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tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 4944 Location: Australia

UPDATE Jan 19 2012:
I have upgraded this package with the latest development version of libimobiledevice. "i-devices" running the recently-released iOS 5 are now supported. In theory, this includes the latest iPhone 4S and iPad 2 models.
As always, YMMV.

Tethering an iPhone to a Linux computer for mobile internet access requires the "ipheth" kernel module, plus some udev rules, plus the libimobiledevice libraries.

The libimobiledevice libraries are the same that I provided as part of the gtkpod 2.0.2 package -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=59183

Now attached is a smaller set of those libraries, plus the ipheth kernel module compatible for Puppy 5.1/5.2.x with the 2.6.33.2 kernel.
Kernel modules are compiled for specific kernel versions, so obviously this module won't work with other Puppy versions.

Install the ipheth dotpet, then reboot.
Connect your iPhone to Puppy via USB. Puppy should automatically load the ipheth kernel module, run the usbmuxd daemon, and run the ipheth-pair utility.
You should check by opening /var/log/messages in Geany, or run the "dmesg" command.
If all worked well you should now see a new interface in the Network Wizard.

The source code is from
http://giagio.com/wiki/moin.cgi/iPhoneEthernetDriver
and
http://www.libimobiledevice.org/

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 4944 Location: Australia

Oops, I just discovered an error with this package - the usbmuxd daemon needs to be running before the ipheth-pair utility can work. I have now added the appropriate udev rule.
Can the 2 people who already downloaded this package please download and install again.

ant222 · Joined: 06 Mar 2011 Posts: 13

Hereby I confirm that this works with Lucid Puppy 5.2

aarf · Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 3620 Location: around the bend

http://techland.time.com/2011/02/03/atts-hotspot-app-share-your-smartphones-web-connection/

NerdWithNoLife · Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 8

A question, and perhaps an update: I've had problems with this on 5.1.1 and PdaNet. I once had umux2007 successfully tethering under Ubuntu. But this particular machine would feel the bloat; Puppy is the way to go.

Anyway, PdaNet has gone to a newer (paid) version now. I type in usbmuxd. The device is listed under the Network Setup, but fails the first step, being unable to connect to a live network. dmesg | grep ipheth reports the phone is connected and the device is loaded.

Also I'm running iOS 4.2.1. But for some mysterious reason, it's not working. Just wondering if others are experiencing a similar issue.

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 4944 Location: Australia

UPDATE July 08, 2011:
I just updated the ipheth dotpet package in the first post with the latest libusb/libplist/usbmuxd/libimobiledevice libraries to be compatible with the just-updated gtkpod v2.0.2 package.
udev configuration has been improved so that the usbmuxd daemon should now automatically launch when a compatible iPhone device is plugged in.

NerdWithNoLife · Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 8

NerdWithNoLife · Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 8

Found a workaround using this guide. It bypasses any app in particular, using SSH (jailbroken phone obviously) and a proxy on Firefox/SeaMonkey's end.

Having the pet above installed (THANKS MUCH for providing it!) I had no issues with any of the commands mentioned.

ivota · Joined: 16 Jan 2012 Posts: 2

Hello @tempestuous
Thanks for topic.
I have problem with pair Iphone.
I run ipheth-pair, then I got ipheth-pair error :4 cannot pair.
desmg show iphone was detected.
I have Iphone 3GS sw5.01, no jailbreak.

any solutions? thanks

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 4944 Location: Australia

ivota · Joined: 16 Jan 2012 Posts: 2

thank you so much
It is working.
Thanks a lot.

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 4944 Location: Australia

I have just upgraded this package with the latest development version of libimobiledevice.
iOS 5-equipped devices are now supported, including (in theory) the latest iPhone 4S and iPad 2.

MrDurtal · Joined: 22 Apr 2011 Posts: 7

Works fine on PL 5.2.8 and iPhone 5...thanks for the hard work.

Nirju_u · Joined: 12 Nov 2012 Posts: 3

Hello, I am very new to Linux. I have a copy of pupy Linux 5.1.1. I plan to use iPhone 3GS tethering to browse the Internet. I installed ipheth dotpet after which puppy Linux is able to detect iPhone live network using the simple network wizard. How ever I am not able to browse the internet. I read in this thread that I should install usbmuxd daemon, however I do not know how to install it since its a tar file. I did not find any instructions as to how to Install tar files. Please help me.

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 4944 Location: Australia

No need to install usbmuxd, my ipheth dotpet already includes it.
And since Puppy is able to detect the phone, it must be working.