N900 - Unable to view photos/songs/videos on phone but shown in phone memory
 

Hi, I'm new here.

Well recently my friend plugged in the n900 to a laptop (via USB cable) which runs on windows 7 ultimate and used mass storage mode to copy the pics onto the desktop. After removing the cable from the laptop we are now unable to view any photos/songs/videos on the phone. When i go to images it just says - (no images). The same goes for sounds and videos. But when I go to phone settings and view the memory details, it shows that there are files in the Images/video and audio clips. Also, when i plug the phone into the laptop I am able to view the photos. If I take any pics with my camera, it does not show in the images, but it shows them once i plug it into the laptop.

I hope I have not been to confusing in this post. :confused:

Any help would be greatly appreciated. :confused:

Regards.

Re: N900 - Unable to view photos/songs/videos on phone but shown in phone memory
 

how about a simple re-start of your phone?:)

Re: N900 - Unable to view photos/songs/videos on phone but shown in phone memory
 

I tried switching the phone off and back on.. But its still the same. :(

Re: N900 - Unable to view photos/songs/videos on phone but shown in phone memory
 

open x terminal..

root (enter)

tracker-processes -r (enter)

open up media player and it should find your folders..

Re: N900 - Unable to view photos/songs/videos on phone but shown in phone memory
 

I just tried this..

when i type root and enter.. it says root not found.

when i type tracker-processes -r then i get some stuff but then after i close it ... it still does not show the photos/videos/sounds on the phone..

Also, when i go to file manager, it shows all the pics/audio/video files there... but not when i go to media player or photos..

Is there anything else i could try? :confused:

Thanks alot.

Re: N900 - Unable to view photos/songs/videos on phone but shown in phone memory
 

hi, you need to install rootsh from the repos,,
then type the code in x terminal.
open media player and after a short while it should say updating media files..good luck

Re: N900 - Unable to view photos/songs/videos on phone but shown in phone memory
 

Hi shabbirk2c. This happened to me yesterday, which is strange, because it is the first time this has happened and I have had the device for nearly a year now. tracker-process worked for me, but I was just wondering if you have installed something just before this happened, because I have an idea what might have done it to my device. Did you install anything new recently?

Re: N900 - Unable to view photos/songs/videos on phone but shown in phone memory
 

rootsh is very handy, but it is not needed and should not be used to run tracker-processes

Re: N900 - Unable to view photos/songs/videos on phone but shown in phone memory
 

Hi.. my friend just called and told me that she is able to view the images/photos/videos/audio files on the phone now.. maybe it was the tracker-processes -r taking effect after some time.. i have no idea how... but its working..

Thanks alot Thumbs for all your help..

@bigears5000 .. no she did not install anything recently.. but i guess the tracker-processes -r worked..

thanks j.s and everyone..

hopefully this post will help someone in the future if they have the same problem.. :D:cool:

thanks again..

Re: N900 - Unable to view photos/songs/videos on phone but shown in phone memory
 

Glad it's now working.