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BankStrong
BankStrong

Reputation: 419

Does iPhone OS 3.0.1 ruin your development phone?

I updated my phone to 3.0.1. While the phone works fine as a phone, xcode organizer no longer knows the name of the phone. It also says 3.0.1 is unsupported by this version of xcode.

I downloaded the latest version of xcode and OS (3.1). Now, I'm trying to move my phone from 3.0.1 to 3.1. I'm pressing option-restore in iTunes (does this bring in the beta OS?). It tells me all the data on my phone will be erased.

How should I proceed?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1432

Answers (3)

BankStrong
BankStrong

Reputation: 419

After lots of messing around (with much guidance from people here), I got some understanding of the OSX file system. My files were not set up as expected (maybe because I upgraded XCode to 3.1). If anyone else runs into the same issue, here's what you need to do:

1) Log into your Mac with an Admin account and launch the Terminal application (/Applications/Utilities)

2) Check to see where your system keeps files for supporting iPhone 3.0:

ls -l /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/

3) Look for a file like 3.0. You may see "3.0" (like me), "3.0 (7A341)", or something else

4) Make a link so XCode looks for 3.0.1 in the 3.0 location. Some examples:

ln -s /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0 /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0.1
ln -s /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0\ \(7A341\) /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0.1

5) Confirm this works by restarting XCode and opening the organizer

As Benjamin points out, do not upgrade to 3.1 unless really needed.

Upvotes: 0

ennuikiller
ennuikiller

Reputation: 46965

Please execute the following and you will be fine, NO NEED TO RESTORE THE IPHONE,

  1. Log into your Mac with an Admin account and launch the Terminal application (/Applications/Utilities)
  2. Copy and paste the following (one) line into Terminal:

    ln -s /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0\ \(7A341\) /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0.1

make absolute sure that that you execute the ln -s command correctly and make certain you didn't get any errors. After the command executes correctly you should be able to do this: 

ls -l /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0\ \(7A341\) /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0.1

and see this: 

/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0.1 -> /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0 (7A341)

Upvotes: 6

Ben Sussman
Ben Sussman

Reputation: 970

No. Just type the following line into the terminal (make sure you are logged in as an admin):

ln -s /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0\ (7A341) /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/3.0.1

I would not recommend updating to 3.1 unless there are specific 3.1 features that you would like to use in your app.

Upvotes: 0

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