Sansa® m240 1GB MP3 Player under Ubuntu 6.06 - Not detected
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I have used the mp3 under windows, it works with windows media player. But I run linux, and I want to put the songs on my laptop, witch is running Ubuntu 6.06. So I plug the sansa in via USB, and open up a music player, rhythmbox, and I don't know how I should get rhythmbox to detect my mp3. And if I need to install any codecs to play mp3s, please tell me. Thanks. |
I just picked up a Sansa m240 and am using it with ubuntu 6.06 on a hp dv4000. When I plug it in with the usb cable, Gnome auto mounts it. I just copy podcasts (mp3s) to the music folder, eject it in nautalis, wait a couple of minutes to make sure it clears the buffer, physically unplug it, and turn it on. My last player was much better, a Creative MuVo TxFm. You didn't need a cable, it just plugged into the usb slot. You could create your own folder structure. You could delete mp3s on the player. And the display would let you know when it cleared the buffer and was safe to unplug.
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I thought it didn't matter, but I am running fluxbox, not gnome.
So, what directory would it be in for me to mount? /dev/? |
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tail -f /var/log/messages in a terminal window and plug in the player. This is what I got: Quote:
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Dec 24 09:34:01 localhost kernel: [17686459.936000] scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Dec 24 09:34:05 localhost kernel: [17686464.960000] Vendor: SanDisk Model: Sansa m240 Rev: 1.30 My harddrive is /dev/sda (so I doubt /dev/sda2), my cdrom drive is /dev/hda, what would be a usb? And I think I should include /etc/fstab; Code:
1 # /etc/fstab: static file system information. |
I just want my mp3 files from the sansa on ubuntu. How would I do that?
And what player should I use? Amarok? |
It looks like from your log that it is /dev/sdc1
I think the command would be: # mount -t vfat /dev/sdc1 /media/usbdisk I don't use amorak, but once you have the player mounted, you should be able to tell amorak to look in the mounted disk, and it should look just like another drive to it. |
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lucas@dv5000t:~$ sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdc1 /media/usbdisk I just did, and it worked. I load amarok, and it doesn't seem to detect the files, even when I tell it to go to that directory. And I don't have a /music folder in there. Only /record /audible and /config . I try with rhythmbox, and it says it can not detect MIME time in /config/config |
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Are the songs just mp3s? Mine came with some sample songs and they weren't in the music folder. I think it may be some kind of DRM. I ended up having to format using the utility in the player just to remove the sample songs. I just looked back, and I think I may have the c240 and you have the m240. Sorry. We're making progress, though! |
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Both of these 'features' might only appear in later firmware versions - mine uses 3.2.8E Edit: Just noticed that whilst you said you bought a m240 your copy/paste shows it to be a c240 instead. It's unlikely but this model might lack the above. The firmware version will almost certainly be different ;) |
sandisk mp3 player on ubuntu
Here I go this is what i did to get my sandisk (e200r) to work on ubuntu edgy running gnome & amarok works to I used synaptic package manager to install usbmount thats all it works fine for mp3 and amarok have not got photo or video to work yet let you know if i do :study:
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this is what i did to get my sandisk e299r to work it was not showing up intil i used Synaptic Package Manager to install usbmount now it works fine
still need help with photo & video |
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[03:13:24][dv5000t>/mnt/usb]$ ls Yeah, I can only upload mp3s on this music player. |
have you tried switching modes
You do know that there to modes on the scandiski have a sandisk e260r sansa rhapsody from best buy. I have to setting
in the mode Do this on the player go to (settings) go to (mode) yours could not say the same I think some or not listed the way my or but my or listed as (Rhapsody) & PlaysForSure) Mine works fine in one Rhapsody but will not Mount In PlayForSure Look At This site http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...hread.php?t=81 good luck |
Have you tried switching modes if not try this
settings- mode- you should have to modes there try switching them then pluging back in to player mine works fine in one but not the other here these sites mite help http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...hread.php?t=81 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=312196 good luck :study: |
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