![]() As long as your iPod screen says do not disconnect or the Status Light is blinking (Shuffle) then the iPod has connectivity with the computer. If you plug your iPod in and nothing happens, follow this section of the guide. *Kubuntu NOTE: Kubuntu users (or KDE users) will need to install the kioslave for the ipod, then reconnect your ipod. If this is the case, go ahead and skip to Section 3. If automount is running, your iPod may appear on the desktop, mounted, auto-magically. Well, now that we know what can be done using Linux, the first step is gaining proper connectivity between the iPod and the Linux box.Ĭonnect the iPod to the computer. If the desired feature you are looking for has no tool, check the bottom of this how-to in the "Additional Features" section. Okay, so this is what can be done with and iPod and a Linux box. The newest model of iPod is finally usable with linux. > any contact program that can "Save As" vCard files (ex. > any calendar program that can "Save As" iCal files (ex. > iPodder / Amarok or a simalar program (to subscribe to the Podcast) and gtkpod (to sync to iPod) Here are all the different iPod Models and thier features, along with the tool needed to use the feature.ġst - 4th Gen iPods, Mini iPods, iPod Shuffle (All iPods without color screens) I have made some revisions to state the recent support changes. However, it is possible to use any iPod with Linux, but not all iPod models are created equally. ![]() Linux support for the iPod is still in its early stages and not all of the features of the iPod are usable. This How-To assumes that you are using USB to connect the iPod to your system and that the iPod is Windows Format (FAT32). For reference, my machine is an x86 running Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger). NOTE: just noticed that if I mount the device manually instead of letting nautilus automount it, I can see it again on GTKPod but still not on Banshee AND it's vanished from Rhythmbox.This is a How-To for using the Apple iPod with Ubuntu Linux. My current system is debian testing fully updated. I'm sure Amarok was still at version 1.X but can't remember when it was. Haven't been using my iPod for a while so I can't say when exactly it stopped working. The "before" state is hard to tell, it was a lot of updates ago. Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: ![]() Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): All other softwares I tried (GTKPod, Amarok, Songbird) don't even detect it.Ģ41 heads, 62 sectors/track, 535 cylinders Also one transfer didn't finish and only 9 out of 16 songs were delivered to the device. I say partially because I can transfer files to the iPod but can't remove or modify them. The only application that can access it (partially) is Rhythmbox. VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev sdb1. FAT: utf8 is not a recommended IO charset for FAT filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive! sd 11:0:0:0: Attached SCSI removable disk sd 11:0:0:0: Assuming drive cache: write through sd 11:0:0:0: Adjusting the sector count from its reported value: 7999488 sd 11:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0 The device is a nano 1st generation 4gb.Ĭurrently it mounts regularly and can be accessed from the file system, but I get this in dmesg: scsi 11:0:0:0: Direct-Access Apple iPod 1.62 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 I used to be able to see and manage my iPod with different softwares: Amarok, Rhythmbox, GTKPod.
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