Hfs and iPad

[Tallguy2]

On ipad:

Pics work fine but when I click on link to mp3 it doesn't work.

I found a suggestion on forum to disable Prevent leeching, but doesn't seem to make a difference.

Also, when I right click and save to target, it gives me a HTML file rather than mp3.

Any thoughts?

[rejetto]

welcome!

1. does it work on your PC instead?

2. does clicking mp3s on other wesites work?
here is a link for your convenience http://rejetto.com/me/data/Baltimora%201849.mp3

[Tallguy2]

yes, i can stream mp3s from specific urls from websites. with my ipad.

hfs server is working nicely on my computer, and i can access photos, pdfs, word files, etc with my ipad. however, when i click on a link to a mp3, its not working at all.

before i mentioned right-clicking..i mean when i right click on mp3 link with windows computer to save file, it downloads a html file, not mp3. does this make anything clear?

[Tallguy2]

oh, im getting different right-click behavior with different windows computer -- its giving me the mp3 file.

so disregard previous info.

but still, cant open mp3s with ipad.

if i copy link and use ipad download app i can get mp3s, however.

has anybody been able to stream mp3s with an ipad?

[rejetto]

try this

menu > other options > open directly in browser
add ;*.mp3 to the others

[Tallguy2]

i tried that, but no change.

i also added: audio/mpeg3 to the mime type list. when i do that i get a "play" button triangle with a cross through it. without this i just get a "cannot play" message.

[Tallguy2]

Hi,

Does this URL look openable?

http://76.171.236.134:81/Willie%20Nelson%20-%20Blues%20Eyes%20Crying%20In%20The%20Rain.mp3

Not working thru iPad with safari or icab.

But I can open something like this on iPad / safari:

http://mydomain.com/songs/All%20Along%20The%20Watchtower.mp3

[rejetto]

yes, it's openable, even if on my Chrome doesn't work. On anything else does.

i also added: audio/mpeg3 to the mime type list. when i do that i get a "play" button triangle with a cross through it. without this i just get a "cannot play" message.

oh yes! why didn't it think of the mime first...
Try googling for the crossed play button in ipad.

[Tallguy2]

hi,

havent figured it out. if i turn on the error messages on safari it says: "quicktime not supported" when i click on HFS link to mp3. i understand that the iPad doesnt use quicktime application...

however, mp3s hosted on different websites play just fine.

so i cant figure out why it is treating things differently.

anyway, work in progress. any suggestions?

[rejetto]

The problem is probably in the difference between the two http headers (the working one and the non-working one).

Can you provide two links, a working one and (hfs) non-working one?