Future USB-MTP Support?

[HMZ]

Will there be USB-MTP support in future builds? I would like to add files to my Sansa e260 via drag 'n drop inside my favourite software (Rhythmbox), but unfortunately this does not work with ogg-vorbis files, because they are not supported by the OF.

Is there a light at the end of the tunnel for me?
 

Heiner

[Llorean]

Why not ask Rhythmbox to support UMS devices?

Oh, googling it, it does claim support for UMS devices. So what exactly is the problem then?

[HMZ]

Yes, my Sansa is detected and shown by Rhythmbox in UMS mode, but when I drag some .ogg files on the player symbol inside Rhythmbox, nothing happens. When I do this with .mp3 files, there will be a directory structure (artist/album/file) created on the device.

Heiner

[Llorean]

This sounds like a bug in Rhythmbox if it's not working properly in UMS mode, then?

[HMZ]

I've tried again yesterday: Now it doesn't work at all in UMS mode (the sansa's display changes between connected and disconnected about every 5 seconds and cannot be accessed) and in MTP mode it's still the same.
But this really seems to be a Rhythmbox (or HAL) issue. I will try to find a solution in the Rhythmbox / Ubuntu community and eventually post it here.

Thanks
Heiner

[HMZ]

O.K., I've found out that this really is a known Rhythmbox issue. With Banshee it works perfectly after adding this line to the "Sansa E 270" section of the /usr/share/hal/fdi/information/10freedesktop/10-usb-music-players.fdi file:

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application/ogg

(I know that this is a little o.t., but I've promised to post the solution.)

Heiner

[Chronon]

Thanks for the information, but please try to remember to modify your posts if no one has posted since your last post.