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@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +Overview of changes in libgpod 0.6.0 +==================================== + +* support for iPod Classics and Video Nanos + +The database from these models is protected by a checksum. When this checksum +doesn't match the content of the iPod database, the iPod won't show any +track (ie it will look empty). Support for writing this checksum has been +implemented in this release thanks to the awesome work of a few people in +#gtkpod. However, to calculate this checksum, a so called "firewire ID" is +needed which is different from iPod to iPod. Since reading it from the iPod +requires special permissions, the firewire ID must be written in a regular +file on the iPod so that libgpod can find it and use it to generate the +checksum. + +libgpod installs a HAL callout to do that automatically when +everything is installed in an appropriate place. It can also be done manually, +see README.SysInfo for more information. + +Cover art should be working except for non square covers, preliminary photo +support but this hasn't been widely tested yet. + + +* support for iPhone and iPod Touch + +This requires manual user intervention: the devices must be jailbroken and +mounted through sshfs. The iPod Touch also needs a firewire ID which must be +manually set, see README.SysInfo + +Cover art is implemented but not tested at all, ditto for photo support on +the iPod Touch + + +* additional tools to get the firewire id from new iPods including a HAL + callout which will make the process totally automatic when it's properly + installed. These tools need libsgutils to be installed. + +* endianness fixes in the artwork writing code +* now depends on glib 2.8 or newer + +Huge thanks to wtbw and Simon Schulz without whom that release wouldn't have +been possible. Thanks as well to the people on #gtkpod for the testing they +provided. + +Other contributors to the release: +- Jesse Bouwman +- Alex Eftimie +- Christophe Fergeau +- Filippo Giunchedi +- Javier Kohen +- Tobias Kreisel +- Eric Lassauge +- Nicholas Piper +- Jorg Schuler +- Simon Schulz +- Todd Zullinger |