Default Connecting XDA 2 to iPod
Hi

I have done quite a lot of research on this and I was wondering if anyone could say whether this would be likely to work or not. I would like to connect my XDA 2 to my 40GB iPod in order to use the disk space to watch videos. Here is the proposed method to get it all to work:

1. Buy the O2 XDA 2 Backpack:
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=108741
This adds a CF slot to the XDA 2.

2. Buy a CF USB Host controller:
http://www.ratocsystems.com/english/...ges/cfu1u.html
This will enable USB host support on a Pocket PC device with a CF slot.

3. Buy an Apple USB sync cable:
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObje....5.10.3.4.13.0
This will enable the iPod to be connected to a host through USB.

4. Install the appropriate 3rd party driver, I believe this offers the necessary functionality:
http://www.tjotala.com/hardware/stor...ck/default.htm

With all that in place I would then expect to see some or all of the capacity of the iPod available as a mounted drive on the XDA 2, provided that the iPod is formatted as FAT32.

Have I overlooked something or is it worth trying this expensive method to link the devices?

Ive based some of this theroy from a discussion on connecting an ipaq to an external hard disk here: http://www.pocketpcmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=305

Hope someone can help!

Ash