Bug 132486

Summary:	amarok fails to detect "empty" iPod
Product:	[openSUSE] SUSE Linux 10.1	Reporter:	Jesse Michael <jmichael>
Component:	KDE	Assignee:	E-mail List <kde-maintainers>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:	E-mail List <qa-bugs>
Severity:	Normal
Priority:	P5 - None	CC:	gp
Version:	Final
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Hardware:	Other
OS:	Other
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Description Jesse Michael 2005-11-06 00:38:08 UTC

after deleting all mp3s from my ipod, hitting the "connect" button in amarok says that it can't find the ipod.  makes it impossible to add mp3s to a completely empty ipod.

if i use gtkpod to put a couple mp3s back on, amarok can magically detect it and write stuff to it again.

Comment 1 Gerald Pfeifer 2006-07-31 23:10:49 UTC

This is still the case with SUSE Linux 10.1

It also happens when you restore the iPod to factory settings (using
the respective Windows or MacOS application provided by Apple).

I found that gtkpod has an special menu item called "Create iPod directories"
to address this issue.  When selecting that menu, gtkpod asks "OK to create
the following directories?"

  /media/ipod/Calendars
  /media/ipod/Contacts
  /media/ipod/iPod_Control
  /media/ipod/iPod_Control/Music
  /media/ipod/iPod_Control/iTunes
  /media/ipod/iPod_Control/Music/F00
  ...
  /media/ipod/iPod_Control/Music/F19

You can download the program that is used to reset an iPod to factory
settings from <http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/> in case you want to
reproduce.

Comment 2 Dirk Mueller 2006-10-16 17:35:53 UTC

this got fixed with 1.4.4. can you confirm?

Comment 3 Dirk Mueller 2006-11-09 11:17:37 UTC

considered as fixed until proven otherwise.