Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:55:59 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Cc: Mattias Schlenker <mattias@schlenker-webdesign.de> Subject: Re: iPod Mini and FreeBSD 5.2.1 or 5.3-Beta? Message-ID: <200410121355.59318.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20041012095147.Q41628@carver.gumbysoft.com> References: <416AB6A2.9060507@schlenker-webdesign.de> <20041012095147.Q41628@carver.gumbysoft.com>
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On Tuesday 12 October 2004 12:54 pm, Doug White wrote: > On Mon, 11 Oct 2004, Mattias Schlenker wrote: > > Is there anyone out there who managed to mount the iPod Mini on FreeBSD > > 5.2.1/5.3? > > > > I formatted the iPod as FAT32 with the supplied tools for Windows. When > > plugging in the iPod, it is just recognized as mass storage device > > (umassX), but no disks are created (umass0 shows up, but da0 does not) > > -- no matter if I plug the iPod into a USB hub or directly into a usb > > port on the back panel. > > Try doing a bus rescan after connecting it. umass doesn't wait around > very long for the device to come ready and the mini might take a minute to > go into disk mode. > > Use 'camcontrol devlist -v' to find the bus number; it'll mention > umass-simX for the controller name. Note the number after 'scbus' on that > line. That's the bus number. Then do 'camcontrol rescan X' where 'X' is > the bus number. You'll need to either kldload geom_apple.ko or add 'GEOM_APPLE' to your kernel config to recognize the label on it once you do get da0 to show up. That will then let you mount the FAT filesystem from /dev/da0p1 (IIRC). -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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