Unlike lsusb, ioreg tells how Mac OS recognized USB devices and interfaces, and how it matched drivers to these interfaces. This command lists all the Mac OS IO Registry information under all USB devices.

Macports users: sudo port install usbutils.

Please do not install lsusb package from Homebrew Core, it's a different utility with the same name.

Homebrew users: brew install mikhailai/misc/usbutils.

In order to run this command, you need to install usbutils. You can print it for all devices or limit the output to specific ones. It prints USB configuration, such as interface and endpoint descriptors. Unfortunately, it does not give USB descriptors. Lists all USB devices that OS recognizes. Mac OS System Menu -> About This Mac -> System Report -> Hardware/ USB This sections contains tips and tricks for developing and debugging the driver.

If you wish to package it up, you can run make to assemble the package in the build/ directory.

Simply running xcodebuild in the checkout directory should be sufficient to build the kext.

Delete the HoRNDIS.kext under /System/Library/Extensions and /Library/Extensions folder.

It should flash once, and then become solidly checked.

In the connections section, below Wi-Fi and Bluetooth:.

Assuming that the installation proceeds without errors, after it completes, connect your phone to your Mac by USB.

I do not wish to enable hotspot if I have to pay for it (I am on Verizon, which does not allow free cellular tethering).Sudo kextload /Library/Extensions/HoRNDIS.kext Configuration I would prefer a solution that doesn't involve jail breaking my iPhone. Note: I do not want to use cellular data, only Wi-Fi. Also, I don't have easy access to Ethernet at the moment.

I basically want to use my phone as a Wi-Fi USB dongle and don't want to buy a USB dongle because I'm planning to fix my Wi-Fi soon anyway. I understand why a Wi-Fi connection might not be possible if you're using the antenna to broadcast a Wi-Fi hotspot, but why would you not be able to share a Wi-Fi connection over USB? It seems like it must be technically possible for an iPhone and not something that would be restricted due to carrier concerns about cellular tethering. The last time I had this issue, I had an Android phone and was fairly easily able to download an app (FoxFi, if I remember correctly) and share my Wi-Fi connection with my laptop via a USB cable.įrom reading answers to similar questions, it seems that according to Apple a Wi-Fi connection cannot be shared.

I plan to get the Wi-Fi card fixed soon, however I want to back a few things up on the Internet before I hand off my Mac to the Genius Bar.

I have a MacBook Pro (running OS X and Windows) with a broken Wi-Fi card.

Usb tethering in mac