I reformatted the drive using "MS-DOS format (FAT)" and recopied the
music files. The Touch scanned the files and, from my limited testing,
all plays well.
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jnathanson
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There is one option not mentioned here. One can download something
called a Live Linux distribution. A complete Linux installation that
will run from memory and loads from CD or DVD-Rom. I use Ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.net/
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zzzap
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jnathanson;592534 Wrote:
> So... When using a Mac to format a hard drive exclusively for use with a
> Touch, what format should I tell the Mac's Disc utility to use to
> maximize the chance that things will work?
My brother who is an experienced MAC fanboy asked me to partition his
external driv
So... When using a Mac to format a hard drive exclusively for use with a
Touch, what format should I tell the Mac's Disc utility to use to
maximize the chance that things will work?
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jnathanson
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What about this:
http://www.techiecorner.com/159/how-to-format-external-hard-disk-for-mac-and-windows/
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Mnyb
Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH and
assorted amps SiriuS, Classe' Primare and
jnathanson;592528 Wrote:
> Sorry, My understanding of partitions is very limited. Please explain
> what you mean by this.
Eh have not using a Mac since OS7 in the 90's
But what choices do you have when you want to format the drive ?
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Mnyb
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Mnyb;592525 Wrote:
> There you have it Touch does not support Mac OS partitions !!!
>
> Use:
>
> 1. FAT16
> 2. FAT32
> 3. NTFS
> 4. ext2/ext3
>
> I would go for ext3 or ext2 maybe NTFS (then FAT32 as a last resort)
Sorry, My understanding of partitions is very limited. Please explain
what yo
Of course Mac OS can read NTSF or FAT32 ?
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Mnyb
Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH and
assorted amps SiriuS, Classe' Primare and Dynadio speakers, Contour 4
Contour Center, and Contour 1.3S
jnathanson;592519 Wrote:
> Thanks for all your help to those who replied. The suggestions about the
> hiddien partition make sense, as the touch acts as if the drive is empty
> rather than crashes or has other problems during the scanning. I
> formatted the drive as Mac OS X (journaled). In retro
Thanks for all your help to those who replied. The suggestions about the
hiddien partition make sense, as the touch acts as if the drive is empty
rather than crashes or has other problems during the scanning. I
formatted the drive as Mac OS X (journaled). In retrospect, I probably
should have form
I was just trying out a WD hard drive with the SB Touch and had the
exact same problem. Turned out that I had formatted the drive (FAT32)
on my Mac and it created an extra partition. This was a very small
partition, but it was the first one. I think the Touch picks up the
first partition only. Del
Have you disabled the virtual cd partition ? if this WD drive has it ?
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Mnyb
Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH and
assorted amps SiriuS, Classe' Primare and Dynadio speakers, Contour 4
Cont
Sorry, I meant to say that it says "Discovering files: complete", when
it doesn't appear to have actually tried to scan the drive or discover
any files.
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jnathanson
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That's the problem -- it doesn't even scan. When I go into the
Squeezebox Server menu, it indicates "Scan Complete", but it hasn't
registered any of the files on the drive. I should also mention that
only 160 GB of the entire drive is being used.
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jnathanson
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Start the scan and then leave it overnight. Don't touch anything until
it is fully complete and depending on how much of that 1TB is used yes,
it could take all night. You can go into the settings and view the scan
details, and it might seem like it's done but could still be processing
album art
I copied my iTunes library folder to a new WD Elements USB drive with
its own AC power supply. Nothing other than the folder with the library
is on the drive. All files are Apple Lossless. The Touch recognizes that
I have connected a USB drive and when I start Squeezebox Server it says
"Starting S
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