Re: Mounting an iPod via USB

From: Josh Battles (josh.lists_at_omg-stfu.com)
Date: 11/10/05

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    Sergio Cuéllar Valdés said:
    >
    > 1. connect the ipod and use the dmesg command to see if it was
    > detected. You should see somthing like:
    >
    > usb 3-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
    > Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
    > ....
    > usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
    > Vendor: Apple Model: iPod Rev: 1.62
    > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00
    > usb-storage: device scan complete
    > SCSI device sda: 7999488 512-byte hdwr sectors (4096 MB)
    > sda: assuming Write Enabled
    > sda: assuming drive cache: write through
    > SCSI device sda: 7999488 512-byte hdwr sectors (4096 MB)
    > sda: assuming Write Enabled
    > sda: assuming drive cache: write through
    > /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 p2
    > Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0

    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
    WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
    USB Mass Storage device found at 3
    usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:10.4-1 address 3
    hub.c: new USB device 00:10.4-1, assigned address 4
    WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
    USB Mass Storage device found at 4
    usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:10.4-1 address 4
    hub.c: new USB device 00:10.4-1, assigned address 5
    WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
    USB Mass Storage device found at 5
    usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:10.4-1 address 5
    hub.c: new USB device 00:10.4-1, assigned address 6
    WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
    USB Mass Storage device found at 6
    usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:10.4-1 address 6
    hub.c: new USB device 00:10.4-1, assigned address 7
    WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
    USB Mass Storage device found at 7
    usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:10.4-1 address 7
    hub.c: new USB device 00:10.4-2, assigned address 8
    WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
    USB Mass Storage device found at 8

    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)

    > 2. Create a mount point for the ipod.
    > # mkdir /media/ipod
    > 3 Edit /etc/fstab and add:
    > /dev/sda2 /media/ipod vfat user,noauto,rw 0 0
    >
    > No you should be able to mount your ipod with: $ mount /media/ipod

    It was recognized as /dev/sda2 and I was able to mount it after creating the
    mountpoint.

    All of the files are owned by root and I can't write to the thing though.
    When I make changes to my playlist and try and upload them to the iPod I get
    an error telling me I can't write to the itunesdb file.

    > To get rid of the ipod's message that says to not disconnect the ipod,
    > like root:
    > # eject /dev/sda2

    # eject /dev/sda2
    umount: /media/ipod: device is busy
    umount: /media/ipod: device is busy
    eject: unmount of `/dev/sda2' failed

    I'm unable to unmount the device with either that eject command or the umount
    command. Any ideas on what would cause it to resist unmounting?

    I issued "umount /media/ipod -l" for the moment to see if it'll eventually
    stop being "busy" and unmount itself while I sleep. We'll see how it goes in
    the morning, as of now though it's still flashing "do not disconnect" on the
    screen. 

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- Josh
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