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installation problem
Chronon:
I guess I "misspoke." The important point is that you do not do the partitioning in Disk Utility as it will write changes to the Apple Partition Map. You apply a new partition table with the dd command.
Now, I'm still having a hard time understanding why you have a problem with the iPod being recognized by iTunes as a Windows formatted iPod. It is. Why is that problematic?
MoMo:
--- Quote from: Chronon on July 16, 2008, 08:03:04 PM ---I guess I "misspoke." The important point is that you do not do the partitioning in Disk Utility as it will write changes to the Apple Partition Map. You apply a new partition table with the dd command.
Now, I'm still having a hard time understanding why you have a problem with the iPod being recognized by iTunes as a Windows formatted iPod. It is. Why is that problematic?
--- End quote ---
Because I still want to be able to transfer my songs from itunes onto my ipod:
Chronon:
All that screen tells me is that you can't update the firmware for a Windows iPod from a Mac. Have you actually tried transferring music and it denied you?
MoMo:
--- Quote from: Chronon on July 16, 2008, 08:52:32 PM ---All that screen tells me is that you can't update the firmware for a Windows iPod from a Mac. Have you actually tried transferring music and it denied you?
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:o
*head desk*
Doh'! Although, isn't the ipod software vital? (oh well, even if it is there is probably a mac application to update its software as it would within itunes on windows)
Correct me if I'm wrong, another query here - songs that are purchased from itunes (legally) wont be playable in rockbox, but they will still be transferred successfully as normal on the original iPod OS?
Anyway, thanks for all the help, I'm quite sure there is a way for an ipod to be both mac and windows formatted - but this is irrelevant to rockbox, I guess i'll google around a bit. :)
Chronon:
Updating the firmware isn't really vital at all. An update is as vital as you consider the changes that it offers.
Maybe some other Mac owners will have some advice for you.
If the files have DRM then Rockbox will not play them. Itunes also has some DRM-free (iTunes Plus) offerings and those will play fine.
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