Unable to use/mount/initialize/format Ipod in Ubuntu

I was given an Ipod touch 2g by a friend. Used it for awhile on its own, but wanted to link it to my computer. Tried Gtkpod & Rythymbox for mounting/syncing Ipod with Ubuntu, but there always comes a pt. where something fails or simply doesn't exist as the instructions say, and then I'm lost, as I am essentially computer illiterate (a friend set up Ubuntu for me, but he doesn't know mp3s) So I 'wiped' it by clicking 'reset all settings'. Now it's useless. Touch screen shows a usb cord aiming at ITunes logo. So, what to do? Currently, when my computer asks if I want to Initialize Ipod, and I click OK, I get this error message:

DBus error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.InvalidArgs: Mountpoint Already registered

My computer is using Lucid Lynx

ps - unclear on distinction among sync, mount & initialize...

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2 Answers

Unfortunately, you need a Windows or Mac OS environment to initialize your iPod. once you have that, i believe you can use it via iTunes in Ubuntu, but you have to init it via Windows or Mac first.

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You can use ideviceactive from the libimobiledevice suite to activate your device from Ubuntu.

Since you are using 10.04, download it from here: (Direct Link)

And follow the instructions:

Open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)
cd Desktop/ideviceactivate-master
make
sudo make install
ideviceactivate

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