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Tutorial: How to Fix Installous Problems in iPhone 3.0

June 22, 2009 · 158 comments

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Update 2: Latest is Installous 3.1.10. This already includes all the programs I listed below including AppSync so you don’t have to install them separately. Make sure you’re on iPhone OS 3.0 and up. You may get some error messages during the installation of Installous but just ignore. If you have problems installing an app, try setting the Native Installation “ON” or “OFF” and install again.

Update: Try the new Installous 2.0.3 in Cydia before performing the fix below. I tried it and works great.


Many have reported problems downloading cracked apps from Installous after jailbreaking to iPhone 3.0 firmware–such as “unable to find executable”, “Script failed. Unable to decompress”, previously working apps no longer work, white icons, deleted apps, etc.

To fix these problems, you need to do the following:

In Cydia, upgrade all essential files when prompted.

Re-install the following files in Cydia (use the search function and if not found, add the Source first):

  1. Cydia Installer (Source: http://apt.saurik.com)
  2. Erica Utilities (Source: http://apt.modmyi.com)
  3. UUID Generator
  4. Darwin CC Tools
  5. unzip
  6. gawk
  7. Installous (Source: http://cydia.hackulo.us)

If you haven’t already installed an app on your iPhone from the Apple App Store (a free app will do), install one now.

Open Installous and Download an app. Install only after downloading. Check to make sure the app is working.

To sync cracked apps to iTunes, install AppSync for OS 3.0 from Cydia. Reboot.

Note: If after syncing to iTunes, your apps failed to transfer to your iPhone, unselect all applications in iTunes and sync. Then select all applications and sync again.

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  • http://menoob.com menoob

    AppSync isn't necessary for Installous to work. You only need it to sync your cracked apps to iTunes.

  • tim

    i need help i have installous but any apps i download just as facebook and install don't work. the app store doesnt let me download those apps for some reason since had them installed before and deleted them after.

  • travis

    i love you
    it worked ive been trying to find a way for 3 weeks!

  • Roy

    when I install Installous, when installing it gives me error “Sub-proccess/usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)”

    how can i fix this

  • Roy

    oh yeah i have iphone 3gs

  • onesterone

    intsallous http/1.1 404 not found solved.

    I was using htto:\crackulo.us as a source then trying to install installous.
    i removed the source then added http:\cydia.crackulo.us and in all worked smoothly no errors!! Hope this helps.

  • Green Oval

    Mine is set to 755 and it works fine.

  • Antonio

    Hi experts,
    I m quite frustrated. i tryied everything I learn here – nothing solved my problem. is the restore the only method? iphone, 3G 3.0 jailbroken – cydia is installed, installous…etc…

    thanks for you help

  • Brandon

    i have ipod 1st gen and ever since i updated to installous 2.0.3 i cannot install apps.. always says cant find executalble!! please help me im very frustrated..

  • Antonio

    Hi experts,
    I m quite frustrated. i tryied everything I learn here – nothing solved my problem. is the restore the only method? iphone, 3G 3.0 jailbroken – cydia is installed, installous…etc…

    thanks for you help

  • Brandon

    i have ipod 1st gen and ever since i updated to installous 2.0.3 i cannot install apps.. always says cant find executalble!! please help me im very frustrated..

  • helpneededbadly

    I am new to this please I need your help. 3g jail broken it does not seem to like Installous .
    I have installed steffwiz/all sources..
    What do I need to do?
    Can I reinstall Cydia?

  • omizneedshelp

    the applications(games) ive downloaded from installous cannot be open… help :(

  • THIS GETS APPS INTO ITUNES!

    Since the files (apps) aren't in iTunes after you download them from Installous, all you have to do is get them there. Now, of course there are many complicated routes to doing this, using SSH and manually transferring each app, downloading the apps directly onto both your computer and your phone, etc… But the best and easiest way I've found to do it is built right into iTunes. Simply right click on your iPhone/ iPod Touch and hit “Transfer Purchases”. The Installous apps show up as purchased, and therefore transfer directly into your application library. Then you can select/ deselect them in the iPhone/ iPod Touch applications sync tab and from now on they're as good as a legally purchased app as far as iTunes and Apple are concerned.

    Hope that helps someone out there.

  • gfkd

    there is no search bar on the new installous. help please

  • nailydude1

    dirty method works!!

  • asmitty

    i freaked about the search bar but its been added now

  • asmitty

    how do i fix the error “unable to find executable”. that comes up after it says “fixing permissions”. I know that i can use the dirty method but the clean method seems to work better when installing bigger apps

  • Trevor

    Where can i find these settings? I am having the same problem? Help please

  • Trevor

    Wtf, u mean Hackulo, not crackulo rite???

  • alex12345

    I have a very similar error mine says

    the method driver usr/lib/methods/http could not be found

    if you figure it out let me know

  • goody317

    Ok so I have installed Installous. Installed BeejavIM and other games and they all get my springboard to crash.

    Is there a fix to this ? none of the apps seem to work at all.

    iPhone 3G 2.2

    Any help is appreciated.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=630957458 facebook-630957458

    I want to remove junk out of my Cydia Packages, but i dont want to remove important files like Required files or any Installous files.

    Do you know which files your not supposed to delete in Cydia or it wont work?

    Thanks

  • beijingdreams

    Same problems here. Cydia works fine, added hackulo.us as a source, can find installous, but always 404 not found when downloading installous.

  • beijingdreams

    Slap me for carping about my problem before following all the steps. Follow menoob's tutorial exactly, make sure you have everything installed, and then try downloading installous. No more 404 error message, downloads and installs just fine.

  • isaacstephens

    you are a god
    i have been trying this for about 1 month and i found this website yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you rule

  • Khirah

    If anyone is still reading this thread, another problem might be that installous is hidden (or apps that you have downloaded). Install SBSettings from Cydia to fix the problem, the app helps you hide and unhide apps.

  • 1stimer

    First thing is that I had already installed some applications from cydia like the video recorder.

    i reinstalled everything like i was instructed to.

    but i tend to have the same problem, i try to download an application from appulous and it works but when i go to install it, it doesn't finish the install it probably finishes around 10% at most and then takes me back to my home screen.

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  • worriedgirl

    hi, i hv downloaded the games from installous & had sync it to my itunes so worried now tat apple will know abt it. will there be any issues or shld i delete the games frm my itunes now?

  • http://www.loscabosmoto.com/ Don French

    Ok,
    Please have an answer for me. I have jail broken and cracked many iphone 3g's, and now a friend wants me to do his ipod touch 2g. For his ipod touch I have used quickfreedom and all is well.
    Installous has been installed and I can download apps. They are not showing up (no icons on home screen).

    Now I want to say I have tried all the ideas on here (i think).

    I have restored and re-jail broken.
    I have reloaded all of the above mentioned programs.
    I have turned on dirty mode.
    In clean mode I am getting “unable to find executable”
    In Dirty mode it is following through to the end of the installation bar but then no icon shows up at all.

    WHAT AM I MISSING

    Been at this for two days reading everything I can. Sorry if I missed something but I just cant figure what step I am missing.

    Any help is greatly appreciated.

  • indept

    Someone plz help me. Everything works perfectly except the appsync OS 3.0.
    once i download it and install it an icon doesn't show up. plz help me?

  • nikkim00moo

    I tried your method.
    still getting “POSIX: Connection refused” error.
    please help!

  • viktorsmash

    i cant even install installous when i click install it just goes back to springboard screen what do i do anyone got any ideas?

  • bucky345

    when i try to download an app of of installous, itll just install like 1/8 of the way then stop and say script error and thats it. what can i do?? my ipod is version 2.2.1 and all the appsync in cydia is 3.0 and higher!!!???

  • ElmoJordan

    Ok I got to step 3, I re-installed UUID Generator, then all of the sudden, all of my sources are gone, there is nothing in the manage packages tab…. what the hell happend? And it wont even load the cydia home screen it just says “Unable to Load (timed out).” This is really weird because when I go to winterBoard everything is still there but now I have no way of managing them… what do I do? please help

  • chuckie1085

    i tried installing installous and adding the source back again but i get this message that i cant download or add it coz its a legacy thing. i typed in http://cydia.hackulo.us and i still get the same message. coz at first i open my installous and i get this message “bad gateway” thing and i reinstall installous in cydia but i still get the same message “bad gateway” so i followed your instructions above and i cant find or add hackulo anymore. can you help me bring back installous to my iphone? thanks

  • rag

    Cant get istallous istalled. i got error 'size mismatch ' using ipt2g 3.12 firmware. Try re-installed all 7 apps mentioned. Stuck at Erica utilities with size mismatch error..

  • Giuliastro

    Erica doesn't install, the latest package is broken in the repository. Installous won't install without Erica, nothing to do until they repair the Erica package in the repo.

  • Casii

    Same thing happened to me…. Is there something wrong with the hackulo server?

  • Casii

    Oh ok.. Thanks for letting me know. Cuz it has been frustrating me so much. I thought I did something wrong with the jailbreak. Do you know how long this usually takes?

  • robert

    same thing happened to me:(

  • Giuliastro

    No idea on when this is going to be fixed. The problem is the apt.modmyi.com repository, which contains latest package of Erica (http://apt.modmyi.com/2debs/). I guess some maintainer replaced by mistake “ericautilities0.17.deb” with a php file. Somebody should should mail and tell them, this his their website: http://modmyi.com/

  • casii

    I posted a forum post… Hope that helps… soon.

    http://modmyi.com/forums/cydia-support/691174-s…

  • casii

    It has been fixed! I just tried installing erica utilities & installous. It works! Yay!

    Thanks Giuliastro for responding so fast.

  • deehoang

    Hi, i updated the new itunes and now my itunes wont allow me to transfer my purchases (installous programs) and i dont know what i can do?? does anyone have the same problem?

  • qweqwe

    before, i used to download apps and i used sync them and use but now when itry to sync itunes says “error,bla bla bla” i tried the solution “Note: If after syncing to iTunes, your apps failed to transfer to your iPhone, unselect all applications in iTunes and sync. Then select all applications and sync again.” but it didn't work

  • Thunduaga

    omg please help me, i tried installing 2 apps using instalous but they didnt appear, then my apps started not working. NOW ALL MY APPS ARE GONE, PLEASE HOW DO I GET THEM BACK?

  • rag

    Help!! Installous error.. When about to downlod in Installous, it halted with error message “download failed. Could not start saving file.” I am using Iphone 3Gs with version 3.1.2 OS. Resinstall Installous several times and reboot but still doesnt work

  • dabro

    yeh same it wont letme download

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