MDI Playlists.

[vectra1]

Trying to get playlists working on my mdi kit and it is failing to find the playlist when I choose them.

I get the message

"The Playlist file could not be found"

I am doing everything identical as I did on the memory car in my old car.

Funny thing is when I hit play on the PLS I get the above message, However if I press on the title of the playlist ip opens it up and I can view the tracks within the list, Then if I hit play on one of the tracks I get the above message again.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[TDIum]

Are the tracks missing or not in the location referenced by the PLS file?

Maybe try the same thing on a laptop or somewhere else.

[vectra1]

Are the tracks missing or not in the location referenced by the PLS file?

Maybe try the same thing on a laptop or somewhere else.

Tracks are all there as I tested the pls files on my laptop

This is directory structure of the sdhc card which is identical structure to the Hard drive.

Directory of F:\

24/05/2012 15:09 <DIR> Music

10/06/2012 11:54 7,640 Classics.pls

1 File(s) 7,640 bytes

1 Dir(s) 886,341,632 bytes free

Directory of F:\Music

24/05/2012 15:11 <DIR> .

24/05/2012 15:11 <DIR> ..

04/05/2012 13:36 10,186,630 Take me Away (Mona Remix).mp3

24/05/2012 15:04 <DIR> Dire Straits

24/05/2012 15:06 <DIR> DJ Kosta

24/05/2012 15:07 <DIR> Faithless - Greatest Hits

24/05/2012 15:07 <DIR> Golden Oldies

24/05/2012 15:08 <DIR> Katie Melua - Piece by Piece

24/05/2012 15:09 <DIR> Moby - Play

24/05/2012 15:09 <DIR> Top 40 Singles Chart 29-01-2012

24/05/2012 15:09 <DIR> W.K.N.D

29/05/2012 18:07 <DIR> 50 Great Songs (2009) -3cd

24/05/2012 15:08 <DIR> Greatest ever Power Balads

09/06/2012 01:20 <DIR> Pet Shop Boys - The Hits

09/06/2012 01:21 <DIR> Eythmics Greatest Hits

09/06/2012 01:13 <DIR> Pet Shop Boys - The Complete Singles Collec

tion

07/06/2012 09:21 <DIR> VA - Absolute Rock 2012 (2012)

11/07/2012 10:44 <DIR> Marina & the Diamonds The Family Jewels

24/05/2012 08:17 <DIR> Marina & the Diamonds - Electra Heart

1 File(s) 10,186,630 bytes

18 Dir(s) 886,341,632 bytes free

[gsp]

Have you opened the playlist in a text editor?

I use .m3u format, but normally have to modify mine since the windows version will have something like H:\Artist\Album\xxx.mp3 but it needs to just have Artist\Album\xx.mp3, as the drive letter does not mean anything to the car.

It probably knows to ignore it on the card reader, but the MDI interface has a separate bit of firmware and can cope with ipod/hard drive/flash etc to may take the playlist literally.

[TDIum]

Yes probably something like that.

I have used PLS format in the Amundsen+ with no problems.

[vectra1]

Have you opened the playlist in a text editor?

I use .m3u format, but normally have to modify mine since the windows version will have something like H:\Artist\Album\xxx.mp3 but it needs to just have Artist\Album\xx.mp3, as the drive letter does not mean anything to the car.

It probably knows to ignore it on the card reader, but the MDI interface has a separate bit of firmware and can cope with ipod/hard drive/flash etc to may take the playlist literally.

Hi,

I use this to create playlists as I did for my last car though it was for sdhc.

http://www.oddgravity.de/app-opc.php

Here is a text dump of the pls opened with notepad:

[playlist]

File1=..\Music\C\Clubland 20\CD 2\Clubland 20.3CDs.2011 CD 2\Shake It Out - Florence + The Machine.mp3

Title1=Clubland 20 CD 2 - 6 - Shake It Out

Length1=281

File2=..\Music\C\Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head\01 - Politik.mp3

Title2=A Rush of Blood to the Head - 1 - Politik

Length2=318

File3=..\Music\R\The Rolling Stones - Greatest Hits\Disc 1\17.Lady Jane.mp3

Title3=Greatest Hits Disc 1 - 17 - Lady Jane

Length3=188

File4=..\Music\I\INXS - Live Baby Live\15. Never Tear Us Apart.mp3

Title4=Live Baby Live - 15 - Never Tear Us Apart

Length4=253

File5=..\Music\#\50 Great Songs (2009) -3cd\cd2\05 - Patti Smith Group - Because The Night.mp3

Title5=50 Great Songs - 05 - Because The Night

Length5=200

File6=..\Music\R\R.E.M. - Greatest Hits\CD 1\05. Losing My Religion.mp3

Title6=R.E.M. - Greatest Hits CD1 - 5 - Losing My Religion

Length6=270

File7=..\Music\N\Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Roman Reloaded\21 Va Va Voom.mp3

Title7=Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (Deluxe Version) - 21 - Va Va Voom

Length7=183

File8=..\Music\B\Bob Marley & The Wailers - Uprising\06 - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Zion Train.mp3

Title8=Uprising - 06 - Zion Train

Length8=216

File9=..\Music\K\Katie Melua - Piece by Piece\02 Nine Million Bicycles.mp3

Title9=Piece By Piece - 02 - Nine Million Bicycles

Length9=195

File10=..\Music\Y\Yello - Essential Yello\12 - Desire.mp3

Title10= - 12 - Desire

Length10=223

File11=..\Music\P\The Pretenders - Greatest Hits\03.Don't Get Me Wrong.mp3

Title11=Greatest Hits - 3 - Don't Get Me Wrong

Length11=228

File12=..\Music\T\Tiesto - Club Life 278\11. - Hard Rock Sofa & S****y Tunes – Here We Go.mp3

Title12=Tiesto - Club Life 278 (2012-07-29) - - Here We Go

Length12=277

File13=..\Music\VA\VA - Clubland Eurodance\CD1\6. From Paris To Berlin - Infernal.mp3

Title13=VA - Clubland Eurodance 4CD OverDrive-RG - - Infernal

Length13=205

File14=..\Music\E\Elton John The Very Best Of\10 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.mp3

Title14=The Very Best Of Magic Elton John - 10 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Length14=194

File15=..\Music\J\James Blunt - Back To Bedlam\James Blunt - Back To Bedlam - 02 You're Beautiful.mp3

Title15=Back To Bedlam - 2 - You're Beautiful

Length15=213

File16=..\Music\L\Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster [Deluxe Edition]\Disc 2\04.Poker Face.mp3

Title16=The Fame Monster [Deluxe Edition] Disc 2 - 4 - Poker Face

Length16=239

File17=..\Music\J\Joe Cocker the ultimate collection\CD1\13 Night Calls.mp3

Title17= - 13 - Night Calls

Length17=206

File18=..\Music\S\Sarah McLachlan\Afterglow\03 Stupid.mp3

Title18=Afterglow - 3 - Stupid

Length18=203

File19=..\Music\D\Changes two David Bowie\(05)_[David_Bowie]_Ashes_To_Ashes.mp3

Title19=ChangesTwoBowie (RCA Schallplatten GmbH, PD 84202) - 5 - Ashes To Ashes

Length19=220

File20=..\Music\Y\Yello - Essential Yello\09 - Of Course I'm Lying.mp3

Title20= - 9 - Of Course I'm Lying

Length20=233

File21=..\Music\R\Roxy Music 12 greatest Hits\12 - Avalon.mp3

Title21=Greatest Hits (Promo - The Mail) - 12 - Avalon

Length21=256

File22=..\Music\M\Marina & the Diamonds - Electra Heart\Marina And The Diamonds - Electra Heart (Deluxe) - 03 - Primadonna.mp3

Title22=Electra Heart (Deluxe) - 2 - Primadonna

Length22=220

File23=..\Music\G\Greatest ever Power Balads\D2\02 - Reo Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling.mp3

Title23=Greatest Ever Power Ballads Disc 2 - 02 - Can't Fight This Feeling

Length23=292

File24=..\Music\F\Faithless - Greatest Hits\Disc 1\04. Insomnia.mp3

Title24=Greatest Hits Disc 1 - 4 - Insomnia

Length24=524

File25=..\Music\D\Derek and the Dominos - Layla\13 Layla.mp3

Title25=Layla - 13 - Layla

Length25=425

NumberOfEntries=25

Version=2

[gsp]

Hi,

I use this to create playlists as I did for my last car though it was for sdhc.

http://www.oddgravity.de/app-opc.php

Here is a text dump of the pls opened with notepad:

[playlist]

File1=..\Music\C\Clubland 20\CD 2\Clubland 20.3CDs.2011 CD 2\Shake It Out - Florence + The Machine.mp3

Title1=Clubland 20 CD 2 - 6 - Shake It Out

Length1=281

Not sure if the Bolero takes pls format, I use m3u (can write that out of windows media player)

But in yours you have ..\Music so it is trying to go up a folder level then into a folder called Music, which I don't imagine the MDI (or SD card reader) understands.

Assuming the root of your USB drive/SD card has the Music folder and the rest as shown in the playlist, you probably just need to do a search and replace of ..\ with nothing (although you may need the leading \) and try that, so it becomes File1=Music\C\.........

Failing that try m3u which looks like:

#EXTM3U

#EXTINF:0,11 - Someone Like You.mp3

\Adele\21\11 - Someone Like You.mp3

Edited 19 October, 2012 by gsp

[vectra1]

Not sure if the Bolero takes pls format, I use m3u (can write that out of windows media player)

But in yours you have ..\Music so it is trying to go up a folder level then into a folder called Music, which I don't imagine the MDI (or SD card reader) understands.

Assuming the root of your USB drive/SD card has the Music folder and the rest as shown in the playlist, you probably just need to do a search and replace of ..\ with nothing (although you may need the leading \) and try that, so it becomes File1=Music\C\.........

Failing that try m3u which looks like:

#EXTM3U

#EXTINF:0,11 - Someone Like You.mp3

\Adele\21\11 - Someone Like You.mp3

Did a test pls and M3u earlier there, Edited both as I am sure you were suggesting.

This is what I did :

PLS

[playlist]

File1=Music\A\Adele - 21\02 Rumor Has It.mp3

Title1=21 - 02 - Rumor Has It

Length1=223

File2=Music\B\Bob Marley Legend\02 - No Woman No Cry [Live].mp3

Title2=Legend - 2 - No Woman No Cry [Live]

Length2=429

File3=Music\K\Kings of Leon\Only by the Night\03 - Sex On Fire.mp3

Title3=Only by the Night - 3 - Sex On Fire

Length3=203

NumberOfEntries=3

Version=2

M3u

#EXTM3U

#EXTINF:223,21 - 02 - Rumor Has It

\A\Adele - 21\02 Rumor Has It.mp3

#EXTINF:429,Legend - 2 - No Woman No Cry [Live]

\B\Bob Marley Legend\02 - No Woman No Cry [Live].mp3

#EXTINF:203,Only by the Night - 3 - Sex On Fire

\K\Kings of Leon\Only by the Night\03 - Sex On Fire.mp3

Glad to say the PLS worked A1,

Now the big question.

Do I have to edit eaxh and every pls file I make in notepad so as they work ?

Or is it an issue with the Program I am using?

If the program, What could I use to create a PLS that works without editing?

Thanks for your help

[gsp]

Glad to say the PLS worked A1,

Now the big question.

Do I have to edit eaxh and every pls file I make in notepad so as they work ?

Or is it an issue with the Program I am using?

If the program, What could I use to create a PLS that works without editing?

Thanks for your help

There maybe some programs out there that generate a playlist with a relative path to the track, but I've not really investigated. I normally just do the m3u out of windows media player and globally search and replace to remove the E:/ or whatever, as that is quite quick.

My car hard disk is just synced with my PC music collection anyway, so I just make sure that for each playlist I have a car compatible one.

So I don't think it is just your program, probably just that windows needs a full path to the file in a playlist.

[vectra1]

There maybe some programs out there that generate a playlist with a relative path to the track, but I've not really investigated. I normally just do the m3u out of windows media player and globally search and replace to remove the E:/ or whatever, as that is quite quick.

My car hard disk is just synced with my PC music collection anyway, so I just make sure that for each playlist I have a car compatible one.

So I don't think it is just your program, probably just that windows needs a full path to the file in a playlist.

Thanks for that.

You have been extremely helpful

[gsp]

Thanks for that.

You have been extremely helpful

No worries always happy to share what I've picked up.