nousplacidus

yes, sony is a huge pack of morons. This is, in my mind the best format for digital music. The quality, battery life, and expandability make it amazing and sony simply has no idea how to set the product up for use. Sonic stage and no platform support outside of windows, its a shame. If it were drag and drop, it would instantly be a huge source of revenue for them.

http://undocumentedcode.com/?p=15 thats how I did it with Ubuntu, which by the way has some of the best Hard ware detection out there.

http://undocumentedcode.com/?p=15 vmware + windows + linux = MD on Linux

http://undocumentedcode.com/?p=15 quick tutorial for getting HiMD working on Linux requires windows.

heres a link to something that might help you. Its a workaround for HiMD on Linux through VMWare. http://undocumentedcode.com/?p=15

Im sure everyone wants a native linux app, but I think we all know that Sony has problems when it comes to their decision making process. The minidisc is an amazing format and I just wanted to help out the less tech savy among us when setting it up with a VM. Happy listening

I have my MZ-DH710 working with Ubuntu. It requires Virtualization but VMWare server is really quick with windows if your running an x86. Tutorial enjoy!