GTKpod can create the database for you then; choose 'Create IPOD Directories'
in the File-menu; then add a few songs and click 'Synchronize iTunes DB'
On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:53:20 -0800, Eric Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> yes, the directory exists but the only thing in there is this:
> /mnt/ipod/iPod_Control/iTunes/firsttime
>
> no DB stuff
>
> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 9:43:37 +0200
> Sjon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Does /mnt/ipod/iPod_Control/ even exist after mounting it? I have no
> trouble using GTKPod, just added the mount to /etc/fstab and let GTKPod do
> the mounting and unmounting on startup/shutdown.
>>
>> On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:02:55 -0800, Eric Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > in gtkpod when under file > read iTunesDB i get an error saying
>> > "'/mnt/ipod/iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesDB' does not exist. Import
> aborted"
>> > how can i import it?
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:56:06 -0800
>> > Eric Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> >> thanks, i did what you said. i added that line to udev and restarted
>> > udev but but my ipod nano is not being mounted, i still have to mount
> it
>> > manually with
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> mount -t vfat /dev/sda2 /mnt/ipod/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:31:00 +1000
>> >> "James Rayner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > On 3/28/06, Eric Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> > > hi,
>> >> > > i can't seem to find any howto or relevant information on how to
>> > setup ipod nano with gtkpod or banchee. banchee keeps crashing after
>> > mounting the ipod.
>> >> > > can someone point me to some more information? this must have
> been
>> > discussed somewhere.
>> >> > >
>> >> >
>> >> > Just mount the ipod up at /mnt/ipod and tell gtkpod to import it's
> db.
>> >> > Shouldnt be any problems. If you dont like /mnt/ipod change it in
> the
>> >> > options.
>> >> >
>> >> > And if you want, chuck this line;
>> >> >
>> >> > BUS="usb", SYSFS{product}="iPod", KERNEL="sd?2", NAME="%k",
>> >> > SYMLINK+="ipod", MODE="0660", GROUP="users"
>> >> >
>> >> > in /etc/udev/rules.d/00-ipod.rules and restart udev, udev will
> create
>> >> > /dev/ipod for the ipod music partition. Dont know if this works
> with
>> >> > older model ipods, but it works with my nano.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > James
>> >> >
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