Why "filetype array full"?

[Mr_Rabid_Teddybear]

Suddenly ( r14203-070805 - H300 ) the message "filetype array full" pops up every time I start the player. Any explanation what thats about?

[Llorean]

Is this with a 100% clean install (for example, have you modified viewers.config?) If so, what was the last build you didn't get this message?

[JdGordon]

A few additions to viewers.config has happened in the last few days...
If i remember im going to have a play with removing this annoying limit tonight, in the mean time, someone should raise the MAX_FILETYPES define in apps/filetypes.c to give us some more room

[Mr_Rabid_Teddybear]

Is this with a 100% clean install (for example, have you modified viewers.config?) If so, what was the last build you didn't get this message?

Eh, last build was one of yesterdays which I wrote over so I can't recall exact revison number - other than it was of yesterday. I have not modified any supplied configfile, I use vanilla install. Only new thing is I added a "folder_advance_dir.txt" as revision 14186 made that possible.

[DrTeeth]

Suddenly ( r14203-070805 - H300 ) the message "filetype array full" pops up every time I start the player. Any explanation what thats about?

Just to let you know you are not alone. I didn't have a clue what it was about. I have just added loads of files to my i140 and checking out some database features when I noticed it. Does not *seem* to have affected functionality.

[JdGordon]

its not a problem, as long as the filetypes at the end of viewers.config are not files you need....
untill the problem is fixed, you can manually edit that file (in /.rockbox/) and move the files you want to the top of the list

[pabouk]

I see that the error message does not appear anymore (r14227) but there is currently another problem with the viewers.config file being shortened. See FS#7549.

[JdGordon]

replied on the tracker...

[JdGordon]

and fixed.  its very possible you;ll get the filetye array full message again though, im working on a patch for that now.

[jochen]

i'm upgraded to r14239 and i can't flash anymore. i'm posting in this thread, because i also get the filetype array error message and i suspect my problem to be caused by the rocks' restructuring. i'm on iriver h120, but i don't think, this problem is hardware specific.
anyway, when i try to open rombox|rockbox.iriver with iriver_flash, nothing happens and i'm just returned to the file view. flashing used to work for me with a build from some 10 days ago.
[edit] stripping the viewers.config file to just the iriver_flash entry doesn't change anything. by the way, afaict, there are all rocks shown in the file's "open with" menu, some of them multiple times.

[GodEater]

Did you remember to delete the content of your .rockbox/rocks directory before applying the new build ?

[jochen]

yes, i did.

[roolku]

anyway, when i try to open rombox|rockbox.iriver with iriver_flash, nothing happens and i'm just returned to the file view. flashing used to work for me with a build from some 10 days ago.
[edit] stripping the viewers.config file to just the iriver_flash entry doesn't change anything. by the way, afaict, there are all rocks shown in the file's "open with" menu, some of them multiple times.

I have the same problem. "open with" is seriously broken at the moment:
- viewers are listed multiple times (depending on how often they appear in viewer.config?)
- selecting a viewer in the list will not execute it, but return to the file tree

(tested with fresh install of  r14240 on Gigabeat F)

[GodEater]

Hmm - so it is. Will raise it with the responsible party!

[GodEater]

Okay - the person in charge of this bit of code is aware, and is working on a fix. It's a pretty big overhaul though - so expect it to stay broken for a while.