I have one of the newer iPod video (60GB) units and I had a similar problem (running the same kernel). I couldn't get anything to recognize my iPod (rhythmbox, banshee, etc). Finally, I installed the new Amarok (1.4.1) and it worked like a charm. ' http://amarok.kde.org/' (http://tinyurl.com/ccod8) -- Thund3rstruck