iPod...

[wmkruse]

Is it possible to obtain and reinstall the mp3 player on the iPod after
it has been reformatted?  Or is it possible the iPod mp3 player is in
the firmware?  Otherwise you would end up with an expensive firewire
hard drive?

On Sun, 2002-06-09 at 16:27, will taggart wrote:
> >From what I understand, the iPod is simply a 10GB drive with a 1394 port on 
> it. I think that it should be possible to partition it with ext2 AND hfs+. I 
> also want to be able to use it with a Sun Blade 100 if at all possible 
> (running Solaris 8). Of course reading an HFS partition is not that hard 
> under linux, contrary to what one of the posters wrote. Using hpmount and 
> hpcd is easy under YDL. Maybe someone else with experience using external 
> Firewire drives could offer some advice. It would be nice to walk around 
> with all my data in my pocket.
> 
> will
> 
> 
> >
> >I'm sure with a reformat that the iPod would work fine w/ Linux but you
> >would lose the music playing capabilities of the player. I believe there
> >is a group working on this problem for Windows machines (FAT32 and have
> >music working). Don't have a link on me at the moment but if they do
> >manage to succeed, you may be able to get some ideas on how to get it to
> >work.
> >
> >On Sunday, June 9, 2002, at 02:03  PM, wmkruse wrote:
> >
> >>I have been interested to know also if Linux could be booted from the
> >>iPod.  That would be a nice way to take Linux with you without carrying
> >>a laptop if there where other Macs you could depend upon with Firewire
> >>capability.
> >>
> >>I really don't know how the iPod is setup, I would assume it is an HFS+
> >>file system, and from what I understand, YDL or Linux in general cannot
> >>mount them (yet?).  Perhaps you could use a Linux compatible file system
> >>on it?
> >>
> >>On Sun, 2002-06-09 at 13:18, will taggart wrote:
> >>>I am considering buying an iPod. Does anyone know if I can mount it in
> >>>YDL
> >>>and if so, how this is done?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>William C. Taggart
> >>>Graduate Student, University of Arkansas
> >>>Department of Anthropology
> >>>King Fahd Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
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