Linux compatible portable mp3 player
I am looking for recommendations for a portable mp3 player that will work with Linux. Basicly I hope it appears as a USB drive so one can simply copy the music to and from the player. Note:Its for a friend, I have no knowledge and in fact little interest in such devices. I am sure though this has been discussed before on this list. A search on the net produced results that were some years out of date. Lindsay
2014-10-15 12:04 GMT+02:00 <zlinw@mcmedia.com.au>:
I am looking for recommendations for a portable mp3 player that will work with Linux. Basicly I hope it appears as a USB drive so one can simply copy the music to and from the player.
Almost all mp3 player use the mass-storage protocol to connect through the pc usb, thus any operative system are good. As far as I know there isn't any linux software to manage music and playlists directly on the player, so it is better to choose one which has a comfortable interface (I mean, browsing songs to choose what you want to listen). Also, vorbis support can be a nice-to-have. -- Mick
On Wed, 2014-10-15 at 13:01 +0200, Michele Bert wrote:
2014-10-15 12:04 GMT+02:00 <zlinw@mcmedia.com.au>:
I am looking for recommendations for a portable mp3 player that will work with Linux. Basicly I hope it appears as a USB drive so one can simply copy the music to and from the player.
Almost all mp3 player use the mass-storage protocol to connect through the pc usb, thus any operative system are good. As far as I know there isn't any linux software to manage music and playlists directly on the player, so it is better to choose one which has a comfortable interface (I mean, browsing songs to choose what you want to listen).
Also, vorbis support can be a nice-to-have.
The iRiver devices used to support ogg-vorbis, and, from memory so did my Sandisk 4Gb player. Just about any non-i device should work with Linux these days. Andrew
On 15 October 2014 22:01, Michele Bert <micbert75@gmail.com> wrote:
Almost all mp3 player use the mass-storage protocol to connect through the pc usb [citation needed]
But in all seriousness -- Be careful, as plenty of MP3 players only support MTP or proprietary protocols.
zlinw@mcmedia.com.au writes:
I am looking for recommendations for a portable mp3 player that will work with Linux. Basicly I hope it appears as a USB drive so one can simply copy the music to and from the player.
I am using a "Sony Walkman" brand MP3 player, it was $50 in JB under the "dictaphone" section, because apparently Apple is all anyone wants. The short review is "it's crap, but it works". There's a detailed review in the ML history somewhere. If buying stuff online, you can probably do a lot better.
On 15 October 2014 21:04, <zlinw@mcmedia.com.au> wrote:
I am looking for recommendations for a portable mp3 player that will work with Linux. Basicly I hope it appears as a USB drive so one can simply copy the music to and from the player.
Find someone who is throwing out their 2-3 year old mobile phone? They generally make quite good MP3 players, even if the underlying hardware and operating system is too old for modern apps. And if you remove the SIM card and turn off wifi, the battery life is amazing. (I had my Xperia Z in "dumb" mode (no data, no wifi) and was using it to play MP3s for 5+ hours a day while camping, and it lasted a week!)
On 15/10/14 21:04, zlinw@mcmedia.com.au wrote:
I am looking for recommendations for a portable mp3 player that will work with Linux. Basicly I hope it appears as a USB drive so one can simply copy the music to and from the player. A couple of years ago I brought a Samsung Galaxy S. It's basically Samsung's imitation of an ipod touch, looks like a phone but is not a phone. I put a 32G sd card in it and it's been great.
In retrospect I should have brought a prepaid Android phone and used it in flight mode. Would have done the same thing at more than half the cost. Works will with Linux, in fact I use rsync to keep the podcasts I listen to in sync. Geoff
Note:Its for a friend, I have no knowledge and in fact little interest in such devices. I am sure though this has been discussed before on this list. A search on the net produced results that were some years out of date.
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The Samsung Galaxy S is an Android phone. Last time I checked they were going for about $50 on ebay and they work well as an MP3 player, especially if you install CyanogenMod. On 16 October 2014 8:49:06 PM AEDT, Geoff D'Arcy <geoff.darcy@gmail.com> wrote:
On 15/10/14 21:04, zlinw@mcmedia.com.au wrote:
I am looking for recommendations for a portable mp3 player that will work with Linux. Basicly I hope it appears as a USB drive so one can simply copy the music to and from the player. A couple of years ago I brought a Samsung Galaxy S. It's basically Samsung's imitation of an ipod touch, looks like a phone but is not a phone. I put a 32G sd card in it and it's been great.
In retrospect I should have brought a prepaid Android phone and used it
in flight mode. Would have done the same thing at more than half the cost.
Works will with Linux, in fact I use rsync to keep the podcasts I listen to in sync.
Geoff
Note:Its for a friend, I have no knowledge and in fact little
interest in
such devices. I am sure though this has been discussed before on this list. A search on the net produced results that were some years out of date.
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