I have seen a lot of questions from people asking how they can save games on their iPod Touch. Because of this I have put together a guide that should fix this problem. This guide is for users who are running 1.1.3 and 1.1.4.
Now lets get started!
1. If you haven’t already done so, install BSD Subsystem. It is located in the “System” Category.
2. Next, install term-vt100.
3. Open up term-vt100 and type the below text. You must type it exactly how you see it.
chown -hR mobile /var/mobile/Media/ROMs/insert your choice
Where I have put “insert your choice”, put either GBA, NES, SNES, PSX, GENESIS, GAMEBOY
4. Now open up the emulator and pick any ROM. You should now be able to save the progress of your game!
If you have any questions about getting your ROMs to save on your iPod Touch please post them over at the forums.
May 16, 2008 @ 05:35:28
thanks
May 16, 2008 @ 18:46:04
Thanks helps alot worked 4 me!
May 16, 2008 @ 20:16:49
when i go into term-vt100 it says password??
whats the password
May 17, 2008 @ 00:07:15
Try root for username and alpine for password.
May 17, 2008 @ 07:19:56
Mine said permission denied, and i cant even make files writeable in mobile finder what can i do… im going crazy
May 17, 2008 @ 17:06:13
how do you backspace on terminal cause i typed it in wrong and then i hit enter and it wont go back
May 17, 2008 @ 17:37:31
My says “Operation not permitted. ” What is that suppose to mean? I still can’t save!
May 18, 2008 @ 04:54:10
hi guys i found the solution i got a repo with a modified MobileFinder it works like a charm.
Installer.iClarified.com
May 19, 2008 @ 23:36:06
I found out you can save just by exiting and puhing “yes overwrite current”. It works with all of my emulators and I didn’t install term-vt100.
*(Try not to save too early into the game and it might not work)
Source for ROMs and other cool, working stuff:
iappcat.com/r/7056-In category Cee’s Stuff (My source)
May 20, 2008 @ 22:50:27
are there any spaces “chown -hR mobile /var/mobile/Media/ROMs/_ _ _”?
like are there any spaces in between chown -hR, and mobile?
May 30, 2008 @ 03:34:25
I did not use term-vt100.
Instead I used WinSCP.
How to:
1. In WinSCP, click on “Files”, then select “Custom Commands”. Click “Enter”.
2. A window will appear. In the space provided paste this: chown -hR mobile /var/mobile/Media/ROMs/GAMEBOY
provided that it’s gameboy games that you want to save.
3. Do not change anything else and select “OK”.
4. It should tell you that “… Separate shell session may be opened to…”. Select “OK”.
5. This should do the trick!
Jun 03, 2008 @ 00:44:27
hey man i tried wat u said but mine said something like its “no such file exist”
Jun 07, 2008 @ 09:24:34
simon, instead try
chown -hR mobile /var/mobile/Media/ROMs/GBA
or instead of GBA it could be whatever your using (NES, GENESIS, etc)
Jun 07, 2008 @ 09:47:06
i also have another problem, when i start the gba rom it says at the top something like,
you dont have the ipsp something something, whats that supposed to mean?? the screen is all black and i cant do anything
Jun 09, 2008 @ 18:30:05
i did it and all the names of my roms appeared on the screen and after a lot of words it says operation not permitted what do i do????????????
Jun 09, 2008 @ 19:27:04
My says “Library not loaded: libarmfq.dylib” What’s that suppose to mean?
Jun 09, 2008 @ 19:34:50
Thanks El Zippo. It actually helped me. Better than term-vt1oo.
Jun 10, 2008 @ 12:23:15
George-
You need the GBA bios:
1.Install ishare with installer.app
2.Create an account with ishare
3.Go to “Download”
4.Click the text box
5.Type in 8okx8s
The whole thing should read: http://sendspace.com/file/8okx8s
6.Hit Download in the upper right corner
7.Hit the “..” 2 or 3 times until you see “Applications” and click on it.
8.Click gpsphone.app
9.Click “Done” in the upper right corner and wait for it to download
Jun 16, 2008 @ 20:27:02
Can u put gba and more or only one?
Jun 18, 2008 @ 21:09:33
i tried what El Zippo said with the SNES emu and it seemed to work but i cant figure out how to actually save the game. there is no back button like the NES emu. what do i do?
Jun 25, 2008 @ 15:36:42
Pex same thing happened with me
Jul 02, 2008 @ 09:00:48
I DID THE WINSCP THING AND I GET TO THE PASSWORD PART AND ALPINE WONT WORK?????
Jul 06, 2008 @ 13:59:17
lol guys are dumb!!! just install jiggy runtime and filebrowser(new) go to the browser. go to media roms. then u should see folders with the name of the consoles dont click on them yet. click tools properties click on the gameboy (or whatever u want) folder. u should see some options and a thing called permisions. for the gameboy chang it from 755 to 777. for gba and snes i dont know google it.
Jul 06, 2008 @ 14:00:37
if my wording is bad its self explainitory once u get into the browser
Jul 16, 2008 @ 15:29:13
what does missing operand after ‘mobile/var
Aug 04, 2008 @ 21:02:06
El Zippo Thanks alot you help me soo much
thanks again
Aug 19, 2008 @ 20:50:50
my terminal app is very stubborn i tried to install term vt100 and it just didnt show up once i did so im stuck with terminalv and it just wont let me type ANYTHING for the password all i can do is click return and it says incorrect-when i tap the letters nothing shows up-HELP PLEASE!!!!
Jul 12, 2009 @ 16:38:26
I can not find bsd subsystem. I think I need a certain source so can anyone tell me what source I need?
Nov 04, 2010 @ 06:11:40
wheres the system