Forwarded to an ipod carrying friend of mine. This is his reply.
On Saturday 30 July 2005 07:01 pm, you wrote: > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > Subject: [newbie] Gtkpod > Date: Saturday 30 July 2005 06:56 pm > From: Walt Frampus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > has anyone been able to connect to a Ipod mini with gtkpod? I have tried > various settings and it doesn't recognize it. Any help would be > appreciated! The newest ipods will hang when connected to a Linux kernel under a certain patch level. The cause is that there is something wrong with the ipod firmware that gets very upset when Linux tries to mount the drive and look at the end of the drive where some of the new types are partition tables are kept. In helping an friend with a mini and 10.1, it was necessary to recompile the kernel, turning off the special "extended partition" type support in the kernel. In 10.2, it is probably not an issue, but I don't know, since I have only an older iPod and a Shuffle. Both work perfectly with gtkpod .93 and above. Suggestions (any or all): upgrade kernel, upgrade to 10.2, recompile kernel, update ipod firmware, use latest gtkpod. -- /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Mark A. Davis Norfolk, VA; EDT (757)-461-5001x431 | | Director of Information Systems & Commun, www.himss.org | | Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital www.laketaylor.org | | Adjunct Linux Prof., ITT Technical Institute www.itt-tech.edu | | Charter Member, TideWater Unix User's Group www.twuug.org | \-------------------------------------------------------------------/ -------------------------------------------------------
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