ipod detected and added by kudzu but no files in /mnt/ipod

gtan · 08-30-2004, 11:59 AM

im using fedora core 2.. and a usb cable to the ipod(4g) 40gb.
the hardware browser has detected it.. and kudzu has added a line in /etc/fstab.
but when i click on /mnt/ipod, there are no files at all.

whats the problem??

superbondbond · 08-30-2004, 12:40 PM

Couple of questions first.

Is this a FAT formatedd Ipod or HFS?

What does the fstab line look like? (post here).

have you tried manually mounting it? You're not seeing any files because most likley it isn't mounted.

bird603568 · 08-30-2004, 02:42 PM

i have a fat format 20gig 3gen ie1394(firewire) ipod and on slack 10. when i try the instructions to get it to mount from another site it still wont reconize it. do i have a bad firewire card or can this not be done?

gtan · 08-31-2004, 06:03 AM

the ipod is fat formatted..

i just deleted linux.. in the process of trying to have a dual boot system..

when manually mounting, theres an error..
no specific path.

superbondbond · 08-31-2004, 10:17 AM

I have no problems with my ipod. I use Slack, so I set things up manually, but it should work the same.

When I connect the ipod, it shows up as /dev/sda2. You can confirm this through dmesg.
I created the mount point at /mnt/ipod.
I added an entry into the fstab

Code:

/dev/sda2         /mnt/ipod      vfat        noauto,user     0   0

Then to mount it. mount /mnt/ipod.

One thing to check is for the usb mass storage module. check lsmod for it (it should load atuomatically).
If you still get errors, post exactly what your'e getting. That helps everyone know how to help you.

superbondbond · 08-31-2004, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bird603568
i have a fat format 20gig 3gen ie1394(firewire) ipod and on slack 10. when i try the instructions to get it to mount from another site it still wont reconize it. do i have a bad firewire card or can this not be done?

I can't really help as I don't use firewire. I do recommend searching this site (if you already haven't). I have seen a number of threads dealing with this.

Good luck.