i have an iFP-895 (512MB). i got it a couple of months ago so that i can directly use my collection which is in ogg. it works quite well (though the supplied headphones suck,) and there is a decently active linux community as well. if you don't mind command line interface there is only one package you need. (obviously certain kernel modules must exist, but it works fine with the standard ubuntu kernel)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/aravinds# apt-get install ifp-line
you essentially need to prefix rmdir, mkdir, upload, etc, commands with ifp in order to access the device. there also exists some gui programs.
hope this helps.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/aravinds# ifp ls
d VOICE
d RECORD
d music
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/aravinds# ifp ls music
d Jethro_Tull
d Led_Zeppelin
d Oasis
d Ozzy_Osbourne
d The_Police
d The_Doors
d The_Cranberries
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/aravinds# ifp
ifp: File manager for iRiver iFP music player. (version 0.2.4.6)
usage: ifp command params
commands:
ls [directory]
df
upload localfile ifptarget
upload localdir ifpdir
put localfile
put localdir
download ifpfile localtarget
download ifpdir localdir
get ifpfile
get ifpdir
rm [-r] file
rmdir dir
mkdir dir
battery
typestring
firmversion
format
firmupdate /path/to/FIRMWARE.HEX
Note: This program cannot work with UMS firmware.
On 11/20/05, Daniel Speyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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
>
