I'm doing android open source project and I'm new to aosp.
I am building gingerbread in Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit.
I have managed to successfully compile the source code without any error, and now when I run the command 'emulator', I get the following error and my emulator is not running at all
emulator: WARNING: ignoring locked user data image at /home/hari/Android/aosp/out/target/product/generic/userdata-qemu.img
emulator: WARNING: Another emulator is running. user data changes will *NOT* be saved
emulator: ERROR: There is no user data image in your build directory. Please make a full build
I searched over the internet and was not able to find a guy with the similar problem. So, anyone have any idea? What could be the possible solution ?
Edit:
My out directory and userdata-qemu.img is locked! Is this unusual ??
Thanks in advance.
I think your file is locked... may be you copied some files from another user. Make sure you give the all your files some permissions.
cd one step back from your aosp root directory and use this command
chmod -Rv 755 youraospdirectory/
I had similar issues, but in my case the whole directory was the problem.
So it would be better to chmod the whole directory.
I cannot access /var/mobile/Library/SMS etc. in xcode even if the iphone is jailbroken.
Apple sandboxing doesn't allow root access.
A Similar Answer is here Gaining root permissions on iOS for NSFileManager (Jailbreak) .
But i am a newbie. Except for the first two steps, i don't understand what he is doing. That would be great if anyone can explain that answer.
OR
Is there any other way to access /private/var/mobile/Library....?
Xcode: 5.0.1
Device: iPhone 5s with iOS 7.1
OSX: 10.9.2
3 . Create a copy of the executable file in the app bundle.
When you build a project in Xcode, it will produce an output directory. This varies by machine, so you'll have to search your filesystem. However, if your app is named HelloWorld, normally, you'd have a directory named HelloWorld.app. This is what the answer is referring to as the app bundle. From the command line (or using your Mac's Finder), go inside HelloWorld.app and make a copy of the HelloWorld executable file. Normally, I name the copy MobileHelloWorld.
4 . Open the original executable file and replace its content with this script:
#!/bin/bash
dir=$(dirname "$0")
exec "${dir}"/COPIED_EXECUTABLE_NAME "$#"
Directly launching a root app fails on iOS. Therefore we replace the app's main
executable with a script that launches the root executable.
I guess I would have described this step differently. You can delete the file. Create a new script with the same filename (HelloWorld) and edit it to include the lines above, starting with #!/bin/bash. Of course, COPIED_EXECUTABLE_NAME would be replaced with MobileHelloWorld in my example.
So, iOS will launch your script directly, instead of your executable. However, your script will then launch your executable and because of the permissions you've given those files, your running executable will have root privileges.
5 . In terminal, navigate to the app bundle.
You're probably already in this "bundle" directory. (HelloWorld.app)
6 . chmod 0775 the original executable file and chmod 6775 the copied executable file.
Issue the chmod command so that the HelloWorld file has 775 permissions (rwxrwxr-x). The MobileHelloWorld file should then have 6775 permissions (rwsrwsr-x).
7 . Copy the app bundle to /Applications to a device. Restart SpringBoard
and you should be good to go. If the app doesn't launch then repeat step 5 & 6
on the device.
Using whatever tool you like (I just use scp since my device is jailbroken with openssh installed), copy the entire HelloWorld.app folder to the iOS device. So, you would have a folder named: /Applications/HelloWorld.app/ which contains the bash script, the copied/renamed executable, and any other bundle resources (.png files, .xib files, etc.) your app contains.
Example
If you have a jailbroken device, install openssh and ssh into the phone, then check out how the Cydia app itself accomplishes this. You can view the /Applications/Cydia.app/Cydia script file, which launches the MobileCydia executable with root privileges.
Another Way
Actually, if you only want to access /var/mobile/Library, that doesn't require root access. That directory is owned by the mobile user, so root isn't necessary. What is necessary is escaping the normal iOS 3rd-party app sandbox. To do that, simply copy your HelloWorld.app folder and its contents to the /Applications/ folder on your device. Apps installed there, as opposed to /var/mobile/Applications won't have such tight sandbox restrictions.
So, none of that copying of the executable, inserting a bash script, are necessary. Steps 3 through 6 can be skipped.
Hope that helps. Sorry for my snarky comment.
I've read about this argument here: UUID mismatch detected with the loaded library
The most voted solution didn't work for me, because I'm sure in my case the problem is Spire.
When I try to run my App [iOS 5.0 targeted] in Xcode 4.2 onto my iPhone 4 [iOS 5.0.1 JB] the output in the console is:
warning: UUID mismatch detected with the loaded library - on disk is:
/Users/myusername/Library/Developer/Xcode/iOS DeviceSupport/5.0.1 (9A405)/Symbols/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreLocation.framework/CoreLocation
unable to load symbol file: warning: Unable to read symbols for /Library/MobileSubstrate/MobileSubstrate.dylib (file not found).
warning: No copy of MobileSubstrate.dylib found locally, reading from memory on remote device. This may slow down the debug session.
Before installing Spire I didn't have any Xcode problem. I've read that somebody already found a solution: https://stackoverflow.com/a/8930742/1203837 but I'm not so practical in approaching the proposed one that I'm going to report also here:
If you have Spire installed and you updated to 5.0.1 you need to uninstall Spire or update dyld_shared_cache which Spire is using...Spire dyld cache is at /var/spire. You need to extract cache appropriate to your current firmware from ipsw.
I really would NOT uninstall Spire, so please help me to find out how to "update dyld_shared_cache which Spire is using" .
EDIT: thanks to kexik I've tested a fully working workaround for the problem.
Whatever device you have installed Spire in, here is the step-by-step guide (Mac OS):
download the original iPhone 4S ipsw ( link )
rename it from .ipsw to .zip
extract it (normally, by double-clicking it in Mac OS X)
download vfdecrypt ( link ) ed unzip it into the same extracted folder of the ipsw.
Open Terminal and navigate into the ipsw extraxted folder (tip: type cd then drag-and-drop directly the folder into the Terminal window)
Run the command:
./vfdecrypt -i 038-3763-001.dmg -o decrypted.dmg -k a31ffd506c6711c5a0c52c9f0a2f7208a2f63ad9dd40506e70d80ea20a981eb1312bc774
NOTE:
-i 038-3763-001.dmg
Is relative to the biggest .dmg in all the ones you can find into the extracted ipsw folder (referred to the Root File System)
-o decrypted.dmg
Is relative to the name of the output decrypted file, I called "decrypted" (the extension .dmg is fixed)
-k a31ffd506c6711c5a0c52c9f0a2f7208a2f63ad9dd40506e70d80ea20a981eb1312bc774
Is relative to the VFDecrypt Key exactly for iPhone 4S iOS 5.0.1 and 038-3763-001.dmg image. Source is theiPhoneWiki
Wait until the process terminates (You'll see a new prompt line)
Open (mount) decrypted.dmg (double-click it) and here it is the iPhone 4S root file system.
Navigate into the folder
/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.dyld
Make a copy of the (only) file dyld_shared_cache_armv7 (i.e. on your desktop) and rename it to dyld_shared_cache_armv7.new
Copy it (I used DiskAid) into your iDevice file system at the path
/var/spire
Navigate into that path (I used iFile Cydia App directly on my iPhone) and rename the original dyld_shared_cache_armv7 in dyld_shared_cache_armv7.bak. Rename now the recently copied dyld_shared_cache_armv7.new in dyld_shared_cache_armv7. Check that the new dyld_shared_cache_armv7 has the same properties than the dyld_shared_cache_armv7.bak (I had to add the execute property to the new file), than delete dyld_shared_cache_armv7.bak (I suggest also to backup that file before deleting it in case of problems).
Save, exit iFile, unplug from your Mac and reboot your device.
Reopen XCode and plug your device in. It probably won't be automatically detected. In this case open the Organizer (Window -> Organizer) and delete the current iPhone (or iPod touch, or iPad) profile (mine one had the the yellow light instead of the green one near the name), unplug it, reboot Xcode, reopen Organizer and wait your device profile auto installation process.
NOW your device should be fully working debugging your Apps! My iPhone 4 GSM iOS 5.0.1 JB with Spire installed does.
Hope this guide will help whoever have the same problem.
Thanks again kexik for his suggestions!
Find an ipsw for which there is the decryption key. Then uzip that ipsw and search iphone wiki for that particular firmware - there you will find a key as well as the name of .dmg file with root filesystem. Extract that dmg (using vfdecrypt or dmg decryptor) in extracted filesystem look for /System/Library/Caches/dyld.../dyld_shared_cache and copy that file to the place on the device I mentioned.
Sorry for not giving exact instructions, I wrote it from my memory. If needed, let me know and I will prepare more exact step-by-step. ;)
When I attempt to resize the internal storage for the emulator
./emulator -partition-size 1024
This is the error I receive: 2011-03-01 15:42:55.263 emulator[1033:903] LCC Scroll Enhancer loaded emulator: WARNING: ignoring locked user data image at /android-sdk-mac_x86/tools/./../platforms/.DS_Store/images/userdata-qemu.img emulator: WARNING: Another emulator is running. user data changes will NOT be saved emulator: ERROR: could not initialize user data image from /android-sdk-mac_x86/tools/./../platforms/.DS_Store/images/ramdisk.img: Not a directory
Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.
you can check this post and this one for details about how to increase the internal storage of the Android emulator.
It looks that for some reason the platform subdirectory is not correctly looked up and the first entry in the platforms directory is assumed to be one platform dir (whereas it is the .DS_Store file on MacOS).
Just delete the .DS_Store file in the specified directory (using a rm command, not the Finder which will recreate it automatically) and it will workaround the problem.
I have an iphone simulator running on my Mac.
I have a .ipa file, can you please tell me how can I install it on the simulator?
You can't. If it was downloaded via the iTunes store it was built for a different processor and won't work in the simulator.
I found an .ipa file that I wanted using iTunes and copied it over to my desktop.
After that I changed the extension to .zip and extracted it.
Next I found the Payload folder and moved the application inside to my desktop.
Finally I moved that application to my iPhone simulators applications folder found at:
HD
> Applications
> Xcode.app (right click - Show Package Contents)
> Contents
> Developer
> Platforms
> iPhoneSimulator.platform
> SDKs
> iPhoneSimulator6.0.sdk
> Applications
(Note: Some apps crash more often than others.)
In Xcode 6+ and iOS8+ you can do the simple steps below
Paste .app file on desktop.
Open terminal and paste the commands below:
cd desktop
xcrun simctl install booted xyz.app
Open iPhone simulator and click on app and use
For versions below iOS 8, do the following simple steps.
Note: You'll want to make sure that your app is built for all architectures, the Simulator is x386 in the Build Settings and Build Active Architecture Only set to No.
Path: Library->Application Support->iPhone Simulator->7.1 (or another version if you need it)->Applications
Create a new folder with the name of the app
Go inside the folder and place the .app file here.
Update for Xcode 9.4.1+
Hope my answer is getting seen down here as this took me a while to figure out but I just got it working.
First of all you need to build and run the App on your simulator. Then you open the Activity Monitor. Double click the name of your App to find its content.
In the next screen open the Open Files and Ports tab and find the line with MyAppName.app/MyAppName.
Copy the link but make sure to stop at the MyAppName.app. Do not copy the path following it.
Control click onto the finder icon and select Go to folder.
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Paste the path and click enter. You will see your MyAppName.app file.
Copy it to the Desktop and zip it. Move it to your desired 2nd computer and unzip the file. Build a random project to have a simulator open.
Lastly: Literally drag and drop the App from your Desktop into your Simulator. You will see the install and the App opens and does not crash.
You cannot run an ipa file in the simulator because the ipa file is compiled for a phone's ARM architecture, not the simulator's x86 architecture.
However, you can extract an app installed in a local simulator, send it to someone else, and have them copy it to the simulator on their machine.
In terminal, type:
open ~/Library/Application\ Support/iPhone\ Simulator/*/Applications
This will open all the applications folders of all the simulators you have installed. Each of the applications will be in a folder with a random hexadecimal name. You can work out which is your application by looking inside each of them. Once you have found out which one you want, right click it and choose "Compress ..." and it will make a zip file that you can easily copy to another computer and unzip to a similar location.
UPDATE: For Xcode 8.0+ you need to follow below Steps:
Download application from iTunes
Select downloaded app, right click show in finder
Copy .ipa file to Desktop, rename it to .zip file
Extract that .zip file and you will get directory with application name
Check that directory you will find app file in Payload folder, copy this app file
Go to ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices
FYI: Library folder is hidden by default in mac, you can see hidden file using below command.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES;
killall Finder /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app
Now here you'll see many directories with long hexadecimal names, these all are simulators.
To find your desired simulator, sort these directories using "Arranged By > Date Modified".
Select that simulator file and go to below location.
<HEXADECIMAL-SIMULATOR-STRING>/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/
Create new folder name with <download-app-name> and paste app file in that folder
Open Terminal and run below command to install this application
xcrun simctl install booted <APP_FILE_PATH>
Example <APP_FILE_PATH> will be looks like below:
~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/<HEXADECIMAL-SIMULATOR-STRING>/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/<APP_NAME>
First of all, IPAs usually only have ARM slices because the App Store does not currently accept Simulator slices in uploads.
Secondly, as of Xcode 8.3 you can drag & drop a .app bundle into the Simulator window and it will be installed. You can find the app in your build products directory ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/projectname-xyzzyabcdefg/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator if you want to save it or distribute it to other people.
To install from the command line use xcrun simctl install <device> <path>.
device can be the device UUID, its name, or booted which means the currently booted device.
For Xcode 10, here's an easy way that worked for me for a debug IPA (development profiles)
Unzip the IPA to get the Payload folder.
Within the Payload folder is the app executable.
Drag and drop the app to an open simulator. (You might see a green add button when you drag it over the simulator)
It should install that app on that simulator.
You can run the application file of project in simulator - not .ipa file.
You can get it from:
Libraries-->Applicationsupport-->iphone simulator-->4.3(its ur simulator version)-->applications-->then u can see many files like 0CD04F.... find out your application file through open it.
You can copy the file to your system(which system simulator u need run ) location Libraries-->Applicationsupport-->iphone simulator-->4.3(its your simulator version)-->applications-->
Then open the simulator 4.3 (its your simulator version where you pasted). You can see the application installed there.
Getting from other people:
Please tell them to find out Libraries-->Applicationsupport-->iphone simulator-->4.3(its ur simulator version)-->applications-->then you can see many files like 0CD04F.... from their system and receive that file from them.
After they have got the file, please copy and paste the file in to your system `Libraries-->Applicationsupport-->iphone simulator-->4.3(its your simulator version)-->applications-->(paste the file here).
Then you can see the app is installed in your system simulator and you can run it after clicking the file.
Copy From Here:
- Run the application in the Xcode.
- Select Finder go to Go and click on select Library Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/7.0.3-64/Applications
- Select 32 bit folder Copy your application.
Paste To Here:
- /Applications/Xcode-Beta.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhone Simulator. SDK/Applications
- Paste here and run the simulator.
With Xcode 6:
It's very possible to build and install on a simulator.
I did it by copying the debug build configuration (I called it SimRelease for my example below) in the project settings. I changed the architectures to i386 and x86_64 (not sure how necessary this was), but key difference to change between the copied build configuration is build for active architecture set to NO. After that a couple simple command line tools will do the rest!
xcodebuild -scheme YOUR_SCHEME -configuration SimRelease -sdk iphonesimulator8.1
Depending on where you have your DerivedData set you need to go find the outputted .app folder. Once you've found it you can simply install it on any simulator device. To find the device UUID's open Xcode and go to Window->Devices you'll see the list of the device instances and you can grab the UUID's. For a trivial script you could grab all of them from: ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/ and install on every device.
From there the simple command to install on a device is:
xcrun simctl install DEVICE_ID APP_FOLDER_LOCATION
Here's a simple shell script to take the app and install it on every device:
app_dir=$1
current_dir=$(pwd)
cd ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/
devices=$(ls -d */)
cd "$current_dir"
for device in $devices
do
device_id=${device%/}
xcrun simctl install "$device_id" "$app_dir"
done
Hope this helps! Took me a while to figure out the best way to do it.
Step to run in different simulator without any code repo :-
First create a .app by building your project(under project folder in Xcode) and paste it in a appropriate location (See pic for more clarity)
Download Xcode
Create a demo project and Start simulator in which you want to run the app.
Copy the .app file in particular location(ex :- Desktop).
cd Desktop and Run the command (xcrun simctl install booted appName.app),
App will be installed in the particular booted simulator.
Tested on iPod touch (7th generation) Simulator 13 (iOS 15.0)
Xcode and Xcode Command Line tools are already installed
Since we have an .ipa file, we can get the .app file from it
Rename .ipa file as .zip and extract the contents
Once the zip file is extracted, we can find the Payload folder which contains App_Name.app file
Open Terminal or iTerm2 app
Navigate to the folder which contains .app file
To list all iOS connected devices & iPhone simulators -> Also shows the UDID of all devices
xcrun xctrace list devices
Boot the simulator
xcrun simctl boot <UDID>
Launch the simulator
open -a simulator
Install the .app file
xcrun simctl install booted <App_Name>.app
Just drag and drop .app file to simulator it will install app automatically.
I have checked in iPhone simulator 13(iOS 15.4)