3 \warn{Before starting this procedure, ensure that you have a copy
4 of the original
\playerman{} firmware. Without this, it is
5 \emph{not
} possible to uninstall Rockbox. It is also needed if you want to
6 install the dual-boot bootloader. The
\playerman{}
7 firmware can be downloaded from
8 \url{http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/tacpassets-images/firmware/MESV12US.zip
}.\\
}
9 The single-boot bootloader can only boot Rockbox, whereas the dual-boot
10 bootloader can boot both Rockbox and the
\playerman{} firmware.
11 The single-boot bootloader boots Rockbox more quickly if you no longer need
12 access to the
\playerman{} firmware.\\
14 Installing the bootloader is only needed once. It involves replacing the
15 existing firmware file on your
\dap{} with another version.
16 When running the original
\playerman{} firmware (a version of Windows CE), it is
17 only possible to connect the
\dap{} to a PC in ``MTP mode'', which hides
18 the actual content of your
\daps{} disk and provides restricted access
20 In reality, the
\daps{} hard disk contains two partitions, a small
21 (
150MB) ``firmware partition'' containing the
\daps{} firmware (operating
22 system), and a second ``data partition'' containing your media files. The main
23 firmware file in the bootloader partition is called
\fname{nk.bin
}, and
24 this is the file that is loaded into RAM (by the
\daps{} ROM-based
25 bootloader) and executed when your
\dap{} is powered on.
27 \subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Windows
}
31 \item Attach your
\dap{} to your computer.
33 \item Download
\fname{beastpatcher.exe
} from
34 \download{bootloader/toshiba/gigabeat-s/beastpatcher/win32/beastpatcher.exe
}
35 and then perform one of the following, depending on whether you want single
38 \item[Single Boot.
] Run
\fname{beastpatcher.exe
}. You should see some
39 information displayed about
40 your
\dap{} and a message asking you if you wish to install the Rockbox
41 bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and beastpatcher will
42 install the bootloader. After a short time you should see the message
43 ``
[INFO
] Bootloader installed successfully''. Press ENTER again to exit
46 \item[Dual Boot.
] Inside the
\fname{MESV12US.zip
} file you downloaded earlier
47 you should find an
\fname{.iso
} file. Using e.g.
7zip
48 (
\url{http://www
.7-zip.org
} you can extract an
\fname{.exe
} file from this
49 \fname{.iso
} file. Using
7zip again, extract the
\playerman{} firmware file
50 \fname{nk.bin
} from the
\fname{.exe
} file and place it in the same
51 directory as
\fname{beastpatcher.exe
}. Open a command prompt and navigate
52 to this directory, and then type the following commands:
55 beastpatcher -d nk.bin
58 After a short time you should see the message
59 ``
[INFO
] Bootloader installed successfully''. Press ENTER again to exit
62 \item After a successful installation, you need to disconnect your
\dap{} from
63 USB, and then immediately reconnect it. It should reboot then enter the Rockbox
64 bootloader ``USB Mass Storage'' mode, which exposes your
\daps{} disk to your
65 computer as a standard USB Mass Storage device.
68 \subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Mac OS X
}
70 \item Attach your
\dap{} to your computer.
72 \item Download and open beastpatcher.dmg from
73 \download{bootloader/toshiba/gigabeat-s/beastpatcher/macosx/beastpatcher.dmg
}
74 and then perform one of the following,
75 depending on whether you want single or dual-boot.
77 \item [Single Boot.
] Double-click on the beastpatcher icon. You can also
78 drag the beastpatcher icon to a location on your hard drive and launch
79 it from the Terminal. If all has gone well, you should see some
80 information displayed about your
\dap{} and a message asking you if you
81 wish to install the Rockbox bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and
82 beastpatcher will now install the bootloader. After a short time you
83 should see the message ``
[INFO
] Bootloader installed successfully''
84 followed by some error messages that you can safely ignore. Press
85 ENTER again to exit beastpatcher and then quit the Terminal application.
87 \item[Dual Boot.
] Inside the
\fname{MESV12US.zip
} file you downloaded earlier
88 you should find an
\fname{.iso
} file. Using e.g.
7zip
89 (
\url{http://www
.7-zip.org
} you can extract an
\fname{.exe
} file from this
90 \fname{.iso
} file. Using
7zip again, extract the
\playerman{} firmware file
91 \fname{nk.bin
} from the
\fname{.exe
} file and place it in the same
92 directory as
\fname{beastpatcher
}. Open a terminal window and type the
96 ./beastpatcher -d nk.bin
99 \item After a successful installation, your
\dap{} will immediately turn off.
100 Turn it on again, and (because it is still connected to your Mac)
101 it will enter the Rockbox bootloader's
102 ``USB Mass Storage'' mode, which exposes your
\daps{} disk to your computer
103 as a standard USB Mass Storage device.
106 \subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Linux
}
110 \item Download beastpatcher from
111 \download{bootloader/toshiba/gigabeat-s/beastpatcher/linux32x86/beastpatcher
}
112 (
32-bit x86 binary) or
113 \download{bootloader/toshiba/gigabeat-s/beastpatcher/linux64amd64/beastpatcher
}
114 (
64-bit amd64 binary). You can save this anywhere you wish, but the next
115 steps will assume you have saved it in your home directory.
117 \item Attach your
\dap{} to your computer and then perform one of the following,
118 depending on whether you want single or dual-boot.
120 \item [Single Boot.
] Open up a terminal window and type the following commands:
124 chmod +x beastpatcher
128 If all has gone well, you should see some information displayed about
129 your
\dap{} and a message asking you if you wish to install the Rockbox
130 bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and beastpatcher will now install the
131 bootloader. After a short time you should see the message ``
[INFO
] Bootloader
132 installed successfully'' followed by some error
133 messages that you can safely ignore. Press ENTER again to exit beastpatcher.
135 \item[Dual Boot.
] Inside the
\fname{MESV12US.zip
} file you downloaded earlier
136 you should find an
\fname{.iso
} file. Using e.g.
7zip
137 (
\url{http://www
.7-zip.org
} you can extract an
\fname{.exe
} file from this
138 \fname{.iso
} file. Using
7zip again, extract the
\playerman{} firmware file
139 \fname{nk.bin
} from the
\fname{.exe
} file and place it in the same
140 directory as
\fname{beastpatcher
}. Open a terminal window and type the
145 chmod +x beastpatcher
146 ./beastpatcher -d nk.bin
149 After a short time you should see the message
150 ``
[INFO
] Bootloader installed successfully'' followed by some error
151 messages that you can safely ignore. Press ENTER again to exit
154 \item After a successful installation, your
\dap{} will immediately turn off.
155 Turn it on again, and (because it is still connected to your PC)
156 it will enter the Rockbox bootloader's
157 ``USB Mass Storage'' mode, which exposes your
\daps{} disk to your computer
158 as a standard USB Mass Storage device.