How to use iPhone and iPod Touch on Ubuntu 8.10
By Angsuman Chakraborty, Gaea News NetworkMonday, March 23, 2009
Ubuntu 8.10, Intrepid Ibex, has been a significantly satisfying version according to many Ubuntu fans. But upon searching the internet about a compatible iPhone synchronization app, I found none to my astonishment. But however, a tutorial helped me to get that thing done. Let me tell you how you can make Ubuntu 8.10 work with iPod and iTouch.
1. First download a right version of Virtual box. The one that comes with Linux in general doesn’t let you use USB drive. So you should download VirtualBox 2.1.4. Go to terminal and type
$ sudo apt-get autoremove virtualbox-ose
2. Now you have to add the VirtualBox repo for Intrepid Ibex.
- Go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources.
- Click the Third Party Software tab. Click Add and enter:
deb https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian intrepid non-free
3. Reload and go back to terminal to type
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-2.1
sudo gpasswd -a USERNAME vboxusers (type in your name in USERNAME)
4. Find your devgid:
grep vboxusers /etc/group
5. Type this in (and remember to type your own number and your own username):
vboxusers:x:123:username
6. Now, add this line to the bottom of /etc/fstab, replace the devgid number with your devgid:
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=123,devmode=664 0 0
Restart and it should work.
Tutorial: Ubuntuforyou
Tags: how to use iPhone in Ubuntu, iPhone, iPhone and iPod Touch for Ubuntu 8.10, Ipod Touch, Ubuntu 8.10
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June 18, 2009: 8:20 pm
I just bought a new iPhone that hasn’t even been activated with iTunes yet. This tutorial didn’t work for me. I followed every step to the letter. Still nothing. |
 Mirko |
 toolman |
April 11, 2009: 1:02 am
What is step 5 doing - where are you “typing” this information? It looks like the output of the step 4 grep command. |
 janvaar |
April 8, 2009: 2:59 pm
This worked great for me. I had a fresh ubuntu install without any VirtualBox, so I just downloaded the installer from the virtualbox website. Only hitch was enabling the USB port. The steps above regarding the /etc/fstab file are spot on, but one additional step is to enable the USB port in the VirtualBox GUI. Before I did that, my iPhone was “greyed out” in under Devices -> USB when running XP under in VirtualBox. Thanks for the howto, it was very helpful. |
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janvaar |
April 8, 2009: 3:24 am
I followed the directions above and installed virtual box. I installed WinXP and iTunes but when I plug in my iPhone, Ubuntu recognizes that it has been connected, but the WinXP running in the virtual box does not. Is there some additional configuration to get the virtual box WinXP recognizing the iPhone? Also, when I start iTunes in virtual box, I get a warning that there is an issue with my audio / video. I don’t really care about this, I just want to get my iPhone synching on iTunes. Thanks. |
 Sam |
April 5, 2009: 2:24 am
This gives instructions on installing virtualbox. How do I get my iPod to work on Ubuntu though? I am unclear about this. |
 Rob |
April 3, 2009: 11:20 pm
WinXP in VirtualBox recognizes the ipod touch (if i disable usb2.0) but ITunes says it cannot connect because of an unknown error. I already had a working Vbox installation with full usb support before I started this tutorial. Any ideas? |
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April 3, 2009: 12:17 am
Why not replace steps 1 till 3 by just 1 and just install it directly from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads ? It just requires running a DEB file, specific for 32 or 64 bits. I couldn’t even be sure which version I’d get by installing the repository and doing unwritten “step 3.b: registering sun public key (after downloading the correspondent file from the above link)” Anyway, thanks for the hints! |
 Scott |
April 2, 2009: 6:21 am
Step 3) sudo apt-get install virtualbox-2.1 FAILS I get Media change: please insert the disc labeled I have Intrepid Ibex desktop not server. Also, I upgraded on-line from 7.04 to 7.10 6 months later to 8.04 6 months later to 8.10 4 months ago. The newest cd I have is 7.04 desktop. How do I get past this without needing to enter a CD? Thanks in advance, |
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March 28, 2009: 7:49 am
Good to know that Pavel. Its certainly encouraging to write more such articles because of the responses like yours.. and if you are facing any trouble in other technical issues, you can mail us. We will try and put up a tutorial. take care. Thanks Soumya Sinha |
 pavel |
March 27, 2009: 11:00 pm
Well done, expertly described. Just got it running Windows Vista Enterprise. |
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March 27, 2009: 10:59 pm
Thanks, Got it running, exactly according to plan. |
Thomas