manual/getting_started/sansa_install.tex

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   2 \fixme{NOTE: These instructions will not work on the ``Rhapsody'' version of the E200 series (also known as E200R).  Please follow the instructions at \url{http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/SansaE200RInstallation}.}
   3
   4 In order to make your e200 load and execute the Rockbox firmware you
   5 have just installed, you will need to install the Rockbox
   6 bootloader. Unless bugs are found in the bootloader code, or
   7 significant new feature are added, you will only have to perform this
   8 step once.
   9
  10 These steps use the sansapatcher tool. Source code is available in the Rockbox SVN repository (\url{http://svn.rockbox.org/viewvc.cgi/trunk/rbutil/sansapatcher/}).
  11
  12 \subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Windows}
  13
  14 \begin{enumerate}
  15
  16 \item Make sure you are logged into your computer as Administrator, or a
  17 user with Administrator privileges and connect your \dap{}.
  18
  19 \item Download sansapatcher.exe from
  20 \download{bootloader/sandisk-sansa/e200/win32/sansapatcher.exe}
  21 and run it.
  22
  23 \item If all has gone well, you should see some information displayed about
  24 your e200 and a message asking you if you wish to install the Rockbox
  25 bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and sansapatcher will now
  26 install the bootloader. After a short time you should see the message
  27 ``[INFO] Bootloader installed successfully.'' Press ENTER again to exit
  28 sansapatcher.
  29
  30 \item Disconnect your \dap{} in the usual way. The bootloader is now installed.
  31
  32 \end{enumerate}
  33
  34 \subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Mac OS X}
  35
  36 \begin{enumerate}
  37
  38 \item Attach your \dap{} to your Mac and wait for its icon to appear in
  39 Finder.
  40
  41 \item\label{subsec:macos_umount} Open up Disk Utility
  42 (in Applications $\rightarrow$ Utilities) and click
  43 on the name of your \dap{} (e.g. Sansa e280) in the list on the left
  44 pane. Then click on the ``unmount'' icon at the top. \warn{Do \emph{not}
  45 click on the ``eject'' icon.}
  46
  47 \item Download and open sansa.dmg from
  48 \download{bootloader/sandisk-sansa/e200/macosx/sansapatcher.dmg}
  49 and then double-click on the sansapatcher icon inside.
  50
  51 \item If all has gone well, you should see some
  52 information displayed about your \dap{} and a message asking you if you
  53 wish to install the Rockbox bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and
  54 sansapatcher will now install the bootloader. After a short time you
  55 should see the message ``[INFO] Bootloader installed successfully.'' Press
  56 ENTER again to exit sansapatcher and then quit the Terminal application.
  57
  58 \item \warn{If you received a ``Resource busy'' error from
  59 sansapatcher, then this means you didn't complete step
  60 \ref{subsec:macos_umount}. Go back to Disk Utility, unmount your
  61 \dap{} and then run sansapatcher again.}
  62
  63 \item Your \dap{} will now automatically reconnect itself to your Mac.
  64 Wait for it to connect, and then eject and unplug it in the normal way.
  65
  66 \end{enumerate}
  67
  68 \subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Linux}
  69
  70 \begin{enumerate}
  71
  72 \item Download sansapatcher from
  73 \download{bootloader/sandisk-sansa/e200/linux32x86/sansapatcher} (32-bit x86
  74 binary) or \download{bootloader/sandisk-sansa/e200/linux64amd64/sansapatcher}
  75 (64-bit amd64 binary). You can save this anywhere you wish, but the next
  76 steps will assume you've saved it in your home directory.
  77
  78 \item Attach your \dap{} to your computer.
  79
  80 \item Open up a terminal window and type the following commands:
  81
  82 \begin{code}
  83     cd $HOME
  84     chmod +x sansapatcher
  85     ./sansapatcher
  86 \end{code}
  87
  88 \warn{You may need to be the root user in order for sansapatcher to have
  89 sufficient permission to perform raw disk access to your \dap{}.}
  90
  91 \item If all has gone well, you should see some information displayed about
  92 your e200 and a message asking you if you wish to install the Rockbox
  93 bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and sansapatcher will now install the
  94 bootloader. After a short time you should see the message ``[INFO] Bootloader
  95 installed successfully.'' Press ENTER again to exit sansapatcher.
  96
  97 \item Disconnect your \dap{} in the usual way. The bootloader is now installed.
  98
  99 \end{enumerate}