Deleting files on a nano

[monoxide.tryst]

Ok Im have rockbox installed on an ipod nano.  Im using the daily build, and i can put adio tracks onto the ipod, but i can't remove or delete them.  I'm also running a 30gig with no problems. any ideas???

[Llorean]

Do you mean in Rockbox, or when connected to a PC?

[monoxide.tryst]

when it is connected to the pc.  i did manage to get them off, but now it wont let me put any tracks back on it

[Febs]

We need more information.   For example, what operating system are you running?  What steps are you doing to try to put tracks on the player?  What happens when you do so?

[monoxide.tryst]

k im running gentoo 2.6.20       normally  i can just drag and drop tracks from my music folder located on my desktop.When u try to put tracks onto the nano, you get an error - konqeror  dialogue box that says " Could not make folder /media/disk/Music/Atreyu.

[riksweeney]

Can you create the directory on the command line?

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cd /media/disk/Music
mkdir Atreyu

if this doesn't work, perhaps you could try it as root instead?

[monoxide.tryst]

No Dice

[GodEater]

Sounds to me like one of the following :

1) Your Nano is full

or

2) Your user doesn't have permissions to write to the mount point where the Nano is.

[monoxide.tryst]

If i go into properties, it says that the nano is empty, and i've already checked permissions, as well as tried runing in root as well.   Is a reainstall a good way to go.

[LambdaCalculus]

Try right clicking on the nano's icon on the desktop, and looking for either "Mount" or "Unmount" in the menu that comes up.

It's strange, but it may help. If it says "Mount", click it so it'll mount the drive.

[monoxide.tryst]

I'm not a complete noob,  it is mounted

[Llorean]

Well, considering that Rockbox has no USB mode, if you can't get files to transfer in either Disk Mode or the Apple firmware, it's not really Rockbox related. Both ways you're using Apple software to handle the transfer of your files.

[LambdaCalculus]

I'm not a complete noob,  it is mounted

Just asking.

[monoxide.tryst]

um who wants to transfer files in the apple firmware mode???   Doesn't that defeat  the purpose of using rockbox???
just throwing it out there

[Gorilla]

um who wants to transfer files in the apple firmware mode???   Doesn't that defeat  the purpose of using rockbox???
just throwing it out there

That's the only way to transfer music from your pc to your iPod.  So no, it doesn't defeat the purpose.  Unless you try drag and drop.