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Hello all!

I want to test how my Cordova-ported apps run on real device, and if I like performance, I'll buy Apple Developer Certificate. But now I dont want to waste hundred bucks just to see my webapps running slow and ugly as shit. I've looked through all that forums and also here on stackoverflow, and all solutions seem to relate to iOS SDK 4.2 and earlier.

And what about Xcode 4.3+?

I've edited /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS5.1.sdk/SDKSettings.plist and also turned out code signing in project settings.

I've got two MyProject.app's from "Build for Running" and "Build for Archiving" and tried to sync them to my iPod touch 4 via iTunes, but in both cases app crashes immediately after launch.

I also extracted .ipa from iTunes and tried to install it via Installous, but got the same problem. Thing crashes.

I also got .xcarchive via Product->Archive but don't know what is to be done next with it..

So, question is here: how can I deploy my own app to my own jailbroken iPod touch?

Thank you.

Alexander Zinchuk
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  • http://stackoverflow.com/questions/246422/how-can-i-deploy-an-iphone-application-from-xcode-to-a-real-iphone-device – mkral Jun 19 '12 at 21:57
  • I read that thread but seems like there is no solution for my Xcode 4.3, answers is too old :( – Alexander Zinchuk Jun 19 '12 at 22:32
  • btw, I went through running on my iPod straight from Xcode, but it also crashes with different logs: -- error: failed to launch '/Users/zinchuk/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/HelloWorld-hifviqryhgehgifeybzdvontcudh/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/HelloWorld.app/HelloWorld' -- failed to get the task for process 1170 -- error: failed to launch '/Users/zinchuk/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/ObjCTest-ghfujgyktkznlzcsrhmswhxoboey/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/ObjCTest.app/ObjCTest' -- failed to send the qLaunchSuccess packet -- (here I tryed to test ObjC default app, with the same result) – Alexander Zinchuk Jun 19 '12 at 22:40
  • did you fake code sign the application after building in Xcode? I use the method rpetrich suggests in the accepted answer in mkral's link, fake signing with `ldid`. then, you can `scp` the entire app bundle to your device, and install it in /Applications. – Nate Jun 20 '12 at 00:53
  • I didn't get, where have i to run ldid command? I donwloaded that tool from Cydia, and run it from OpenSSH: -- Ajaxy-iPod:/var/mobile/Applications/EE69FFCD-224F-44B6-8B69-28FBB6134461 root# chmod +x ObjCTest.app/ObjCTest Ajaxy-iPod:/var/mobile/Applications/EE69FFCD-224F-44B6-8B69-28FBB6134461 root# ldid -S ObjCTest.app/ObjCTest **util/ldid.cpp(567): _assert(78:arch != NULL)** -- I don't know if it's an error, but app still crashes :( Am I to create Self-Signed Certificate as described below on that link? – Alexander Zinchuk Jun 20 '12 at 13:50
  • Just tried scp + ldid for Cordova apps, got another error: -- codesign_allocate: for architecture armv6 object: MasterMind.app/MasterMind malformed object (unknown load command 8) util/ldid.cpp(582): _assert(78:WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0) -- – Alexander Zinchuk Jun 20 '12 at 14:24
  • Maybe the cause is that I'm using iPod touch instead of iPhone? And what build button i have to use? among these: http://ajaxy.ru/mm/buildwtf.png – Alexander Zinchuk Jun 20 '12 at 14:42

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I would suggest you to take a look at JailCoder.

It allows you to Debug your app made with XCode on a real device without a developer account.

Please keep in mind such solution should only be temporary. If it runs well and you want to do further developing / deployment consider buying a Developer account.

dvkch
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On jailbroken iDevices, Cydia (and other dpkg installers) install apps to /private/Applications/

So why not try: /Applications/MyProject.app

Then open a terminal on the device and navigate to /Applications: chmod -777 MyProject.app chown root MyProject.app

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