I can confirm the issue on Creative Zen:M. I finally got it working after un-mounting the device before trying to sync. It is running right now without any errors at this point.
The key to the workaround seem to be the unmount -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/535268 Title: banshee creative zen V mtp sync doesn't work at all -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs