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missing files on default ui/winamp.

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Llorean:
So the problem isn't in Rockbox. We can't fix the original firmware's issues either. It will only show you songs you've synced with iTunes or something that generates the iTunes database.

sheepduck:
i don't think that saying the problem isn't rockbox just because rockbox generates the correct library is a fair assessment. i'm not blaming it on anything in particular, but i've had this specific ipod for many years and it has just recently had this problem after installing rockbox; so to say rockbox had nothing to do with this (especially with what little info i've given) would be a pretty bold statement.

Llorean:
Rockbox doesn't care about the iTunes database. The original firmware and apparently Winamp do. Your problem is with the iTunes database which neither is generated nor modified by Rockbox. Rockbox itself is working fine, the files are showing up in it.

Which part of the problem seems to have anything to do with Rockbox? Did you sync those files by dragging them onto the player, or via iTunes?

sheepduck:
some of them were synced years and years ago via itunes, but when i found ml_ipod i started using winamp instead just because i hate itunes and apple in general. is there some player or extension that can read the files through rockbox instead of through the apparent apple firmware? i'm thinking when rockbox populated its library after initial installation, it may have messed with the original database paths, or the new database that was written specifically for rockbox may have interfered with the original database.

Llorean:
As I said, Rockbox does not write to or modify the original database. It doesn't move any of the music either. There's no reason to think it might have - there's no code that even points to the database, it doesn't know it exists. It works the same on the iPod as it does on other players, it scans the drive for music and then creates a list of where this music is for its own use not touching anything already there. The problem you're having most likely relates to ml_ipod and the way it interacts with the original firmware.

Any player that can simply play files off of a USB drive should be happy to play files off of a Rockbox'd iPod as long as it's willing to treat it like a USB drive.

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