access ipod files?
Bob Goodwin
bobgoodwin at wildblue.net
Tue Dec 11 18:31:12 UTC 2007
Alessandro Brezzi wrote:
>
> 2007/12/11, Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin at wildblue.net
> <mailto:bobgoodwin at wildblue.net>>:
>
> Alessandro Brezzi wrote:
> >
> > 2007/12/11, Bob Goodwin < bobgoodwin at wildblue.net
> <mailto:bobgoodwin at wildblue.net>
> > <mailto:bobgoodwin at wildblue.net <mailto:bobgoodwin at wildblue.net>>>:
> >
> >
> >
> > I have one of my grandson's iPods plugged into a USB
> connector
> > and I
> > see two icons on my desktop one labeled "Apple iPod Music
> Player"
> > which I can't mount, and a second icon with "Luc & Matt"
> their XP
> > computer name.
> >
> > Is there an application that will enable me to access the
> contents
> > of the iPod device? That is, list the contents or play
> the music,
> > save it and put it on a cd? Anything useful that might
> impress
> > them
> > when they come home from school.
> >
> > Bob Goodwin
> >
> >
> > Amarok, just to name one.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> >
> > --
> > Alessandro Brezzi
> >
> Ok, I yum installed amarok and it runs but I don't see how to make it
> access the ipod.
>
> What am I missing here?
>
> Bob Goodwin
>
>
> What type of iPod are you tryng to connect?
> I've succesfull connected iPod from all the previous generation, not
> tried with the newest (iPod touch - iPod new Nano large screen etc).
>
> Normally, when I plug for the first time one iPod Amarok display a
> dialog asking if I want to manage the device and the the type of this.
> Then the entire db is displayed and you can copy from and into the
> iPod from your amarok music library. Try to unplug and then plug in
> the iPod when amarok is up and running, what happens?
> What is in your /var/log/messages ?
> And finally what lsusb report about your iPod?
>
> --
> Alessandro Brezzi
>
I think it's called a "mini" but I'm not certain. Bought them about
two years ago so they are not the latest!
/var/log/messages [This looks like the appropriate part after
plugging in the ipod.]
Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: scsi 11:0:0:0: Direct-Access
Apple iPod
1.62 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] 12000555 512-byte
hardware secto
rs (6144 MB)
Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive
cache: write thro
ugh
Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] 12000555 512-byte
hardware secto
rs (6144 MB)
Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive
cache: write thro
:
As for the file system it uses, I don't know anything about it but
it is whatever it was delivered with and the kids deal with it via
Windows XP.
I think I am beginning to lose interest in the project.
lsusb
Bus 005 Device 012: ID 05ac:1205 Apple Computer, Inc.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 050d:0980 Belkin Components
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:0870 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c408 Logitech, Inc. Marble Mouse (4-button)
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bob Goodwin
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