Re: [Bug-gnupod] Problem using new iPod

[Eric N. Valor]

On Mon, 2005-01-17 at 20:50 +0100, Adrian Ulrich wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > I have
> > built HFSPLUS functionality into my Linux kernel 2.6.8.  I am able to
> > "see" the iPod, but have run into an odd situation.
> 
> ..and did you enable support for MAC-Partitions?

Yup.. At first I didn't and had lots of other problems until I realized
the oversight.

> > At this time I loaded up iTunes on the
> > Win32 system I have there so I could at least get some files onboard
> > the iPod immediately.  During the installation process it appears that
> > the firmware on the iPod was updated.
> 
> Well, somethimes the 'firmware update' reformats a mac ipod into a win
> ipod ;-)

Oh wow.. you're kidding.  However, upon reading this I tried mounting
either of the two partitions as vfat, to no avail.

# mount -t vfat /dev/sdf1 /mnt/ipod/
mount: /dev/sdf1: can't read superblock
# mount -t vfat /dev/sdf2 /mnt/ipod/
mount: /dev/sdf2: can't read superblock

> > However, now when I get home to my Linux workstation, when I plug the
> > iPod into the USB port, the kernel only sees *TWO* partitions instead
> > of the *THREE* it used to see:
> 
> 2 Partitions would be okay for an windows ipod..
> 
> 
> > Jan 17 10:34:26  kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdf, sector
> > 7999480
> 
> Well, thats bad..
> 
> Looks like you are using USB?
> Did you attach the iPod using a HUB or at the root?

I'm attached directly to the back of my machine.  It *IS* a USB1.1
(older Intel 440BX motherboard), but I don't think that should make a
big difference (?)

> > Is there something funky about the latest iPod firmware that breaks
> > Linux functionality, and if so, can I roll-back the iPod to an earlier
> > version?
> 
> AFAIK no. The latest iPod firmware WFM using Firewire and USB ..
> 
> Downgrading the iPod is alwasy possible.. using linux
> (Or another Unix, like OSX)

Any clues as to how to downgrade the iPod?

Thanks again for your help.

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