Hmm, sounds like this probably isn't the player I want then (I'm not crazy about flashing its bios). Anybody know a portable MP3 and Ogg player that works properly out of the box and is Linux-compatible?
On 11/20/05, Peter Teuben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 20 Nov 2005, Daniel Speyer wrote: > > > I've been thinking of getting a portable music player, maybe an iRiver > > T30. Does anyone know how well it works with Linux? Is there > > anything else I should know about it? I picked it because it's cheap > > and supports Ogg Vorbis. > > > Any thoughts or anecdotes would be appreciated, > > i'll check mine, the model number doesn't ring a bell,but i have > this to say: > - you need a special driver to copy file to/from, a pain, since you > can't thus also use it to be at any friends place and copy data > or music > - i also like the OGG advertisement with mine, but the one i tried > didn't work! they also like to advertise that you can update the > firmware, so that new things be added (e.g. make OGG work ???) > - mine has problems with dynamic range, at high volume i tend to > hear rotten sounds. > > Although i've read wonderful things about mine, i've been disappointed > with my particular model, an iFP-899 (1GB). > > The T30 is claimed to be only XP compatible, not Mac or Linux > > peter >
