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ipodtouch32gb2

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Sep 8, 2009
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Cydia re-install Trial and Error.

Problem: when I click Cydia the applications opens some black background with a blue top, then it closes and goes back to the springboard.

Where exactly is cydia installed?
what does it need to work?


Tools: Ipod touch 32gb 3.0 firmware, Software: Filezilla/ SSH
Luckily I used apt-backup thing.

Last Resort: Resort using the shift+click restore and select my firmware file in %userprofile% … somewhere in there..

Does cydia have any install in /var/mobile/applications .. I was playing around in that directory and all of a sudden Cydia died.


I ran ls –alr | egrep cydia
But it didn’t return anything so I would presume not..

• Tried: http://www.xsellize.com/showthread.php?t=56882 remove all but “partial”
• Ive trying removing lists
• Tried apt-get update
• I tried that cydia list cleanup .exe tool. Cache list cleaner
download this software:
http://modmyi.com/forums/downloads/w...stcache-31887/
• I tried some method renaming some .d file or somethign
• Cydia.deb install
• Cydia.deb + essentials re-install
• I tried running redsnow again twice. No effect.
• I also tried : apt-get remove cydia
apt-get install cydia
• Try ipod touch in safe mode http://blog.alltechrelated.com/2008/12/25/how-to-put-your-iphoneipod-touch-into-safe-mode/ .. nope cydia still dead in safe mode.
• Tried blacklisting cydia from backgrounder,it resprings.



Things to try when i get home ..collection from all over the internet!
wget http://apt.saurik.com/debs/cydia_1.0.2953-59_iphoneos-arm.deb
• dpkg -i cydia_1.0.2953-59_iphoneos-arm.deb

Fix Cydia crashes and defects
http://www.xsellize.com/showthread.php?t=34550

• re-install cydia tutorial http://efeion.blogspot.com/2008/09/uninstall-and-reinstall-cydia.html
• check /var/mobile/library/installer via SSH
• 1- apt-get remove Cydia in terminal

2- if the package is physically gone, you can remove it from installer by editing the installed packages file which is root/var/mobile//Library/Installer/LocalPackages.plist (thru SSH)

3- ctrl+F then type Cydia

4- remove everything between <dict> and </dict> include the tags
it's about 630 lines.

5- save your changes.

6- shut down iphone then power on again.
solved:

delete everything that starts with apt.bigboss in /private/var/lib/apt/lists
(http://modmyi.com/forums/cydia-supp...r-install-updates-lockscreen-weathericon.html)

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1) ssh to the iPhone, and do a "cd /Applications/Cydia.app"
2) I did a "./Cydia" but nothing happened
3) but then I did a "./Cydia_" and I tapped the Cydia icon, and ...!!!... IT LAUNCHED!!!

It rebuilded the /var/lib/apt/lists that I have deleted and it was A-OK
 
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