[NBLUG/talk] FAT32 multiple file copy order

[Bob Blick]

On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:51:00 -0800, "Matthew Brooks" said:
> This is a common issue in the way that many heads from a couple of
> manufacturers implement reading fat32 off USB. Pioneer and Sony are the
> main
> ones I've heard grumblings about.

> besides mp3s in the directory, I much prefer:
> 
> for i in *.mp3; do cp $i /path/to/disk/; sync; done

Thanks for the suggestion. I'd still be stuck with new folders being out
of order with all the others. Maybe I need to keep a copy of the thumb
drive on my computer so I can delete all files from the thumb drive and
do a full copy each time I want an update - and write a little perl
program that goes through and creates all the directories first, and
then populates them with files. Not exactly quick and spontaneous, but
perhaps the only way to get everything to both play and display in
order.

Believe it or not I am much happier with this problem than I was with my
fancy Kenwood with its graphic display and dual rotary encoders. That
thing was basically unusable and I almost had a wreck once because of
the distraction while trying to turn down the volume when it had popped
into "set subwoofer trim level". Not that the Pioneer is a breeze to
navigate, but it's much easier.

Cheerful regards,

Bob

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