[Wylug-discuss] ipods

[Seb James]

On Wed, 2007-12-05 at 09:29 +0000, ALLEN, David wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Has anyone any experience with Ipods and Linux? Previously I have
> always used usb mp3 players with Linux with no problems, but my
> Daughter wants a genuine apple ipod nano 2 for Christmas. Do they
> require specific "windows only" software for the copywrite protection,
> or is the "compatible with" the usual windows cop out? Sorry if I am
> asking stupid questions here, but I have never used one, and I don't
> wish to buy another computer just to down load music, especially one
> running XP!
> 
> Thanks in advance. 
> 
> David

My neighbour uses an iPod Nano with an Ubuntu (6.06) PC with success.
She uses a program called GtkPod to manage the music on the iPod.

But... beware, I read some reports recently that Apple had modified
their firmware to prevent users from using anything other than the
iTunes software to manage music on an iPod.

I'd do a bit of research on that. It may be that newer iPods present
problems.

best regards,

Seb James