Adding Backgrounds?

[marcf]

Ok and how do I update the chmod command?

Thanks..

Marc

*sigh*. Do you have the installipb.pl script in a different path? Click it and hit Cmd+I (i) to bring up the Info pane. There will be a "Where" line, which is the path. If it just says "phonedmg" like in the pic I attached, then there is some other issue. If it says /Users/Whoever/phonedmg, then you need to update the chmod command to use that path instead of just phonedmg.

[Kyle Matthews]

I just said. Change the path. To whatever the path is. If it isn't /phonedmg, like I said, and it IS /Users/wtvr/phonedmg, then just change that out.

[jtrwallace]

OK, I have a pretty simple way of making dock backgrounds.
1. Make a 550x650 black png
2. Place a 321x466 "background" in the top right corner.
3. Place any icons you want in the order they are in your Display Order.plist. For exact measurements, the first three rows are 94X80 and the fourth row is 93X80 for each icon.
4. Save this as icon.png
5. Cut out the bottom 321X91 of the "background" and put whatever icons you like on it or leave it blank.
6. Save this as SBDockBG2.png
7. Replace each Home Screen application with a transparent icon.png EXCEPT for the 1st application in the fourth row. This app will get the icon.png that you created with your "backgroung" from earlier.
8. Place SBDockBG2.png in /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app
9. Remove the names of each of your Home Screen apps by editing LocalizedApplicationNames.strings in English.lproj of SpringBoard.app
10. Restart your iphone.

Now, this does seem like ten steps but, once you've made a template for your icons and for the background and once you've changed the names and made everything transparent... you only have to change two files to have a new background. Here are some backgrounds that I have created: http://gallery.mac.com/jtrwallace#10...or=black&sel=3

For the Dock, I actually put the icons I wanted for those apps into the applications rather than into the SBDockBG2.png because they don't have problems like the top does. Any way, questions? Feel free to ask.

[marcf]

I know you are getting frustrated....but here is where I am at:

marc-fischbeins-computer:~/phonedmg marcfischbein$ ./installipb.pl WOW.ipb
WOW.ipb does not seem to support iPhone OS Version '1.0.1'!
marc-fischbeins-computer:~/phonedmg marcfischbein$

What am I doing wrong?

I just said. Change the path. To whatever the path is. If it isn't /phonedmg, like I said, and it IS /Users/wtvr/phonedmg, then just change that out.

I changed the firmware and still get that doesn't support 1.0.1

I know you are getting frustrated....but here is where I am at:

marc-fischbeins-computer:~/phonedmg marcfischbein$ ./installipb.pl WOW.ipb
WOW.ipb does not seem to support iPhone OS Version '1.0.1'!
marc-fischbeins-computer:~/phonedmg marcfischbein$

What am I doing wrong?

[Kyle Matthews]

Open the .ipb file. The folder inside should be named 1.0. Change it to 1.0.1 and try again.

[marcf]

yes, I did that already and says doesn't support 1.0.1.

Thanks.

Open the .ipb file. The folder inside should be named 1.0. Change it to 1.0.1 and try again.

[Kyle Matthews]

Paste EXACTLY your session here. And open the Installipb.pl file and paste the first 10 lines in here as well.

[marcf]

Last login: Mon Aug 20 12:48:00 on console
Welcome to Darwin!
marc-fischbeins-computer:~ marcfischbein$ cd phonedmg
marc-fischbeins-computer:~/phonedmg marcfischbein$ ./installipb.pl WOW.ipb
WOW.ipb does not seem to support iPhone OS Version '1.0.1'!
marc-fischbeins-computer:~/phonedmg marcfischbein$

IPB File:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
#1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789 0123456789012345678901234567890

my $iPiCmd = "iPhoneInterface";
my $DefaultBundleDir = "iPhoneBundles";
my $AcceptableExts = "caf|m4a|mp3|plist|png";
my $iPhoneOSVersion = "1.0.1";
my $TargetVariant = "Default";

# Don't modify below this line unless you know what you're doing.

Paste EXACTLY your session here. And open the Installipb.pl file and paste the first 10 lines in here as well.

[Kyle Matthews]

Double click the WOW.ipb file, what is the first folder inside?

[marcf]

it's WOW.ipb then after that it's 1.0.1, then Default, Applications & Systems and System-Library and applications have all the apps in them.

Double click the WOW.ipb file, what is the first folder inside?

Anymore thoughts on what I need to do?? Your help would be much appreciated.

Thanks..

Marc

Double click the WOW.ipb file, what is the first folder inside?

[KingRedmer]

The first file inside your folder should be the 1.01 folder, not another of the same name. It should go "your main folder", ->"1.0.1" ->"Default". I guess it might also have "System" and "Icons" or whatever, but your themes' name shouldn't be repeated twice in the folder tree.
(Hope that makes sense...<shrug>)

[marcf]

Great, thanks!!! That did the trick. Now next question..how do I get the other icons on the 4th row to appear that I once had on there?? Any help??

Thanks..

Marc

The first file inside your folder should be the 1.01 folder, not another of the same name. It should go "your main folder", ->"1.0.1" ->"Default". I guess it might also have "System" and "Icons" or whatever, but your themes' name shouldn't be repeated twice in the folder tree.
(Hope that makes sense...<shrug>)

[canoe123]

ya...sorry i know u guys had a little convo going but i saw this and i had truble with the same thing.

you hafat be using firefox or camino..you cant use safari
so try downloading one of em and see if it works