iPod support in Linux

Clayton smaug42 at gmail.com
Wed Apr 16 09:31:27 UTC 2008


>  > Take a look at TrekStor Vibez:
>  > http://www.trekstor.de/en/products/detail_mp3.php?pid=66
>  >
>  > Supports OGG and MP3, and... their datasheet specifically states Linux
>  > Kernel 2.4 or higher.  As media players go, it's quite n
>
>  That would be perfect, if only it was a bit bigger. By about a factor of ten...
>
>  That was part of the problem when I got the iPod. All the other manufacturers seemed to have decided that 40Gb was useless and all anyone wants is a 10Gb disk.
>
>  Finding *anything* 30Gb+ was difficult, let alone a Linux-friendly one.

That is very true.

So far I have had good success with iPods - even the newest ones where
I had to do some tinkering with the ID code thing (referenced earlier
in this thread).  After I pulled that code, put it into the right
place, the iPods connect fine, and Amarok etc can talk to them.

C.




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