How to Fix DiskAid or iPhone Browser Issue After Blackra1n Jailbreak

by Simon Ng on October 30, 2009



Diskaid - Root FolderBlackra1n is the popular and easiest jailbreak tool for iPhone OS 3.1.2. However, some users have reported that DiskAid or iPhone Browser (or other iPhone file browser) does not recognize their jailbroken iPhone after using blackra1n. This issue has been discussed around the blogsphere and various discussion forums. The blackra1n developer, GeoHot, also mentioned this is a known issue but he’s not going to provide the fix.

So, why can’t DiskAid or iPhone Browser recognize your iPhone as Jailbroken after blackra1n jailbreak? The reason is simple – your jailbroken iPhone misses a service that the iPhone file browser depends to access the root file system. That service is known as “afc2″.

To resolve the issue, you can simply install a fix called “afc2add” that is available from Cydia. Once installed, reboot your iPhone. That’s it! Now, try to connect your iPhone with USB and launch DiskAid or other file browser again. The file browser should be able to recognize your jailbroken iPhone and access the root file system.

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For more information about iPhone browser or DiskAid, you can refer to:

As always, let us know if the fix works for you.

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November 10, 2009 at 8:18 pm

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1 noob November 1, 2009 at 9:29 am

thx alot bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2 gigio November 10, 2009 at 7:11 pm

tnx it works smoothly

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3 granfio November 11, 2009 at 10:34 pm

grazie

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4 Pris November 16, 2009 at 1:55 am

Mine still isn’t working… Help!

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