David- thanks for sharing the info- you gave me some things to think about.
I suspect you're right about the firmware no longer supporting OS9. Maybe I
would be better off getting an older iPod from eBay that would hopefully run
on 9.2, and upgrade to that. You brought up a new issue too- I have
iTunes 1.1, so sounds like I need to upgrade that too. That's a free
download from Apple, I think?
I'm thinking about just buying a cheap Dell desktop and a windows
version iPod as another solution. I have 3 computers in the house already,
but my daughter's taking the iMac with her when she moves next week, and the
PCI slots aren't working in my G3 desktop.
George
>> Is anyone running an iPod mp3 player from their Starmax, that is, uploading
>> mp3's to it? I know the iPod requires a firewire port- the Apple site says
>> it requires "built-in firewire" port for the latest ipod, and it also says
>> it requires OSX, preferably a newer version. However, on an eBay auction I
>> looked at it said OS 9.2 was required "for full functionality". I have
>> another computer, an Apple beige g3 desktop, that will support OSX but I
>> didn't really want to deal with upgrading it. I'm running 9.1 on both
>> machines.
>> I'm wondering if I can install 9.2 and a firewire PCI card in one of these
>> computers and work it from that.
> I haven't run one on a StarMax, but I did on my PowerBook G3 "Wallstreet"
> with a Firewire PCMCIA Card. The problem you will run into in that the FW
> port will not provide power to the iPod (at least I don't think it will).
> This problem is minor - it may cause some headaches when you want to upgrade
> the iPod software (because that requires that you unplug then plug back in
> the iPod). It worked fine for me in my setup when I plugged the iPod back
> into the wall. I also did this under OS X, not 9.x. If you get a powered
> hub, or if you route your iPod through another FW device (like an external
> FW drive) that can provide power to the FW port, I'll doubt you'll notice
> anything. You won't be able to run iTunes 3, which is necessary to use the
> iTunes Music Store. I'm also not sure what version is required to support
> Audible.com audio books - it may have been during one of the 2.x upgrades.
> I also don't think you'll be able to use mp4's, I believe that requires
> iTunes 3, which is OS X-only. I'm sure this is what they mean by "full
> functionality."
>
> Sorry for this being so longwinded. I don't see why it won't work for you
> if all you want to do is transfer mp3s to your iPod via iTunes 2.x.
>
> Just a note - my experience is on the old iPod form factor. The new iPod
> has different firmware and may very well not run on 9.x, I don't know.
>
> --
> David W. Stubblebine
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