As jeffmock notes in http://tinyurl.com/6lmwp, the Apple iPod lies about its size. It hurts particularly badly in this case, since if you access the iPod beyond its real (not advertised) size, it locks up, and as some partition tables (EFI) are stored at the end of the device, it locks up on the instant you plug it in. Note that contrary to what Jeff says, the error is only one sector. Maybe he tried to read using the block device and got bitten by readahead. Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity --- linux-2.6.8-1.624.aviipod/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h.ipod 2004-10-29 19:25:48.884603153 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.8-1.624.aviipod/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h 2004-10-29 20:27:40.799654665 +0200 @@ -424,6 +424,13 @@ 0 ), #endif +/* Reported by Avi Kivity */ +UNUSUAL_DEV( 0x05ac, 0x1203, 0x0001, 0x0001, + "Apple", + "iPod", + US_SC_DEVICE, US_PR_DEVICE, NULL, + US_FL_FIX_CAPACITY ), + #ifdef CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_JUMPSHOT UNUSUAL_DEV( 0x05dc, 0x0001, 0x0000, 0x0001, "Lexar",