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I'm having no luck at all with this iPod Nano.

I've tried the following software:

  • Banshee - The iPod shows up and files seem to be copied, but they don't show up on the iPod.
  • Rhythmbox - Same as Banshee. Claims to sync but no files available on the iPod
  • gPodder - At first it wouldn't even recognize the device even though I set the mount point and device type. After syncing one file to the iPod from iTunes on my mac it now behaves as Banshee and Rythmbox.
  • gtkpod - Again: Copies the files but they are inacessible on the iPod.
  • Hipo - Doesn't even recognize the iPod
  • Amarok - What is this, I don't even...

So to summarize: After some fiddling I can get most of these apps to recognize the iPod and copy files to it, but they are not accessible on the iPod which sort of defeats the whole purpose.

Help me out here. My continued harmonic love life depends on it. (Yes, it's the girlfriends iPod and laptop)

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rhytmbox has support for the ipod, i think. – Uri Herrera Jan 28 '11 at 7:56
askubuntu.com/q/27141/10698 This question may help to why your iPod isn't showing up. – Alvar Nov 23 '11 at 18:09
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Apparently Apple borked linux support with Nano 6g, and it's proven difficult to hack the music database to allow access to non-iTunes apps.

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=631006

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1611473

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Crudmuffins. I'll just have to keep an eye on the development here then. – Martin Feb 15 '11 at 7:27
Keep an eye out on gktpod's development. They should be the first to implement it when it's possible. – Syzygy Jul 24 '11 at 23:14
Are there any updates about the iPod Nano 6G? – ph1b Feb 26 at 16:12
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I had the same problem and fixed it with the sledgehammer method:

Virtual Windows system + ITunes.

I installed virtualbox 4 and set up a Windows XP. To use the USB drivers I installed the Oracle Expansion Pack. The Licence changes from OSE (Open Source Edition) to PUEL (Personal Use and Evaluation License).

Plugin the Ipod to your Ubuntu System. Start the VM with Windows and Itunes. Under "Devices" in the Virtual Box select your ipod nano. Windows and Itunes will find it.

I also shared my music-library with a virtualbox shared folder and mountet it under windows.

This works for me but I am unhappy with the situation too.

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running into the same problem, on the gtkpod website they say specifically that ipod nano 6g is not supported by libgpod (yet...)

unfortunately a whole bunch of ipod syncing software uses libgpod as a sort of base. and so far that isn't an easy hack for it either. most sites i found talking about talking about jailbreaking the 6g offer a long and painful process with little to no useful results for the average user.

it looks like at this point we have to wait until someone smarter comes along and comes up with a practical solution.

or sell your nano and buy an older model....

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gtkpod , Banshee, and Rhythmbox do not support this player. Put a virtual machine with windows 7 for ITunes.

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You can use spotify. They have a very nice linux version. The only problem is that you can only get it with the 5 dollar a month account but it is totally worth it!

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It is not available for users in europe. – ph1b Feb 18 at 22:57
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Both Banshee and Rhythmbox should support it fine.

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Not on my system. Won't even show up on mine! Others report, as here, that it appears to copy the music, but on unplugging the device, the copy hasn't taken. Very strange. See this duplicate question : askubuntu.com/questions/26353/how-to-sync-with-ipod-nano-6g for information on floola, which I haven't tried yet. – Scaine Feb 15 '11 at 14:42
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Yep. Seems it's a 6G-problem. – Martin Feb 22 '11 at 14:54
Yep, same here! Banshee does NOT work with 6G yet! – Globalkeith Feb 22 at 0:05
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there is an application called gtkpod as well and can be installed from repositories.

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But it can't handle the 6G – ph1b Mar 5 at 10:38
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Spotify for Linux will now work with a Free account (as of October) so it is THE solution to manage (sync) your music simply within Ubuntu.

Works with Lucid 32bit (and earlier versions I guess). Not tested with 64bit

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This is not available for users outside US. So there is still no posibility i guess... – ph1b Feb 18 at 22:56
You can't even install it outside the US, to use with local files? :( – Syzygy Apr 3 at 2:05
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I am not sure that this works, and you will certainly have to reset your iPod in iTunes so that you unlock syncing (you can only officially sync with one computer), but Spotify has iPod syncing.

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