Re: [njbfs-devel] New njbfs-user, some probs

[<joe...@ne...>]

> My goal was downloading of the classic music MP3s on the NJB which are
> delivered with it. I got a kernel hang (or panic). Many lines flowed
> through the console (if you need the output I will have to set up a serial
> console).

Currrently, njbfs only works with self-uploaded files.  The "ls" command gives 
weird (unusuable) file sizes for the pre-installed files, zeroes or negative 
numbers, but not for the self-uploaded ones. The problem is the "verify" 
command fails for the pre-installed music. I learned the NJB comes in 
Europe/Germany with a different set of pre-installed music as in the US. 
Since I don't know how the NJB handles pre-installed files, I am unable to 
present a solution. Maybe the files are "protected", but it is only a 
question of how to deal with the header information of such files. The header 
format is not fully understood, at least for me.

There is an exciting NJB reverse engineering activity at

http://www.metalhead.ws/mike/

and this work is very useful to understand njbfs "bugs and features" because 
it gives insights into the NJB.

> A: Yes, I'm interested in helping/working at your code, but unfortunately
> my skills doesn't fit. Anyway: I own a Saehan (Germany: Schneider) MPMan
> F20 with software for linux (some guy at UK wrote it) and I'm also very
> interested in using it in a fs way. I will take a closer look at the
> sources.

I turned away from njbfs to build bigger patch collections for the Linux 
kernel. But if I got the new IEEE1394 "Nomad 3" device in my hands, I am sure 
I will pick up the njbfs work and extend the capabilities.

Jörg