Description of problem: On Windows-formatted iPods, Rhythmbox cannot write songs with filenames that violate VFAT naming conventions (no :, ?, etc.). Sometimes it writes them, but only when RB truncates the invalid characters off the filename. Examples: Rhythmbox won't transfer "02 Humoresque: City Montage.flac" with the colon near the beginning. Rhythmbox will transfer "06 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto.flac" since it cuts off most of the end of the filename. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rhythmbox-0.11.5-5.fc9.x86_64 How reproducible: 100% with a filename with an invalid character near the beginning. Actual results: Rhythmbox pops up a "cannot write file" error dialog. Expected results: Rhythmbox writes file without problems. Additional info: Rhythmbox has this in the GNOME bugzilla: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=374078 I'm writing this report because I'd like to see the patch attached to that ticket (http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=79726&action=view) in Fedora's distribution until rhythmbox commits a cleaner solution. I've tested the patch with rhythmbox-0.11.5-3.fc9.x86_64 and it fixed the file transfer problem.
Added the patch in rhythmbox-0.11.5-7