Installed 3.6...can no longer playback any mp3?!?!

[superman32]

So I did the manual install of 3.6 onto my Sansa e260 (v1) and am now no longer able to playback any mp3's at all. I am, however, able to listen to the radio. What's up with that?

Thanks,

superman

[bluebrother]

An error description that basically says "doesn't play" is terribly bad because it does not allow in any way to figure what's your problem. Except guessing: my guess would be that you updated incompletely. You might want to describe how exactly you updated Rockbox: which steps, what tools did you use etc.

Of course I could come up with an ironic note that mp3 support has been removed (it hasn't, but well, I said ironic ...)

[superman32]

You mean doesn't play isn't that specific?!?! 

Basically, if I click select on any MP3 within the database screen, it goes to the play screen with the first MP3 name listed (not necessarily the one I selected...), Next Track is blank and the times on the bottom left and right both read 0:00. However, the songs does list 1 of 627...it just never plays...

I should also note that when clicking select from the database screen I briefly get a Searching...x found (PREV to abort) screen. What is that?

Thanks a million,

superman

[mc2739]

Is this a new installation, or an upgrade?

If your mp3 files are DRM protected they will not be playable in Rockbox.

[superman32]

Upgrade. Not DRM protected...

[[Saint]]

superman32,

Do the files play normally if you select them from the file browser?
(that would influence my opinion as to what is going on here)

My "guess" which is all I can really do with the information available, is that the database is corrupt, you could try to re-initialise the database "Settings - General Settings - Database - Initialise Now", or perhaps even "Update Now" from the same list "Settings - General Settings - Database - Update Now" may be sufficient.

You can also force the database to rebuild by deleting the .tcd files from .rockbox (preferably from your PC) then rebooting the DAP.

If you can't play the files from within the file browser "Files - <Example Dir> - <Foo> - <Bar> - My File.mp3" then I wouldn't bother with the database however, as the problem would be elsewhere.



[St.]

[superman32]

Hey St., thanks for your help first off.

I did the db update and initialize to no avail. However, I found that the MP3's aren't listed at all in the File list...but when I browse there with the PC it is there...just as a hidden folder. Would that be the problem?

EDIT: Deleting the tcd files did the trick!!  Thank you sir!!!

[[Saint]]

<snip>When I browse there with the PC it is there...just as a hidden folder. Would that be the problem?</snip>

Is the folder you are storing the .mp3 files in part of the OF (original firmware) or did you create it? If not a part of the OF I would just suggest changing the attributes so it is no longer hidden, I'm not sure if the OF would play nice and let you do this with one of its own folders however...the Apple OF doesn't seem to mind that, no experience with Sansa however.

Alternatively, you can set "Show Files" to "All" via the quickscreen, and this will show hidden files/folders which are not displayed with "Show Files" set to "Supported" etc.

Deleting the tcd files did the trick!!  Thank you sir!!!

No problem, happy to help.



[St.]