[Q] Unable to play music files - HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera

I copied music files to my SD card and they all show as 0 kb. I've tried rebooting a few times. I try to play them and they won't play. It also happened to me with a few .apk files and pictures I tried copying over. Whats going on? Do I have to go into winmo to copy the files over or something?
HTC HD2 t-mous running Hyperdroid 1.7 on AT&T network

brunodemelo said:
I copied music files to my SD card and they all show as 0 kb. I've tried rebooting a few times. I try to play them and they won't play. It also happened to me with a few .apk files and pictures I tried copying over. Whats going on? Do I have to go into winmo to copy the files over or something?
HTC HD2 t-mous running Hyperdroid 1.7 on AT&T network
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Sounds like a problem with your computer or SD card. Try copying it when you are in winmo and then see if the Android is able to see those files. If Android can't see the files then your SD card may need reformatting....

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Windows Mobile 6.5 Media Player randomly changes song.

I recently flashed a new WM 6.5 rom from here;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517568
(Lite)
I found out that with Windows Media Player it will play the first 20 seconds or so of a song, then it'll suddenly change to another song. I am opening a song by doing Open File, then browsing to a song file which is in a directory full of song files on my SD card.
When I flashed the ROM I had my SD card still inside my phone. I found out that for some reason the .cabs on my SD card would no longer install - recopying the .cabs from my computer to the SD card fixed it - this probably suggests that probably something happened to the SD card when flashing.
So I tried to delete all the music and recopy it from my computer, but the problem still exists. I have also tried soft reset and hard reset.
Any ideas?
noidtluom said:
I recently flashed a new WM 6.5 rom from here;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517568
(Lite)
I found out that with Windows Media Player it will play the first 20 seconds or so of a song, then it'll suddenly change to another song. I am opening a song by doing Open File, then browsing to a song file which is in a directory full of song files on my SD card.
When I flashed the ROM I had my SD card still inside my phone. I found out that for some reason the .cabs on my SD card would no longer install - recopying the .cabs from my computer to the SD card fixed it - this probably suggests that probably something happened to the SD card when flashing.
So I tried to delete all the music and recopy it from my computer, but the problem still exists. I have also tried soft reset and hard reset.
Any ideas?
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I had the same problem, look at #143 in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3857256#post3857256
I changed to HTC AudioManager and now it works for me ...

music apps not scanning/updating files after transfer

I'm using DarchDroid 2.7. I didn't have this problem on Fresh, so sorry if this is the wrong place to post.
After I transfer files, none of my music apps show the new files I transferred. The files are displayed in the file explorer, but not in any music app. I tried remounting the SD card and rebooting, but still had no success. I even manually scanned with MixZing, but that didn't work either.
JTravisRolko said:
I'm using DarchDroid 2.7. I didn't have this problem on Fresh, so sorry if this is the wrong place to post.
After I transfer files, none of my music apps show the new files I transferred. The files are displayed in the file explorer, but not in any music app. I tried remounting the SD card and rebooting, but still had no success. I even manually scanned with MixZing, but that didn't work either.
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i have the same problem also so im guessing it has to do with the rom
i have had this happen to me...reformat card and works fine
just for the hell of it, reboot into recovery and go to other, then fix uid permissions, let it run, and then try... I've used darch droid for a while and it finding music has never been an issue.

Phone can't find music

Phone is rooted and at first no problem, could play music from the embedded player. But now whenever I install a ROM, it says no music found. I have plenty of .MP3 files loaded on my SD card. What gives?
Same problem, with my android
I'd say try putting all of your MP3s into a folder located at /sdcard/Music/
Even though I'm running a modified version of CM6.1 and have music in multiple folders. Both on the root of the sdcard and in subdirectories of random folders... All of them still show up in the stock music app :/
Have you tried rebooting? or an app that rescans the SD card for media?
http://www.appbrain.com/app/rescan-media/com.addz.mediascanner
xNotta said:
Have you tried rebooting? or an app that rescans the SD card for media?
http://www.appbrain.com/app/rescan-media/com.addz.mediascanner
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I would rescan the card

[Q] cant put android folder in root

i've tried to put numerous android froms on my htc hd2 memory card root folder but only one seems to work (frg83d v1.8) the others dont even drag and drop
the memory card usually stops responding or it gets stuck during the transfer
anything i missed?
Are you extracting to your desktop first from the zip file? I have to do this step first before you can slide it onto sd card.
From zipped file extract to desktop or desktop folder then slide unzipped folder onto sd card.
Hope that helps!!
wassabi987 said:
i've tried to put numerous android froms on my htc hd2 memory card root folder but only one seems to work (frg83d v1.8) the others dont even drag and drop
the memory card usually stops responding or it gets stuck during the transfer
anything i missed?
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What are your SD card specs? Did you do a clean format before? Searching XDA I've noticed that some people need a new card and or didn't format properly. Are you trying to copy files through USB?

[q] guys need help!!!! Plz reply fast

i am using the sd version of the AmeriCanAndroid AOSP HD2 GB2.3.5 CM7 and i cannot copy the files through usb ie it gets copied and then when i disconnect the copied files are not visible .......and sometimes they even get deleted ...So plz tell how can i get over this ????
You could transfer the files via Dropbox, the link below in my signature will get us both extra storage space.
welll i can copy but they r not visible or getting deleted ......
Are you copying the files to the sdcard? And what app are you using to browse for them once you have transfered? Root Explorer is the best file explorer imo.
sidduhtc said:
welll i can copy but they r not visible or getting deleted ......
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Try SD card mount from market
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
tried tht but no use
sidduhtc said:
i am using the sd version of the AmeriCanAndroid AOSP HD2 GB2.3.5 CM7 and i cannot copy the files through usb ie it gets copied and then when i disconnect the copied files are not visible .......and sometimes they even get deleted ...So plz tell how can i get over this ????
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Are you removing the usb device safely?
Usually if you copy files to the SD on android they will not be visible until you restart the device. You can make the media files visible using some apps, but other files will only appear after you restart.
Apparently, when copying files using My phone explorer, the app seems to make android update it's information and thus files you copy using My phone explorer will appear when you finish.
I have tested this with most sense builds, but not with Amercian Android.
Dr.Move said:
Usually if you copy files to the SD on android they will not be visible until you restart the device. You can make the media files visible using some apps, but other files will only appear after you restart.
Apparently, when copying files using My phone explorer, the app seems to make android update it's information and thus files you copy using My phone explorer will appear when you finish.
I have tested this with most sense builds, but not with Amercian Android.
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This is false.
When you copy anything to Android's SDCard via USB/WiFi, the device immediately sees the files.
When you copy media files (pics/music/movie), the device sees the files, but the Media Service might not have indexed the files yet, so media apps relying on the Media Service will not show them (Music app f.e.)
IF you're copying files to the SD card via USB, safely removing the device from your computer, and they still do not show up on Android's File explorer, then i would check your SD card for errors...
P.S. Tested on HTC Kaiser running froyo/gingerbread, HTC Diamond running Froyo/Gingerbread, HTC HD2 Running gingerbread, HTC Desire running Gingerbread, HTC DesireHD running froyo/gingerbread. Multiple SDcards raging from 1gb to 16, class 2 to 10.
With americanandroid on SD, Theres a problem with usb files transfer (check FAQ'S on thread), u can do: reboot to wimo, copy files and boot android, files will be there, OR use the program for windows described in the FAQ (guess its Androidmanager) OR.. Use NAND Rom... ;-)
Hope it helps
Enviado desde mi HTC HD2
daedric said:
This is false.
When you copy anything to Android's SDCard via USB/WiFi, the device immediately sees the files.
When you copy media files (pics/music/movie), the device sees the files, but the Media Service might not have indexed the files yet, so media apps relying on the Media Service will not show them (Music app f.e.)
IF you're copying files to the SD card via USB, safely removing the device from your computer, and they still do not show up on Android's File explorer, then i would check your SD card for errors...
P.S. Tested on HTC Kaiser running froyo/gingerbread, HTC Diamond running Froyo/Gingerbread, HTC HD2 Running gingerbread, HTC Desire running Gingerbread, HTC DesireHD running froyo/gingerbread. Multiple SDcards raging from 1gb to 16, class 2 to 10.
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I like that you tested it on multiple devices, but they're all running Android form device memory if I'm correct, right? you're not running SD Android. anyway I tagged a long and scanned my SD for errors and nothing was there. Using wifi and bluetooth makes android recognize the files, and yes media files have to be reloaded.
however, when copying non-media files through USB on several build I've tried before (can't remember which because I've tried almost every SD build out there) the phone will not see them even using a file browser, but they would appear on the PC. Resetting the device would make them appear. My only explanation to that was that certain builds would create some kind of "image" of the files on SD at the time, and would show you that image when you request the files. So if you add files using a way that doesn't update that image (here copying through USB) they wouldn't appear until the next start.
try samba filesharing from market.
you can copy files via wifi without usb.
Or you could use a card reader......
dropbox is great for transferring files wirelessly too
Dr.Move said:
I like that you tested it on multiple devices, but they're all running Android form device memory if I'm correct, right? you're not running SD Android. anyway I tagged a long and scanned my SD for errors and nothing was there. Using wifi and bluetooth makes android recognize the files, and yes media files have to be reloaded.
however, when copying non-media files through USB on several build I've tried before (can't remember which because I've tried almost every SD build out there) the phone will not see them even using a file browser, but they would appear on the PC. Resetting the device would make them appear. My only explanation to that was that certain builds would create some kind of "image" of the files on SD at the time, and would show you that image when you request the files. So if you add files using a way that doesn't update that image (here copying through USB) they wouldn't appear until the next start.
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HTC Kaiser run android from sdcard (either SD partitions or image files on the main partition) long before there was nand.
I understand what you're saying, but i cannot accept it. It makes no sense.
Let's see, Android requires a minimum of 2 partitions, one for data, one for system. Those might be a SD card partition (in this cases), or 2 files on the SD card mounted using loop.
IF, you're using the second option, you cannot access the sdcard on the computer (it must be unmounted from android to appear on the computer, you probably noticed that it's impossible to access the sdcard when it's connected via USB as mass storage.)
So, you're probably using SD card partitions. Am i right?
it might be permission issue...
daedric said:
HTC Kaiser run android from sdcard (either SD partitions or image files on the main partition) long before there was nand.
I understand what you're saying, but i cannot accept it. It makes no sense.
Let's see, Android requires a minimum of 2 partitions, one for data, one for system. Those might be a SD card partition (in this cases), or 2 files on the SD card mounted using loop.
IF, you're using the second option, you cannot access the sdcard on the computer (it must be unmounted from android to appear on the computer, you probably noticed that it's impossible to access the sdcard when it's connected via USB as mass storage.)
So, you're probably using SD card partitions. Am i right?
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sorry didn't notice the Kaiser on that list. I don't use SD partitions, too lazy to do so, and I don't unmount the SD, had my share of troubles doing so in the past, I used apps like Dualmount SD and such, media files would appear after I force android to rescan media, but other file types would appear after I restart the device. So I came up with the best possible explanation. However, when I copy files with My phone explorer they always show up, whether media or not, could be the new build I'm trying, or could be that I'm doing something I didn't in the past, who knows.

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