hi every one. I want to connect to my Iphone hotspot through wifi. the problem is manjaro does not detect my phone. I am already able to connect to my home wifi and i can see surrounding wifis and even the printers. before manjaro I was able to connect to the hotspot on windows10.
I tried to check for the drivers and every thing looks fine.
I wanted to include mu system info but I did not know how. sorry.
update 01: my system info.
System:
Host: pc Kernel: 5.15.32-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 11.2.0 Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.24.4 tk: Qt v: 5.15.3 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1
dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Convertible System: Dell product: Inspiron 7391 2n1 v: N/A
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 31 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Dell model: 04GRVX v: A00 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Dell
v: 1.14.0 date: 12/08/2021
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 37.8 Wh (97.9%) condition: 38.6/52.0 Wh (74.2%)
volts: 8.3 min: 7.6 model: LGC-LGC6.73 DELL H754V9A type: Li-ion
serial: 997 status: discharging
Device-1: hid-0018:04F3:2415.0002-battery model: CUST0000:00 04F3:2415
serial: N/A charge: N/A status: N/A
CPU:
Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-10510U bits: 64 type: MT MCP
smt: enabled arch: Comet/Whiskey Lake note: check rev: C cache: L1: 256 KiB
L2: 1024 KiB L3: 8 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 400/4900 cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800
4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 bogomips: 36812
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CometLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics] vendor: Dell driver: i915
v: kernel ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:9b41 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Realtek Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-6:3 chip-ID: 0bda:5538 class-ID: 0e02 serial: 200901010001
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: :0
screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x2160 s-dpi: 250 s-size: 390x219mm (15.35x8.62")
s-diag: 447mm (17.61")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x252b res: 3840x2160 hz: 60
dpi: 333 size: 293x165mm (11.54x6.5") diag: 336mm (13.2") modes: 3840x2160
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (CML GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.8
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP cAVS vendor: Dell
driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:02c8
class-ID: 0401
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.32-1-MANJARO running: yes
Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.20 running: no
Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: yes
Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.49 running: no
Network:
Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:02f0 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp0s20f3 state: up mac: 0c:dd:24:57:68:09
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
bus-ID: 1-10:4 chip-ID: 8087:0026 class-ID: e001
Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
RAID:
Hardware-1: Intel Device driver: ahci v: 3.0 port: 3060 bus-ID: 00:17.0
chip-ID: 8086:02d7 rev: class-ID: 0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 504.19 GiB used: 8.95 GiB (1.8%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Intel model: H10 HBRPEKNX0202A NVMe 512GB
size: 476.94 GiB speed: 15.8 Gb/s lanes: 2 type: SSD
serial: BTTE94620L25512B-1 rev: 7003 temp: 27.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 vendor: Intel model: H10 HBRPEKNX0202AO NVMe 32GB
size: 27.25 GiB speed: 15.8 Gb/s lanes: 2 type: SSD
serial: BTTE94620L25512B-2 rev: 7051 temp: 33.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 468.09 GiB used: 8.95 GiB (1.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 299.4 MiB used: 288 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 39.0 C pch: 36.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Info:
Processes: 220 Uptime: 5m wakeups: 144 Memory: 15.42 GiB
used: 2.47 GiB (16.0%) Init: systemd v: 250 Compilers: gcc: 11.2.0
clang: 13.0.1 Packages: pacman: 1047 Shell: Zsh v: 5.8.1 default: Bash
v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.15
update 02:
I already fixed the problem.
I just change the password of my iphone hotspot.
now the hot spot is visible and I can connect to it.
Is this connection using your Manjaro system - presumably a laptop?
If you are connected to your home wifi - why would you need to connect your laptop to your phone’s wifi?
In what sense?
Your laptop running Manjaro does not find the wifi hotspot provided by your phone?
Hi muzero!
Please check if your 4G/5G is on. Leave BT on for good measures.
Personal hotspot - allow
Take your lightning cable, connect it to your iPhone and USB port and wait until you see your network.
You should get either the password prompt or connect.
To plan for future cases where it may be your only network connection when 1) your home loses power 2) your ISP goes down 3) you are traveling.
If I turn on my iPhone hotspot before enabling WiFi I do not “see” a connection available for the hotspot. With WiFi on first, then enabling the hotspot, it is available. My RPi4 will not work with higher 5GHz frequencies, so sometimes I do not see the hotspot.
Your iPhone must be connected to a cell service, not home WiFi.
Hi @muzero
try:
inxi -Fxxx
It should give all details about your system.
I hope this helps.
thank you for your help
this is the output
System:
Host: pc Kernel: 5.15.32-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 11.2.0 Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.24.4 tk: Qt v: 5.15.3 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1
dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Convertible System: Dell product: Inspiron 7391 2n1 v: N/A
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 31 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Dell model: 04GRVX v: A00 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Dell
v: 1.14.0 date: 12/08/2021
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 37.8 Wh (97.9%) condition: 38.6/52.0 Wh (74.2%)
volts: 8.3 min: 7.6 model: LGC-LGC6.73 DELL H754V9A type: Li-ion
serial: 997 status: discharging
Device-1: hid-0018:04F3:2415.0002-battery model: CUST0000:00 04F3:2415
serial: N/A charge: N/A status: N/A
CPU:
Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-10510U bits: 64 type: MT MCP
smt: enabled arch: Comet/Whiskey Lake note: check rev: C cache: L1: 256 KiB
L2: 1024 KiB L3: 8 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 400/4900 cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800
4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 bogomips: 36812
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CometLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics] vendor: Dell driver: i915
v: kernel ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:9b41 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Realtek Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-6:3 chip-ID: 0bda:5538 class-ID: 0e02 serial: 200901010001
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: :0
screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x2160 s-dpi: 250 s-size: 390x219mm (15.35x8.62")
s-diag: 447mm (17.61")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x252b res: 3840x2160 hz: 60
dpi: 333 size: 293x165mm (11.54x6.5") diag: 336mm (13.2") modes: 3840x2160
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (CML GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.8
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP cAVS vendor: Dell
driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:02c8
class-ID: 0401
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.32-1-MANJARO running: yes
Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.20 running: no
Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: yes
Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.49 running: no
Network:
Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:02f0 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp0s20f3 state: up mac: 0c:dd:24:57:68:09
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
bus-ID: 1-10:4 chip-ID: 8087:0026 class-ID: e001
Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
RAID:
Hardware-1: Intel Device driver: ahci v: 3.0 port: 3060 bus-ID: 00:17.0
chip-ID: 8086:02d7 rev: class-ID: 0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 504.19 GiB used: 8.95 GiB (1.8%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Intel model: H10 HBRPEKNX0202A NVMe 512GB
size: 476.94 GiB speed: 15.8 Gb/s lanes: 2 type: SSD
serial: BTTE94620L25512B-1 rev: 7003 temp: 27.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 vendor: Intel model: H10 HBRPEKNX0202AO NVMe 32GB
size: 27.25 GiB speed: 15.8 Gb/s lanes: 2 type: SSD
serial: BTTE94620L25512B-2 rev: 7051 temp: 33.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 468.09 GiB used: 8.95 GiB (1.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 299.4 MiB used: 288 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 39.0 C pch: 36.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Info:
Processes: 220 Uptime: 5m wakeups: 144 Memory: 15.42 GiB
used: 2.47 GiB (16.0%) Init: systemd v: 250 Compilers: gcc: 11.2.0
clang: 13.0.1 Packages: pacman: 1047 Shell: Zsh v: 5.8.1 default: Bash
v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.15
yes it is a laptop,
the wifi unstable. I needed another connection.
that is right. my laptop does not see the iphone hotspot. even though I was able to connect to my phone from windows10.
Great - so in the process of changing the password - you actually enabled the hotspot 
hmm, I do not really understand what happened. I turned the hotspot on and off many times but nothing changed. I think you are right, the password triggered something.
anyway thank you all for helping.