iRiver ifp-890

[Michael-T]

Hi, I have a iRiver ifp-890 and I can't get the software to work under windows, no suprizes, but I can't find any place that says anything about linux. I can find it in my /proc/bus/usb/devices file but how would I go about mounting it or at least reading it? any help would be great.

[Firewing1]

mount it like a regular flash drive:
su -
mkdir /media/iRiver
mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /media/iRiver
Firewing1

[Michael-T]

I tried that however I don't seem to have the /sda#'s in this version of fedora (4) is there a way to mount them using the /proc/bus/usb?

[Firewing1]

You can't mount anything frim /proc/bus/usb in any system -- that's just data about the devices connected. Try (unplugging it first) plugging it in, wait 5 seconds, and post the last 10 lines of dmesg
Firewing1

[Michael-T]

these are the last ten lines of the dmesg command

ip_conntrack version 2.1 (8191 buckets, 65528 max) - 272 bytes per conntrack
eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
lp0: console ready
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
application mixer_applet2 uses obsolete OSS audio interface
audit(:14761555): major=252 name_count=0: freeing multiple contexts (1)
audit(:14365415): major=113 name_count=0: freeing multiple contexts (2)
usb 2-2.4: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3
usb 2-2.4: not running at top speed; connect to a high speed hub

[Firewing1]

Is this a flashcard-based player or HD based? Is the database system enabled on the mp3?
Firewing1

[Michael-T]

It is a flash memory player and I do not know if the database is enabled. I'm assuming that it is because I have never changed it.

[Nels664868]

Hi Michael-T,
The iFP890 uses manger software to communicate with the PC (windows/mac)
But a firmware update can be installed on the player so that linux sees it as a usb-mass-storage device, like a memory card.
Here is a FAQ for the iFP players and linux
http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=26758&group_id=69923
and here is the download section
http://www.iriver.com/html/support/download/sudw_list.asp?searchProductIdx=34

nels