In message <45FE0AC0.8080308@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Kade Hansson <kade.hansson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Unfortunately, the nano is 4GB, so RISC OS won't touch it. The best I > managed was to give her the ability to charge it through the Iyonix USB > ports. You'd definitely be out of luck with a 30GB model. Sorry. You'd > be in the same boat with any other music player of this size, however: > the 2GB limit applies to all USB SCSI devices which need to be read by > foreign systems (i.e. that use FAT format.) See the earlier thread on > the topic of "2nd harddrive problems" for the gory details. Hmm: missed the gory details. I have a secobd HD which I fitted after last years Wakefield Show; so I didn't follow this thread. > Linux may be your best option if you don't have access to a Windows PC. > Linux is of course available for Iyonix, though I have not tried gnupod > or gtkpod with it, as my sister's Iyonix does not have a Linux > partition, and I myself don't have an iPod. I'd recommend the 2.6 > kernel, if you can get it: it has read write support for HFS+ volumes, > which gives you a bit more flexibility (i.e. an alternative formatting > option.) I have wondered about Linux but have formed the opinion that installing it on my Iyonix is complicated/convoluted. Hi, Thanks. -- BW Chris F. PS I don't understand 'vanilla'. Do I need to? (I'm assuming its not a Eurovision contending pop group.) British Iyonix & RISC OS 5.12 If the buck stopped on the White House lawn, would it be shot? --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support