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How can i use RB utility when my portable device isn't plugged ?

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nonob:
Hi,

When i create talk files, i first create it on my computer, then i synchronize files to my portable device.

So, in a first time, i don't have to plugg my device, but if i don't, i can't use rockbox utility, all is greyed, why ?

Thanks

bluebrother:
Because it can't find the player to which it would copy files, including generated talk files. Thus the configuration is invalid, and that's exactly what its error message says.

nonob:
Ok but  if my device is connected, i can create new talk files on another directory, not located on the device, so it could be useful to can the same without connected device..

bluebrother:

--- Quote from: nonob on June 08, 2012, 02:50:19 AM ---Ok but  if my device is connected, i can create new talk files on another directory, not located on the device,
--- End quote ---

Yes, but that' s kinda to be considered as a bug in Rockbox Utility -- it's intended to operate on the device, so this is a bit wrong from that point of view :)

You can of course trick Rockbox Utility by pointing it to some device that is not the player but accepted -- basically any drive that is FAT formatted. You can even install a Rockbox build on such a "player" -- but if you do so you can confuse the autodetection functionality, so I don't recommend that.

If you're on Windows you could keep a complete copy of the files on your player on the local hard disk and then use subst to assign that a drive letter, making Rockbox Utility accept it.


--- Quote ---so it could be useful to can the same without connected device..
--- End quote ---

I agree with that. I'd also like to see a standalone application (perhaps even without any GUI) that creates talk files for a folder, so you don't need to use the "full" Rockbox Utility for that. This shouldn't be too hard to implement, but since my time is rather limited (and nobody else showed interest as far as I know) this isn't likely to happen anytime soon. Feel free to work on it and contribute a patch :)

nonob:

--- Quote ---You can of course trick Rockbox Utility by pointing it to some device that is not the player but accepted -- basically any drive that is FAT formatted.
--- End quote ---

My PC drive (C:) where i create talk files isn't FAT formatted, it is NTFS formatted, and it works ...


--- Quote ---You can even install a Rockbox build on such a "player" -- but if you do so you can confuse the autodetection functionality, so I don't recommend that.
(...)
If you're on Windows you could keep a complete copy of the files on your player on the local hard disk and then use subst to assign that a drive letter, making Rockbox Utility accept it.

--- End quote ---

Yes i'm on windows but i don't understand the difference between these two tips, if the first tip can confuse autodetection functionality, why the second not ?


--- Quote ---I'd also like to see a standalone application (perhaps even without any GUI) that creates talk files for a folder, so you don't need to use the "full" Rockbox Utility for that.
--- End quote ---

What about voicebox+, idon't know it but it seems to be what i'm searching ? isn't it ?


--- Quote ---This shouldn't be too hard to implement, but since my time is rather limited (and nobody else showed interest as far as I know) this isn't likely to happen anytime soon. Feel free to work on it and contribute a patch Smiley
--- End quote ---

I'll do it if i could but it's above my skills :(

Thanks

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