[sclug] Ipod

[Neil Haughton]

I read a year ago that  you have to be careful to get a 'Windows' Ipod, 
not a 'Mac' model. The difference is the filesystem that it is 
preformatted with. FAT is okay, whereas (I read) the Mac one is a bit of 
a pig if you are connecting to it from Linux. Not sure if this is still 
relevant with the Nano and other recent models though.

Neil

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>    1. Re: using iPod nano with Linux PC? (alan c)
>    2. Re: using iPod nano with Linux PC? (ed)
>    3. Re: using iPod nano with Linux PC? (Robin Lewis)
>    4. Re: using iPod nano with Linux PC? (John Stumbles)
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> Subject:
> Re: [sclug] using iPod nano with Linux PC?
> From:
> alan c <aeclist at candt.waitrose.com>
> Date:
> Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:41:20 +0000
> To:
> John Stumbles <john at stumbles.org.uk>
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> To:
> John Stumbles <john at stumbles.org.uk>
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> John Stumbles wrote:
>> Son & heir covets an ipod nano but we're pretty much a Redmond-free 
>> zone here so what are the options? Google 'ipod nano linux' turns up 
>> lots of install ipod-linux links: this sounds cool but does it work? 
>> I'd hate to shell out on one and find it makes a rather lightweight 
>> doorstop :-|
>>
>> Are there ways of driving an unmodded ipod from a linux PC?
>
>
> I have a ipod video (30gb) and although I used it very initially on a 
> doze machine, to sync immediately with wifes stuff, I then plugged 
> into kubuntu with amarok and I think rhythmbox. Both seemed pretty 
> good and basically worked in a sophisticated way, but I did not have 
> time to follow it all up yet.
>
> I will need to know both doze itunes and linux apps various. From my 
> limited experience with itunes it is a very well integrated app, no 
> doubt. Amarok and rhythmbox  look excellent but they are not 
> equivalent to itunes in all respects. IPOD is easy to use though 
> without doze. I had believed that the initial setting up (format?) of 
> purchased ipod was hard without doze, but I think they are now shipped 
> already formatted (?).
>
> Initial itunes use for cd ripping produced .mp4 files which them 
> needed conversion to mp3 to play (other) players.
> I did not really enjoy the itunes complexity - they make it easy they 
> think, but as with doze, hidden functions and smart stuff can cause 
> confusion. It did in our house. I prefer the amarok/rhythmbox 
> approaches - more visible I think. I need to do more research yet though.
>
> Good luck
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> Subject:
> Re: [sclug] using iPod nano with Linux PC?
> From:
> ed <ed at s5h.net>
> Date:
> Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:10:48 +0000
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> To:
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> On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:36:21 +0000
> John Stumbles <john at stumbles.org.uk> wrote:
>
>   
>> Son & heir covets an ipod nano but we're pretty much a Redmond-free
>> zone here so what are the options? Google 'ipod nano linux' turns up
>> lots of install ipod-linux links: this sounds cool but does it work?
>> I'd hate to shell out on one and find it makes a rather lightweight
>> doorstop :-|
>>
>> Are there ways of driving an unmodded ipod from a linux PC?
>>     
>
> i thought i had a brick to begin with, so i tried for ages to get it
> and qemu to work with the usb... this was a fruitless endeavour.
>
> using gtkpod here, works great.
>
> ipods are great gadgets
>
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> Subject:
> Re: [sclug] using iPod nano with Linux PC?
> From:
> Robin Lewis <goten at squad-wars.com>
> Date:
> Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:08:12 +0000
> To:
> ed <ed at s5h.net>
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> To:
> ed <ed at s5h.net>
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> ed wrote:
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>> On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:36:21 +0000 John Stumbles
>> <john at stumbles.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Son & heir covets an ipod nano but we're pretty much a
>>> Redmond-free zone here so what are the options? Google 'ipod nano
>>> linux' turns up lots of install ipod-linux links: this sounds
>>> cool but does it work? I'd hate to shell out on one and find it
>>> makes a rather lightweight doorstop :-|
>>>
>>> Are there ways of driving an unmodded ipod from a linux PC?
>>>       
>> i thought i had a brick to begin with, so i tried for ages to get
>> it and qemu to work with the usb... this was a fruitless endeavour.
>>
>>
>> using gtkpod here, works great.
>>
>> ipods are great gadgets
>>
>>     
>
> ...but does it run Linux? :P
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> Subject:
> Re: [sclug] using iPod nano with Linux PC?
> From:
> John Stumbles <john at stumbles.org.uk>
> Date:
> Wed, 20 Dec 2006 23:35:31 +0000
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> CC:
> sclug at sclug.org.uk
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> Robin Lewis wrote:
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>>> ipods are great gadgets
>>>
>>
>>
>> ...but does it run Linux? :P
>
> Seems they can do, but I think he wants it to listen to not to hack 
> for the sake of it (maybe that'll come in time :-)
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