Ipod Video

Tools

• gnupod-tools - command-line tools for the iPod family of portable music players
• gtkpod - manage songs and playlists on an Apple iPod
• tripod - iPod photo uploader
• python-gpod - a library to read and write songs and artwork to an iPod
• python-ipod - ipod library
• ipod - tool for retrieving informations from iPods
• banshee - Audio Management and Playback application
• banshee-daap - Audio Management and Playback application (DAAP sharing plugin)

First time

scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Apple    iPod             1.62 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
SCSI device sdb: 58605120 512-byte hdwr sectors (30006 MB)
sdb: Write Protect is off
sdb: Mode Sense: 68 00 00 08
sdb: assuming drive cache: write through
 sdb: [mac] sdb1 sdb2 sdb3
sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sdb
sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0

# file -s /dev/sdb1
/dev/sdb1: Apple Partition data (block size: 0): 
           first type: Apple_MDFW, 
           name: firmware, 
           number of blocks: 131072, 
           second type: Apple_HFS, 
           name: disk, 
           number of blocks: 58473976,
# file -s /dev/sdb2
/dev/sdb2: data
# file -s /dev/sdb3
/dev/sdb3: Macintosh HFS Extended version 4 data last mounted by: '10.0', 
           created: Thu May 24 11:40:21 2007, 
           last modified: Fri May 25 10:54:01 2007, 
           last checked: Thu May 24 20:40:21 2007, 
           block size: 4096, 
           number of blocks: 7309247, 
           free blocks: 7302027

Tips

• Disconnect (from http://home.c-otto.de/ipod/) :
  With Linux you normally get the "Don't disconnect" message whenever you insert the cable/dock. With the "eject" tool (for ejecting CD drives) you can disconnect the ipod from your computer but still have the power connection to recharge the batteries.
• Reset (from http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/)
  1. Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
  2. Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.