[COLUG] HINT: Linux and the new iPod Shuffle

[Scott Merrill]

Joshua Kramer wrote:
> I have a hint for anyone who wants to use one of the new iPod Shuffle
> music players under Linux.  (This is the latest Shuffle, which is barely
> larger than a small metal clip and fits inside of a matchbox...)
...
> 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.

And once you've gotten it connected, you can avoid the use of GTKpod,
iTunes, and other "heavy" solutions by using shuffle-db:
   http://shuffle-db.sourceforge.net/
I've been using this on my old model Shuffle with tremendous success.
It's _much_ easier, and more intuitive, than the GUI tools I've tried to
date.

The shuffle-db website says that users report success using it with new
(2006) model Shuffles.

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