ipod shuffle not showing up in itunes but on desktop?????????

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ipod shuffle not showing up in itunes but on desktop?????????

Hi, I have an ipod shuffle 2nd generation 1gb. It will not show up in the devices list on itunes but the disc shows up on my mac desktop? I have tried resetting the ipod manually on the ipod itself, and also with ipod reset utility where it isn't recognized either- as the reset button on utility isn't highlighted!! Has anyone got any ideas?

Yours with Thanks,
Barry, Belfast Northern Ireland.

MacBook/iPhone 3G., Mac OS X (10.5.4), 128mb graphics/wireless keyboard+mouse/1gb ram.

Posted on Aug 29, 2008 1:27 AM

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0Ari0

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Aug 29, 2008 12:01 PM in response to baz_belfast

What does Apple System Profiler say about it under USB?

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Aug 29, 2008 6:25 PM in response to 0Ari0

ALi MP3 Player:

Capacity: 983.2 MB
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: Yes
BSD Name: disk1
Version: 0.02
Bus Power (mA): 500
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: ALi Corporation
Mac OS 9 Drivers: No
Partition Map Type: MBR (Master Boot Record)
Product ID: 0x5667
Serial Number: 00000000000000000000
S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported
Vendor ID: 0x0402
Volumes:
MP3:
Capacity: 983.2 MB
Available: 981.7 MB
Writable: Yes
File System: MS-DOS FAT32
BSD Name: disk1s1
Mount Point: /Volumes/MP3

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0Ari0

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Aug 29, 2008 8:44 PM in response to baz_belfast

baz_belfast wrote:
ALi MP3 Player:

...

Manufacturer: ALi Corporation

Guess what... you do NOT have a genuine Apple iPod shuffle!

Otherwise you'd see something like this this:

Capacity: 968 MB
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: Yes
BSD Name: disk3
Version: 1.00
Bus Power (mA): 500
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Apple <----------!!!!!!!
OS9 Drivers: No
Product ID: 0x1301
Serial Number: **************
S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported
Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Computer, Inc.) <-------!!!!

Sorry, what you;ve purchased is a FAKE shuffle...

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