Custom iPhone Ringtones on iTunes 10.2.1

Apple seems to have finally tried to fix the ability of users to create custom ringtones by converting .m4a file extensions to .m4r. Here is one way of working around this "fix."

http://www.ehmac.ca/anything-mac/93672-no-more-custom-ringtones.html#post1072148

Well, I finally figured it out. Somehow and maybe iTunes creates your AAC file, but marks it with extended attributes that causes iTunes not to accept it. Changing the permissions alone does not remove the extended attribute from the file. I tried create a copy of it and it still retained the original attribute from the file. After some digging around the internet and finding out that the extended attribute was for downloaded files from the internet that had not been executed yet. The OS thinks its a virus???

I tried to make another copy by using the following command.

cp -rX original_file new_file

This removed the attribute and also when imported into iTunes, it had no trouble and I could see it in iTunes. I am going to try to do it again and see if it shows up again just to confirm it wasn't me.

ImToast

[UPDATE]

I just tried it again and iTunes is putting the extended attribute on any new AAC files it creates so you can't import it back I guess.