In message <354a8e6c4f.davehigton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Dave Higton <davehigton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In message <22c5736c4f.MThompson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Matthew Thompson <mt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Following on from my previous posting (thanks to all who contributed >> to that) I have been loaned an MP3 player to see if it works OK or >> not, in theory it sounds perfect, it is a Sony NWD-B103 1GB capacity >> MP3 Player, it has no windows software with it or anything fancy, just >> appears to be pretty much the same as my Packard Bell audio key. >> >> I looked on the internet for information about this player and it says >> requires no software and works by simply dragging and dropping files ! >> sounds good I thought so i've just plugged it in to the Iyonix, >> waiting and hoping, the Iconbar icon popped up for the device, yes it >> works I thought , then I double clicked on the icon and was presented >> with the following message - >> >> "Bad block size - must be 256/512/1024" >> >> In other words it doesn't work, but can it be made to work ? I seem to >> recall something about formatting a drive like this to make it work on >> RISC OS, did I imagine that ? or is it simply not going to work? i'm >> suprised it didn't as I thought it would , is the capacity too big ? > At 1 GB, it can't be too big. > Did you plug it directly into the Iyonix or via a hub? Not sure if the following info is of use - Using the !USBinfo program, I can see that the Iyonix knows what device I am using it has recognised it as a Sony Walkman MP3 player and is saying it is a USB 2.0, Mass Storage Device (Class 8) and lots of other figures as well. cheers Matthew -- Message sent from an IYONIX www.iyonix.com Using RISC OS 5 : RISC OS Open Ltd www.riscosopen.co.uk --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support