Ipod Classic 30gb

[HeadCase02]

I have an ipod classic 30gb and was wondering why I can't play wma files on it. in the manual it says I am supposed to be able to play wma files and the it shows the files when I have the setting "show supported files" but when I pick the file to play... it will go through all 18 files in the folder in about 5 sec then stops. Anyone have any ideas about what is wrong. I also tried converting the files to mp3, but they are licensed autobook files from an online library and just comes out as digital noise/static. I can play the wma files on my computer with no problems. Anyone have any ideas?

[Lear]

Rockbox does not support DRM, so licensed files won't play.

There are also different kinds of WMA (Standard, Professional, Voice...), and not all of them are supported.

[HeadCase02]

Licensed MP3s play without a problem... it is just the licensed wma files that won't play. So why does one work and the other doesn't.

[Lear]

Well, I'm only guessing what "licensed" means in this case (and it could be different for the MP3 files). But regardless of that, if the WMA file doesn't play, it is most likely either DRM-protected (i.e., encrypted) or in a format Rockbox doesn't support yet. If you're using a recent build, then WMA Pro should work, but WMA Voice isn't supported yet, as far as I know.

If you open a file in Windows Media Player and select File > Properties, you should be able to find out what kind of WMA it is and if it is protected by DRM or not.

[saratoga]

Licensed MP3s play without a problem...

Licensed MP3s don't exist.