What programs do I need on linux to manage and load songs on a Sansa MP3 player? I've never had a MP3 player but one is on its way.

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That all depends on the player you bought. I have a Creative Zen mp3 player. All I need to do is plug the usb cable into a usb port, the system tells me there is a new device, and asks me what I want to do. I open it with the file manager. I just drag and drop files to and from the player.

It looks like an external drive. That is it.

That said, there are some players that will not work with. ipods for example. So, give it a go, see if your system 'sees' it, and try your file manager.

If that does not work, you will probably have to do some googleing to find out how to connect to it.

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What model did you purchase? Most Sansa player can be configured either as a regular flash drive (MSC) or as a MTP (Media Transport Protocol) device.

In MSC mode the device acts just like a flash drive so no special software is required. Just drap and drop files.

If you want to download music from an online service or maybe connect to a windows computer with Windows Media player then MTP mode might be better.

Have a look at Amarok

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Ipods are working on linux now. Ubuntu 10.04 knew what to do with my Iphone 3gs when I plugged it in for charging the other day. That led me to get it working under Slackware. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ubuntu-829851/

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The manual for My player states that if I disconnect it from the USB too soon it may damage the firmware. If my O.S detects it does this mean that auto-mount was successful and it is mounted? Do I have to unmount it?


Thanks / Reputation (whatever) in advance! I live on music!

Hi,

It depends on your setup. I you use a "modern" distro with a corresponding "modern" desktop environment, then it will probably be mounted automatically.

You should make sure it is unmounted before removing it. One way to see if it is mounted by looking at the output of the "mount" command.

Cheers,

Evo2.

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It looks like you need to at least specify the mount point (eg /media/rockchip). You can probably use "auto" or "vfat" for the File system and you may not need any options, but "defaults,user" would make sense.

However, please note that I have no experience with whatever the gui is in the screen shot. My suggestions are simply what I would put in /etc/fstab.

Evo2.

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