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iPod desktop icon — #1

I noticed last night that when I plug my iPod (4G 20gb) into my iBook G4 its icon on the desktop is that of a regular disk image/usb drive. I tried it on our iMac G5 and a friend's…
MacNN PowerPC by nJm

iPod desktop icon — #2

Quote: Originally posted by nJm: I noticed last night that when I plug my iPod (4G 20gb) into my iBook G4 its icon on the desktop is that of a regular disk image/usb dri…
MacNN PowerPC by TailsToo

iPod desktop icon — #3

Rebuild the ipod's desktop! Seriously - go into System Preferences, choose the 'Classic' tab. Choose the 'Advanced' tab, and then click the 'Rebuild Desktop' button. a list of mo…
MacNN PowerPC by christ

iPod desktop icon — #5

Try again - it may (for reasons that I don't understand) take three or four tries.
MacNN PowerPC by christ

iPod desktop icon — #6

Funnily enough- the exact reverse happened with me. I have my iPod formatted under FAT32 because I use it every now and then as a portable HD. With most of the comps I encounter …
MacNN PowerPC by Ruahrc

iPod desktop icon — #7

Same here with the latest iPod update. My Shuffle previously had a generic icon, except for the very first time I plugged it in. Now, after updating it, I get a more accurate Shu…
MacNN PowerPC by jdogg99

iPod desktop icon — #8

I too, got the generic disk icon for my iPod following the latest security update. It's simple to get it back, though. In Panther's terminal, execute the following command to rebui…
MacNN PowerPC by chabig

iPod desktop icon — #9

Quote: Originally posted by jdogg99: Same here with the latest iPod update. My Shuffle previously had a generic icon, except for the very first time I plugged it in. N…
MacNN PowerPC by chabig

iPod desktop icon — #10

Quote: Originally posted by chabig: Rebuilding the desktop with Classic does nothing under OS X, simply because OS X doesn't use the desktop database that OS 9 does. Ch…
MacNN PowerPC by christ

iPod desktop icon — #11

Quote: Originally posted by christ: I bow to your expertise. It works though. And not just for me (I don't have classic installed) I was mistaken. Now that I thi…
MacNN PowerPC by chabig

iPod desktop icon — #13

Maybe Nudge could help you get the icon back. It's helped me a couple of times before with similar icon problems.
MacNN PowerPC by Simon

iPod desktop icon — #14

How disappointing! My old 1st Gen Green Mini had a green icon, which was cool, but the new 2nd Gen Blue Mini has a Silver icon! c'mon Apple!
MacNN PowerPC by TailsToo

iPod desktop icon — #15

I tried all the different rebuilding suggestions, both Classic and that thing for the terminal. Nothing was working, however I tried restoring my iPod with the previous update (200…
MacNN PowerPC by nJm

iPod desktop icon — #16

I know this is a totally lame question, but seeing as I Just got my first iPod (40GB photo) I'm not sure about pasting a custom icon on a mounted 'Pod. Can you do this or does it s…
MacNN PowerPC by crooner

iPod desktop icon — #17

Quote: Originally posted by crooner: Can you do this [pasting a custom icon on a mounted 'Pod] or does it somehow make the iPod get all screwy? yes, and no - in th…
MacNN PowerPC by christ

iPod desktop icon — #18

Quote: Originally posted by christ: yes, and no - in that order. But you have to do the pasting in the 'get info' window, not direct to the desktop icon. Aha. Coo…
MacNN PowerPC by crooner

iPod desktop icon — #19

Dear All, I think this is what you could use. My friend told me make a new .txt file with this in it -------------------------- [autorun] icon=ipod.ico --------------------------…
MacNN PowerPC by aadfadsfa14

Bought A 1GB Shuffle — #1

I happen to live pretty close to a Best Buy. I noticed that the Sunday advertisements for Best Buy listed the Shuffle, so I went over there to see if they actually had any. To my s…
MacNN Hardware by Agent69

Bought A 1GB Shuffle — #2

Congratulations. I too bought a 1gb Shuffle (also from Best Buy). I was very happy with it, except that 1gb is a LOT of songs to try to fish through when you want to hear a certain…
MacNN Hardware by jamil5454

Bought A 1GB Shuffle — #3

Quote: Originally posted by jamil5454: Congratulations. I too bought a 1gb Shuffle (also from Best Buy). I was very happy with it, except that 1gb is a LOT of songs to t…
MacNN Hardware by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO

Bought A 1GB Shuffle — #4

Sigh. Well, I can't return my mini since it's got a personal engraving on it.
MacNN Hardware by jamil5454
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