Creative? Well it used to be…
Last week, I plugged my Zen Vision M (30GB) into drf’s DeviceSync and nothing happened when I searched for it to send media. That was a bit odd but when mtp-connect failed from cli, I figured it was a broken libmtp, which didn’t really surprise me. What did was when I plugged it into Kano, my Windows box, and the Windows MTP driver didn’t read it. It doesn’t even charge when plugged into USB, however the main power line is fine. I am assuming that it’s internal Device Info or something is broken, and it is thus useless for updating with new music (or the new eps of Castle and The Listener which is what I wanted to add this morning to watch on the bus to uni.)
This is not good, as I have had this player since I was 17, a good 2 and a half years now, and I don’t think it’s under warranty anymore (I should really check amirite?) Now, I have no idea what to do, it’s not like I have any cash to grab the new Zen’s, and I really am happy with Creative products in general. I guess it still works for media playback, just not putting new shit on.
UPDATE: Oddly enough, it seems libmtp 0.3.7 can read it while 0.3.5, and Microsoft’s MTP cannot, hurr, but DeviceSync segfaults, gg drf >.<
UPDATE2: libmtp 0.3.7 detects the device but won’t connect, whuuuuuut
UPDATE3: With a bit of hax, I managed to get libmtp working (0.3.7) while 0.3.5 and Windows are still unable to. It seems the device wont send it’s ID and system info, however I got it to bypass that and am now uploading some music and my 2 eps to it. I do want a new player tho, looking at either the Zen 16GB or the Zen X-Fi 32GB (AU$227 vs AU$367) Has anyone used either of them?
I somehow like the keypad better on the Zen, but the X-Fi does look kinda cool. Not sure whats up with the lack of h264 support, or a 16:9 screen, but w/e. Not sure 16GB will be enough tho, I am using 21/30GB on my Vision M in music alone, but I dont know if I listen to more than that anyway, and the X-Fi has wireless, anyone?
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