iRiver h10 doesn't display wma files in data base

[boomer59]

I recently installed rock box on a H10 20gb.  Dragging and dropping mp3 files works fine, the new songs are displayed in the database after updating it.  The problem is when I drag and drop wma files,  the songs won't display in the database, even after updating.  The wma files are visible in files.  selecting a wma file whilst in files causes the now playing screen to pop up, then it disappears, and the file doesn't play.  Any help would be greatly appreciated

[saratoga]

Probably some unsupported or encrypted WMA format.

[boomer59]

The wma files I was trying to add were WMA9, 192kps, 48khz files.  They were converted Rhapsody wma files.  I also tried converting the Rhapsody files to WMA8 160kps 44khz.  No luck.  I also tried updating the database using the scan directories function.  This caused rockbox to display:

Database is not Ready
Initialize Now

SELECT = Yes
Any Other = No

Pressing select caused the following message to appear

Building database... 10 found
        (Prev to return)

pressing prev causes a return to rockbox main menu.  selecting database causes the Building database message to appear (yes I waited at least 5 minutes before trying to access the database.  That should be plenty of time to add 10 songs to the db. 

[saratoga]

I think Rhapsody files are encrypted, so you probably can't convert them to unencrypted WMA.

[boomer59]

my subscription to Rhapsody allows me to download the files and play them offline.  I use aimersoft music converter to make the files drmless.  the resultant wma's play fine using a variety of media players WMP, Aimp3, etc.  They also play fine on my rockboxed sansa e280.

[boomer59]

Sorry, I found that the wma's won't play on my e280, even wma's made by ripping cd's

[boomer59]

I finally got a format other than mp3 to play on rockbox.  m4b format will play if you select them using the file tree, but they won't appear in the database.  (Both on my sansa e280 and iriver h10)  I'm starting to think rockbox is like a model T ford.  You can use any audio format, as long as its mp3

People can have the Model T in any colour--so long as it's black.
    Henry Ford

[saratoga]

Pretty much all unencrypted formats work in rockbox, but if you try to play something encrypted you will find that it doesn't work as that is illegal in much of the developed world.

[AlexP]

wma works just fine (as well as many many more formats that anything else supports).  I suspect you are a) using wmp to rip and b) haven't turned off the option telling wmp to protect (drm) the files.