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peanutismint:
I've loved RockBox after I began using it on my 3G Apple iPod about 2 weeks ago.  However, it seems to be a little temperamental for me... last week I left the house with my iPod to go on a 4 hour train journey, only to find when I got on the train that RockBox would see all my files and load them but not play them, but rather would crash when it got to the 'now playing' screen.  I tried a load of different files, and tried disabling things like ReplayGain in case it was that, but no cigar.  It was a LOOONG and quiet trip for me!

Anywho, a quick re-install when I got home fixed the problem, but afaik I didn't do anything to RockBox prior to it breaking, which is why I'm a little worried that it kinda weirded out on me on its own.

Now, I'm having a similarly 'i didn't do anything!' problem.  When I select 'Files' from the menu and go to browse my music, instead of just the usual music folders and the iPod's 'Notes' and 'Contacts' folders, I now also have a bunch of weirdly named folders and files which either were not there or were hidden before.  Files like '._.Trashes', '.DS_Score' and folders like '.Spotlight-V100' and 'iPod_Control' have suddenly appeared.  I'm obviously worried that this has happened without me knowing what I've done to make it happen, and that I might embark on another long journey only to find that RockBox has borked again...


Anyone have any ideas as to anything I might have done to make these two weird things happen?  Or is RockBox just that buggy?

bluebrother:

--- Quote from: peanutismint on August 26, 2007, 06:59:20 AM ---Now, I'm having a similarly 'i didn't do anything!' problem.
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And what did you do before you did nothing? ;)


--- Quote ---When I select 'Files' from the menu and go to browse my music, instead of just the usual music folders and the iPod's 'Notes' and 'Contacts' folders, I now also have a bunch of weirdly named folders and files which either were not there or were hidden before.  Files like '._.Trashes', '.DS_Score' and folders like '.Spotlight-V100' and 'iPod_Control' have suddenly appeared.
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Those are files created by MacOS. I assume you simply changed the "Show filetypes" option by accident. You might also try to chkdsk / fsck your Ipod, perhaps this is related to filesystem errors.


--- Quote ---Or is RockBox just that buggy?
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No its not. At least not for me (and as far as I noticed quite some users).

peanutismint:

--- Quote ---I assume you simply changed the "Show filetypes" option by accident.
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I DID change the show filetypes option!  And not even by accident! Hahah, thanks for pointing out my dumbness.  No longer will I accuse RB of being buggy, I promise! :D

Still doesn't explain the first and far weirder problem though, although that was probably something I did too!  Any other RB users ever have it crash when trying to play any file?

Febs:
If that happens again, try following the reset sequence.  On later model iPods, you reset by pressing and holding Menu + Select simultaneously.  I'm not sure if it is the same on the 3G.

scorche:
Menu and Play/Pause is the combination for the 3G iPods.

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