From: Javier K. <jk...@gm...> - 2009-08-16 19:32:42
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On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 20:48, LOEWENTHAL Simon <si...@kl...> wrote: > > > Dear all gtkpodders, > > I apologise if this is off topic but I could not find a general > discussion list for gtkpod. > > Thirty mins ago, whilst creating a bootable USB HDD for an ISO image, I > accidentally ran dd with an of=/dev/sdc1, when in fact I should have > used sdb1. Of course, sdc is (was) my iPod Shuffle 1st Generation (VFAT > based) device. > > Because I had not intended to do this I had not made a backup of it. > However, at some point in the past I did tar up all the files in the > partition. I do not remember why, but I did. > > Thus, I have a Shuffle with an ISO image on it, and a backup of its > first partition containing these files, > [..] > > > Does anyone know any way of resurrecting my Shuffle or is it consigned > to being a 512Mb storage device? This is definitely not the right group. I'm cc'ing this to gtkpod-questions and moving gtkpod-devel to bcc. To answer your question, you can very easily restore your iPod to its factory condition with iTunes. I'm almost certain gtkpod can do the same. I guess formatting the iPod and running gtkpod should be enough. Of course, you'll have to copy all the music back to the device, but that will be probably easier and faster than any fancy recovery procedure. |
From: Javier K. <jk...@gm...> - 2009-08-17 12:50:31
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[Adding the list back to the CC list.] On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 14:47, Simon Loewenthal <si...@kl...> wrote: > Oh I see. You wrote this in your first Email. > > > 1: format ipod - What partitions does gtkpod expect to see to use it? > 2 x VFAT, 1 x VFAT, etc? As far as I know, some iPods have one partition, others have two. The second one is for the BIOS, and you shouldn't (need) to touch it. In this case you need to format the one you had backed up. *Format* is just a way of speaking, just removing the files would be enough. > > 2: Run gtkpod and see what it does. > > Should I copy the files I had below into a partition in the ipod? You can try that. According to Christopher that should know, and he probably knows better. In any case, you can always initialize a new repository within gtkpod and import the songs from your back-up. |
From: Javier K. <jk...@gm...> - 2009-08-17 12:57:44
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[Adding the list again.] On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 14:55, Simon Loewenthal <si...@kl...> wrote: > Then there is no BIOS anymore. Both partitions were written across. > > I just noticed that I mistyped the command I used. I actually did a > > dd if=my.iso of=/dev/sdc > > Not /dev/sdc1. My commands removed the disc partitions and the schema > for these. Then try the iTunes way, or look around the web for more information restoring your model. I personally have no idea, though I once updated the BIOS of a 4th gen iPod Video from Linux from a web article, so I know the information exists. |