iPod and generic mp3 player support in Edgy and Dapper

[Sean Hammond]

Ah, actually it seems GTKPod does not work on Dapper, it tries to sync
the changes to the iPod before exiting:

Error opening '/media/ipod/iPod_Control/Music/F04/gtkpod424116.mp3'
for writing (Read-only file system).

Error opening '/media/ipod/iPod_Control/Music/F05/gtkpod302268.mp3'
for writing (Read-only file system).

It looks as if iPod support, via Rhythmbox, Banshee or GTKPod is
pretty dodgy on both Breezy and Dapper. What about Edgy?

On 10/9/06, Sean Hammond <sean.hammond at gmail.com> wrote:
> More info, my Ubuntu Breezy user reported to me that GTKPod didn't
> work. My friend running Dapper who found that Rhythmbox and Banshee
> failed tells me GTKPod does work. Any info on the status of GTKPod?
>
> On 10/9/06, Sean Hammond <sean.hammond at gmail.com> wrote:
> > So, among the people I have installed Ubuntu Breezy for I have:
> >
> > * Someone with an iPod who had mixed results using it with GTKPod and
> > Banshee, Rhythmbox didn't use it at all apparently
> >
> > * Someone who ripped a load of music into OGG then went out and bought
> > an mp3 player
> >
> > So, I wanted to know what the support for these devices is like on
> > Edgy and  Dapper, but I can't try them myself since I don't own any,
> > although I have some info about ipods and Dapper from a friend:
> >
> > * Rhythmbox can play music from iPod, but that's all (can't move music
> > on or off the ipod)
> >
> > * Banshee seems to support moving music on and off the iPod, but crashes
> >
> > So what is the status of iPod support in Rhythmbox and Banshee on
> > Dapper and Edgy?
> >
> > And I've heard the Rhythmbox ipod plugin does OGG-mp3 conversion. How
> > does the Generic MP3 player plugin in Rhythmbox work? Will it
> > automatically convert OGGs to MP3 when you drag them onto the MP3
> > player? On Dapper? On Edgy?
> >
> > So I can figure out how best to help these embattled users at some
> > point in the future.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
>