iPod and generic mp3 player support in Edgy and Dapper

[Sean Hammond]

No, we'll try Amarok.

I also found this launchpad entry:

https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/rhythmbox-ipod

which says that ipod support for rhythmbox in dapper was 'deferred.'
Since we know rhythmbox could play from ipod in dapper, I assume the
entry is about full support.

And this wiki page:

https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/rhythmbox-ipod

which says iPods work with Banshee, GTKPod and Amarok in Dapper,
though we know from our own testing that Banshee and GTKPod are buggy
(both crashed).

Neither page has info about Edgy.

It seems that if journalling is enabled on the iPods HFS+ filesystem
then Linux (in Dapper) mounts the iPod as read only, which may explain
banshee and gtkpod crashing. You can disable journalling on the ipod
via OSX, though probably not via WinXP or Ubuntu. We are going to find
out if disabling journalling fixes things.

On 10/9/06, Patrick Carey <paddycarey at gmail.com> wrote:
> i always found the ipod support in amarok to be pretty good, even in
> breezy, but better in dapper and edgy, have you tried that?
>
> On Mon, 2006-10-09 at 13:58 +0100, Sean Hammond wrote:
> > 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!
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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