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For help with contacting the iPod software update server or iPhone software update server for Windows XP or Windows 2000, see this article. Some customers may notice the following alert message when trying to update or restore an iPod in iTunes 7 or later: "iTunes could not contact the iPod software update server because you are not connected to the Internet. Make sure your Internet connection is active and try again." If restoring an iPhone, you may notice this alert message: "iTunes could not contact the iPhone software update server because you are not connected to the Internet. Make sure your Internet connection is active and try again." Internet access is required to download iPod and iPhone software updates. However, if you are able to connect to the Internet with Internet Explorer and can also access the iTunes Store, see the solution below to resolve this issue.
GVFS(7) Conventions and miscellaneous GVFS(7)NAME
gvfs - GIO virtual file system
DESCRIPTION
GIO provides a VFS API to GLib applications. It includes a 'local' implementation using POSIX. gvfs provides implementations that go beyond
that and allow to access files and storage using many protocols, such as ftp, http, sftp, dav, obexftp, etc. It also provides support for
trash folders, for cd burning and for monitoring interesting devices and volumes on the computer.
Applications use gvfs indirectly, by means of GIO loading the gvfs module that implements the GIO extension points. The gvfs support for
volume monitoring is included in a separate loadable module.
The actual gvfs implementation is distributed over a number of processes. None of these are expected to be started from the commandline,
except for debugging purposes.
Main processes:
o gvfsd - the main gvfs daemon
o gvfs-fuse-daemon - mounts gvfs as a fuse filesystem
o gvfsd-metadata - writes gvfs metadata
Volume monitors:
o gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor - a udisks-based volume monitor
o gvfs-afc-volume-monitor - a volume monitor for Apple iPhone/iPod Touch devices
Mount backends:
o gvfsd-afc - mounts iPhone/iPod touch volumes
o gvfsd-afp - mounts Apple Filing Protocol volumes
o gvfsd-afp-browse - browses Apple Filing Protocol volumes
o gvfsd-archive - mounts archive files in various formats
o gvfsd-burn - provides a location for burning CDs
o gvfsd-cdda - mounts audio CDs
o gvfsd-computer - provides computer://
o gvfsd-dav - mounts DAV filesystems
o gvfsd-dnssd - browses dnssd
o gvfsd-ftp - mounts over FTP
o gvfsd-http - mounts over HTTP
o gvfsd-localtest - a test backend
o gvfsd-network - provides network://
o gvfsd-obexftp - mounts over obexftp
o gvfsd-recent - provides recent://
o gvfsd-sftp - mounts over sftp
o gvfsd-smb - mounts Windows Shares Filesystem volumes
o gvfsd-smb-browse - browses Windows Shares Filesystem volumes
o gvfsd-trash - provides trash://
ENVIRONMENT
GIO_USE_VFS
If set, specifies the GIO vfs implementation to use. Possible values include 'local' and 'gvfs'.
GIO_USE_VOLUME_MONITOR
If set, specifies the GIO volume monitor implementation to use. Possible values include 'unix', 'GProxyVolumeMonitorUDisks2', as well
as other native volume monitors that are described in the key files in $XDG_DATA_DIRS/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors.
FILES
$XDG_DATA_DIRS/gvfs/mounts
This directory contains key files describing mount daemons.
$XDG_DATA_DIRS/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors
This directory contains key files describing remote volume monitors.
SEE ALSO
GIO documentation[1], gvfsd(1), gvfsd-fuse(1), gvfsd-metadata(1)NOTES
1. GIO documentation
http://developer.gnome.org/gio
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