transfering songs to iPod incorrectly modifies the year id3 tag

Thanks for your report, i don't get those modifications in my files with Gutsy. Can you attach the output of "rhythmbox -d" to the report?

We are closing this bug report as it lacks the information, described in the previous comments, we need to investigate the problem further. However, please reopen it if you can give us the missing information and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future.

This bug is still present in Ubuntu Hardy with rhythmbox 0.11.5-0ubuntu7 when transferring to my iPod shuffle. To clarify the original report; the file on the computer does not change, but the year field is incorrect for the copy created on the iPod.

Years seem to be based on the beginning of the corresponding unix time: 2005 -> 11051; 2006 -> 11416; 2007 -> 11781; 2008 -> 12146.

To reproduce: Copy a file to an iPod with rhythmbox
What should happen: File on the iPod has the same year as on the computer (eg. 2008)
What actually happens: File on the iPod has a silly number as the year (eg. 12146)

don't reopen closed bugs only because you have a similar issue

I'm sorry? This is the same issue. You said "please reopen it if you can give us the missing information", as the first reporter left it incomplete. I have that information, which is a clarification of the meaning of "modified" (modified on the iPod, not modified on the computer). That is why I reopened the bug. If you are still not convinced that this is the same bug, please point out the information that conflicts with our issues. Thank you.

you didn't attach the requested information no, did you read the comments before reopening the bug?

My apologies. I thought that the information would only be required if the bug existed with the file on the computer as it was originally interpreted, not with the file on the iPod. I have attached the output of rhythmbox -d with a clean rhythmbox and clean iPod.

confirmed, the submitter meant in the rhythmbox ipod view which was not clear reading the description, the bug has been sent on http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=536194 now

the bug has been fixed upstream now

This bug was fixed in the package rhythmbox - 0.11.5-5ubuntu2

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rhythmbox (0.11.5-5ubuntu2) intrepid; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/70_from_svn_fix_incorrect_shuffle_detection.patch:
    - change from svn, correctly detect the new ipod shuffle devices
  * debian/patches/71_from_svn_fix_ipod_aac_copies.patch:
    - change from svn, don't convert aac when they are copied to an ipod
      (lp: #164265)
  * debian/patches/72_from_svn_ipod_correct_set_year_tag.patch:
    - change from svn, correctly set the year when copying a song to an ipod
      (lp: #144273)

 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:44:02 +0200

Accepted into -proposed, please test and give feedback here

I can confirm that with this version, the issue has been resolved, and I have not experienced any regressions. Thank you :-)

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