I followed this fellow user's instructions and it is now doing a very
long scan on my collection. I have 600GB of lossless files (20,000
songs) on there and I'll be adding a lot more, so this will probably
take some time.
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=537030&postcount=14
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pounce;537661 Wrote:
> Can you detail the brand and model when you get a chance?
It's a Guardian Maximus RAID box with two Western Digital 2TB Green
drives in it. It is picking up the hard drive as under USB and
Devices, it's listed as EFI. I can't tell if it's scanning or not as I
believe it
metalbob;537649 Wrote:
> Yes.
Can you detail the brand and model when you get a chance?
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metalbob;537625 Wrote:
> It is all ALAC ripped from CDs. I can't test this until I get home
> tonight, but like I said, the ALAC files worked fine off of a flash
> drive in a random folder and the file structure on the HD worked fine
> with iTunes. The HD is actually a RAID box that is powered
garym;537631 Wrote:
> so the HD is actually a standalone USB harddrive, not a NAS (like a
> readynas duo, etc.)
Yes.
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metalbob;537625 Wrote:
> It is all ALAC ripped from CDs. I can't test this until I get home
> tonight, but like I said, the ALAC files worked fine off of a flash
> drive in a random folder and the file structure on the HD worked fine
> with iTunes. The HD is actually a RAID box that is powered
toby10;537591 Wrote:
> That's why I'm suggesting throwing a few MP3's into the iTunes folder.
> ;)
> If Touch sees and plays those fine then it may just be the ALAC format
> that is the issue.
> I presume your iTunes are not DRM'd / protected?
It is all ALAC ripped from CDs. I can't test this
metalbob;537565 Wrote:
>
> Is it possible that the file structure is not reading correctly? It's
> set up exactly like it should be for iTunes.
That's why I'm suggesting throwing a few MP3's into the iTunes folder.
;)
If Touch sees and plays those fine then it may just be the ALAC for
Is your drive USB powered or is there a wallwart or similar?
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toby10;537535 Wrote:
> Throw some simple MP3's on the drive, see if those are read properly by
> Touch server.
> At least you will know if there is any HD incompatibility with your
> Touch, while waiting for ALAC support. ;)
My HD is formatted in FAT32. I spent an entire day moving files arou
iPhone;537532 Wrote:
> Probably not directed to me but my 320GB USB drive is FAT32, my 640GB
> USB drive is NTFS, and my 2TB USB drive is EXT3. All work fine with my
> Touch. 320 and 640 are USB powered, the 2TB is external powered from a
> wall wart.
It was directed at the OP. He mentioned that
Throw some simple MP3's on the drive, see if those are read properly by
Touch server.
At least you will know if there is any HD incompatibility with your
Touch, while waiting for ALAC support. ;)
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pfink;537523 Wrote:
> Which file system did you format the drive with (FAT32, NTFS, EXT3,
> etc)?
Probably not directed to me but my 320GB USB drive is FAT32, my 640GB
USB drive is NTFS, and my 2TB USB drive is EXT3. All work fine with my
Touch. 320 and 640 are USB powered, the 2TB is external p
Which file system did you format the drive with (FAT32, NTFS, EXT3,
etc)?
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iPhone;537514 Wrote:
> Remember not to completely fill the USB drive with music. There must be
> room for Touch to write the scan data and other things to the USB
> drive.
I think the current extra space of 1.4 TB will be adequate. Even after
adding the rest of my collection, I think I'll be fi
Remember not to completely fill the USB drive with music. There must be
room for Touch to write the scan data and other things to the USB
drive.
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Coming in 7.6 apparently. I guess I can hold off a bit longer and keep
this thing connected to my router/computer for now. I'm not even done
ripping my whole collection yet anyway.
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=532796&postcount=3
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m1abrams;537477 Wrote:
> What format are the files in? I am not sure but the touch builtin
> server I believe does not support ALAC.
don't use ALAC but search some other threads, I think 7.5.1 may have
added this support.
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They are in ALAC format. Editing FLAC metadata is a nightmare on a Mac,
which is why I went that route. This Touch thing - as cool as it is -
doesn't seem to be working out too well for me here
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metalbob;537476 Wrote:
> HD has files on it as I fired up iTunes and added more files to it
> before attaching it to the Touch. The Touch is reading the drive, just
> not reading the files.
What format are the files in? I am not sure but the touch builtin
server I believe does not support ALAC
HD has files on it as I fired up iTunes and added more files to it
before attaching it to the Touch. The Touch is reading the drive, just
not reading the files.
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metalbob;537456 Wrote:
> I've successfully moved my entire 600GB and counting library off of my
> drive, reformatted it and connected it directly to the Touch and I'm
> getting nothing.
It might be the way you typed that, but it reads like you have an
freshly formatted drive attached to your to
I've successfully moved my entire 600GB and counting library off of my
drive, reformatted it and connected it directly to the Touch and I'm
getting nothing. SBS is running, it appears to be doing a light scan
of some sort and then nothing. Nothing pops up in My Music. I ejected
the drive and rec
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