This is a question I see repeatedly on #ubuntu (irc.freenode.net)
The answer is simple, yet complex.
Most mp3 players are setup to use Windows Media Transport Protocol (MTP). That works great if you use Windows.
But how do you get it to work with Linux? The easy way is to change the usb mode on your mp3 player from MTP, to MSC mode. (USB mass-storage class device). That will make the mp3 player look like a usb flash drive. Then it’s a simple matter of drag and drop.
The tricky part, is figuring out HOW to change this setting on your device. I don’t know if the Apple Ipod will do this.
I have a Sandisk Sansa Fuse mp3 player, and it works well with Linux.
To change to msc mode on that I did:
1. Settings
2. System Settings
3. USB Mode
4. Change to MSC!
Power off. Turn it on, plug it in, and it will now look like a USB Flash Drive.
When you are done writing to your mp3 player, flash drive, flash media (sdhc), it’s a good idea to ensure all the data is written. Go to a terminal and enter:
sync
The sync command, flushes all the buffers and writes them to the devices. This ensures that all data is written to a device. It’s a good practice go get into, especially when dealing with flash drives, mp3 players, or flash media (sdhc camera cards).
I haven’t quite figured out how to convert videos. Yet! When I do, I’ll let you know!
As, always YMMV applies.
Wayno
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Wayno, I have had good luck with the program ‘video4fuze’ in transcoding my videos.