scp to iphone fails "waiting for prompt"

[Jamshid Afshar]

I installed Tramp 2.1.9 because you suggested it would improve the
debug output, and it does seem to have done that. Let me know if this
helps.

Emacs  : GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i386-apple-darwin8.9.1, Carbon Version 1.6.0)
 of 2007-06-04 on imac.local
Package: tramp (2.1.9)

current state:
==============
(setq
 tramp-current-method "scp"
 tramp-current-user "root"
 tramp-current-host "192.168.2.198"
 tramp-auto-save-directory nil
 tramp-default-method "scp"
 tramp-default-method-alist '((nil "%" "smb")
                              ("" "\\`\\(anonymous\\|ftp\\)\\'" "ftp")
                              ("\\`ftp\\." "" "ftp")
                              ("\\`localhost\\'" "\\`root\\'" "su"))
 tramp-default-host "imac.local"
 tramp-default-proxies-alist nil
 tramp-default-user nil
 tramp-default-user-alist '(("socks" nil "jamshid") ("tunnel" nil "jamshid")
                            ("fish" nil "jamshid") ("smb" nil "")
                            ("\\`su\\(do\\)?\\'" nil "root")
                            ("\\`r\\(em\\)?\\(cp\\|sh\\)\\|telnet\\'" nil
                             "jamshid")
                            )
 tramp-rsh-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-default-password-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-remote-path '(tramp-default-remote-path "/usr/sbin" "/usr/local/bin"
                     "/local/bin" "/local/freeware/bin" "/local/gnu/bin"
                     "/usr/freeware/bin" "/usr/pkg/bin" "/usr/contrib/bin")
 tramp-login-prompt-regexp ".*ogin\\( .*\\)?: *"
 tramp-password-prompt-regexp "(base64-decode-string
\"Xi4qXChbcFBdYXNzd29yZFx8W3BQXWFzc3BocmFzZVwpLio6AD8gKg==\""
 tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp "^.*\\(Connection \\(?:closed by foreign
host\\.\\|refused\\)\\|Host key verification failed\\.\\|Login
\\(?:[Ii]ncorrect\\)\\|N\\(?:ame or service not known\\|o supported
authentication methods left to try!\\)\\|Permission denied\\.\\|Sorry,
try again\\.\\|Tramp connection closed\\).*\\|^.*\\(Received signal
[0-9]+\\).*"
 tramp-yesno-prompt-regexp "\\(Are you sure you want to continue
connecting (yes/no)\\?\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-yn-prompt-regexp "\\(\\(?:Store key in cache\\? (y/\\|Update
cached key\\? (y/n, Return cancels connectio\\)n)\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-terminal-prompt-regexp "\\(TERM = (.*)\\|Terminal type\\?
\\[.*\\]\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-temp-name-prefix "tramp."
 tramp-file-name-structure '("^/\\(\\([a-zA-Z_0-9-]+\\):\\)?\\(\\([^:/
        ]+\\)@\\)?\\([a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+\\(#[0-9]+\\)?\\)?:\\(.*$\\)" 2 4 5 7)
 tramp-file-name-regexp "\\`/[^/:]+:"
 tramp-methods '(("fish") ("smb") ("ftp")
                 ("rcp" (tramp-login-program "rsh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "rcp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-p" "%k"))) (tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-P" "%p") ("-p" "%k") ("-q")))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date t) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil)
                  (tramp-gw-args
                   (("-o" "GlobalKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "StrictHostKeyChecking=no"))
                   )
                  (tramp-default-port 22))
                 ("scp1" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-1" "-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-1") ("-P" "%p") ("-p" "%k") ("-q")))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date t) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil)
                  (tramp-gw-args
                   (("-o" "GlobalKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "StrictHostKeyChecking=no"))
                   )
                  (tramp-default-port 22))
                 ("scp2" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-2" "-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-2") ("-P" "%p") ("-p" "%k") ("-q")))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date t) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil)
                  (tramp-gw-args
                   (("-o" "GlobalKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "StrictHostKeyChecking=no"))
                   )
                  (tramp-default-port 22))
                 ("scp1_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh1")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "scp1")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-p" "%k"))) (tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp2_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh2")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "scp2")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-p" "%k"))) (tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("sftp" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "sftp")
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("rsync" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "rsync")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-e" "ssh") ("-t" "%k")))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date t) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("remcp" (tramp-login-program "remsh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "rcp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-p" "%k"))) (tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("rsh" (tramp-login-program "rsh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil)
                  (tramp-gw-args
                   (("-o" "GlobalKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "StrictHostKeyChecking=no"))
                   )
                  (tramp-default-port 22))
                 ("ssh1" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-1" "-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil)
                  (tramp-gw-args
                   (("-o" "GlobalKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "StrictHostKeyChecking=no"))
                   )
                  (tramp-default-port 22))
                 ("ssh2" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-2" "-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil)
                  (tramp-gw-args
                   (("-o" "GlobalKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "StrictHostKeyChecking=no"))
                   )
                  (tramp-default-port 22))
                 ("ssh1_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh1")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh2_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh2")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" "none")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("remsh" (tramp-login-program "remsh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("telnet" (tramp-login-program "telnet")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("%p")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil) (tramp-default-port 23))
                 ("su" (tramp-login-program "su")
                  (tramp-login-args (("-") ("%u")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("sudo" (tramp-login-program "sudo")
                  (tramp-login-args (("-u" "%u") ("-s" "-p" "Password:")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scpc" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p")
                    ("-o" "address@hidden:%%p")
                    ("-o" "ControlMaster=yes") ("-e" "none"))
                   )
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-copy-args
                   (("-P" "%p") ("-p" "%k") ("-q")
                    ("-o" "address@hidden:%%p")
                    ("-o" "ControlMaster=auto"))
                   )
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date t) (tramp-password-end-of-line nil)
                  (tramp-gw-args
                   (("-o" "GlobalKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "StrictHostKeyChecking=no"))
                   )
                  (tramp-default-port 22))
                 ("scpx" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p")
                    ("-e" "none" "-t" "-t" "/bin/sh"))
                   )
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-p" "%k"))) (tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil)
                  (tramp-gw-args
                   (("-o" "GlobalKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "StrictHostKeyChecking=no"))
                   )
                  (tramp-default-port 22))
                 ("sshx" (tramp-login-program "ssh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p")
                    ("-e" "none" "-t" "-t" "/bin/sh"))
                   )
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil)
                  (tramp-gw-args
                   (("-o" "GlobalKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null")
                    ("-o" "StrictHostKeyChecking=no"))
                   )
                  (tramp-default-port 22))
                 ("krlogin" (tramp-login-program "krlogin")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-x")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("plink" (tramp-login-program "plink")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-ssh")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy") (tramp-default-port 22))
                 ("plink1" (tramp-login-program "plink")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-1" "-ssh")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy") (tramp-default-port 22))
                 ("pscp" (tramp-login-program "plink")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-ssh")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "pscp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-scp") ("-p" "%k")))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date t) (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy")
                  (tramp-default-port 22))
                 ("psftp" (tramp-login-program "plink")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-ssh")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-copy-program "pscp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-psftp") ("-p" "%k")))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date t) (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy"))
                 ("fcp" (tramp-login-program "fsh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("sh" "-i")))
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh -i") (tramp-copy-program "fcp")
                  (tramp-copy-args (("-p" "%k"))) (tramp-copy-keep-date t)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 )
 tramp-end-of-output "///752bb1e4d6a5ca008f8702f4eee061cb"
 tramp-local-coding-commands '((b64 base64-encode-region base64-decode-region)
                               (uu tramp-uuencode-region
                                uudecode-decode-region)
                               (pack
                                "perl -e 'binmode STDIN; binmode STDOUT; print 
pack(q{u*}, join
q{}, <>)'" "perl -e 'binmode STDIN; binmode STDOUT; print
unpack(q{u*}, join q{}, <>)'")
                               )
 tramp-remote-coding-commands '((b64 "mimencode -b" "mimencode -u -b")
                                (b64 "mmencode -b" "mmencode -u -b")
                                (b64 "recode data..base64"
                                 "recode base64..data")
                                (b64 tramp-perl-encode-with-module
                                 tramp-perl-decode-with-module)
                                (b64 tramp-perl-encode tramp-perl-decode)
                                (uu "uuencode xxx" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout")
                                (uu "uuencode xxx" "uudecode -o -")
                                (uu "uuencode xxx" "uudecode -p")
                                (uu "uuencode xxx" tramp-uudecode)
                                (pack
                                 "perl -e 'binmode STDIN; binmode STDOUT; print 
pack(q{u*}, join
q{}, <>)'" "perl -e 'binmode STDIN; binmode STDOUT; print
unpack(q{u*}, join q{}, <>)'")
                                )
 tramp-actions-before-shell '((tramp-login-prompt-regexp tramp-action-login)
                              (tramp-password-prompt-regexp
                               tramp-action-password)
                              (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp
                               tramp-action-permission-denied)
                              (shell-prompt-pattern tramp-action-succeed)
                              (tramp-shell-prompt-pattern tramp-action-succeed)
                              (tramp-yesno-prompt-regexp tramp-action-yesno)
                              (tramp-yn-prompt-regexp tramp-action-yn)
                              (tramp-terminal-prompt-regexp
                               tramp-action-terminal)
                              (tramp-process-alive-regexp
                               tramp-action-process-alive)
                              )
 tramp-actions-copy-out-of-band '((tramp-password-prompt-regexp
                                   tramp-action-password)
                                  (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp
                                   tramp-action-permission-denied)
                                  (tramp-copy-failed-regexp
                                   tramp-action-permission-denied)
                                  (tramp-process-alive-regexp
                                   tramp-action-out-of-band)
                                  )
 tramp-terminal-type "dumb"
 tramp-shell-prompt-pattern "(base64-decode-string
\"XlteIyQlPgpdKlsjJCU+XSAqXCgbXFtbMC05O10qW2EtekEtWl0gKlwpKg==\""
 tramp-backup-directory-alist nil
 tramp-cache-data '(([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "scp" "root" "192.168.2.198"
                      "/etc/hosts"]
                     nil)
                    ([cl-struct-tramp-file-name "scp" "root" "192.168.2.198"
                      ""]
                     nil)
                    ("#<process *tramp/scp address@hidden>"
                     ("last-cmd-time" (18442 17473 665721)))
                    )
 shell-prompt-pattern "^[^#$%>\n]*[#$%>] *"
 backup-by-copying nil
 backup-by-copying-when-linked nil
 backup-by-copying-when-mismatch nil
 backup-by-copying-when-privileged-mismatch 200
 password-cache t
 password-cache-expiry 16
 backup-directory-alist nil
 file-name-handler-alist
'(("\\.Z\\(~\\|\\.~[0-9]+~\\)?\\'\\|\\.bz2\\(~\\|\\.~[0-9]+~\\)?\\'\\|\\.tbz\\'\\|\\.tgz\\'\\|\\.g?z\\(~\\|\\.~[0-9]+~\\)?\\'\\|\\.dz\\'"
. jka-compr-handler)
                           ("\\`/[^/:]+:" . tramp-file-name-handler)
                           ("\\`/:" . file-name-non-special))
 )

(setq
 buffer-name "*tramp/scp address@hidden"
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14:13:05 tramp-get-test-command (5) # Finding a suitable `test' command
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-name nil
14:13:05 tramp-maybe-open-connection (3) # Opening connection for
address@hidden using scp...
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-name nil
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-buffer nil
14:13:05 tramp-maybe-open-connection (6) # /bin/sh
14:13:05 tramp-maybe-open-connection (3) # Waiting 60s for local shell
to come up...
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # check-remote-echo nil
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # check-remote-echo nil
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # check-remote-echo nil
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # check-remote-echo nil
14:13:05 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) #
$
14:13:05 tramp-get-file-property (8) #  gateway nil
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-buffer nil
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-buffer nil
14:13:05 tramp-maybe-open-connection (3) # Sending command `ssh
192.168.2.198 -l root  -e none && exit || exit'
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-name nil
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # remote-echo nil
14:13:05 tramp-send-command (6) # ssh 192.168.2.198 -l root  -e none
&& exit || exit
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-name nil
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # chunksize nil
14:13:05 tramp-set-connection-property (7) # last-cmd-time (18442 17473 665721)
14:13:05 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # process-buffer nil
14:13:05 tramp-process-actions (3) # Waiting for prompts from remote shell
14:13:06 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp ".*ogin\(
.*\)?: *\'" from remote shell
14:13:06 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # check-remote-echo nil
14:13:06 tramp-get-connection-property (7) # check-remote-echo nil
14:13:06 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp
"^.*\([pP]assword\|[pP]assphrase\).*: