I have a iPod shuffle 4th Generation 2GB. I wanted to format it and I run this command:

rm -rf /media/IPOD/* /media/IPOD/.*

that removed anything from it.

Then I ejected my iPod from the computer, and inserted it again.

I tried Amarok, Gtkpod and Noise to reinitialize it...

Noise ouputs this in terminal:

[_LOG_LEVEL_FATAL 20:02:48.209188] iPodDevice.vala:62: Error parsing db at file:///media/IPOD: Couldn't find an iPod database on /media/IPOD.

[_LOG_LEVEL_FATAL 20:02:48.209274] Music will not function properly.

while Amarok says "iPod was not initialized: failed to initialize the iPod" outputting this in the terminal:

QDir::mkdir: Empty or null file name(s)

X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3

  Major opcode: 20 (X_GetProperty)

  Resource id:  0x3400192

I don't care if I lose any iPod songs (what songs if I formated it?). I want to repair it and to use it under Ubuntu.

How can I do this?

When I start my iPod I hear a voice in the headphones: "Please use iTunes to sync music with this iPod."