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Interim workaround for iPod Classic & OS X 10.3.9 (in)compatibility Posted

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Apple has cut OS X 10.3 Panther users loose with the release of the new 6th generation iPod classic and 3rd generation iPod nano, which are the first iPods to be incompatible with Panther. This means, among other things, that a music library can't be synced from a Panther machine to one of the new iPods.

However, there is a workaround.

personal.cis.strath.ac.uk says:

So, you have rushed out and bought the lovely new iPod Classic (or Nano). You have also downloaded iTunes 7.4 because the guy in the shop said it was required. What you might not have done is read the fine print on the box or on the online Apple Store:

Whoops

You hope that this is merely a mistake and go ahead and plug it into your OS X 10.3.9 Mac; after all, if it runs iTunes 7.4, surely that is enough. Sadly no. You are greeted with this cold message:

What now? There are a couple of options and none of them are ultimately satisfactory. Here's a sn Interim Workaround.....

You can check it out at:
http://personal.cis.strath.ac.uk/~rjg/tmp/ipod/ipod_classic_workaround.html


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