Tools for loading them with music are pretty sparse. I have a Rio 600, and the only tool I've found to deal with it is rioutil (http://sourceforge.net/projects/rioutil/). It doesn't have any polish like the ability to make upload lists or the ability to automagically keep track of how much storage space you've used...things like that.
Essentially, you use the command line to upload a tune, then do it again to upload another, etc. You have to occasionally list the contents of the Rio to see how much space you have left. It's spartan but functional, and meets my needs. I recall having an issue with needing id3lib to compile rioutil. I downloaded the source and compiled, but later found some Mandrake rpms for it at rpmfind.net. My take on it is that it could be a lot better, but it's certainly adequate the way it is. Mike Ric Tibbetts wrote: > Has anyone tried any of these yet? > I'm thinking about getting one, and was wondering how Linux deals with > them. > > For example, my digital camera is a USB device. When I hook it up, Linux > recognizes it as a USB Mass Storage device, and maps it out. I just > mount it up, and access it. (slick!). > Can I look for the same with the MP3 players? If so, has anyone had any > good/bad experiences with any in particular? > > TIA! > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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