[clue-tech] Using iPod w/gtkpod

[Jeff Cann]

I'm fairly unclear who this is not working, even after spending several hours 
reading out-of-date information.

Who's using gtkpod on Linux to write songs to their iPods?  I'm using an iPod 
shuffle which gtkpod v.88 supports.  I'm using version 0.99.2.

This doesn't seem like rocket surgery to me.  I confirmed that the device was 
recognized (see /var/log/messages output below).  Then, from FC4 [2.6.14 
kernel], I mount the iPod as follows.  [Apparently, iPods are SCSI devices 
recognized as USB mass storage].

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/ipod

Then I can navigate the ipod filesystem and see all files.  When I fire up 
gtkpod, it gives me a warning and then an error:

Seems like a warning [perhaps the shuffle doesn't have extended info since 
this file is not on my iPod].
	Could not open "iTunesDB.ext" for reading extended info.
	Extended info will not be used.

Error:
	iPod Database Import Failed: 'iTunesStats file
	('/mnt/ipod/iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesStats'): entry length 
	smaller than expected (18<18).'

So, I check this file and it's not empty:
	/mnt/ipod/iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesStats 4272

It doesn't seem like a filesystem permission issue - I'm testing everything as 
root.  There doesn't seem to be a user forum for gtkpod on sf.net.

I also tried TLDP.org for an iPod how to with no luck.  Googling has also 
proved many dead-ends.

I appreciate any pointers and/or references to up-to-date docs. 

Jeff

======= /var/log/messages =============
Feb 25 08:09:30 jumanji kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using 
uhci_hcd and address 2
Feb 25 08:09:30 jumanji kernel: usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 2 
choices
Feb 25 08:09:30 jumanji usb.agent[15517]: Keeping default configuration 
with /sys//devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-1
Feb 25 08:09:31 jumanji kernel: SCSI subsystem initialized
Feb 25 08:09:31 jumanji kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
Feb 25 08:09:31 jumanji kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage 
devices
Feb 25 08:09:31 jumanji kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage
Feb 25 08:09:31 jumanji kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered.
Feb 25 08:09:36 jumanji kernel:   Vendor: Apple     Model: iPod              
Rev: 2.70
Feb 25 08:09:36 jumanji kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access                      
ANSI SCSI revision: 04
Feb 25 08:09:36 jumanji scsi.agent[15576]: disk 
at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0
Feb 25 08:09:36 jumanji kernel: SCSI device sda: 2032640 512-byte hdwr sectors 
(1041 MB)
Feb 25 08:09:36 jumanji kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
Feb 25 08:09:36 jumanji kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through
Feb 25 08:09:37 jumanji kernel: SCSI device sda: 2032640 512-byte hdwr sectors 
(1041 MB)
Feb 25 08:09:37 jumanji kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
Feb 25 08:09:37 jumanji kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through
Feb 25 08:09:37 jumanji kernel:  sda: sda1
Feb 25 08:09:37 jumanji kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, 
channel 0, id 0, lun 0
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