A friend of mine has this problem with Cydia crashing immediately after he launches it. He only has a iMac so does anyone know how to fix this?

WITHOUT RESTORING!

Fix has been found....with a alternation.

How To Fix Cydia Crash After iPhone Jailbreak | The iPhone and iPad Blog by Simon

Here are the procedures:

1. Launch iPhone Explorer or Use SSH (e.g. Cyberduck for Mac or WinSCP for Windows) to access the file system of your jailbroken iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch

EDIT: I would recommend Diskaid instead for Mac users. Much easier and better.



2. Navigate to /var/lib/apt/lists and delete all files under this folder except the “partial” folder


3. Navigate to /var/lib/dpkg/updates. If there is any files inside, please also remove them.


4. Reboot your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch.


Once booted up, you should be able to launch Cydia properly.

This worked without having to restore my friends iPad. Cydia seems a lot faster now as well without all that junk around to process.

Thanks. Had same issue yesterday after doing a few Cydia updates and your tip resolved the issue instantly. Much appreciated! W.

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