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iPhone Dock gives "This accessory is not made to work with iPhone" error
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i dont mean hacked as in jailbroken... I know that its out there.. I was just commenting that over the life of the iphone the Dev-team is the go to source. i wouldnt trust anything else.
but for this type of hacking, i am talking about the error message and the battery kill.
the hacked iapd file.. or whatever will fix it in 3.0
but for this type of hacking, i am talking about the error message and the battery kill.
the hacked iapd file.. or whatever will fix it in 3.0
This happends to me every so often. iPhone Original (2G) - occurred with both the 2.2.1 and now 3.0 - normal not jailbroken software - using Apple Universal Dock, Apple Dock that came with 2G, and that popular Sony Bedside Alarm Clock Radio. I've even see this occur with my wife's 3G iPhone in her 3G dock.
There is no technical issue.
You should first try just removing the iPhone and reinserting it.
I think it's...
1) You insert it and it's not seated correctly.
2) You inserted it and the device is in your car/truck and you hit a bump which dislodges it a little.
3) You dock and/or the dock-connector on your iPhone is dirty - use compressed air and maybe a handywipe to clean.
If it's happening to you all the time, then you may have a broken dock, or a truely unsupported dock - such as some of the 3rd party car docks, etc.
There is no technical issue.
You should first try just removing the iPhone and reinserting it.
I think it's...
1) You insert it and it's not seated correctly.
2) You inserted it and the device is in your car/truck and you hit a bump which dislodges it a little.
3) You dock and/or the dock-connector on your iPhone is dirty - use compressed air and maybe a handywipe to clean.
If it's happening to you all the time, then you may have a broken dock, or a truely unsupported dock - such as some of the 3rd party car docks, etc.
That isnt the same issue you are talking about...
There are a bunch of IPOD accessories that use the dock and people try and use them on the IPHONE... you will get a message saying that it isnt made for iphone and asking if you want to use airplane mode etc. Sometimes the accessory will work and you can ignore the message and sometimes it just doesnt work no big deal.
The problem that is being discussed in THIS thread is that the dock is actually malfunctioning...
in most cases, including mine, we have gotten the dock connector on the iphone wet. it seems to have shorted something out and we get that message constantly, are unable to turn off the phone, and the battery only lasts for about 2 hours.
If you read through this whole thread you woudl have seen that a few people figured out how to hack the iapd file so that the message would go away, basically fixing it. There were various side effects but generally all better then the original problem.
alright ill bite....
what ARE you talking about then?
Further up in the thread you will discover that i was having problems with the ipad file locking up my phone.
It was a corrupt file. Also further up in the thread someone mentioned that the file fixed their problem but they still had others
After installing the correct file I had no further issues.
Up to speed now?
I have tried on 3.0. no longer iapd file now but IAP file.
The old tricks on below 3.0 not work.
Hope pacthed IAP for 3.0 come soon.
I'm on iPhone 2G with the same problem:
no thing connected in dock or headphone jack but the "this device is blahblah" message comes up draining the battery life etc.
I used the IAPD fix since 1.1.4 up until 2.2.1
Was waiting and refreshing this page for a couple of days until I thought SOMEONE'S got to try it - and I went ahead.
I can confirm that the IAPD file is still there (the previous poster got confused as the folder name is called IAP.framework)
I went through a few "tweaked" IAPD files and managed to find one that works like it did on 2.2.1
I'll upload it soon.
EDIT: Download Link
Methods are identical to 2.2.1, I'll briefly outline them again though
Before carrying out these instructions, when updating to 3.0, you should back up your phone on iTunes and you must have iTunes 8.2 installed.
Jailbreaking for 3.0 is only possible with PwnageTool at the moment (QuickPwn isn't out yet so beware Windows users)
1. Download the iapd file above.
2. Enable SSH on your iPhone (I think it needs to be jailbroken. I used OpenSSH on Cydia)
3. Download WinSCP for Windows users, or Cyberduck for Mac users. Any SSH client would do though.
4. SSH through your iPhone into: root/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/IAP.framework/Support
there should be a file in there called iapd (no extentions)
5. rename this to iapd.bak (backing up to be safe)
6. upload your recently downloaded patched iapd file on to this folder
7. IMPORTANT: set permissions to 0755 if not done so already, failing to follow this step could lead to your iPhone bricking and in need of a restore
8. Reboot and pray
This worked for me, but may be different for other iPhones. Worst case scenario is that you'll need to restore your phone and downgrade it to 2.2.1 and apply the previous iapd file that worked for you prior to the 3.0 update.
Feedback on this method is appreciated!
no thing connected in dock or headphone jack but the "this device is blahblah" message comes up draining the battery life etc.
I used the IAPD fix since 1.1.4 up until 2.2.1
Was waiting and refreshing this page for a couple of days until I thought SOMEONE'S got to try it - and I went ahead.
I can confirm that the IAPD file is still there (the previous poster got confused as the folder name is called IAP.framework)
I went through a few "tweaked" IAPD files and managed to find one that works like it did on 2.2.1
I'll upload it soon.
EDIT: Download Link
Methods are identical to 2.2.1, I'll briefly outline them again though
Before carrying out these instructions, when updating to 3.0, you should back up your phone on iTunes and you must have iTunes 8.2 installed.
Jailbreaking for 3.0 is only possible with PwnageTool at the moment (QuickPwn isn't out yet so beware Windows users)
1. Download the iapd file above.
2. Enable SSH on your iPhone (I think it needs to be jailbroken. I used OpenSSH on Cydia)
3. Download WinSCP for Windows users, or Cyberduck for Mac users. Any SSH client would do though.
4. SSH through your iPhone into: root/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/IAP.framework/Support
there should be a file in there called iapd (no extentions)
5. rename this to iapd.bak (backing up to be safe)
6. upload your recently downloaded patched iapd file on to this folder
7. IMPORTANT: set permissions to 0755 if not done so already, failing to follow this step could lead to your iPhone bricking and in need of a restore
8. Reboot and pray
This worked for me, but may be different for other iPhones. Worst case scenario is that you'll need to restore your phone and downgrade it to 2.2.1 and apply the previous iapd file that worked for you prior to the 3.0 update.
Feedback on this method is appreciated!
Thanks, but this does not make the speaker work. The popup message can be removed.
I even use the script someone posted previously, the speaker still not working properly...........
perfect thanks... ill try this out this afternoon and post my results! as for quickpwn not being available for windows yet, its because they arent making it!
You have to use resn0w which is available. http://blog.iphone-dev.org/
Method worked perfectly for me on Firmware 3.0 with a 2G iPhone jailbroken and unlocked using redsn0w.
Thanks
Please see my previous post, it's hard to miss and has monster instructions
Ohh, I always thought redsn0w was just an unlock for ipt2Gs. Thanks for the info
Have you tried with the iapd file I posted?
No problem! Glad to help out
try it
Glad it helped
yeah im not sure why the heck they kept the same name as a different program but technically redsn0w still works with the ipod touch 2g
anyways yeah redsn0w is the go to program for jailbreaking the iphone 3G. just not the 3GS. ultrasn0w will be released shortly... hopefully.
thanks for trying the patch! im going to upgrade tomorrow.
iapd FW 3.0 works
@ icesk8erboi: Thanks a lot, i have uploaded the iapd file and it seems to work perfectly, no "this accessory..." and sound is on.
Can you tell me what is the difference in this new FW 3.0 patch?
thanks a lot!!
@ icesk8erboi: Thanks a lot, i have uploaded the iapd file and it seems to work perfectly, no "this accessory..." and sound is on.
Can you tell me what is the difference in this new FW 3.0 patch?
thanks a lot!!