Winamp does not support SD card on Samsung Galaxy S

[Toohip]

I have a cheap Samsung A tablet. Just reverted (installed) Winamp for Android. Winamp instantly read (populared) all my 1,403 MP3 music files and is playing them fine. But it gives me 'SD card error' instantly when I hit the Genre scan icon.

Anyone have a clue why? 90+% of my MP3 files have the genre entered in 'Property/Details'.

[thevan]

So annoying... please fix!

[tnblank77]

As a follow-up I have abandoned using Winamp's Android sync altogether and have written my own PC software for syncing which utilizes the WiFi File Transfer Android application for data transmission. I was having many frustrations trying to sync via a USB cable and MTP on Windows Vista; it was a very unreliable connection.

Sometimes you just have to do things yourself :-(

Still use Winamp to play music on my PC and Galaxy S4 though! Best media player for FLAC I've found!

[robdog2004]

wifi will only sync to default storage on any device running android 3 or higher
as the default store is internal memory
there is no real work around with wifi
the only way to get files to store on external drive is to sync with the usb cable the phone came with
or move the files from internal to external
after you sync through wifi

[tnblank77]

September 2013 and this still seems to be in the same state. Or has anyone found a solution?

It would be very convenient for me to be able to use Wi-Fi to sync with my Samsung Galaxy S4's 64GB SD card, rather that the 9GB of internal memory I also am now forced to store all of my applications (w/o rooting).

The workaround appears to be to use the USB connection, but this is problematic for me. Once I load all the songs to my device, future syncs take hours as the "Card" device doesn't appear in Winamp's devices list for a very long time. I am guessing it gets hung up because it is reading through all of the song data on the card. Oddly enough if I use the Wi-Fi feature it is instantly aware of what songs are on the device's SD card.

Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems trivial to me to enhance Winamp by allowing the user to specify what path to sync to on the device. Maybe this could be placed in an "Advanced" tab under the device's properties.

[Julian66]

I did everything as eltutorial to set my radio but I can not find on the Internet.

[Robotochan]

March 2013.... and still no change.

Basically, wifi transfer is useless on my Galaxy S3 since it can only access the phone storage, not the SD storage.

[juanbrunette]

Yep it sucks! I see there is still no fix out for this. I would really like to see a fix as it is a great feature to sync like this but it would be even greater if it is to my SD card.

[jcm4101]

Is this fixed at all yet?? Can we sync the music to the SD card???

[Sentient7]

+1 on this problem

my "solution" so far has been so move the files from the internal to the external sd card using a file explorer tool... winamp still seems to recognize them on their new location so they don't get copied again; it's just a pain to keep having to manually move files after each wireless sync.

[Milos1977]

It supports it on my Galaxy S3. I have winamp-Pro installed.

[Batter Pudding]

You don't need that app in order to move apps to the SD card. All that app is doing is providing a link to a setting that already exists in the Android settings. It can be found by Settings --> Applications --> Manage applications --> All --> name of app --> Move to SD card.

I've tried it the way I suggested, and using the method I outlined above. And neither were successful for me. Android 2.3.6, Samsung Galaxy W.

Lets take a wild stab at a guess... masonmaverick wrote the app and is posting here promoting it? Otherwise it would be a little odd for someone to post a "solution" that doesn't actually work.

Even my cheapo Chinese Knock-off Android Tablet has that option in an easy to find location...

[creative-2008]

Hey all.

I noticed many folks here struggling to sync winamp with an external SD memory card. I had the same problem. Winamp kept syncing to my Samsung S2's internal on board memory. Super frustrating...

The GOOD NEWS is that I found a really simple fix!!

Basically by default your phone will install any app to the internal memory. This is the problem. To fix this, simply make sure the winamp app is running from your sd card instead of your onboard memory.

For those of you who don't know how to do this:

1: Install android assistant(free):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...3NtYW5hZ2VyIl0.

2: Go to the "tools" tab

3: Click the "app to SD" button.

4:Select winamp

5: Restart your phone (i don't know if this is needed but it's what i did )

6: try again...

Happy wireless syncing!!

You don't need that app in order to move apps to the SD card. All that app is doing is providing a link to a setting that already exists in the Android settings. It can be found by Settings --> Applications --> Manage applications --> All --> name of app --> Move to SD card.

I've tried it the way I suggested, and using the method I outlined above. And neither were successful for me. Android 2.3.6, Samsung Galaxy W.

[masonmaverick]

I got it to work!

Hey all.

I noticed many folks here struggling to sync winamp with an external SD memory card. I had the same problem. Winamp kept syncing to my Samsung S2's internal on board memory. Super frustrating...

The GOOD NEWS is that I found a really simple fix!!

Basically by default your phone will install any app to the internal memory. This is the problem. To fix this, simply make sure the winamp app is running from your sd card instead of your onboard memory.

For those of you who don't know how to do this:

1: Install android assistant(free):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...3NtYW5hZ2VyIl0.

2: Go to the "tools" tab

3: Click the "app to SD" button.

4:Select winamp

5: Restart your phone (i don't know if this is needed but it's what i did )

6: try again...

Happy wireless syncing!!

[robs23]

Guys, as Winamp doesn't give a shit to fix this issue, I found solution on my own. Acctualy, the solution was created by xda-dev members so all credits go there.
Here is the thread which I used: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...6#post30291586.
In shorts, by changing few lines in vold.fstab file which is placed in /system/etc folder, You swap internal and external cards. It's acctualy very simple but You have to pay attention to use appropriate file. The link provided above is for samsung s sl (i9003) at gingerbread ONLY! If You have other phone or android version, look for same thread but on Yours phone forum! Read instruction provided there through not to get Yourself in trouble.

After applying this, winamp wirelessly sync all music to your external sd card. Works as promised, just give it a try.

Best Regards,
Robert