[Eug-lug] Convert MP3 to OMA

[Devin]

Bob Crandell wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I bought a MP3 player for my wife, 20 G of storage not much money.  Oh
> joy.
> The software that comes with it only runs on Windows. Oh no.
> I have VMware.  Oh joy.
> Linux (I think) keeps VMware from seeing the USB device.  Oh no.

Should work fine. Think VMware depends on /proc/bus/usb being mounted..

mount -t usbfs none /proc/bus/usb

See if that changes anything

> I can copy her music directly to the player.  Oh joy.
> The player only plays OMA files.  Oh no.
> I can find lots of programs and procedures to convert from OMA to MP3.
> Oh joy.
> I can't find any OSS programs to convert from MP3 to OMA.  Oh no.
> 

Proprietary DRM-embraced format for Sony audio (yay)

> It's a Sony HDD Walkman NW HD5.
> It claims to play MP3/Atrac3/Atrac3plus Audio Formats.

Most Sony players that I've dealt with that "support" mp3 convert from
mp3 into their proprietary format for playback. I did get lucky one time
with a little 1G mp3 player which just obfuscates the mp3 and uses it's
own container format.. not use some crazy DRM scheme.

> I would rather leave it MP3 if possible.
> 

Good luck.

> There is supposed to be a firmware update but I haven't found that yet.
> 
> Any ideas?
> Thanks
> Bob C
>