ipod-to-ipod Transferring

danalien — Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:50:48 -0000

hi,

summary:

add software support for hooking up two ipod's to each
other and be able to swap files,settings,notes, etc etc with
each other. Even 'backup' springs to mind :)

Detailed description:

hardware support is allready there, via crafting a
cross-switched adapter connector and using two original
dock-to-FW cable that came with it. (I measured mine,
and it's about ~1,82 meters long x 2 = 3,64m ... which
is under the maximum lenght of 4,5m between two
firewired hardware *IIRC* for ieee1394 (while it's up to
about 100m with ieee1394b)

(PS, I'm a 3G pod user, hence 'dock-to-FW cable', but
others generations FW-to-FW should also work, cause
the 'adapter' should be two female-FW hooked up to
each other, and that you just 'cross' the in's & out's with
each other ... like crafting a cross-switched TwisterPair
cable when you want to hook up to PC to each other
without a hub/switch :) )

now, adding software support can be done in two ways,
I reckon.

1. prue FW, one Host and one Client. Host recognizes
Client as an external FW HDD (Client acts like one FW
HDD) - all 'transferring' commands are issued by/from
the Host (Client displays a msg, eg "Connected to other
iPod, do not disconnect' ... or something ...).

This should be implemented for compatibility with
non-ipodlinux running ipod's (eg. the original once...),
as ipodlinux would act the 'as the computer' - Host, and
the original would act/behave as normal.

2. 'ip-over-1394' ... and I think you all know where I'm
going with this? ;-)

...and on second thought, with 'ip-over-1394', you could
hook up multiple ipod's, .. that is after we crafted a
propper 'switch' (yes, like a regular RJ45 (TP)
Switch/Hub) - and if you're asking 'Why the heck
bother with a networked solution?' ... simple answer,
because it's POSSIBLE! and it's FUN playing with
hardware =)

just my my two cent's ... :-)

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