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Article #41Re: ipod, itunes and external firewire drive problem.
From: Robert Atkins
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:49
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:49
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In article <pan.2003.10.20.17.03.40.477070@hotmail.com>, moll wrote: > On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 20:16:23 +1000, Robert Atkins wrote: > >> What OS version/iPod firmware version/iTunes version are you running? >> I've got a 40Gb iPod running firmware 4.1 on a 10.2.8 iBook 700 running Of course I mean iPod firmware 2.1 here :-). >> iTunes 4.1 (ie, the latest of everything :-), and I'm having all sorts >> of problems with my iPod all of a sudden. > > 2nd generation ipod... so 1.3 > 10.2.8 on a g4 powerbook (but symptoms identical on 800 ibook) > itunes 4.1 > > still having intermittent problems despite firewire hub. I'm going to blame the 10.2.8/iTunes 4.1 combination until I think of something better. 10.2.8 has been a pretty shitty update for me so far. Further symptoms: I've got a USB/Firewire to Dock Connector cable, so I plugged the iPod in via USB, and it mounted. I ran "repair disk" over it, and that *did* find a few problems. Still can't see songs though, so I tried to "upgrade" the firmware with the 2.1 firmware updater. It said that I didn't have a valid firmware on the iPod, and only gave the option of restoring from scratch (and hence deleting my music). I'm borrowing a 40Gb external USB drive tomorrow so I'll be able to back it up and restore from scratch. Right royal pain in the arse though. Cheers, Robert.
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