iPhone 3GS freeing up root space

Discussion in 'iOS Jailbreak & Cydia' started by TylerDrgnHeart, May 21, 2012.

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  1. TylerDrgnHeart Well-Known Member

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    So i install siriport.ru, and one of the steps during installation in cydia is 'freeing up root space.' I figured that meant space on /, and it did. After installation and reboot (ios 5.1.1), i now had 400 MB free on / rather than 190 some without the siri port.
    Now here's the catch: if i want to go and uninstall the port, i cant. Well, sort of...
    • I open cydia>manage>packages
    • then i locate the siriport.ru port for ios 5.1
    • I press uninstall
    • it tells me to respring after i uninstall it (the bottom black button reads restart springboard rather than reboot device)
    So..... i press respring. worst decision made yet.
    it gets stuck in a respring loop. the spinner never stops, and never freezes. after about 10 minutes the screen flashes white for a split second than the device shuts down. I tether boot from redsnow, but it ALWAYS gets stuck on the pineapple. I cant fix this except by restoring, which i have had to do twice now because of this error.

    So, i am wondering if there is any way to install this siri port (and have it free up the / space) and uninstall it without these errors and keeping all of my root space? Because with the space free, i always get at least 200MB rather than 90-100MB free memory without the freed up space. Thanks! If worst comes to worst, i can always leave the port installed, taking up 200 MB of my 8GB iphone... :(
    TylerDrgnHeart, May 21, 2012
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  2. Badd_Blood Well-Known Member

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    It uses system memory which you can't even utilize in iTunes.

    Just don't mess with those siri ports...
    Badd_Blood, May 21, 2012
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  3. TylerDrgnHeart Well-Known Member

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    well i understand what its doing to my space and memory, i just wanna know if theres a tool out there that can free up my root space like this port, or how to uninstall the port safely after it frees up the space
    TylerDrgnHeart, May 21, 2012
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  4. Badd_Blood Well-Known Member

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    I think it may be allocating more space to the system actually, not freeing it up. Siriport just doesn't uninstall cleanly.
    Badd_Blood, May 21, 2012
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  5. TylerDrgnHeart Well-Known Member

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    Ok, yeah i figured as much with siriports. does anyone know of tools that allocate the memory to / for me?
    TylerDrgnHeart, May 21, 2012
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  6. Badd_Blood Well-Known Member

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    You can select your root size on sn0wbreeze, but why? /var space is more important
    Badd_Blood, May 21, 2012
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  7. TylerDrgnHeart Well-Known Member

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    ok, just curious about this. id rather have a bit more / space, even if it is only about 100MB more. I can spare it, since i try not to bring my flash mem. below 1GB
    TylerDrgnHeart, May 21, 2012
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  8. Badd_Blood Well-Known Member

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    You have to make a custom firmware and restore. This is what it looks like
    [IMG]
    Badd_Blood, May 21, 2012
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  9. TylerDrgnHeart Well-Known Member

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    ok, thanks so much! what is the default root partition size, if you know by any chance? I dont want to accidentally make it too small that it cant function.
    TylerDrgnHeart, May 21, 2012
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  10. ValleyForge Head of Community Development Team

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    Sn0wbreeze won't allow you to make it too small. The default is the very bottom of the scale on sn0wbreeze. Add about 200MB.
    ValleyForge, May 21, 2012
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