[mythtv-users] MythMusic - Sloow scanning... and music doesn't even play!

[thor]

On Wednesday 28 January 2004 03:21, Edwin Chang wrote:

> none of the ID3 tags were scanned (all the mp3's do have id3 tags)
> because they're labeled as Unknown Artist.

	There are variations of id3 tag types, and myth does not understand all 
the variations. This is exacerbated by the fact that some ripping 
programs just make up tags and stick them in weird places.

	EasyTag is your friend:

		http://easytag.sourceforge.net/

	It's very powerful, and worth spending a few moments on.

>
> Decoder MAD: Failed to Open Input
>

	Hmmm. This could be a number of things, but first guess is that the 
files were ripped with one of those packages that just sticks metadata 
in any place it likes. Xmms is (currently) better at dealing with these 
abberations that myth music is.

	One way to test it's not a filesystem/permissions problem is to rip a 
cd and see if you can play the resulting mp3s/oggs/etc.

- thor