After I finished working my ass of by trying to put a large amount of my songs on a Micro SD, WMP 11 wouldn’t sync to my player anymore. It either shows an “error” or a fake syncronized thingy (Cause after I sync it… the player or WMP can’t find it on the unit)
Anyone got any ideas?
Is the player in MTP mode?
yea MTP not MSC
After I sync to it… the status column on WMP says “Syncronized to device”… while on the right it says "You can now disconect ’ Sansa e260.’
But after I unplug it… it doesn’t show the song I just synced into the player. I tried searching the song from the player using WMP… but no luck.
Oh yea… sometimes it says error amd gives me this link:
Is it the Micro SD I placed in it causing it?
@sansapod wrote:
Oh yea… sometimes it says error amd gives me this link:
Is it the Micro SD I placed in it causing it?
Well, that link certainly is helpful . . .
NOT!
Typical MS ‘Help’. An oxymoron to be sure (meaning absolutely no help at all)!
No, I don’t see as the external card could be ‘causing’ this, but you never know. Pull the card, try it and see what happens.
What is the format of the files you’re attempting to sync? Are they a supported format? If they are WMA files, make sure they aren’t the PRO or LOSSLESS variety. These could theoretically sync OK, but wouldn’t play on the device. The real confusing part is they also use the .wma extension, so at first glance they look like any other.
I haven’t tired removing the card yet because I’m afraid if I move the spring out of place even more.
Also, since my original computer is out of service for a while, I was using my bro’s and this time WMP10 (he uses 10 while i don’t) and lots of times it shows this “Windows Media Player has encountered an unknown error” and sometimes the same thing except it says something abou and error between the system and the nature of the device.
And I check that the files I was trying to sync where all mp3
Oh yea… I have another question… does the e260 V1 always have to refresh t’s database each time you start it up… even when plugging into the computer?
@sansapod wrote:
Oh yea… I have another question… does the e260 V1 always have to refresh t’s database each time you start it up… even when plugging into the computer?
The v1 models will refresh their database upon disconnecting from the computer, or every time you power it on if you have an SD card inserted.
MTP mode does not currently support syncing to the SD cards within V1, and possibly even V2 (not sure) Sansa e200 series’. You’ll have to add the songs to your SD card in MSC mode. You can usually use an external card reader to Sync to the SD card (this is helpful for playlists/album art), but since you don’t want to take it out of the Sansa, this seems like a waste of text.
Bottom line: Nothing can yet Sync SD cards within the Sansa. Maybe future firmware updates will fix this? COUGHHINTSANSA.
Funny… how come mine never refreshes after disconnecting?
(in MTP mode)
With the version 2 e200, synchronization and transfer with both the internal memory and µSD/HC expansion memory are supported. You can navigate directly via Windows Explorer or Windows Media Player. Both MSC and MTP modes are supported in WiMP.
In Windows Media Player, once the Sync tab is selected, the Sansa is available as two separate devices. Look in the upper right corner of the WiMP inferface. To select the internal or external memory, click on Next Device. The memory status bar will change for each section of memory.
Treating both internal and external memories as “the same thing” in the WiMP interface can be tricky, especially if the mounted µSD card is the same capacity as the internal memory. It’s a Microsoft thing, I guess: I would have preferred the interface to work like the Audible Manager or Sansa Media Converter, showing a µSD icon when the card is selected.
Bob :smileyvery-happy:
But mine is a V1 (since it’s ver 01.02.24P and it’s rockboxed), and WMP11 still allows me to sync to the micro SD. (in MSC mode not MTP) I can see 2 media devices both labeled “Sansa e260” and it allows me to sync transfer etc.
While in WMP mode… it just shows me the internal 4 GB.
Is my Sansa somehow irregular or something?
No, it’s just a casualty in the battle of new products. The v2 devices with their AustriaMicrosystems processor handle many tasks readily, especially integration of the µSDHC card for audio and video.
Development of the PortalPlayer equipped v1 devices effectively halted when the v2 platform debuted successfully. V2 owners were surprised by a rather short development cycle, when the new Fuze debuted in turn, replete with a firmware that solved the remaining glitches of the e200v2. But, sadly, the e200 never got that last hurrah for firmware.
The Fuze platform was used for the v2 devices, making them what I like to think of as the “stealth Fuze”.
Because of various constraints with the v1 platform, and marketing / production issues, no doubt, the v1 never received µSDHC support in original equipment form. As seen by using Rockbox, µSDHC capability was indeed possible, but not implemented. This is a conundrum in itself, as SanDisk could only have benefited by implementing it for the v1 series, as they’re the manufacturer of this media.
In retrospect, I remember the adage, “there comes a time in every project when it is necessary to shoot the engineers and start production.” The new generation of Sansas was in the pipeline, and engineering / development resources had to be pressed forward on the new machines.
For the v1, and the µSD expansion slot, MSC mode wins as “the Mode of Sansa Champions.” No matter which mode is used to transfer media to your Sansa, everything will be indexed by the Sansa and available; it’s from the PC side of the equation that it’s confusing, as files transferred in open mode are not available while in the alternate mode.
Bob :smileyvery-happy:
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