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Presenting iPod as a standard USB mass storage device for in-car use?
NiHaoMike:
--- Quote from: saratoga on April 05, 2010, 02:36:54 AM ---I think the best solution is to do the right thing and present the correct USB ID. If anyone needs to work around something, they can change the ID themselves. Introducing weird things like configurable IDs makes no sense when they're only useful for a handful of people.
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I think they should be available to users without having to have them know how to compile firmware. Putting in a menu option will just add clutter but making it settable in the cfg file is fine.
Llorean:
We generally try to avoid settings that are only changeable in the config file.
Either something is a setting that is in the menus, or it's something that shouldn't be changed directly (for example, some theme settings), or it's not a setting at all. There really isn't a middle ground for "hidden settings." In a few cases there may have been exceptions, but it's not a desired solution.
You have to understand that generally there's a preference for "take our time and do it right" rather than "put in a hack that'll get the job done until we can come back to it later."
bifter:
Just an update on this topic from my perspective.
For about £20 I was able to get a second hand 80GB 2.5" HDD and an enclosure and this runs nicely on the USB port in the car, sits there permanently now - simple solution.
I still think it would be a nice feature for some people to be able to mount their iPod but appreciate it's a bit of a niche request and raises a few implementation issues.
timbels:
Hello all,
Hope its ok to comment on this topic with a question myself.
I have been a verry happy user of the rockbox firmware for a long time and only now discovered this helpfull forum.
I have the same "problem" with my new car radio as bifter, only difference is i have the iPod color/Photo instead of the greyscale 4th gen.
I first tried using the custom firmware that soap linked to on mine but then the ipod would not boot anymore. I alos tried compiling myself but that seems a little to complicated.
Now my question is, if soap or someone else with the knowledge to compile can give me a compiled formware with the changed vendor id's (the same as soap did on page 1). but then for the ipod color/photo?
I would be really thankfull if someone could help me with this so i could still use my beloved rockbox/pod in the car!
Thanks in advance! (excuse the bad english, dutchman here...)
Stringrazor:
Just bought a 2010 Nissan Altima. It has a Bose stereo w/USB port and it will only recognize my Rockbox'd iPod 80GB 5.5 when booted to the Apple OS (where I have no music loaded). I'll try the unsupported build linked in this thread but will probably wind up using the old 20GB HD from my dead AJBR20 in a USB case.
I have to believe that as USB ports become more common in new cars, this problem will continue to grow. This situation does make RB less useful, to me at least. Please consider making the USB ID user-configurable in a future release.
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