On 6/2/06 21:08, Martin Sheppard wrote:
As an aside, I have seen entries on this list for people who were
concerned that their not quite latest generation Macs (ie without
USB2.0) could not use the latest iPods. I am happy to say that my Nano
that arrived courtesy of my Better Half at Christmas works (and charges,
via the hub) quite happily with my G3 iMac and, while I would prefer the
speed of Firewire or USB2.0, the delay is not too onerous.
Out of curiosity, are you connecting the Nano to the iMac through the
keyboard, one of the built-in ports, or a hub? What version of OSX are
you running?
We couldn't connect my father's iPod Shuffle dock into the keyboard of
his G3 Snow iMac due to a reported power limitation. Nor would it work
via a new USB 2.0 hub connected into one of the built-in ports*, yet it
worked fine when I dug out an old USB 1.1 hub.
The iMac is still running OS X 10.2.8 quite happily, and I have a
feeling that upgrading to Panther/Tiger would fix the problem. The
Shuffle specification mentions "Mac OS X 10.3.6 or later recommended for
use with low-power USB ports" but I wouldn't have thought that the
built-in port->USB powered hub is a recipe for low-power. I think 10.3.5
and earlier might be a bit broken when it comes to mixing USB 1.1 and
2.0 devices too...
Neil
* - we wanted the 7 extra ports, not the extra speed, so weren't
concerned about the USB 2.0 hub dropping down to 1.1 speed. For now
he'll have to put up with the 4 extra ports and swap a couple of cables
around.
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