I am having a problem synching in MC9 to my new 30 GB iPod.
I am using a Sony Vaio (built-in iLink) running Windows 98SE.
Following recommendations of this and similar forums, my computer has never seen MMJB. I only used the Apple CD to do a restore from explorer and have never AutoRun the Apple CD.
I have MC9 version 9.0.170 (still on my 30-day temp license) with Handheld plug-in 9.0.016. Despite the listing of newer versions on the forum, if I check for updates within MC9 it says there are no new updates. Also, if I try to download the 9.0.017 version of the iPod plug-in, it fails with the message "Failed to install package. Destination file in use. c:\windows\temp\ipod\hh_portable.dll."
Despite MC9 crashing a few times, I have managed to rip three CDs for practice at 160 kbits/s into mp3 format using "Digital Secure" and the mp3 plug-in encoder based on LAME. These files seem to play fine under MC9.
I have modified the tags to suit my needs and created 4 playlists from the files with no problem.
My iPod has been restored (several times now after each set of problems). I connect the iPod to the computer and it recognizes it. I get the "Do not disconnect" screen (I assume this is normal) and if I use the 6-pin connector it charges (my computer has both 6 and 4-pin connectors). I can see the drive in Explorer.
MC9 recognizes the iPod and I follow instructions to format the iPod under MC9. That takes a few seconds.
I then right-clicked on the iPod and chose "synchronize files". I choose the 4 playlists that I created (I have also tried this with just one playlist). MC9 does its thing and I get a message "File Upload Error" with a long list of the files that didn't get uploaded.
In MC9, the playlists appear under the iPod icon but there is only one line with an 8-digit track number (example 186655168), a duration of 93:02:47 and a bitrate of 1.
There is nothing on the iPod except once I saw one of the playlists named but there was nothing else there.
Any suggestions to correct my problem would be greatly appreciated.
Also, once this is solved, does anyone have a suggestion about naming conventions in the iPod database, specifically how many characters should I limit things to in naming a playlist, Artist, Album, Composer, etc, givien the font that is used in the iPod. My iPod will be used almost 100% for classical music. Each movement of a piece is a separate file and my playlists list the movements of a given work.
Thank you.
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