It's been a while since I synced my iPhone or Touch with any of the Linux tools (I usually use iTunes under virtualbox)... Under gtkpod, there was a menu item "eject" or "write changes"... After copying the files, whichever client you're using needs to rebuild the music database on the device. PK On 2011-06-06, at 2:47 AM, "Neil Bird" <neil@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Around about 03/06/11 20:01, Patrick O'Callaghan typed ... >> A simple iPod mounts as a storage device, but a Touch or iPhone is a >> more complex beast with its own protocol. I'm at my work machine but >> when I get a chance I'll check my home machine which already has this >> set up. > > I think, in the first instance, it was the iPod being am @rse: it wanted > me to connect it to iTunes before it'd do anything (power-on only showed a > USB->iTunes picture). > > We put iTunes on my son's laptop, and the iPod burst into life. > > *Then* I connected it to my son's Linux login and it showed up. However, > I still get the same error (even after logging out and back in) in my login. > Most odd. > > >> Note that you can update music etc. using Rhythmbox or Amarok but you >> won't be able to do everything (such as update the firmware) except via >> iTunes. I do it with a Windows VM, which also requires a bit of setup. > > It does indeed now show up installed music in Rhythmbox (and gtkpod); > however, we're incapable of installing music from that end. R says it's > there after a bit of chugging, but the iPod doesn't; nuplug it & re-insert > it & it's gone. > > Pretty much all my music is in .ogg; I had presumed that R would convert > this to AAC or something upon copy, but iTunes is unwilling to do so, so > maybe it's that. > > I've had to resort to exporting a selection to MP3 as “normal”, putting > that into a dri set up to share for Windows, and then copy it on from the > laptop's iTunes. Bit of a PITA, but at least it works. > > > I shall be trying a Windows VM at some point in the semi-near future, so > it you have any pointers in that regard, it'd be appreciated! > > -- > [neil@fnx ~]# rm -f .signature > [neil@fnx ~]# ls -l .signature > ls: .signature: No such file or directory > [neil@fnx ~]# exit > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
