Recommendations for software to use with Creative Zen MP3 player
magicus
magicus at snet.net
Sun Jan 6 22:49:05 UTC 2008
Chris G wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 08:36:19PM -0600, Ron Siven wrote:
>> --- Chris G <[2]cl at isbd.net> wrote:
>> > What do people panel recommend to use with a Creative Zen MP3
>> player.
>> >
>> > Main requirement is to be able to download MP3s and put them onto
>> the
>> > Zen, it's not a requirement to be able to play them on the computer.
>> >
>> > Podcast synchronisation would be a plus but lets try walking before
>> we
>> > run. Doing this on windows has turned into a disatrous mess.
>> >
>> Chris, Have you tried Amarok? It works well with older iPods and has
>> an entry for a creative Nomad device.
>> - Ron
>>
> I gave it a quick try last night, it looks very slick, however it
> *didn't* recognise the Creative Zen. Note that the Creative Zen (as I
> understand it) isn't a 'Nomad' device, it's just a straightforward MP3
> player.
>
> When plugged in all I see in dmesg is:-
>
> usb 7-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 9
> usb 7-6: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
>
> It looks as if I'll have to do a bit of configuration in amarok to get
> it to see the Zen.
>
If the Zen is like my Creative Zen Stone then all you have to do is plug
it in and drag the MP3s to it. I have used Gnomad2 with my Nomad in the
past,
hth
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