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Apple Cuts Off Linux iPod Users

Posted by Zonk on from the can't-stand-the-heat dept.

Will Fisher writes "New iPods will no longer be able to work with Linux. iTunes now writes some kind of hash (SHA1, md5?) to the iPod database which new iPods check against. If this check fails then the iPod reports that it contains 0 songs. This appears to be protection against 3rd party applications writing out their own databases. We haven't found out how to generate our own valid hashes (but we do know the hash includes the database itself, and possibly the iPod serial number), and are looking for help."

3 of 854 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Have you tried Corned Beef? by Xybre · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Have you tried cannabis? I hear that makes some good hash..

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  2. Re:I've never understood the desire to use an Ipod by Dever · · Score: 0, Redundant
    to listen to music on the go. part of the secret to its' success is the integration, but no, people do not pay $300+ because they really really want to manage media files in an enjoyable and integrated manner.

    it's about using a portable media player, that's the allure. the integration makes it more alluring.

    .d

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  3. Re:But but but... by machinegestalt · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I got a 2nd gen Nano, it does exactly what I want. To be honest, I considered getting something besides the ipod strongly. When I sat down and did a cost/benefit analysis on the various players on the market at the time, the nano still came out on top (with the only competition being the iRiver).