[linux-minidisc] Sony MZ-NH900 Ubuntu 11.10

[Haydn Flower <wildflower1975@gmail.com>]

Thank you for your work on this project,

I have over 100 old minidiscs that were written an MZ-R30 both via digital optical and analog recordings from CDs.

I've now got a MZ-NH900 (which came with a HiMD disc which I've never used, it's still in its wrapper) and managed to get the netmd python library to read a disc.

(I've only got 1 disc to play with at the moment, the rest are at home)

lsmd.py works and shows me the list of tracks:

Disk (writable media) album of the year 
Time used: 00:43:09+007 (57.77%)
12 tracks
000: 00:03:23+057 sp stereo unprotected COLLISION 
001: 00:04:30+003 sp stereo unprotected STRIPSEARCH 
002: 00:04:11+023 sp stereo unprotected LAST CUP OF SORROW 
003: 00:02:08+059 sp stereo unprotected NAKED IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER 
004: 00:05:26+045 sp stereo unprotected HELPLESS 
005: 00:03:48+027 sp stereo unprotected MOUTH TO MOUTH 
006: 00:03:37+015 sp stereo unprotected ASHES TO ASHES 
007: 00:03:29+077 sp stereo unprotected SHE LOVES ME NOT 
008: 00:02:20+074 sp stereo unprotected GOT THAT FEELING 
009: 00:04:17+002 sp stereo unprotected PATHS OF GLORY 
010: 00:01:58+083 sp stereo unprotected HOME SICK HOME 
011: 00:03:56+054 sp stereo unprotected PRISTINA

dump_md.py appears to work and creates .ogg files,  but I need to play around with my Mixer so it records from the correct sound stream.
I can hear the Minidisc spinning and starting to play so assume the USB commands are reaching the player, I just need to figure out where the sound is going.

upload.py  when i try this I get a 'Not Implemented' message
Is this because of the secret keys mentioned in the FAQ and elsewhere or/and because you haven't got a NH900 to test with?

i can read C and Python but more comfortable coding in PHP and would like to help
Do you have any test scripts I can run that will poke the machine/

How can I help to 'Implement' the read.Reply method/function?

thanks
Haydn