access ipod files?

[Bob Goodwin]

Alessandro Brezzi wrote:
>
> 2007/12/11, Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin at wildblue.net 
> <mailto:bobgoodwin at wildblue.net>>:
>
>     Alessandro Brezzi wrote:
>     >
>     > 2007/12/11, Bob Goodwin < bobgoodwin at wildblue.net
>     <mailto:bobgoodwin at wildblue.net>
>     > <mailto:bobgoodwin at wildblue.net <mailto:bobgoodwin at wildblue.net>>>:
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >        I have one of my grandson's iPods plugged into a USB
>     connector
>     >     and I
>     >        see two icons on my desktop one labeled "Apple iPod Music
>     Player"
>     >        which I can't mount, and a second icon with "Luc & Matt"
>     their XP
>     >        computer name.
>     >
>     >        Is there an application that will enable me to access the
>     contents
>     >        of the iPod device?  That is, list the contents or play
>     the music,
>     >        save it and put it on a cd?  Anything useful that might
>     impress
>     >     them
>     >        when they come home from school.
>     >
>     >        Bob Goodwin
>     >
>     >
>     > Amarok, just to name one.
>     >
>     > HTH
>     >
>     >
>     > --
>     > Alessandro Brezzi
>     >
>     Ok, I yum installed amarok and it runs but I don't see how to make it
>     access the ipod.
>
>     What am I missing here?
>
>     Bob Goodwin
>
>  
> What type of iPod are you tryng to connect?
> I've succesfull connected iPod from all the previous generation, not 
> tried with the newest (iPod touch - iPod new Nano large screen etc).
>  
> Normally, when I plug for the first time one iPod Amarok display a 
> dialog asking if I want to manage the device and the the type of this. 
> Then the entire db is displayed and you can copy from and into the 
> iPod from your amarok music library. Try to unplug and then plug in 
> the iPod when amarok is up and running, what happens?
> What is in your /var/log/messages ?
> And finally what lsusb report about your iPod?
>  
> -- 
> Alessandro Brezzi
>  

    I think it's called a "mini" but I'm not certain.  Bought them about
    two years ago so they are not the latest!


    /var/log/messages   [This looks like the appropriate part after
    plugging in the ipod.]

    Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: scsi 11:0:0:0: Direct-Access    
    Apple    iPod    
            1.62 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
    Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] 12000555 512-byte
    hardware secto
    rs (6144 MB)
    Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
    Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive
    cache: write thro
    ugh
    Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] 12000555 512-byte
    hardware secto
    rs (6144 MB)
    Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
    Dec 11 13:17:09 box6 kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive
    cache: write thro
    :


    As for the file system it uses, I don't know anything about it but
    it is whatever it was delivered with and the kids deal with it via
    Windows XP.

    I think I am beginning to lose interest in the project.


    lsusb
    Bus 005 Device 012: ID 05ac:1205 Apple Computer, Inc.
    Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
    Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
    Bus 003 Device 002: ID 050d:0980 Belkin Components
    Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
    Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:0870 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express
    Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c408 Logitech, Inc. Marble Mouse (4-button)
    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000


    Bob Goodwin