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Asked by Chewmanfoo

Hello,

I've connected my wife's Sandisk Sansa MP3 player to my computer, but nothing happens. I can connect a USB flash drive and access it without issue, so the USB port works. Does Ubuntu not recognize the Sansa as a removable storage device for some reason, or am I missing a step somewhere?

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williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#1

Hello,

What version of the Sansa MP3 player are you using, and what version of Ubuntu are you using?

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Chewmanfoo (chewmanfoo) said : 		#2

Hello williamts99,

Thanks for responding, but I solved the problem on my own. Under the MP3 player's Settings menu, I had to change the USB mode from Auto to MSC. When I reconnected the MP3 player, Ubuntu detected it and opened it up successfully.

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williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#3

Glad to hear that you got it figured out. :-)

Have Fun,

Williamts99

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Chewmanfoo (chewmanfoo) said : 		#4

Hello willitamts99,

Correction - my response was premature. I can access the music folder on the MP3 player, but it's empty. When I copy a couple of songs into the music folder, they appear to copy successfully, but don't show up on the MP3 player. When I connect the MP3 player again, the songs aren't in the music folder anymore. Any ideas?

It's a Sandisk Sansa C240 and I'm using Ubuntu 6.06, to answer your previous question.

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#5

Are they MP3 files or some other format like OGG? Is the format supported by the MP3 player in question?

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Adam Lukens (spawn968) said : 		#6

Make sure to right-click and hit 'Eject' so the changes are written to the Sansa.

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Best Chewmanfoo (chewmanfoo) said : 		#7

Hello Adam,

Thanks! That worked, as weird as it is. You'd think it would write the data immediately upon copying it over?!