Is the IPOD autodetected as USB mass storage? I have a 40GB RCA Lyra that is, but my odds of seeing a 770 in this country are getting slimmer.

Providing you could rig up a USB Type B to USB Type B cable, I don't see why there wouldn't be some Debian drivers out there that could help.

The other thing, my MP3 player charges off of USB, does the IPOD? This could hamper the 770 playing nice with it.