The act of “CHMOD”ing is the act of setting permission on files and folders so that not every system/program will be allowed to edit certain files. In this tutorial I will show you how to do basic CHMODing so that whenever an app crashes to springboard you will be able to edit its permission and maybe fix it!  We will use WinSCP to show you some pictures on how to CHMOD

There are three kinds of “user”

• Owner
• Group
• Other

There are also 3 kinds of different of permission to set. (Also noted rwx)

• Read
• Write
• Execute

Every permission category has a number assigned to it.

For example

Read = 4

Write = 2

Execute = 1

So if you want a file or folder to be able to Read, Write and Execute for all users you will write 777

By doing that you have allowed the Owner to Read(4) + Write(2) + Execute(1) = 7

You have also allowed the group to Read(4) + Write(2) + Execute(1) = 7

And the Other to Read(4) + Write(2) + Execute(1) = 7

As you can see it gives us three 7′s therefore 777

We are now going to go hands on with WinScp and your iPod.

Let’s say that the Terminal app keeps crashing.

1. What we are going to do is SSH into your iPod, and go to /var/stash/Application.xxxx
   1. In this directory you will see all the apps that are default to apple + all the apps installed by Cydia.



2. Locate Terminal.app folder



3. Once you have located the folder, we are going to set Owner, Group and other to full access.
4. Right-click on the folder and select Properties



5. At the bottom of the new window you will see something like 0775
6. For this tutorial don’t mind the 0 in front of the 775



7. You will now write whatever permission you want. In this example it’s 777
   
   1. If you want to set all the subfolders and subfiles to 777 just tick the box set permission recursively

   

8. Just press on ok and wait. Once it done, Respring your iPod and check if your mobile terminal works.

SSH is a mean of getting access to the internal files of your devices. You will be able to access these files from your computer, allowing you to edit strings, add your own themes to your device, add applications you’ve downloaded and much more. To do this, you will need to use an SFTP client of your choice, WinSCP(Windows), CyberDuck(Mac), iPhone Folders(Windows, no Wi-Fi required).

*Note: Before starting this tutorial, go to Cydia and download the “OpenSSH” package. Once done, restart your device and proceed with the tutorial.*

If you do not have any of these programs and do not know where to go to get them, here are the download links:

1. WinSCP
2. CyberDuck
3. iPhone Folders

Download which ever program you like based on your operating system or if you have a Wi-Fi network or not.

Using WinSCP:

When you execute WinSCP, you will be presented with a window:

First you will need the IP address of you device, this can be found through Settings>Wi-Fi, once on this page, you may have multiple networks available, one of them has a check mark on the left, click on the blue arrow of that network. Your device’s IP address will be the first line of information.

Now write that in the box entitled “Host Name”

Then, in the “User Name” box, enter “root”

Now, the default password for any iPod touch or iPhone is “alpine”, unless you changed this password as showed in How to Change the Default SSH Password, it will always be the password.

Once you have followed these steps, click “Login”, a smaller screen will appear with a bunch of text really isn’t important, at the bottom you will be given a few options of what you would like to do, just click yes.

There, you now have access to your devices internal files the screen should look like this

Using CyberDuck:

It is basically the same concept as WinSCP, you are presented with this screen

To connect to your device, you will need to open a connection, which is the button on the top left of the window.

Then repeat the same steps as WinSCP, enter IP address, enter Username, enter Password and click “Connect”

Do not forget to select your connection type, at the top of this small window, is a drop down menu, click on it and select “SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)”

Once connected you will be brought to “/private/var/root”

Where we want to go is the core, where you can access almost everything. To do so, click on the small arrow pointing upward, beside the folder name, this will bring you to “/private/var”.

Here is where to go if you want to access:

Themes: “/var/stash/Themes.xxxxxx”

AppStore Applications: “/var/mobile/Applications”

Default and Cydia Applications: “/Applications” or /var/stash/Applications.xxxxxx”

There are many more directories that let you access many more things, but as you progress the difficulty will escalate and the danger of messing up your device will be greater. More of these directories will be shown in other tutorials and upon request.

If you have any problem or questions, speak your mind in the box below.

There are many programs available on the internet to make improve your iPod experience, ranging from file browsers to video converters. Here is a list of programs Slus and I use almost daily to manage and edit our devices.

1. WinSCP is an SFTP client that allows you to browse your device’s internal files through a Wi-Fi network, here is the download link, and here is the link to the tutorial, “How to Use SSH“
2. CyberDuck is the same concept as WinSCP, but for mac, to download follow this link. It is also in the How to Use SSH tutorial.
3. Iphone Folders lets you access internal files without the need of a wireless connection. To download it go here.
4. WinAVI MP4 Converter lets you convert videos from AVI to MP4 so you can have you favorite movies and videos on your device. Go here to get it.
5. TouchCopy is lets you copy your files, whether they are videos, songs, podcasts or photos from any iPod device to your computer. This software is also compatible with Mac and PC. Follow this link for more information.
6. Dropbox lets you access your selected files from anywhere in the world, even if your on the go. There is a free Dropbox application available in the AppStore. All you have to do is download the software and follow the instructions on this link.

These programs should substantially increase your iPod experience and that is why Slus and I recommend them, because they are extremely easy to use and quite evidently useful. Eventually we will add more, some will probably replace others or some may get out dated, but we will keep you posted.

Here is a list of what will be released very soon.

Tutorials in different languages!

• French
• Spanish
• Italian?

We will add a lot of iPod Touch tutorials

• How to use Cydia in depth  (in progress)
• How to use SFTP Clients such as Cyberduck (mac) and WinScp (Windows)
• How to Chmod files and folders
• How to use SbSettings
• The biggest list of Cydia Sources
• Starter apps for new jailbreakers
• iPod Touch tips & tricks
• Update top apps and add-ons
• BlackRa1n fixes
• Misc Fixes

We will also add more iPod Nano Tutorials

• Change your iPod Nano Font color
• Perfect Nano Background hack
• Small/large album art
• Full NOW PLAYING in Titlebar

We are going to host our own repository which will cleaner, faster and better than any other repositories out there. It will include

• Cracked Cydia apps
• Starter packages
• Favorite themes
• Best add-ons
• Mods and Tweaks
• Much more

Website updates:

• We were also thinking of adding a Remote Assistance service which we will ask for a small fee, create an appointment and be with you when you need help in jailbreaking, modding your iPod video or anything else we can do through our own computers. With your approval we will control your computer over a safe software named TeamViewer. You can have more information by visiting this site http://teamviewer.com/index.aspx. Please tell us what you think of this service ( If we should implement it or not)
• New iPodstuff Logo
• Integration of difficulty meter per tutorial
• Sorting tutorials by difficulty with a easy search feature
• Fix spam issues
• Increase traffic
• Help forum for the different tutorials
• Themes database?
• If the website gets big, bigger and faster servers.

Please comment so that I can see what you, the user, think of these changes and what I should add.

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