Accessing a USB Device?

[Andrew MacIntyre]

On Tue, 13 Oct 2003, Fazer wrote:

> Stephen Horne <$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$@$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.co.uk> wrote in message news:<19ukovg1un8hmv1l46idn82co1jcgeln8i at 4ax.com>...
> > On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 08:09:53 +1000 (EST), Andrew MacIntyre
> > <andymac at bullseye.apana.org.au> wrote:
> >
> > >On Sun, 11 Oct 2003, Fazer wrote:
> > >
> > >> I have a MP3 and I want to access the songs in them.  I was wondering
> > >> if Python could help me do that.  I understand that this can be done
> > >> using Linux by mountig it as a file system, but I am not on Linux and
> > >> this is mainly for a Windows platform.  Can anyone shed some light?
> > >
> > >Just plug the thing in and access it as a removable drive (which is all
> > >mounting it as a filesystem really is).  You should be able to view the
> > >MP3s with Windows Explorer
> >
> > That depends on how the PC connectivity for the MP3 player works.
> > Mine, for one, doesn't work that way. It provides an application which
> > looks a bit like explorer, but you don't get a drive letter - you just
> > get two listview panes in the application listing the MP3s in the
> > built-in flash and the extension flash of the device.
>
> That's exactly right.  I hoped that I could mount it as a drive, but I
> can't.  However, in Linux, is it possible to mount such a MP3 Player
> as a mountable drive?

What filesystem is reported for the mount in Linux??  If it is FAT or
FAT32, I would suggest that the Windows application is getting its mitts
on the device before explorer attempts a removable device mount.  In this
case you might try uninstalling the application and any drivers it may
have loaded.

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