Re: Antwort: Re: [Bug-gnupod] Support for 4th gen iPod Shuffle

[H. Langos]

Hi David,

I just yesterday realized that the iPod shuffle (at least the older ones)
does not read the iTunesDB file but the iTunesSD file.
I'll try to take another look at the issue.

cheers
-henrik

On Fri, Apr 03, 2009 at 01:33:48PM +0200, address@hidden wrote:
> "H. Langos" <address@hidden> wrote on 02.04.2009 11:49:18:
> 
> > Hi David,
> 
> Sorry for my late answer. But better late than never :-D
>  
> > Did you use gnupod before on a different iPod model?
> 
> No. I used gtkpod with my old and (since two years defect) nano on a 
> different machine.
>  
> > Could you post the model number? (a letter and 3 digits) 
> > I guess you mean the thing that apple calls "iPod shuffle (3rd 
> generation)"? 
> 
> Yes i meant 3rd generation. Model is A1271
>  
> > Did gnupod find the fwid? Could you show the output of mktunes?
> 
> No, it didn't. But its still there in /proc:
> ~ # cat /proc/bus/usb/devices 
> [...]
> T:  Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 85 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
> D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  2
> P:  Vendor=05ac ProdID=1302 Rev= 0.01
> S:  Manufacturer=Apple Inc.
> S:  Product=iPod
> S:  SerialNumber=000A27001Cxxxxxx
> C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=500mA
> I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage
> E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
> C:  #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 2 Atr=c0 MxPwr=100mA
> I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=
> E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
> 
> (I X'ed the S/N out ... greetings to the german BND ;)
> Output of mktunes:
> ~ # mktunes.pl -m /mnt/iPod --fwguid=000A27001Cxxxxxx
> mktunes.pl 0.99.7 (C) Adrian Ulrich
> > GNUtunesDB sync needed...
> > GNUtunesDB synced
> > Loading ArtworkDB...done
> > Parsing XML document...
> > 54 files parsed, assembling iTunesDB...
> > Creating iPod playlists...
> > Hashing database for iPod GUID '0x000a27001cxxxxxx'
> > Writing new iTunesShuffle DB
> > Updating Sync-Status
> 
> You can now umount your iPod. [Files: 54]
>  - May the iPod be with you!
> 
> and without --fwguid:
> mktunes.pl 0.99.7 (C) Adrian Ulrich
> > Searching iPod via sysfs
> node name not found
> [...message repeating 27 times...]
> > Loading ArtworkDB...done
> > Parsing XML document...
> > 54 files parsed, assembling iTunesDB...
> > Creating iPod playlists...
> > iPod-GUID not detected. You can force the GUID using --fwguid
> > Writing new iTunesShuffle DB
> > Updating Sync-Status
> 
> You can now umount your iPod. [Files: 54]
>  - May the iPod be with you!
> 
> Notem that this Serial Number is different from that written on the 
> Package. I tried both, but none worked.
> 
> > iTunes (which version is it?)
> 
> It's version 8.1.0.52
>  
> > Do you set a model in your .gnupodrc ?
> 
> No. I dont have such a file.
> 
> I hope that infos will help :-)
> Thanks for you great work on gnupod. If it works with my shuffle sometimes 
> i will code a php frontend for it, because i'm connecting my shuffle to my 
> Linkstaton Pro network hdd and want to fill the music directly over usb.
> 
> Regards,
> David