HOWTO: Connecting, Transferring & Using Your Zen Touch

[Resin]

Hey All, this is my first HOWTO so feel free to comment on it and I will improve/cleanup as best I can.

Note: Please Visit these sites first to get some background info on what your doing.
Note: This was written for Ubuntu 5.10 and might not be relevent any more please check the following thread : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=199250

http://gnomad2.sourceforge.net/ - The projects homepage.
http://gnomad2.sourceforge.net/?section=article - Their guide on getting it to work. Although I found doing it my way easier.

Required Packages:

First of all, fire up the Synaptic Package Manager. Then do a search for the following; (Note. Ensure you have multiverse and universe repositories)

* gnomad2 (version 2.8.0-2)
* libnjb1 (version 1.1-1)
* libnjb5 (version 2.2.1-2)
* libnjb-doc (version 2.2.1-2)
* libnjb-hotplug (version 2.2.1-2)
* nbjtools (version 0.0.1-1ubuntu1)

After the above have been downloaded and installed, simply connect your Zen Touch via usb, then venture to:

Applications > Sound and Video > Gnomad 2

Your Zen Touch should then display the 'Docked' screen and you can now use your player in Linux!

Cheers!

[jurij20]

Thanks alot! Works perfectly

Although I couln't find nbjtools, but after a typos I found that the name is actually njbtools :)

[mike_m]

I used this to get my Zen Touch to work in Kubuntu 6.06, Thanks.
Although it works, I couldn't find libnjb-hotplug in Adept package manger, eventhough I found all other packages & I have universe multiverse.
But maybe because I'm using Kubuntu I need to load a different repo, can anyone suggest a deb address I can add to my Adept?

Thanks, Mike

[wastrel]

mike_m,

libnjb-hotplug doesn't exist in 6.06 (presumably) due to the change from the usb hotplug system to udev.

[mike_m]

Thanks Wastrel, guess I'm all set with that.

Only 1 app left to install, then I can dump WinXP..... X10 ActiveHome Pro,
wish me luck as wine don't seem to work with it.

[Aurdal]

I noticed this also, does this mean I've to reinstall 5.10 to get my Zen Touch working?

[mike_m]

no, it's working great with 6.06

[Aurdal]

Well, Gnomad won't find my Zen Touch...

[Aurdal]

I've the lastest firmware, the windows protocol thngy. Is this a problem when using this solution?

[le_vainqueur]

I'm using Edgy, and I could not find hotplug

I tried running Gnomad2, and got the following error

Could not open jukebox:
usb_set_configuration: Operation not permitted

[ntetreau]

Hi, for anyone reading this thread, there is quite a bit of effort already deployed in this thread
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=199250

The Howto is quite up to date and lots of questions are stil being asked/answered there.

Good luck!

Nic

[harman0]

You need root!
sudo gnomad2 &