Open-source iProduct Software to help in the aid of diagnosing and backing-up.

Many many times, we are plagued with bootloops, camera not functioning after replacing, NaNd chips not working properly, etc. I have come across an open source program, well a set of programs that help with diagnosing issues. Libimobildevice helps, basically it is a set of commands/programs that you can run diagnostics, get syslogs from the product, activate, backup and restore, and even mount the device.This is the setup I use for it:

• ArchLinux (installed) - One of the most hassle free OS' that I use both day to day basis and for repairs.
• OEM Apple Cable - You could go for a better quality one if you have them laying around

You install the libimobiledevice packages via your package manager. After you plug in your device into the computer, this walk through will be for Linux, wait a few seconds, open up a terminal type in idevicepair pair this will pair your device (usually) with your computer. Next if you want to view the logs then type in idevicesyslog.That will start to display a never ending, until you quit the program, a log of what is going on, usually you can find errors or send it to a file with some Linux cli tricks. To mount the device and backup pictures type in ifuse /mount/point/for/iproduct (You must have this mount point created prior) this will mount the paired device to the mount point.From there you can look through the directories, and backup anything you need to backup. There are a ton of commands you can look at, they are an awesome project!

Feel free to comment if you need help.

Thanks!