Just bought my wife an iPod for Christmas and decided to make sure the
thing worked before I gave it to her.
We use mostly Linux in our house but still have WindowsXP for those
emergencies.

This was an emergency.

1. The iPod comes blank, meaning you have to configure it before it will
do anything.
This is bad because the software needed to configure it the first time is
for Windows and Apple.

2. In order to update the iPod internal software you need either Windows
or Apple.

3. Before you can do a thing with iPod under Linux you have to add entries
to fstab, figure out where/when and how your device interacts, create su
directories and make certain they are writable/readable by users.

4. Even after all of this, Suse Linux complains about lists and gtk being
outdated.

5. Installing GTKPOD is not easy since Suse claims it is on CD1 and it is
NOT.
On top of that you need several dependencies which are not easy to find.

http://www.novell.com/products/Linux...al/gtkpod.html

WTF?

Just another example of how Linux is crude and rough around the edges.

I ended up installing the iPod under XP, updated the software and am using
it right now.
A total no brainer and that's quite a statement considering Apple is not
Windows friendly.
Shows how much Apple thinks of Linux.

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 23:58:22 -0500, Luis Garcia wrote:

> Just bought my wife an iPod for Christmas and decided to make sure the
> thing worked before I gave it to her. We use mostly Linux in our house
> but still have WindowsXP for those emergencies.
>
> This was an emergency.
>
> 1. The iPod comes blank, meaning you have to configure it before it will
> do anything.
> This is bad because the software needed to configure it the first time
> is for Windows and Apple.
>
> 2. In order to update the iPod internal software you need either Windows
> or Apple.
>
> 3. Before you can do a thing with iPod under Linux you have to add
> entries to fstab, figure out where/when and how your device interacts,
> create su directories and make certain they are writable/readable by
> users.
>
> 4. Even after all of this, Suse Linux complains about lists and gtk
> being outdated.
>
> 5. Installing GTKPOD is not easy since Suse claims it is on CD1 and it
> is NOT.
> On top of that you need several dependencies which are not easy to find.
>
> http://www.novell.com/products/Linux...al/gtkpod.html
>
> WTF?
>
> Just another example of how Linux is crude and rough around the edges.

Yes. This tendancy in Linux for simple tasks to become dismally
complicated is precisely why the ordinary user detests Linux.

> I ended up installing the iPod under XP, updated the software and am
> using it right now.
> A total no brainer and that's quite a statement considering Apple is not
> Windows friendly.
> Shows how much Apple thinks of Linux.

Not really. Maybe this was the best solution Apple could devise for this
shoddy system.

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 23:58:22 -0500, Luis Garcia <populous_magnus@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Just another example of how Linux is crude and rough around the edges.

More likely another example of why it's best to avoid such useless
technical gizmos. Ditch the ipod for a transistor radio and be happy.

--
Roger Blake
(Subtract 10 for email.)

Luis Garcia wrote:
> Just another example of how Linux is crude and rough around the edges.
Just another example of how people still buys gadgets BEFORE looking
if they have Linux support.

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