Im not the best at Obj-C, but Im compiling the Hello World from http://iphone.fiveforty.net/wiki/index.php/UIKit_Hello_World
, and then Im copying the Hello file and .plist file to Applications/Hello.app , and when I run hello on my touch, it shows a sideways, really pixelated pixture of two pieces of paper and a pencil, paintbrush, and a ruler, and after a few seconds it quits. Whats wrong?

Oh, I saw somehting about changing the permissions to 755, but how do I do that?

Log into your touch using your SFTP client, right click on the .app folder and in most ftp clients their will be a "change permissions" or "properties" button which will allow you to change the permissions. I believe it should be changed to 775, not 755 though.

sik u got ur touch
now wat is this u making?

Genesis. Main problem is my Genesis emulator is dependant on SDL's SDL_SetColors function, which I dont think UiKit has, and SDL seems to not me the best thing right now, but Im going to try it anyway.

squimmy: Make the FOlder the stuff is in 775? Or the executable file? Would chmod +x Hello or chmod 775 Hello in linux work?

Usually I just set the stuff in the folder to 0755 with WinSCP. Im pretty sure the pictures don't need the permission changed but i change them anyways.

Are you sure you have the main program compiled right? When I was trying to compile, I normally ended up with just a white screen and I think once I deleted the files within the HelloWorld.App folder I ended up wtih that funny pixelated thing (I think the pixelated thing comes up when theres a shortcut without files and it can't find it)

THat wont work because I dont have WiFi

That sucks im not sure if the ipod will let you establish an Ad Hoc network either

In the installer app Productivity > Mobile Finder as long as you dont have enable application launch you can navigate to the folder say HelloWorld.app and open the the folder, highlight, click modify (at bottom) and change permissions

I see something about v-term 100 options so you might be able to set it via command line with the chmod but I have not tried that (not too good at linux type commands)

Ill download that next time Im out. Or is there a direct downlaod anywhere? When I compile gpSPhone, it works fine, makes me think the programs wrong...

Ill download that next time Im out. Or is there a direct downlaod anywhere? When I compile gpSPhone, it works fine, makes me think the programs wrong...

It must be, as the pen pencil is a splash screen for the app. Crashing means its not getting to the main function.

Posting the code would be nice. :o

THat wont work because I dont have WiFi
FYI, if that can still help anyone, I've put a guide to work around this problem here (http://www.ipodtouchfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20063). It's for Windows but the same can apply to MacOS if you can transfer files with the USB cable and more importantly, rename them locally on the iPod (AFCRenamePath in MobileDevice.dll or the equivalent).

It's basically based on the fact that if you copy a file with USB onto an existing file, it preserves the permission flags (including the Exec one!).

I'm also messing with the following, and would greatly appreciate any insight if someone else knows how it works:

The /System/Library/Lockdown/Services.plist allows you to add services you can activate from the USB connection with the AMDeviceStartService routine of the MobileDevice.dll.

It would allow a change-of-permission bootstrap, or launching an application that changes a list of permissions from the USB alone, for example by adding this:


<key>com.scythal.chmod</key>
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.scythal.chmod</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/bin/chmod</string>
<string>a+x</string>
<string>/path/to/my/file</string>
</array>
</dict>

or better, for example:

<key>com.scythal.chmod</key>
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.scythal.chmod</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/local/bin/mychmod</string>
<string>/var/root/batch.plist</string>
</array>
</dict>


It's just that I can't seem to make it work with the other service used to browse the iPod contents (com.apple.afc2). I can make it work alone, but I'd like the two of them working together in one program that would 1) create the batch.plist file and 2) call the /usr/local/bin/mychmod binary on the iPod.

If someone knows how to make it stable...