help needed with springboard.strings file, please....

[ophy]

Hey guys!
I know you have this problem but I've read every single thread about it and still no solution

I have an ipod touch firmware 2.1, I've been trying to change springboard.strings file to change the slide to unlock text, but even if I change one single letter in the file, everything goes crazy, and start saying AWAY_LOCK_LABEL,vs.

The things I tried so far:
-I tried Customize, but the application won't work, it jumps back to home screen, and I couln't find SUID lib fix, so I couldn't fix it
-I tried a strings file in a theme like "AWAY_LOCK_LABEL" = "slide to unzip...";, not working :S
-I replaced the original springboard.strings file with something looks like this:
<key>ACCEPT</key>
<string>Accept</string>
<key>AIRPLANE_DATA_PROMPT</key>
<string>You must disable airplane mode to access data.</string>
<key>ALARM</key>
<string>Alarm</string>
......
This works, however screws many other labels, such as rearrange icons or the calenday icon day display. my original springboard.strings file looks completely diffrent anyway
Any idea why I keep screwing things up?

[Poseidon79]

Anyone...? anyone?.....

[bteamer]

I iz not very intelligent about this stuff. sorry, but you may want to join our irc channel.

[mrtolles]

You need to convert the SpringBoard.strings file to an xml file to make it work. You will need MobileTerminal and Erica Utilities from Cydia.
After you have them installed, run Terminal on the iPod and type the following command EXACTLY! you will get a conformation that the file was converted if you did it right.

plutil -c xml1 /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/English.lproj/SpringBoard.strings

(that is one command, there is a space after xml1 that's hard to see cause of the line break)

After that is complete, SSH in to the iPod and follow the Directory path to the SpringBoard.strings file. Make a back up of original and then open/edit the file from your SSH program. Don't move it to a local drive. Update the strings you want, Save the file. Restart your iPod.

Hope this helps.

[ophy]

You need to convert the SpringBoard.strings file to an xml file to make it work. You will need MobileTerminal and Erica Utilities from Cydia.
After you have them installed, run Terminal on the iPod and type the following command EXACTLY! you will get a conformation that the file was converted if you did it right.

plutil -c xml1 /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/English.lproj/SpringBoard.strings

(that is one command, there is a space after xml1 that's hard to see cause of the line break)

After that is complete, SSH in to the iPod and follow the Directory path to the SpringBoard.strings file. Make a back up of original and then open/edit the file from your SSH program. Don't move it to a local drive. Update the strings you want, Save the file. Restart your iPod.

Hope this helps.

OMG!It worked! Thank you so much!!!