HOW-TO to put ringtones on your iPhone !

rwdebes · Jul 12, 2007, 08:54 PM

http://www.hacktheiphone.com/iphone_...tallation.html

the HOW-TO also explain how you keep iphone syncing with itunes, after you put new ringtones.

Djmx · Jul 12, 2007, 09:06 PM

i was gonna post that!! GRrrrrr lol oh well ! i love IRC!!!

Troyte83 · 01:17 AM

yea i dont think its worth the risk of your iPhone s***ing the bed just for some ringtones.

rwdebes · 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troyte83

yea i dont think its worth the risk of your iPhone s****ing the bed just for some ringtones.

spoke with the one of the guys who did it , and he told me he is yet to see an iphone brick and could not recover.. 100% could restore.
im just waiting before i try , i can post some updates later.. looks like this is safe and works.. ur iphone will work normal after u put ringtones.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djmx

i was gonna post that!! GRrrrrr lol oh well ! i love IRC!!!

rwdebes · Jul 12, 2007, 11:31 PM

they updated the site and is 100% working..

exNavy · 11:39 PM

Well since someone already posted it, all credit goes to the community who helped me write that. And to those developers that made the programs to do this.

Feel free to mirror or redistribute.

rwdebes · Jul 13, 2007, 01:04 AM

the updated tutorial on how to put custom ringtones and now change system sounds sucha as new email , voicemail , sms are up

Djmx · Jul 13, 2007, 01:04 AM

I DID IT!!! it's soo cool!! it was a lil PAIN IN DA @$$$ but i did it!!! lol

odobo · Jul 13, 2007, 01:43 AM

just a quick question... what program can I use to change mp3 to m4a

blakbyrd · Jul 13, 2007, 01:59 AM

^ iTunes.

Djmx · Jul 13, 2007, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by odobo

just a quick question... what program can I use to change mp3 to m4a

Does'nt have to be m4a.. just make sure there is no number when u add the file and make sure it's under 30 secs. and it's mp3 Mp3 or m4a both work!! it's soo cool! hope a easier program comes out soon tho! THIS IS ONLY FOR MACS...

loudestnoise · Jul 13, 2007, 02:48 AM

Daaang. I am very tempted to do this. How many people have done this successfully? Are we talking tens of people. Ha, I believe them when they say no iPhone has been bricked yet, but still. It's iPhone. I'm scared!

Djmx · Jul 13, 2007, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loudestnoise

Daaang. I am very tempted to do this. How many people have done this successfully? Are we talking tens of people. Ha, I believe them when they say no iPhone has been bricked yet, but still. It's iPhone. I'm scared!

If you follow the directions carefully u won't brick ur fone as long as ur fone is fully charge u can always use itune restore to bring stuff back... so yea..

Lixivial · Jul 13, 2007, 03:40 AM

Awesome! So replacing the Services.plist file actually did fix all the supposed "symlink issues." Losing iTunes syncing was the one thing keeping me from doing this, but I've done this and successfully resynced. I'm not sure I'd go around recommending this to everyone, but the step-by-step guide sure makes the process accessible to most people. If you're leary of doing this, I'd suggest waiting until a straightforward tool comes about, as it's sure to happen.

I gotta say, Yasunori Mitsuda should go into the ringtone business. Peaceful Days, Far Away Promise, Corridors of Time, and Guardia Millennial Fair? Perfect.

Quote:

Originally Posted by odobo

just a quick question... what program can I use to change mp3 to m4a

I've been using Quicktime Pro to grab 30 second bits of a song (Garageband, Audacity, or some other ilk would probably work too), export it to MPEG-4 and then changing the extension to .m4a. Otherwise iTunes will do it, as blakbyrd pointed out. To do this:

iTunes Menu -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Importing -> Import Using AAC Encoder. After doing this when right-clicking on a song, it will say "Convert selection to AAC."

loudestnoise · Jul 13, 2007, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djmx

If you follow the directions carefully u won't brick ur fone as long as ur fone is fully charge u can always use itune restore to bring stuff back... so yea..

I guess my phone was pretty close to fully charged, but I did follow the steps and screwed up everything the first time. I used the 'CTU24' ringtone I found online, already in m4a format. The file would not play on iPhone. I then restored iPhone to factory condition and repeated the process again, this time using the CTU24 ringtone with a m4a file I had created with iTunes. I think something about iTunes creates better compatibility. It works just fine. I'm pretty excited.

digitalkid · Jul 13, 2007, 06:19 AM

If you follow the instructions everything works fine. Very little risk involved.
Tested and working with 20 ringtones.. i'm about to attack the system sounds right now.. Letcha know how that goes..

naughtyman89 · Jul 13, 2007, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digitalkid

If you follow the instructions everything works fine. Very little risk involved.
Tested and working with 20 ringtones.. i'm about to attack the system sounds right now.. Letcha know how that goes..

can u still sync with itunes?

jg2000 · Jul 13, 2007, 10:40 AM

i'll wait for Apple's update, thanks

hanschien · Jul 13, 2007, 11:22 AM

If you guys want a normal sounding ringtone that's in the commercial, you can find a similar tone if you have GarageBand installed.

/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/Apple/iLife Sound Effects/Work - Home/Cell Phone Ringing.aif

Convert it to AAC (.m4a) in iTunes.

organik · Jul 13, 2007, 11:27 AM

Just a note that this is for Intel Macs only, for now. I got all setup last night and ready to do it - and found out my G5 wouldn't work.

bluewoodboarder · Jul 13, 2007, 12:24 PM

I just got doing this. It worked without any problems. I added a couple ringtones and yes it still syncs just fine with itunes.

Oh on a side note, music downloaded and protected by iTunes didn't work for me (no surprise). It transfered and everything but there is just silence when i go to play it.

Muncle · Jul 13, 2007, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluewoodboarder

I just got doing this. It worked without any problems. I added a couple ringtones and yes it still syncs just fine with itunes.

Oh on a side note, music downloaded and protected by iTunes didn't work for me (no surprise). It transfered and everything but there is just silence when i go to play it.

I have a question. After doing all this, say it messes up or you want to start over, when you restore, do you lose all the custom ringtones and have a "fresh" iPhone?

rdrr · Jul 13, 2007, 02:16 PM

I am just too lazy to go through 23 steps to add custom ring tones. I would rather wait <insert number here> amount of months to get the update from Apple.

MarkW19 · Jul 13, 2007, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digitalkid

If you follow the instructions everything works fine. Very little risk involved.
Tested and working with 20 ringtones.. i'm about to attack the system sounds right now.. Letcha know how that goes..

Could you let us know what the more obscure/duplicated system sounds are for - ie. what's the difference between "SIMToolkitSMS.caf", "ReceivedMessage.caf" and "sms-received.caf", and basically which of those 3 would you use to change the SMS received sound?!

fivetoadsloth · Jul 13, 2007, 02:35 PM

There is another guide, (I like it more) at http://www.iphonealley.com

http://www.iphonealley.com/news/guid...to-your-iphone

Jul 12, 2007, 08:54 PM	#1
rwdebes macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007	HOW-TO to put ringtones on your iPhone ! http://www.hacktheiphone.com/iphone_...tallation.html the HOW-TO also explain how you keep iphone syncing with itunes, after you put new ringtones. __________________ iMac C2D 20" 2.16ghz. Powerbook G4 17". TV / Airport Extreme N / iPhone 8gb / iPod HI-FI iPOD nano RED edition , U2 video and Photo 30gb.

Jul 12, 2007, 09:08 PM	#3
Troyte83 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007	yea i dont think its worth the risk of your iPhone s**ing the bed just for some ringtones. Last edited by devilot : Jul 13, 2007 at 01:17 AM. Reason: profanity*

Jul 12, 2007, 11:31 PM	#5
rwdebes Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007	they updated the site and is 100% working.. __________________ iMac C2D 20" 2.16ghz. Powerbook G4 17". TV / Airport Extreme N / iPhone 8gb / iPod HI-FI iPOD nano RED edition , U2 video and Photo 30gb.

Jul 12, 2007, 11:34 PM	#6
exNavy macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Valley of the Sun	Well since someone already posted it, all credit goes to the community who helped me write that. And to those developers that made the programs to do this. Feel free to mirror or redistribute. __________________ .hacktheiphone. Last edited by exNavy : Jul 12, 2007 at 11:39 PM.

Jul 13, 2007, 01:04 AM	#7
rwdebes Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007	the updated tutorial on how to put custom ringtones and now change system sounds sucha as new email , voicemail , sms are up __________________ iMac C2D 20" 2.16ghz. Powerbook G4 17". TV / Airport Extreme N / iPhone 8gb / iPod HI-FI iPOD nano RED edition , U2 video and Photo 30gb.

Jul 12, 2007, 09:06 PM	#2
Djmx macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	i was gonna post that!! GRrrrrr lol oh well ! i love IRC!!!

Jul 13, 2007, 01:43 AM	#9
odobo macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2006	just a quick question... what program can I use to change mp3 to m4a

Jul 13, 2007, 01:59 AM	#10
blakbyrd macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Warrenville, SC, United States, North America, Earth	^ iTunes. __________________ Apple II GS, PB 165, iMac G3 233mhz, iBook G3 500mhz, PM G5 1.6ghz, iPod 2G & 5G, Black MB 2ghz Core Duo, iPod Shuffle 2G, iPhone 8gb

Jul 13, 2007, 02:48 AM	#12
loudestnoise macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nashville, TN	Daaang. I am very tempted to do this. How many people have done this successfully? Are we talking tens of people. Ha, I believe them when they say no iPhone has been bricked yet, but still. It's iPhone. I'm scared! __________________ blog \| flickr the loudest noise comes from the electric david

Jul 13, 2007, 06:19 AM	#16
digitalkid macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2006	If you follow the instructions everything works fine. Very little risk involved. Tested and working with 20 ringtones.. i'm about to attack the system sounds right now.. Letcha know how that goes..

Jul 13, 2007, 10:40 AM	#18
jg2000 macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2007	i'll wait for Apple's update, thanks

Jul 13, 2007, 11:22 AM	#19
hanschien macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Houston, TX	If you guys want a normal sounding ringtone that's in the commercial, you can find a similar tone if you have GarageBand installed. /Library/Audio/Apple Loops/Apple/iLife Sound Effects/Work - Home/Cell Phone Ringing.aif Convert it to AAC (.m4a) in iTunes.

Jul 13, 2007, 11:27 AM	#20
organik macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	INTEL Mac Only Just a note that this is for Intel Macs only, for now. I got all setup last night and ready to do it - and found out my G5 wouldn't work.

Jul 13, 2007, 12:24 PM	#21
bluewoodboarder macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	completed I just got doing this. It worked without any problems. I added a couple ringtones and yes it still syncs just fine with itunes. Oh on a side note, music downloaded and protected by iTunes didn't work for me (no surprise). It transfered and everything but there is just silence when i go to play it.

Jul 13, 2007, 02:16 PM	#23
rdrr macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NH	sigh... I am just too lazy to go through 23 steps to add custom ring tones. I would rather wait <insert number here> amount of months to get the update from Apple.

Jul 13, 2007, 02:35 PM	#25
fivetoadsloth macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2006	There is another guide, (I like it more) at http://www.iphonealley.com http://www.iphonealley.com/news/guid...to-your-iphone __________________ 0100100100100111011011010010000001100001001000000100011101100101011001010110101100101110001000000011 1010001010010000110100001010

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