iPhone tethering

Qinn

usbconfig -d 0.2 set_config 3

this added ue0 and I saved this port to a new interface., but alas the assignment is not persistent, when I remove the iPhone from the USB connection and then reattach it again. ue0 is gone and the assignment has changed remarkably to another (hardware) port. So I have to start over again.

stephenw10

Yup you need to add a usb quirk against the vid/pid: https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=usb_quirk#LOADER_TUNABLE

Qinn

@stephenw10

I did a (see below) to get the vid/pid

[2.8.1-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root: usbconfig -d 0.2 dump_device_desc
ugen0.2: <iPhone 5/5C/5S/6/SE/7/8/X/XR Apple, Inc.> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (500mA)

  bLength = 0x0012
  bDescriptorType = 0x0001
  bcdUSB = 0x0200
  bDeviceClass = 0x0000  <Probed by interface class>
  bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000
  bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000
  bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040
  idVendor = 0x05ac
  idProduct = 0x12a8
  bcdDevice = 0x1502
  iManufacturer = 0x0001  <Apple Inc.>
  iProduct = 0x0002  <iPhone>
  iSerialNumber = 0x0003  <000081200011685234EB401E>
  bNumConfigurations = 0x0004

[2.8.1-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root:

I can't seem to find the LowRevision HighRevision? So should I make them 0x0000 0xffff?

If so, then below I think is what I should enter in loader.conf or in should it be in
/boot/loader.conf.local?

usb_quirk_load="YES"
hw.usb.quirk.0="0x05ac 0x12a8 0x0000 0xffff UQ_CFG_INDEX_3"

stephenw10

Yup exactly that. And, yes, just set all revisions like that.

Qinn

@stephenw10

Just one final question, should I place these 2 lines in loader.conf or create a loader.conf.local and place it there?

sb_quirk_load="YES"
hw.usb.quirk.0="0x05ac 0x12a8 0x0000 0xffff UQ_CFG_INDEX_3"

Gertjan

@Qinn said in iPhone tethering:

loader.conf

afaik :
Can get rewritten (modified) by pfSense.
loader.conf.local isn't touched by pfSense.

edit : and both are used/read by the kernel.

Qinn

@Gertjan A bit confused, so I should create a loader.conf.local and save these 2 lines there?

stephenw10

Yes, create loader.conf.local and use that.

Qinn

@stephenw10 Thanks for Chiming in and clarifying it

Gertjan

@Qinn

Extra info : Managing Loader Tunables.

Qinn

@Gertjan Thanks for pointing that one out.

dennypage

@Qinn FWIW, if you want the loader.conf.local file backed up in the config, you can create a custom patch in System / Patches. Since you are patching against an empty file, be sure that you do not enable Auto Apply.