Sync your iPhone / iPod touch via Terminal
Erica Sadun has found a neat way to sync your iPhone and or iPod touch using Terminal. The command causes your system to reload and sync your iPhone. Below are the steps to do so:
1. Launch System Profiler. Choose Apple > About This Mac > More Info.
2. Identify your iPod In System Profiler, go to Hardware > USB and locate the iPod or iPhone you’re using. Look up the Manufacturer ID (0×05ac (Apple Computer, Inc.) and Product ID (0×1291 for my iPod touch)
3. Launch Terminal.
4. Find the utility. Change directories to /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework/Versions/A/Resources/.
5. Run reenumerate and give it just one argument: the vendor id followed by a comma followed by the product id, e.g. ./reenumerate 0×05ac,0×1291
6. Give it a second, then iTunes will reload your iPhone / iPod touch and sync it.
