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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.

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Gnomad2 is supposed to do this i think but most of these (much appreciated) efforts have been
reverse engineered, which leaves much room for error when the manufacturer decides to change how
they do things. I actually called Creative and asked about linux support, because i had heard
conflicting tales, the person who answered said they did not think linux was supported. I took
that as a "NO". I have had a couple of bad experiences with MP3 players lately(Sansa and newer
IPODS), so maybe i am just bitter.
--- Chris G <cl@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.
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On Jan 2, 2008 7:54 PM, Mr.Scrooge <maximilian_bianco@yahoo.com> wrote:

Gnomad2 is supposed to do this i think but most of these (much appreciated) efforts have been
reverse engineered, which leaves much room for error when the manufacturer decides to change how
they do things. I actually called Creative and asked about linux support, because i had heard

conflicting tales, the person who answered said they did not think linux was supported. I took
that as a "NO". I have had a couple of bad experiences with MP3 players lately(Sansa and newer
IPODS), so maybe i am just bitter.

--- Chris G <cl@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.

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Chris, Have you tried Amarok?* It works well with older iPods and has an entry for a creative Nomad device.

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On Jan 2, 2008 3:03 PM, Chris G <cl@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.

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On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 08:36:19PM -0600, Ron Siven wrote:
> --- Chris G <[2]cl@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.

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Chris G 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.


I have one. on F8,
gnomad2 works.
amarok does not.


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On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 06:24:27PM +0900, John Summerfield wrote:
> Chris G 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.
> I have one. on F8,
> gnomad2 works.
> amarok does not.
>
What version of gnomad2? The version I have installed on Fedora 7
doesn't recognise our Creative Zen MP3 player, it just says something
about "no Nomad ...".

What Zen player do you have? Ours is just a Zen 4Gb, no other names.

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Chris G wrote:

On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 06:24:27PM +0900, John Summerfield wrote:

Chris G 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.

I have one. on F8,
gnomad2 works.
amarok does not.


What version of gnomad2? The version I have installed on Fedora 7
doesn't recognise our Creative Zen MP3 player, it just says something
about "no Nomad ...".


As I said, I'm on F8. System's down atm.



What Zen player do you have? Ours is just a Zen 4Gb, no other names.


1 Gb Zen V Plus.


I found two candidates with google; both are packaged for Ubuntu where I
tested first, then I found gnomad2 in a repo for f8.



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Chris G wrote:

On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 08:36:19PM -0600, Ron Siven wrote:

--- Chris G <[2]cl@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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