gtkpod-questions

[Gtkpod-questions] Saving Changes: No Music

[Richard E. <rem...@ed...>]

Fedora 8 i364
ipod classic 80 GB
gtkpod version 0.99.10

So, I get an ipod for Xmas.
I look at my linux box and I look at the iPod and I am
told that I had better get it to work.
A niece loads a couple of my CDs onto the iPod using
her windows XP machine (she's got an iPod and knows how
to do this) and names the iPod 'Richard'.
The iPod says it has "25 Songs".
Now I try to find linux support for the iPod and
arrive at gtkpod.

I mount the iPod:

    /sbin/modprobe sbp2
    mount -t vfat /dev/sdc1 /mnt/ipod

I take the gtkpod README's advice and make a copy of the
iTuneDB (boy, is that ever good advice).

I launch gtkpod and click on "Richard's IPOD". After not too
long all of the songs are displayed in gtkpod Artist tab. I now
add a File (click on Files, navigate to the location of a
ripped CD mp3 file, select it and click on "open".
It now appears in the Artist tab.
Now, I click on "Save Changes" and then after the status popup
finishes I exit gtkpod.
I eject the iPod:

    /usr/sbin/eject -s /dev/sdc1

which also unmounts it.
I look at the iPod and it says it has "No music".
WTH....
So I remount the iPod, copy back the original iTuneDB and
eject again.
Now the iPod says it has "25 Songs".

Investigating the iPod_Control/Music directory I notice that
the CD is added was added to an existing f-directory (it did not
create a new directory). Is this expected behavior.

So, try to add the same CD again. It adds the CD to yet a different
f-directroy and when I start the iPod it again says that it
has "No Music".

(Definition of insanity: repeating the same thing over and over
again and expecting different results.)

So, I tried a couple more times. With the iTuneDB produced by gtkpod
the iPod always seems to think it has no music.

Boy was I luck that I was "faint-of-heart" and made a backup of
the original iTunesDB file. At least, I know that the iPod works.

Oh yea, the original iTunesDB is
    379612 bytes
while the one produced by saving changes with gtkpod is
    347480 bytes.

So, whats up with gtkpod?
How is it suppose to work?

Thank.

Richard

Re: [Gtkpod-questions] Saving Changes: No Music

[Sikon <ine...@gm...>]

What is the iPod model? If it is one of the new models, upgrade to libgpod=
=20
0.6.0 and gtkpod 0.99.12.

Re: [Gtkpod-questions] Saving Changes: No Music

[Richard E. <rem...@ed...>]

Thanks.

Downloaded and installed libgpod 0.6.0 and gtkpod 0.99.12.

Same result: If I add an mp3 file to the iPod using gtkpod, after
disconnecting, the iPod states that it has "No Music".
The size of the iTunesDB created by iPod is still smaller
(now 360044 bytes) than was orignially in the iPod (music
added with iTunes using a pc).

iPod Model: MB029LL
iPod Version: 1.0.3 PC

Richard



-----Original Message-----
From: gtk...@li... on behalf of Sikon
Sent: Mon 12/31/2007 10:17 AM
To: gtk...@li...
Subject: Re: [Gtkpod-questions] Saving Changes: No Music
=20
What is the iPod model? If it is one of the new models, upgrade to =
libgpod=20
0.6.0 and gtkpod 0.99.12.

Re: [Gtkpod-questions] Saving Changes: No Music

[Mike <mrm...@gm...>]

Just in case you are making the same mistakes as I once did:

1.  Highlight your local repository in gtkpod (left hand pane) then click on
"Add Files" or "Add Directory".  This adds files from your hard drive to
gtkpod's repository.
2. Connect your iPod.  Make sure it is mounted and make sure gtkpod sees it
correctly.
3.  Highlight all songs under the "Local" repository in gtkpod.  While
highlighted, right click and choose "Copy to xxx ipod" where "xxx" is the
name of your iPod.
4.  Click "Save" at the top of the screen.  Songs are sent to the iPod only
after you click "Save".
5.  Disconnect your iPod safely.  I do this by going to the desktop and
selecting my iPod's icon, RMB > "Remove Safely".

That should work.

Mike

On Dec 31, 2007 2:47 PM, Richard Emberson <rem...@ed...>
wrote:

>  Thanks.
>
> Downloaded and installed libgpod 0.6.0 and gtkpod 0.99.12.
>
> Same result: If I add an mp3 file to the iPod using gtkpod, after
> disconnecting, the iPod states that it has "No Music".
> The size of the iTunesDB created by iPod is still smaller
> (now 360044 bytes) than was orignially in the iPod (music
> added with iTunes using a pc).
>
> iPod Model: MB029LL
> iPod Version: 1.0.3 PC
>
> Richard
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gtk...@li... on behalf of Sikon
> Sent: Mon 12/31/2007 10:17 AM
> To: gtk...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Gtkpod-questions] Saving Changes: No Music
>
> What is the iPod model? If it is one of the new models, upgrade to libgpod
> 0.6.0 and gtkpod 0.99.12.
>
>
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Re: [Gtkpod-questions] Saving Changes: No Music

[Todd Z. <tm...@po...>]

Hi Richard,

Richard Emberson wrote:
> Downloaded and installed libgpod 0.6.0 and gtkpod 0.99.12.

FYI, libgpod 0.6.0 and gtkpod 0.99.12 are available in the Fedora 8
updates-testing repository.  They'll make their way to the regular
updates channel in a few more days (assuming no nasty packaging or
other bugs are found).  If you want to install the updated packages,
you can run:

su -c 'yum --enablerepo=3Dupdates-testing update gtkpod'

If you test these updates and want to comment on them (good or bad),
see https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F8/FEDORA-2007-4715

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