Axim mp3 problem

ignatz · 03-10-2005, 01:55 PM

I've been again toying with the Axim x30 that is collecting dust near my desk at work. I have found a curious bug and I wonder if any Mobilereaders can duplicate it for me. Here's the chain of events:

Play an mp3, wma, etc. from an SD card on any player.
Pause the play
Turn off the Axim
Turn it back on
Press play on the player

At this point the Axim either locks up or plays a second or two of the paused track (cached info presumably) and then skips to the next. Which action occurs depends on the player (and partially on the ROM: I updated the ROM to A05, the most recent). I find this a most depressing lapse in the ability of the device. On my T|E I listen to audiobooks all the time. I often need to pause and turn off the device to speak to someone or to tend to something that requires direct attention. I want to be able to return to exactly where I was, and quickly. My Palm has no problem with this at all, other than a small stutter as it catches back up to the file on the card. I cannot for the life of me get the Axim to perform this same function. I would be indebted to you kind folks if you could help me decipher this. Can you test your devices and see if you can repeat the problem? I would be interested if any other PPC's exhibit this, which might indicate an OS problem rather than a device specific one.

(There is also a thread on the same subject at Aximsite, but unfortunately, I have not had much in the way of helpful response.)

steinm · 03-11-2005, 04:24 PM

I too have an Axim X30 and also updated the ROM today. I use MortPlayer for audio (unbelievable flexibility). Just FYI ...

http://mort.sto-helit.de/index.html

I repeated your above steps without problem in both Mortplayer and the new media player 10 which comes with the Axim ROM update now available. No problems; the paused file resumed perfectly upon pressing the play button in both applications. So your problem may be just your unit.

I'm attaching two screenshots from Mortplayer: one showing the main interface (my own skin but there are others on the site), and a second showing one of the options screens to make the player always resume at the file AND THE POINT IN THE FILE where the player was when it was closed. I allows bookmarking of where you are in a file too. So there are actually two ways to return to the point in the file where you were: i) just turn the player off, and whenever your return, there you are; or ii) bookmarks.

Good luck,

steinm

ignatz · 03-11-2005, 10:29 PM

Thanks for the input. I find it hard to imagine that it's the device, but I begin to suspect the SD cards. I tried formatting one in the PPC (they had all been formatted on the Palm) to see if that made any difference, but it did not. All of my SD cards are Kingston 256 megs, so if there is a brand specific problem I will not be able to solve it. I'm not sure where I can get my hands on another card, but I'll keep my eyes open.

I left the PPC at work this weekend, so I will not be able to do any further testing until Monday. Can anyone else chip in here?

Alexander Turcic · 03-11-2005, 10:30 PM

igantz, I had problems with sd cards before, until I formatted it using "FAT32 with backup table". Though I too find it difficult to believe that your problem is related to the card.

steinm · 03-13-2005, 09:10 AM

I'm using a Lexar 1GB high speed SD card (32X), just FYI. Happy so far.

Alexander Turcic · 03-13-2005, 09:19 AM

I have of those 1GB Lexars as well... never had a problem with it.

03-10-2005, 01:55 PM	#1
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	Axim mp3 problem I've been again toying with the Axim x30 that is collecting dust near my desk at work. I have found a curious bug and I wonder if any Mobilereaders can duplicate it for me. Here's the chain of events: Play an mp3, wma, etc. from an SD card on any player. Pause the play Turn off the Axim Turn it back on Press play on the player At this point the Axim either locks up or plays a second or two of the paused track (cached info presumably) and then skips to the next. Which action occurs depends on the player (and partially on the ROM: I updated the ROM to A05, the most recent). I find this a most depressing lapse in the ability of the device. On my T\|E I listen to audiobooks all the time. I often need to pause and turn off the device to speak to someone or to tend to something that requires direct attention. I want to be able to return to exactly where I was, and quickly. My Palm has no problem with this at all, other than a small stutter as it catches back up to the file on the card. I cannot for the life of me get the Axim to perform this same function. I would be indebted to you kind folks if you could help me decipher this. Can you test your devices and see if you can repeat the problem? I would be interested if any other PPC's exhibit this, which might indicate an OS problem rather than a device specific one. (There is also a thread on the same subject at Aximsite, but unfortunately, I have not had much in the way of helpful response.)

03-11-2005, 04:24 PM	#2
steinm Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2005 Device: Dell Axim X30	Axim X30 mp3 problem I too have an Axim X30 and also updated the ROM today. I use MortPlayer for audio (unbelievable flexibility). Just FYI ... http://mort.sto-helit.de/index.html I repeated your above steps without problem in both Mortplayer and the new media player 10 which comes with the Axim ROM update now available. No problems; the paused file resumed perfectly upon pressing the play button in both applications. So your problem may be just your unit. I'm attaching two screenshots from Mortplayer: one showing the main interface (my own skin but there are others on the site), and a second showing one of the options screens to make the player always resume at the file AND THE POINT IN THE FILE where the player was when it was closed. I allows bookmarking of where you are in a file too. So there are actually two ways to return to the point in the file where you were: i) just turn the player off, and whenever your return, there you are; or ii) bookmarks. Good luck, steinm Attached Thumbnails

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03-11-2005, 10:29 PM	#3
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	Thanks for the input. I find it hard to imagine that it's the device, but I begin to suspect the SD cards. I tried formatting one in the PPC (they had all been formatted on the Palm) to see if that made any difference, but it did not. All of my SD cards are Kingston 256 megs, so if there is a brand specific problem I will not be able to solve it. I'm not sure where I can get my hands on another card, but I'll keep my eyes open. I left the PPC at work this weekend, so I will not be able to do any further testing until Monday. Can anyone else chip in here?

03-11-2005, 10:30 PM	#4
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	igantz, I had problems with sd cards before, until I formatted it using "FAT32 with backup table". Though I too find it difficult to believe that your problem is related to the card.

03-13-2005, 09:10 AM	#5
steinm Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2005 Device: Dell Axim X30	I'm using a Lexar 1GB high speed SD card (32X), just FYI. Happy so far.

03-13-2005, 09:19 AM	#6
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	I have of those 1GB Lexars as well... never had a problem with it.

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