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I'm moving into college and getting a new computer there, so I want to move my music library onto a portable hard drive. I opted to use an iPod, but just as a hard drive, by dragging from the directory where I keep my iTunes music library onto the iPod (not using iTunes at all, in the transfer.) However, while dragging some of the files, which are seemingly random, an error message says "Cannot copy file: Cannot read from the source file or disk." I am running Windows XP and the iPod is a never-before used 40 GB 4G iPod, but I don't think that should be relevant. The files, as far as I know play fine in iTunes. Thanks for any help! -- ParkerHiggins ( talk contribs ) 02:37, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Following up, I isolated one of the folders that was causing the problem, and it followed typical iTunes nesting format (i.e. Artist>Album>song.mp3) However, there were three seperate folders for this album: one which contained the songs, one which was empty, and one which, when I attempted to open it, gave me a similar error message to the one I received before. Still no info on how to work around it (without transfering file-by-file...) or why it's happening. -- ParkerHiggins ( talk contribs ) 02:46, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
I would recomend updating all the files in iTunes onto your ipod >USING ITUNES<. Then simply copy the files of your ipod onto your new computer. Copyin music from your ipod to your computer can be done by:- Opening explorer and unhiding files - this can be done by going to Tools>Folder Options. Then click the View tab. Goto the Hidden files and folders section and select "Show Hidden Files and Folders" Then click "OK". Once you have done this connect your ipod and go to its directory in explorer. ther should be a folder called iPod_Control (i've got a 5th generation ipod so i do not know if it is the same with older ipods). If i am wrong with the name of the folder then look for the folder that is a slightly lighter yellow than the others(now this depends on your theme- im doing these instructions using windows classic theme.)Once you found the hidden file go into it. Copy the "Music" folder to your computer. Best idea would be to put it in your music folder and then direct iTunes to it. You can stop showing hidden folders by undoing the above. That should have done it.
Well that was easy. almost the same answer i gave for iPod dysfunctional after connecting to Windows machine. Hope that helped -- JEZ
I have a Core Duo Mac Mini which can burn dual layer DVDs. What I want to know is if most standard set top DVD players can play dual layer DVDs.
Hi folks, I'm using Red Hat Fedora Core 3, with KPPP for my connection, and a fairly typical modem (I think) by Multi Tech Systems. Every time I connect to the Internet, the first time it just dies unexpectedly. It offers me the "Details" option, so I click this. Then it tells me I can't get the details, because I don't have the "Debug" option switched on. It asks if I wish to turn it on, so I say yes. Then I connect again, and it always works fine. I need to know how to switch the Debug option on automatically, but I don't know which dialog box (I'm guessing it's "Modem Commands") nor what to type in. Could someone help me here? The Mad Echidna 04:36, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi. Is there a general way to calculate how much video memory would be needed for a said resolution and bit depth? For instance, 1024x768 at 24 bits. My computer keeps saying I need over 5 megabytes to achieve that bit depth. How could I find out how much I have? This is a Debian GNU/Linux system, and the display card is Matrox Millennium or Millennium II. Thank you very much in advance. – Mysid (t) 12:05, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
lspci
says "VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA 2064W [Millennium] (rev 01)". I bought it from a web auction, it was sold as "Millennium II". I searched the web for Millennium II and found a chart with the supported resolutions. Well, seems like I've been cheated, or maybe I just ignored the fact that he sold it as a 4 MB Millennium II, whereas the chart was for 8 MB. Thanks anyway, and sorry for the egg. Says the elitist Linux user :), –
Mysid
(t) 21:26, 24 August 2006 (UTC)I have a computer that has an Inpel Pentium 4 3 GHz processor, that while running it for a while the CPU fan starts to make a loud noise, that gets louder as the computer runs. It is a humming sound, and it can get annoying. I know that this is a heat-related issue, but would like some help as to how to keep this from happening. --Willy No1lakersfan ( Talk - Contribs) 15:05, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
I went looking into the case, and I found that the only fans that I have is the CPU fan and the fans for the power supply. Could it be a possibility that since the humming sound only occurs when the system has been running for a while and gets warm inside, that I need to add a case fan? I am thinking that a case fan added to the back of the case will pull the warm air off the CPU and out of the case. Let me know if this theory would work. --Willy No1lakersfan ( Talk - Contribs) 18:16, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
I know that there are many different 2D graphing softwares which can graph formulae and equations relating to x and y. My question is: Are there equivalent softwares which can graph formulae or equations which have three variables as 3D graphs, or even those with four variables as a 4D graph (presumably by showing a 3D graph change over a few seconds, using time as the forth dimension?
Thanks. — D a niel (‽) 22:01, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
This link was originally in WP:RD/S, and the popup that opens seems to crash Konqueror:
Any ideas? -- M1ss1ontom a rs2k4 ( T | C | @) 23:11, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
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I'm moving into college and getting a new computer there, so I want to move my music library onto a portable hard drive. I opted to use an iPod, but just as a hard drive, by dragging from the directory where I keep my iTunes music library onto the iPod (not using iTunes at all, in the transfer.) However, while dragging some of the files, which are seemingly random, an error message says "Cannot copy file: Cannot read from the source file or disk." I am running Windows XP and the iPod is a never-before used 40 GB 4G iPod, but I don't think that should be relevant. The files, as far as I know play fine in iTunes. Thanks for any help! -- ParkerHiggins ( talk contribs ) 02:37, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Following up, I isolated one of the folders that was causing the problem, and it followed typical iTunes nesting format (i.e. Artist>Album>song.mp3) However, there were three seperate folders for this album: one which contained the songs, one which was empty, and one which, when I attempted to open it, gave me a similar error message to the one I received before. Still no info on how to work around it (without transfering file-by-file...) or why it's happening. -- ParkerHiggins ( talk contribs ) 02:46, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
I would recomend updating all the files in iTunes onto your ipod >USING ITUNES<. Then simply copy the files of your ipod onto your new computer. Copyin music from your ipod to your computer can be done by:- Opening explorer and unhiding files - this can be done by going to Tools>Folder Options. Then click the View tab. Goto the Hidden files and folders section and select "Show Hidden Files and Folders" Then click "OK". Once you have done this connect your ipod and go to its directory in explorer. ther should be a folder called iPod_Control (i've got a 5th generation ipod so i do not know if it is the same with older ipods). If i am wrong with the name of the folder then look for the folder that is a slightly lighter yellow than the others(now this depends on your theme- im doing these instructions using windows classic theme.)Once you found the hidden file go into it. Copy the "Music" folder to your computer. Best idea would be to put it in your music folder and then direct iTunes to it. You can stop showing hidden folders by undoing the above. That should have done it.
Well that was easy. almost the same answer i gave for iPod dysfunctional after connecting to Windows machine. Hope that helped -- JEZ
I have a Core Duo Mac Mini which can burn dual layer DVDs. What I want to know is if most standard set top DVD players can play dual layer DVDs.
Hi folks, I'm using Red Hat Fedora Core 3, with KPPP for my connection, and a fairly typical modem (I think) by Multi Tech Systems. Every time I connect to the Internet, the first time it just dies unexpectedly. It offers me the "Details" option, so I click this. Then it tells me I can't get the details, because I don't have the "Debug" option switched on. It asks if I wish to turn it on, so I say yes. Then I connect again, and it always works fine. I need to know how to switch the Debug option on automatically, but I don't know which dialog box (I'm guessing it's "Modem Commands") nor what to type in. Could someone help me here? The Mad Echidna 04:36, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi. Is there a general way to calculate how much video memory would be needed for a said resolution and bit depth? For instance, 1024x768 at 24 bits. My computer keeps saying I need over 5 megabytes to achieve that bit depth. How could I find out how much I have? This is a Debian GNU/Linux system, and the display card is Matrox Millennium or Millennium II. Thank you very much in advance. – Mysid (t) 12:05, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
lspci
says "VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA 2064W [Millennium] (rev 01)". I bought it from a web auction, it was sold as "Millennium II". I searched the web for Millennium II and found a chart with the supported resolutions. Well, seems like I've been cheated, or maybe I just ignored the fact that he sold it as a 4 MB Millennium II, whereas the chart was for 8 MB. Thanks anyway, and sorry for the egg. Says the elitist Linux user :), –
Mysid
(t) 21:26, 24 August 2006 (UTC)I have a computer that has an Inpel Pentium 4 3 GHz processor, that while running it for a while the CPU fan starts to make a loud noise, that gets louder as the computer runs. It is a humming sound, and it can get annoying. I know that this is a heat-related issue, but would like some help as to how to keep this from happening. --Willy No1lakersfan ( Talk - Contribs) 15:05, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
I went looking into the case, and I found that the only fans that I have is the CPU fan and the fans for the power supply. Could it be a possibility that since the humming sound only occurs when the system has been running for a while and gets warm inside, that I need to add a case fan? I am thinking that a case fan added to the back of the case will pull the warm air off the CPU and out of the case. Let me know if this theory would work. --Willy No1lakersfan ( Talk - Contribs) 18:16, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
I know that there are many different 2D graphing softwares which can graph formulae and equations relating to x and y. My question is: Are there equivalent softwares which can graph formulae or equations which have three variables as 3D graphs, or even those with four variables as a 4D graph (presumably by showing a 3D graph change over a few seconds, using time as the forth dimension?
Thanks. — D a niel (‽) 22:01, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
This link was originally in WP:RD/S, and the popup that opens seems to crash Konqueror:
Any ideas? -- M1ss1ontom a rs2k4 ( T | C | @) 23:11, 23 August 2006 (UTC)