Unable to initialize new Ipod, unsupported checksum type

[Amos Ford]

Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04
Version: 0.13.3-0ubuntu6 (rhythmbox).

3) I plugged in my iPod and selected rythmbox as the program to open it in.
It asked me to initialize the iPod. I selected the model: Nano Touch (6th generation) -> 8GB Green
Put in a random name 'Apod' and clicked Initialize

At this point I assumed it would initialize and then let me put music on it.

4) It produced the error box: Unable to initialize new iPod Unspported checksum type
After this the iPod shows up and it can be synched (there is an error with a few of the file formats which won't be added).
When I look through the iPod it shows no music, but when I look in rhythmbox it shows the 2.1Gb of music added.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: rhythmbox 0.13.3-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic-pae 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Sep 13 16:25:51 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/rhythmbox
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: rhythmbox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, could you please try the same on Oneiric? thanks.

[Joseph Turian (turian-gmail)]

I have this issue in Oneiric with an iPhone.
My iPod Nano worked fine under this system

[Joseph Turian (turian-gmail)]

I was able to resolve this by initializing my iPhone using iTunes:

http://wolfs-ubuntu.blogspot.com/2010/06/ipod-nano-5g-on-lucid.html

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for rhythmbox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Martin Pool (mbp)]

confirmed again on precise

[Walter Garcia-Fontes (walter-garcia)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. It would help us a lot if you could test it on a currently supported Ubuntu version. When you test it and it is still an issue, kindly upload the updated logs by running apport-collect <bug #> and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

[Amos Ford (amosjf)]

Unfortunately i can't test the ipod Nano on the latest software I sent it
through the wash :(

Thanks for getting back to me.
Amos

On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 12:09 AM, Walter Garcia-Fontes <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to
> look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many
> changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem
> may have been fixed with some of the updates. It would help us a lot if
> you could test it on a currently supported Ubuntu version. When you test
> it and it is still an issue, kindly upload the updated logs by running
> apport-collect <bug #> and any other logs that are relevant for this
> particular issue.
>
> ** Changed in: rhythmbox (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/849631
>
> Title:
> Unable to initialize new Ipod, unsupported checksum type
>
> Status in “rhythmbox” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Description: Ubuntu 11.04
> Release: 11.04
> Version: 0.13.3-0ubuntu6 (rhythmbox).
>
> 3) I plugged in my iPod and selected rythmbox as the program to open it
> in.
> It asked me to initialize the iPod. I selected the model: Nano Touch
> (6th generation) -> 8GB Green
> Put in a random name 'Apod' and clicked Initialize
>
> At this point I assumed it would initialize and then let me put music
> on it.
>
> 4) It produced the error box: Unable to initialize new iPod Unspported
> checksum type
> After this the iPod shows up and it can be synched (there is an error
> with a few of the file formats which won't be added).
> When I look through the iPod it shows no music, but when I look in
> rhythmbox it shows the 2.1Gb of music added.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: rhythmbox 0.13.3-0ubuntu6
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic-pae 2.6.38.7
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic-pae i686
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Tue Sep 13 16:25:51 2011
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/rhythmbox
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386
> (20110427.1)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
> LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: rhythmbox
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/849631/+subscriptions
>

[Peter Funk (pf-artcom-gmbh)]

This still happens in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: My wife got a brand new Apple iPod nano touch as a birthday present.
Rhythmbox says when trying to initialize the device: "Unsupported checksum type".
The device is visible though and it is possible to browse the directory structure in file manager.
Is there any known workaround to copy the music files from her Ubuntu computer onto the iPod?

[Springnuts (simon-springnuts-orangehome)]

Happens on 16.04

[Walter Garcia-Fontes (walter-garcia)]

It would be great if any affected user could report this bug upstream, at:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=rhythmbox

If you do it, please paste the link of the report here.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for rhythmbox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]