[TriLUG] "Digital Locket" MP3 player and Linux

[Mike Shaw]

On 8/19/05, James Brigman <jbrigman at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> I have a bud who has an "iRiver" and it doesn't look like a standard
> memory device. it needs a "widget" to communicate with it, designed to
> prevent piracy. It sux. Maybe this one is better, but I'd avoid.
> 
> I've bought the SanDisk 1GB player from buy.com <http://buy.com>. Looks 
> like a regular
> 1GB USB stick, has an FM tuner built in. It rocks. Got two of 'em. They
> ought to work with Linux no probs, no special driverz.
> 
> JKB
> 
> I haven't had any problem communicating to the iRiver - we use a tool 
called ifpgui. Actually works well. I know if you upgrade the flash then 
communication gets tricky but I didn't do that so no problems here. She 
likes the iRiver and we have not had any problems transferring music except 
that it doesn't like really long filenames - but that is not that bad.