Re: [Banshee-List] File size issue with iPod

[Gabriel Burt <gabriel burt gmail com>]

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 5:58 PM, Todd Wilson <twilson csufresno edu> wrote:
> Gabriel Burt wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Todd Wilson <twilson csufresno edu> wrote:
>>> I have a bunch of FLAC songs in my music library that I'm trying to sync
>>> to an iPod shuffle.  They are correctly converted to MP3, as per the
>>> iPod "Device Properties", and the converted files appear correctly in
>>> the iPod's file system, with reasonable files sizes (generally 3-8 MB).
>>>  However, the syncing process stops prematurely when the iPod gets
>>> "full", and looking at the iPod's Music tab in the left sidebar and
>>> adding a "File Size" column to the list of songs reveals that Banshee
>>> believes that the songs have their original FLAC file sizes (generally
>>> 20-35 MB).  The iPod capacity graphic is all blue, indicating a full
>>> iPod, and Banshee refuses to add additional songs to it.  However, a
>>> "df" at the command line indicates that it is only 25% full.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> This is fixed in both trunk and the stable branch, meaning it will be
>> in 1.4.3 and 1.5.1 when they are released.
>
> Great!  I look forward to the new release, which I understand is coming
> out in the next few days.  In the meantime, is there a way that I can
> manually fix the file sizes, using either sqlitebrowser or another
> program that can manage iPods, so that I can continue to add songs?

No, you'll probably have to remove the songs then resync them.

> And, speaking of other programs, how does Banshee's iPod code compare to
> libgpod's?  Has there been any discussion of offering a libgpod-based
> extension as an alternative to the "iPod Support" extension?

Not really, feel free to try.

Gabriel