I am trying to figure out the correct parameters to mount my iPod.

I am running kernel 2.6.7-1-386 with Debian sarge. The iPod is accessed 
as a scsi device, and I am using gtkpod to access the device. However, I 
am having a problem just running mount to access the iPod's drive correctly.

No matter what combination of parameters I try, the file permissions for 
the mounted files end up as user and group 99, which I think are root, 
and I cannot get rw permissions for the files.

For example,

mount -t hfsplus -o rw,defaults,user /dev/sda3 /media/ipod0

results in
#mount
/dev/sda3 on /media/ipod0 type hfsplus (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)

and

#ls -al /media/ipod0
total 1029
drwxr-xr-x  1 root  root       10 May  5 10:13 .
drwxr-xr-x  5 root  root     4096 May  6 07:53 ..
d-wx-wx-wt  1    99    99       3 Apr  7  2004 .Trashes
----------  1 root  root  8388608 Jan 15  2004 .journal
----------  1 root  root     4096 Jan 15  2004 .journal_info_block
drwxr--r--  1 emily emily       2 Dec 28  1962 Calendars
d--x--x--x  1 emily emily       4 Jan 23  1963 Contacts
d--x--x--x  1 emily emily       3 Jan 23  1963 Notes
drwxrwxrwx  1    99    99       5 May  5 13:30 iPod_Control

I cannot read or write any of the files in Calendars, Contacts or Notes 
(no rw) and I cannot add music to iPod_Control (because of the 
user/group 99).

I read the man page for mount and it says "defaults" should set these 
options - rw, suid, dev, exec, auto, nouser, and async, and user should 
trump the nouser option for defaults. I want the owner and group to be 
"user" (emily, in this case) and to have "rw" permissions on all the files.

Can someone help me unravel the mysteries of mount? My daughter is 
really pestering me to get her new iPod to work...She is even 
threatening to re-install Windows on her machine to run iTunes!!

Thanks!

Mark



          
---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change  you mail settings:
http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss