Ubuntu Car MP3 Play Order

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I had two memory sticks with the exact same tracks on, one played them in order, the other didn't.

After being rather puzzled for a while why, I learned about inodes!

(This was on a Ministry of Sound MOSCA104 MP3 playing car stereo)

Turns out it plays by inode order...

e.g. on second stick first to play is track 2, then 3, then 1 as inode is bigger number

xxxx@KubuntuSSDx64:/media$ ls -ial CRUZER\ 1GB/Armin\ van\ Buuren\ -\ Live@Club\ Eau\ \(26-10-2002\)/
total 379824
245 drwx------ 2 xxxx xxxx     16384 2010-12-17 19:52 .
  1 drwx------ 3 xxxx xxxx     16384 1970-01-01 01:00 ..
249 -rw-r--r-- 1 xxxx xxxx 109816085 2010-12-16 18:37 Armin van Buuren - Live@Club Eau (26-10-2002) (Part 1).mp3
250 -rw-r--r-- 1 xxxx xxxx 171804030 2010-12-16 23:14 Armin van Buuren - Live@Club Eau (26-10-2002) (Part 2).mp3
251 -rw-r--r-- 1 xxxx xxxx 107256085 2010-12-16 23:14 Armin van Buuren - Live@Club Eau (26-10-2002) (Part 3).mp3

xxxx@KubuntuSSDx64:/media$ ls -ial FF2A-026C/Armin\ van\ Buuren\ -\ Live@Club\ Eau\ \(26-10-2002\)/
total 379800
237 drwx------ 2 xxxx xxxx      8192 2010-12-17 19:52 .
  1 drwx------ 3 xxxx xxxx     16384 1970-01-01 01:00 ..
243 -rw-r--r-- 1 xxxx xxxx 109816085 2010-12-16 18:37 Armin van Buuren - Live@Club Eau (26-10-2002) (Part 1).mp3
241 -rw-r--r-- 1 xxxx xxxx 171804030 2010-12-16 23:14 Armin van Buuren - Live@Club Eau (26-10-2002) (Part 2).mp3
242 -rw-r--r-- 1 xxxx xxxx 107256085 2010-12-16 23:14 Armin van Buuren - Live@Club Eau (26-10-2002) (Part 3).mp3

How did I fix it?

I kept the stick it was correct on and wiped the other :)

I admit I didn't manage to find any solution..