Firewire Disk Mode?
[91 byte] By [Performa460] at [2007-11-10 22:54:56] 
Everyone keeps saying that the new iPod cant sync with firewire, will it work in disk mode?
# 1 Re: Firewire Disk Mode?
A Big Fat NO.bobb-mini at 2007-11-15 12:43:33 >
# 2 Re: Firewire Disk Mode?
Bugger, 12mb a min for me then :([Edit]
or is it per sec?
Performa460 at 2007-11-15 12:44:33 >
# 3 Re: Firewire Disk Mode?
1.2 MB/sec theoretical maximum, although it never reaches that.filburt1 at 2007-11-15 12:45:32 >
# 4 Re: Firewire Disk Mode?
USB 1 is 12 Mbps but MB is not megabyte but megabit!1 Byte = 8 Bits
Jump_Blueberry at 2007-11-15 12:46:26 >
# 5 Re: Firewire Disk Mode?
For approximation purposes, 1 byte is 10 bits. As I said, it still never reaches that speed anyway.filburt1 at 2007-11-15 12:47:36 >
# 6 Re: Firewire Disk Mode?
Can you burn CD's dirctly to your iPod, rather than CD->HD->iPod using iTunes?Performa460 at 2007-11-15 12:48:36 >
# 7 Re: Firewire Disk Mode?
How could you burn a CD to an iPod? What is your overall goal?edit: Unless you mean rip a CD, which is not easily (you would have to enable disk use, but you would still have two copies anyway).
filburt1 at 2007-11-15 12:49:29 >
# 8 Re: Firewire Disk Mode?
Sorry, rip. I am going to use disk mode all the time anyway, why would it have two copies?Performa460 at 2007-11-15 12:50:32 >
# 9 Re: Firewire Disk Mode?
The iPod stores all songs in its own file naming format (indexed internally). You cannot drag-and-drop an MP3 onto the hard drive as a file in disk mode and have it play. When you sync your iPod, files are copied to this format to the iPod's ipod_control folder.filburt1 at 2007-11-15 12:51:40 >
# 10 Re: Firewire Disk Mode?
I know. I mean using iTunes can you import a CD directly to the iPod without having to go threw the Hard Disk first?Performa460 at 2007-11-15 12:52:41 >
# 11 Re: Firewire Disk Mode?
Not with iTunes certainly, and not that I know of at all. If you sync manually, you can rip to your hard drive, update the iPod, and then delete from your hard drive.filburt1 at 2007-11-15 12:53:40 >
# 12 Re: Firewire Disk Mode?
Originally posted by Jump_Blueberry USB 1 is 12 Mbps but MB is not megabyte but megabit!
1 Byte = 8 Bits
Except that a new iPod is USB 2.0 which is 480Mbps (60MBps).
In reality, you'll saturate the internal memory interface before reaching that value.
star882 at 2007-11-15 12:54:38 >
# 13 Re: Firewire Disk Mode?
Ill just experemnt with the iPod when I get it, thanks everyone.Performa460 at 2007-11-15 12:55:45 >
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