Bug 127586

Summary:	sony minidisc support in amarok
Product:	[Applications] amarok	Reporter:	Robert Puskas <rpuskas>
Component:	Collections/Media Devices	Assignee:	Amarok Developers <amarok-bugs-dist>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	simon.esneault
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian testing
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Robert Puskas 2006-05-18 15:45:56 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.2)
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages
Compiler:          gcc 
OS:                Linux

Hello.

There is a little wish from me. I think it won't be good only for me, but for other people too. The wish: what about a minidisc player support in amaroK? A support like for iPod. I don't have an iPod or mp3 player, but a minidisc player, and it's very annoying to start WinXP every time I want to write something on my minidisc. These players can be connected to a computer via USB, like iPod, and they are very powerful players too. The new HiMD standard allows to store 1 GB music (mp3, wma, wav, atrac3) and data on a disc. I think minidisc players cannot be ignored, like now. It would make amaroK MORE powerful, becouse it would be the FIRST player or/and application that supports minidisc in Linux. Please consider making it. Thanks for reading.

Comment 1 Florian Schuh 2006-09-28 16:46:51 UTC

If you meen Sonys NetMD-Players, this might be a problem. As Sony not publishing specifications on there protocols the only way to find out how they transfer music to the MD-Player is reengeneering. You may have a look at http://sourceforge.net/projects/libnetmd They try to do so, but this project is "not actively being developed anymore" (http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1432065&forum_id=310047)
I have a NetMD too, but I don't think that there will be support for this in the future.
By the way. Amarok uses a library for their IPod-Support. The didn't wrote it thereselfs afaik. So I think they won't write a library for NetMD
Greets Flo

Comment 2 Robert Puskas 2006-09-29 16:12:07 UTC

            Hello.Thanks for the info. This is bad that so little amount of people are interested in it. I'll try it, but it won't replace SonicStage. Since you use a NetMD too, would you send me a mail if you get some new info about this MiniDisc business? Thanks.


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Comment 3 Simon ESNEAULT 2009-06-19 15:40:00 UTC

Closing as it is outdated, please reopen if necessary
-Simon