software for portable mp3 player

[jibrown]

hello all,
this is my first post. i would like to know if anyone has any suggestions as to a program that will let me put mp3's on my portable mp3 player. thanks in advance

JB

[Qwijibrumm]

It all depends on your player. Some can be mounted as a disk. Others have programs to upload and delete music. Others just don't have support. Chances are it attaches via usb. This is a good site for linux usb support info http://www.linux-usb.org/

[jibrown]

i have an rca lyra mp3 player. it was shipped with music match 7.1 to upload a playlist to the mp3 player. and it is usb. i have my usb working i just need a program to move the mp3's over with. any suggestions would be appreciated.

thanks
JB

[Qwijibrumm]

Bad news, excerpt from http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/linux/story/0,24330,2551073,00.html

Linux and portable MP3 players

Anyone who enjoys MP3s also knows the joys of having a tiny, Chiclet-size portable MP3 player so they can listen to their music on the road. Such users don't have to give up these portables if Linux is their primary desktop.

Through Linux's USB support or via a PC Card adapter, a user can easily move songs from a laptop or desktop to the player. There are a few caveats, however. A few players (mostly earlier players such as the RCA Lyra) will only take songs from their own file-transfer software, which is usually Windows-only. Also, it may be difficult to upgrade a player's firmware using Linux.

I'll see if this problem has found a solution yet.

[carlywarly]

One problem with the Lyra is it isn't an MP3 player. It actually does some additional encoding before it transfers the files onto the player. The player itself will not play ordinary MP3s. I had this player a while ago. There was a lyraforlinux group trying to reverse-engineer the software, but, as far as I know, they disappeared.