(win and mac)
Okay. If you have fun with installing native applications for iPhone using SSH, and somehow wish to remove the applications (Like DemoApps) that you don’t want. Steps after the break.
Step 1. Download iPhone bin kit. Extract it. You will find the ‘rm’ binary under bin folder.
Step 2. Copy that ‘rm’ to user’s folder (or anywhere, just remember it is okay). Start the Terminal (Mac) or WinSCP (Win) now.
Step 3. For Windows, use WinSCP to connect to iPhone, put that ‘rm’ to iPhone’s ‘bin’ folder. Close the program at last. And for Mac, put that ‘rm’ under iPhone’s ‘bin’ folder too by typing ’scp -rp rm root@192.168.0.123:/bin’ (where 192.168.0.123 is your iPhone’s IP address).
Step 4. For mac, remove the program by connecting to SSH first (typing ’ssh root@192.168.0.123, again the number is your iPhone’s IP) in Mac. And for Windows, you can now easily remove your Applications by WinSCP in Windows, just delete the stuff that you don’t want in Applications folder.
Step 5. Mac users, you still have to run this step. Navigate to your iPhone’s Application folder. (usually by typing ‘cd /Applications’ under terminal), than type ‘rm -r Zune2.app’ which Zune2.app is the one that you want to remove.
this is not working, i think i did not connect to SSH or something, because the apps are still in the iphone.
after connecting to ssh, can’t delete the app…
rm: cannot remove `iTetris.app’: No such file or directory
what happened? thanks
koala75,
Hello. Did you navigate to your Application folder?
Jesse,
Is it okay for you to just typing ’ssh root@192.168.0.123‘ in your terminal? Note to change the 192.168.0.123 to your iPhone’s IP address.
Just updated. Note for those Windows users, follow Step 1 – 4 is okay.
I tried to install Lights Out and VRecord (using the previous guide). I did all the steps, and the apps show up on my iPhone Dashboard but when I click they just go to a black screen and then back to the main Dashboard. I changed the chmod to 777 and 555 but that didn’t change anything.
I’m now trying to uninstall the applications, and I’ve added the rm file to the bin directory, but I’m still getting an error message in WinSCP when I try to delete the .app folders.
“Command ‘rm -f -r “Lights Off.app”‘
failed with return code 126 and error message
-sh: line 53: /bin/rm: Permission denied.”
PLEASE HELP!
I’m on Windows, using WinSCP.
If you’re using WinSCP to manipulate files on an iPhone, you need to make sure you have rm in your /bin folder. Right click on the rm file, select Preferences, then change the octal number from 0644 to 0777. Then click ok.
If you don’t have rm, see this site, http://www.hacktheiphone.com/iphone_install_ssh_windows.html
and look for Step 17 for a link to a collection of Unix bin files that you can install on the iPhone (including rm).
will doing all this lock my phone though?
i cant extract the iphone bin kit..i am mac user..HELP..
melandre,
you can now install the bin kit very easily through the installer.app. Choose “BSD subsystem from the list”
guys my problem is i installed alot of programmes and i didnt custimize my iphone so i cant go under anymore in the Menu so i cant find the Installer and i cant do anything !!! Plz tell me if there is any way to delete applications thru mac or a way to move more down to see the icons..
My problem is the same as melandre’s. I installed two many third party applications and installer is gone from springboard. Also SSH is not installed so I guess WinSCP is not an option for connecting with IPhone. Is there any other solution to erase these applications and then first install summer board?