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Can't play mp3s through 'Files' option (Sansa c200)
pixelma:
Hmm, just saw MarcGuay's reply but I still think that auto-update could have an influene if it somehow alters the file(s) but I'm also confused about
--- Quote from: krisdb on January 20, 2008, 09:40:05 AM ---Edit: I've been playing around with trying to pinpoint this issue and it get stranger. Its seems that the software will not recognize the files in the directory unless I do a manual update of the database (I have rockbox set to auto-update). Even then, after an update, I have to reboot and if I try to play a file, the player will freeze and I have to take the battery out. After doing another reboot, the files will play fine.
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Are you playing the files through "File" browser (as the topic says) or "Database"?
As far as I know auto-updating the database is problematic on the Sansas and people were reporting a few issues (e.g. duplicate entries, too) - could you try without for a while? For example I don't use the database much and never auto-update only initialise again (I once tried a manual "update now" which didn't work correctly with plugged in and removing a microSD which is why I don't trust it).
I don't use even one of the two suspected features - it would really help if you could narrow the problem down with some experimentation and turning one or the other feature off and use it for a while. Hopefully you can find the problematic one.
Lear:
--- Quote from: krisdb on January 22, 2008, 04:35:35 PM ---One other thing to note, I am using auto-bookmarking and I have the database set to auto-update.
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There are two parts to bookmarking, what happens on stop ("Bookmark on stop") and what happens on play ("Load last bookmark"). The way I read the above is that bookmarks are automatically created on stop, but nothing is said about what happens on play (which is the interesting bit in this case).
I tried setting "Load last bookmark" to yes in the simulator. Then stopped playback, creating a bookmark on the last file in the directory and renamed it. After that, when trying to play any file (of two) in the folder, there was some disk activity, and then nothing. Sounds very much like your problem...
Flashing the "Nothing to resume" message in this case sounds like a good idea. In fact, so good that I just committed that. Hope this fixes the problem.
MarcGuay:
--- Quote from: pixelma on January 22, 2008, 05:05:09 PM ---Hmm, just saw MarcGuay's reply but I still think that auto-update could have an influene if it somehow alters the file(s)...
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Yeah doubt me all the way... I was just pointing out what I thought was the obvious truth, not something I know from digging through the code...
krisdb:
--- Quote from: Lear on January 22, 2008, 05:40:22 PM ---
There are two parts to bookmarking, what happens on stop ("Bookmark on stop") and what happens on play ("Load last bookmark"). The way I read the above is that bookmarks are automatically created on stop, but nothing is said about what happens on play (which is the interesting bit in this case).
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Yes, I have bookmarks created on stop and I currently have it set to "load last bookmark". However I had the same issue when I didn't have it set to "load last bookmark".
Now that I'm getting some decent feedback, I'm going to do another fresh install and recreate the problem. I'm going to turn auto-update, "bookmark on stop" and "load last bookmark" off and see what happens. I'm going to use the Sansa like I normally do, download mp3's into the /Music/Podcast directory, play them through the "File" browser (not "Database") and delete them from the Sansa directly. If nothing happens, I will turn on each option until I recreate the issue.
Thanks for the feedback.
pixelma:
--- Quote from: MarcGuay on January 22, 2008, 06:41:24 PM ---Yeah doubt me all the way... I was just pointing out what I thought was the obvious truth, not something I know from digging through the code...
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Apologies, I didn't mean to offend anyone, it's just that I distrust the database auto-update on devices with removeable media (my OndioFM with MMCs and the c200 with a microSD). As far as I know and was told by Slasheri this feature relied on dircache, which those devices don't have, to detect deleted files and this dependency was just removed recently and might still be buggy.
I just meant to have an eye on both (automatic bookmarking and the database auto-update). As I now realise my post wasn't very clear but I'm not a native speaker, was confused whether it's about database or file browsing, was almost finished with the reply when you posted yours and only followed my first notion that excluding this possibility was a bit too categorical, especially since bugs don't tend to be logical.
Nevermind if Lear's changes already clear things up and the problem is solved.
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