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["Ryan Smith" <ryansmith78@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Is there a problem with he latest iPod updater or something?  Your email got me 
concerned.

Ryan
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Woody Anna Dresner 
  To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 1:09 AM
  Subject: [blindipod] Re: iPod NANO


    Hi Soniya,


  You should install iTunes and the iPod software and register your iPod.  
However, if it wants to update the iPod to the June 28 revision, don't do this 
if you want to play protected content, like Audible books or iTunes music store 
tracks, and run Rockbox at the same time.  There is a bug, which I don't think 
has been fixed, that means no content is playable if you're running the Apple 
firmware and also have Rockbox on the iPod.  It may be that your iPod is 
already running the June 28 firmware; this is okay as long as you don't want to 
play protected content.

  Once you have iTunes installed and it's recognizing your iPod, open iTunes 
with the iPod connected, go to Preferences at the bottom of the Edit menu, and 
choose the iPod page in this multi-page dialog.  Either set it to do everything 
manually (no automatic updating) or enable disk use.  Then the computer should 
recognize the iPod as a drive.  Also, in that box you can configure iTunes not 
to come up when you plug in the iPod, which is probably what you'll want if 
you're mostly using Rockbox.

  Then check out the iPod links on the portable Players Portal (there's a link 
to this at the bottom of every list message).  You'll find links to the Rockbox 
info you need.  Be sure to take a look at the Rockbox manual for the Nano.

  HTH,
  Anna