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Re: Mounting an iPod via USB



"Josh Battles" <josh.lists@omg-stfu.com> writes:

> Brian Nelson said:
>> "Josh Battles" <josh.lists@omg-stfu.com> writes:
>>
>>> I got something like that...
>>> Here's the relevant information that dmesg outputs about the ipod, but it
>>> doesn't seem to be doing anything with it.
>>>
>>> Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
>>> usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage
>>> scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
>>>   Vendor: Apple     Model: iPod              Rev: 1.62
>>>   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
>>> WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
>>> USB Mass Storage device found at 2
>>> USB Mass Storage support registered.
>>> usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:10.4-1 address 2
>>> hub.c: new USB device 00:10.4-1, assigned address 3
>> {...]
>>>
>>> What's the deal with all these warnings?  Also, any ideas why it would
>>> connect/disconnect like that over and over? Should I restore it to the
>>> factory settings and attempt it from scratch? (I've got the restore tool
>>> installed on my laptop that dual boots with windows)
>>
>> Upgrade to a 2.6 kernel.
>
> Why?  What are the advantages of upgrading to 2.6 for my scenario?  This
> machine has been running for quite some time and does everything else I need
> just fine.  Would upgrading to 2.6 help my unmounting issues?

Yeah.  I don't think 2.4 kernels support most/all ipods with USB.  Even
the earlier 2.6 kernels were quite flaky.  It took until around 2.6.10
for it to get fairly stable.

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