Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Adam Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.ipad,comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: how to access .mp4 & .pdf files on iPad after copying from Linux via ifuse Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:08:59 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 95 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:09:00 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="533a21a4333db2cc080a94ca7803be84"; logging-data="3923451"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/O8HUNrtMArg17RofExc1N" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.6.0 Cancel-Lock: sha1:j/ozj/d/zN79naJ/1BON0N0zQAs= In-Reply-To: Bytes: 5415 On 03/10/2024 06:15 PM, Sten deJoode wrote: > On Sun, 10 Mar 2024 17:47:26 -0700, Adam wrote: > >> The files seem to be on the iPad at the top level... >> https://i.postimg.cc/QdM0WF6H/i-Pad-Files-US-Citizenship-Naturalization-Questions.png >> >> But, I can't seem to find the files from the iPad. Sorry, I'm an iPad >> newbie doing this for my neighbor, who is studying to become a US >> citizen. On top of that, the iOS is in a foreign language. :-) > > Linux is in the real world. No Apple device works in the real world. > In fact, Apple _hates_ their devices working in the real world. > > Linux isn't supported. > It doesn't exist (to Apple). > > Which is to say that Apple devices are designed ONLY for the walled garden. > > When you're logged into Apple servers every moment of your life. > Apple devices, as a result, are nothing more than dumb terminals. > > However, you can certainly do whatever you want to do. > If you're clever. > And with a little knowledge... > > All of which has been posted before to this ng so it's in the archives. > > > Check these out first, and if you have questions, ask me. > > Bear in mind you can always use ShareDrop (which isn't described below > as ShareDrop came after all those tutorials were written). > > > I've done it all, but I haven't bothered in years as my newest iPad is only > used for Google Voice nowadays - as iOS doesn't do anything Android doesn't > already do (but iOS runs GV BETTER than Android does - so it's useful). > > How to copy files both ways anywhere you want to/from iPhone/iPad over USB between Windows & iOS using Linux > > > Simultaneously slide Windows Linux iOS Android files back & forth over USB at 2GB per minute speeds using 100% native devices (no proprietary software needed) > > > How to transfer iPad photos/videos to/from Linux/Windows over Wi-Fi LAN > > > How to mount the entire mobile device file system on Linux > > > How to read/write access iOS file systems on Ubuntu/Windows over USB cable > > > And to show how crappy Apple developers are, even Windows is a bitch > (it seems Apple hires only high school kids to do all their coding). > > How to easily archive your iOS device and/or how to use your iOS device as a free USB stick (read & write)? > > > Has anyone here already run a Linux iFuse (libimobiledevice) port on Windows? > > > Why doesn't Apple just let you manage your iOS file system natively on the PC? > > > The only place anything works with Apple is inside the walled garden. > Thanks, before posting here, I searched and found the following... How can I access afc:// iOS files from the Ubuntu terminal? https://superuser.com/questions/1548122/how-can-i-access-afc-ios-files-from-the-ubuntu-terminal mint@mint:~$ idevicepair pair SUCCESS: Paired with device 12372579df8d3ba74b44b47daaabea5f7775a86b mint@mint:~$ usbmuxd -f -v [01:13:47.747][3] usbmuxd v1.1.1 starting up [01:13:47.747][0] Could not open lockfile // will "sudo" fix this mint@mint:~$ sudo mkdir /mnt/iPad mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/mnt/iPad’: File exists mint@mint:~$ sudo su // "sudo ifuse" ?!?!? root@mint:/home/mint# ifuse /mnt/iPad There was an error accessing the mount point: Input/output error root@mint:/home/mint# exit exit mint@mint:~$ sudo usbmuxd -f -v [04:19:45.978][3] usbmuxd v1.1.1 starting up [04:19:45.978][1] Another instance is already running (pid 3671). exiting. mint@mint:~$ Not sure about usage of "sudo su". How about using "sudo" with "usbmuxd" and "ifuse" ?