Re: [Banshee-List] Creative Zen Vision M and I-pod nano in Banshee

["Josiah Ritchie" <josiah ritchie gmail com>]

On 1/9/07, local <ph014i4096 blueyonder co uk> wrote:
> Hi every one
>
> I am new to Linux. I have used Xandros OC recently as a try out
> alternative to windows. I found it OK, but a little lacking. To be
> totally honest I was missing some of the familiarity of Windows XP. I
> was however delighted to hear about the free OC distro of SUSE 10.2 in
> the recent issue of Linux Magazine.
>
> So having installed it and tweaked around in the dark somewhat, I have
> now got Internet access and the printer to work and I am so far
> delighted with the bonus mountain of free software.
>
> However one thing I was looking forward to was using my Zen Vision M and
> my son's Apple I-pod Nano on Suse.  The system does not seem to to offer
> connectivity to my creative Zen at all. It is a pity because it is a
> recent purchase and it looks like I may have to loose money and sell it.
>
> My sons Nano does go somewhere to connecting. It is recognised by Suse
> when I connect, and we can copy MP3 files to the I-pod through drag and
> drop. The files are seen in the I-pods browser but when we disconnect
> the I-pod no files are showing and therefore unable to play.
>
> Can anyone enlighten me in a language and GUI format which is easy for a
> newby to Linux to comprehend/

http://banshee-project.org/Distributions/SUSE
http://banshee-project.org/Guide/DAPs

I don't know if SuSE packages come with the Creative support built-in
or not. You might want to check on that. There is always he manual
install if need be to gain the support. Either way, both those
devices, at least from what I can tell in this email, have been used
successfully with Banshee. I haven't personally done either though.

JSR/

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