Showing album art in the Media Player - Revision history

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2012-01-22T10:38:27Z

Separate File: simplified removing .mediaartlocal command

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	It may be necessary to remove any .mediaartlocal directories; you can do this safely from terminal:		It may be necessary to remove any .mediaartlocal directories; you can do this safely from terminal:

-	cd /home/MyDocs ;	+	find /home/MyDocs -name .mediaartlocal -delete
-	~~find~~ -name .mediaartlocal ~~\| while read file ; do rm~~ -~~r "$file" ; done~~	+

	The tracker database can be reset by opening up [[terminal\|X Terminal]] and typing "tracker-processes -r", then hitting enter.		The tracker database can be reset by opening up [[terminal\|X Terminal]] and typing "tracker-processes -r", then hitting enter.

2011-05-03T13:35:18Z

Separate File

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	Note that if the music has already been indexed by the [[Nokia N900\|N900's]] tracker, further work will be required. It is easiest to move the directory containing the songs and art somewhere that the tracker does not index ("tmp" in the file browser works), then move it back. If this does not work, the tracker database may also need to be reset before the directory is moved back.		Note that if the music has already been indexed by the [[Nokia N900\|N900's]] tracker, further work will be required. It is easiest to move the directory containing the songs and art somewhere that the tracker does not index ("tmp" in the file browser works), then move it back. If this does not work, the tracker database may also need to be reset before the directory is moved back.
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	It may be necessary to remove any .mediaartlocal directories; you can do this safely from terminal:		It may be necessary to remove any .mediaartlocal directories; you can do this safely from terminal:
-	cd /home/MyDocs	+
		+	cd /home/MyDocs ;
	find -name .mediaartlocal \| while read file ; do rm -r "$file" ; done		find -name .mediaartlocal \| while read file ; do rm -r "$file" ; done

2011-05-03T13:34:35Z

Separate File

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	Note that if the music has already been indexed by the [[Nokia N900\|N900's]] tracker, further work will be required. It is easiest to move the directory containing the songs and art somewhere that the tracker does not index ("tmp" in the file browser works), then move it back. If this does not work, the tracker database may also need to be reset before the directory is moved back.		Note that if the music has already been indexed by the [[Nokia N900\|N900's]] tracker, further work will be required. It is easiest to move the directory containing the songs and art somewhere that the tracker does not index ("tmp" in the file browser works), then move it back. If this does not work, the tracker database may also need to be reset before the directory is moved back.
		+	It may be necessary to remove any .mediaartlocal directories; you can do this safely from terminal:
		+	cd /home/MyDocs
		+	find -name .mediaartlocal \| while read file ; do rm -r "$file" ; done

	The tracker database can be reset by opening up [[terminal\|X Terminal]] and typing "tracker-processes -r", then hitting enter.		The tracker database can be reset by opening up [[terminal\|X Terminal]] and typing "tracker-processes -r", then hitting enter.

2010-07-13T10:22:16Z

add link

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	Note that if the music has already been indexed by the [[Nokia N900\|N900's]] tracker, further work will be required. It is easiest to move the directory containing the songs and art somewhere that the tracker does not index ("tmp" in the file browser works), then move it back. If this does not work, the tracker database may also need to be reset before the directory is moved back.		Note that if the music has already been indexed by the [[Nokia N900\|N900's]] tracker, further work will be required. It is easiest to move the directory containing the songs and art somewhere that the tracker does not index ("tmp" in the file browser works), then move it back. If this does not work, the tracker database may also need to be reset before the directory is moved back.

-	The tracker database can be reset by opening up "X Terminal" and typing "tracker-processes -r", then hitting enter.	+	The tracker database can be reset by opening up [[terminal\|X Terminal]] and typing "tracker-processes -r", then hitting enter.
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	[[Category:HowTo]]		[[Category:HowTo]]
	[[Category:Beginners]]		[[Category:Beginners]]
	[[Category:Media]]		[[Category:Media]]

2010-04-15T11:36:34Z

links

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	One downside to this method is that the art also shows up in the image viewer (aka the "Photos" app).		One downside to this method is that the art also shows up in the image viewer (aka the "Photos" app).

-	Note that if the music has already been indexed by the N900's tracker, further work will be required. It is easiest to move the directory containing the songs and art somewhere that the tracker does not index ("tmp" in the file browser works), then move it back. If this does not work, the tracker database may also need to be reset before the directory is moved back.	+	Note that if the music has already been indexed by the [[Nokia N900\|N900's]] tracker, further work will be required. It is easiest to move the directory containing the songs and art somewhere that the tracker does not index ("tmp" in the file browser works), then move it back. If this does not work, the tracker database may also need to be reset before the directory is moved back.

	The tracker database can be reset by opening up "X Terminal" and typing "tracker-processes -r", then hitting enter.		The tracker database can be reset by opening up "X Terminal" and typing "tracker-processes -r", then hitting enter.

2010-02-06T17:42:02Z

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Revision as of 17:42, 6 February 2010

2010-02-06T17:38:25Z

Embedded

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	== Embedded ==		== Embedded ==

-	The first is to embed the art inside the song itself (this is actually one of the options described in the second method below). According to http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=439343&postcount=30, the art needs to be tagged as "cover.front" in order to appear properly.	+	The first is to embed the art inside the song itself (this is actually one of the options described in the second method below). According to [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=439343&postcount=30 this discussion], the art needs to be tagged as "cover.front" in order to appear properly.

	== Separate File ==		== Separate File ==

2010-02-06T17:34:22Z

2010-02-06T17:33:54Z

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Revision as of 17:33, 6 February 2010

2009-12-23T20:50:30Z

added categories

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	The tracker database can be reset by opening up "X Terminal" and typing "tracker-processes -r", then hitting enter.		The tracker database can be reset by opening up "X Terminal" and typing "tracker-processes -r", then hitting enter.
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