Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?
Hi, The new iPods do have some issues. Apple have implemented some kind of encryption/hash that will only allows the iPod classic and new nano to update/sync with iTunes. http://ipodminusitunes.blogspot.com/2007/09/apple-cuts-us-off.html I don't know if someone has figured out a work around yet, but its just a matter of time. Personally I'd wait until Rockbox gets released for the iPod Classic then buy one, as you then get Ogg support. Hope this helps. Ciarán On Nov 11, 2007 2:22 PM, Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 2007-11-11 at 13:39 +, Kris Douglas wrote: On 11/11/2007, Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 23:29 +, Kris Douglas wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know, they're expensive and all that, so lets forget all that flaming... I was just wondering what the support in Ubuntu was like... Are there any things I need to look out for when I'm using the device on Ubuntu? Thanks, Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You might be interested in rockbox: http://www.rockbox.org/ It makes your iPod work like a generic audio player. It isnt avaiable for iPod classic yet, but I expect it will be soon. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ Ooh that's interesting... So this is a replacement os for the device that allows you to extend the functionality? Yep that's exactly what it is. I've got it on my iPod video 30gb -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?
I'm pretty sure that, at the present time, the iPod Touch and the iPhone *aren't* supported under linux but I guess given a few months that will appear. I was at the iPod launch last week and was *that* close to buying an iPod - god knows how I resisted but I did - they are *gorgeous* :) Pete -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?
Pete Stean wrote: I'm pretty sure that, at the present time, the iPod Touch and the iPhone *aren't* supported under linux but I guess given a few months that will appear. I was at the iPod launch last week and was *that* close to buying an iPod - god knows how I resisted but I did - they are *gorgeous* :) Pete http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/496-iPod-Classic-Will-Be-Supported.html Just waiting for the release -Matt Daubney -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?
On 11/11/2007, Robert McWilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:29:38 + Kris Douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know, they're expensive and all that, so lets forget all that flaming... I was just wondering what the support in Ubuntu was like... Are there any things I need to look out for when I'm using the device on Ubuntu? I'm thinking about getting one myself at the moment so have been reading up on the linux support: doesn't seem to be any problems using the ipod but a few of the docs I've found say you need a windows or mac machine to set up the ipod initially (formatting the disk, updating firmware etc.) Before I do buy an ipod does anyone know of any other music players with 60Gb or more of storage? Every other player I can find with that kind of storage is aiming more at video so is bigger, has worse battery life and costs more than an ipod. If it plays FLAC and/or ogg it gets bonus points. Robert Robert McWilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED]www.ormiret.com Geeks are for life, not just computer breakdowns. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ I have to say thanks to you all, there is some valuable information here. And no, i dont think there are any bigger than 30 from what i've seen, hence buying an ipod. -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?
Kris Douglas wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know, they're expensive and all that, so lets forget all that flaming... I was just wondering what the support in Ubuntu was like... Are there any things I need to look out for when I'm using the device on Ubuntu? Thanks, Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net http://www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I got myself one of the 80gb classics the other week after my poxy Zen crashed on me for the zillionth time. Amarok in the repos doesn't support the classics out of the box. You need to get and compile libgpod? from they're cvs, and then you might need to rebuild amarok. I haven't tried it yet, wimped out on time constraints. Might have a go tomorrow though. -Matt Daubney -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?
On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 23:29 +, Kris Douglas wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know, they're expensive and all that, so lets forget all that flaming... I was just wondering what the support in Ubuntu was like... Are there any things I need to look out for when I'm using the device on Ubuntu? Thanks, Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You might be interested in rockbox: http://www.rockbox.org/ It makes your iPod work like a generic audio player. It isnt avaiable for iPod classic yet, but I expect it will be soon. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?
On 11/11/2007, Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 23:29 +, Kris Douglas wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know, they're expensive and all that, so lets forget all that flaming... I was just wondering what the support in Ubuntu was like... Are there any things I need to look out for when I'm using the device on Ubuntu? Thanks, Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You might be interested in rockbox: http://www.rockbox.org/ It makes your iPod work like a generic audio player. It isnt avaiable for iPod classic yet, but I expect it will be soon. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ Ooh that's interesting... So this is a replacement os for the device that allows you to extend the functionality? -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?
Kris Douglas wrote: On 11/11/2007, *Alec Wright* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 23:29 +, Kris Douglas wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know, they're expensive and all that, so lets forget all that flaming... I was just wondering what the support in Ubuntu was like... Are there any things I need to look out for when I'm using the device on Ubuntu? Thanks, Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net http://www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You might be interested in rockbox: http://www.rockbox.org/ It makes your iPod work like a generic audio player. It isnt avaiable for iPod classic yet, but I expect it will be soon. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ Ooh that's interesting... So this is a replacement os for the device that allows you to extend the functionality? -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net http://www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Rockbox is a fantastic bit of kit - however, if you have an iPod Car Stereo - or an iPod enable hi-fi, I recommend either giving it a miss (or joining the dev team to allow these things to work). Andy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?
On Sun, 2007-11-11 at 13:39 +, Kris Douglas wrote: On 11/11/2007, Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 23:29 +, Kris Douglas wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know, they're expensive and all that, so lets forget all that flaming... I was just wondering what the support in Ubuntu was like... Are there any things I need to look out for when I'm using the device on Ubuntu? Thanks, Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You might be interested in rockbox: http://www.rockbox.org/ It makes your iPod work like a generic audio player. It isnt avaiable for iPod classic yet, but I expect it will be soon. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ Ooh that's interesting... So this is a replacement os for the device that allows you to extend the functionality? Yep that's exactly what it is. I've got it on my iPod video 30gb -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?
Kris Douglas wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know, they're expensive and all that, so lets forget all that flaming... I was just wondering what the support in Ubuntu was like... Are there any things I need to look out for when I'm using the device on Ubuntu? Thanks, Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services As far as I was aware they work fine, but I don't personally own an iPod (and I doubt I will unless someone gives me one as a present) so I can't be sure if that's correct or not. (I vaguely remember something about Apple changing something on the newer iPods so they didn't work on Linux but I'm pretty sure it was fixed). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?
On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 23:29 +, Kris Douglas wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know, they're expensive and all that, so lets forget all that flaming... Holy cow. I never realised they did iPods that massive. No, stoppit, must resist! I was just wondering what the support in Ubuntu was like... Are there any things I need to look out for when I'm using the device on Ubuntu? As I understand it banshee supports these devices. Maybe not the version in the repo, you might need to compile one from upstream, but I'm pretty sure at UDS the Banshee guys said they supported all iPods now. Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?
On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 23:29 +, Kris Douglas wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know, they're expensive and all that, so lets forget all that flaming... I was just wondering what the support in Ubuntu was like... Are there any things I need to look out for when I'm using the device on Ubuntu? Thanks, Kris Douglas If you don't mind the KDE libraries, I've found Amarok is brilliant for managing the music on my iPod Nano (1st gen, 4 gig), but as other replies have said there have been issues with the newer models, but I am pretty sure these have been remedied. Josh -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?
On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:29:38 + Kris Douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know, they're expensive and all that, so lets forget all that flaming... I was just wondering what the support in Ubuntu was like... Are there any things I need to look out for when I'm using the device on Ubuntu? I'm thinking about getting one myself at the moment so have been reading up on the linux support: doesn't seem to be any problems using the ipod but a few of the docs I've found say you need a windows or mac machine to set up the ipod initially (formatting the disk, updating firmware etc.) Before I do buy an ipod does anyone know of any other music players with 60Gb or more of storage? Every other player I can find with that kind of storage is aiming more at video so is bigger, has worse battery life and costs more than an ipod. If it plays FLAC and/or ogg it gets bonus points. Robert Robert McWilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED]www.ormiret.com Geeks are for life, not just computer breakdowns. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
