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..