problems mounting ipod nano 3g, how can i help?

[John Baldwin]

On Thursday 13 September 2007 12:31:22 pm brad clawsie wrote:
> i hope this is the right list
> 
> i am on 6.2, last makeworld april 8
> 
> in the past i have never had problems mounting my first gen ipod
> shuffle (usb flash) on freebsd using mount_msdosfs
> 
> last night i brought home a new ipod nano 3g (4gb flash usb) and found
> that mount_msdosfs could not mount the drive (yes, it is a 'windows'
> ipod). 
> 
> camcontrol recognizes the device as an ipod, and can perform functions
> like eject on it correctly
> 
> mount gives me 'incorrect superblock' errors. ubuntu users are also
> reporting badness with this device, but i believe they are capable of
> mounting it. i can't even do that.
> 
> how can i help freebsd people address this issue? are there further
> diagnostics i can run that would be beneficial? i am willing to do
> anything non-destructive.

Put GEOM_APPLE in your kernel (or kldload the equivalent module) and mount
the first partition.  I had to do that with my iPod when it was setup as
a "Windows" iPod.


-- 
John Baldwin