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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: IO device error with ipodRe: IO device error with ipod
From: Paul Louden <paulthenerd_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:51:10 -0500 If you have any other storage devices hooked up via USB, try disconnecting them all before plugging in the iPod. On 7/26/06, Matthew Caron <matt_at_mattcaron.net> wrote: > > This is a bit of a circular logic, but it might help you isolate the > fault. It assumes your XP install is using NTFS > > (1) Grab a recent linux LiveCD, preferably one that reads NTFS. > Something like http://www.knoppix.org/ might work. > (2) Boot it > (3) Try to copy files from your XP partition to the iPod. > (4) See what happens. > > Possible conclusions: > > - If it works, then it's Windows. > - If it doesn't work, then it could be your USB controller or the iPod > firmware. > > You could also try a separate USB controller, if you have one. > > Also, is the iPod connected directly or via a hub? Back in my firmware > days, I found a great deal in variation as to how well hubs worked. Most > of the chips on motherboards seem to work fine, so plugging it directly > into the computer usually solved most issues. > > Which brings up a question for the rockbox folks: What's the deal with > USB on iPods? Is all you need is for someone to write a mass storage > device driver for it? If so, maybe I could help. I'm getting married > this weekend, but after I come back from my honeymoon, my schedule is > pretty free. > > Rob Powell wrote: > > Hi all, I really could use some help with this one, as I'm a bit stuck. > > > > I'm running XP, and have my Ipod connected to a USB port. I've used the > > same port for an Archos player and so on before with no problems. I'm > > copying music to my ipod, and some of the time, I get "unable to perform > > request because of an IO device error". It's not predictable, in that > > sometimes it'll copy about 10 albums before it crashes, sometimes 1 > > track. the files that it crashes on can usually be copied individually. > > > > I've tried both copy and paste and send to, I use my computer rather > > than windows explorer (only from habit), I just wondered if anyone had > > any bright ideas? > > > > Thanks for any help, > > > > Rob > > > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > PGP Key: http://www.mattcaron.net/pgp_key.txt > ~~ Matt Caron ~~ > > Received on 2006-07-27 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |