Amarok 2.1.1 and iPods

[Bart Cerneels]

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 20:08, Jeff Mitchell <mitchell at kde.org> wrote:
> On 5/8/2010 3:55 AM, Brian Morrison wrote:
>> On Fri, 7 May 2010 21:40:20 -0500
>> Jay C Vollmer <jvollmer at visi.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Now just as I'm getting used to KDE4.3.5, I discover that I can't figure
>>> out how to load podcasts into my iPod using the new Amarok (version
>>> 2.1.1.)
>>
>> IIRC you need a newer version of Amarok, this may have become available
>> in 2.2 or 2.3.
>
> FWIW, version 2.1.1 would at this point be considered "ancient" with the
> rapid pace of Amarok development -- and crucially, a very large number
> of serious showstopping bugs have been fixed since then, not to mention
> lots and lots of features from 1.4 re-added.
>
> I'd *highly* recommend upgrading to 2.3.0, or the new 2.3.1 when it's
> released.
>
> --Jeff
>

Podcast support for iPods is not implemented yet in 2.3.1 but for USB
mass storage devices it's completely functional.

We expect it to be implemented soon but manpower is limited as always.
Same for MTP podcast support, though that is even harder because of
lack of podcast support in the protocol itself.

Bart