Raquel wrote: > On Wed, 6 May 2009 11:39:25 -0400 > JoeHill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Raquel wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 6 May 2009 08:56:15 -0400 > > > Christopher Judd <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > My son is fed up with Windows and wants to purge it from his > > > > system, and run ubuntu or debian. The only thing holding him > > > > back at this time is itunes. > > > > > > You will hear a lot of "it works with $someplayer". That is a > > > VERY broad statement considering all the different iPods and > > > generations of iPods. For instance, just moving files from a > > > player to a 4th gen Nano will make it unusable and make it > > > necessary to start over again by using a Windows/mac machine and > > > iTunes. I know. I have a 4th gen Nano and have tried. I have > > > made several trips over to the neighbor's house to use iTunes. > > > > That just means you're using an outdated version of libgpod which > > does not understand the iPod's encrypted database, and so cannot > > write to it properly. The database gets corrupted and it looks like > > there's nothing on it. > > > > You just need to upgrade to a newer version of libgpod. You should > > drop by the IRC channel at #gtkpod, that's where I got help so many > > months ago when I was running into the same problem. > > > > -- > > J > > According to their web site, the iPod Shuffle is NOT supported, as of > 04/19/09. > > http://gtkpod.wikispaces.com/message/view/Supported+iPods/11251545
BTW, what version of libgpod do you have installed? -- J -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
