[GLLUG] Connecting iPods to PCs

[eduardo cesconetto]

jailbreak it and use SSH to send content to it

 Eduardo Cesconetto - eduardo at cesconetto.com - www.cesconetto.com

On Jun 23, 2009, at 9:37 PM, Chick Tower wrote:

> Does anyone know how to connect an iPod Touch to a Linux PC?  I'm  
> trying
> to do it, and I thought it would be just like connecting a thumb  
> drive,
> but it isn't.  The following are the entries in dmesg after plugging  
> in
> the two devices:
>
> Plugging in iPod
> usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
> usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 3 choices
>
> Plugging in thumb drive
> usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
> usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
> scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
> usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
> USB Mass Storage support registered.
> usb-storage: device found at 3
> usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
> scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access     MicroAdv QuickiDrive128M  2.00 PQ: 0  
> ANSI: 2
> sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] 256000 512-byte hardware sectors: (131 MB/125 MiB)
> sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
> sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
> sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
> sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] 256000 512-byte hardware sectors: (131 MB/125 MiB)
> sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
> sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
> sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
>  sdb: sdb1
> sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
> sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
> usb-storage: device scan complete
>
> I see that there are a lot more entries for the thumb drive, including
> what I would attach to, /dev/sdb1.  Is there something that's  
> failing to
> initiate for the iPod?  If so, does anyone know what's missing?  I  
> would
> appreciate any advice any of you can offer.
> -- 
>
>                                Chick
>
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