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Tim Lance - 26 Aug 2007 15:30 GMT

I have a 2nd Generation 20 GB iPod that still has a decent battery. My dog
ate the headphone extension that had the mini controller on it. I have not
been successful on eBay. Any one got any ideas for me? Any one got one to
sell me?

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Bream Rockmetteller - 27 Aug 2007 06:31 GMT

> I have a 2nd Generation 20 GB iPod that still has a decent battery. My dog
> ate the headphone extension that had the mini controller on it. I have not
> been successful on eBay. Any one got any ideas for me? Any one got one to
> sell me?

I'd be happy to just give you mine, but it's long gone.

Sorry, but I have to laugh... I just saw a magazine ad for a UK-based
pet health insurance company that reads "The vet called it a foreign
object. I just called it delicious."

Anyway, I still use the 2G iPod as a hard drive, but the audio port
with the extra stuff to operate the remote broke long ago and I have no
idea what happened to the peripherals.

Good luck...

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Tim Lance - 27 Aug 2007 11:26 GMT

>> I have a 2nd Generation 20 GB iPod that still has a decent battery. My dog
>> ate the headphone extension that had the mini controller on it. I have not
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> pet health insurance company that reads "The vet called it a foreign
> object. I just called it delicious."

That's funny.

> Anyway, I still use the 2G iPod as a hard drive, but the audio port
> with the extra stuff to operate the remote broke long ago and I have no
> idea what happened to the peripherals.
>
> Good luck...

I keep hoping something will "break" so I can get a new one and just use it
for an extra drive. Half its space right now is just files. Now I'm curious.
Can it be reformatted so it thinks it's just a drive? So that it mounts in
Finder quicker? Or is its "iPod-ness" built-in (firmware?)?

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Bream Rockmetteller - 28 Aug 2007 06:53 GMT

>>> I have a 2nd Generation 20 GB iPod that still has a decent battery. My dog
>>> ate the headphone extension that had the mini controller on it. I have not
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> Can it be reformatted so it thinks it's just a drive? So that it mounts in
> Finder quicker? Or is its "iPod-ness" built-in (firmware?)?

Don't know about that... I wanted to install 10.4 onto it as a sort of
life saver, just in case, but it wasn't recognized as a bootable drive.
I tried to use it as a SuperDuper! target, but no joy. i guess it's
only good for basic storage, but I'd like to be able to boot from it if
needed. I'd bet that someone at XLR8yourmac or macfixit knows how to do
it...

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Tom Stiller - 28 Aug 2007 14:41 GMT

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<2007082722534316807-breamdotrockmettelleratmacdotcom@news.panic.com>,

> >>> I have a 2nd Generation 20 GB iPod that still has a decent battery. My dog
> >>> ate the headphone extension that had the mini controller on it. I have not
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> needed. I'd bet that someone at XLR8yourmac or macfixit knows how to do
> it...

The tool you want is "DasBoot" available from VeersionTracker. The
iPod's disk drive isn't intended for heavy use but I have booted from
mine and run DiskWarrior to repair an iBook while on the road.

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Bream Rockmetteller - 29 Aug 2007 06:13 GMT

> In article
> <2007082722534316807-breamdotrockmettelleratmacdotcom@news.panic.com>,
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> iPod's disk drive isn't intended for heavy use but I have booted from
> mine and run DiskWarrior to repair an iBook while on the road.

Sa...Weet! DasBoot... too funny. Downloading it now. I will most
definitely try it out and report back.

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