Cube & iPod

[Gary]

On Dec 28, 2003, at 5:08 AM, Cube List wrote:

> Hi all,
> Our latest pint sized addition to the apple family doesn't seem to 
> want to
> play ball with our Cube. The Cube is a vanilla G4 450 model running 
> Panther
> and it has the latest firmware revision. The first time we installed 
> ipod
> all went well, but having tried the thing again things have gone south.
> The Cube no longer recognises the Ipod when it's plugged in, but it 
> can tell
> a firewire device is attached. We have an external firewire CDR and 
> that
> continues to work fine. Rebooting the Cube with the Ipod attached 
> doesn't
> help either - the ipod displays a search icon which presents a tick 
> when the
> search completes. Pressing the menu button sets the search in motion 
> again
> but no contact is made. What I can't fathom is why the initial 
> connection
> synched OK.
> Has anyone else had trouble getting Ipod to work and does anyone have 
> any
> advice?
> Thanks!
> Stu

Try a new different FIre Wire Cable.

Log into Software update, and make sure you have the latest iPod 
Software for your Cube and for the iPod itself.

Good luck . . . let us know how this works out.

Gary