manual/getting_started/iriver_install.tex

   1 % $Id$ %
   2
   3   Installing the bootloader is the trickiest part of the installation.
   4   The Rockbox bootloader allows users to boot into either the Rockbox
   5   firmware or the \playerman{} firmware. For legal reasons, we cannot distribute
   6   the bootloader. Instead, we have developed a program that will patch the
   7   Iriver firmware with the Rockbox bootloader. These instructions will explain
   8   how to download and patch the Iriver firmware with the Rockbox bootloader
   9   and install it on your jukebox.
  10
  11
  12 \begin{enumerate}
  13   \item Download a supported version of the Iriver firmware for your
  14   \playername{} from the Iriver website, links can be found on
  15   \wikilink{IriverBoot}.
  16   Supported Iriver firmware versions currently include
  17   \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD}{1.63US, 1.63EU, 1.63K, 1.65US, 1.65EU, 1.65K, 1.66US,
  18     1.66EU and 1.66K.  Note that the H140 uses the same firmware as the H120;
  19     H120 and H140 owners should use the firmware called \fname{ihp\_120.hex}.
  20     Likewise, the iHP110 and iHP115 use the same firmware, called
  21     \fname{ihp\_100.hex}.   Be sure to use the correct firmware file for
  22     your player.}
  23   \opt{IRIVER_H300_PAD}{1.28K, 1.28EU, 1.28J, 1.29K, 1.29J and 1.30EU.
  24     \note{The US \playername{} firmware is not supported and cannot be
  25     patched to be used with the bootloader. If you wish to install Rockbox
  26     on a US \playername, you must first install a non-US version of the
  27     original firmware and then install one of the supported versions patched
  28     with the Rockbox bootloader.
  29     \warn{Installing non-US firmware on a US \playername{} will
  30     permanently remove DRM support from the player.}}
  31   }%
  32   If the file that you downloaded is a \fname{.zip} file, use an unzip
  33   utility like mentioned in the prerequisites section to extract
  34   the \fname{.hex} from the \fname{.zip} file
  35   to your desktop. Likewise, if the file that you downloaded is an
  36   \fname{.exe} file, double-click on the \fname{.exe} file to extract
  37   the \fname{.hex} file to your desktop.
  38   When running Linux you should be able extracting \fname{.exe}
  39   files using \fname{unzip}.
  40   %
  41   \item Download the firmware patcher \fname{fwpatcher.exe} from
  42   \url{http://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/iriver/} and save it to your desktop.
  43     \warn{The firmware patcher contains Unicode support, which is not supported by
  44     all versions of Windows. If you have difficulty with the firmware patcher, try
  45     downloading the alternate firmware patcher \fname{fwpatchernu.exe}, which is
  46     built without Unicode support.}
  47   %
  48   \item Go to your desktop and double-click on whichever version of the firmware
  49   patcher you downloaded in the prior step.
  50   %
  51   \item In the firmware patcher dialog box, click on the \setting{Browse}
  52   button and navigate
  53   to the \fname{.hex} file that you previously downloaded to your desktop.
  54   %
  55   \item Click \setting{Patch}. The firmware patcher will patch the
  56     original firmware to include the Rockbox bootloader. The \fname{.hex}
  57     file on your desktop is now a modified version of the original
  58     \fname{.hex} file.
  59   %
  60   \item Turn on your \playerman{} and connect it to your computer via USB.
  61   %
  62   \item Copy or move the modified \fname{.hex} file directly to the root of
  63     your \daps{} drive. Do not put it inside a directory on your \dap.
  64   %
  65   \item Disconnect the jukebox from USB. (Be sure to use Windows' ``safely remove
  66   hardware'' option.)
  67   \warn{Before proceeding further, make sure that your player has a full charge
  68     or that it is connected to the power adaptor. Interrupting the next step
  69     due to a power failure most likely will brick your \dap{}.}
  70   %
  71   \item Update your \daps{} firmware with the patched bootloader. To do this, turn
  72     the jukebox on. Press and hold the
  73     \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonSelect{} button }%
  74     to enter the main menu, and navigate to \setting{General $\rightarrow$ Firmware
  75     Upgrade}. Select \setting{Yes} when asked to confirm if you want to upgrade the
  76     firmware. The \playerman{} will display a message indicating that the
  77     firmware update
  78     is in progress. Do \emph{not} interrupt this process. When the
  79     firmware update is complete the player will turn itself off. (The update
  80     firmware process usually takes a minute or so.)
  81
  82     You have now installed the Rockbox bootloader.
  83 \end{enumerate}
  84
  85 \note{If you install the Rockbox bootloader but do not install the
  86   Rockbox firmware the Rockbox bootloader will load the Iriver firmware when the
  87   jukebox is turned on.
  88   To load the \playerman{} firmware press and hold \ButtonRec{} before
  89   powering up the \dap{} until the \playerman{} logo appears.
  90   }
  91
  92 \note{The bootloader has a built-in ``bootloader USB mode''. This function
  93   switches to USB mode when the \dap{} is connected to a computer upon
  94   power-up. This way you can access the \daps{} hard disk without the need
  95   to boot any firmware (which is also useful when your hard disk is
  96   damaged). The screen will simply display the text ``bootloader USB mode''.
  97   After you disconnect the \dap{} from USB the bootloader will
  98   continue booting Rockbox. As in bootloader USB mode the firmware
  99   itself has not been loaded this is also a simple way of updating Rockbox.
 100   After the disconnect the bootloader will load the updated version of
 101   Rockbox.
 102 }