[gpodder-devel] iPod synchronization error: "No access to device "

  • From: pdedecker at gmail.com (Pieter De Decker)
  • Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 16:41:42 +0200

> The Python bindings can usually be found in "bindings/python" in the
> libgpod source directory. Run "make" and then "make install" - this
> should install the right version of the bindings on your system.
I have a feeling that there's something wrong. I'm sorry, the output is Dutch, 
but there's no quick way to change my system language.

Here's a quick translation for the most important strings:
> Er is niets te doen voor '(...)' = Nothing to do for '(...)'
> Map (...) wordt binnengegaan = Entering folder (...)
> Map (...) wordt verlaten = Exiting folder (...)

---
pdedecker at BETAubuntu:~/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python$ make
make  all-recursive
make[1]: Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python' 
wordt binnengegaan
Making all in examples
make[2]: 
Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python/examples' 
wordt binnengegaan
make[2]: Er is niets te doen voor 'all'.
make[2]: 
Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python/examples' 
wordt verlaten
make[2]: Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python' 
wordt binnengegaan
make[2]: Er is niets te doen voor 'all-am'.
make[2]: Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python' 
wordt verlaten
make[1]: Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python' 
wordt verlaten
pdedecker at BETAubuntu:~/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python$ sudo 
make install
make  install-recursive
make[1]: Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python' 
wordt binnengegaan
Making install in examples
make[2]: 
Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python/examples' 
wordt binnengegaan
make[3]: 
Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python/examples' 
wordt binnengegaan
make[3]: Er is niets te doen voor 'install-exec-am'.
make[3]: Er is niets te doen voor 'install-data-am'.
make[3]: 
Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python/examples' 
wordt verlaten
make[2]: 
Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python/examples' 
wordt verlaten
make[2]: Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python' 
wordt binnengegaan
make[3]: Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python' 
wordt binnengegaan
make[3]: Er is niets te doen voor 'install-exec-am'.
test -z "" || mkdir -p -- ""
test -z "" || mkdir -p -- ""
test -z "" || mkdir -p -- ""
make[3]: Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python' 
wordt verlaten
make[2]: Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python' 
wordt verlaten
make[1]: Map '/home/pdedecker/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python' 
wordt verlaten
pdedecker at BETAubuntu:~/Desktop/Downloads/libgpod-0.4.2/bindings/python$
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> That could indeed be the cause of the problem.
Then how can I force dpkg to remove the package? The --force flag didn't work. 
I tried 'sudo dpkg -r libgpod0 --force', 'sudo dpkg -r --force libgpod0' 
and 'sudo dpkg --force -r libgpod0'.

> > OK, so now I'm able to perform a synchronization (I only tested it
> > twice with one podcast at a time) but the files don't show up on my
> > iPod in either the Podcasts or Artists menu. I can see them in gtkpod
> > though (see attached screenshot).
>
> Since when did this happen? Has it worked on the same iPod, same libgpod
> version before?
No, before this I just got the error "No access to device". If 'sudo make 
install' worked with the old libgpod0 package installed, I'm using version 
0.4.2 now.


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