Charging iPod Touch w/ Win98?

[osRe]

How can an iPod Touch be charged on Win98? (Strange sentence, don't you think? ) Like it's not bad enough you need to have a powered computer to charge it, it is finicky about the OS running when (trying to get it) charging! I'm not sure if it's Apple deviousness or not, but it doesn't work.

After ruling out several possibilities, it's the OS. On 98 I see an unknown device connected to the USB Root Hub, using 500mA, but it doesn't charge. It works fine on the same computer with XP.

Edited September 24, 2009 by shae

[triger49]

How can an iPod Touch be charged on Win98? (Strange sentence, don't you think? ) Like it's not bad enough you need to have a powered computer to charge it, it is finicky about the OS running when (trying to get it) charging! I'm not sure if it's Apple deviousness or not, but it doesn't work.

After ruling out several possibilities, it's the OS. On 98 I see an unknown device connected to the USB Root Hub, using 500mA, but it doesn't charge. It works fine on the same computer with XP.

It is driver related ...if you have not looked at it already....here are a couple of links

http://forums.ilounge.com/archive/index.php/t-185328.html

http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/Other-DRI...005-03-23.shtml

This one is advertised to work well, your mileage may vary ....

http://www.redchairsoftware.com/files/ipod98driver.exe

It's free.

Jake

[risk_reversal]

If you only want to charge it, why not also consider getting a genuine Apple mains charger. They are only not expensive on fleebay

http://electronics.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?...amp;_osacat=293

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-Apple-Ipod-M...id=p3286.c0.m14

Edited September 25, 2009 by risk_reversal

[osRe]

Requiring a driver to charge... what's the world coming to?

triger49: I'll see if that work (hopefully without breaking the OS). But it looks like these pages talk about non-Touch iPods, which function as Mass Storage devices. I already have some non-official Mass Storage drivers (for various USB drives), and the Touch doesn't even function as a drive also on XP.

risk: Maybe I'll get something like that eventually, if I find a cheap one locally. (Definitely not going to pay Apple for something they should've included by default.)

Thanks for both of your suggestions.

[Mijzelf]

You could also you an standard USB cord sets, in which you cut one of the two datalines. Then the iPod cannot see the USB host anymore.

[osRe]

You could also you an standard USB cord sets, in which you cut one of the two datalines. Then the iPod cannot see the USB host anymore.

You mean no data link would make it ignore logical recognition and simply sip the power?

[Mijzelf]

You mean no data link would make it ignore logical recognition and simply sip the power?

Yes.

[triger49]

You mean no data link would make it ignore logical recognition and simply sip the power?

Yes.

Be interested to know if that works ...Apple would be ignoring the

the standards they helped implement ...but then stranger things

have happened ....

http://www.usb.org/developers/devclass_doc...harging_1_1.zip

Jake