Ipod mounting error

Have just installed Amorak (1.4.10) on my One with no problems, mounted my old school Ipod (20Gb) and managed my files ok. However on reconnecting my Ipod i get the following error message:

Failed to mount "/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_part1_size_41094144".
Given device "/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_part1_size_41094144" is not a volume or drive.

Ipod/Amorak works fine by ignoring the error but i wondered if anyone had a fix for the annoyance factor!

Cheers

 

with the ipod plugged in, what are the results of this, when run in a terminal:

sudo fdisk -l

Cheers.

 

rbil

Got the following:

Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x537c5b79

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 14462 116165983+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 14463 14593 1052257+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 20.0 GB, 20000267776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2431 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x20202020

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 5 40131 0 Empty
/dev/sdb2 6 2431 19486845 b W95 FAT32

Cheers

 

The original error you referred to was:

Code:

Failed to mount "/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_part1_size_41094144"

When we look at what fdisk saw, the first partition on that drive is "Empty". ie, no filesystem.

Are you sure that the second partition doesn't get mounted? Unless the system is confused by the first one being "Empty" and this prevents the second partition from being mounted, I don't have any answer. Make sure that you aren't missing the successful mounting of the second large FAT32 partition.

You could always try and just mount it directly, or better yet, look in pirut by searching for "ipod". I believe there might be some utilities there that will assist hal to mount an ipod outside of having to use something like Amarok. Don't have an ipod here to test any of this stuff.

Cheers.

 

It does mount the second partition ok so i have no problems using it - just the annoyance of an error message. It is no doubt to do with the Ipod - possibly because it is an older model - i shall try it with a newer Nano when i get the chance, see if it gives the same empty first partition. I shall also have a look at your other suggestions.

Cheers