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authorPaul Louden <paulthenerd@gmail.com>2007-02-05 21:16:16 +0000
committerPaul Louden <paulthenerd@gmail.com>2007-02-05 21:16:16 +0000
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Made ipodpatcher use slightly more clear for linux users.
git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@12210 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657
-rw-r--r--manual/getting_started/ipod_install.tex31
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/manual/getting_started/ipod_install.tex b/manual/getting_started/ipod_install.tex
index d081a80..c189cbf 100644
--- a/manual/getting_started/ipod_install.tex
+++ b/manual/getting_started/ipod_install.tex
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ your Ipod.
\begin{enumerate}
\item First, download the \fname{ipodpatcher} tool to your installation
- folder. You can download the \fname{ipodpatcher} tool for your operating
+ folder. You can download the \fname{ipodpatcher} tool for your operating
system at \download{bootloader/ipod/ipodpatcher/}.
\item Next, download the following file to the installation folder:
@@ -62,27 +62,30 @@ your Ipod.
\item Connect your Ipod to your computer.
- If you haven't already done so, you should now plug your Ipod into your
+ If you haven't already done so, you should now plug your Ipod into your
computer (via either the USB or Firewire cable).
- \fixme{Notes about closing itunes, enabling the ``show ipod as disk'' option
+ \fixme{Notes about closing itunes, enabling the ``show ipod as disk'' option
in ipod, anything else?}
- \item Find your Ipod with ipodpatcher (Windows users only)
+ \item Find your Ipod with ipodpatcher (Windows and Linux users only)
- Windows users: Type the following command to search for Ipods attached to
- your computer:
- \begin{code}
- ipodpatcher --scan
+ Type the following command to search for Ipods attached to
+ your computer:
+ \begin{code}
+ ipodpatcher --scan
\end{code}
-
- When ipodpatcher finds your Ipod, remember the number it displays after the
- words ``disk device''- this will be the number you use to access your Ipod
- in the following steps. So, for example, if ipodpatcher displays ``disk
+
+ Windows users: when ipodpatcher finds your Ipod, remember the number it displays after the
+ words ``disk device''- this will be the number you use to access your Ipod
+ in the following steps. So, for example, if ipodpatcher displays ``disk
device 1'' you will use the number 1 in the commands described below.
- \note{Windows users require administrator rights for running ipodpatcher.
- Either re-login as administrator, or open a command prompt running under an
+ Linux users: you will receive something similar to /dev/sda, and will use that
+ in the commands described below.
+
+ \note{Windows users require administrator rights for running ipodpatcher.
+ Either re-login as administrator, or open a command prompt running under an
administrator account by using one of the "Run as" features of Windows XP.}
\item Find your Ipod (Mac OS X users only)