FYI some additional information on what happens when I try to connect the same ipod to Amarok: clearly it's not JUST a Rythmbox issue, but neither player gives useful feedback to the user:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amarok/+bug/153260 -- rhythmbox crashes on start with ipod https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/122531 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
