Custom Carrier Logo for iPhone 3gs, iOS 5.0.1

anup756 · Dec 28, 2011

Hi,

Can someone tell me different steps required to install custom carrier logos to my iPhone 3GS? My iPhone was originally under O2 carrier in UK which I later officially unlocked. I am using it with one of the Nepal's carrier service, NTC. When I browse system files of my iPhone using iFunBox I can see three .Png files with Vodafone written on it. But my iphone shows Nepal Mobile as my carrier. Below are the two different carrier images that I made myself which i want to install it in my 3GS.

I am all new to this so could anyone suggest me what I should do?

Thanks,
Anup

TurokMakto · Dec 29, 2011

you should jailbreak your Iphone first..find an application for custom logo..

anup756 · Dec 29, 2011

TurokMakto said:
you should jailbreak your Iphone first..find an application for custom logo..

Ya it's already jailbroken... with new Redsn0w

Can you tell me which app to use? I have installed an app called Fake Operator which just changes the name of the operator but I want to have a carrier logo in my phone.

Thanks,
Anup

anup756 · Dec 30, 2011

After going through some threads and forums, I found out some important stuffs. The file structure of iOS 5 is quite different than previous version of iOSs. The carrier bundles file in System/Library/Carrier Bundles/iPhone is the main directory where all the carrier bundles are centrally located. If the phone carrier doesn't match with the list of carriers pre-built in the iPhone, it uses files from unknown.bundle inside this directory. So we need to replace the .png files from this (unknown.bundle) directory using some SSH (ifile, ifunbox, etc.).

I also came to know that we must first patch the commcenter as it directs which bundle to use. So, I found out an updated CommCenterClassic Patch for iOS 5.0.1 from v.backspace.jp repo (you can add this in cydia and install it). Only then can we edit carrier.plist files.

I also want to register my carrier with the iphone so that I can automatically add APN, MMS APN, and other services to my sim. And, since my carrier (from Nepal) is not registered with apple there is one way to add the carrier bundle to the phone but the service is available to iOSs before 4.2.1 only. This one way is to create a carrier bundle file (.ipcc) and update it to iphone using iTunes update. I couldn't find anything for 5.0.1.

I am still all mixed up but I'll keep trying!!

Thanks,
Anup

anup756 · Jan 31, 2012

Ok problem solved!!

Here are the steps...

1) Download a program called "Zeppelin" from here and install it using iFile or iFunbox. You will not find this in Cydia.
2) Make sure you have given file permission...
Just go to terminal (you can use iFunbox's "SSH terminal" but for this first you need to install "OpenSSH" from Cydia repo) and type in the following:

Code:

chmod -R 755 /Library/Zeppelin
chown -R mobile:staff /Library/Zeppelin

3) "Exit" from the terminal
4) Uninstall "Fake Operator" or "Fake Carrier" if you have these already installed.
5) Goto Settings>Zeppelin> and choose any logo you want OR you may add your own logo using iFile or iFunbox

To install your own logos
1. On your local machine create a folder titled for your theme name.
2. Put images in it titled as follows: silver.png for the silver bar, black.png for the black bar, and etched.png for notification center. Make sure to add @2x to the file name if it is a retina icon.
3. Copy this folder from your computer to /Library/Zeppelin
4. Open Settings->Zeppelin and it should appear in the list
5. Enjoy!!

Source: For more info goto macthemes.

anup756 · Feb 2, 2012

To have zeppelin logo in settings simply put a .png file with "Icon.png" in Library/PreferenceBundles/ZeppelinSettings.bundle that's it..

Here's my Icon.png