You may want to check out section 4.2 of this Arch Wiki page.
Okay, that helps a bit, but, looking at 4.2, it says
create or edit /mnt/ipod/iPod_Control/Device/SysInfo
But then it won't let me create it because it doesn't exist.
No such file or directory
I've never seen that before. I tried it again with sudo and it gave the same error. How can I create the Sysinfo file if it already needs to be created in order for me to create it?
And Rhtymbox gives the error "Could not open resource for writing."
That does not work either, GTKpod gives an of "failed to open (path to ipod) for writing(read only filesystem)"
GTKpod hasn't been updated in quite a while, and though it still works, it takes a bit of manual labor to get running on a modern system. Specifically, the mounting and permissions need to be looked at. Check your syslog, and run GTKpod from the command line so you can see the error log if any
Did you ever find an answer? Gtkpod should work. I’ve used it with a 3rd gen regular iPod. I wonder if your iPod isn’t getting mounted automatically? Linux can’t mount it (at least it’s more complicated but I don’t know if there’s a solution) if the ipod is macos formatted. If it’s Windows formatted, it should just mount when you plug it in but you can use the mount command if it’s not mounting automagically. If it is mac formatted, you should be able to fix it on a windows computer.
No. Nothing I've tried has worked. I thought after all these years there would be something that works.
Does it work if you plug it in to a windows computer?
maybe install rockbox?
The don't make Rockbox for these newer iPods.
Shit, just linux.
Use this community for anything related to linux for now, if it gets too huge maybe there will be some sort of meme/gaming/shitpost spinoff. Currently though… go nuts