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[Solved]: Looking for help: iRiver H140 with Toshiba MK2431GAH
gevaerts:
--- Quote from: Uwe Z on January 21, 2013, 03:00:03 PM ---Hi All,
thought everythings perfect but after I copied all my music files on the new HD I observe some problems. Upfront before I go into details:
- folders structure "A-Z" and as subdirectories "Artist" and subdirectory "Albums"
- total: 151GB in 27000 files and 2600 folders
2 problems :-[
A)After I copied the files and intialized the database about 16000 files were imported into the data base which took very long but ok I can wait.
But it stopped which results in an ncomplete database!In the "developers section" under "System" "View database info" I can see the 100% progress are reached after the letter L which equaly to the 16k files.
B) If i browse through the "Files" there are no files ("Artists" and Albums" and no "songs" displayed after the letter "L"
I checked all settings but the only one which I think may have an influence is the directory cache: enabled and the max number of files per directory set to max = 10000 files.
If I connect the H140 to the laptop via USB all of the Artists, Albums and Songs are there! I can even play them on the laptop using for example VLC player.
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I'm going to concentrate on this one. If you can't get at the files from the file browser, the database won't get at them either.
--- Quote ---Questions:
- has anybody experienced this before and if yes how to solve
- is there a wrong setting on my H140?
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I don't think so, but maybe you're hitting a bug. Can you try disabling the directory cache (in Settings->System->Disk) to see what happens? I wouldn't be surprised if that helps (although it comes at a price, file browsing will feel slower, the directory cache is there for a reason...). If that makes a difference, we can investigate more.
--- Quote ---- or is there a general Rockbox restriction which doesnt allow to load more than 16k files?
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No. In fact, 27000 files isn't *that* many. People who enjoy chiptunes routinely have twice as many.
There is a (configurable) limits for the maximum number of files per directory (as you noted), but from your description of your directory structure that can't be it.
--- Quote ---- do I need to change the file structure for example just put all "Artist" folders in the top level?
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No. Your setup sounds entirely reasonable to me.
Uwe Z:
Gevaerts, thanks for your quick response.
I agree it sounds logic to me that if the files are not accesible the database wont find either.
Yesterday evening after my post I did delete Rockbox and installed again and until I started to initialize the data base all files were there! Then I did run the database over night but when I started agin this morning there was an error on the database and the files are gone again. Today I tried with dir cache on and off ....no difference. What I saw today as well was for the first time when I start a short message is displayed: "filetype array full".
Deinstalled/installed Rockbox again but no luck , files are not there.... and even worse now the ones which are there dont play if I open them. A quick message flashes saying "codec failed".
FYi rockbox version r23925-091211.
I am lost. No clue what to do. I am getting desperate.
Uwe Z:
Additional info: just installed developers version a2ab22e-130121 and to my surprise the files are there!!! Did not dare to start database...But once I turn off and restart r23925-091211 is back on :o :o. and the files do not show again!
I was not able to install the a.... version again using Rockbox Utility or by extracting after deleting the rockbox folder.
Strange....
Uwe Z:
I found a solution!
With bootloader 7pre4 and starting from disc image (NOT from RAM or ROM image!!) i can run the last development build a2ab22e and with this system ALL files show and also the database builds up without causing any trouble!
But as soonas I start from ROM or RAM image suddenly stable build r.... = 3.12 is mounted aagain and this build does not take more files thn 16k.
This version is even on when I delete the rockbox folder!
Why this is the case is a mystery to me but I dont really care because I got it fixed! 8) However I would still like to understand .... :-\
bluebrother:
--- Quote from: Uwe Z on January 22, 2013, 06:00:46 PM ---But as soonas I start from ROM or RAM image suddenly stable build r.... = 3.12 is mounted aagain and this build does not take more files thn 16k.
This version is even on when I delete the rockbox folder!
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Sure, since it is in flash memory, not on disk. Have you actually updated the flashed Rockbox after updating?
Also, a flashed Rockbox still loads some files from disk (like the codecs). If you update the build on the disk to a development version but don't update the flashed Rockbox you will get a mismatch, resulting in "codec error"s and the like.
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