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littlebuddy
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 Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 12:02 am Post subject: ipod mini works |
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I went and picked up my ipod mini today and got it working in gentoo without too much hassle. Just in case people were wondering whether it worked or not.
High-level overview of process:
Use latest 2.4.22 kernel (for HFS+ r/w) and build app. usb modules.
emerge gnupod
emerge hfsplusutils
plug in ipod and make sure the following modules are loaded (I only have usb 1.1 on my computer):
usbcore
usb-storage
usb-ohci
The mountable partition showed up for me as /dev/sda3.
Issue the following commands to mount the ipod
hpmount /dev/sda3
mount -o rw -t hfsplus /dev/sda3 /mnt/ipod
Then follow the instructions in gnupod documentation.
When you want to unmount, issue the following:
umount /mnt/ipod
rmmod usb-ohci
Your ipod should say it's safe to disconnect, and it should have all the songs.
Happy trails. |
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SeaPig
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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When I plug my ipod in I don't get a sda3.
I have /dev/sda, but it doesn't show any partitions.
I have hfs support and have even mounted the ipod via
/dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
but it wasn't the music directory. There was a Notes, Calendar and a few other Directories.
are there any other kernel scsi options I need? |
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littlebuddy
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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| SeaPig wrote: |
I have hfs support and have even mounted the ipod via
/dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
but it wasn't the music directory. There was a Notes, Calendar and a few other Directories.
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I think that's the partition you want. If you can read the filesystem (and it seems like you can), you've got the right partition.
Do a 'df -h' and make sure the filesystem reports the correct size (mine reports 3.8 gigs).
Once you've got that set up the gnupod documentation should cover everything else. |
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zerocross
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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Are u able to copy (via bash or whateva) the mp3 files to the ipod and thats it - u can select em and play them on the ipod?
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littlebuddy
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| zerocross wrote: | | Are u able to copy (via bash or whateva) the mp3 files to the ipod and thats it - u can select em and play them on the ipod? |
Yep. I use the gnupod command gnupod_addsong.pl, but everything works great. Making playlists is a little bit of a hassle (editing an xml file), but all the songs show up. |
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maj
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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| littlebuddy wrote: | | zerocross wrote: | | Are u able to copy (via bash or whateva) the mp3 files to the ipod and thats it - u can select em and play them on the ipod? |
Yep. I use the gnupod command gnupod_addsong.pl, but everything works great. Making playlists is a little bit of a hassle (editing an xml file), but all the songs show up. |
not quite what zerocross was asking, you cant just mount the hd and copy mp3's the the hd, you need to use an tool that updates the iTunes DB file on the ipods HD, in this case littlebuddy used gnupod_addsong.pl, which copies the file and then updates the ipod so it knows where it is |
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littlebuddy
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I haven't tried copying the files via bash. I don't know if that will work. But it's basically just as easy with the gnupod utils. |
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