[Feedback] Amarok, MTP transfers, and battery drain

[J]

I've not seen the same behavior when I use other applications to transfer
mp3's to my device, but only Gnomad2 and the Rhythmbox svn will do it, and
neither very well, so I don't use them (Gnomad2 leaves out metadata, and
Rhythmbox can't stay up long enough to work).

My previous device used to gain charge through USB, but I think that's
because it was a USB mass storage device; this current device can only be
used as an MTP device.  It's a problem; the company (iRiver) stopped support
on this device the week it arrived.

So Seb, you're saying this is a libmtp problem?

On 6/24/07, Jeff Mitchell <kde-dev at emailgoeshere.com> wrote:
>
> Quoting Seb Ruiz <me at sebruiz.net>:
>
> > On 25/06/07, wasteyourtimehere at gmail.com <wasteyourtimehere at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> J Wood sent a message using the contact form at
> >> http://amarok.kde.org/en/contact.
> >>
> >> Hiya,
> >>
> >> I'm sending this, and posting it in the Help forum as well.  I've found
> >> that when I hook up my MTP device using a rechargeable battery to
> Amarok
> >> and transfer files, it generally drains about a quarter of the
> battery's
> >> strength.  I've tried this with fresh batteries.  I haven't seen this
> with
> >> normal alkaline batteries, because I don't use them.
> >
> > Do you see the same effect when you use a different application?
>
> For the record, my device gains battery life when hooked up and
> transferring songs (since it charges through USB).  Maybe this is your
> specific device...
>
> --Jeff
>



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