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In article <1g2o23v.ly9x1x149vx42N%KeithNOSPAM@nowhere.spam>, Keith
Pritchard <KeithNOSPAM@nowhere.spam> wrote:

> Jason <matreya_nospam@currawong.net> wrote:
> > > The problem of course is I need to access  both at the same time.
> > > Theoretically I should be able to plug the drive into the Mac and the iPod
> > > into the drive - daisychaining. The trouble is that although both get
> > > mounted on the desktop,and botha re accessible to the finder, iTunes
> > > doesn't recognize that an iPod is attached, so  it remains inaccessible.
> > > 
> > > It's not a power problem because a) the Lacie drive is powered and b) both
> > > drives ARE readable and writeable via finder.
> > > 
> > > So it must be a bug in iTUnes.
> 
> Can't suggest much but just to say, it's not an iTunes bug because I
> have EXACTLY that setup here and it's working just fine.
> 
> In fact, the ipod has been chained through the external drive from day
> one, it's never been connected directly.

Sorry for joining late to this conversation.

I have almost the exact same setup.  I'm running 10.2.6 on a TiBook (1
FW port), and my 30gb iPod dock connector is connected to my external
FW CD burner (powered).  I haven't been problem-free, but it works just
about all the time.  Where it runs into confusion:

*  When I dock the iPod and iTunes is already open.  Let the iPod
connection automatically open iTunes.  That solved just about all my
connection problems.

*  Always disconnect the iPod IN iTunes.  DO NOT QUIT ITUNES WITH YOUR
IPOD STILL CONNECTED.  This seems to bother iTunes quite a bit the next
time you try and connect.

With these little rules, I haven't had any problems. 
Oh, and I get decreased performance times when I'm burning a CD (duh).

Rach