Topic: Iriver 120 dropped samples?

[NotSoBlüe]

I just found this thread -- My iRiver H120 will look like its recording - meters going, everything is hooked correctly -- I usually patch w/ coax cables to my friends UA5, sometimes to the soundboard -- and it shows levels, and even freezes now and then as it does when its saving - but when its all over and done with, theres No File on the thing! It doesnt record - or if it does, its not saving??? Has anyone else seen this? i havent updated the rockbox in it since last summer, s'pose I should. This is just frustrating because I cant trust it...

[Chuck]

Well, I tested the 05-01 Mmmm REP build last night and....

All is good. I recorded the same way I have been, with and the iHP-120 and IHP-140. No warning messages!
...and more importantly, no dropped samples

So, if you had done that before the fix, would you say that you would definitely have had some warnings or dropped samples? or is it more of a hit and miss affair?

I got the warning on both recorders a while ago while recording in a club. A few days later I tested for 8 hours at home, and got no warnings....
I figured it was a fluke. Then I go to record again at a club and one recorder gave the warning that night. This was with a recent, REP build. Then I switched to the 05-01 build. I tested at home and got no warnings. I tested last night, at the club and got no warnings.

[petur]

I just found this thread -- My iRiver H120 will look like its recording - meters going, everything is hooked correctly -- I usually patch w/ coax cables to my friends UA5, sometimes to the soundboard -- and it shows levels, and even freezes now and then as it does when its saving - but when its all over and done with, theres No File on the thing! It doesnt record - or if it does, its not saving??? Has anyone else seen this? i havent updated the rockbox in it since last summer, s'pose I should. This is just frustrating because I cant trust it...

Do you also see it count the filesize? (you do start a recording I guess?)
If possible, save what's on the disk and do a reformat of the drive

[bugg100]

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So, if you had done that before the fix, would you say that you would definitely have had some warnings or dropped samples? or is it more of a hit and miss affair?
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I have not yet upgraded to Mmmm's new build for h320, but have NOT gotten the buffer overflow errors in 3 outings to tape.

So to recap, I got error 0001 in one outing,
I got both error 0001 & 0002 next time out.
Three shows taped and no errors.
All on same Kosh build w/REP.  Hit or miss for sure.

Joe

[Mmmm]

Ahh...thanks for testing, so we can't really tell if its fixed or not from one test...shame.... the only way to know is if lots of people give it lots of testing but it seems the uptake is slow...oh well... time may or may not tell....

[Arni99]

I taped a show 2 nights ago with your latest updated-sig-H1xx REP Mmmm. No problems at all. Never had problems with your sig-REPs anyway .
Didn´t use optical line-in though but analog.

[Javier Cinakowski]

Arni, you are buying gear like it is your last day on earth!

If I was you I would sell some gear and get a Sony SBM-1 (Oade Line Mod)

recorders: Iriver H140 rockboxed, Sony MZ-RH1
mics:  Church Audio STC-11(with 4.7K mod), MM-HLSC-1, MM-HLSO, SP-CMC-8, SP-TFB-2battery boxes: SP-SPSB-9(12V), MM-CBM-Mini(3x3V), MM-MBM "Mint Box"(3x3V)
preamps: Church Audio 9100(2 wire), MM-Stereo Preamp

[Chuck]

I will continue to use and test Mmmm's new build.

[Arni99]

Arni, you are buying gear like it is your last day on earth!

If I was you I would sell some gear and get a Sony SBM-1 (Oade Line Mod)

recorders: Iriver H140 rockboxed, Sony MZ-RH1
mics:  Church Audio STC-11(with 4.7K mod), MM-HLSC-1, MM-HLSO, SP-CMC-8, SP-TFB-2battery boxes: SP-SPSB-9(12V), MM-CBM-Mini(3x3V), MM-MBM "Mint Box"(3x3V)
preamps: Church Audio 9100(2 wire), MM-Stereo Preamp

When I check YOUR sig I still see more gear in yours than in mine , so what?
Why should I get a Sony SBM-1? I don´t like DAT and I need to be stealthy at ALL my taping sessions .
I´ll be selling my SP-CMC-8 cardioids(2 wire) and my MM-preamp soon, but keep the rest .

[Javier Cinakowski]

"When I check YOUR sig I still see more gear in yours than in mine , so what?
Why should I get an Sony SBM-1? I don´t like DAT and I need to be stealthy at ALL my taping sessions .
I´ll be selling my SP-CMC-8 cardioids(2 wire) and my MM-preamp soon, but keep the rest ."

Well, my signature is more diverse.  I have 1 pair of electret bodies, 1 48v card condensor pair, 1 48v omni pair, ect.  You have plenty of electrets that are all very similar.

The SBM-1 is not a DAT, but rather a Analog to Digital convertor.  It is small enough to stealth and is a huge improvement over the iRiver ADC.

We are both gear sluts, I just am pointing out that you have quite a bit of similar gear.

[Arni99]

  gearsluts! HAHA
I test lotsa stuff and sell the ones I don´t like.
I´m totally happy with my H140 recordings and don´t need an AD converter .
As I NEVER do open taping I won´t buy some bigger and more expensive phantom powered mics. Won´t use any mic-stand neither.
Am sure if I lived in USA my gear would be different (for open taping sessions) but here in Austria STEALTH is the only way to go and stuff should be as small and tiny as possible .
I´m taping since 1987 and stuff is becoming smaller and smaller.
I taped 20 shows since August 2006 so I had plenty of time for testing my gear.

[NotSoBlüe]

I just found this thread -- My iRiver H120 will look like its recording - meters going, everything is hooked correctly -- I usually patch w/ coax cables to my friends UA5, sometimes to the soundboard -- and it shows levels, and even freezes now and then as it does when its saving - but when its all over and done with, theres No File on the thing! It doesnt record - or if it does, its not saving??? Has anyone else seen this? i havent updated the rockbox in it since last summer, s'pose I should. This is just frustrating because I cant trust it...

Do you also see it count the filesize? (you do start a recording I guess?)
If possible, save what's on the disk and do a reformat of the drive

Thanks Petur - I'll update my rockbox first, then reformat and I'll do a test recording and check the filesize... hopefully I can figure out whats going on. +T

[Mmmm]

I've updated the REP (see rockbox forums). The REP is up to date with the current build now and so includes all JSMikes updates to the scheduler and also my modification to improve buffer usage, so hopefully that should fix the problem... Get it in the usual place..... 

[Chuck]

Will do, thanks Mmmm.

[Semayat]

I've updated the REP (see rockbox forums). The REP is up to date with the current build now and so includes all JSMikes updates to the scheduler and also my modification to improve buffer usage, so hopefully that should fix the problem... Get it in the usual place..... 

Am I blind or what?? I can't see that update...

Semayat