back up your iPod using disk utility (new image) before running the
iPod update. ONLY by making a disk image will you backup your audio
(MP3) files.
not saying that you will lose information but the update failed for
me and is getting rather bad reviews
Only way I could get it to work was to use the "restore to factory
settings" option - ie erase ipod then install new iPod OS
Once this is done you can mount the iPod backup disk image and
drag/drop any non music a files you put on to the iPod (in Hard disk
mode)
If you use automatic playlist management in iTunes then launch
iTunes, accept or change the new name for your "New iPod" then let it
do it's thing.
If you don't wish to use automatic management and just want to get
the music that was on it back then start iTunes accept or change the
"new iPod" name and disable the automatic management
then go in to terminal and type in the text in the following block:
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CD /volumes/<name of mounted ipod image>
CP -R iPod_Control /Volumes/<name of reset iPod>
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the first line simply takes you in to the mounted disk image and in
to the hidden folder that contains your MP3 player setting and music
the second line copies your MP3 files and all the settings back to
your iPod's hard disk - this will take some time depending on how
many MP3's you have...
<aside> In fact it seems to take far longer than it should given
Firewire so hold on and wait until the little spinning circle on the
iPod screen stops - if you get impatient like me and think it's
crashed you just have to start all over again
IF like me you use your iPod as a bootable external firewire drive (I
use it for my tech support work and have it as a bootable disk for
running TechTool Pro off of) you will have to re install or
carelully pick through the disk image and copy the necessary system
files
Now on update
On 28/04/2004, at 7:09 PM, Warren Jones wrote:
not yet available on software update but can get via
http://www.versiontracker.com/ or
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
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