Re: [Bug-gnupod] podcarve - the iTunesDB/iTunesSD dissecting tool

[H. Langos]

Hi David,

I finally found time to upload a file to your disecting tool.

It seems that the iTunesDB parser doesn't grok iTunes 8.2 format 
yet. At least the "mhla" chunk gives php warnings passed down from 
an unpack() call.

Three suggestions.

1) please add a hexdump to the itunesDB output the same way the iTunesSD
output has.

2) please indent the chunk title lines like they were in the ipodlinux wiki.
this would help to see the structure at a glance.

3) please make it possible to leave a comment when uploading a file or a
.tar.gz. I can see that it becomes difficult to keep different file sets
apart without a way to write some words about the content of the respective
itunesdb and the program versions/ipod models used.

cheer
-henrik

PS: the interface is very funky!

On Sun, Aug 02, 2009 at 02:45:18PM +0200, David Schueler wrote:
> Hello folks,
> 
> as of the discussion for supporting the new iPod shuffle (4th generation?) 
> [1] i have done some work on a website, where you are able to upload your 
> iTunesSD or iTunesDB file (or both together in a zip, tar or tgz archive). 
> The site will store and dissect the files, and shows the fields in that 
> files.
> Furthermore you are able to have a direct link to the disscted file for 
> usind in boards or otherwise in any comunication.
> This site is only the first step to have the whole format of the files 
> analyzed, so they can be used by any open source software such as gnupod, 
> gtkpod, libgpod or similar.
> 
> The site is still in development state, so please be patient with 
> reporting bugs. I'll try to do my best to have it fit for the iTunesDB 
> format, which isn't completly finished yet. In the future ther will be 
> some additional functions, such as a comment function on the files and 
> fields, for documenting the settings which have been made in iTunes to 
> reproduce the uploaded file.
> 
> At the moment, you mybe register an account for uploading your files, but 
> you haven't to. This feature is for having the files managed by your own, 
> such as deleting or commenting your own files.
> 
> But now, feel free for using and discussing on this project.
> 
> The URL is: http://evil.madrax.de/ipod/
> 
> Thanks for your attention.
> 
> David
> 
> [1] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnupod/2009-04/msg00000.html
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