2 \chapter{Installation
}\label{sec:installation
}
4 Installing Rockbox is generally a quick and easy procedure. However
5 before beginning there are a few important things to know.
7 \section{Before Starting
}
9 \opt{e200
}{\fixme{NOTE: These instructions will not work on the
10 ``Rhapsody'' version of the E200 series (also known as E200R). Please
11 follow the instructions at
12 \url{http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/SansaE200RInstallation
}.
}}
14 \opt{ipodnano,ipodnano2g,ipodvideo,e200,c200,c200v2,e200v2,clipv1,clipv2,cowond2,fuze,fuzev2
}{
16 \item[Supported hardware versions.
]
17 \opt{ipodnano,ipodnano2g
}{
18 The
\playertype{} is available in multiple versions, not
19 all of which run Rockbox. Rockbox presently runs only on
20 the first and second generation Ipod Nano. Rockbox does
21 \emph{not
} run on the third, fourth or fifth generation Ipod Nano.
22 For information on identifying which Ipod you own, see this page on
23 Apple's website:
\url{http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61688
}.
26 The
\playertype{} is the
5th/
5.5th generation
\playerman{} only.
27 Rockbox does
\emph{not
} run on the newer,
6th/Classic generation Ipod.
28 For information on identifying which Ipod you own, see this page on Apple's
29 website:
\url{http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61688
}.
31 \opt{c200,c200v2,e200,e200v2
}{
32 The
\playertype{} is available in multiple versions, and you need to make
33 sure which you have by checking the Sandisk firmware version number under
34 Settings $
\rightarrow$ Info. The v1 firmware is named
01.xx.xx, while the
35 v2 firmware begins with
03. Make sure that you are following the
36 instructions from the correct manual.
38 \opt{clipv1,clipv2,fuze,fuzev2
}{
39 The
\playertype{} is available in multiple versions, and you need to make
40 sure which you have by checking the Sandisk firmware version number under
41 Settings $
\rightarrow$
\opt{fuze,fuzev2
}{System Settings $
\rightarrow$
}
42 Info. The v1 firmware is named
01.xx.xx, while the v2 firmware begins with
43 02. Make sure that you are following the instructions from the correct
47 Rockbox runs on all
\playerman{} \playertype{} and
\playertype{}+ variants
48 (
2 /
4 /
8 /
16~GB, with or without DAB/DMB).
49 \note{Newer
\playertype{}+ hardware revisions use an updated power
50 management chip, and some functionality is not yet implemented on these
51 players (e.g. touchscreen support).
}
58 \item[Current limitations.
] Most Rockbox functions are usable on the
59 \playertype{}/
\playertype{}+, including music playback and most plugins, but
60 there are a number of shortcomings that prevent it from being a fully
63 \item An SD card is required to use many features, since the internal
64 flash memory is read-only in Rockbox.
65 \warn{The SD driver is still in development and may contain bugs.
66 There have been reports of SD cards becoming unusable after being used
67 with Rockbox on
\playerman{} \playertype{}. Only use old, low-capacity
68 cards until we are satisfied the driver is safe to use.\\
}
69 \item There is only basic touchscreen support. Further work is
70 required to make the UI more usable with a touchscreen in general.
71 \note{The touchscreen can be used in two modes, either a
3$
\times$
3 grid mode
72 which divides the screen into areas to emulate a set of physical
73 buttons (the default setting), or ``absolute point'' mode where the
74 touchscreen is used to point to items on the screen.\\
}
80 \item[Current limitations.
] Most Rockbox functions are usable on the
81 \playertype{}, including music playback and most plugins, but
82 there are a number of shortcomings that prevent it from being a fully
85 \item A MicroSD card is required to run Rockbox, since the internal
86 flash memory hasn't been figured out yet.
87 \item There is only basic touchscreen support. Further work is
88 required to make the UI more usable with a touchscreen in general.
89 \note{The touchscreen can be used in two modes, either a
3$
\times$
3 grid mode
90 which divides the screen into areas to emulate a set of physical
91 buttons (the default setting), or ``absolute point'' mode where the
92 touchscreen is used to point to items on the screen.\\
}
98 \item[DRM capability.
] If your
\dap{} has a US firmware, then by installing Rockbox you will
99 \emph{permanently
} lose the ability to playback files with DRM.
103 \opt{sansaAMS,fuzeplus
}{
105 \item[DRM capability.
] It is possible that installation of the bootloader
106 may lead to you
\emph{permanently
} losing the ability to playback files
115 \item[USB connection.
]
118 \item[Firewire connection.
]
120 To transfer Rockbox to your
\dap{} you need to
121 connect it to your computer. For manual installation/uninstallation, or
122 should autodetection fail during automatic installation, you need to know
123 where to access the
\dap{}. On Windows this means you need to know
124 the drive letter associated with the
\dap{}. On Linux you need to know
125 the mount point of your
\dap{}. On Mac OS X you need to know the volume
129 If you have Itunes installed and it is configured to open automatically
130 when your
\dap{} is attached (the default behaviour), then wait for it to
131 open and then quit it. You also need to ensure the ``Enable use as disk''
132 option is enabled for your
\dap{} in Itunes. Your
\dap{} should then enter
133 disk mode automatically when connected to a computer via
134 \nopt{ipod1g2g
}{USB.
}\opt{ipod1g2g
}{Firewire.
} If your computer does not
135 recognise your
\dap{}, you may need to enter disk mode manually. Disconnect
136 your
\dap{} from the computer. Hard reset the
\dap{} by pressing and
137 holding the
\ButtonMenu{} and
\nopt{IPOD_3G_PAD
}{\ButtonSelect{}}%
138 \opt{IPOD_3G_PAD
}{\ButtonPlay{}} buttons simultaneously. As soon as the
139 \dap{} resets, press and hold the
\nopt{IPOD_3G_PAD
}{\ButtonSelect{} and
140 \ButtonPlay{}}\opt{IPOD_3G_PAD
}{\ButtonLeft{} and
\ButtonRight{}} buttons
141 simultaneously. Your
\dap{} should enter disk mode and you can try
142 reconnecting to the computer.
145 When instructed to connect/disconnect the USB cable, always use
146 the USB port through the subpack, not the side `USB Host' port. The side port
147 is intended to be used for USB OTG connections only (digital cameras, memory
150 \opt{sansa,e200v2,clipv1,clipv2,fuzeplus
}{
151 \note{The following steps require you to change the setting in
152 \setting{Settings $
\rightarrow$ USB Mode
} to
\setting{MSC
} from within the
155 \nopt{sansaAMS,fuzeplus
}{
156 \warn{Never extract files to your
\dap{} while it
157 is in recovery mode.
}
161 \opt{fuze,fuzev2,clipplus
}{
162 \note{The following steps require you to change the setting in
163 \setting{Settings $
\rightarrow$ System Settings $
\rightarrow$ USB Mode
} to
164 \setting{MSC
} from within the original firmware. Further note that
165 all original firmware settings will be lost immediately after patching
166 the bootloader, so you may need to correct this setting again after
170 \opt{iriverh10,iriverh10_5gb
}{
171 The installation requires you to use UMS mode and so
172 may require use of the UMS trick, whereby it is possible to force a MTP
173 \playertype{} to start up in UMS mode as follows:
175 \item Ensure the
\dap{} is fully powered off by
\opt{iriverh10
}{using
176 a pin to push the small reset button inside the hole between the
177 \ButtonHold{} switch and remote control connector.
}\opt{iriverh10_5gb
}{removing
178 the battery and putting it back in again.
}
179 \item Connect your
\playertype{} to the computer using the data cable.
180 \item Hold
\ButtonRight{} and push
\ButtonPower{} to turn the
\dap{} on.
181 \item Continue holding
\ButtonRight{} until the USB Connected screen appears.
182 \item The
\dap{} will now appear as a regular disk on your computer.
184 \note{Once Rockbox has been installed, when you shut down your
\dap{} from Rockbox it will totally
185 power the player off so step
1 is no longer necessary.
}
187 \opt{gigabeatf
}{The installation requires you to change a setting in the
188 original firmware. Make sure the option under
\setting{Setup
189 $
\rightarrow$ Connections $
\rightarrow$ PC Connections
} is set to
190 \setting{gigabeat room
}. Also, during installation, do not connect your
191 \dap{} using the cradle but plug the USB cable directly to the
\dap{}.
194 The installation requires you to use UMS mode.
195 In order to start up your
\playertype{} in UMS mode you need to:
197 \item Turn off the
\dap{} (Original Firmware).
198 \item Connect your
\playertype{} to the computer using the data cable.
199 \item Push and hold
\ButtonPower{} (for about
2 seconds) until the ``USB'' screen appears.
201 The
\dap{} will now appear as a regular disk on your computer.
208 \item[Administrator/Root rights.
] Installing the bootloader portion of Rockbox
209 requires you to have administrative (Windows) or root (Linux) rights.
210 Consequently when doing either the automatic or manual bootloader install,
211 please ensure that you are logged in with an administrator account or have root rights.
217 \item[File system format.
] Rockbox only works on Ipods formatted with
218 the FAT32 filesystem (i.e. Ipods initialised by Itunes
219 for Windows). It does not work with the HFS+ filesystem (i.e. Ipods
220 initialised by Itunes for the Mac). More information and instructions for
221 converting an Ipod to FAT32 can be found on the
222 \wikilink{IpodConversionToFAT32
} wiki
223 page on the Rockbox website. Note that after conversion, you can still use
224 a FAT32 Ipod with a Mac.
228 \section{Installing Rockbox
}\label{sec:installing_rockbox
}\index{Installation
}
229 There are two ways to install Rockbox: automated and manual. The automated
230 way is the preferred method of installing Rockbox for the majority of
231 people. Rockbox Utility is a graphical application that does almost everything
232 for you. However, should you encounter a problem, then the manual way is
233 still available to you.\\
235 \opt{gigabeats
}{\note{The automated install is not yet available for the
236 \playerlongtype{}. For now you can use the manual method to install Rockbox.
237 Please still read the section on the automatic install as it explains
238 various important aspects of Rockbox, such as the different versions
241 \opt{hwcodec
}{Rockbox itself comes as a single package. There is no need
242 to install additional software to run Rockbox.
}
244 \opt{HAVE_RB_BL_ON_DISK
}{There are three separate components,
245 two of which need to be installed in order to run Rockbox:
}
246 \opt{HAVE_RB_BL_IN_FLASH
}{There are two separate components
247 which need to be installed in order to run Rockbox:
}
250 \opt{HAVE_RB_BL_ON_DISK
}{
251 \item[The
\playerman{} bootloader.
]
252 The
\playerman{} bootloader is the program that tells your
\dap{} how to load
253 and start the original firmware. It is also responsible for any emergency,
254 recovery, or disk modes on your
\dap{}. This bootloader is stored in special flash
255 memory in your
\playerman{} and comes factory-installed. It is not necessary
256 to modify this in order to install Rockbox.
}
258 \item[The Rockbox bootloader.
] \index{Bootloader
}
259 \opt{HAVE_RB_BL_ON_DISK
}{The Rockbox bootloader is loaded from disk by
260 the
\playerman{} bootloader. It is responsible for loading the Rockbox
261 firmware and for providing the dual boot function. It directly replaces the
262 \playerman{} firmware in the
\daps{} boot sequence.
263 \opt{gigabeatf
}{\note{Dual boot does not currently work on the Gigabeat.
}}}
265 \opt{HAVE_RB_BL_IN_FLASH
}{
266 The bootloader is the program that tells your
267 \dap{} how to load and start other components of Rockbox and for providing
268 the dual boot function. This is the component of Rockbox that is installed
269 to the flash memory of your
\playerman.
270 \opt{iaudiom3,iaudiom5,iaudiox5
}{\note{Dual boot does not currently work on the
\playertype.
}}}
272 \item[The Rockbox firmware.
]
273 \opt{HAVE_RB_BL_IN_FLASH
}{Unlike the
\playerman{} firmware, which runs
274 entirely from flash memory,
}
275 \opt{HAVE_RB_BL_ON_DISK
}{Similar to the
\playerman{} firmware,
}
276 most of the Rockbox code is contained in a
277 ``build'' that resides on your
\daps{} drive. This makes it easy to
278 update Rockbox. The build consists of a directory called
279 \fname{.rockbox
} which contains all of the Rockbox files, and is
280 located in the root of your
\daps{} drive.
285 Apart from the required parts there are some addons you might be interested
288 \item[Fonts.
] Rockbox can load custom fonts. The fonts are
289 distributed as a separate package and thus need to be installed
290 separately. They are not required to run Rockbox itself but
291 a lot of themes require the fonts package to be installed.
293 \item[Themes.
] The appearance of Rockbox can be customised by themes. Depending
294 on your taste you might want to install additional themes to change
299 \subsection{Automated Installation
}
301 To automatically install Rockbox, download the official installer and
302 housekeeping tool
\caps{Rockbox Utility
}. It allows you to:
304 \item Automatically install all needed components for using Rockbox
305 (``Minimal Installation'').
306 \item Automatically install all suggested components (``Complete Installation'').
307 \item Selectively install optional components.
308 \nopt{player
}{\item Install additional fonts and themes.
}
309 \item Install voice files and generate talk clips.
310 \item Uninstall all components you installed using Rockbox Utility.
313 Prebuilt binaries for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X are
314 available at the
\wikilink{RockboxUtility
} wiki page.\\
316 \opt{gigabeats,ondavx777
}{\note{Rockbox Utility does not currently support the
317 \playertype{} and you will therefore need to follow the manual install
318 instructions below.\\
}}
320 When first starting
\caps{Rockbox Utility
} run ``Autodetect'',
321 found in the configuration dialog (File $
\rightarrow$ Configure). Autodetection
322 can detect most player types. If autodetection fails or is unable to detect
323 the mountpoint, make sure to enter the correct values. The mountpoint indicates
324 the location of the
\dap{} in your filesystem. On Windows, this is the drive
325 letter the
\dap{} gets assigned, on other systems this is a path in the
329 \opt{iriverh100,iriverh300
}{
330 Rockbox Utility will ask you for a compatible copy of the original
331 firmware. This is because for legal reasons we cannot distribute
332 the bootloader directly. Instead, we have to patch the Iriver firmware
333 with the Rockbox bootloader.
335 Download a supported version of the Iriver firmware for your
336 \playername{} from the Iriver website, links can be found on
337 \wikilink{IriverBoot
}.
339 Supported Iriver firmware versions currently include
340 \opt{iriverh100
}{1.63US,
1.63EU,
1.63K,
1.65US,
1.65EU,
1.65K,
1.66US,
341 1.66EU and
1.66K. Note that the H140 uses the same firmware as the H120;
342 H120 and H140 owners should use the firmware called
\fname{ihp
\_120.hex
}.
343 Likewise, the iHP110 and iHP115 use the same firmware, called
344 \fname{ihp
\_100.hex
}. Be sure to use the correct firmware file for
346 \opt{iriverh300
}{1.28K,
1.28EU,
1.28J,
1.29K,
1.29J and
1.30EU.
347 \note{The US
\playername{} firmware is not supported and cannot be
348 patched to be used with the bootloader. If you wish to install Rockbox
349 on a US
\playername{}, you must first install a non-US version of the
350 original firmware and then install one of the supported versions patched
351 with the Rockbox bootloader.
}
352 \warn{Installing a non-US firmware on a US
\playername{} will
353 \emph{permanently
} remove DRM support from the player.
}}
355 If the file that you downloaded is a
\fname{.zip
} file, use an unzip
356 utility like mentioned in the prerequisites section to extract
357 the
\fname{.hex
} from the
\fname{.zip
} file
358 to your desktop. Likewise, if the file that you downloaded is an
359 \fname{.exe
} file, double-click on the
\fname{.exe
} file to extract
360 the
\fname{.hex
} file to your desktop.
361 When running Linux you should be able to extract
\fname{.exe
}
362 files using
\fname{unzip
}.
365 \opt{mpiohd200,mpiohd300
}{
366 Rockbox Utility will ask you for a compatible copy of the original
367 firmware. This is because for legal reasons we cannot distribute
368 the bootloader directly. Instead, we have to patch the MPIO firmware
369 with the Rockbox bootloader.
371 Download a supported version of the MPIO firmware for your
372 \playername{} from the MPIO website, links can be found on
373 \opt{mpiohd200
}{\wikilink{MPIOHD200Port
}}%
374 \opt{mpiohd300
}{\wikilink{MPIOHD300Port
}}.
376 \warn{The only tested version of the original firmware is
377 \opt{mpiohd200
}{1.30.05}\opt{mpiohd300
}{1.30.06}
378 and as such is the only supported version
}
380 If the file that you downloaded is a
\fname{.zip
} file, use an unzip
381 utility like mentioned in the prerequisites section to extract
382 the
\fname{.SYS
} from the
\fname{.zip
} file
383 to your desktop. Likewise, if the file that you downloaded is an
384 \fname{.exe
} file, double-click on the
\fname{.exe
} file to extract
385 the
\fname{.SYS
} file to your desktop.
386 When running Linux you should be able to extract
\fname{.exe
}
387 files using
\fname{unzip
}.
391 Rockbox Utility will ask you for a compatible copy of the original
392 firmware. This is because for legal reasons we cannot distribute
393 the bootloader directly. Instead, we have to patch the
\playerman{}
394 firmware with the Rockbox bootloader.
396 Download a supported version of the
\playerman{} firmware for your
397 \playername{} from the
\playerman{} website, links can be found on
398 \wikilink{SansaFuzePlusPort
}.
399 \note{Although the only tested version of the original firmware is
02.38.6,
400 Rockbox Utility should be able to patch any newer version.
}
401 \note{If the file that you downloaded is a
\fname{.zip
} file, use an unzip
402 utility like mentioned in the prerequisites section to extract the
403 \fname{firmware.sb
} from the
\fname{.zip
} file to your desktop.
}
405 \subsubsection{Choosing a Rockbox version
}\label{sec:choosing_version
}
407 There are three different versions of Rockbox available from the
410 Release version, current build and archived daily build. You need to decide which one
411 you want to install and get the appropriate version for your
\dap{}. If you
412 select either ``Minimal Installation'' or ``Complete Installation'' from the
413 ``Quick Start'' tab, then Rockbox Utility will automatically install the
414 release version of Rockbox. Using the ``Installation'' tab will allow you
415 to select which version you wish to install.
419 \item[Release.
] The release version is the latest stable release, free
420 of known critical bugs. For a manual install, the current stable release of Rockbox is
421 available at
\url{http://www.rockbox.org/download/
}.
423 \item[Current Build.
] The current build is built at each source code change to
424 the Rockbox SVN repository and represents the current state of Rockbox
425 development. This means that the build could contain bugs but most of
426 the time is safe to use. For a manual install, you can download the current build from
427 \url{http://build.rockbox.org/
}.
429 \item[Archived Build.
] In addition to the release version and the current build,
430 there is also an archive of daily builds available for download. These are
431 built once a day from the latest source code in the SVN repository. For a manual install,
432 you can download archived builds from
\url{http://www.rockbox.org/daily.shtml
}.
436 \note{Because current and archived builds are development versions that
437 change frequently, they may behave differently than described in this manual,
438 or they may introduce new (and potentially annoying) bugs. Unless you wish to
439 try the latest and greatest features at the price of possibly greater instability,
440 or you wish to help with development, you should stick with the release.\\*
}
442 Please now go to
\reference{ref:finish_install
} to complete the installation procedure.
444 \subsection{Manual Installation
}
446 The manual installation method is still available to you, should you need or desire it
447 by following the instructions below. If you have used Rockbox Utility
448 to install Rockbox, then you do not need to follow the next section and can skip
449 straight to
\reference{ref:finish_install
}
451 \opt{gigabeats
}{\subsubsection{Installing the bootloader
}
452 \input{getting_started/gigabeats_install.tex
}
455 \subsubsection{Installing the firmware
}\label{sec:installing_firmware
}
457 \opt{gigabeats
}{\note{When your
\dap{} is in the Rockbox USB or bootloader
458 USB mode, you will see two visible partitions - the
150~MB firmware
459 partition (containing at least a file called
\fname{nk.bin
}) and
460 the main data partition. Rockbox
\emph{must
} be installed onto the main
464 \item Download your chosen version of Rockbox from the links in the
466 \opt{ipodvideo
}{\note{There are separate versions of Rockbox for the
30~GB and
467 60/
80~GB
\playerman{} \playertype{} models. You must ensure you download the
468 correct version for your
\dap{}.
}}
470 \item Connect your
\dap{} to the computer via USB
471 \opt{sansa,sansaAMS,iriverh10,iriverh10_5gb,vibe500,fuzeplus
}{ in MSC mode
}
472 \opt{ipod3g,ipod4g,ipodmini,ipodcolor
}{ or Firewire
}as described in
473 the manual that came with your
\dap{}.
475 \item Take the
\fname{.zip
} file that you downloaded and use
476 the ``Extract all'' command of your unzip program to extract
478 \opt{gigabeats,fuzeplus
}{the main data partition of
}
479 \opt{cowond2
}{either an SD card or the internal memory of
}
480 \opt{ondavx777
}{the MicroSD of
}
482 \opt{cowond2
}{\note{If you have chosen to extract to the internal memory, it
483 will not be possible to save settings.
}}
486 \note{The entire contents of the
\fname{.zip
} file should be extracted
487 directly to the root of your
\daps{} drive. Do not try to
488 create a separate directory on your
\dap{} for the Rockbox
489 files! The
\fname{.zip
} file already contains the internal
490 structure that Rockbox needs.\\
}
493 If the contents of the
\fname{.zip
} file are extracted correctly, you will
494 have a file called
\fname{\firmwarefilename} in the main directory of your
495 \daps{} drive, and also a directory called
\fname{.rockbox
}, which contains a
496 number of other directories and system files needed by Rockbox.
499 % This has nothing to do with swcodec, just that these players need our own
500 % bootloader so we can decide where we want the main binary.
502 If the contents of the
\fname{.zip
} file are extracted correctly, you will
503 have a directory called
\fname{.rockbox
}, which contains all the files needed
504 by Rockbox, in the main directory of your
\daps{} drive.
509 \subsubsection{Installing the bootloader
}
510 \opt{iriverh100,iriverh300
}{\input{getting_started/iriver_install.tex
}}
511 \opt{mpiohd200,mpiohd300
}{\input{getting_started/mpio_install.tex
}}
512 \opt{ipod
}{\input{getting_started/ipod_install.tex
}}
513 \opt{iaudio
}{\input{getting_started/iaudio_install.tex
}}
514 \opt{iriverh10,iriverh10_5gb
}{\input{getting_started/h10_install.tex
}}
515 \opt{gigabeatf
}{\input{getting_started/gigabeat_install.tex
}}
516 \opt{sansa
}{\input{getting_started/sansa_install.tex
}}
517 \opt{sansaAMS
}{\input{getting_started/sansaAMS_install.tex
}}
518 \opt{mrobe100
}{\input{getting_started/mrobe100_install.tex
}}
519 \opt{cowond2
}{\input{getting_started/cowond2_install.tex
}}
520 \opt{vibe500
}{\input{getting_started/vibe500_install.tex
}}
521 \opt{ondavx777
}{\input{getting_started/ondavx777_install.tex
}}
522 \opt{IMX233
}{\input{getting_started/IMX233_install.tex
}}
526 \subsection{Finishing the install
}\label{ref:finish_install
}
529 After installing you
\emph{need
} to power-cycle the
530 \dap{} by doing the following steps. Failure to do so may result in problems.
532 \item Safely eject / unmount your
\dap{} and unplug the USB cable.
533 \item Unplug any power adapter.
534 \item Hold the
\ButtonPower{} button to turn off the
\dap{}.
535 \item Slide the battery switch located on the bottom of the
\dap{} from
537 \item Slide the battery switch back from `off' to `on'.
541 \opt{iaudiom3,iaudiom5,iaudiox5
}{
542 After installing you
\emph{need
} to power-cycle the
543 \dap{} by doing the following steps.
545 \item Safely eject / unmount your
\dap{} and unplug the USB cable.
547 \opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD
}{\ButtonPower}
548 \opt{IAUDIO_M3_PAD
}{\ButtonPlay}
549 button to turn off the
\dap{}.
550 \item Insert the charger. The Rockbox bootloader will automatically be flashed.
554 \opt{iriverh10,iriverh10_5gb,ipod,mrobe100,sansa,archos,cowond2,vibe500,ondavx777
}{
555 Safely eject / unmount the USB drive, unplug the cable and restart.
559 Safely eject the device, unplug USB and wait for the firmware update to finish.
560 Don't try to power off the device, it will shutdown by itself after a minute.
564 Safely eject / unmount your
\dap{}.
567 \opt{iriverh100,iriverh300
}{
569 \item Safely eject / unmount your
\dap{}.
571 \item \warn{Before proceeding further, make sure that your player has a full charge
572 or that it is connected to the power adapter. Interrupting the next step
573 due to a power failure most likely will brick your
\dap{}.
}
574 Update your
\daps{} firmware with the patched bootloader. To do this, turn
575 the jukebox on. Press and hold the
\ButtonSelect{} button to enter the main menu,
576 and navigate to
\setting{General $
\rightarrow$ Firmware Upgrade
}. Select
577 \setting{Yes
} when asked to confirm if you want to upgrade the
578 firmware. The
\playerman{} will display a message indicating that the
579 firmware update is in progress. Do
\emph{not
} interrupt this process. When the
580 firmware update is complete the player will turn itself off. (The update
581 firmware process usually takes a minute or so.). You are now ready to go.
585 \warn{Before proceeding further, make sure that your player's battery is enough charged.
586 Interrupting the next step due to a power failure most likely
587 will brick your
\dap{}.
589 \note{If you are updating/reinstalling the bootloader on a previouslsy
590 rockbox installed bootloader you will need to boot into the original
591 firmware in order to perform the following step. See
\reference{ref:Dualboot
}
592 for details on how to do so
594 Update your
\daps{} firmware with the patched bootloader. To do this,
595 safely eject /unmount your
\dap{}. The update process should start
596 immediatly. The
\playerman{} will display an animation indicating that the
597 firmware update is in progress with words: ``Updating Fuze+''.
598 Do
\emph{not
} interrupt this process. When the firmware update is complete the
599 player will restart (The update firmware process usually takes one to several
600 minutes.). You are now ready to go.
604 \item Safely eject /unmount your
\dap{}.
606 \item \warn{Before proceeding further, make sure that your player has a full charge
607 or that it is connected to the power adapter. Interrupting the next step
608 due to a power failure most likely will brick your
\dap{}.
}
609 Update your
\daps{} firmware with the patched bootloader. To do this, turn
610 the jukebox on. The update process should start automatically. The
\playerman{} will
611 display animation indicating that the firmware update is in progress. Do
\emph{not
}
612 interrupt this process. When the firmware update is complete the player will restart.
613 (The update firmware process usually takes a minute or so.). You are now ready to go.
616 \opt{e200
}{Your e200 will automatically reboot and Rockbox should load.
}
620 \subsection{Enabling Speech Support (optional)
}\label{sec:enabling_speech_support
}
621 \index{Speech
}\index{Installation!Optional Steps
}
622 If you wish to use speech support you will also need a voice file. Voice files
623 allow Rockbox to speak the user interface to you. Rockbox Utility can install
624 an English voice file, or you can download it from
\url{http://www.rockbox.org/daily.shtml
}
625 and unzip it to the root of your
\dap{}.
626 Rockbox Utility can also aid you in the creation of voice files with different voices
627 or in other languages if you have a suitable speech engine installed on your computer.
628 Voice menus are enabled by default and will come
629 into effect after a reboot. See
\reference{ref:Voiceconfiguration
} for details
631 Rockbox Utility can also aid in the production of talk files, which allow Rockbox
632 to speak file and folder names.
634 \section{Running Rockbox
}
635 \nopt{ipod,gigabeats,cowond2
}{When
636 you turn the unit on, Rockbox should load.
}
637 \opt{ipod
}{Hard reset the Ipod by holding
638 \opt{IPOD_4G_PAD
}{\ButtonMenu{} and
\ButtonSelect{} simultaneously
}%
639 \opt{IPOD_3G_PAD
}{\ButtonMenu{} and
\ButtonPlay{} simultaneously
}
640 for a couple of seconds until the
\dap{} resets. Now Rockbox should load.
643 \opt{gigabeats
}{Rockbox should automatically load when you turn on your player.\\
646 If you have loaded music onto your
\dap{} using the
\playerman{}
647 firmware, you will not be able to see your music properly in the
648 \setting{File Browser
} as MTP mode changes the location and file names.
649 Files placed on your
\dap{} using the
\playerman{} firmware can be
650 viewed by initialising and using Rockbox's database.
651 See
\reference{ref:database
} for more information.
}
655 To boot the Rockbox firmware set the
\ButtonHold{} switch immediately after
657 \note{If you have chosen to install to an SD card and it is inserted at power
658 on, Rockbox will boot from that card and use it as the primary drive for
659 storing settings, etc. If there is no SD card inserted, Rockbox will boot
660 from the internal memory, and it will not be possible to save settings.
}
665 If you have loaded music onto your
\dap{} using Itunes,
666 you will not be able to see your music properly in the
\setting{File Browser
}.
667 This is because Itunes changes your files' names and hides them in
668 directories in the
\fname{Ipod
\_Control} directory. Files placed on your
669 \dap{} using Itunes can be viewed by initialising and using Rockbox's database.
670 See
\reference{ref:database
} for more information.
675 \fixme{Add a note about the charging trick and place it here?
}
678 \section{Updating Rockbox
}
679 Rockbox can be easily updated with Rockbox Utility.
680 You can also update Rockbox manually -- download a Rockbox build
681 as detailed above, and unzip the build to the root directory
682 of your
\dap{} as in the manual installation stage. If your unzip
683 program asks you whether to overwrite files, choose the ``Yes to all'' option.
684 The new build will be installed over your current build.\\
687 \note{When your
\dap{} is in the Rockbox USB or bootloader
688 USB mode, you will see two visible partitions, the
150~MB firmware
689 partition (containing at least a file called
\fname{nk.bin
}) and
690 the main data partition. Rockbox
\emph{must
} be installed onto the main
695 The bootloader only changes rarely, and should not normally
696 need to be updated.\\
699 \note{If you use Rockbox Utility be aware that it cannot detect manually
700 installed components.
}
702 \section{Uninstalling Rockbox
}\index{Installation!uninstall
}
704 \nopt{gigabeatf,iaudiom3,iaudiom5,iaudiox5,archos,mrobe100,gigabeats,fuzeplus
}{
705 \note{The Rockbox bootloader allows you to choose between Rockbox and
706 the original firmware. (See
\reference{ref:Dualboot
} for more information.)
}
709 \subsection{Automatic Uninstallation
}
710 \opt{gigabeats
}{\note{Rockbox can only be uninstalled manually for now.
}}
712 You can uninstall Rockbox automatically by using Rockbox Utility. If you
713 installed Rockbox manually you can still use Rockbox Utility for uninstallation
714 but will not be able to do this selectively.
716 \opt{iriverh100,iriverh300,fuzeplus
}{\note{Rockbox Utility cannot uninstall the bootloader due to
717 the fact that it requires a flashing procedure. To uninstall the bootloader
718 completely follow the manual uninstallation instructions below.
}}
720 \subsection{Manual Uninstallation
}
723 If you would like to go back to using the original
\playerman{} software,
724 connect the
\dap{} to your computer, and delete the
725 \fname{\firmwarefilename} file.
728 \opt{iriverh10,iriverh10_5gb
}{
729 If you would like to go back to using the original
\playerman{} software,
730 connect the
\dap{} to your computer, and delete the
731 \opt{iriverh10
}{\fname{H10
\_20GC.mi4
}}\opt{iriverh10_5gb
}{\fname{H10.mi4
}}
732 file and rename
\fname{OF.mi4
} to
\opt{iriverh10
}{\fname{H10
\_20GC.mi4
}}%
733 \opt{iriverh10_5gb
}{\fname{H10.mi4
}} in the
\fname{System
} directory on
734 your
\playertype{}. As in the installation, it may be necessary to first
735 put your device into UMS mode.
739 If you would like to go back to using the original
\playerman{} software,
740 connect the
\dap{} to your computer, and delete the
741 \fname{jukebox.mi4
} file and rename
742 \fname{OF.mi4
} to
\fname{JUKEBOX.mi4
}
743 in the
\fname{System
} directory on your
\playertype{}. As in the installation,
744 it may be necessary to first put your device into UMS mode.
748 If you would like to go back to using the original
\playerman{} software,
749 connect the
\dap{} to your computer, and delete the
750 \fname{pp5020.mi4
} file and rename
751 \fname{OF.mi4
} to
\fname{pp5020.mi4
}
752 in the
\fname{System
} directory on your
\playertype{}.
756 If you would like to go back to using the original
\playerman{} software,
757 connect the
\dap{} to your computer, and follow the instructions to install
758 the bootloader, but when prompted by sansapatcher, enter
\texttt{u
} for uninstall,
759 instead of
\texttt{i
} for install. As in the installation, it may be necessary to
760 first put your
\dap{} into MSC mode.
764 To uninstall Rockbox and go back to using just the original Ipod software, connect
765 the
\dap{} to your computer and follow the instructions to install
766 the bootloader but, when prompted by ipodpatcher, enter
\texttt{u
} for uninstall
767 instead of
\texttt{i
} for install.
770 \opt{iaudiom3,iaudiom5,iaudiox5
}{
771 If you would like to go back to using the original
\playerman{} software,
772 connect the
\dap{} to your computer, download the original
\playername{}
773 firmware from the
\playerman{} website, and copy it to the
\fname{FIRMWARE
}
774 directory on your
\playername{}. Turn off the
\dap{}, remove the USB cable
775 and insert the charger. The original firmware will automatically be flashed.
778 \opt{iriverh100,iriverh300
}{
779 If you want to remove the Rockbox bootloader, simply flash an unpatched
780 \playerman{} firmware. Be aware that doing so will also remove the bootloader
781 USB mode. As that mode can come in quite handy (especially if you experience
782 disk errors) it is recommended to keep the bootloader. It also
783 gives you the possibility of trying Rockbox anytime later by simply
784 installing the distribution files.
786 The Rockbox bootloader will automatically start the original firmware if
787 the
\fname{.rockbox
} directory has been deleted.
790 Although if you retain the Rockbox bootloader, you will need to hold the
791 \ButtonRec{} button each time you want to start the original firmware.
795 \opt{sansaAMS,fuzeplus
}{
796 Copy an unmodified original firmware to your player, and then reboot into
797 the Sandisk firmware. See
\reference{ref:Dualboot
} for more information.
801 If you want to remove the Rockbox bootloader, simply flash an unpatched
802 \playerman{} firmware.
806 If you wish to clean up your disk, you may also wish to delete the
807 \fname{.rockbox
} directory and its contents.
808 \nopt{iaudiom3,iaudiom5,iaudiox5
}{Turn the
\playerman{} off.
809 Turn the
\dap{} back on and the original
\playerman{} software will load.
}
813 If you wish to clean up your disk by deleting the
814 \fname{.rockbox
} directory and its contents, this must be done
815 before uninstalling the bootloader in the next step.
817 Before installation you should have downloaded a copy of the
\playerman{}
819 \url{http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/tacpassets-images/firmware/MESV12US.zip
}.
821 \item Extract
\fname{MES12US.iso
} from the
\fname{.zip
} downloaded above.
822 \item There are two files within
\fname{MES12US.iso
} called
823 \fname{Autorun.inf
} and
\fname{gbs
\_update\_1\_2\_us.exe
}. Extract them with
824 your favourite unzipping utility e.g.
7zip.
825 \item Connect your
\dap{} to your computer.
826 \item Extract
\fname{nk.bin
} from within
827 \fname{gbs
\_update\_1\_2\_us.exe
} using e.g.
7zip and copy it to the
150~MB
828 firmware partition of your
\dap{}.
829 \item Safely eject / unmount the USB drive, unplug the cable and restart.
832 \note{From Windows, you can also run
\fname{gbs
\_update\_1\_2\_us.exe
}
833 directly to restore your
\dap{}. This will format your
\dap{},
837 \section{Troubleshooting
}
840 \item[Bootloader install problems
]
841 If you have trouble installing the bootloader,
842 please ensure that you are either logged in as an administrator (Windows), or
843 you have root rights (Linux)
}
846 \item[Immediately loading original firmware.
]
847 If the original firmware is immediately loaded without going into updating
848 the firmware, then the Rockbox bootloader has not been correctly installed.
849 The original firmware will only perform the update if the filename is
850 correct, including case. Make sure that the patched Sansa firmware is called
851 \fname{firmware.sb
} and present in the root directory of your player.
854 \opt{iriverh100,iriverh300
}{
855 \item[Immediately loading original firmware.
]
856 If the original firmware is immediately
857 loaded without the Rockbox bootloader appearing first, then the Rockbox bootloader
858 has not been correctly installed. The original firmware update will only perform
859 the update if the filename is correct, including case. Make sure that the patched
860 Iriver firmware is called
\fname{.hex
}.
}
862 \nopt{iriverh100,iriverh300,mpiohd200
}{\item[``File Not Found''
]}
863 \opt{iriverh100,iriverh300,mpiohd200
}{\item[``-
1 error''
]}
865 \nopt{iriverh100,iriverh300,mpiohd200
}{``File Not Found''
}
866 \opt{iriverh100,iriverh300,mpiohd200
}{``-
1 error''
}
867 from the bootloader, then the bootloader cannot find the Rockbox firmware.
868 This is usually a result of not extracting the contents of the
\fname{.zip
}
869 file to the proper location, and should not happen when Rockbox has been
870 installed with Rockbox Utility.
872 To fix this, either install Rockbox with the Rockbox Utility which will take care
873 of this for you, or recheck the Manual Install section to see where the files
878 If this does not fix the problem, there are two additional procedures that you
879 can try to solve this:
882 \item Formatting the storage partition. It is possible that using the
883 mkdosfs utility from Linux to format the data partition from your PC
884 before installing will resolve this problem. The appropriate format command is:
886 mkdosfs -f
2 -F
32 -S
512 -s
64 -v -n TFAT /path/to/partition/device
888 \warn{This will remove all your files.
}
890 \item Copying a
\fname{tar
}. If you have a Rockbox build environment
891 then you can try generating
\fname{rockbox.tar
} instead of
892 \fname{rockbox.zip
} as follows:
896 and copying it to the data partition. During the next boot, the bootloader