** Reply to message from Damon Register
Yeah, it's a great little player! From the minute I saw to when I actually listened to it - I fell in love. Awesome. It's so small yet I am glad that you are happy with it. As for me, I am a little less enthusiastic. I got a Samsung mp3 player about 2 years ago. I couldn't find the disc so I tried just plugging it into an XP system. The device was recognized but it seems to still require the special software in order for me to access it. Next I tried it with SuSE 9.1 which didn't even see the device when I connected it. I visited
Marc Christensen wrote: the Samsung web site to try to get the software for it but Samsung doesn't have any record of that model past or present. I tried responding to their feedback link and found that was broken.
Your new player might be very nice but if this is how Samsung supports its products, I think I will pass
Damon Register
Damon, If you were trying to use Windoze then you needed that CD with the software. Same as with this new Samsung that Marc and I have. But with SuSE you don't need that nonsense. It's plug and play. I suspect it is the same way with the older unit that you have. But, as you hopefully read in my previous post to Marc, you have to be certain that the USB miniplug is tightly seated in the Samsung -- until it "clicks." Otherwise it is not making connection and it won't be recognized -- even by SuSE. You are correct that the Samsung website is not much help. It only has software for Windoze. Who cares? You're using SuSE, right. You don't need any of that garbage on the Samsung website. As for support, yes you're right. When I called and said "Linux" they did not even know if the unit would work with Linux. They only support Windoze. A pain in the ass, to be certain. But, again, in this case it does not matter since the unit works straight out of the box. Try your unit again. Be certain the plugs are seated correctly. I wish you good luck and hope your mp3 player works as well as ours. Gil