Fix iBooks Configuration Error on Jailbroken iOS 5 device [How-To]

Facing the iBooks Configuration Error: There is a problem with the configuration of your iPhone. Please restore with iTunes or redownload iBooks? Here’s the fix!

If you are one of those who are on the Untethered Jailbreak and are addicted to iBooks like me, then you would have found by this time that the iBooks app will not open up and would have been throwing an error which reads:

Configuration Error:

There is a problem with the configuration of your iPhone. Please restore with iTunes or redownload iBooks.

This error is common and occurs since the hashes of the iBooks would have got a hit when you Jailbreak your iDevice. But we are fortunate that we have got a fix for this issue. And remember that this is just a workaround and has got some disadvantages too! So here’s how you could fix the iBooks issue all by yourself. I’m writing a script that would fix this issue automatically after you install it from Cydia. I will upload it to my repo soon!

Fix iBooks Configuration Error on Jailbroken iOS 5 device:

  1. Search and download iFile from Cydia
  2. Open up iFile, and copy the iBooks.app to /Applications folder on your device using iFile. The iBooks.app is present in /var/mobile/Applications/[iBooks].[alert_box type=”Info”]If you are finding it difficult to find the iBooks folder, just do a quick search with SBSettings. You need to have SBSettings installed for this.[/alert_box]
  3. Now, Navigate to /Applications/iBooks.app/Info.plist and select the Property List Editor.
  4. Select CFBumbleIdentifier and change the string com.apple.iBooks to com.apple.iBooksFix
  5. Exit iFile and Respring your Springboard. [Its better if you could restart your iDevice]
  6. There would be two iBooks in your Home Screen. Delete the one which has the rounded corner icon and have the square cornered icon safely.
  7. The iBooks would now work as usual.
[alert_box type=”Error”]You will not be able to sync or purchase books from iTunes or iBooks Store. We have just moved the iBooks from a normal app’s directory to the native apps’ directory.[/alert_box]
This issue would be more than sufficient to work on iBooks. But you have Jailbroken your device and you need to hang on with such issues.
[alert_box type=”Info”]Alternatively, you can also use the iBooksFix from the Insanelyi Repo on Cydia. Just add http://repo.insanelyi.com on Cydia and search for iBooks Fix[/alert_box]
  • ManikMalhotra

    Or just download Ibooks fix for iOS 5 from Xsellize and reboot.

    • @ManikMalhotra That is also a very good fix! But download the correct one!

      • markman100

        @karthikk@ManikMalhotra Does the fix from xsellize work for the Redsn0w b3 jailbreak? can you synch ibooks?

        • ManikMalhotra

          @markman100@karthikk yes, it does the same thing (removes drm).

  • ManikMalhotra

    Because its free, iFile isn’t.

  • DonEmery

    For those of you who don’t know where to find the {iBooks] directory, it is indeed in the applications folder but where as everything seems to start with e9o647fhv854jf8…or whatever, I just kept clicking them in order from top to bottom to find it. Also, it’s not the “CFBumbleIdentifier” as quoted from step 4, above, it’s CFBundleIdentifier. Just a heads up, easy to figure out but a strange mistake to find in this tutorial…

    Finally, I personally have not had any luck with this technique and do not find that there are 2 seperate iBooks icons after following these steps. I have tried both iBooksFix 1 and 2 and reinstalled, rebooted and resprung several times in a variety of different combinations. I will continue to search for an solution for you who are having similar problems and will post an update, most likely, by the end of the day.

    On an unrelated note, is it weird that I don’t intend to use the app? Searching for an answer and troubleshooting to find it seems to be the motivation to do anything these days.

    destiny eva-marie grenier

  • DonEmery

    And I’ve found another way. This worked for me, I don’t claim to have the answer for everybody but, for me this worked and I’m hoping it works for the rest who have had no luck with the other available solutions out there.

    Before doing anything else delete iBooks completely from your IOS Device. You’ll be starting from scratch but you do not and should not have iBooks installed before starting the following steps, let’s just pretend you never tried to fix this problem before now.

    1. Open Cydia and add http://cydia.xsellize.com to your sources if you haven’t already.

    2. Search in Cydia now for “iBooks Fix for IOS 5” and install it.

    3. Now for me, this alone was not the complete fix. If after rebooting you find that downloading this fix from XSellize was sufficient then good for you but for me, it was not.

    4. Search in Cydia for SBSettings, you won’t need to add an additional source for this mod because it came installed with Cydia from BigBoss.

    5. Upon installation of SBSettings, open the app and scroll to the very bottom to “System Options” and open it.

    6. At the very top, you will find the option to “Fix Dir User Permissions”. Click this and read very carefully the following warning:

    “WARNING: Do not run this option if you have no problems!

    Apps run as user mobile. Some apps and themes are not updated for this. Even iTunes backup sync sometimes has a bug with this.

    Symptoms include

    -Mail App Crashing

    -Notes Not Saving

    -Other things

    This button sets the Library and Media dirs to user ‘mobile’ with all 755 permissions (all music is skipped). You can rerun this as often as you need like after installing new themes and such.

    So you need to weigh the potential for other issues before choosing to “Fix Me” but I did and I personally have not had any problems opening the apps that already exist on my iPod 4G. My mail continues normally and my notes save as well. I can guess that this warning was a poorly written and seemingly vague disclaimer that you MAY face problems in the future having used this option but, for me it worked.

    If you decide to “Fix Me”, do so and then reboot your device one more time to find that iBooks now works.

    I hope this helps.

    @DonEmery

  • LarissaSS

    This is such a gay way to fix the error. It will stop you from being able to use the iBooks app essentially as you will not be able to sync or buy new books. Please take this stupid ‘solution’ down. There are proper fixes out there like iBooksFix2 from the Cydia store that will not mess up your iPhone unlike your retarded method.

    • DonEmery

      Are you gonna be alright? It’s an alternative for those who couldn’t get the others to work for them. Not everyone has the same result using the method your freaking out about and I couldn’t have been clearer about the potential risks. Jesus crazy lady, why don’t you go find yourself a good shrink and fix your head first, worry about iBooks later.

    • ManikMalhotra

      @LarissaSS The bug is fixed in redsn0w now, you can use iBooks 2 without any fixes!

  • makemac

    @satrya_indra13 agak rumit, sabar aja ya ^^. Resiko di JB 😀

    • satrya_indra13

      @makemac Cara masukkan repo ke Cydia gmn ya? Masuk ke search, manage, atau apa?

      • makemac

        @satrya_indra13 masuk ke Manage > pilih Edit > pilih Add

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