CALIBRE MAC IOS 5.1.1 INSTALL

I first createdĪn archive directory called 'vlc' in '/var/mobile', just to keep a copy of the original.

CALIBRE MAC IOS 5.1.1 INSTALL

IPA file on the iPad, in case the install did not work. You can use standard 'cp' unix commands to copy files around in your /var/mobile area, and 'mkdir' to createĥ) Once you have downloaded 'Install0us', click on it and find the vlc-iOS-2.1.3.ipa file that you put into /var/mobile/Downloads. You will have to click on 'Downloads' at bottom of Installous screen.

This will create a directory called '/var/mobile/Applications//', where VLC will be installed. You should see the VLC icon on the iPad screen, and it should work.

The '/var/mobile/Applications'ĭirectory has each application under a generated, to facilitate Apple's idea of the 'Sandbox', which is great if your are giving the iPad to a child to play with, but damned annoying if you want to use the device as a computer, You are like me, and do not use iTunes, you will need to copy your videos and movies into the '/var/mobile/Applications//Documents' directory, so that VLC can actually find your video files. That way, you only will a have to type the that identifies Here is a trick: Configure your 'Terminal' app to use swipe up and swipe down gestures to generate up-arrow and down-arrow. When you restart 'Terminal', just swipe-up to see and use all your old commands that you entered before.Ħ) Use the iFile app, or just use 'cp' and the 'Terminal' app, to migrate your moviesĪnd video files into VLC's 'Documents' directory of the VLC-applications-sandbox directory. See the photo called 'Where the Files Are' for an on-screen explanation.

Calibre mac ios 5.1.1