Extended preferences without winterboard?

[jake921660]

I know winterboard takes up a lot of the memory and I only use it to activate Extended Preferences. So how do I put extended preferences on without winterboard installed? Im guessing it involves SSHing into the device?

 

[doobi18]

Firstly learn more about SSHing with the iPhone.

Next, look in /Library/Themes for the EP files, and copy ALL of them to their corresponding spaces in the iPhone filesystem; it's not TOO hard to work out.

hope that helps

//doobi18

 

[jake921660]

Thanks for the reply.

Ive done some SSHing befoe so I sorta know what Im doing.

Ive found the /Library/Themes/Extended Preferences.theme/Bundles directory but where do I have to put these files. I had a look around but couldnt really find it.

 

[doobi18]

Ive found the /Library/Themes/Extended Preferences.theme/Bundles directory but where do I have to put these files. I had a look around but couldnt really find it.

I can't check it myself at the moment, but I am fairly sure it corresponds to the /System/Library/Coreservices/Springboard folder.

 

[leishan]

I can't check it myself at the moment, but I am fairly sure it corresponds to the /System/Library/Coreservices/Springboard folder.

I think you are correct.

 

[branjosef]

Wow this is an excellent find (this thread). I love the extended preferences, but I do agree with winterboard consuming lots of memory. I'll have to try this as well.

 

[doobi18]

I use winterboard for my own theming - saves me having to modify files all over the place each time i want to tweak my theme or when I update firmware.

None the less it should always be remembered that Winterboard is only a method of safely subbing files, which can always be done without.


I havn't used Extended Prefs - would someone mind giving me a run down on what extra capabilities it allows?


//d0obi18

 

[jake921660]

Gahh. I tried to do it but couldn't get it to work. Is there a way to do this without SSHing or winterboard?

I havn't used Extended Prefs - would someone mind giving me a run down on what extra capabilities it allows?
//d0obi18

It allows you to do things such as fake time and signal text and numeric battery and wifi indicators and other useful things. I use an iPod Touch so it also gives me things that are usually only on the iPhones settings app.