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From: Tim <root@×××××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] OT: iPod Classic freezes using libgpod+amarok
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:57:45
Message-Id: 470FE99C.2030201@pneumaticsystem.com
1 Hello list. I recently purchased an 80GB black iPod Classic and, being a
2 Gentoo user, decided to try to get it running under Linux. I did
3 initially plug it into a Mac and add some 700+ songs, so the steps I
4 took were:
5
6 1. Plug it back into the Mac and disable HFS+ journaling
7 2. Install, from SVN, libgpod and gtkpod (for the Classic support)
8 3. Install latest stable Amarok (1.4.6-r1) with iPod support
9 4. Plug in iPod and mount appropriate partition on /mnt/ipod
10 5. Modify /mnt/ipod/iPod_Control/iTunes/SysInfo to include the fwid
11 6. Transfer song to iPod using Amarok; unmount and eject iPod
12
13 This, somewhat magically, worked without triggering the iPod's
14 iTunes-only measures; the library registers a new song, and it plays and
15 is good. My issue is this: when the iPod boots, sometimes the album art
16 background presented when selecting the Music menu (or any submenu)
17 fades to white and the iPod hangs. This happens sporadically and I can't
18 tell for sure what causes it. I've run the iPod self-diagnostics with no
19 problems. Resetting the iPod is the only recourse if it freezes.
20
21 One thing I've noticed: I have about a second when the iPod first boots
22 to navigate to the Music->Songs menu, and if I can before the fade to
23 white happens, the iPod works OK as long as I don't leave the song list.
24 Album art is even displayed as a song plays if available.
25
26 Thoughts? Suggestions? I have the latest SVN revision of libgpod (1725)
27 and have tried SVN gtkpod for updating the iPod, with similar results.
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