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Mysterio
Asked: 2012-04-28 09:33:16 +0800 CST

How do I set up the iPhone USB Ethernet Driver?

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I just installed 12.04 (fresh install) and realized I could no longer tether with my iPhone like how I did on 11.10 without any hassle. On 11.10 (to my amazement) all I had to do was turn on USB tethering option in MyWi and my system would automatically connect to the Internet via my phone. What has changed and how can I tether again?

BTW it is an iPhone 3G (jailbroken)

iphone 12.04

3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    To get iPhone USB tethering working again, just install the following packages:

    1. ipheth-utils.

    2. libimobiledevice-dev

    3. libimobiledevice-utils

    You can install these packages through apt-get command or through the synaptic package manager sudo apt-get install synaptic

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  2. On top of the steps listed by Mysterio, you may need to use the following command in a terminal window to get it working:

    idevicepair unpair && idevicepair pair

    Then unplug your phone and plug it back in. When you plug it back in, a notification should pop up (on your Ubuntu system) saying it has connected to a wired network. (If the notification does not appear, make sure Personal Hotspot is enabled on your phone.)

    This works for me with a non-jailbroken iPhone running iOS 5.0 and no additional software on either my laptop or phone.

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  3. Installing the usbmuxd package solved the issue with iphone 7 and 17.10.

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