Motorola V710
transflash and mp3
i searched through the forum, but couldn't find what i'm looking for.
i just got a transflash card in the mail, and i'm trying to get mp3's from my computer onto the card to put onto the phone. do i need the usb cable to do this? i originally thought, with the sd adapter (which i have) i could pop it into my computer, shift a bunch on mp3s on the card, take it out the comp, and pop it back in the phone - i think i might be trying to over simplify. a step-by-step walk through would be appreciated...i'm still trying to understand all the things this phone can do.
also, the zip file 'untouchable' had up on the forum a while ago - what exactly does that do?
thanks.
i just got a transflash card in the mail, and i'm trying to get mp3's from my computer onto the card to put onto the phone. do i need the usb cable to do this? i originally thought, with the sd adapter (which i have) i could pop it into my computer, shift a bunch on mp3s on the card, take it out the comp, and pop it back in the phone - i think i might be trying to over simplify. a step-by-step walk through would be appreciated...i'm still trying to understand all the things this phone can do.
also, the zip file 'untouchable' had up on the forum a while ago - what exactly does that do?
thanks.
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Here's what to do:
1. Prepare your mp3 files by renaming the file from songname.mp3 to songname.mid.
2. Insert the card in the phone and format. The format will create a set of folders (shared/audio) for media.
3. Insert the card in the reader and copy mp3 files into the audio subfolder in the shared folderon the card.
4. Insert the card in the phone and go to sounds. You should see the mp3 files ready to be played.
1. Prepare your mp3 files by renaming the file from songname.mp3 to songname.mid.
2. Insert the card in the phone and format. The format will create a set of folders (shared/audio) for media.
3. Insert the card in the reader and copy mp3 files into the audio subfolder in the shared folderon the card.
4. Insert the card in the phone and go to sounds. You should see the mp3 files ready to be played.
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No, no!
You should have a SD card reader hooked up to your computer right?
The transflash should have already been formatted on your phone.
Just copy your MP3 files to the folder:
motorola\shared\audio
and your done!
With the original phone firmware, you can now move a selected MP3 (should be no longer than 30 seconds of audio) to your phone for use as a ringer.
TJNut
No, no!
You should have a SD card reader hooked up to your computer right?
The transflash should have already been formatted on your phone.
Just copy your MP3 files to the folder:
motorola\shared\audio
and your done!
With the original phone firmware, you can now move a selected MP3 (should be no longer than 30 seconds of audio) to your phone for use as a ringer.
TJNut
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thanks for the help folks...this SD card reader on the computer, is that something i need to buy, or do most laptops already have that? i have a sony vaio.
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verizonn2004 said:
thanks for the help folks...this SD card reader on the computer, is that something i need to buy, or do most laptops already have that? i have a sony vaio.
Mine doesn't have it. You can buy one for cheap, though. Plug it in the USB port. One other note... the instructions left by the other posters didn't work for me. I found I had to put the .mp3 files in a directory called /motorola/shared/sounds, NOT .../audio.
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i have a prob- i sent the .midi songs to the transflash n they appear under the main menu- if i click on the motorola folder n click on shared it says that its corrupted and unavailable.....any ideas ?? btw- when i insert the tf card into the v710 n try to go to media>sounds it freezes
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Ok, I have a big problem...
I didn't know you need to format the TF card by inserting it into the phone first. What I did was loaded all my music and pictures onto the card (i.e. i didn't see any /motoroloa/shared/audio folders) and insert it into the phone while it was still swithced on (I was too excited when I received the TF card in my mail...). Having said that, my phone froze, so I switched it off. Did the same process a couple of times, and only did i look for help in this forum!
I opened my TF card on my computer again, this time, I see a 'motorola' folder. I opened that folder only to see lots of other files with screwed up names and characters, as if the names were all corrupted or encrypted. However, I did find the /shared/...
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I didn't know you need to format the TF card by inserting it into the phone first. What I did was loaded all my music and pictures onto the card (i.e. i didn't see any /motoroloa/shared/audio folders) and insert it into the phone while it was still swithced on (I was too excited when I received the TF card in my mail...). Having said that, my phone froze, so I switched it off. Did the same process a couple of times, and only did i look for help in this forum!
I opened my TF card on my computer again, this time, I see a 'motorola' folder. I opened that folder only to see lots of other files with screwed up names and characters, as if the names were all corrupted or encrypted. However, I did find the /shared/...
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Ok, I found out the real error message.
When I try to delete the motorola folder:
Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk
When I try reformating the TF card:
Windows cannot format this drive. Quit any disk utilities or programs that are using this drive, and make sure that no window is showing the contents of the drive. Then try formatting again.
Obviously, I closed all programs that might still be connected to the card. But it still gives me that warning. Any ideas?
When I try to delete the motorola folder:
Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk
When I try reformating the TF card:
Windows cannot format this drive. Quit any disk utilities or programs that are using this drive, and make sure that no window is showing the contents of the drive. Then try formatting again.
Obviously, I closed all programs that might still be connected to the card. But it still gives me that warning. Any ideas?
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Another quick problem: I changed my files from m4a's to mp3's. It shows up in the phone under the sounds program, but it doesn't play. The player looks like its having a seizure. Everything is fine as long as I delete the songs. there were 3, songs i used. All were under 30 sec. Any answers?
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1st, format the transfalsh card from your phone. To do that, go to menu, phone status, storage devices, then hit menu on TEI-mmc and hit format. then this is what I did. This is taken from another post I posted a while back.
I had the same problem you are having. I dont know if this helped me but I put MP3's and all the audio folders to see if they will finally show up on the phone. Well what I did was put the card inside the phone, then I took one of the mp3s that came with the phone (eclipse) and copied it to the card. Then I checked it through the computer to see what folder the phone put the song. It put it into the audio folder so I put all my mp3s into that folder and inserted the card back into the phone. Go to media gallary and th...
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I had the same problem you are having. I dont know if this helped me but I put MP3's and all the audio folders to see if they will finally show up on the phone. Well what I did was put the card inside the phone, then I took one of the mp3s that came with the phone (eclipse) and copied it to the card. Then I checked it through the computer to see what folder the phone put the song. It put it into the audio folder so I put all my mp3s into that folder and inserted the card back into the phone. Go to media gallary and th...
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thanks, i'll definitely try that out. first i need to get an adapter to fit the card in my computer.
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