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@ -398,19 +398,29 @@ A49: This is another hardcoded limit. We feel that as bigger disks arrive
Q50: You don't understand! I _really_ need to have more then 400 files Q50: You don't understand! I _really_ need to have more then 400 files
in a directory! in a directory!
A50: No you don't. You need to organize your files. Your laziness is not a A50: The use of really big directories was a workaround for the poor playlist
very good reason for us to change our software. If you want to play capabilities of the original Archos firmware. With Rockbox, you no longer
or shuffle very large numbers of files, use playlists. Thats the reason need this workaround. Organise your files in directories, then build
they exist. If you mention this again, I'm handing your name the playlists for all collections you want to shuffle-play.
Mr. #25 as well.
Q51: Can I ask one more question? Q51: How can I make playlists on my PC?
A51: You just did. Thank you for your time. That completes your alotment of A51: There are many programs that can create .m3u playlists. WinAmp is one.
stupid question for the year. Please insert another 35 cents to Another simple method, that requires no extra software, is to use dir:
continue.
cd f:\jukebox
dir /bs > allfiles.m3u
dir /bs \Pop > pop.m3u
Linux users can use the 'find' command:
cd /mnt/archos
find . -name "*.mp3" > all.m3u
Remember that playlists are simple text files. You can edit them with any
normal text editor.
Q52: How can I find out about all the neat features that Rockbox has? Q52: How can I find out about all the neat features that Rockbox has?
A52: This information is in our manual (It sometimes gets a bit out of A52: This information is in our manual (It sometimes gets a bit out of
date, so please bear with us.) The information you are most likely date, so please bear with us.) The information you are most likely
looking for is a bit down the tree, so the heres the url: looking for is a bit down the tree, so the heres the url:
http://rockbox.haxx.se/manual/rec-general.html http://rockbox.haxx.se/manual/rec-general.html