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garybeck:
hello

i'm new here.... just installed Rockbox on my Sansa Clip+, mainly because the regular firmware did not have an easy way to make playlists.

so far it's taking me a little while to get oriented, but I like it

I'm having one problem.   Quite a few of my mp3 files do not play.  When I try to play one of them, the screen flashes "root" for a second and then just goes back to the previous listing.

I had thought that one of the features of Rockbox was that it can play more types of files?   If the problem is that only certain types of mp3 settings (kbps...) work on Rockbox firmware, is there a list of acceptable types so i can check the files that are not working and see if that's the problem?

thanks!
gary in vermont

saratoga:
MP3 files are indeed supported.  If they don't work, something is probably wrong with them. 

garybeck:
thanks Saratoga.  to clarify, only SOME mp3s don't play.  most play fine.   this is why i was asking if there are certain encodings or mp3 settings that can have issues...

thanks

saratoga:

--- Quote from: garybeck on April 27, 2014, 06:06:04 PM ---this is why i was asking if there are certain encodings or mp3 settings that can have issues...

--- End quote ---

No, all valid mp3 files should be supported.  Like I said before, if it doesn't work, something is probably wrong with the file. 

garybeck:
thanks.  but I tried the mp3 file on my computer and it plays just fine in VLC, Quicktime Player, and others.     only on the Rockbox'ed Sansa Clip is it not playing it.   when I try to play it, the screen flashes "root" and then goes back to the songlist.

i can't see anything different about the files that don't play.    any ideas?

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