Free to ipod software for linux

So far, we have successfully ported a customized uClinux (http://www.uclinux.org) kernel to the iPod, and written a simple user interface for it dubbed podzilla. Many additional Applications have been written, adding many capabilities not found in Apples firmware.

Our bootloader allows for you to choose between either iPodLinux or Apples firmware each time you turn on your iPod. iPodLinux is currently safe to install on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation iPods.

We are currently accepting Donations towards the purchase of a fourth generation iPod for us to test with. The fourth generation click wheel, mini, U2, Photo, and Shuffle iPods are NOT currently supported. For the latest information on 4th gen development, read the Fourth Generation Project Status.

goPod project allows you to remove the EU Volume limitation from 3rd and 4th generation iPods, and iPod minis.

goPod is a command line program that allows you to remove the EU Volume limitation on EU iPods.

We cant be held responsible for the use you make with this program or any damage it could cause to you iPod.

It is provided for information purpose only. Moreover, uncapping your iPod and using it is illegal in France.

Usage:

To apply the tweak, you may have to launch your iPod in HDD mode. To do so, in iTunes, select your iPod and click on the disk icon on the lower-right part of the iTunes window.

Launch goPod. Just click go to cap it/uncap your iPod. If it is not detected, clicking go will make goPod trying to detect it again.

JUST CLICK ON GO ONCE, it may take some time (5 seconds). I know its a bit "slow", but this is for compatibility reasons.

Once your iPod is capped/uncapped, you *may* have to restart it. To do so, press the menu button and the central button during 3 seconds if you are using a 4G iPod or the menu and play buttons if you have a 3G until you can see an apple.

This reboot should be automatic.

Monopod project is a simple Podcast client.

Monopod is for people who want to select a few channels, come back later, and find that the Podcast MP3s turn up on the hard disk.

Since falling in love with the little stick of goodness that is the iPod Shuffle, I decided to get into this podcast thing. You know, where MP3s are attached to RSS feeds and downloaded to your computer.

Unfortunately, none of the obvious Linux podcast software really fitted my needs. Either too lo-fi (bashpodder) or just completely scary (iPodder). So I started to write my own.

Monopod is a simple Podcast client.

Its for people who want to select a few channels, come back later, and find the the Podcast MP3s turn up on the hard disk. People like me.

The user interface will get better in the future, but for now its based on an icon in the system notification area. Right-click it, select "Subscriptions", and off you go.

Downloaded files will turn up in the "Monopod" directory in your home directory. Theres a directory per channel, and an M3U file in there with a playlist for each channel.

libgpod is a shared library to access the contents of an iPod. libgpod library is based on code used in the gtkpod project. Starting with V0.96.CVS gtkpod depends on this library.
This code was originally part of gtkpod itself. When the parsing code was made self-contained with gtkpod V0.93, we chose to put this code in a separate library so that other projects can benefit from it without duplicating code.
libgpod supports playlists, smart playlists, playcounts, skipcounts, ratings, podcasts and cover art. Audio as well as video is supported. Photo support has been implemented with version 0.4.2.
libgpod is licensed under the LGPL.
Enhancements:
- This release fixes a problem with empty sort strings which caused multiple listings of albums on the iPod.

iAmarokPod is a SuperKaramba theme that controls Amarok audio player with the iPod look.

It displays the track name, the artist name, the album name, the album cover, the track length, the time remaining and the current index of playlist of the track that is playing in Amarok.

When Amarok is not launched the display goes black and when Amarok is launched but no tracks are playing, it displays the current playlist. The theme has play/pause, previous track and next track functionnalities.

The menu button calls the Amarok window. The Amarok logo turns the theme on/off. You can choose between the white or the black version.

last played is a small script that shows the last 5 files a mounted iPod shuffle played in shuffle mode.
Since you look at this page, you probably own an iPod shuffle. If you are like me, you like to upload new music on it, set it to shuffle mode and enjoy. Yeah!
Until there comes a song you really love or hate, but your trusty shuffle lacks a display, so there is no way to know (other than to memorize some lyrics and google for them) which song it was.
Luckily, there is an easier way: last played is a small python script that will put the last 5 (or whatever you tell it on command line) files you listened to on screen. Now you can simply delete songs you hate and give 5 stars to songs you love.
I recommend putting the last.py on the root directory of your shuffle. You can then start it from there using
python last.py
on the command line.
last played is released under the terms of the GNU GPL.
Version restrictions:
- Since the iPod shuffle recreates its shuffle sequence whenever the end of the current shuffle sequence is reached, the script might return wrong results now and then. I have not yet tested it thoroughly enough to confirm it, sorry. However, this should not happen too often.
Enhancements:
- This version now (probably) finds a shuffle under MS Windows, and detects if the sequential mode was set, showing the right files in this case.

LibQtPod provides access to the contents of an Apple iPod. The code was formerly part of the kio ipodslave, but is now a separate Qt-based library.
LibQtPod library features reading and writing of the iTunesDB music database and provides access to hardware specific information like disc space statistics.
Main features:
- Reading/Writing the iTunesDB Music database
- access to hardware specific information like disc space statistics
Bugs/noticable problems:
- please report any problem you encounter with the software to the sourceforge project page at http://sourceforge.net/projects/kpod
- Since podcasts and smart playlists are unsupported at the moment youll lose them when synchronizing the database.
Installation:
1. `cd to the directory containing the packages source code and type `qmake to configure the package for your system and to create the Makefiles. qmake can be found in the bin directory of your Qt installation. You may have to add the directory to your PATH before running it.
2. Type `make to compile the package.
3. Type `make install to install the programs and any data files and documentation.
4. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the source code directory by typing `make clean.
Whats New in 0.2 Stable Release:
- This version contains lots of fixes and code cleanups.
- On the functional side, this release adds playlist sorting by setting one of the predefined sort order criteria and a new track(list) search implementation with user definable predicates.
- Browsing while on the go was speeded up by writing out type 52 MHODs; this may also result in smaller gaps between songs.
Whats New in 0.3 RC1 Development Release:
- Documentation fixes
- added trackNumber to ITunesDB::findTrack and TrackPredicated::ByFullInfo
- changed ITunesDB::findFirstTrackBy() and ::getTracksBy() to use a reference instead of a pointer to the predicate
- implemented Smart Playlists
- fixed DBID generation
- fixed ordering artists with a "The" in the name
- create backup copies for all DB files when writing
- implemented ipod initialization for pristine devices
- lots of small fixes - code + design
- builds with gcc-4.1