Currently podzilla accesses the piezo directly there is no kernel driver. According to the ipodlinux wiki, developers have succeeded. This is likely the most complete ipod specification sheet on. Classic 4th generation, nano 3rd generation, shuffle 2nd generation etc. Most firmwares are supported with the installation of ubuntu software to get them to. It is a great music organization tool with a variety of extensions. Heres five alternatives to itunes 10 for easily managing. On ipod nano 3rd or 4th generation and ipod classic, press the centre button twice on the about screen to see the software version. The ipod nano we used to check compatibility took a very long time to be recognized by amarokseveral minutes, plenty of. I have tested this with an ipod nano on a pclinuxos 2007 desktop where i. For an outline of the current features in ipodlinux, see project status. Clearly the mac recognizes it as an ipod and a working usb device. Download software in the other ipod toolsupdates category.
Ive been trying to use clementine to manage it, but it does not seem to recognize the device. What software is available for ipod synchronization. Open source your ipod or other mp3 device techrepublic. Open source your ipod or other mp3 device by jack wallen in linux and open source, in after hours on october 22, 2007, 1. When the ipodlinux kernel is booted it takes the place of apples ipod operating system and automatically loads podzilla, an alternative gui and launcher for a number of additional included programs such as a video player, an image viewer, a command line shell, games, emulators for video game consoles, programming demos, and other experimental or occasionally unfinished software. We are unable to provide support for these newer ipods. For better or worse, buying an ipod also means committing to apples itunes software. Normally, apples itunes software is needed to manage an ipod, but itunes is not. Rockbox is a free replacement firmware for digital music players.
Newer ipods that support video also work under ubuntu. Sharepod is a freeware and is intended for ipod users. Rockbox runs well on these players, has installation instructions, and is supported by the installer. Cnets donald bell rounds up his favorite ipodcompatible software alternatives to apples itunes jukebox. Floola proprietary amarok kde gtkpod linux gpodder linux rhythmbox gnome atunes cross platform, windows, mac os, linux yamipod cross platform, windows, mac os, linux banshee mac os, linux, windows beta release 2.
The ipod shows up in the system report as a usb device. Portabledevicesipod community help wiki ubuntu documentation. In a chat with apple support, i was told my ipod is no longer supported. Rhythmbox has support for plugins, which are essentially pieces of external code which can be loaded to add more functionality to the vanilla. Find all the topics, resources, and contact options you need for your ipod. How to manage an ipod from a linux desktop with gtkpod. Software development is currently ongoing on later generations of ipod, including the fourth generation click wheel, mini, u2, photo color, nano, and video.
Software development is currently ongoing on later generations of ipod, including the fourth generation click wheel, mini, u2, photocolor, nano, and video. This page outlines the specs and support status of all ipods. Linux software for itunes ipod classic ipod touch iphone last updated october 4, 2009 in categories centos, debian ubuntu, linux, redhat and friends, suse, troubleshooting, ubuntu linux. Podtrans is a free ipod music transfer that helps transfer music from ipod to computer, and also importexport podcasts, videos and more for free.