Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:41:31 +0400 From: antranigv <antranig@vartanian.am> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: File fransfer from iPad to FreeBSD Message-ID: <07005a4b-2fb6-878c-63d2-fef2ae9ae8c4@evnbug.org> In-Reply-To: <20180216104703.555e9987.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20180216104703.555e9987.freebsd@edvax.de>
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wondering, is there an NFS or Samba/SMB client for iOS? what if you just transfer it using the network? antranigv https://antranigv.am/ | PGP Key ID : 0xDAB81456 /* do one thing and do it well */ On 02/16/2018 13:47, Polytropon wrote: > Did anyone succeed in transfering files _from_ an iPad _to_ > a FreeBSD machine using the USB cable? The setting where this > should work consists of a FreeBSD 10.3-p24 (32 bit) and an > iPad 32 GB with iOS 11.0.3 15A432. > > Attaching the iPad shows ipheth0 and ue0 devices. > > I have installed the imobiledevice and fusefs-ifuse packages > via pkg. > > With the command > > # idevice pair > > execute twice (with confirming the trust dialog on the iPad) > I got the system to print the iPad's device ID. But any of > the other idevice* commands just leads to an error: > > # ideviceinfo > ERROR: Could not connect to lockdownd, error code -3 > > Mounting attempts fail as well: > > # ifuse -d -u <ID> /mnt > Failed to connect to lockdownd service on the device. > Try again. If it still fails try rebooting your device. > > I did as instructed (repeated command, rebooted iPad), but no > success. > > It does not matter if /var/lib/lockdown is mode 777 or what > it initially was. It also does not matter if the commands are > being executed as root or as a normal user. > > > > I have also tried gtkpod, but it doesn't detect anything at > all. Manually configuring the iPad doesn't help, it does not > connect, and the error message ("unsupported checksum type") > doesn't help. > > > > I also fully understand that Apple doesn't want me to be able > to easily transfer files from (or to) the iPad except with > their tools, but I don't care what Apple wants. That's why > the "recommended solutions" don't work for me because: > > 1. I won't buy a Mac. > > 2. I won't buy a new PC plus a license of "Windows". > > 3. I won't give out any personal identification information > to Apple or MICROS~1 in order to "register". > > 4. I won't register at a "cloud" storage provider. > > So please no suggestions to "just" use iTunes. > > Honestly, what's the problem of not presenting the device as > a USB mass storage device? Even Android devices can do this > (with specific limitations)! Shouldn't the iPad be easier to > use, more advanced, more professionsl? ;-) > >
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