installing ipodpatcher

[John]

I am trying to install Rockbox onto an iPod shuffle which I think is a difficult iPod to use with Linux(Ubuntu)
I have installed Rockbox on the iPod and can see 17 files listed in the file browser but I am running into problems with ipodpatcher.
Here is the output when I try and run ipodpatcher

john@john-desktop:~$ chmod =x ipodpatcher
john@john-desktop:~$ ./ipodpatcher
ipodpatcher v2.0 with v2.0 bootloaders - (C) Dave Chapman 2006-2007
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

[INFO] Scanning disk devices...
[ERR]  Firmware partition doesn't contain Apple copyright, aborting.
[ERR]  No ipods found, aborting
[ERR]  Please connect your ipod and ensure it is in disk mode
[ERR]  You may also need to run ipodpatcher as root.
[ERR]  Please refer to the Rockbox manual if you continue to have problems.

Press ENTER to exit ipodpatcher :

Any suggestions?
John

[linuxstb]

Rockbox only runs on the devices listed on the front page - the Shuffle isn't one of them.

[John]

Thank you for clarifying that. I won't waste more time and will get another MP3 player
John