Re: mount mp3 player

From: Robin Laing (Robin.Laing_at_drdc-rddc.gc.ca)
Date: 11/21/05

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    THUFIR HAWAT wrote:
    > I'm running FC4 and am trying to read and write to a flash based USB
    > mp3 player, an RCA Lyra.
    >
    > It mounts as:
    > Thomson Lyra_MPCF2261_US:RCA_LYRA
    >
    > in gnome nautilus when I plug the USB cable into the player. I then
    > right-click on the folder, mount and open. There are many songs
    > loaded onto it, but I'm not seeing them. I'm able to copy/paste/move
    > files onto the mp3 player but am only seeing those files written under
    > linux. Existing mp3 files, put there by windows, are invisible.
    >
    > The model: RD1028A (RCA Lyra)
    >
    > I found, on google:
    >
    > "X-Message-Number-for-archive: 201430
    > Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 16:52:57 -0400
    > Message-ID: <te1og0trh6cubmpnqjp2n056gimlm49q1q@4ax.com>
    > Subject: [SLE] Re: [suse-multimedia-e] Mount RCA Lyra MP3 Player - Linux Newbie
    >
    >
    > On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:46:38 -0700, you wrote:
    >
    >
    >>Has anyone found a way to mount a "RCA Lyra 128M" MP3 player?
    >>
    >>I have searched Google many times and nothing listed seems to work
    >
    > for me. And I'm not quite sure what format it may be in.
    >
    >>FYI: SUSE 8.2
    >>
    >>Thanks in advance,
    >>--jj
    >
    >
    > Sorry, but the Lyra series is braindamaged. I own the older version,
    > which could be mounted but the mp3 files had to be preprocessed by a
    > licensed version of some windows program or other - can't think of it
    > right now. The newer version, AFAIK, took it an additional step - it
    > won't even mount as a normal USB device - you're stuck running the
    > software it came with.
    >
    > Mike- "
    >
    > which is from the suse mailing list. At one point I *was* able to
    > view the contents of the player but haven't been able to recreate
    > that. So long as the player has free space I'm able to write to it,
    > and see those files, but don't see the pre-existing mp3 files. I'm
    > using USB 1.1, not 2.0, if that matters.
    >
    >
    > -Thufir
    >
    Check the manufactures site for any upgrades and info.

    I have an iRiver that by default was almost useless on Linux. On the
    site was a software upgrade to make the iRiver work as a mass storage
    device. Now it just works as a USB stick.

    Also it won't hurt to let the manufacturer know that there is an issue
    working with Linux, but they may not care.

    I look at it this way. I have a 1gig player that in a pinch, I can
    use as a USB stick. I don't need to install any special software and
    I can use it between Linux, Mac or Windows if I need to.

    If it is new, I would also look at returning it to the store to get a
    more Linux friendly one. 

    -- 
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