Ubuntu 9, known as Jaunty Jackalope is a satisfying distro according to many Ubuntu users and beta testers. But how to use iPhone and / or iPod? Let me show you something to make your system definitely working with iPhone and iPod.
First of all download a brand new release of Virtual box http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads or add the right repository in Software Sources section.
Install it and follow the guided procedure.
Reboot and everything should work.