Winamp does not support SD card on Samsung Galaxy S

[yeshuawatso]

Wow! I haven't logged into these forums in a LONG time. As far as the external SD goes, it's actually an Android thing. The way an app accesses the external SD card in apps is supposed to be consistent across all versions of Android to avoid reprogramming an app for each devices. (The methods are usually getExternalStorageDirectory () and/or getExternalStoragePublicDirectory() in the base os.Environment class, if you're a developer). Unfortunately, various manufactures have been implementing this function incorrectly (or at least misleading to developers) so that all apps that use these functions will store the files on the internal storage instead of your SD cards as expected. Really, the only way to go around this is to have reports come in, exactly like you guys are doing, for each device that behaves inappropriately, and place exceptions in the program's design for each device.

Unfortunately, these exceptions add complications to the program and introduces more bugs if your system is detected incorrectly (custom ROM users for example). For instance, in the Galaxy S line of phones, the location of the SD card on the file system is different based on the version of Android you have. For those using Android 2.1 on a Galaxy, for whatever reason, your location is /sdcard/sd while those on 2.2 the location is /sdcard/external_sd. By default, Android expects the functions mentioned above to point to /sdcard which is the internal storage for these phones.

So in short, it's not really Winamp's fault, it's the device manufacturer for changing Android's behavior for whatever reason. The only way around this is to continue telling the devs that the location of the external SD is different for your device. Dev's an easy solution for you is to just give people the option to specify where to sync the data. In terms of programming, this is trivial.

[lokhor]

I can't use Winamp on my Galaxy S until they let me define where it stores the music

[Accessory Geeks]

That's a good point.

[eatonjb]

So in short, it's not really Winamp's fault, it's the device manufacturer for changing Android's behavior for whatever reason. The only way around this is to continue telling the devs that the location of the external SD is different for your device. Dev's an easy solution for you is to just give people the option to specify where to sync the data. In terms of programming, this is trivial.

you are correct. but you one thing that was already discussed. The ability to choose.. Yes Devs get it all wrong, and put the SD card folder in weird places, but what is wrong with a simple "Select location" setting.

Also, remember that the Galaxy S line is one of the most popular Android phones out there, and now that Samsung has about 10 other phones that work pretty much the same, its a HUGE market for android phones.

[nightwlf]

I am having the same issue on Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000, would like to be able to wireless sync to my shiny new external SD card. May try USB syncing in the meantime.

[jackleung]

Same issue here with another popular device, Galaxy SII i-9100. Winamp discover and wifi sync only works for the very limited internal storage. I really hopes winamp allow us to set which directory to use for our media files.

[robdog2004]

not seeing this issue on my galaxy s phone

[Docqualizer]

I just installed WFA on my Samsung Fascinate. It works well. I was also able to copy about 135 MB of music (via USB) to my SD card with no issues. WFA also picked up that the songs were indeed on my SD Card as opposed to my phone memory. So far so good - I will update you as I can...

[GreatHeights]

I'm having this issue with a Droid X2.

[dtocci]

Same issue here with another popular device, Galaxy SII i-9100. Winamp discover and wifi sync only works for the very limited internal storage. I really hopes winamp allow us to set which directory to use for our media files.

This issue still exists as I'm having it with the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II. I have more music than will fit on the internal storage, and there is no option on the desktop nor in the android app settings to specify the default music location on the device. Unfortunately this prevents me from using the wifi sync, which is one of the main reasons I got the app for the phone.

[asecsc4]

Similar issue on Sprint Galaxy S2

I thought it was a trivial thing, but maybe not...

When I connect my phone to the computer with a cable, I have the option of copying music on either the internal or the external storage place.

However, the phone winamp does not see the music on the external drive, nor can I find a way to point winamp to the external SD card.

Am I missing something or is this how things are supposed to be?


christos

[joemachine]

SD storage on Samsung Galaxy devices

Hi,

I have the same problem on my Samsung Galaxy SII (AT&T) model SGH-i777.

The way these devices configure their storage is very confusing. As far as I can work out the phone itself has internal storage divided into two logical areas: phone storage and SD card. The term SD card is misleading here because it's actually internal to the phone and not an SD card at all in the normal sense. So, /mnt/sdcard actually points to phone internal memory which may or may not be an actual SD card (impossible to tell since you can't get at it). The internal SD on my phone is 12Gb total storage.

The phone also has a microSD expansion slot, in which I have a 32Gb card which I want to use for all media (music, photos etc.).

The problem with WinAmp and all other music players I've tried is that it only looks at /mnt/sdcard, and so wants to sync media there. This completely negates the 32Gb card I've bought for this specific purpose.

Kind of crappy workaround: I hope this tip helps out others with the same problem while we wait for a proper fix...

While you can't use WinAmp sync to your external SD you can still use WinAmp to play music on the card. Just copy your music to the external SD manually (mine is in /mnt/external_sd/media/audio). Then on your device go into App Manager and hit WinAmp, Clear Data. The next time you launch WinAmp it will search your device and find the music on external SD.

Hope this helps,

[Gogster]

I would like to add my voice to this problem.

A someone said above, USB attachment allows internal phone memory or SD card, Wi-Fi just uses phone memory.

My music collection will not sync due to the folder size.

[robs23]

How can it be Winamp Team have totally no interest in solving this matter..? How hard is allowing user defined path to the sync folder on Galaxy S/S2/all S alike Samsung phones?
I would only like to remind that both Galaxy S and Galasy S2 are the all time best selling Android phones... And the ability to sync via Wifi is crucial function distinguishing Winam app from other Music player for Android...
Even though solving this issue might not be as easy as I claim it to be, Winamp team approach to this topic is just pathetic... If there is or is not something going on with solving this issue, You might keep users informed, instead of leaving them on their own...

[NPKDroid]

Same Problem with the DroidX2

Wireless Sync works *almost* flawlessly between my desktop and android Winamp on my Droid X2 (running 2.3.4). All the metadata and playlists work perfectly. However, without the option to sync to my SD card wirelessly, I am limited to only 4GB of storage space rather than the 32GB I need to make my phone a viable MP3 player. I can copy files over USB to the SD card but winamp only sees it as an SD card attached by USB rather than Winamp Android so all of my organization and playlists go away when syncing. There is so much to love about Android Winamp but until Winamp supports SD card syncing I can't really use it. Please work on this problem!