How to add custom ringtones by WJP09 with Pictures and Videos.
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This Tutorial is for PC users only. Mac users can not use these instructions to add custom ringtones to their iPhones.
THE AUTHOR OF THIS TUTORIAL (WJP09) TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR PROPERTY WHILE READING THIS TUTORIAL. WHILE THIS IS A VERY USER FRIENDLY TUTORIAL, ANY USER ERROR IS ASSUMED BY THE READER.
PLEASE READ THROUGH FIRST. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS TUTORIAL.
iPHONE SOFTWARE UPDATE PACKET
Plug in your iPhone, and go to iTunes. Then hit the Restore button. *NOTE* You are NOT restoring your iPhone. Confirm that you do want to restore (even though you don't) by hitting Restore.
Now unplug your iPhone from your computer. After the Download status bar reaches 100% it has been fully downloaded to your PC.
Go to your START MENU and press RUN.
Now type the following in the RUN field.
%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates
Press OK.
Heres what you will get:
]You'll have to turn on file extension display by going to the Tools menu -> Folder Options -> View tab -> Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types".
Right-click the iPhone update file and choose "Rename".
Give it the name "iPhone.zip" without the quotes and press Enter. Confirm that you want to change the extension.
Now it is a .zip. Extract them all to some folder, I used IPHONEMODS on my desktop. The rest of the files you use will be placed in this folder so REMEMBER WHERE YOU PUT IT. RIGHT CLICK and hit extract.
Type
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin
Copy iTunesMobileDevice.dll
Now Paste it into the folder you extracted the others into. For me this is IPHONEMOD. Don’t worry about the other Things in the below picture, you will add them soon
Press and hold the Power button until your iPhone says "Slide to power off
Slide the red slider and let the phone shut down. Take iPhone off dock. Plug the dock cable back in.
If the iPhone doesn't turn on by itself, press and release the power button
When the Apple logo appears, press and hold both the Power and Home buttons. http://www.youtube.com/v/6xPbPbrFo2Q
The phone will power off (keep holding the buttons!) and restart.
Soon it will display a yellow triangle and the message "Connect to iTunes
At this point Jailbreak will begin performing mysterious operations on your phone. Wait for it to complete and don't touch anything. You should receive this message at the end:
Enjoy your newfound freedom. Thank the devs at #iphone next time you see them for making this all possible.
p.s. Like most other useful tools, this one may be dangerous if used carelessly. Always remember -- You brick it, you bought it.
Uploading the ringtone to the iPhone(Here's where you start if you've already done the whole process but want to add another ringtone later on)
Go to the File in which all your others are in mine would be IPHONEMOD and open the file iPHONEINTERFACE.exe
It will say WAITING FOR iPHONE
Enter these commands, which will create the Ringtone directory (if not already present) and set it as the upload directory:
mkdir /var/root/Library/Ringtones
cd /var/root/Library/Ringtones
*NOTE* THE PIC BELOW IS INCORRECT. IT NEEDS TO BE CAPITAL "L" IN Library and CAPITAL "R" in Ringtones* *NOTE* THE PIC Above IS INCORRECT. IT NEEDS TO BE CAPITAL "L" IN Library and CAPITAL "R" in Ringtones*
For each ringtone you want to upload: Type
putfile /var/root/Library/Ringtones/xxxxxx.m4a
Where xxxxxx is the name of your m4a found in your directory. Mine would be IPHONEMOD.
YOUR DONE! High Five! Now all you need to do is power off the iPhone and Turn it back on. Something which was not clarified in the Text Tutorial.
THANKS TO: Apple for making a great device, cre.ations.net for hosting the original tutorial, ziel for making the jail break program, EVERYTHINGIPHONE.com and its members for being such a great place, and CHRIS admin of everythingiphone for keeping the site going.