iPhone7 (ios 11.1.2) failed to connect to Macbook pro (10.13.6) with error msg "Installation Failed" iPhone7 (ios 11.1.2) failed to connect to Macbook pro (MacOS 10.13.6) with error msg "Installation Failed"

Basically, I am having the error which is the same as https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8464414. 

Anyone have any ideas how to fix it? Thanks a lot.
By following one suggestion from the discussion:


  I had the same problem when connecting iPad Pro (iOS 12.01) to a MacBook Pro (OS X 10.13.6). Changing the lightning cable did not help. Then I connected the lightning cable to the USB port on the HDMI port side of the notebook and everything worked just fine. I suspect that there is a problem with the USB port on the left hand side of the machine


So everything works after I use the right hand side USB port instead of the left hand side. I have no ideas why. My left hand side USB port is working fine with my USB external drive and all other USB devices I ever used with this macbook. 

This is just weird to me.