Screwed my ipod sorting.

[equal]

Before everyone starts jumping on me, I'm not saying linux sucks because of this, I'm just REALLY upset right now and needed to vent.

I don't know if it was rhythmbox or amarok that did it... but I plugged my (almost full) 120GB iPod into my computer figuring "Hey, everything else works great in Linux, let's get my iPod working HERE so I don't have to keep using my roommate's computer to sync my iPod.

I plugged it in, it opened in Rhythmbox. I dropped a couple of albums onto it, everything worked. HAPPY!

Then I unplugged it, and realised something was wrong... all my albums were out of order. I always set the "sort album" field to the year the album was released so they appear in chronological order.

I connected my iPod to my roomie's computer, figuring it was just a syncing issue... but no. Either Rhythmbox or amarok cleared the "sort album" field on EVERY TRACK on my player. 13,207 songs. So much work.... gone.

:(

[speedwell68]

Before everyone starts jumping on me, I'm not saying linux sucks because of this, I'm just REALLY upset right now and needed to vent.

I don't know if it was rhythmbox or amarok that did it... but I plugged my (almost full) 120GB iPod into my computer figuring "Hey, everything else works great in Linux, let's get my iPod working HERE so I don't have to keep using my roommate's computer to sync my iPod.

I plugged it in, it opened in Rhythmbox. I dropped a couple of albums onto it, everything worked. HAPPY!

Then I unplugged it, and realised something was wrong... all my albums were out of order. I always set the "sort album" field to the year the album was released so they appear in chronological order.

I connected my iPod to my roomie's computer, figuring it was just a syncing issue... but no. Either Rhythmbox or amarok cleared the "sort album" field on EVERY TRACK on my player. 13,207 songs. So much work.... gone.

:(

Did you unmount the iPod properly?

[steveneddy]

Did you unmount the iPod properly?

That was my question.

[Simon17]

It's obviously your fault.

[Redache]

I don't think anybody's saying that. Incorrectly removing a device can cause problems like this though.

[iponeverything]

It could cause a problem like this.. if all of the sorting information was kept in one file and it was one that had not been properly flushed before the device was removed..

[speedwell68]

I don't think anybody's saying that. Incorrectly removing a device can cause problems like this though.

I certainly aren't saying that. I had a similar problem when I pulled my iPod Shuffle by mistake.