how do i change SMS tone on jailbreaked iphone 3G

[jamiierave]

can someone give me a step by step guide on how to do this please

do i use installous or cydia or something ???

 

[Rooftop voter]

can someone give me a step by step guide on how to do this please

do i use installous or cydia or something ???

you need to have winterboard, then use cydia to look for what you want. Then go to winterboard and enable the SMS tone you downloaded.

 

[jamiierave]

i tried that :s
it let me select the tone and then it just didnt work

 

[billchase2]

Two methods:

Winterboard method

• Enable the SMS ringtones you've downloaded via Cydia from within Winterboard
• Then select the SMS ringtone you want from within the iPhone's Settings

SSH method (found elsewhere)

In order to change your SMS tones you will need:

1) a jailbroken iPhone
2) files converted to .aif then renamed to .caf
3) Rename your files to....

sms-received1.caf = Tri-tone
sms-received2.caf = Chime
sms-received3.caf = Glass
sms-received4.caf = Horn
sms-received5.caf = Bell
sms-received6.caf = Electronic

Then place them in /System/Library/Audio/UISounds

You'll probably want to back up the original ringtones before you overwrite them.

 

[medicscott]

halfway down on this page is a great tut. http://www.hackthatphone.com/3x/custom_audio.html

 

[jmcclain145]

can someone give me a step by step guide on how to do this please

do i use installous or cydia or something ???

I use a great program (cost like 3 or 5 bucks) called ToneFX's through Cydia. Its worth it as you can set custom ringtones/sounds as alerts for any sound. It has step by step instructions on how to make your own and put them on your iPhone!