iPod and generic mp3 player support in Edgy and Dapper

[Sean Hammond]

More info, my Ubuntu Breezy user reported to me that GTKPod didn't
work. My friend running Dapper who found that Rhythmbox and Banshee
failed tells me GTKPod does work. Any info on the status of GTKPod?

On 10/9/06, Sean Hammond <sean.hammond at gmail.com> wrote:
> So, among the people I have installed Ubuntu Breezy for I have:
>
> * Someone with an iPod who had mixed results using it with GTKPod and
> Banshee, Rhythmbox didn't use it at all apparently
>
> * Someone who ripped a load of music into OGG then went out and bought
> an mp3 player
>
> So, I wanted to know what the support for these devices is like on
> Edgy and  Dapper, but I can't try them myself since I don't own any,
> although I have some info about ipods and Dapper from a friend:
>
> * Rhythmbox can play music from iPod, but that's all (can't move music
> on or off the ipod)
>
> * Banshee seems to support moving music on and off the iPod, but crashes
>
> So what is the status of iPod support in Rhythmbox and Banshee on
> Dapper and Edgy?
>
> And I've heard the Rhythmbox ipod plugin does OGG-mp3 conversion. How
> does the Generic MP3 player plugin in Rhythmbox work? Will it
> automatically convert OGGs to MP3 when you drag them onto the MP3
> player? On Dapper? On Edgy?
>
> So I can figure out how best to help these embattled users at some
> point in the future.
>
> Thanks!
>