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Accidentally removed cydia; need help
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yes. i tried to download iFile on my friends iPod. then opened SSH, and copied the file, and pasted it in the same directory in my iPhone. but that didnt work, the icon showed on the springboard but didnt open. i guess the installer had to run.
So again, what did u have in mind regarding SSH?
My guess was going to be to SSH all cydia files into your device. I attached all files associated with Cydia (according to AppInfo)
View attachment ROOT.zip
If that doesn't work, try figuring out how to reinstall just cydia using absinthe.
View attachment ROOT.zip
If that doesn't work, try figuring out how to reinstall just cydia using absinthe.
Great i'll give it a try. Should i copy-paste that into var/stash/applications?
or what?
ROOT is symbolic for the root directory, and all other files in the zip are placed where they need to be placed on your phone. Follow the folder paths, and create paths if needed.
I extracted the content, then went inside the root folder, copied the individual folders inside, SSH-ed into my iPhone, and copied them inside a folder named root (var/root). Is that right?
No.
The paths are like
/Applications
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/
/var/lib/cydia
And so on.
And it's probably a good idea to reboot after you ssh them in to make sure it works properly.
The paths are like
/Applications
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/
/var/lib/cydia
And so on.
And it's probably a good idea to reboot after you ssh them in to make sure it works properly.
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It is fairly simple just rerun the jailbreak and BOOM!!!! you got cydia backi accidentally removed cydia. i looked up ways on youtube, but they all require iFile, and i don't have that
Is there another way? or maybe a way to get iFile so i can proceed with the same steps from youtube?
thanks
um, well, what exactly happened is that i jailbroke from 3.4 to a tethered 5.1 because it gave me over 20 errors when i tried 5.0.1
anyways, when i was done, push-notifications weren't working. so i went to cydia to install pushdoctor. it went on for long, then got stuck at the end. stupidly, i rebooted my phone to get done with it. then it gave me a database error. so i went to SSH, and based on some youtube videos, deleted it. the next step on youtube was to launch the provided installer in iFile, which i didn't have, so yea ...
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It is fairly simple just rerun the jailbreak and BOOM!!!! you got cydia back
I have tried that, using redsnow. unfortunately, that gave the same result of a nonfunctional icon. maybe i should try again
If you were doing the tethered why not just restore, re-jailbreak?
http://www.iclarified.com/entries/index.php?caid=2&scid=11&seid=2
I'd start over and just set up 5.1 non jb and see if everything work. Then re-jb.
http://www.iclarified.com/entries/index.php?caid=2&scid=11&seid=2
I'd start over and just set up 5.1 non jb and see if everything work. Then re-jb.
i tried to re-jailbreak using redsnow, but it didn't work. maybe i should give it another try if nothing else works
and i didn't want to restore because then i'd have to start from 0 again, since everything gets removed, right?
Yes everything will be removed but you'll have a working phone. After you do a fresh install of 5.1 you can attempt the jb again and see how it goes. Then if good I'd sync your info back from iTunes backup.
Yup. im keeping that as a last resort, there are many settings that i'd have to reset.
It is fairly simple just rerun the jailbreak and BOOM!!!! you got cydia back
FIXED : i attempted the jailbreaking for a third time, and it finally worked
Cydia is back on! thanks!!
FIXED : i attempted the jailbreaking for a third time, and it finally worked
Your welcome,I'm glad to help