HELP! Original iPhone icons are gone!! - Page 2

nxb807 · 09-30-2009, 09:16 AM

you mean to actually turn off the phone and restart? if so, that was the very first thing i did. right after i uninstalled that damn NES app, i noticed that all my original apps were "whited" out; they showed up but with no icon image. i powered off the phone, and when it turned back on, all the "whited" out apps were gone.

i then plugged up my phone to sync with itunes. it went through all the motions, but none of the icons came back.

i then restarted the phone again....still nothing. that's when i hit panic mode and started searching in forums to get some answers.

and now...here we are...still in panic mode...totally freaking out and trying not to worry.

juls1585 · 09-30-2009, 09:20 AM

restart it again by holding the power button and the home button down at the same time

nxb807 · 09-30-2009, 09:26 AM

icons are still missing

juls1585 · 09-30-2009, 09:27 AM

i think youre just gunna have to restore and rejailbreak. it sounds like the only thing that will bring it back. ive been googling and i cant find anything else.

nxb807 · 09-30-2009, 09:35 AM

this is where i read the alternative solutions this: http://thebigboss.org/2008/10/30/tip...-hidden-icons/

it says:
If you cannot install anything because Cydia is hidden, you can use apt-get install quickgold from the SSH prompt. In the most drastic case where you also do not have SSH, you can use iphone browser and delete the file located at /var/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SpringBoard.plist. Then reboot.

i don't know what any of this means or how to get "apt-get". does this make sense to you?

juls1585 · 09-30-2009, 09:36 AM

nope. maybe some of the guys knows whats going on. they have seen a lot more problems around here than i have. sorry i couldnt help.

nxb807 · 09-30-2009, 09:40 AM

i sincerely appreciate your prompt replies. i'll be sure to post the solution...once i figure out what that is

nxb807 · 09-30-2009, 06:19 PM

still searching for answers, so if anyone else can help, please let me know how i can fix this.

dturner · 09-30-2009, 06:27 PM

I think doing the restore is going to be your easiest solution. My guess is that some app you obtained from the jailbreak may have caused this, but who knows. JB'ing can sometimes cause weird things to happen.

nxb807 · 10-02-2009, 07:11 AM

can anyone answer this for me? i found some info on another forum that advised me to download a program called iphonebrower, delete the file located at /var/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SpringBoard.plist, then reboot. I've this a number of times now but my home icons are still missing. And after i reboot the phone, i receive a message telling how to rearrange the icons, etc…but they are nowhere to be found.

i’ve tried this step 3 times now, and every time i reconnect the phone to iphonebrowser, the “.com.apple.springboard.plist” is still there. is this why it’s not working? why is it still there, and why won't it go away? what else should i do?