How to fix Cydia Repo Errors : Using your iDevice or computer
Having problems with Cydia? Have a down or corrupt Source(s) that’s giving you errors? Well than you’ve come to the right place.
Below is the tutorial on how to get rid of these source(s) & prevent errors on Cydia start up.
Using your iDevice:
You should have iFile installed from Cydia to perform the tutorial on your iDevice.
1. Open Cydia and read the error. Look for the source(s) causing the problem. Remember them or write them down as you’re going to have to recognize them later.
2. Open iFile and and navigate to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/. Search for Cydia.list.
2. Open and edit the file. You will see a list like this:
4. Now look for the source(s) that showed error at Cydia start up & delete it from the Cydia.list file and save it.
E.g. If “http//:sinfuliphonerepo.com/” was the problem like it is in the first picture above, you would delete:
deb “http://sinfuliphonerepo.com/” from the list.
5. Reopen Cydia and it should work like a charm.
On your computer:
You will need to have a SSH program installed on your computer,Winscp or PuTTY for Windows & Cyberduck or Transmit for Mac, and SSH installed on your iDevice off Cydia.
1. Open Cydia and read the error. Look for the source(s) causing the problem. Remember them or write them down as you’re going to have to recognize them later.
2. SSH into your iDevice using one of the FTP clients mentioned above.
3.Navigate to /etc/apt/sources.list.d
4. Look for the Cydia.lsit file. Open and edit it in a text editing program e.g. Notepad on Windows.
5. Now find the source(s) that caused problem at Cydia start up and delete it.
E.g. If “http//:sinfuliphonerepo.com/” was the problem like it is in the first picture above, you would delete:
deb “http://sinfuliphonerepo.com/” from the list.
6. Reopen Cydia and enjoy the error free environment.
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your awesome!! thanks!!!
I can download file from cydia but couldn;t install it due to some API error.Please help me so as to find solution of this problem.
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Every time I try to delete a source like iphoneislam.com I finish editing cydia.plist like u said and when I tap save.. It gives me : the operation could not be completed(cocoa error 513) please helpppppppp!!!!!!
dude i did all this and i still cant download the sources this is gay im tring to download repoicausefx.com cuz i wanna play pokemon in my ipod but the it would say bad url lik 3 times and say “failed to fetch bad url” “some index files failed to download thay had been ignored or old ones used instead” wtf man
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listen up !! i got the solution for all cydia junk sources. all what you have to do is this following :
go to cydia/sources/edit/add
typinthis : cydia/givemesinfuliphonenow.com
that simple
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