Sansa Clip
The Sansa Clip does not work on Jaunty out of the box. The problem is that the default firmware does not allow users to mount the drive like a regular USB drive.
There are two options: use MTP mode, or install regular MSC USB mode support. To install MSC USB mode support:
- Back up any previously installed audio files, as these will not play.
On the Sansa Clip, click Menu > Settings > Format.
Upgrade the firmware according to these instructions at the SanDisk forums.
- Restart.
On the Sansa Clip, click Menu > Settings > USB > MSC.
- Transfer audio files.
- Test.
This firmware also installs OGG playback support.
In some versions of Ubuntu, it seems that a service called "gphoto2 volume manager" gets in the way of successfully mounting a Sansa Clip. This is still the case in Ubuntu 10.10. If this bug bites you, try the workaround (source):
sudo killall gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor sudo chmod -x /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor