[TriLUG] Requesting iPods to Attend on Thursday!

[Aaron Bockover]

Can't hurt! Thanks!

On Mon, 2005-06-06 at 17:29 -0400, William R. Gomeringer wrote:
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> It's a possibility that I will show up with a 4th gen iPod, just in case
> you need one more ;)
> 
> William
> 
> > Great! Hopefully there will be a few iPods in attendance :-)
> > --Aaron
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 2005-06-06 at 17:02 -0400, David McDowell wrote:
> >> ok, dunno about the gen 2 iPod, but I'll definitely have the firewire pc
> >> card.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 6/6/05, Aaron Bockover <abockover.trilug at aaronbock.net> wrote:
> >> > That would be excellent and much appreciated. I smacked myself after
> >> > making that post -- the first gens don't even have USB, not sure about
> >> > the second, so I was considering purchasing a firewire card.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks a lot!
> >> > --Aaron
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, 2005-06-06 at 10:16 -0400, David McDowell wrote:
> >> > > Want me to bring my pcmcia firewire card?  it has 3 400mbit ports on
> >> > > it.  :)  If I can get in touch with my Dad before Thursday, he has a
> >> > > gen 2 iPod he no longer uses (to my knowledge).
> >> > >
> >> > > David McD
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On 6/5/05, Aaron Bockover <abockover.trilug at aaronbock.net> wrote:
> >> > > > I am working on adding native iPod support to
> >> gnome-volume-manager, and
> >> > > > also full iPod support to Sonance [http://sonance.aaronbock.net].
> >> I am
> >> > > > the lead developer of Sonance.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I currently have most of the lower level device handling code
> >> written,
> >> > > > and am looking for some iPod file system snapshots for testing. I
> >> > > > currently have snapshots (taken from devices that I own) for:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > "Regular" iPod (4th Generation)
> >> > > > "Regular" iPod (3rd Generation)
> >> > > > iPod Photo
> >> > > > iPod Shuffle
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I am looking for older devices (1st and 2nd generations) that I
> >> can
> >> > > > connect to my laptop and rip a snapshot of the file system,
> >> however,
> >> > > > I'll gladly rip any iPod.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I would *NOT* be ripping the actual music stored on the iPod, just
> >> the
> >> > > > control, device, and database information. I have written a shell
> >> script
> >> > > > that will allow a quick rip. Ripping would mean I will have a copy
> >> of
> >> > > > your database, and could thus see the contents of your iPod - but
> >> I
> >> > > > won't rip the actual audio files referenced by the database (that
> >> would
> >> > > > take quite a while!).
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I am simply looking to test for any possible discrepancies in
> >> various
> >> > > > models and generations.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > If you have an iPod, of any kind, I would greatly appreciate you
> >> > > > bringing it to the meeting on Thursday, and I'll quickly rip a
> >> snapshot
> >> > > > before or after the meeting. Your generosity will help enhance the
> >> > > > quality of upcoming advances in the multimedia experience for
> >> Linux.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Also, I only have cables for 4th generation iPods. If you have an
> >> older
> >> > > > iPod, please bring the USB cable! (No firewire please... the
> >> laptop
> >> > > > doesn't have a firewire port :-/)
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Many, Many Thanks!
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Best,
> >> > > > Aaron
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
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