Hi I am new here and new to Linux. I am running Mandriva and Amarok 2.2.2

I have a problem whereby I created a playlist in Amarok and then wanted to transfer the whole thing to a 16gb memory stick. The playlist is a mixture of mp3 and wma but I have the wma plugin and everything works ok.

When I tried to transfer the playlist, "Export" only transfers the index file and not the actual music files.

I tried also by selecting the whole playlist and right clic for file transfer option, but there isn't one, or a burn option either.

So, the question is, can I save a playlist complete with music files to a USB memory stick?

Any help appreciated, as I posted this on the Mandriva community forum, but no replies.

Ernest

Amarok is not a burning application, you can only copy tracks for now. Exporting playlists to devices is work in progress, though.

Thanks for that mamarok.

would the exporting of playlists include exporting to K3b or Nero, and is there a timescale for usability? Just a thought, would the existing playlists be readable by K3b or Nero as it stands, and where are the playlist directories saved?

regards

Ernest

Sorry, but why would you want to use a burning software for a USB device? K3b and Nero are for CD/DVD burning, a USB device has a completely different filesystem and one loads files on it with a file browser. Think again...

Errrr..........

Yes, since I posted this I have opened k3b and Nero and realized I was barking up the wrong tree..........

I have created playlists in Amarok, and have realized that the format for Export is m3u. Apart from transferring the music files manually (they are large playlists, up to 250 titles) I seem to be up the creek without a paddle.

I assume there is no other way??????

Ernest

As I said, this is work in progress

thenavigator4 wrote:I have a problem whereby I created a playlist in Amarok and then wanted to transfer the whole thing to a 16gb memory stick. The playlist is a mixture of mp3 and wma but I have the wma plugin and everything works ok.

It's being worked on but unfortunately it's unlikely to be introduced in 2.3, the next version we just released a beta for.

The USB stick should already show up in the "Saved Playlists" section but doesn't accept drops yet.
Once we support it dropping a playlist onto the USB stick will copy the playlist to the device and make sure all the tracks are on it as well.