mounting iPod in Linux

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Hello,

Basically I want to mount my iPod to my laptop so it can just charge and play music. I'm using Arch Linux, 2.6.21-ARCH i686, atm I've just put this into fstab:

Code: 
/dev/sda2               /mnt/ipod       vfat defaults,noauto,user,ro 0 0

Thanks!
 
The method you specify will work but it will complain if you dont have your ipod connected during boot*, and will also break if your ipod uses anything other than /dev/sda2 e.g. if another pen drive/ external disk is connected.

A better way of achieving what you want is to set up and use the HAL to automount drives. Have a gander at this:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/HAL


* ignore this point, I just noticed your "noauto" clause in your fstab
 
Yeah I don't think I've explain it right...

I don't really want to mount it as such, but to have it just charging off the computer. So I can listen to it while on the computer.

Thanks for the help!
 
Doesn't it charge when you connect it to the USB port?

Providing the USB is active of course.
 
fumbles said:
It does, but it displays that "Do Not Disconnect" message.
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Yes, it does that anyway.. perfectly normal message.

The only way it will charge without the message is if you turn off the iPod after connecting it to USB, however, this won't let you listen to the music on the iPod :)
 
EVH said:
Yes, it does that anyway.. perfectly normal message.

The only way it will charge without the message is if you turn off the iPod after connecting it to USB, however, this won't let you listen to the music on the iPod :)
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hmm, so there is no solution? If it was Windows and I had iTunes it would work. I was wondering if the same would work if I installed the open source iTunes clone for Linux programmes? Also wondering if it would take up a lot of system resources, which is very important on a laptop like this.
 
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