Revision: 1714
http://gtkpod.svn.sourceforge.net/gtkpod/?rev=1714&view=rev
Author: teuf
Date: 2007-10-01 11:35:51 -0700 (Mon, 01 Oct 2007)
Log Message:
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* README.SysInfo: add explanations about how the iPod needs to be
set up so that libgpod can read the firewire id
Modified Paths:
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libgpod/trunk/ChangeLog
Added Paths:
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libgpod/trunk/README.SysInfo
Modified: libgpod/trunk/ChangeLog
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--- libgpod/trunk/ChangeLog 2007-10-01 18:07:55 UTC (rev 1713)
+++ libgpod/trunk/ChangeLog 2007-10-01 18:35:51 UTC (rev 1714)
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
2007-10-01 Christophe Fergeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
+ * README.SysInfo: add explanations about how the iPod needs to be
+ set up so that libgpod can read the firewire id
+
+2007-10-01 Christophe Fergeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
+
* src/itdb_itunesdb.c: get rid of unused headers
2007-09-26 Jorg Schuler <jcsjcs at users.sourceforge.net>
Added: libgpod/trunk/README.SysInfo
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--- libgpod/trunk/README.SysInfo (rev 0)
+++ libgpod/trunk/README.SysInfo 2007-10-01 18:35:51 UTC (rev 1714)
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+Starting with the iPod Classics and the Video Nanos, libgpod needs an
+additional configuration step to correctly modify the iPod content. libgpod
+needs to know the so-called iPod "firewire id", otherwise the iPod won't
+recognize what libgpod wrote to it and will behave as if it's empty.
+
+There are two ways to set up the iPod to make libgpod able to find its firewire
+id.
+
+The 1st one is mostly automated. First, make sure you have libsgutils installed
+before running configure/autogen.sh. If you built libgpod without it, install
+it and run configure/make/make install. You should now have an
+ipod-read-sysinfo-extended tool available. Run it with the iPod device path
+(eg /dev/sda) and the iPod mount point (eg /mnt/ipod) as arguments. This may
+require root privileges. ipod-read-sysinfo-extended will read an XML
+file from the iPod and write it as
+/mnt/ipod/iPod_Control/Device/SysInfoExtended. See
+http://ipodlinux.org/Device_Information for more details about the method used.
+Having that file is enough for libgpod to figure out the iPod firewire id.
+
+The 2nd method requires more manual intervention. First, you need to get your
+firewire id manually. To do that, run "sudo lsusb -v | grep -i Serial" (without
+the "") with your iPod plugged in, this should print a 16 character long string
+like 00A1234567891231. Once you have that number, create/edit
+/mnt/ipod/iPod_Control/Device/SysInfo (if your iPod is mounted at /mnt/ipod).
+Add to that file the line below:
+FirewireGuid: 0xffffffffffffffff
+(replace ffffffffffffffff with the string you obtained at the previous step
+and don't forget the trailing 0x before the string)
+Save that file, and you should be all set. Be careful when using apps which
+lets you manually specify which iPod model you own, they may overwrite that
+file when you do that. So if after doing that libgpod still seems to write
+invalid content to the iPod, double-check the content of that SysInfo file to
+make sure the FirewireGuid line you added isn't gone. If that happens, readd it
+to the end of the file, and make sure libgpod rewrite the iPod content.
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