Re: [Bug-gnupod] gnupod 0.98.1 changes file extensions

[Adrian Ulrich]

Hello Stefano,

> Warning: File 'track02.cdda.wav' has a wrong extension [wav], 
> changed extension to mp3
> + [MP3 ][  2] track02.cdda.wav                 | Unknown Album                
>     


GNUpod checks the header of each file you add.
In this case, MP3::Info reports that this file has an valid MP3-Header.

Because some versions of the iPod-Firmware won't play files with a wrong
extension, gnupod_addsong.pl changes the extension to make the iPod
happy.

* What does 'file track02.cdda.wav' report? is it 100% not an MP3? ;-)
  (Yesterday, i found 20 .wav mp3 files in my collection ;-) )

* If gnupod_addsong.pl is to blame and the Shuffle won't play 
  this file, cd into
  /mnt/ipot/iPod_Control/Music/SOMEWHERE/ and rename the file
  extension. Don't forget to change the path entry of
 /mnt/ipod/iPod_Control/.gnupod/GNUtunesDB.xml and run 'mktunes.pl'

If the file is really not a mp3, could you upload it somewhere?


BTW: Why do you add raw PCM-Files to the shuffle?..
 I'd compress this files using 'flac'.
 gnupod_addsong.pl can encode them into mp3/aac on-the-fly
 using --decode (Needs lame / faac)

 -- Adrian

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