Hi there,

it's about 3 yers since I started using amaroK, and IMHO it's the best player ever made; I have an Ipod nano of 5th generation (1 Gb black) since 1 year more or less and it always worked great with amaroK.

Now the problems: I was using Kubuntu 7.04 and now I am on Archlinux with KDE 3.5.7 and of course amaroK 1.4.7...same problem..I thought it was a matter of strange issues in my messed up Kubuntu installation but now I am on a VERY clean Archlinux installation and the problem is the same; after uploading some mp3 on my Ipod everything seems to go well, the files are added, I disconnect the ipod but surprise surprise no more mp3s on it! Nothing! Blank! If I connect it on iTunes on winXP it says that it can't read it so I have to restore the whole stuff...**** ****...

By the way if I connect it to amaroK it can easily still see ALL the mp3s and even read them directly from the ipod!...so...what's going on?

Thanks to anyone that will be so kind to give me some suggestions

Same problem here!

I'm using ArchLinux too, its a great distro btw Ive bought one of the new 3rd gen. Ipod Nanos and was disappointed that I was unable to use it with my amarok.
After some searching on the internet I found out the point is that Apple has changed something in the software (iTunes and maybe the firmware on the devices).
There is a database file keeping track of every file you put on your Ipod.
Before you disconnect your Ipod it says you have to eject it first in iTunes. I guess this db file is generated/changed every time within this process.
Apple apparently wanted to stop other apps than iTunes working with the iPods. So they changed the method which generated this file.

BUT there are attempts to solve it and they seem to be successful: have a look at this site: http://ipodminusitunes.blogspot.com/ and this one too: http://www.backdot.com/?p=50
The last one suggests to update the libgpod to the newest svn version. I think thats the way to go

Thank you very much Linkin for your reply.

So you think that not only the very new iPods (out in Europe sept 2007, that's for future readings ) are "closed" to applications different from iTunes but also the old iPods has been closed by some updating and fixing into iTunes itself or the iPod filesystem (which is now version 1.3.1).

Did I understand well?

So in this case we have to wait for the new libgpod release that seems to have solved most of the problem. Or else, for the unpatiences, get the libgpod from the latest SVN; I don't know how to do that. If someone can post here some hints or links for that would be well appreciated. Anyway, I think that we can even wait few weeks (I hope so) and just get the new libgpod official release.

Greetings from spaghettiland

madmonk wrote:So you think that not only the very new iPods (out in Europe sept 2007, that's for future readings ) are "closed" to applications different from iTunes but also the old iPods has been closed by some updating and fixing into iTunes itself or the iPod filesystem (which is now version 1.3.1).

Did I understand well?

Yes thats right, I think its exactly like that.

Ive requested a package for the svn version of libgpod in the ArchLinux forums. I think it wont take long for the package but there is still some risk (Im willing to accept ) with using a not official package. Its up to you if you want to wait for the stable package but I'm going to give the svn's one a try

Hi Linkin,

can I ask you if you can keep me updated about your request on the archlinux forum? So as I can get the svn libgpod too

or else post here the link to your topic in Archlinux forum...

Thank you so much!

Hi madmonk,

there is a PKBUILD in the aur. The link is http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?d ... s=0&SeB=nd

I'm gonno try it out tomorrow. Lets hope its working

Hi Linkin! That's great! Thank you so much dude..but...did you try it? Did it work out? I'll try it later anyway

Keep in conctact!

Sadly this hasn't worked for me. How about you? Did you manage to use your ipod with this svn libgpod?

When I put music on it and eject the ipod it says there is no music found on it.

EDIT: IT WORKS!!!

Steps how I managed it working:

Connect your ipod with the usb cable.

Type the following as root in a terminal: lsusb -v | grep -i Serial

You will get a line looking like 000A1234567891231. Copy this line

Navigate to /your_ipod/iPod_Control/Device folder and open the file called SysInfo.

Paste the line to the file but append FirewireGuid: so that it finally looks like "FirewireGuid: 000A1234567891231"

Now you can put your music on it and it will find it. At least that was the case for me Cover art still not working but im looking into it

Hope I could help you