Hi folks, I\'ve just started using amaroK, and I\'m really enjoying the experience so far. The only problem I have is that I cannot write files to my iPod using the Media Device panel. It doesn\'t appear to be a permissions issue as I have been able to delete files from the iPod successfully. When I hit \"Transfer\" I get an error like \"Could not write to file\" then a legitimate filename on the device. Has anyone else experienced this, or been able to make writing to an ipod work?

cheers,

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Nick

mount your ipod to /mnt/ipod and make sure, the user is able to write data!

something like that in your /etc/fstab usually helps:
/dev/sdc2 /mnt/ipod vfat user,exec,rw 0 0

regards,
muesli

mount your ipod to /mnt/ipod and make sure, the user is able to write data!

As I said in my post, I can delete files from the iPod successfully. I can do this through amaroK as well.

Are there any dependencies of the Media Device part of amaroK that I could be missing? I guess I should add that I\'ve had this error with both 1.2 and the latest CVS.

cheers,

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Nick

Sorry for the bump, but I\'ve just registered and wanted to get email notifications for this topic

I also have the same problem. I know I can write to the mounted drive because touch /mnt/ipod/foo works with no problems. I\'m wondering if it is because it is an iPod shuffle. I\'ve read that its database is slightly different than the traditional iPod.

What happens if you try and transfer files using Konqueror?

Well, I am now able to copy files to the shuffle without any problems. I had to run gtkpod and it created all the necessary directories f0-f15 which were missing previously.

However, it appears the iPod shuffle\'s database is a bit different because while amarok can read it fine when I try to play something on the shuffle after transferring files I get the blinking orange and green lights which means it detected an error.

the shuffle is not supported.

did anyone solve this problem?? i\'m still sitting on it and don\'t know how to handle...

i have a simple ipod mini and amarok 1.3beta1

greets

Post edited by: danube, at: 2005/07/05 01:14

Every time that I try to read, or write to my IPod Photo, I get an Input/Output error/ I can \'touch foo\' and \'rm foo\' in any and every directory, but the minute I try to transfer music either way, I hit an IO error.
heres the line from my fstab:
/dev/sdb2 /mnt/ipod vfat exec,defaults,user,noauto,sync 0 0

and \'ls -la /mnt\' gives me:
drwxr-xr-x 7 alex alex 4096 1969-12-31 19:00 ipod

So I definatly have the right permissions.
Does ANYONE (Ill open this to Dev\'s as well) know why I keep hitting IO errors or how to get around them?

btw, Im running an IPod Photo, Kernel 2.6.10-5, Amarok 2.1.2.3, and have hotplug and udev. I am MORE than happy to answer any other questions about my configuration.

When i cluck the \"transfer\" botton and amarok is freezeg
I dont understand why!!!
Is Anyone who can tell me something about that???I`ll be very happy
btw i am running Slack 10.1, KDE 3.4 and amarok-1.2.4-i486-1kjz.tgz and all my libs are updated to current.

the problem with transfer botton is fixed :),
but now, when i click on Transfer to -> iPod it give me message like \"1 file is transfered\" good, but its NOT

All done.
The mistake was in the device on the front of My PC
I did some terrible mistake.....i transfered files into the iPod, and than i disconnect my iPod before umount the device dont do this, iPod then cant flash his memory and its like u dont have nothing in your iPod
Will see how this can be fixed
Happy SysAdmin Appreciation day, cheers