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Problems With TF3D Music screen

Hi Guys,
I have a fairly standard (a few basic tweaks here and tere) Touch HD and when I got it I removed the two demo tracks from it via the Music screen. I created a folder on my SD card called "Music" and loaded up a couple of music albums using direct transfer (ie not ActivSych). I then pointed the Music screen at the SD card, it did a search found the albums and listed them including the album cover artwork.
A few days later I decided to change the albums and deleted the two original albums I had previously loaded in favour of two more (by the same artist). The problem I have is that in the track list I can still see the tracks from the original 2 albums I loaded and where the cover artwork should be there is now a grey box with an exclaimation mark (!) in it. When i flick through the tracks on the "Playing Now" screen it passes over the no longer available tracks and skips to the next available track.
I'm assuming that the current track list is held somewhere in an xml file and that it hasn't update properly.
It could also be that I'm pointing to the SD card, where was the location of the original two demo tracks??
Any help appreciated..........

try taking the memory card out while you are in the tf3d music screen and then plug it back in. that should force it to update it's database. the two demotracks are stored in Device: My Documents : My Music
but once after a hard reset i saw them in Device: My Documents : MUSIC .. but anyway try taking the card out and see what happens

Thanks for a quick reply.
Since I posted I removed all music from the SD and now the "Music" screen just says "Searching". However if I go into the Library the original tracks are still listed and are still missing their album art. Obviously the dont play.
I have just removed the SD as suggested and done a soft reset using the button and.....They're still there exactly as described above....GGrrrrr.
Isn't it funny how the smallest thing can drive you NUTS....!!!!

i know i'd be annoyed if something i deleted stays there and stares right at my face lol i feel you man but i have no idea what to do other than taking the card out and plugging it back in while in the musicscreen. that did work for me once.. wait till someone more experienced than i am shows up cause you're not going to like my backup solution to this problem lol

did anyone find a fix for when you are in the song List and when you try to scroll the songs disappears?

inspireme87 said:
........ cause you're not going to like my backup solution to this problem lol
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Hard reset.....NNNooooo !!!!!
I'm tempted......but only when frustrated by the whole thing.
Somewhere out there a Touch HD Guru is waiting to enlighten me (hopefully)/

I had similar issue with my device - Only "Searching" was displayed on the "Music" screen.
I got over it by deleting the following file: My Device\Application Data\HTC\AudioManager_Eng. Then it recreated whole database from scratch.

MKo_1 you are a SUPERSTAR...!!!!!!
Deleted the file as suggested and all those nasty old files with there nasty old grey boxes have gone.
Days of frustration and pulling my hair out have all now been washed away in a haze of heady excitement.
All I can say is thank goodness for XDA Developers and especially MKo_1.
Long Live The Blackstone

WaveyKat said:
did anyone find a fix for when you are in the song List and when you try to scroll the songs disappears?
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We're already having a thread on this issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=463692&highlight=music+player+problem&page=3
But: there still isn't any solution...

MKo_1 said:
I had similar issue with my device - Only "Searching" was displayed on the "Music" screen.
I got over it by deleting the following file: My Device\Application Data\HTC\AudioManager_Eng. Then it recreated whole database from scratch.
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Thanks MKo_1 !
You solved my problem too !

You can fix the Artist lists etc not showing by flashing to a new custom rom - all of the new manila roms I have tried have solved this problem. I guess it just depends as to whether or not you want to flash your rom

I get the "searching...." problem in music player too. I tried to delete the file referenced but it won't let me. Just to confirm is it the directory named audioManager_Eng or the file of the same name with a .vol suffix? I tried both..... It managed to delete playlist for the directory but not the directory.

Sense Music Player Lag...

Well, i think alot of ppl know this problem. The music player in sense sometimes has a lag, every 20-30 seconds, a short pause, then music resumes... alot of solutions are suggested, like soft reset, format SD card, organizing your music into smaller folders, putting all your music in ONE folder (?), applying the official HTC hotfix, and more...
None of these solutions help me. This problem started a couple days ago after a hard reset. It only (as far as i can tell) occurs when the screen is locked..
If anyone has a solid fix for this, please, share it.
I have looked up and down these forums, with alotta different results, and most of the threads are a couple months old... and no real solutions.
So, if you know what the deal is, elighten me... this is driving me crazy.
Thanks

htc has released a fix 27'th of april - the issue you mention is handle via that fix.
Update for HTC HD2 Music Stability:
Kindly

maybe u could also use another player instead of the sense player..
i like the pocketplayer more.. it has so much more settings, so much better quality thanks to the many settings u can do and i just love the library design when u browse through ur music
maybe u should try that too

Kwasmir said:
htc has released a fix 27'th of april - the issue you mention is handle via that fix.
Update for HTC HD2 Music Stability:
Kindly
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I tried this fix... it doesnt help..
What i did just try, is to disable in CHT, the option to turn phone off when sleeping, and reverted to the standard lockscreen... thats seems to have helped for the moment, although, before the hard reset, these options where enabled. not thouroughly tested though, because i am at work and i only have time in my breaks!
i'll try these two separatley now, and see what happens...
I would like to just use the sense player, its simple and looks nice (with GTX theme for Sense), plus i dont want to have to go to a third party app evertime i wanna listen to music!

Im on that wagon too - only to use Sense Player.
I have been through quite a few tests to get rid of the frequently stop and go in the player.
Before the hotfix from htc.com I mentioned - I came to the conclusion that to prevent the stop issue you have to to let the device go to sleep from the menu where you can 'Turn off Device' (opos up after holding power button) - Dont click turn of as it wil result in glitches ... but let the device go to sleep by it self.
After the fix ... I can just press power off instantly without having the glitches.
Kindly

I've got the fix and it didn't fix the issue for me.

Here is how to fix it.
airwater9 said:
I've got the fix and it didn't fix the issue for me.
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1. Transfer all your music from your phone to the PC(make folder "Music" and put it there.
2. Delete the folder containg your music files on your phone.
3. Start your Windows Media Player on your PC and sync your HD2.
4. Drag the "Music" folder to the sync folder of the WMPlayer on your PC(you can add as much files as you want in this folder before to sync it or after for the next sync)
5. Leave it to finish. Once it's done, disconnect your phone and it will fly like a rocket with both sense and wmobile player!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE ANY REG TRIKS FOR THIS! I BET IT WILL WORK FOR EVERY ONE OF YOU!
Good luck and share your opinion.

My HD2 Doesn't Know from PC...
My Leo has never met a PC (meaning I have no computer and have never active synched), would this patch be effective via the device and storage card alone? I've read through the forums and tried a number of tips but I think we all continue to suffer from less then stellar performance by Sense Player. -No?

NYCspeedSurfer said:
My Leo has never met a PC (meaning I have no computer and have never active synched), would this patch be effective via the device and storage card alone? I've read through the forums and tried a number of tips but I think we all continue to suffer from less then stellar performance by Sense Player. -No?
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Well... for me installing the hotfix only didn't change the things at all. But syncing as showed above helped 100%.

teddy_irish said:
1. Transfer all your music from your phone to the PC(make folder "Music" and put it there.
2. Delete the folder containg your music files on your phone.
3. Start your Windows Media Player on your PC and sync your HD2.
4. Drag the "Music" folder to the sync folder of the WMPlayer on your PC(you can add as much files as you want in this folder before to sync it or after for the next sync)
5. Leave it to finish. Once it's done, disconnect your phone and it will fly like a rocket with both sense and wmobile player!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE ANY REG TRIKS FOR THIS! I BET IT WILL WORK FOR EVERY ONE OF YOU!
Good luck and share your opinion.
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This guy is a genius it solved the problem for me. thank you so much for ending that frustration

teddy_irish said:
1. Transfer all your music from your phone to the PC(make folder "Music" and put it there.
2. Delete the folder containg your music files on your phone.
3. Start your Windows Media Player on your PC and sync your HD2.
4. Drag the "Music" folder to the sync folder of the WMPlayer on your PC(you can add as much files as you want in this folder before to sync it or after for the next sync)
5. Leave it to finish. Once it's done, disconnect your phone and it will fly like a rocket with both sense and wmobile player!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE ANY REG TRIKS FOR THIS! I BET IT WILL WORK FOR EVERY ONE OF YOU!
Good luck and share your opinion.
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im having the same problem but my music is in my Micro SD Card!!! will this still work???

[RESOLVED] music player doesn't work

before reading further, try this first. it resolved mine:
"Go to Application Data\HTC\AudioManager_Eng, delete "AudioManager_Eng.vol and make a soft reset."
[orginal post]
I'm out of ideas.
I have a kingston 8gb micro sd "HC 4" card in my hd2
(rom 1.66.404.1 (76641) NLD).
the little wheel in the upper left corner of the music player tab keeps turning and nothing plays.
I've tried formatting my memcard, I've tried reducing the number of songs in the music folder.
I tried putting only around 20 songs in the main music folder (thinking putting the music in folder within another folder may cause the prob) but to no use.
and yes I did use the "music stability hotAIR"
complete waste of time. didnt help a thing.
Nitrogen plays my mp3s with no probs. I'm trying to get the native music player working coz I can't control nitro with my wireless headphones. controlling the volume works but not skipping beween songs.
is anybody else experiencing this? any suggestions?

I have the same problem. I get an error msg, something about AudioManager_eng i believe. please can someone help.

Go to Application Data\HTC\AudioManager_Eng, delete "AudioManager_Eng.vol and make a soft reset.

fighter7139 said:
Go to Application Data\HTC\AudioManager_Eng, delete "AudioManager_Eng.vol and make a soft reset.
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hmh... sounds like quite a drastic measure. isnt it a good idea to cut and move it to a different location temporarliy?
in any case thats what i'll be doing and i suggest to others the same.
thanx for taking the time fighter!

You don't have to backup file. System will create a new one, after deleting.

HOLY COWS!! two months of searching, dozens of correspondence with HTCs (extreme slo-mo tec support), after banging my head against the walls and biting on my hd2, fighter comes along and says "naahh, do this, it will work" AND IT DOES!!
god danm, if i knew i'd travel to Greece to get this solution.
thanx very very much FIGHTER! how many times can I click on the thanx button?... oh, uh.. it's gone

Favourite Tech Tips & Tricks

Hi all,
Love to hear what cool things you've discovered about your phone, even if you think we might know - please share... you'll be educating soneone!!
Trick: Personally I love the Home Screen button + Power button for a screen shot. I actually use this lots.
Tip: When putting music files onto an external SD card, my iTunes playlists would often not show up until I used the 'My files' app to copy a random playlist from SC card to internal SD and let media scan run. Fixes it! (assuming I have alreay run the marvellous MediaFix app to fix my meta data - Unkown artist)
cheers
Peter

thompps said:
Hi all,
Love to hear what cool things you've discovered about your phone, even if you think we might know - please share... you'll be educating soneone!!
Trick: Personally I love the Home Screen button + Power button for a screen shot. I actually use this lots.
Tip: When putting music files onto an external SD card, my iTunes playlists would often not show up until I used the 'My files' app to copy a random playlist from SC card to internal SD and let media scan run. Fixes it! (assuming I have alreay run the marvellous MediaFix app to fix my meta data - Unkown artist)
cheers
Peter
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lots of tricks already here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1053751&highlight=feature

thanks! - don't know how I missed that when do a search for similar. didn't think of searching 'feature discoveries'!

How to set custom ringtones? (resolved)

Since moving from the Galaxy lineup to the V20 I've been unable to set custom ringtones for contacts. On Samsungs there was a built-in app that would handle user audio files & attach to the contact; as long as it was audio the format didn't really matter. So far I've found no such program on the LG. What says the community. Simple process that I'm just not familiar with? TIA.

Partial solution....
Copied all the tones from my external SD to the internal SD ringtones folder. Now they're accessible. Still odd that the system says that no application can handle this when I click the "+".

ProfEngr said:
Partial solution....
Copied all the tones from my external SD to the internal SD ringtones folder. Now they're accessible. Still odd that the system says that no application can handle this when I click the "+".
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The only way I know is to go into each contact, select edit, and change the ring tone.

I did it in following steps.
Open the contact you want to set custom ringtone and click "Edit"
scroll down to the place Ringtone. Normally, the name of your default ringtone will be displayed there.
click on it and list of the ringtones available on your phone will be shown.
click on the (+) button on the top-right corner. Your music app will be opened. (if you have more then 1 music app, it will ask you to choose one.
select the audio file that is appeared in the list of the music app.
That's it. It works every time.

spiderx_mm said:
I did it in following steps.
Open the contact you want to set custom ringtone and click "Edit"
scroll down to the place Ringtone. Normally, the name of your default ringtone will be displayed there.
click on it and list of the ringtones available on your phone will be shown.
click on the (+) button on the top-right corner. Your music app will be opened. (if you have more then 1 music app, it will ask you to choose one.
select the audio file that is appeared in the list of the music app.
That's it. It works every time.
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Probably TiBu then. I froze a bunch of stuff soon as I got root. Didn't know the "Music" app handled this. I have others that I prefer so it got iced.

ProfEngr said:
Probably TiBu then. I froze a bunch of stuff soon as I got root. Didn't know the "Music" app handled this. I have others that I prefer so it got iced.
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probably. don't freeze the music app. Actually i preferred it a lot since currently it is the only app that can utilize the DAC 100%. The other apps sometimes pass over 48khz mark, but can't reach the output 128khz like the stock music app.