![]() Don't forget to disable syslog after using it as the file grows very quickly and after only a short time will start to hog space on the phone. NOTE: If the above solution didn't work for you then enable syslog using the above instructions and look for any suspicious errors as they should be able to point you in the right direction of what is causing Springboard to hang and crash. How to Use SSH to Transfer File on iPhone Now - tethered reboot your iphone and it *should* go straight past the logo and into SpringBoard!!!įor a guide on how to use SSH (commands, etc.) on the iPhone - either Google it or see this link: Then, using SSH again, place it in the /usr/libexec folder - don't forget to change permissions of installd once it's copied across by using the command 'chmod 755 /usr/libexec/installd' The solution: if your phone freezes at the Apple/Pineapple logo after a Cydia update, use one of the above methods to SSH in, check the /usr/libexec folder and see if there is a file called 'installd' in there - if there is not - download it from here: ![]() Nov 7 03:42:11 x UserEventAgent: watchdog: has not responded after 3 forced crashesIt seemed that this file was missing and, sure enough - after Googling 'installd' with reference to the phone hanging, I found posts that suggested an Activator update could accidentally delete this file from /usr/libexec/ - causing Springboard to hang and eventually give up starting. ![]() Nov 7 03:41:51 x (): () Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds Nov 7 03:41:51: - last message repeated 1 time. I found the following suspicious error that kept reoccurring:Ĭode: Nov 7 03:41:31 x-iPhone UserEventAgent: watchdog: has not responded after 3 forced crashes I rebooted, SSH'ed in and downloaded the syslog from /var/log/syslog Instructions on how to do this available here:Įnable Syslog on 2.x for Debugging | Iphone Troubleshooting I decided that, in order to see what was going on, I would enable syslog in order to see what was causing Springboard to hang. HOWEVER, even though I disabled all the addons in the MobileSubstrate folder, my phone would still stick at the pineapple logo. README - iphone-dataprotection - How to setup and use the tools - iphone data protection tools - Google Project Hosting NOTE: for those of you who do not have OpenSSH installed - you can follow the instructions on this page to make a custom SSH ramdisk for redsn0w to boot your iphone 4 on iOS 5 tethered and allow SSH access through the USB cable: ![]() I did not realise that, even though my phone seemed frozen, I could still OpenSSH into it. The solution (if OpenSSH is installed) is to SSH in to the iphone from another computer and remove items from /Library/MobileSubstrate folder, rebooting after each removal, until the offending addon is found. After a tethered reboot it would not get past the pineapple logo, it just hung there no matter what I did.įearing the worst I Googled the problem and a lot of people seemed to have had the same trouble due to a corrupt/poorly coded MobileSubstrate addon. After installing some app updates in Cydia (Activator, MyWi and SBSettings), the phone needed a reboot. The problem: I am on iOS 5 with a tethered jailbreak. Just thought I'd share the solution I found to a problem that I thought had left me with no choice but to do a full restore of my iPhone 4 - losing all data since my last backup. ![]()
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