Cant play audio books
I am using a GEN2 10gig for windows, but now use it on a mac computer, it is still formatted for windows because i still have the windows machine.
[328 byte] By [bw8] at [2007-11-9 14:43:18] 
I've downoaded an audio book from audible.com the file is 6hours long, when i tell the ipod to play it it just sits there and does nothing. Is the file too big for it?
I am using a GEN2 10gig for windows, but now use it on a mac computer, it is still formatted for windows because i still have the windows machine.
# 1 Re: Cant play audio books
Not sure what the problem is, I have a similar iPod, G2 10G Windows used on a Mac. So mine's been reformatted, running the 1.3 Mac firmware. My longest audible file is _Queen_Margot_ (Unabridged) which comes in at 17:05:35 according to iTunes. Plays just fine for me as well as shorter files (I have 95 audible files, been a subscriber for awhile.) I haven't played all of them on my iPod, but I've played quite a number and they all seem fine to me. I always choose format 3 over the mpg format 4 when I download. I'd suggest you re-download the book and delete then reinstall it on your iPod and see what happens.
As far as I know, the only difference between PC and Mac firmware 1.3 is support for AAC (mpg4) format is only with the Mac firmware but audible doesn't do AAC.
bsoplinger at 2007-11-15 14:12:56 >
# 2 Re: Cant play audio books
Thanks bsoplinger, I did finally figure out i needed to format the ipod with the mac program. It now plays the files.bw8 at 2007-11-15 14:13:56 >
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