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The [https://libimobiledevice.org/ libimobiledevice] project provides libraries and tools to connect and transfer data between iOS devices and Linux machines. | |||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
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=== Preparation === | === Preparation === | ||
In order to be able to automatically mount your iOS device (such as an iPhone) when connecting it or to enable USB | In order to be able to automatically mount your iOS device (such as an iPhone) when connecting it or to enable USB tethering, you need to install <code>libimobiledevice</code> and to activate the <code>usbmuxd</code> service. | ||
Add the following to your <code>configuration.nix</code>: | Add the following to your <code>configuration.nix</code>: | ||
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<syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> | <syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> | ||
services.usbmuxd.enable = true; | services.usbmuxd.enable = true; | ||
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ | environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ | ||
libimobiledevice | libimobiledevice | ||
ifuse # optional, to mount using 'ifuse' | ifuse # optional, to mount using 'ifuse' | ||
]; | ]; | ||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
If you experience issues mounting or pairing your device (for example as described [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/152592 here]), you can try to switch the <code>usbmuxd</code> daemon package to an alternative more updated implementation, <code>usbmuxd2</code>. | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> | |||
services.usbmuxd = { | |||
enable = true; | |||
package = pkgs.usbmuxd2; | |||
}; | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
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$ ifuse /tmp/iphone | $ ifuse /tmp/iphone | ||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
=== Tethering === | === Tethering === | ||
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Confirm pairing by accepting the connection on your iOS device. After that an ethernet device will appear in your network device list. | Confirm pairing by accepting the connection on your iOS device. After that an ethernet device will appear in your network device list. | ||
== | == Maintenance == | ||
=== Factory reset === | === Factory reset === | ||