HOW-TO iPod with (Ubuntu) Linux

[Golgoth]

and Yamipod?!

[Zhukov]

Yamipod: As interesting as it may be, its closed source.
Plus, it does nothing Amarok can't do. In fact, Amarok does a lot more. No, don't start with the usual "It's KDE!! Death to the K!" I'm a Gnome user for years and I love my Gnome desktop as much as I hate KDE. But Amarok is a very nice app

[Golgoth]

Yep, but you just start with the usual "It's closed source!! Death to the non free software...".

Plus, I did not say anything about Amarok...

I don't have an Ipod,I just wanted to give the name of a software I know and which can be run on linux.

It's closed source, but you are maybe kind of "closed-minded"...

[SuperMike]

I received a new nano and tried Rhythmbox right away. It crashed immediately. So, to find out the source of the crash, I went to command line and typed sudo rhythmbox and it loaded up and crashed again, but this time it told me why. The reason it crashed was because it didn't have this file:

/media/ipod/iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesDB

So, I recreated it by going to command line and typing:

sudo apt-get install gtkpod
sudo touch /media/ipod/iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesDB
sudo gtkpod

Then, I chose Create iPod's Directories, then added a sample MP3 file and clicked the button to resync.

When I closed gtkpod down and brought it back up, the file I added to the iPod was still there and not just in the local directory. I then used 'ls' at a command prompt and checked the iTunesDB and found that it had been updated with new data and now had other files in the same directory.

After that, I could use Rhythmbox with no problem. Hopefully this will help you be able to recreate the iTunesDB if yours is corrupt or if you simply don't want to use the iTunes service or Windows and just want to do everything purely the Linux way, putting MP3 and other kinds of files on yourself.

[Zhukov]

Yep, but you just start with the usual "It's closed source!! Death to the non free software...".

Plus, I did not say anything about Amarok...

I don't have an Ipod,I just wanted to give the name of a software I know and which can be run on linux.

It's closed source, but you are maybe kind of "closed-minded"...

You did well pointing some software you found to be ok
Although I have to admit I started with the "non free software" stuff I don't want to pull nobody from Yamipod and alikes!

This forum is visited both by experienced linux users and 1 day users, some of which may not know neither Amarok nor the open/closed source issue.
This is (roughly) the same as using binary drivers. It doesn't encourages open software developers to continue doing so nor facilitates the integration of current software.

To a new user (as my sister, for example) I recommend her to use Amarok to manage her music collection. There is a good trade between usability and available functions. But this is just my opinion! I am a Gnome user, so I could also recommend Banshee if you don't want Kde libs.

Don't misunderstand me!

Cheers!

[Floola]

beta 20 is available! Greatly improved. Relies on gstreamer or xine so playback shouldn't be a problem anymore.

[Floola]

beta 23 available. Update strongly suggested as this version comes with many fixes and a new interesting feature, fast-mode. Under preferences->advanced you can enable this option which should significally increase speed of application.

http://www.floola.com

[bwalsh]

I found this thread while searching for a solution to my ipod problem, not sure if anyone can help me out. I just got a 4 GB Nano, but I can't get my system to recognize it. Here's my mtab after plugging it in:

/dev/sda2 / reiserfs rw,notail 0 0
proc /proc proc rw 0 0
/sys /sys sysfs rw 0 0
varrun /var/run tmpfs rw 0 0
varlock /var/lock tmpfs rw 0 0
procbususb /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw 0 0
udev /dev tmpfs rw 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0
devshm /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0
lrm /lib/modules/2.6.17-10-386/volatile tmpfs rw 0 0
/dev/sda3 /home reiserfs rw 0 0
/dev/sdb2 /media/sdb2 reiserfs rw 0 0
binfmt_misc /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc binfmt_misc rw 0 0


And here's my dmesg output:

[17179739.036000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
[17179739.168000] usb 5-6: configuration #1 chosen from 2 choices
[17179739.264000] usbcore: registered new driver libusual
[17179739.304000] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
[17179739.304000] scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[17179739.304000] usb-storage: device found at 2
[17179739.304000] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[17179739.304000] usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage
[17179739.304000] USB Mass Storage support registered.
[17179744.304000] usb-storage: device scan complete
[17179744.304000] Vendor: Apple Model: iPod Rev: 1.62
[17179744.304000] Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00
[17179744.308000] SCSI device sdc: 1982464 2048-byte hdwr sectors (4060 MB)
[17179744.308000] sdc: Write Protect is off
[17179744.308000] sdc: Mode Sense: 68 00 00 08
[17179744.308000] sdc: assuming drive cache: write through
[17179744.308000] SCSI device sdc: 1982464 2048-byte hdwr sectors (4060 MB)
[17179744.312000] sdc: Write Protect is off
[17179744.312000] sdc: Mode Sense: 68 00 00 08
[17179744.312000] sdc: assuming drive cache: write through
[17179744.312000] sdc: sdc1 sdc2
[17179744.312000] sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sdc
[17179744.312000] sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[17183999.204000] usb 5-6: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
[17184010.748000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 2, error -110
[17184010.916000] usb 5-6: USB disconnect, address 2
[17184010.916000] 2:0:0:0: scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery
[17184010.920000] 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184010.920000] 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184010.920000] 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184010.920000] 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184010.920000] sdc : READ CAPACITY failed.
[17184010.920000] sdc : status=0, message=00, host=1, driver=00
[17184010.920000] sdc : sense not available.
[17184010.920000] 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184010.920000] sdc: Write Protect is off
[17184010.920000] sdc: Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00
[17184010.920000] sdc: assuming drive cache: write through
[17184010.920000] 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184010.920000] 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184010.920000] 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184010.920000] 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184010.920000] 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184010.920000] sdc : READ CAPACITY failed.
[17184010.920000] sdc : status=0, message=00, host=1, driver=00
[17184010.920000] sdc : sense not available.
[17184010.920000] 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184010.920000] sdc: Write Protect is off
[17184010.920000] sdc: Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00
[17184010.920000] sdc: assuming drive cache: write through
[17184010.920000] sdc:<3> 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184010.920000] Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 0
[17184010.920000] 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184010.920000] Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 0
[17184010.920000] unable to read partition table
[17184010.920000] 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
[17184017.240000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[17184028.784000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 3, error -110
[17184028.896000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
[17184040.440000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 4, error -110
[17184040.552000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
[17184050.976000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 5, error -110
[17184051.088000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
[17184061.512000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 6, error -110
[17184129.380000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
[17184140.924000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 7, error -110
[17184141.036000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
[17184152.580000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 8, error -110
[17184152.692000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 9
[17184163.116000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 9, error -110
[17184163.228000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 10
[17184173.652000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 10, error -110
[17184621.788000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 11
[17184633.332000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 11, error -110
[17184633.444000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
[17184644.988000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 12, error -110
[17184645.100000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 13
[17184655.524000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 13, error -110
[17184655.636000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 14
[17184666.060000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 14, error -110
[17185018.688000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 15
[17185030.232000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 15, error -110
[17185030.344000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 16
[17185041.888000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 16, error -110
[17185042.000000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 17
[17185052.424000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 17, error -110
[17185052.536000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 18
[17185062.960000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 18, error -110
[17185229.108000] usb 5-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 19
[17185240.652000] usb 5-1: device not accepting address 19, error -110
[17185240.764000] usb 5-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 20
[17185252.308000] usb 5-1: device not accepting address 20, error -110
[17185252.420000] usb 5-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 21
[17185262.844000] usb 5-1: device not accepting address 21, error -110
[17185262.956000] usb 5-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 22
[17185273.380000] usb 5-1: device not accepting address 22, error -110
[17186362.100000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 23
[17186373.644000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 23, error -110
[17186373.756000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 24
[17186385.300000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 24, error -110
[17186385.412000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 25
[17186395.836000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 25, error -110
[17186395.948000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 26
[17186406.372000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 26, error -110
[17189134.604000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 27
[17189146.148000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 27, error -110
[17189146.260000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 28
[17189157.804000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 28, error -110
[17189157.916000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 29
[17189168.340000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 29, error -110
[17189168.452000] usb 5-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 30
[17189178.876000] usb 5-6: device not accepting address 30, error -110
[17189782.756000] ehci_hcd 0000:00:10.4: remove, state 1
[17189782.756000] usb usb5: USB disconnect, address 1
[17189782.760000] ehci_hcd 0000:00:10.4: USB bus 5 deregistered
[17189782.760000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:10.4 disabled

I tried editing fstab and using the modprobe suggestion, but neither have helped. My ipod charged fine, but it just isn't getting recognized. Any ideas?

[Zhukov]

Are you using a HUB or a front usb port? Try using a different one, maybe on the back of the machine.

[mhancoc7]

This may have already been mentioned.

I believe the problem with Vmware and iTunes is the fact that Vmware does not support USB 2.0 and that is required by iTunes. However, the new Vmware 6.0 Beta is supposed to have support for USB 2.0!

Jereme