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I'm trying to connect an iPhone 10 to Ubuntu 20.04 via a USB cable. I've installed libmobiledevice successfully, and the phone is connected lightning cable to USB port.

When I run sudo idevicepair pair it doesn't give either a success or error message -- it just sits there blinking. It's been about 20 minutes now. I haven't received a Trust message on the iPhone.

Should it take a while for idevicepair to run? Or is no message after 20 minutes a sign of a problem? I don't mind letting it sit there all night, but I'm going to feel silly if it's pointless.

JeanSibelius
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  • It should be instant. It is probably waiting for your phone (pairing is a 2 way event: you start it on one and accept it on the other). Do the options systembuid and hostid report an id? – Rinzwind Apr 03 '21 at 23:44
  • Have you installed everything you need? See https://askubuntu.com/questions/909988/i-connect-my-iphone-5-ios-10-3-1-but-my-ubuntu-16-04-doesnt-seem-to-detect-it Updated to remove ppa, and just install from repository. – oldfred Apr 04 '21 at 03:13

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