Ipod problems
Ipod problems
Hey Linux community. I have an ipod and I'm trying to put music on it. Itunes simply will not run and it won't recognise stuff I put on it through files. Is there any thing I can try/use? Information: Linux type: Linux Mint Cinnamon Ipod type: 1.1.2 PC, Ipod Nano, 7th Gen
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I have Nano 7 as well and I tried many things over the years. However there isn't a good solution to this. I have a Windows 7 VM just for my iPod and installed an old iTunes just to put music on it. You can use Gnome Boxes for this job.
Thanks. Do you think you could help me with it?
Sure.
First, install Gnome Boxes. Then find a Windows 7 ISO, any will do.
Let me open my PC for the next steps.
Once you installed it, start the VM and plug in your iPod. For VM to see it, on right top there is a ... menu, go preferences from there. Switch to Devices & Shares tab. It should see your iPod now, just enable it. Also set a shared directory from below so you can put your music files there before uploading them to your iPod. This is the iTunes version I use: https://www.filehorse.com/download-itunes-64/35820/
Before forget, use a 64-bit Windows.
Aight. 8 Minutes till done.
OK, ping me when you need.
Thanks :D. You are insanely helpful.
No problem! Just helping a fellow penguin. :)
This thread makes me so happy. Following along watching good people on the internet help each other solve problems with each other for no other reason than to be kind. Thanks for being a kind person.
Being happy for someone else is also kind, so likewise.
Also helping people who use FOSS has some weird pleasure. :)
How did it go? Hopefully successful?
Sadly, not.
Worry not. Which step did not go as expected?
Unable to connect to internet.
Can you check the device manager inside Windows for this:
Uninstall the "Red Hat VirtIO Ethernet Adapter" in the device manager, after that, simply search for new hardware devices.
Even if you cannot connect to internet (normally that shouldn't be a problem since VM use the internet through host machine), you can still download the said iTunes outside of the VM and install it via shared folder. In the end you don't need internet to put iPod some music.
OK I'm here.
Click on + to select the ISO from file. It will start the installation process. Install Windows 7 with its steps. 20 GB space and 4 GB RAM would suffice for virtual machine.
You can get yourself a Windows 7 ISO from here. https://massgrave.dev/windows_7_links.html
Grabbed the first one I saw.
Don't grab the first one. :)
Pick one what language you need and also pick a 64-bit one.