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iTouch 3G is not dicovered or connected

#162

I apologize if I am in the group or forum. If I am please let me know where I can find support.

I am totally new to Linux (Ubuntu 10.4) so I am not quite sure what went wrong when I installed the software. I added the software source and it looks when I go in the software manager that all the software to connect an iTouch 3G was installed. However, when I connect the iTouch nothing happens. I use the cable that came with the iTouch and I use a USB port I knwo is working because I connected a USB drive and the was mounted to the desktop. I also do not see in the Music Player application that came with Ubuntu.

What did I miss? Is there anything I can do to verify if install was complete.

TIA

Reported by Gboy8510 · July 23rd, 2010 @ 07:41 PM

State: resolved
Milestone: none
Assigned to: nobody

Activity

  1. boxingsquirrel
    boxingsquirrel
    • Tag set to ipt3g, ubuntu

    Open up a command prompt and type "usbmuxd" (without the quotes). Also, run "ifuse". If either tells you the command isn't found, you'll need to install the corresponding package.

    Welcome to Linux!

    July 24th, 2010 @ 01:53 PM

  2. Gboy8510
    Gboy8510

    When I type "usbmuxd" and hit enter nothing happens. When I type "ifuse" a message "ERROR: No mount point specified". The iTouch is connected. There is no process running "usbmuxd" when I check in system monitor.

    July 24th, 2010 @ 04:02 PM

  3. boxingsquirrel
    boxingsquirrel

    ifuse needs to be run like so: ifuse
    This is what I do in a shell to mount my iPod Touch:
    usbmuxd &
    mkdir /media/iPod
    ifuse /media/iPod

    (All as root). The first command starts usbmuxd in the background. The second command creates a directory, /media/iPod, to mount the device in. It will fail if the directory exists, that's ok. Finally, I use ifuse to mount the device to /media/iPod. It doesn't show up on my desktop, but I can access the files in Nautilus.

    July 26th, 2010 @ 01:31 PM

  4. Martin S.
    Martin S.
    • State changed from new to open

    When I type "usbmuxd" and hit enter nothing happens.

    This means another instance of usbmuxd is already running. Kill all instances and then use "sudo usbmuxd -f -vvv".

    To verify the install the best is to run "ideviceinfo -s".

    July 29th, 2010 @ 01:25 PM

  5. Gboy8510
    Gboy8510

    I got it to work.Have no idea what I did different. Except that I followed your instructions and after reconnecting the iPod showed up on the desktop. Thank you all for your help. I like Linux (Ubuntu) a lot. Much better performance on an older machine than with XP for which this laptop was "designed for".

    July 30th, 2010 @ 12:04 AM

  6. Martin S.
    Martin S.
    • State changed from open to resolved

    As reported this was fixed thus closing the bug.

    March 25th, 2011 @ 05:50 PM

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