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iPod touch iPod Touch and USB 1.1

IJ Reilly

IJ Reilly

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My Touch arrived today and I was disappointed to discover that (technically, at least) USB 1.1 isn't supported, since that's what I've got over here. The Touch wasn't recognized by iTunes at all until I upgraded to 7.5. So that much works at least now, and I was able to complete the 1.1.2 update.

Syncing my iTunes library is another matter. I realize at best this will be an agonizingly slow process (about ten songs a minute), but to compound this issue, iTunes locks up periodically during the sync. Sometimes 200 or more tracks will load before I get the pinwheel and have to force-quit iTunes, sometimes only ten. I've managed to get about a third of my library transferred this way, but I've still got over 2,000 tracks to go. I'd like to find a way to make iTunes hang in long enough so at least I won't have to babysit the entire process.

Any suggestions?
 
IJ Reilly said:
My Touch arrived today and I was disappointed to discover that (technically, at least) USB 1.1 isn't supported, since that's what I've got over here. The Touch wasn't recognized by iTunes at all until I upgraded to 7.5. So that much works at least now, and I was able to complete the 1.1.2 update.

Syncing my iTunes library is another matter. I realize at best this will be an agonizingly slow process (about ten songs a minute), but to compound this issue, iTunes locks up periodically during the sync. Sometimes 200 or more tracks will load before I get the pinwheel and have to force-quit iTunes, sometimes only ten. I've managed to get about a third of my library transferred this way, but I've still got over 2,000 tracks to go. I'd like to find a way to make iTunes hang in long enough so at least I won't have to babysit the entire process.

Any suggestions?
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When my iPT is fully charged I am able to sync over USB 1.1 with no problems.
 
iPodd said:
When my iPT is fully charged I am able to sync over USB 1.1 with no problems.
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But not when it isn't fully charged? What happens then?

BTW, I managed to get my entire library synced to the Touch. Finally. Took the better part of a day!
 
Since iPod Nano 1G, AAPL had made all their iPod to only support USB 2.0. But my Nano was still able to charge and sync on a USB 2.0. Just make sure you don't put too much songs at a time. Charging battery should be OK
 
iPodd said:
When my iPT is fully charged I am able to sync over USB 1.1 with no problems.
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Sigh, after updating my iPT to 1.1.2 I am no longer able to sync properly. I get errors and can only sync a few Mb at each attempt, in addition I get the spinning beachball nine out of ten times I connect my iPT. I now contemplate to revert to 1.1.1.

ChrisBrigthwell: ??? Ignorance ??? Read the first line in the first post
 
iPodd said:
Sigh, after updating my iPT to 1.1.2 I am no longer able to sync properly. I get errors and can only sync a few Mb at each attempt, in addition I get the spinning beachball nine out of ten times I connect my iPT. I now contemplate to revert to 1.1.1.

ChrisBrigthwell: ??? Ignorance ??? Read the first line in the first post
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Have you hacked your iPods? I've had no problems with syncing, even with 1.1.2 but I have an Intel Macbook.
 
Specifications:iBook G3 (PPC) 800MHz, 10.4.11
Jailbroken iPT 1.1.1: Syncs fine
Same iPT oktoprepped, updated (1.1.2) and jailbroken: Sync "times out"
 
Merkuryy said:
Since iPod Nano 1G, AAPL had made all their iPod to only support USB 2.0. But my Nano was still able to charge and sync on a USB 2.0. Just make sure you don't put too much songs at a time. Charging battery should be OK
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USB 1.1 is still supported. They are backwards-compatible standards. How well this works doesn't seem to really be a function of the number of songs you attempt to sync. During my first sync I found I could sometimes get 500 tracks or more at a time, sometimes only a few. No obvious pattern. Charging works fine.
 
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