manual/getting_started/sansa_install.tex

   1 % $Id$ %
   2 \subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Windows}
   3
   4 \begin{enumerate}
   5
   6 \item Download sansapatcher.exe from
   7 \download{bootloader/sandisk-sansa/sansapatcher/win32/sansapatcher.exe}
   8 and run it whilst logged in with an administrator account.
   9
  10 \item If all has gone well, you should see some information displayed about
  11 your \playertype{} and a message asking you if you wish to install the Rockbox
  12 bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and sansapatcher will now
  13 install the bootloader. After a short time you should see the message
  14 ``[INFO] Bootloader installed successfully.'' Press ENTER again to exit
  15 sansapatcher.
  16 \end{enumerate}
  17
  18 \subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Mac OS X}
  19
  20 \begin{enumerate}
  21
  22 \item Attach your \dap{} to your Mac and wait for its icon to appear in
  23 Finder.
  24
  25 \item Download and open sansa.dmg from
  26 \download{bootloader/sandisk-sansa/sansapatcher/macosx/sansapatcher.dmg}
  27 and then double-click on the sansapatcher icon inside.
  28
  29 \item If all has gone well, you should see some
  30 information displayed about your \dap{} and a message asking you if you
  31 wish to install the Rockbox bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and
  32 sansapatcher will now unmount your \dap{} and install the bootloader.
  33 After a short time you should see the message ``[INFO] Bootloader installed successfully.''
  34 Press ENTER again to exit sansapatcher and then quit the Terminal application.
  35 \end{enumerate}
  36
  37 \subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Linux}
  38
  39 \begin{enumerate}
  40
  41 \item Download sansapatcher from
  42 \download{bootloader/sandisk-sansa/sansapatcher/linux32x86/sansapatcher} (32-bit x86
  43 binary) or \download{bootloader/sandisk-sansa/sansapatcher/linux64amd64/sansapatcher}
  44 (64-bit amd64 binary). You can save this anywhere you wish, but the next
  45 steps will assume you have saved it in your home directory.
  46
  47 \item Attach your \dap{} to your computer.
  48
  49 \item Open up a terminal window and type the following commands:
  50
  51 \begin{code}
  52     cd $HOME
  53     chmod +x sansapatcher
  54     ./sansapatcher
  55 \end{code}
  56
  57 \note{You need to be the root user in order for sansapatcher to have
  58 sufficient permission to perform raw disk access to your \dap{}.}
  59
  60 \item If all has gone well, you should see some information displayed about
  61 your \playertype{} and a message asking you if you wish to install the Rockbox
  62 bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and sansapatcher will now install the
  63 bootloader. After a short time you should see the message ``[INFO] Bootloader
  64 installed successfully.'' Press ENTER again to exit sansapatcher.
  65 \end{enumerate}