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iPod ipod with firewire on macbook pro

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ragz

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Dec 6, 2006
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I am unable to use firewire on my macbook pro with the video ipod 60gb version. This ipod is formatted for windows XP...but I want to change that to OS X now. However, each time I try to connect via firewire, the ipod says "firewire not supported, pls connect via USB" Is this due to that windows format?

Anurag
 
ipods act funny when switching from Windoze to mac. Try plugging it usb and changing it. Once changed, you should be able to use the firewire cable.
 
ah...that might be true too. I haven't seen the firewire connection since like 2 or 3 gen ipods, before color screens and photo. Have you seen the shuffle chargers!? They charge through the headphone jacks...pretty sweet if you ask me.
 
topgun072003 said:
ah...that might be true too. I haven't seen the firewire connection since like 2 or 3 gen ipods, before color screens and photo. Have you seen the shuffle chargers!? They charge through the headphone jacks...pretty sweet if you ask me.
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Actually the Photo (with colour screen) supports Firewire. I think it was the last one. I have one that I sync with Firewire so I know it works.
 
Yep, the 4G iPod (all kinds) and 2G mini were the last iPods to be able to transfer data via firewire.

5G iPods, nanos and all shuffles can transfer data via USB only.
 
Chundles said:
Yep, the 4G iPod (all kinds) and 2G mini were the last iPods to be able to transfer data via firewire.

5G iPods, nanos and all shuffles can transfer data via USB only.
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true that. i have the photo and firewire works fine. why did they quit supporting it?
 
epb87 said:
true that. i have the photo and firewire works fine. why did they quit supporting it?
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probably because it's easier to support only USB2.0 since iPods have to be able to run on both Windows machines and Macs.
 
they stopped supporting firewire because they wanted to make the iPods thinner and that meant taking out one of the two chipsets. Since USB 2.0 was faster than 1.1 and more prevalent, i.e. on windows machines, they eliminated the firewire chipset. That is why the new iPods can be so thin.
 
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