Ipod Shuffle I/o Device Error
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memory 512MB to 4GB currently 2GB Operating system 1.1.5 (1G) 1.0.4 (2G) 1.1 (3G) 1.0.2 (4G) Display None Input Shuffle, Play In Order, Turn Off, 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack Connectivity USB 2.0 (1G Directly) Power Lithium-ion battery Weight 12.5 grams (0.44oz) Related articles iPod Nano iPod Mini iPod Classic iPod Touch iPhone This article is part of a series on the iPod Classic Mini Nano Shuffle Touch List of iPod models v t e The iPod Shuffle (stylized and marketed as iPod shuffle) is a digital audio player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the smallest model in Apple's iPod family, and was the first iPod to use flash memory. The first model was announced at the Macworld Conference & Expo http://forums.ilounge.com/ipod-shuffle/146619-what-does-i-o-device-error-mean.html on January 11, 2005; the current fourth generation model was introduced on September 1, 2010.[1] Contents 1 Overview 1.1 1st generation 1.2 2nd generation 1.3 3rd generation 1.4 4th generation 2 Models 3 Reception and impact 3.1 Controversy 3.1.1 Blinking light problem 3.1.2 Third generation headphone controls 4 Timeline of compact iPod models 5 References 6 External links Overview[edit] The four generations of the iPod Shuffle. 1st generation[edit] Released on January 11, 2005, the first-generation iPod Shuffle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Shuffle weighed 0.78 ounces (22g), and was designed to be easily loaded with a selection of songs and to play them in random order. According to Apple,[citation needed] owners of existing iPods had often left the music selection to "shuffle", and the new iPod Shuffle was a way of implementing that in a much more cost-effective fashion. It relied on the use of an "autofill" feature in iTunes, which selected songs at random from a user's music library (or from a specific playlist) and copied as many as would fit into the iPod Shuffle's storage. The first generation could hold up to 240 songs (1GB model, based on Apple's estimate, of four minutes per song and 128 kbit/s AAC encoding). It used the SigmaTel STMP35xx system on a chip (SOC) and its software development kit (SDK) v2.6, a flash memory IC, and USB rechargeable lithium cell. The STMP35xx SOC and its software was the most fully integrated portable MP3 playback system at release time and SigmaTel was Austin's largest IPO (2003) capturing over 60% of flash based MP3 player world market share in 2004. In 2005, peak iPod first-generation Shuffle production occurred at a hundred thousand units per day, at the Asus factory. It lacked a display, the trademark scroll wheel, playlist management features, and the games, address book, calendar, alarm, and notes capability of larger iPods; nor could it be use
Due to the simple structure of the shuffle (compared to the »big« iPods), it is possible to use the player almost like any other USB flash MP3 player: You simply copy MP3 files onto it. You only need to run http://shuffle-db.sourceforge.net/ the rebuild_db program after you added or removed files from the iPod. This approach hasnumerous http://www.owen.org/blog/7764 benefits: You don't need iTunes, ml_ipod or GNUpod anymore. Simply copy some MP3 files into the iPod volume and start this teensy 8k program. You aren't restricted to store your music in the /iPod_Control/Music subdirectory. Build your own directory and filename structure. Your iPod, your rules! You may use the iPod on as many computers as you want. The actual iTunes database ipod shuffle is left untouched, your iPod should still work with iTunes, if you like. (Note that this wasn't true for me; my iTunes installation now refuses any co-operation with my iPod. But I'm pretty sure that this is due to my experimentation with the iTunes database, and not a side-effect of using rebuild_db.) If you do not use the iPod_Control folder for your music, iTunes will not delete your files again without asking. rebuild_db uses a quite sophisticated ipod shuffle i/o shuffle algorithm (»smart shuffle«) that arranges your tracks in a more uniform way. Supported Devices Only the first two generations of iPod shuffles are supported. Newer iPod shuffles (third generation and up, i.e. everything from March 2009 on) with »VoiceOver« do not work. Supported Platforms rebuild_db comes in two flavors: A platform-independent python script, and a plain C Win32 console application. The script requires some recent version of Python 2.x and should work on any platform Python supports. This includes Linux, Windows, MacOS X and a large amount of other Unix-like systems. The Win32 version is made for Windows users (obviously), and requires no additional installed software to work. Please note that it is not supported any longer and lacks many features. However, you may continue to use it if you don't need all the cool stuff like smart shuffle or custom rules. Usage Windows users should install Python 2.x first, because (as stated above) the Windows native version is now unsupported. Make sure to get a 2.x version, because 3.x is not backwards compatible! Users of other operating systems (including Mac OS X) are likely to have Python installed by default. First, initialize your iPod with iTunes (that is, give it a name, and enable its usage as a mass storage device). This is needed because the iPod shuffle, despite not really using the iTunes database, is checking
blog postsPlease send me blog posts by email Name Email Address Fixing Windows drivers for my iPod I use both Microsoft and Apple products. My MP3 player of choice is an Apple iPod nano.  Sometimes the Windows drivers seem to get messed up, and iTunes gives me a message that my iPod has not been recognised. I've tried Apple's solution, which includes a fresh installation of iTunes. That doesn't work for me.  Here's what works. (I got this from Richard Moye on the Apple forums). Make sure you are using an administrator account. Any of them on your machine will do for the following a) Get Windows to restart the drivers: - disconnect your USB device and close ITunes - connect your USB device - if ITunes loads, close it. b) File explorer: Open File explorer and browse to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers In that folder there should be a set of files named "usbaapl64…." right click on the one ending in "INF" Select Install. It's very quick. remove the USB device c) Restart the computer. When you login again, load ITunes before you attach your USB device. Please shareClick to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Posted on February 24, 2015February 24, 2015Author Owen BarderCategories Technology 5 comments on “Fixing Windows drivers for my iPod” Rift says: June 8, 2016 at 11:20 pm YES! This method finally worked for me as well for my Nano 6th gen and Windows 10. I had tried reinstalling the driver multiple times to no avail. I think the secret is: 1. With iTunes closed as directed, install the driver and then IMMEDIATELY disconnect the ipod before it has a chance to automatically boot iTunes again. 2. Restart Windows and open iTunes BEFORE connecting the ipod again. Thanks!!!! Reply DK says: June 10, 2016 at 1:12 am Rift, Thanks for the comment. Your steps worked for me when nothing else did. I think what is happening is that Windows is installing its own driver for the device and not letting the Apple driver take ownership. The reboot after the Apple driver install clears the Microsoft driver so that iTunes can finally recognize the device. Reply atyker says: June 17, 2016 at 1:40 am Thank you!! I thought I would be stuck in an infinite iTunes installation and un-installation loop forever.