I'm sorry for posting another ipod thread, but I have not been able to find anything about my problem anywhere.

So I have this new Shuffle. When I plug it in, absolutely nothing happens. I'm not talking about mounting, but about my PC not recognizing there is anything plugged it at all.
There is nothing resembling /dev/sd[x] or /dev/ub[x] at all anywhere.

I run Ubuntu Edgy 64 bit.
The USB socket is fine. I can use a mouse or joystick in there no problem.
The ipod flashes up when I connect it at it should. (saying it can charge)
I plugged the into a friends Win2K machine briefly and it was a unrecognized USB device there.

Do I have to format it on a windows machine before Linux can even notice the device? Sounds unlikely to me.

Here is a cat of my /dev/bus/usb/devices
[ 19:31:49 ][ /dev/bus/usb ]> cat devices

T: Bus=05 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 8
B: Alloc= 0/800 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.17-10-generic ehci_hcd
S: Product=EHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:10.4
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=256ms

T: Bus=04 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.17-10-generic uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:10.3
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms

T: Bus=03 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.17-10-generic uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:10.2
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms

T: Bus=02 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.17-10-generic uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:10.1
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms

T: Bus=02 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=046d ProdID=c214 Rev= 2.05
S: Manufacturer=Logitech
S: Product=Logitech Attack 3
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr= 30mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=usbhid
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 5 Ivl=10ms

T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc=118/900 us (13%), #Int= 1, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.17-10-generic uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:10.0
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms

T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 4 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=046d ProdID=c00b Rev= 6.10
S: Manufacturer=Logitech
S: Product=USB Mouse
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=100mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=usbhid
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=10ms




Help! (and thanx in advance)

With the Shuffle plugged in, can you post the output of the command
note that's a lowercase "L".

[ 08:24:23 ][ ~ ]> sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 40.9 GB, 40982151168 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4982 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 255 2048256 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda2 256 4982 37969627+ 83 Linux



Just my HD basically

Ok, I kept en eye on /var/log/messages when plugging and unplugging my mouse and joystick. They are listed.

Jan 2 06:45:34 nullbak kernel: [50005.039625] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 2
Jan 2 06:45:36 nullbak kernel: [50006.794051] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 3
Jan 2 06:50:13 nullbak kernel: [50283.688719] usb 1-2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
Jan 2 06:50:13 nullbak kernel: [50283.869629] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jan 2 06:50:13 nullbak kernel: [50283.890609] input: Logitech USB Mouse as /class/input/input4
Jan 2 06:50:13 nullbak kernel: [50283.890661] input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB Mouse] on usb-0000:00:10.0-2
Jan 2 06:50:17 nullbak kernel: [50287.912856] usb 1-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
Jan 2 06:50:17 nullbak kernel: [50288.101645] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jan 2 06:50:27 nullbak kernel: [50298.121189] drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: timeout initializing reports
Jan 2 06:50:27 nullbak kernel: [50298.121258] input: Logitech Logitech Attack 3 as /class/input/input5
Jan 2 06:50:27 nullbak kernel: [50298.121297] input: USB HID v1.10 Joystick [Logitech Logitech Attack 3] on usb-0000:00:10.0-1


Whenever I plug or unplug my shuffle, there is no activety at all in /var/log/messages.
I give up for now. I will setup Itunes on the Win2K box and setup the Ipod there, then try again on my own machine.

Xandros linux 4.0 supports your ipod shuffle. Xandros linux is as close to windows XP as you can get in a linux distro. It's hardware support is extensive.
check out hardware this distro supports.

http://support.xandros.com/hclv4/ click on mp3 players
and you will see your ipod shuffle. Xandros is not free.

What you are buying is convience, ease of use and customer support.