Transferring files from Mac to (Jailbroken) iphone

faceman

Im trying to transfer a file to my iphone but im having trouble doing it. I have an unlocked iphone, 1.1.4. Im on my Mac and although itunes can see my iphone, it doesnt show up in my Finder or desktop like normal ipods do.

Any advice please?

babypink

if you want to put normal files on it......one way of doing it is to install the AFP server through installer

once done you can wifi into the ipod and copy files to it

iTunes will only copy over itunes content

faceman

Thanks babypink, i should elaborate.

Im trying to transfer over a (legal) ROM file (the freeware version of beneath a steel sky) to ScummVM.

Sorry im not too tech savvy navigating the iphone, what do you mean by wifi into the ipod? As in download and install AFP?

Gerard_Smith

I'm interesting in this myself.

babypink

k......here's how you do it.

- open installer
- go to network category
- choose AFPd (its the first in the list) and install
- reboot iPhone
- get iPhone WiFi IP address from the network list in settings (tap the blue arrow beside the network name)
- in Finder hit CMD+k
- enter afp://ip.of.your.iphone/
- enter the following credentials.. username: root password: alpine
- your iphone should now be mounted on your desktop for you to browser through


as for adding the ROM for scrummvm....i believe that you have to put the ROM into a new folder and then just copy that folder anywhere on the iphone. ScrummVM will ask you to navigate to the ROM location when you go into it.

P.S. AFPd has a settings pane that lets you turn the server on and off at will....handy when on non-secure wifi networks as you don't want people getting at your iphone

whiterebel

babypink wrote: »

k......here's how you do it.

- open installer
- go to network category
- choose AFPd (its the first in the list) and install
- reboot iPhone
- get iPhone WiFi IP address from the network list in settings (tap the blue arrow beside the network name)
- in Finder hit CMD+k
- enter afp://ip.of.your.iphone/
- enter the following credentials.. username: root password: alpine
- your iphone should now be mounted on your desktop for you to browser through


as for adding the ROM for scrummvm....i believe that you have to put the ROM into a new folder and then just copy that folder anywhere on the iphone. ScrummVM will ask you to navigate to the ROM location when you go into it.

P.S. AFPd has a settings pane that lets you turn the server on and off at will....handy when on non-secure wifi networks as you don't want people getting at your iphone

Great stuff. Thanks BP.

faceman

Thanks babypink.

Unfortunately after all my efforts i couldnt get the game to work. Scumm found the file but just went back to the iphone screen.

Dr_Teeth

How do you change the root password?

babypink

Dr_Teeth wrote: »

How do you change the root password?

changing root on 1.1.4 causes a reboot loop....not cool

there is a way to do it - convoluted however, it involves using Cydia - an installer alternative.

- in installer add http://apptapp.saurik.com/ as a source
- install the Cydia Packager (system category)
- install Fake BSD subsystem (system category)
- in Cydia, install Mobile Terminal
- ssh into your iphone using the alpine password: ssh -l root ip.of.your.iphone
- change password be entering the following: passwd
- enter your new password & confirm it
- done

NB the -l is a lower case L

jpfahy

did you try drop copy, its in the installer and you can download the desktop version for your mac.