Troubleshooting a Painfully Slow Cydia Update
17/01/2011 |
Sometimes it seems that Cydia updates can take forever. For slower devices, it may be normal. But if you see errors while downloading or if the update takes more than five minutes, there may be a solution.
Before you start this method, you will need to have APT Strict installed. If you have CyDelete installed, then you already have this. Otherwise, make sure Cydia is set to Developer mode, search for it and install…
Now go onto your desktop computer and use the Terminal or Command Prompt...
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