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On Monday 27 March 2006 18:11, "b.n." <brullonulla@×××××.com> wrote |
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about 'Re: [gentoo-user] USB sync/async mount': |
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> Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: |
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> > Check out the flash players from iRiver. They play ogg, mp3, and wav, |
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> > and with the proper firmware are accessible as a USB device. |
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> Thanks! I have a mp3/wmv only flash player I received as a gift but I'd |
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> like to upgrade it with a 1-gb thing ogg-capable, if possible. |
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> I'll look at iRiver. |
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I'm very happy with my iRiver 799-FP (1G). |
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> > Also, files can be deleted and loaded from linux even with the stock |
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> > firmware. |
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> I'm a bit confused. |
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> Is the flash player recognized as a simple usb flash drive or what? |
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The stock firmware does not show up as a USB block device under either |
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Windows or Linux. There is an official USB firmware that you can download |
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and install that makes it act like a standard USB block device under both |
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operating systems. This has the side effect of rendering the |
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(Windows-only) software they provide for managing the device unusable, but |
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you don't really need it anymore since it's just DnD to load and unload |
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the thing. |
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They don't really publicize the USB firmware; in fact, I had to download it |
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from a non-US site. I think it might has something to do with the |
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draconian US copyright laws or pressure from the RIAA, but I don't really |
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know. |
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Personally, I ended up installing a modified firmware that extends the |
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range of OGG playback and voice recording bitrates. It's a modified |
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version of the USB firmware, so I got access to the device as a USB block |
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device for free. |
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Going back to the stock firmware -- there's a linux utility that provides |
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command-line features roughly equivalent to the (Windows-only) software |
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they provide to manipulate the device. So, you'll be able to load/delete |
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files from Linux and Windows no matter what firmware you are using. |
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-- |
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"If there's one thing we've established over the years, |
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it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest |
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clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." |
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-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh |
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