While song is playing, another interrupts for about 2 seconds

[shanepardue]

When playing a song, sometimes another random song will interrupt for about 1-2 seconds then go back to the song that was playing originally. The GUI doesn't represent a change that I know of, just the output is a noticeable interruption. Any idea what is causing this?

I'm using a 4g ipod with a recent build. It's happened intermittently with many builds that I've tried in the past as well.

Thanks for any help!

[gavjbell]

I've had the same problem with some mp3s downloaded from binary newsgroups.  I don't think it's anything to do with rockbox though as the same thing happens if I play the files on the computer.

Have you tested the same files on the computer to see if it happens there too?

Where did you get the files?

[Yotto]

Are you by chance using Linux?

The act of copying a song from my computer to my iPod very occasionally corrupts the mp3.  It's compatability problem between however Apple implements FAT32 and Linux.  There's not much you can do but get a good copy of the song and try again.  I lost a couple songs because I didn't know they were corrupted and I copied them back, overwriting the original (Like a dumbass).

[linuxstb]

Are you by chance using Linux?

The act of copying a song from my computer to my iPod very occasionally corrupts the mp3.  It's compatability problem between however Apple implements FAT32 and Linux.  There's not much you can do but get a good copy of the song and try again.  I lost a couple songs because I didn't know they were corrupted and I copied them back, overwriting the original (Like a dumbass).

I've never experienced that with Linux - what makes you think it's an "compatibility problem" ?  

Are you sure you're cleaning disconnecting (i.e. unmounting and/or ejecting the device), and that your filesystem doesn't contain any errors?

[riksweeney]

Are you by chance using Linux?

The act of copying a song from my computer to my iPod very occasionally corrupts the mp3.  It's compatability problem between however Apple implements FAT32 and Linux.  There's not much you can do but get a good copy of the song and try again.  I lost a couple songs because I didn't know they were corrupted and I copied them back, overwriting the original (Like a dumbass).

I've never experienced that with Linux - what makes you think it's an "compatibility problem" ?  

Are you sure you're cleaning disconnecting (i.e. unmounting and/or ejecting the device), and that your filesystem doesn't contain any errors?

I used to do that, because Linux does a lazy copy, I would end up disconnecting my iRiver after the icon had disappeared from the desktop, but not before it'd finished copying. Result: corrupted files.

I now have a script which applies Replay and MP3 Gain, copies newer songs to my iRiver and unmounts it.

[shanepardue]

These all seem like interesting observations and I am using linux, but I have a hard time believing those are the issues. I also know that it isn't a corrupted mp3 as it works fine on my computer and I've never had the problem occur anywhere but with Rockbox. I do eject and safely remove it everywhere i use it, but possibly it has errors. i'll try fsck and see if anything comes from it. Keep ideas coming if you have some! thanks everybody!!

[Yotto]

I reported it here, and someone told me as such, and pointed me to some source or other.  It was several months ago and I don't recall the details.

I'm a CLI guy, so no icons here. I eject it from the command line.  Every time.

It's been quite a while since it happened to me, now that I'm thinking of it.  And I listen to podcasts so I'm copying mp3s to the device almost daily.

[shanepardue]

Any idea why when I fsck my ipod, it asks me to correct or not correct and when i press correct, it leaves the filesystem unchanged?

[shanepardue]

ahh I got it..I'll post with results since the fsck. thanks!

[shanepardue]

Ok, I believe fsck is what got me into this problem. Awhile back I was having mounting issues on my desktop so I fsck'd the ipod and I think that's what caused the problem. It was corrupting the songs. Now I have recopied my collection and I have not experienced the problem since. Thanks for you input!