USB tethering and file sharing not working, might be due to a bug in 'usbmux' package

[austinrojers]

Greetings!

This has been an issue I have been facing in Void Linux and recently in Garuda Linux(Arch based) too.

I had reported this issue a few days ago at Void Linux's GitHub package repository, which is still not fixed. Please have a look here: USB tethering not working, might be due to a bug in 'usbmux' package. · Issue #34458 · void-linux/void-packages · GitHub

It is a long thread, you could go through it for details.

The problem: When I plug in my iPhone, usbmuxd starts automatically, and my phone starts charging, but USB tethering and file transfer won't work. So naturally, I would try replugging my iPhone; nothing would change, the phone charges but still no USB tethering and file transferring, and usbmuxd would still be running even after unplugging. Then if I kill usbmuxd, everything starts working instantly. Now, if I unplug my iPhone, usbmuxd would kill itself, and it starts automatically when I plug it in again.

It's just the first time usbmuxd won't work; you just have to kill it the first time, and everything starts working fine.

I hope you got my point.

Thank you.

[austinrojers]

@nikias please have a look