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I want to be able to manage my music manually on my iPhone, but it's currently synced with a no longer available computer and won't let me re-sync with another computer without completely erasing my iPhone, apparently.

Is jailbreaking an option or will I still be limited by iTunes and this ridiculous restriction?

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I'm not an expert on jail breaking, but AFAIK, that limitation is baked into iTunes - it doesn't really care if your phone is jailbroken, at least for the purposes of your question - it just talks with the music app (or more specifically, the database behind it).

That said, there is software out there that can restore your iTunes library from an iPod or iPhone. iRip works on OS X, there's also DeTune. SharePod seems to be the goto option for Windows. You'll have to use one of those programs to get your library back on your new computer, then re-sync your iPhone from your new library.

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Thanks for the links--I finally managed to get it working with a combination of magicspace.eu/software/… and andrewgrant.org/2008/03/30/… – chaiguy Jul 10 '12 at 21:52
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Nice, I wasn't aware of that method before. If you can, maybe write up the details in your own answer to help people who come across this later. – robmathers Jul 10 '12 at 22:08
Actually maybe I'll write a whole new question Q&A style. – chaiguy Jul 11 '12 at 16:40

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