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    Mp3 Player - Ubuntu

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by T-Q, Aug 30, 2008.

  1. T-Q

    T-Q Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, so I finally went out and bought a cable to connect my Mp3 Player to my PC after losing it a while ago.

    To my surprise, when I plugged in the device to my computer running Ubuntu 8.04, it did not detect it as usually Linux detects all my USB devices.

    It's an MPIO MO100 and when it's plugged in, it starts recharging itself (the Mp3 screen shows) but Ubuntu will not detect it. This was not a problem on Windows however.

    Any advice? Thanks. :)
     
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  2. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    Did you try plugging it in to a different USB port to see if Ubuntu will pick it up then? Might be a faulty USB port.

    If nothing changes, then you can try to mount the device manually.

    Do a
    Code: 
    man mount
    to see the various commands to mounts devices.
     
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  3. T-Q

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    No, it's not a faulty USB port as I tried many ports and that port works with my webcam.

    'man mount' gives dozens of lines of options. :confused:

    How would I go about mounting manually?
     
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  4. T-Q

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    Just in case:

    Sorry for the double post, just wanted to organize it a bit. :)
     
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    is your mp3 like a standard usb or is it like the ipod.

    If its a standard plug and play, drag and drop thing (MSC / UMS) then it should normally work.

    However if it uses the MTP (think samsung, sony, apple players) then you might need to search synaptics for MTP (mtp-tools) and install them and try again.
     
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  6. T-Q

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    Well, when I had used this on my Windows computer half a year ago, I just went to My Computer and found the device. Followed that by just dragging my music into the folder.

    So I'm not sure what I should do now. :(

    UPDATE: I just tried on my Vista PC and it doesn't detect it either. Could it be the new wire that I bought? It was meant for phone charging but it charges the MP3 as well.
     
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  7. Thomas

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    Ya, it's the cable.
     
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  8. T-Q

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    How sure are you and what makes you say that? It worked on my XP computer last year but I threw that one away. Hmm, maybe that's what I get for buying a cheap $15 cable. :eek:
     
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  9. Thomas

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    Well, the fact it's designed for a phone.
     
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  10. T-Q

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    Hmm but when I had gone for a trip to India, I connected it to my cousin's PC (running XP) using her cable made for her Motorola phone. I was able to transfer my songs to her computer.
     
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  11. Baserk

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    So? That's a different cable, isn't it?
    Or do you have the same Motorola phone and bought the same kind of cable?
     
    Baserk, Sep 1, 2008
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  12. T-Q

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    It's a different cable. I let her keep hers. :p
    And this cable that I am using is a different one that I bought from the Source (Circuit City). Hmm, perhaps I'll go and get it exchanged for a better quality one.
     
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  13. The Fire Snake

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    I looked at your output from the Linux commands I mentioned and I don't see any entries that match to your MP3 player. I can tell you from personal experience that I use an iRiver MP3 player with linux and I have no problems. I can interface with the device fine. Like your MP3 player it comes with a separate cable that I use to hook up to the USB port. One question(might be a dumb one), but are you turning on your MP3 player once you hook in the cable to the USB port? This is what I have to do to get linux to automount the device. Make sure you are doing that if you aren't already.
     
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  14. T-Q

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    When I plug in the turned off MP3 into the computer, it turns on by itself.

    I have a feeling this is a wire related issue. I'll go swap the wire for a better quality one tomorrow morning.
     
    T-Q, Sep 2, 2008
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  15. obfuscated7ruth

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    after you plug in your mp3 player wait like a couple seconds, what is the output of the following command

    dmesg | tail -n 20
     
    obfuscated7ruth, Sep 2, 2008
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  16. v1k1ng1001

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    I suspect this is an MTP/UMS issue.

    I had a Samsung YP-U2 that was MTP and it did not play well with Linux. What I ended up doing was flashing the player with firmware from New Zealand/Australia which made it a UMS player. It now works just fine and file transfer is obviously simplified.
     
    v1k1ng1001, Sep 2, 2008
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    Good call. I was about to suggest this. If you can switch the mode inside the player's menu (sometimes you can), that may be the way forward. Otherwise, consider using something like AmaroK to talk to it, as it can "speak" the MTP protocol.
     
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  18. T-Q

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    Well, mine is too.. well crap to have that setting. :p

    I went down to the Source and exchanged the cable for a better one, one that supports MP3's. It now works on my Vista computer but I have yet to test it on my Linux machine.

    Just for reference, I tried using Amarok to work with the device but to no avail.

    ~100th Post~
     
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  19. The Fire Snake

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    Yes, good call indeed. I forgot I did this myself, it was such a long time ago. I had to download new firmware and made my device use UMS. It was preformated with MTP. Microsoft always has to be different, why can't they just use UMS?(proprietary lockdown I suppose). Plays for sure my foot :)
     
    The Fire Snake, Sep 3, 2008
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