[DarkMirc]

well i for one am new to iphone and ipod and my first impressions are OH GOD what a farce just to get something sorted i agree a simple app to install to the media section would make life easier and the iphone more popular for the idiots like me. I have read a lot of thread over the last couple of weeks and some are very anoying just to get something simple to work there are always 3 or 4 steps to get things to work.

For intance getting a ringtone on iphone surely someone is good enough to make an app either for pc or iphone to upload it and convert it to necessary file and correct place to put it.

also the same for installing apps to the media section so we dont run out of space, a simple request install app options NORMAL OR TO MEDIA SECTION

I for one am getting fed up of the of doing multiple things to get something working i am not technical minded in software and would contribute to an easier way to install apps to media part of iphone. come on guys surely we need to make thing easier not complicated.

[jarthurs1981]

For all you guys that can't SSH, theres an app. on the bigboss repository in installer called bosstool that will do this for you. It also moves your wallpapers to the media partition. Hopes this helps.

[elbello]

Originally Posted by jarthurs1981

For all you guys that can't SSH, theres an app. on the bigboss repository in installer called bosstool that will do this for you. It also moves your wallpapers to the media partition. Hopes this helps.

I dont know about this bosstool, I used it and when I searched my phone on iphonebroswer, it didn't remove the original applications folder, it only copied the folder over to another location. I'm not a tech or anything, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of moving it in the first place?
Also, I tried to test to see if the apps on my springboard were coming from the old applications folder or the new one set up by deleting an app from iphonebrowser and when I restarted my phone, the folder was deleted from both folders. I don't know how that happened. Anyone has better luck? Should I just use Terminal to do all this?
What happens when I install new apps, will it put it in that new folder or will it install on the original Applications folder again?

[brettt]

i think you missed the point. a simlink=a link. they were the same folder.

Originally Posted by elbello

I dont know about this bosstool, I used it and when I searched my phone on iphonebroswer, it didn't remove the original applications folder, it only copied the folder over to another location. I'm not a tech or anything, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of moving it in the first place?
Also, I tried to test to see if the apps on my springboard were coming from the old applications folder or the new one set up by deleting an app from iphonebrowser and when I restarted my phone, the folder was deleted from both folders. I don't know how that happened. Anyone has better luck? Should I just use Terminal to do all this?
What happens when I install new apps, will it put it in that new folder or will it install on the original Applications folder again?

[meisterlumpi]

- Sometimes, especially when you copy your app folder to your computer first and then back to the phone's media partition file permissions are set back to wrx-r-r, where the first letters indicate the permissions for the owner the 2nd set the ones for the user and the last ones for the group, or everybody...
when that happens you won't be able to execute apps on your phone anymore, because you dont have the permission to do so. so go to your applications folder via ssh or mobilefinder or however you like and open the ***.app folder of the app that wont start. then look for a file that is called like the app itself (it should have no extension). right klick that file and set its permissions (CHMOD) so everyone can execute it (set CHMOD to 755).
(if you use a mac with fetch it's right klick -> information)

- and i think there is no other way to do this except via wlan.

- my two cents..
I think some people don't realise how much work it is to write an app like that, even if you have a lot of experience. Especially if there already is an easy way to do things, why should someone spend countless hours to programm an app that does the same thing.. for no money!
btw it is a nice feeling if you accomplished something by yourself, especially if it doesn't work right away

[jarthurs1981]

I think you guys need to do a lot more reading. When I first started I read and read and then I understood. You can't just say duh, I don't know, You need to read and understand first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When you move you're apps to save space you have 2 folders but only one is real! You have a real folder and a fake folder (symb. link) the fake folder is there but it doesn't take up any memory, it's just a link to your REAL apps. Just cause your new doesn't give you an excuse, I was new and I learned, You guys should try it. READ READ READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BigBoss]

Can someone develop a new app that moves the app directory over to the the media stuff so that we can get more disck space for those of us that dont understand winscp or putty or anything

A simple app that can do this for us to free disk space would be great

BossTool does this. I have had that ability implemented for over 8 weeks. Get it from my installer here: http://sleepers.net/iphonerepo - note it also fixes your fstab if needed and will move walllpaper and ringtones too. You should move wallpaper and ringtones first and make sure that it freed up disk space before attempting applications.

[clincoln]

On the point where you have to move the applications folder and you get an error message nothing happens for me, if you click on any of the buttons other than abort it just cancels the operations. There is no Ignore button, can you help.