[COLUG] HINT: Linux and the new iPod Shuffle

[Pat Collins]

On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:58:35 -0500 (EST), Joshua Kramer
<josh at globalherald.net> wrote :


> The iPod worked fine on my work laptop (which runs XP professional).  Not 
> wanting to go out and buy Winders, I tried a few other things.  There was 
> one thing that did work: using and old dusty USB 1.0 hub between the USB 
> port and the iPod.  It seems that the iPod isn't 100% compliant with the 
> USB 2.0 standard to the point it won't work with Linux; but if you can 
> force USB 1.0 mode on the port, it works fine.
> 

More reason to support companies that produce products that are standards
complaint.   

Pat