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Sync Your iPod on Linux

Posted by pudge on from the i-hear-Apple-is-going-to-buy-Linux-next-though dept.

scatboy writes "Tex9 has software for using an iPod (yes, another iPod story) on Linux. It uses a graphical drag-and-drop interface through xtunes, their version of iTunes on Linux. They are looking for beta testers of the xpod software now. I have a dual boot box that has only gone into Windows lately to load my iPod with the betas of XPlay. I held out on making the final purchase of XPlay due to rumours of Apple coming out with their own Windows software at MacWorld New York. This is an even better reason to wait. I am very excited about a chance to measure uptime in months again!"

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  1. Slashdotted? No Problem! by Nomad7674 · · Score: 3, Informative
    Not sure if the site has been slashdotted or is just slow, but I was unable to bring it up. For those interested, here is the Google Cache of the xtunes page.

    Personally, I think this is a vindication of Apple's strategy to keep the iPod Apple-only for a time. It kept demand to a reasonable level, allowed them to focus on Apple-only hardware, sold a lot more Macs, and in the long-term will not keep anyone out of the iPod Revolution.

  2. Re:Okay, that's great ... by MrMickS · · Score: 4, Informative
    Visit http://www.apple.com/ipod/ read the page and you should be able to work out why no one has done this.

    In case the page get's slash-dotted or you can't be bothered here are the reasons in a nutshell.

    1. USB != Firewire
    2. iPod uses Firewire
    3. GBA uses USB
    PS: iPods fail the bounce test :(
    --
    You may think me a tired, old, cynic. I'd have to disagree about the tired bit.
  3. Re:Why Not Buy A Mac by foobar104 · · Score: 5, Informative

    yeah,but that's all you can use...

    That's funny. On mine-- right this second-- I'm using XEmacs, GCC, and XFree86 to work on a new GTK application, Tomcat for Java servlets development, Outlook for talking to the idiots^Wcolleagues on the business side of things, and Maya for playing with a dynamics simulation in the background while I compile. Oh, and OmniWeb for posting this.

    I didn't realize that all I was supposed to be using was my iPod. Better shut some stuff down....

  4. Re:how'd they overcome HFS+? by annapaxis · · Score: 2, Informative

    Linux can read HFS+ partitions. I know...I use the hfsutils on my Yellow Dog Linux System. they are easy commands hpmount, hpcopy, etc. I want to know when 1394 drivers or kernel patches will be added to the ppc kernel tree. that would make using my iPod a lot easier....