Index: apps/playback.c
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--- apps/playback.c	(revision 22682)
+++ apps/playback.c	(working copy)
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 #include "system.h"
+#include "config.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "file.h"
 #include "panic.h"
@@ -1669,13 +1670,18 @@
         }
     }
 
+/* disable buffering of codec file in ringbuffer for low memory targets*/
+/* stable MP3 playing to be tested, issue is automatic skip with new */ 
+/* codec, cuesheets may also be an issue */
+
+#if MEMORYSIZE > 2
     codec_get_full_path(codec_path, codec_fn);
-
     tracks[track_widx].codec_hid = bufopen(codec_path, 0, TYPE_CODEC);
     if (tracks[track_widx].codec_hid < 0)
         return false;
 
     logf("Loaded codec");
+#endif
 
     return true;
 }