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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Corruption of Directories On iPod w/RockboxCorruption of Directories On iPod w/Rockbox
From: Kane Brolin <kbrolin65_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 17:07:32 -0500 Greetings. Most of the time I love what Rockbox has enabled me to do with my iPod Video 30 GB unit. But a recurring problem causes me to have to re-format this iPod and start from scratch every couple of months: Suddenly and seemingly without warning, I notice each time that either my iPod's root directory or its subdirectories contain phantom files that sometimes are without a name, but that sometimes appear to have a name that is meaningless, such as "-1" or "c.0." These phantom files, containing no content that I'm aware of, may not be erased. At some of these same times, I find that a file I have bookmarked with Rockbox does not start playing from my bookmarked point; it always starts playing from the beginning, even if I invoke the bookmark. Another symptom that occurs during these moments is that Rockbox reports some of my directories as being empty when I try to play files within them. Any or all of these three symptoms usually occasions a restore, before which I have to back up the files I've saved and after which I must take the time to restore them. The point is, my Rockbox seems to be corrupting itself--or perhaps iTunes on my computer is corrupting Rockbox. But it does not happen instantaneously; it happens after a month or two of frequent file-copying, file-deleting, and playing. I do use both the Apple firmware and the Rockbox operating system at various times, for different types of files. I'm thinking that part of my problem might be that iTunes is set to start on my PC whenever the iPod is plugged in, since sometimes I automatically download podcasts or Audible book titles using the iTunes version of the Audible Player. Is it a problem if the iPod is set to boot directly into Rockbox, but iTunes is set to start and synch automatically when the iPod is connected to the USB port of my PC? I'm thinking my file corruption problem might not exist if I always make sure to boot my iPod into the Apple firmware prior to shutting it down for the night or plugging it into the pC the following morning. Is there another possible reason why this corruption is happening? -Kane Received on 2008-02-09 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |