Installer.app can't find host! - iPhone

Posted by John
on Thursday, 14 February 2008

If you're one of those guys with a hacked iPhone, you might get this error with the InstallerApp, nothing serious, just one of the repositories has changed location.

New Repository Location

  • Go to Sources in Installer.app.
  • Tap the Edit button. Click on the - icon over Ste Packaging source line to delete it.
  • Tap the Add button and type the right new URL for STE Packaging source:
  • Type in the new location.. http://repo.smxy.org/iphone-apps/

Getting Extra Space on your iPhone

PS, It's recommend you install both Community Sources and BossTool (in the Utilities category) and run the Free Disk Space tool inside BossTool in order to relocate Fonts, Ringtones and Applications to the main disk partition and thus, be able to install a lot more applications without space problems.

Note: do this in the recommended order;

  • first Fonts
  • then Ringtones
  • and Applications at the last

As always, be careful with this; haven't done it myself btw.

Update

Just ran the BossTool on my iphone (1.1.4) and it worked fine, did each in order fonts, then ringtones, then apps.

Also try using ZiPhone to update and unlock your iphone, you should get the new sources in the installer automatically with it.

Comments
  1. SteveThursday, 21 February 2008
    Will a simple url change fix all application downloads without including the recommended "Getting Extra Space on your iPhone" procedures? Right now, all application download attempts receive the "can't find host response". If I try the simple url change and it doesn't do the fix, will it damage the iPhone settings?
  2. JohnThursday, 21 February 2008
    yep, just do the first bit, the second part is purely if you want to; I haven't because I'm scared to brick my phone.
  3. dannyTuesday, 26 February 2008
    can any one help im getting a message when trying to download on installer (down load fail host can not be find ) way im i get this and how can i get a around this please help...
  4. donaldMonday, 17 March 2008
    danny, im having the same problem. everytime i try to refresh sources it keeps saying that the installer app cannot find host.HEELLPP!!!!

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