Nothing happens when I connect my Iphone 3G to my laptop
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Hi, how do i connect my iphone to my laptop (ubuntu 10.04) so that i can sync music and be able to look at it as a usb stick? (this is what I want to do but there is a problem.)
When i connect it to my laptop nothing happens, it doesn't show up as an ikon or as a mass storage device.
My Iphone runs 4.2.1 it's an Iphone 3G and it's not jailbroken for the moment, is that a problem? My laptop is an Asus 1201n ubuntu 10.04 (64-bits)
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 05ac:1292 Apple, Inc. iPhone 3G
I connected my Ipod Video (30 gb) and that one doesn't appear as well So I'm kind of stuck now. The problem probably lies in the system, because the usb port is working.
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 05ac:1209 Apple, Inc. iPod Video
I have added this PPA, I have done all of the sudo update and upgrade. but my computer doesn't realize that my Iphone is connected, whish isn't related to libimobiledevice.
The port is working fine, it's my computer it doesn't recognize that I have my Iphone plugged-in! and the phone is working (tested it on my mac).
I have the latest versions of these programs: hipo, ipod, gtkpod, ifuse, libusmuxd1 and usbmxd.
I try to mount my iphone with fuse but i got this error. ( I connected my iPhone in windows 7 and it worked annoyingly.)
alvar@alvars-laptop:~$ ifuse /mnt/iphone/
ERROR: the mount point specified does not exist
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