Hi guys... I've searched everywhere for a solution to this but cant find one. Got my new Xperia S yesterday everything worked fine... loved the new feature where you can download album art using the stock Sony music player.
I then unlocked the bootloader and rooted - that worked fine too, no issues. However since doing that, the stock music player just says 'unknown error. could not download' when I try and download ANY art for any track (the ID tag info is correct btw). So i thought MAYBE its to do with the process I did, so I relocked the bootloader and reinstalled the 67 firmware which again works fine no issues, however the music player is still saying the same thing... 'unknown error. could not download'.
If I use poweramp I can download album art fine no issues its purely the stock Sony music player.
I'm a little stumped now as I'm fairly good with all this stuff but not having that ability is going to annoy me Anyone got any ideas how to sort it or what the problem is....? Thanks
Noticed the same issue.
I also unlocked bootloader and root. Might be the problem indeed. Therefore it was working just fine.
There must be loads of people who have unlocked the bootloader and rooted their Xperia S but they are obviously not getting this issue with the album art not working as I can't see any previous posts about it.... unless they haven't checked if their works after??
Either that or:
1. Didn't spot the download Album Art feature
2. Did but didn't need to as MP3's already featured Album Art
As the warnings say, when you unlock the bootloader you also lose your DRM Keys, even relocking won't get them back, so features such as TrackID (and it appears album art) won't work anymore.
I'm also assumpting that you can't stream or download any DRM protected content, not sure if Sky Go or NetFlix would be affected.
I always use art grabber on PC before I put music files into my phone. Maybe it is due to loosing DRM keys when you unlocked bootloader?
I use Mp3Tag along with MusicBraiz Picard, best 2 I found, when I was updating my 3000 tracks.
sixdaysandy said:
As the warnings say, when you unlock the bootloader you also lose your DRM Keys, even relocking won't get them back, so features such as TrackID (and it appears album art) won't work anymore.
I'm also assumpting that you can't stream or download any DRM protected content, not sure if Sky Go or NetFlix would be affected.
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Yes fair enough the warnings were there, but i'd assumed the warnings related to digital rights management (ie DRM content streaming such as Sky Go which I never use anyway...) all I am trying to do here is download album cover art so I dont understand how unlocking the bootloader/rooting has affected that. The error appears like the path to get the album art details has been wiped during the process and it just needs reinputting (or something to that effect). Bearing in mind the other music players that can download album art still work, its purely the stock music player. I really didnt realise DRM had anything to do with album art downloading
I would neither, to be honest, but at the moment looks like it.
Same problem here...
I downloaded image from google and made custom cover art
Just for info, Track ID works fine after unlocking bootloader/rooting as does Sky Go and Netflix....its just the damn album art!
Evil_Sephiroth said:
Same problem here...
I downloaded image from google and made custom cover art
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I tried to do the same, but from 5 albs only got cover assigned.
My downloaded pictures has 220x220 and file is called "cover.jpg"
what do I do wrong??
Well... You can fix it on unlocked BL. In ThalinaC's Walkman port there are some drm files, and if you clean SemcMetadataCleanup's aka Download Music data and install the one from Xperia T, the feature should work.
Mine has stopped DLing art work and my BL is locked.
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So I have a somewhat large investment in LEGAL music I've downloaded from sprint over the past year or two. Its over $200 worth (song here and there ads up quick).
So I've never had a problem beforehand even when switching from my instinct to the TP. However I just flashed Energy ROM about a week ago (and LOVING IT!!!) however one thing I've noticed is NONE of my music will play.
I've put a few of the sprint OEM apps back onto the phone (NAV, Picture Mail) but obviously nothing to do with sprint music.
When trying to play the music on Manilla's player nothing happens. The album art shows up but no music. When trying to play in windows media player I get an error that says "A digital rights management (DRM) error has occured"
I'm assuming this has somethign to do with the ROM not being "sprint approved" or something seeing as how it worked on the factory ROM.
Any solution to this?
I've tried numerous other players (Nitrogen, IBM, Pocket Music) but they all come up with the same error.
What can I do?
Anybody have any clues? Short of removing the DRM (which I have yet to find a program not infested with viruses or spyware) is there a way to just have it check the sprint servers?
poor_red_neck said:
Anybody have any clues? Short of removing the DRM (which I have yet to find a program not infested with viruses or spyware) is there a way to just have it check the sprint servers?
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I have been experiencing this for 4 months. In all of my research I have found that the device certificate for DRM is not in 6.5 ROMS or it is not cooked in using the platform rebuilder kitchens everyone is using. I have talked to a many a chef and it seems it is a NO GO for DRM music.
Try Tunebite as it's your only option for songs you've purchased and can't listen to.
Due to incompatibilities with WM6.5, and even some of the newer WM6.1 builds, most chefs leave out the LockStreamDRM package from their ROMs. Without those files and registry entries, DRM playback is not possible.
this is what i could find, good luck. i believe its a Lockstream DRM issue as NATF mentioned.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=424687
btw the new energy rom 8/11 has this built in. just reflash potnah
drdrewdown said:
this is what i could find, good luck. i believe its a Lockstream DRM issue as NATF mentioned.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=424687
btw the new energy rom 8/11 has this built in. just reflash potnah
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Can you confirm that Energy's 8/11 ROM allows the syncing of DRM music files? i.e. Napster?
Well I'm now running the 8/11 build of the latest Energy ROM and it does not play the music.
sorry guys this was posted after i did...
August 11th 2009:
Afternoon version:
* Lockstream DRM taken out, causing problems with Sounds and Ringtones
* Opera changed to a newer version and cooked in
* TCPMP, a bunch of ringtones and some extra DLL's taken out to save space
* WorldCard Mobile removed from all ROMs (except Raphael)
* Completely reworked taskbar high resolution data icons by cmylxgo
Morning version:
* Fixed date picker control in portrait
* Updated to AudioManager 1.7 (Manila's Music Tab)
* Cooked in "working" landscape people tab fixes
* Added LockstreamDRM to the ROM for DRMed people
* Slight change to the initial flash screen
* New default black all backgrounds image in Manila
* Updated to Tachi Album 3.0 1914 Sys wheel enabled and smoother operation
* Added Sibor's patch to the SMS tab for better fit and finish in both potrait and landscape modes
Sorry guys.. I tried All lockstream DRM packages are old now as it seems HTC moved to "DiscretixDRM" in 6.5 builds. Unfortunately, that packages still doesnt allow DRM music to play, so I guess you guys are SOL on this one
NRGZ28 its okay we still wub you
Playing Napster Files
I have napster as well, but the ROM I am using plays my DRM files, but I have to jump through some hoops to get it to. I cant just simply copy over the MP3 files (because that would be way faster and way eaisier) so this is my plan of attack:
Download a tune from Napster to my HDD
Set up WMP to sync all music from my computer to my Storage card
This way all I do is download a tune from Napster and then plug in my Phone and voila! it syncs everything.
Unfortunatly, when flashing to a new rom (even just restoring) it blows away whatever local database that keeps track of the DRM, so if I try to play songs after that, it just sits at the track and does nothing. WMP will complain it does not have a license nor will it be able to aquire one if I try.
My solution is to blow away my music collection on my phone and retransfer through windows media player (which takes the better part of a day). The reason this takes so long is because Activsync likes to crap out randomly, so I have to restart the transfer.
Just my thoughts on the whole Napster/DRM....any comments?
Ah, its ok. I just wish I could find a damn program online to strip the DRM away. Everything so far appears to be a royal PITA.
What pisses me off is the whole DRM thing in general. I paid for that music, who are they to tell me what I can and can't do with it.
THIS is why I and others download music illegally. It WORKS!
I still love the ROM NRG... I threw you a donation today.
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What pisses me off is the whole DRM thing in general. I paid for that music, who are they to tell me what I can and can't do with it.
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"They" are the RIAA. And they act as they do because starving artists cannot afford their solid gold Humvee.
I get this everytime i try to play a song. Clicking on the notification does nothing. The music plays fine but i dont know what i should do about these.
what rom are you on. Some devs take out DRM libraries used to authorize songs...did you actually buy those songs or did you download them from somewhere?
What ROM are you using? Check to see if the ROM maker removed DRM framework (some have).
das bamf(version from rom manager) i think i read somewhere that the drm licenses were taken out
is there a way to avoid them popping up each time i access the music player?
I have just took a leap from Iphone 4 s to Xperia s, I'm really happy with the device until i come to streaming avi files from my Synology Nas!
How do i get my Xperia to play streamed avi, swf & mp4???
Also i checked & found that i have an unlockable bootloader, What are the pros & cons of unlocking it?
Thx
Read this thread.
It's about rooting,unlocking the bootloader and so on.
First of all, please change the thread title to something reasonable, that tells one what you want help with.
Now as for playing avi, swf and mp4 files: these are all container formats that can contain a number of different video formats. If the built in player can't play them, try a different one, maybe it works then.
Unlocking the bootloader (as far as I know, I'm no pro there so don't take my word for it):
+ You can flash a new kernel or ROM with fastboot mode (needed to root as far as I know ATM).
- Probably your warranty is voided, I don't know exactly if relocking gets the warranty back though.
Pezo said:
First of all, please change the thread title to something reasonable, that tells one what you want help with.
Now as for playing avi, swf and mp4 files: these are all container formats that can contain a number of different video formats. If the built in player can't play them, try a different one, maybe it works then.
Unlocking the bootloader (as far as I know, I'm no pro there so don't take my word for it):
+ You can flash a new kernel or ROM with fastboot mode (needed to root as far as I know ATM).
- Probably your warranty is voided, I don't know exactly if relocking gets the warranty back though.
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I think you won't get the waranty back,since you need to enter your IMEI number to unlock,so the waranty for this particular IMEI number is void.
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I think you won't get the waranty back,since you need to enter your IMEI number to unlock,so the waranty for this particular IMEI number is void.
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Where does it say that it actually voids your warranty? I read -may-, which I believe they only even stuck it there so people won't fry their phones by overclocking, then send it in, expecting repairs.
Nowhere does it say that its definitely voided, and many people have sent back their phones with unlocked boot loaders for the yellow issue as well. I believe even when the Arc was unlocked, they still accepted the phone for repairs and such.
Much like anything you do with your phone outside of "normal use" you take risks. Unlocking the boot-loader just happens to bring the -risk- of voiding your warranty if you do something dumb with it. It doesn't say it 100% does, it just says it -may-.
Playing streams
slyevo said:
I have just took a leap from Iphone 4 s to Xperia s, I'm really happy with the device until i come to streaming avi files from my Synology Nas!
How do i get my Xperia to play streamed avi, swf & mp4???
Also i checked & found that i have an unlockable bootloader, What are the pros & cons of unlocking it?
Thx
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Use aVia, this will show you the DNLA folders, then install MXPlayer. it has the codecs needed. I'm sure there is a better solution, but it works for me. You can also install the SMB module for Astro, that will then give you direct browse to your shares and you can copy files to your XPS, I move music and other bits around in that way.
Mine is rooted, you can always unroot it.
I agree with your statement 'may' does not mean 'will'
slyevo said:
I have just took a leap from Iphone 4 s to Xperia s, I'm really happy with the device until i come to streaming avi files from my Synology Nas!
How do i get my Xperia to play streamed avi, swf & mp4???
Thx
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Agreed on this one... I would have thought the standard "Connected Devices" app should be able to play avi files from a network based storage drive? My Galaxy S II could - I've even installed MXPlayer but it doesn't help when I select the file from the "Connected Devices" app..
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!!
Hi,
Ive been checking out reviews and other pages about lumia 800 where its said/shown that when the screen is locked while playing music,the artist is displayed as wallpaper and album art appears on the screen too.
This doesnt happen on my device even when i turn the show artist on the lock screen setting. I get the audio controls and track and artist name on screen and my wallpaper changes to something red/pink when i lock while playing music.
Please let me know if its the same with others too or do i have to do anything else for the artist info on lock screen.
The artist needs to be recognized in Zune. So... if you play the artist in Zune and you don't see them in the background of their song now playing, then their image will not appear on your lockscreen but for the generic image you're getting.
try getting zune to find the album info. that should let it show in the phone when you re-sync the music.
Have you enabled this under Settings->Lockscreen?
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Have you enabled this under Settings->Lockscreen?
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Yes, that's why the red/pink image is appearing on the lock screen.
i think this only works in countries where a zune music pass / zune music store is available. if you happen to have an unlocked phone, develper or student you can get ne0cr0n's MPAtool to add the art.
check it out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377210
I use it myself, works perfectly, plus it allows you to choose your own pictures.
The lumia seems quite capable of handling highest picture quality settings btw.
reonan said:
i think this only works in countries where a zune music pass / zune music store is available. if you happen to have an unlocked phone, develper or student you can get ne0cr0n's MPAtool to add the art.
check it out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377210
I use it myself, works perfectly, plus it allows you to choose your own pictures.
The lumia seems quite capable of handling highest picture quality settings btw.
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how do you choose your own pictures?
as far as i know you cant choose your own pictures for artists...
it changes when zune recognizes your artist while you play the song..
its in their data base...
but,u should have data plan or WiFi connected...
so far i have artists image for,
Justin Bieber
Justin Timberlake
Enrique Iglesias
Katty Perry
Kesha
etc
but have problem with
Eminem
Chemical Brothers
as Image comes in Zune,
but Some How Live Tile does'nt get tat Image....
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how do you choose your own pictures?
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what I meant with choosing your own pictures is: zune just uses the images from it's database, but this app lets you download and use the one you like from last.fm, your own photoalbum or even from a URL.
I'm not sure how good an idea it is to mix a working zune music store with this app. since no music store or music pass is available to me in my country, it can't interfere with zune's database. you might just be causing problems otherwise.
i too have this pink/red image. i'm from portugal btw. and i don't believe Zune doesn't recognise Iggy Pop or Arctic Monkeys in his database. -.-
yes...
it does not recognize many of well known artists....
its a drawback,but still most of them are recognized....
I'm sure this must have been asked before, but try as I might I can't find a conclusive answer here or on Google, so sorry in advance if its posted elsewhere. I really have tried.
I just updated my phone to ICS, and now the media scanner's album art cache is way lower resolution/quality than what it used to be. I've seen this issue on other ICS phones too. My questions are:
1. Does this affect ALL ICS builds or have some manufacturers fixed it?
2. Is there any way to fix it? (i.e. replacing Media provider with a hacked apk etc.)
I know you can just use a media player that reads the art directly, but that doesn't fix the problem. It just skirts around it.