I have two machines with Ubuntu 14.04, right next to each other. But no network ((W)LAN). Can I transfer data from one machine to the other via usb-cable? And if so, how?
Ubuntu – Is Data Transfer between 2 Ubuntu Machines possible via USB-Cable
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All of the "Easy Transfer" type USB data transfer cables have their own software that is required for use, either embedded in the devices or coming separately on disk. Examples of these devices include the "Easy Transfer Cable" (Software separate) and a heap of Chinese made devices similar to this one and the Amkette device you have which have the software embedded in the device.
I suspect the embedded software is in the form of an autorun that any Windows machine will start up and run to connect to the computer at the other end, which is also running the same software. Cables sold with the claim that there is "no need to install any software or drivers" simply mean that this is embedded and needs no difficult user intervention to connect two Windows computers.
Alternate methods ranging from a simple ethernet cat 5 crossover cable, large storage USB hard drives, Bluetooth, and of course fully networked groups of machines connected via a router are all so readily available that there just doesn't seem to be a lot of interest in this technology however further research (ie Google) yields the following information:
The setup appears to be what is called "USBnet", which connects two computers together as though connected by ethernet. The only advantage For Ubuntu users that I can see here is if you have a computer with a broken RJ45 ethernet port or card, or if you have a device that doesn't have one but does have a USB port you can use.
Devices that might be compatible:
And this would include devices that use the same chip as those listed. I have no idea if the device you have is compatible. This compatibility list is taken directly from linux-usb.org - have a look at this page for more information and instructions.
Further to this, here's some instructions on how this was done on Intrepid Ibis. To quote from message 2:
#On my primary machine with Intrepid, I configured USB0 using
ifconfig usb0 192.168.1.1
#On the other machine also with Intrepid, I configured usb0 using
ifconfig usb0 192.168.1.2
Then in Network Manager:
Select edit connections > Auto usb0 and set a manual IP on both computers, using the same IP as default gateway as well.
It then goes on to give the following instructions for transfer:
Transferring files
- Ensure that the Firewall is switched off and you can ping each other
- If you can ping, setup an ftp server wu-ftp daemon on any one or both the machines.
- Install Filezilla FTP client on both computers
- Thats it !! (Really)
- start wu-ftp daemon using "sudo wu-ftp" on one machine
- use filezilla on the other machine to quickconnect. Use the User ID and password of the host machine you are connecting to.
- browse & transfer files
It also gives the warning that the file transfer speed was pretty slow.
Warning to others
Don't be tempted after reading this to plug a normal male-male USB cable into two computers to try it. Such a cable would attach each TX and RX pin in the computers in the wrong order (so it wouldn't work anyway) and more importantly will tie the +5 and grounds of the power supplies together. This can potentially short the two power supplies in a way that can damage them or your computer, and cause other problems up to and including having them burst into flames and burn your house down. (OK, I'm being dramatic here, but it's a really BAD idea to do this)
You need this : libimobiledevice
This is a cross-platform package which communicates with i-devices and get file-system access (and much more) and needs no jailbreaking.
Most recent version is 1.2.0 and you can read details here: Official page : libimobiledevice.org
Coming to installation, there is already excellent description available here : Mounting i-devices on ubuntu
After mounting your iphone like a USB device, you will be able to access the folders and then your transfer job will be just copy/paste thing.
If you are transferring a video file and it is not recognized by the default video app on iPhone, then the issue is with the file format including bitrate and frames per second. To solve this, one can simply convert to iPhone supported video format easily using Handbrake video encoder.
This application is available in the software repository and installation is easy using the the Software center on 14.04 or Software on 16.04.
In the application, choose 'iPhone and iPod touch' shown in Devices menu on the right.
(* Most of the times it is noticed that the file size becomes smaller than original. If you have several files, you can queue them and convert all of them together.)
- After the transfer of the files, you need to the Sync the folder where you have placed the file(s) in the particular application, say
iTunesto get the new video(s) playable.
Best Answer
When you say, USB cable you are referring to a Windows Easy Transfer Cable, right?
In that case, the easiest way to do this is to just hook the two machines directly together with an Ethernet cable. Modern NICs are smart enough that you don't even need a crossover cable; they just automatically crossover when they detect that you connected two computers.