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When I plug my iPhone (iOS 5) into my laptop with Ubuntu 11.10, I get this error:

Unable to mount Documents on iPhone. Location is already mounted

followed by this error:

Unable to mount iPhone. Location is already mounted

After I see these errors, the "Documents on iPhone" folder pops up. How do I fix this?

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sudo apt-get install libimobiledevice-utils;idevicepair unpair && idevicepair pair
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While this may technically answer the question, could you also include what these commands do in a terminal? – Lekensteyn Oct 28 '11 at 9:08
Worked. Thanks! – paniwani Oct 31 '11 at 1:42
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@Lekensteyn - here is a simple description of these commands do:

  1. download and install library 'libimobiledevice-utils' from known sources

    sudo apt-get install libimobiledevice-utils

  2. and once done

    ;

  3. unmount and mount your iPhone

    idevicepair unpair && idevicepair pair

Running a command with sudo will require you to have root access rights and you'll be prompted to input password for root user. So technically it may not be possible in a corporate/locked-down environment where users are not deemed to have root access.

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This worked but only when I did slide to unlock -> enter 4 digit pin before #3, as stated on this ubuntuforum – David Feb 29 at 18:39
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