iphone 3GS won't mount after boot/login

[Aedan]

System:
Mint 15 x64 Cinnamon

My iphone 3GS will refuse to mount untless it is plugged in during boot time. If plugged in during boot time I will have "iPhone" "documents on iPhone 3gs" and "iPhone 3gs" icons on my desktop. Only the third (iphone 3gs) is useful as it is the only one which allows you to access your files on the phone.

If plugged in after bootup and login I receive an error "Unable to mount iPhone
Unable to open MTP device '[usb:001,007]'"
After receiving this error if I logout and login then I see the "iPhone" icon on my desktop but this is useless as you are unable to actually access any resources on the iPhone from this.

Using an iPhone should not require a restart of the system.

[Avery Drouillard (averydrouillard)]

I am experiencing this as well.
I am using an IPhone 4 and Mint 15 Cinnamon x64.
If my phone is not plugged in during boot time, it will repeatedly fail to connect to the computer, repeatedly vibrating and generating an error message like "Unable to mount iPhone: Unable to open MTP device '[usb:001,007]'" with a different USB device ID each time.

[Maxime Amram (max-amram)]

Same issue, Maybe it is due to permissions ? Or because it is mount under root during boot, and then missup the user ifuse config ?

[Maxime Amram (max-amram)]

i found a temp fix, it s related to usbmux, it s a problem with permissions. i dont know howto fix it because I am noob, but try

plug your iphone and try,
$sudo killall usbmuxd

and then

$sudo usbmuxd -f -v

It should mount it properly.