[TriLUG] iPod-like device to play ogg music files

Jeff Tickle jeff at jefftickle.com
Sun Jun 12 07:24:02 EDT 2005


Joseph Tate wrote:
>>On 6/10/05, Walt Novinger <walt at waltswoodworking.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Does anyone know of an iPod-like player that plays ogg files? Any
>>>experience with same? Linux platform is fine (obviously!).
>>
> As for the iRiver models, the word is they are buggy.  That could just
> be FUD though.

I bought their MP3 CD player awhile back because it was firmware
upgradable and the website said they would be doing ogg "soon."  Well,
they finally did it, and it looks like its only for the flash models.

The firmware was a pain to update in Linux anyway.  Oh well.  At least
they tried.

-Jeff



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