Converting mp3 files to iPhone ringtones in Linux

Posted on Sat 28 February 2009 in Technology • Tagged with linux, iphone

It should go without saying that with “iPhone” and “Linux” in the same sentence you’ll need a jailbroken phone for this. Use the following commands to dump your mp3 file to WAV then convert it to m4a:

  1. mplayer -vo null -vc null -ao pcm:fast:file=file.wav file …

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wiki.control-d.com

Posted on Fri 13 June 2008 in Technology • Tagged with vim, iphone, ubuntu, wiki

The following 4 guides have been moved over to my MediaWiki site and updated:

  • Intro to the ViM Editor
  • Vim and R
  • iPhone 1.1.4 and Ubuntu Linux
  • Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) on a Toshiba Portege M400

http://wiki.control-d.com

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iPhone 1.1.4 and Ubuntu Linux

Posted on Wed 28 May 2008 in Technology • Tagged with linux, iphone, wiki

This guide is horribly out of date, and much more concise and updated instructions can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PortableDevices/iPhone

I’m writing this guide after upgrading my 1.1.2 jailbroken iPhone to 1.1.4. As with my last guide, I don’t …


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iPhone 1.1.2 and Ubuntu Linux

Posted on Sat 24 November 2007 in Technology • Tagged with iphone, linux, wiki

The following guide is deprecated, and the instructions here should not be used on a 1.1.3 or 1.1.4 iPhone. There are much easier steps in windows now, and running ‘passwd’ on a 1.1.3/1.1.4 iphone will cause the menu (Springboard) to continuously …


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