how to connect to iphone hotspot via usb

#HOW TO CONNECT TO IPHONE HOTSPOT VIA USB INSTALL#

I wrote this not as an admonishment, but as a cautionary tale to you and future readers. All you had to do was boot into Recovery to test it out. The thing is, you didn’t have to erase the drive to find this out. If it doesn’t work in this “bare minimum mode“ it’s not going to work when the full OS is loaded. In your case, resintalling won’t fix it because you’re not in macOS anywhere and you still cannot connect to WiFi for recovery. It rarely solves the problem because if it does start working again, you haven’t identified what caused the issue to begin with to prevent it in the future. It’s a “ Hail Mary pass” type of move because the person diagnosing the problem is out of ideas. is the absolutely last thing you should try. Reinstalling an OS, regardless if it’s macOS, Windows, Linux, etc.

#HOW TO CONNECT TO IPHONE HOTSPOT VIA USB INSTALL#

Alternatively, if the drive in your Mac is removable and you have the correct USB enclosure/adapter connect it to another Mac and install macOS onto it. Put your Mac in Target Disk Mode and using another the other Mac, install macOS onto that machine. Obtain a USB installer from a trusted source (friend/colleague) Get a USB Ethernet or USB WiFi dongle (I suggest Ethernet) to connect your Mac directly into your router/modem so you can do the Internet Recovery. Here are a few options for you to move forward: You need a minimal operating system in which to boot into and it sounds like you don’t have that. If you’ve already erased your hard drive then there’s no “command line” to use to begin with.

How to connect to iphone hotspot via usb