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authorMarc Guay <marcguay@rockbox.org>2008-07-07 13:56:41 +0000
committerMarc Guay <marcguay@rockbox.org>2008-07-07 13:56:41 +0000
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Small rewording of the iAudio installation instructions. Gets rid of another old fixme.
git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@17978 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657
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-\fixme{This is merely a copy of the wiki page IaudioBoot, so this section needs
-a more natural language and also error checking by Iaudio owners.}
-
The \playername{} has a built-in bootloader which performs the
-firmware update, and can also access the hard drive via USB. Therefore the
-Rockbox bootloader can be very minimalistic, without USB mode.
-This also makes it less dangerous to install the Rockbox bootloader, as you can
-always restore it using the \playerman{} bootloader.
+firmware update and can also access the hard drive via USB. The
+Rockbox bootloader can therefore be very minimalistic, as it does not require
+ it's own USB mode. This makes it less dangerous to install the Rockbox bootloader
+ as you can always restore it using the \playerman{} bootloader.
-\note{The current bootloader is not prepared to coexist with the original
-firmware. It replaces the original firmware.}
+\note{The Rockbox bootloader overwrites the original firmware, making it
+ impossible to dual-boot.}
\subsubsection{Installation}
\begin{itemize}
\item Download the Rockbox bootloader binary from
\url{http://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/iaudio/}.
- \opt{x5}{Use the \fname{x5v\_fw.bin} file if your \dap{} is a X5V. If it is a X5,
- use the \fname{x5\_fw.bin} file.}
+ \opt{x5}{Use the \fname{x5v\_fw.bin} file if your \dap{} is a X5V. If it is a X5
+ or X5L, use the \fname{x5\_fw.bin} file.}
\opt{m5}{Use the \fname{m5\_fw.bin} file.}
\item Copy it to the \fname{FIRMWARE} directory on your \dap{}.
\item Turn the \dap{} off, remove the USB cable and insert the charger. The