Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > the iPod itself shows that i have no music, no artists, no anything. > it also shows that i have 18.5G used, and 2.8G available. all > consistent. > > so what i need to do is recreate the table, if possible. my only > other option, afaict, is to delete all the files in there from the > iPod_Control/Music/f* folders (can i just say: weirdest directory > structure _ever_?!) and then dump everything on again. NOT what i > want to do.
That's what I'd try. Of course, you should back it up before trying it. > i'm not sure this is possible, because the mp3 files in the > iPod_Control/Music/f* folders don't appear to have id3 tags: > > homeruns:..Pod_Control/Music/f00> file gtkpod00069.mp3 > gtkpod00069.mp3: MPEG 1.0 layer 3 audio stream data, 48 kBit/s, 44.1 kHz, stereo > > homeruns:..Pod_Control/Music/f00> id3 -l gtkpod00069.mp3 > gtkpod00069.mp3: No ID3 tag. ID3 tags are required, I believe. The files probably just have id3v2 tags, which id3 can't read. -- For every sprinkle I find, I shall kill you! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
