iPOD 5th generation - Key-lock

[wesderby]

Just a quick update...I disabled the "ReplayGain" function, and am now running the 06/14/07 update (I want to say the time stamp was around 12:42 AM).  I successfully used the iPod without the locking occuring afterward, though on my ride in to work, it did lock after about 40 minutes.  The only other "extra" that I have enabled is the beeps when moving to the next or previous track.  So, I'm now certainly able to go longer without it locking up on me, which is nice.

[GodEater]

Someone came up with a theory in the IRC channel that this *might* have something to do with use of the database feature, which as a rule, the developers don't use themselves - which could explain why it's not happened to any of us.

So can all of you that have reported this issue indicate whether you use the database or not ?

[peteypiefrogworth]

Hi GodEater,
I have the database loaded... I don't actually generally use it to pick songs or (automatically) create playlists (i.e. starting a song via the database view) - but I assume that's not so much what it's about.
It'd be weird but there you go - I guess yes, I do "use" the database.

[GodEater]

Hi GodEater,
I have the database loaded... I don't actually generally use it to pick songs or (automatically) create playlists (i.e. starting a song via the database view) - but I assume that's not so much what it's about.

I'd say that's exactly what it's about. Just having an initialised database probably isn't the issue - we're wondering if it's because people are actively using it to line up their tunes. But I guess if you're getting the problem and you *don't* use it in this manner than we can tick that off the list already

[peteypiefrogworth]

Sorry Wish I could say that it is the case, but no, I don't use it that way.

My experience is that I have to have left the player alone for some time before it happens - generally. On a side-note, as soon as I turned ReplayGain on, it started doing it within about one track - and stopped again when I turned it off and had then rebooted.
However, with it off, as I said it takes just not touching it for a while, like a long car-ride. Beats me how something could "build up" or whatever, but there you go.

[DefineByte]

I've had the issue and have never used the database. Not even initialised it.

[GodEater]

Could both you guys try resetting your config's back to default (turn hold switch to on after RB has started booting) and see if you can reproduce it from there. i.e. don't change any of the default settings beyond the WPS (because the default one uses peakmeters which are a bad idea on the iPod).

[DefineByte]

I've only had it happen once so reproducing it could be quite difficult. I'll see what I can do.

[wesderby]

Someone came up with a theory in the IRC channel that this *might* have something to do with use of the database feature, which as a rule, the developers don't use themselves - which could explain why it's not happened to any of us.

So can all of you that have reported this issue indicate whether you use the database or not ?

I've used the database one time...Usually, I'm either going straight from the file browser, resuming playback from where I last stopped, or going from a saved bookmark.  In fact, I didn't even have the database talking to me until last week, and even then, since it spells everything instead of saying the full word, it's just easier to use the file browse...I don't see a way to entirely "disable" the database, however...But again, until last week, I'd never used that particular function.