[tortech] chances of getting a 2nd-gen iPod mini working with an older eMac?

[Stewart C. Russell]

Catherine has a mid-2002 eMac, still running 10.1.15 (because it does
all she wants). We got an iPod Mini yesterday, which is doing bad things.

It appears as a USB 1.1 drive. It charges from the USB port. But iTunes
will have none of it.

The manuals are confusing. Hidden away in a PDF manual it hints that I
might have to use FireWire. Do you think that the firewire cradle might
help.

I'm not impressed with Apple here. It hasn't just worked, out of the box.

cheers,
Stewart

[Chris Slothouber]

Hi Stewart,

iPod mini requires Mac OS X v10.2.8 or v10.3.4 or later.

Regards,

Chris Slothouber


Stewart C. Russell wrote:
| Catherine has a mid-2002 eMac, still running 10.1.15 (because it does
| all she wants). We got an iPod Mini yesterday, which is doing bad things.
|
| It appears as a USB 1.1 drive. It charges from the USB port. But iTunes
| will have none of it.
|
| The manuals are confusing. Hidden away in a PDF manual it hints that I
| might have to use FireWire. Do you think that the firewire cradle might
| help.
|
| I'm not impressed with Apple here. It hasn't just worked, out of the box.
|
| cheers,
| Stewart
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[Stewart C. Russell]

Chris Slothouber wrote:
|
| iPod mini requires Mac OS X v10.2.8 or v10.3.4 or later.

but iTunes 4.7.1, which runs happily on her machine, says it supports
the iPod Mini. And there's an explicit install directory named "10.1.15"
on the support CD.

Stewart

[Chris Slothouber]

This is according to my experience and Apple's website.

The original iPod Mini was supported by 10.1.5 or later. USB 2.0 is not
supported on anything earlier than below.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93633

Regards,

Chris Slothouber


Stewart C. Russell wrote:
| Chris Slothouber wrote:
|
|>iPod mini requires Mac OS X v10.2.8 or v10.3.4 or later.
|
|
| but iTunes 4.7.1, which runs happily on her machine, says it supports
| the iPod Mini. And there's an explicit install directory named "10.1.15"
| on the support CD.
|
| Stewart
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[Chris Slothouber]

I've not used it with the new iPod Mini, but the Firewire adapter may
function under 10.1.x.

Unless you have huge concerns for application and 3rd party driver
compatibility, I'd recommend upgrading to at least 10.2.8. You'll
notice a big leap in performance, especially if you have the ATI
graphics-based eMac.

Stewart C. Russell wrote:
| Chris Slothouber wrote:
|
|>iPod mini requires Mac OS X v10.2.8 or v10.3.4 or later.
|
|
| but iTunes 4.7.1, which runs happily on her machine, says it supports
| the iPod Mini. And there's an explicit install directory named "10.1.15"
| on the support CD.
|
| Stewart
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[Reid Ellis]

..and if you're going to upgrade, wait a couple of weeks and upgrade
all the way to Tiger/10.4.

Reid

On Apr 17, 2005, at 11:04, Chris Slothouber wrote:
| I've not used it with the new iPod Mini, but the Firewire adapter may
| function under 10.1.x.
|
| Unless you have huge concerns for application and 3rd party driver
| compatibility, I'd recommend upgrading to at least 10.2.8. You'll
| notice a big leap in performance, especially if you have the ATI
| graphics-based eMac.
|
| Stewart C. Russell wrote:
|> Chris Slothouber wrote:
|>> iPod mini requires Mac OS X v10.2.8 or v10.3.4 or later.
|>
|> but iTunes 4.7.1, which runs happily on her machine, says it supports
|> the iPod Mini. And there's an explicit install directory named
|> "10.1.15" on the support CD.

[Stewart C. Russell]

Reid Ellis wrote:
| ..and if you're going to upgrade, wait a couple of weeks and upgrade
| all the way to Tiger/10.4.

There's no need, or interest, in us doing this. As long as her machine
can run AppleWorks, FireFox, iTunes and Crystal Quest, she's happy. And
as long as I can back it up over SMB to my NSLU2, I'm happy.

It's a basic 2002 eMac G4 700, with its original 128M RAM. It swaps a
lot, but it works.

cheers,
Stewart

[Chris Slothouber]

OK, sorry, wasn't sure.

Happy iPod-ing! :o)

- Chris

Stewart C. Russell wrote:
| Yes, it did. I'm sorry, I thought I thanked you earlier. It works just fine.
|
| cheers,
| Stewart

[Chris Slothouber]

The Firewire cable is probably the only way you're going to get the Mini
to work, unless you have the latest USB 2.0 eMac...

Sorry for the multiple replies, it's still early ;o)


Stewart C. Russell wrote:
| Chris Slothouber wrote:
|
|>iPod mini requires Mac OS X v10.2.8 or v10.3.4 or later.
|
|
| but iTunes 4.7.1, which runs happily on her machine, says it supports
| the iPod Mini. And there's an explicit install directory named "10.1.15"
| on the support CD.
|
| Stewart
| _______________________________________________
| tortech mailing list
| http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/tortech

[Stewart C. Russell]

Chris Slothouber wrote:
|
| You may have luck with 10.1 and the Firewire adapter cable... I believe
| the requirements they list are for USB 2.0 support.

That works -- thanks!

Stewart

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