doesn't work) and uses the unix username (in our case root). That is not very friendly, so you probably want to change it like this: 
echo "ircserver.hostname:6667::nickname:" > ~/.ircservers
You can add as many lines to the ~/.ircservers file as you want. it is in server:port:password:nickname:group format.

How do I get My eBay setup?

Please note that this is a commercial product and the version included is a trial. Setting up My eBay is pretty easy, but it requires a Mac as well.

On Mac:

  1. Install and register the widget "eBay Watcher" on your mac.
  2. Run Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access on your Mac and select the item eBayWacher
  3. Your token is the entire entry in "Show password" field

On iPhone:

  1. Install My Ebay via Installer.app
  2. Install OpenSSH (if you have not already done so)
  3. SSH into your iPhone
  4. Type: vim /Applications/My\ eBay.app\Data.plist
  5. Find the key for Token and place the token from your Mac's widget in there (if you have never used vim, press i to insert before typing, then press ESC when you are done).
  6. Type: :wq

What Settings Do I use for GPRS on my unlocked phone?

Check out this excellent guide here to get GPRS settings for you carrier. The settings are located in: Settings>General>Network>EDGE on your iPhone once it's unlocked.

How do I get YouTube working?

Check out this excellent guide here to get YouTube working.

How do I get Voicemail button working?

  1. If you have set a SIM PIN, disable it (Settings>Phone>SIM PIN>off)
  2. SSH into your phone/li>
  3. Run launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist
  4. Run minicom
  5. Type AT+CSVM=1,"xxx" where xxx is the number the phone should dial for your voicemail. (For Telstra Mobile, it's 101, for example)
  6. You'll get OK as the response. If you get an "ERROR" as response, be sure to unset your PIN before entering minicom
  7. Quit minicom with commands: CTRL-a, then q
  8. Run launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist
  9. if you want to, you can re-enable your SIM PIN now
  10. and you're done!

How do I change timeout before going Voicemail?

  1. From the keypad dial the following: *#61#
  2. Press the Call button
  3. Write down your voicemail number. It's the number after "Forwards to"
  4. From the keypad dial the following: *61*1VOICEMAILNUMBER*11*30# inserting your voicemail number where VOICEMAILNUMBER is. It should be 11 numbers. For example, if your voicemail number is 16787641111 then your command would be: *61*16787641111*11*30#. 30 is the length of time in the command above. 20 is the default. 30 is the max.
  5. Press the Call button to send your command to the server
  6. You should see the following:
    Setting Activation Succeeded
    Voice Call Forwarding
    When Unanswered
  7. Congrats. You are set! Call your iphone again to see that it now takes longer to hit voicemail.

Can I get anySIM from Installer.app?

Nullriver has decided they did not want anySIM.app to be available in the Community Sources list of packages available in Installer.app. They believe it could draw negative attention Installer.app from Apple/AT&T and hinder third party development.

That being said, it is actually illegal under the DMCA for me to include the package for download, see this excerpt:

As crazy as it may sound, while it's perfectly legal for a blind programmer to reverse engineer Adobe's e-book technology, it's illegal for her to share it with another, perhaps less technically savvy blind friend. As far as the law is currently concerned, if you don't have the technical skills to reverse engineer, you're not permitted to free your e-books or your mobile phone.

[ read more ]

Still want it in Installer.app?No problem, the wonderful jer from ##iphone on FreeNode has made his own repository that does not fall under the DMCA. Here is how you can install it:

  1. Launch Safari on the iPhone
  2. Enter http://iphone.blurgle.ca/repo in the url box and hit go. (not having a trailing slash matters)
  3. A dialog will pop up asking you if you want to add the repository, click "Yes".
  4. Installer.app will add the source.

What do I do if the unlock failed?

If it says that the flash went ok, but the unlock failed, do this:

  1. Put a copy of the 1.0.2 firmware in a directory on your Mac. If you need to download it, get it from here.
  2. Rename the extension on the firmware from ipsw to zip
  3. Unzip it
  4. Run: dd if=009-7698-4.dmg of=ramdisk.dmg bs=512 skip=4 conv=sync
  5. Use finder to navigate to the directory where ramdisk.dmg is and double-click it to mount it.
  6. Copy the following files to a directory of your choice:
    • /Volumes/ramdisk/usr/local/bin/bbupdater
    • /Volumes/ramdisk/usr/local/standalone/firmware/ICE03.14.08_G.eep
    • /Volumes/ramdisk/usr/local/standalone/firmware/ICE03.14.08_G.fls
  7. SSH into your iPhone and run: mkdir /unlock
  8. Copy those three files to your iPhone: scp -p bbupdater ICE* root@youriphoneip:/unlock
  9. On your iPhone, run: cd /unlock
  10. On your iPhone, run: launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist
  11. On your iPhone, run: ./bbupdater -f *.fls -e *.eep
  12. On your iPhone, run: launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist
  13. Now cross your fingers and retry your unlock process!

Big thanks to smxy/Ste for preparing these instructions.

What do I do if iTunes stopped recognizing my iPhone?

If iTunes suddenly decides it doesn't like your iPhone, and will not recognize or sync you can remove the Lockdown plist and it will be automatically generated next time you sync the phone.

On a Mac:

  1. Close iTunes
  2. Open Terminal
  3. run rm ~/Library/Lockdown/*.plist
  4. Close Terminal
  5. Start iTunes
  6. Sync your iPhone
On a Windows machine:
  1. Close iTunes
  2. Open Command prompt
  3. run del C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR USERNAME HERE\Application Data\Apple Computer\Lockdown\*.plist
  4. Close Command prompt
  5. Start iTunes
  6. Sync your iPhone