Making an iPOD mini work with Suse Linux 9.2 9.1

While the iPod original seems to work rather well, the mini has problems even with a FAT format because of the way Linux recognizes the file system.

Here is how to make it work:

# If you are using a 2.4.x kernel or a non Suse distro DONT USE THESE INSTRUCTIONS !! # If you are using Suse 9.1 with 2.6.4-52 (i.e. factory) here's what I did to build:

# Install the kernel source from the distro with YAST, You may already have done this. cdusr-src-linux cp .configtmp#save it just in case make mrproper # copy a known good .config file tousr-src-linux There is a good one atbootcpboot-config-2.6.4-52-defaultusr-src-linux-.config make xconfig #make any changes and then save and exit # If you didn't use the gui, as per earlier posts, to change CONFIGEFIPARTION # then edit .config manaully and change CONFIGEFIPARTION=y to # CONFIGEFIPARTION is not set # don't forget to put a # in the first column in .config for that entry!! # Now edit Makfile and change EXTRAVERSION to something other than default # this prevents the install from overwritting the original kernel and # possibly leaving you with an unloadable kernel and a panic. # Now build the kernel. # The instructions say all you need to do is: make install # That's supposed to be it. # But I had to also run !?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! make modules make modulesinstall # Now checkbootcontents and # buttuming you're using grub also checkboot-grub-menu.lst and if it looks ok # then cross your fingers and reboot.

This method worked perfectly for me and you can read the entire thread here:

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