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How do I use Rhythmbox to copy to my iPod?
I have recently moved all my music to Rhythmbox from my iPod. Actually, I thought I was copying it but I've ended up with all the music on my computer, which previously held no music, and seemingly ...
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How to write to ipod from Ubuntu 18.04
I recently sent my ipod (5th Generation ipod with video) for a new battery and an SSD to replace the hard drive. The repair shop tested it and said it worked, it came back containing a single song ...
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Why is Lubuntu 18 not writing to my iPod over Rhythmbox any more?
I used Rhythmbox for years to manage my music for my iPod classic. It stopped working with Lubuntu 18 (like lots of other stuff is different now). The iPod appears in Rhythmbox and data is readable ...
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Ipod Classic 160g not showing music after sync with Rythmbox running Ubuntu 18.04
I have an Ipod classic, running Ubuntu 18.04. I have formatted the Ipod, synced it in Rythmbox and can see the playlist and can play the playlist in Rythmbox, but when unplugging it, there is no music ...
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How to Add Music to iPod nano 7th Generation
I miss my Mac, but prefer Ubuntu. But I still use my iPod and would like to add some new music to it.
I am running Ubuntu 18.04. I have a 7th Generation iPod nano. I am not able to add songs to it ...
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Can't see songs on ipod after syncing with rhythmbox
I have Rhythmbox and Ubuntu 17. After syncing the ipod, rhythmbox displays songs on the ipod but when it's disconnected, the ipod states there is no music. Any ideas?
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iPod touch not syncing - ubuntu 16.04
After upgrading to ubuntu 16.04 I can no longer sync my iPod touch (MC008FD, 3rd generation, 32 GB - yes, I know it's an old model, but I really like that one) with Rhythmbox. The device is simply ...
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Rhythmbox doesn't change files on iPod (Lubuntu 16.04)
I'm having some ipod/mp3 issues.
I have Audacious and GNOME mplayer which don't seem to be able to add mp3 files to an ipod, but they play files just fine.
I want to drag and drop mp3 files from ...
user558902
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iPod touch 6g 9.3.4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
A friend of mine bought an iPod Touch 6G (now with upgraded iOS 9.3.4), thinking it would work with his 6-year old Macbook running Mac OS X 10.6.8. Since they're both Apple products, compatibility ...
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Ubuntu with Ipod Touch 6th Gen - Copied songs don't show on device
My wife bought both of my daughters iPod Touch 6th Gens for Christmas.
I am able to see the Ipods - they show up in Thunar, Clementine, Rhythmbox, and Banshee.
I used Banshee to send 50 songs to ...
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Problems copying music to Rhythmbox from ipod
I recently installed Ubuntu 14.04 and am working to setup Rhythmbox 3.0.2. I plugged in my ipod nano and the device was properly detected and the music in the device appeared. I then selected all ...
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How to transfer songs from Ubuntu PC into iPod touch 5g
I'm having a hard time trying to find a good solution to this problem.
I want to transfer songs to my iPod touch 5g just like I can through iTunes in Windows. Is there any method/workaround for this ?...
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All Ubuntu media players crash upon connecting iPod. How to fix?
So I just downloaded the latest Ubuntu (14.10) today. I've fiddled with it somewhat and everything is running fine except that every time I try to use my iPod with a media player, it crashes the ...
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After synchronizing my iPod nano 6G with banshee or rhythmbox, it appears empty
I want to synchronize my music between Ubuntu 14.04 and my iPod Nano (6th gen).
I have read pretty much everything but am still blocked... I tried with Rhythmbox and with Banshee and I get the same ...
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Normalize all audio files before copying to an iPod
I know how to normalize a song to 100%, but I'd like this to happen automatically before copying the files on my iPod, via Rhythmbox.
So, I imagine a process like this:
create my own playlist
when ...
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How to add music to an iPod Nano 4th Generation?
I've been trying to sync music to my Black iPod Nano 4th Generation (Model MB754) with Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit. I've tried using Clementine and Rhythmbox to add music. The music syncs fine and appears in ...
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Failure to succesfully sync an iPod using Rhythmbox on Ubuntu 14.04
After a day of trying to figure out how to get this sync going I found out a few things:
For some reason there has been a lot of trouble syncing iPods with Rhythmbox in Ubuntu 14.04, lots of people ...
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Is there any way to enable voice over for iPod not using iTunes?
I have an iPod shuffle which works fine: I can add and remove songs via Rhythmbox.
According to Apple page my iPod is able to talk the name of the songs:
Give your songs a voice.
Say you’re ...
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Inherited 2nd Gen Ipod Nano - cannot delete iPod music
I have acquired (legitimately) a 2nd gen ipod nano. It is full with music not to my taste. When I open it up in Rhythmbox I am unable to delete the existing iPod music.
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How do I control compression level for ipod rhythmbox
Where do I control the compression level and format for songs being re-compressed for storage on my iPod from Rhythmbox?
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Moving from iTunes to Rhythmbox
I am about to start moving my iTunes collection from my MacBook Pro to my Ubuntu PC and Rhythmbox.
I have a few questions before I begin,
Can I migrate over my playlists and song play counts?
I ...
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Managing iPod in Ubuntu 12.04, using rhythmbox
When i try to use rhythmbox to add or remove songs from my iPod which is :
lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 05ac:1265 Apple, Inc. iPod Nano 5.Gen
I get:
Error opening file '/media/029f4818-0a60-3482-...
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iPod doesn't mount correctly
I'm trying to sync rhythmbox to an iPod classic using Ubuntu 12.04. It worked at first, and then I got some error messages involving libgpod-common, and now the iPod doesn't even mount. It doesn't ...
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What music player works with ipod nano 7th generation?
Does anyone know of a music player that supports the ipod nano 7g? I know amarok doesn't, and I haven't had any success playing around with rhythm box or banshee. Any suggestions for how to get these ...
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Rhythmbox transcoding ALAC files on the fly when syncing ipod (and I don't want it to!)
I use Rhythmbox from the gnome3 ppa (not the one from the main repository because of this bug) on Ubuntu 13.04 and I have an iPod nano 4th gen.
Almost my entire music library is in ALAC (Apple ...
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Why will Rhythmbox not add or import songs since 13.04 install? [closed]
Since I installed 13.04 Ubuntu (12.04 before) I have not been able to add or import music to either of my iPods (4th & 5th generation). I can play music with Rhythmbox. Rhythmbox recognizes iPods. ...
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How can I get Rhythmbox to support 7th Gen iPod Nano?
I recently purchased a 7th Generation iPod Nano, and I try to get it to sync to Rhythmbox, but it only supports iPod Nano up to 6th Gen, and I don't know how to change that. I tried upgrading my ...
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How to set iPod tracks to remember playback position
I've tried using Banshee, Amarok, and Rhythmbox, and so far I've been unable to set the "Remember Playback Position" property of some files. In iTunes this was done through the "Get Info" menu but I ...
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Get music on iPod Touch iOS 6.1.3
I just got my sister to use Ubuntu, but now I have a really big problem, I promised her that syncing music would work with only drag and drop with Rhythmbox, because that is how I do with my iPod Nano ...
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importing songs from rhythm box to ipod doesn't work properly
I have imported songs from rhythm box to my ipod (32 Gb, 2nd generation).
I can play them on the ipod without problem, but when I try to browse into the song (to go from 1 min to 5min for eg.), the ...
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4th gen. iPod Touch and Syncing with Rhythmbox on Ubuntu 12.1
I recently set-up a dual boot with Ubuntu 12.1 and Windows 8 on my Asus Vivobook. I have a 4th gen. iPod Touch that I'd like to sync with Rhythmbox but unfortunately it will not sync my music.
When I ...
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Disable automatic iPod scrobbling through rhythmbox
I'm on Ubuntu 12.10, Rhythmbox 2.97.
I use Rhythmbox to manage my ipod, so far so good. But every time I plug it in, what I've listened on my ipod to get scrobbled to last.fm automatically.
I wish ...
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How to change default behavior when iPod is plugged in?
Right now when I plug in my iPod, Clementine opens and starts playing, which is annoying because I prefer to manage my iPod using Rhythmbox which has a "sync" feature that Clementine (AFAIK) is ...
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Rhythmbox not saving imported files & other issues
I've recently changed PC & transferred my music folders over, but I've got noticed some issues with Rhythmbox (using ubuntu 12.10):
1) When music is imported where is it saved? I imported music ...
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Ipod Suddenly Stopped Working With Ubuntu
Until recently, my ipod has connected to Ubuntu with no problems, but a couple days ago it is no longer able to do so.
The ipod mounts when connected, but it mounts to a random folder in /tmp and is ...
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Most appropriate setup to share music and playlists accross a network?
I have a home network with the following setup:
A QNAP NAS (has a DAAP server)
A server/media center with XBMC
2 laptops (Linux)
1 desktop (Linux)
Android phone
iPod
For a couple of years I haven't ...
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Can't Add Podcast Episodes to Ipod After Upgrading to 12.04
Since upgrading to 12.04, dragging podcast episodes doesn't move them onto my ipod.
Adding songs from the library works fine, but if I do it with a podcast nothing happens.
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Does the iPod Shuffle 4th Gen work well with Rhythmbox?
I'm thinking about getting an iPod Shuffle 4th gen., but if it doesn't work well with Ubuntu 12.04/Rhythmbox it's a no-go.
Does anyone have any experiences with this combination?
Thank you in ...
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Rhythmbox duplicating songs in playlists
I am using an ipod Classic 5th gen with Rhythmbox and it seems whenever you make a playlist or add songs to an existing playlist it just duplicates the songs everytime you add a new one. So many of my ...
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Managing iPod playlists?
OK, I know very similar questions have been asked before. But I have searched for the last week, and cannot figure out how to manage iPod playlists on Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit.
All the "usual suspects" (...
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Rhythmbox iPod Issues? [closed]
Basically, when I try and drag a song from my library to any one of my iPods (Classic (2.0.4 Mac), Touch (3.1.2. (7D11)) and Shuffle), nothing happens. It would appear that everything went ok, but ...
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How to sync songs in Rhythmbox with an iPod
I can sync them with Banshee but in Rhythmbox (Am starting again to use it since it will be the default in 12.04) I can see that Rhythmbox can detect the ipod and see the songs but when I try to drag ...
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I can't use my iPod touch (32GB)
I have connected my ipod touch 32gb in my ubuntu 10.10 os.It's connected on os and shows in desktop. but it's not showing as a device in Rhythmbox music player. and also I can't open directly like ...
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Ipod crashes after transfering music from Rhythmbox
I have been using Rhythmbox for a long time to transfer music to my 3.1 Ipod Touch 3rd Gen, however after recently transferring an album my music app refuses to load. Sometimes it instantly crashes, ...
Alec Thompson
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Automatically adding CD box art so that I can put it on my iPod
I know it's possible to automatically find CD covers for albums, because rhythmbox is doing it on the fly. (When I listen to stuff, it finds the CD cover online...)
What I want is to get this ...
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Second gen ipod shuffle not working with rhythmbox
I'm trying to get a second gen ipod shuffle to work with Ubuntu 10.10. As far as i understand Rhythymbox should support this. When I plug the ipod in it shows up under the devices section of the menu, ...
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Automatically copy podcasts onto ipod [closed]
I'd like to be able to plug my 5th gen iPod nano into my Ubuntu 10.04 box and have it sync podcasts. I'd like newly downloaded podcasts to be copied onto the iPod, and played podcasts to be removed ...
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