iPod iPod Classic Connecting to Tahoe

[legaleye3000]

In Sequoia, I didn't have a problem. With Tahoe, the iPod Classic reboots and then says "ok to disconnect" whenever connecting to my MBP M4. This computer worked fine in Sequoia. I have it connected from usb-c to firewire 800, to firewire 400 to the iPod. Any help appreciated.

 

[sunapple]

It seems Tahoe dropped support for FireWire altogether.

macOS Tahoe Beta Drops FireWire Support

A bit of sad news for old iPods: Macs might be losing FireWire support. The first macOS Tahoe developer beta does not support the legacy FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 data-transfer standards, according to @NekoMichi on X, and a Reddit post. As a result, the first few iPod models and old external...

www.macrumors.com

 

[legaleye3000]

I wonder if I could run a vm of sequoia, put my music into the vm and sync that way...?

 

[awshucks]

I wonder if I could run a vm of sequoia, put my music into the vm and sync that way...?

Sadly no. Tahoe dropped FireWire support at the kernel level, meaning the device passthrough to the VM cannot happen. I'd suggest either using old machines like I do, just for iPod syncing. Or if you do not have any other computers, create a partition on your SSD with Sequoia or make a bootable Sequoia external SSD.

 

[glsillygili]

You should use a 30-pin to USB cable and sync with that.

 

[legaleye3000]

I should have clarified. I'm using a gen 1 = firewire only.