KZenExplorer Package for Creative MP3 players

[mstralka]

I just bought a Creative Zen Micro and wanted to get it working well in Kubuntu. I tried gnomad2 but it didn't match well with KDE and didn't seem to be very powerful. So I found http://kzenexplorer.sourceforge.net, which seems to be more polished and advanced. Unfortunately it didn't appear in synaptic so I had to build it from scratch.

The build process wasn't too bad. Running ./configure gave friendly error messages when it couldn't find a dependency and I just had to use synaptic and google to track them down.

After tracking down and installing a ton of required development libraries, I installed it with http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/ and it built and installed the .deb package for me.

I'm providing the package here, although I have no idea if there is a better way to provide this file, nor can I guarantee it will work for anyone else. I hope this helps some of you out there.

Mark

[spacemonkey]

I tried to compile from source, but I'm running gnome, with just enough KDE installed to run KDE programs, and I couldn't compile. configure gave me an error. But your .deb package worked great for me. So far I like it a lot better than gnomad2. Smart playlists and syncing seems nice. Thanks for the tip.

Oh, also, I'm using a Dell DJ20, so far everything works normally.

EDIT: Well I spoke to soon, I can't seem to figure out how to get syncing to work, nor can I figure out how to transfer individual tracks to the jukebox. The playlists work fine, but other than that....I'm lost.

[mstralka]

I found out that gnomad2 doesn't have synchronization. I'm trying to build nomadsync but it's not easy. If anyone has built a .deb of nomadsync please post it.

EDIT:
I successfully built nomadsync as a .deb with checkinstall and it works!! I can now auto-sync to my Zen Micro!
See attached

[spacemonkey]

I'll have to give that a shot, but I was referring to the sync button in KZenExplorer. It doesn't seem to do anything for me.

EDIT:
nomadsync worked great. I didn't even try to compile it, I just used your package, and it ran just fine. I really like the program, finally, an easy way to update track info without having to remove and re-add the entire track. I also really like how it tells you exactly what it's going to do before it does it, unlike MusicMatch, which always gave me problems when syncing.

Thanks for the tips.

[hammett111]

I assessed your package on AMD64 and unfortunately it doesn't work. The installation proceeds perfectly, with desktop links and all, however the terminal output shows this >>

quentin@andromeda:/usr/bin$ kzenexplorer
kzenexplorer: error while loading shared libraries: libkutils.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I am in the process of finishing a Kubuntu HOW TO, and this would be a welcome edition. libkutils.so.1, actually symlinks to libkutils.so.1.2 in /usr/libs, where both reside. Symlinking to libkutils.so.1 does not work, neither does symlinking to libkutils.so.1.2 with symlinks named libkutils.so.1. I was going to extract a redhat AMD64 version of kzenexplorer and recompile it for Kubuntu, but as with all good things, they take time.

Any hints on the libkutils problem though?
Cheers

OH BTW >> Can't uninstall your package, its not showing up in kynaptic/synaptic and dpkg -r "program" only works with debs recognized on the system.

[mstralka]

Sorry, but I don't know all that much about building packages - I just followed the directions in the INSTALL file from http://kzenexplorer.sf.net and used checkinstall to make a package.

About it not working on AMD64, I think it probably has to be rebuilt from scratch for a different processor type. and I didn't have problems with libkutils. I can uninstall it in Synaptic on my system.

[hammett111]

Any hints on where the pointer is that links the kzenexplorer executable to libkutils.so.1?

Doing an AMD64 repackage today, will post the working .deb on the forums.

[hammett111]

Hey can you give me some info, can you tell me where on your system libkutils.so.1 is stored.

And are they in the 32bit or 64bit libs

Cheers

[mstralka]

On my system it's in /usr/lib


/usr/lib/libkutils.so.1.2.0
/usr/lib/libkutils.so.1
/usr/lib/libkutils.so

[hammett111]

Are yours 32 or 64 bit libs?

[xalphas]

On my system it's in /usr/lib


/usr/lib/libkutils.so.1.2.0
/usr/lib/libkutils.so.1
/usr/lib/libkutils.so


I've tried your .deb thx.. But didn't work cause only gnome here. It needs exact kde libs. So for only gnome users can't use this package.

Thx for sharing

[mstralka]

Are yours 32 or 64 bit libs?

32 bit libs

[hammett111]

I tossed it and built gnomad. It works cool. I wish amarok would do a zen plugin, then it would cream everyone

[steffen]

I've tried both the KZenexplorer and the Nomadsync. Both gives me this error:
nomadsync: error while loading shared libraries: libnjb.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Anyone know why?

I have all KDE libs installed, and running Amarok and K3B smoothly.

[steffen]

This posting gave a few hints: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2700&page=2&pp=20

I installed the compiled package from this forum.

However, when I run:
sudo echo /usr/local/lib >> /etc/ld.so.conf
I get bash: /etc/ld.so.conf: Ikke tilgang (Not allowed)


Why not?