transfering files to ppc?

by **5manarmy** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:19 pm

Im having the same problem described by Turis, that is MM3 is seeing the storage card but when I press sync the process flashes briefly but nothing is copied accross. Does anyone know if there is a solution for this yet. I think it used to work. I would love it if this could work.

by jk » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:11 pm

Good to hear that Pocket-PCs are being taken seriously. I am a big fan and user of them for many years and am looking forward to seeing how MM can work with them.

Pocket-PCs have so much extra functionality than iPods and the like, although big hard disks haven't appeared yet . . .

There are models that are phones too (I have an ASUS p525), others that include GPS and navigation software, etc, etc. The HP iPaq range seems to be the most actively produced PPC (formally Compaq iPaq). They all use Microsoft's Mobile Windows operating system and Outlook personal data system. The majority have touchscreens (some low end phone versions have reduced functionality - and no touchscreen).

JK

by **rusty** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:53 am

Yes, this is a bug with the wmdm plugin in MM 2.5.5. It's on our todo list.

-Rusty

by **turls** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:46 am

pah68 wrote:Ah......If MM is running and I then start ActiveSync the application, I no longer have the ability to sync to my iPaq.......but if I do it the other way around, no problem.

I never noticed this before because I have ActiveSync load on Startup but I load MM manually.

Verified with MM 2.5.5, ActiveSync 4.5, and a Cingular 8525 WM5 device. If you have MediaMonkey running before you plug in your device, the Device and "Storage Card" don't seem to show up. I can't wait to try this with Bluetooth when I get my dongle installed in a week or so. ActiveSync supposedly doesn't let you sync media by Bluetooth.

EDIT: NEVERMIND--DOES NOT WORK. It sees the Device and the Storage Card, but it won't show the file heirarchy on the Storage Card. I thought I found the problem--needed to add "\Storage Card" in front of the file name during the synch--but no go. The process zips across the screen like it is copying files to the device but it doesn't do anything.

by **Lowlander** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:53 pm

Ah ok, I thought that ActiveSync might be causing problems. Will have to check if I have the latest version to try and get this to work.

by **pah68** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:11 pm

Ah......If MM is running and I then start ActiveSync the application, I no longer have the ability to sync to my iPaq.......but if I do it the other way around, no problem.

I never noticed this before because I have ActiveSync load on Startup but I load MM manually.

by **pah68** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:05 pm

Yep, ActiveSync 3.7 and set to Sync continuously.

When my iPaq is loaded & Active Sync is running, in MM I see:
Pocket PC
Storage Card
iPaq File Store

When I shut down ActiveSync, I can no longer sync from MM.

by **Lowlander** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:01 am

Do you have active sync running while you sync with MediaMonkey?

by **pah68** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:04 pm

Lowlander wrote:Yeah, I found that MediaMonkey can't sync to a Flash Memory Card in a PocketPC.

I've had no problems syncing to the SD card in my iPaq

I didn't confgure anything, I noticed it was available one day and gave it a go, and it worked.

by **Lowlander** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:20 am

Yeah, I found that MediaMonkey can't sync to a Flash Memory Card in a PocketPC. I have a Dell Axim with a SD card. MediaMonkey recognizes both the internal memory and the SD card as seperate portable devices (which is what I would want).

I could even set up the whole sync and MediaMonkey did sync without marking a problem. The problem though is that the files are all 0 byte files.

I tried to manually copy files to the card in Windows Explorer and the convert window would open and the files would be added. These files did work.

I have ActiveSync running while doing all this and I don't know why this didn't work.

BTW. The SD card shows up as a folder in the Mobile Device in Windows Explorer. Neither the internal memory or SD card have a drive letter, but MediaMonkey did recognize the 2. I don't have any issues in this area, just that sync doesn't copy the files correctly.

by **Peke** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:15 am

Could you please Ask in Scripts forum for someone kind enough to write you Playlist expoert Script that will work like you said with relative path not direct path to file and should work.

Script is easy to make (some similar scripts allready exists) and you will get what you need.

I didn't moved this topic as it can be Off-Topic there. Also is it is no problem make reply here with link to topic in Scripts forum to help other PPC users to easily find solution.

by **pipi** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:16 am

I have the same problem with a card reader. If you sync with the card in the reader it has a Drive letter. And the playlists are made with this drive letter. But when you use the playlists with the card inside the pocketpc there is no drive letter and the playlist won't work. The pass must be \sd-card\song.mp3 instead of b:\song.mp3
Please help all the poor pocketpc users out there

by **ppc user** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:01 pm

I'll buy a card reader

by **Peke** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:08 pm

I have USB 6in1 Card Reader and it shows as 4 Drive Letters.
I have tested it with MM 'Generic Prtable/Audio Device' plugin and 'Find Device' Finds it as 'USB storage Device' I just need to set Drive letter it uses and All worked ok.

Note: Reason why SD card in Device is not shown as drive is because device itself is not supported (made to not support) drive letter.

by **ppc user** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:00 am

i use an sd card inserted into the sd slot of the device and it doesn't show up as a drive letter. In my computer it just shows up as a mobile device with no letter, but i'd be interested to know if there was a way to change that. I was also hoping that if i bought a card reader then that would show up as a letter. If anyone has experience with this i'd be interested.

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