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| author | Dominik Riebeling <Dominik.Riebeling@gmail.com> | 2007-03-12 18:19:42 +0000 |
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| committer | Dominik Riebeling <Dominik.Riebeling@gmail.com> | 2007-03-12 18:19:42 +0000 |
| commit | 2b17417170c819c8e81213070d5948b650ba54c1 (patch) | |
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| parent | 9fe79f183fd45406a917af4b56684f6a19d5d8b4 (diff) | |
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Add installation instructions for the sansa.
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diff --git a/manual/getting_started/sansa_install.tex b/manual/getting_started/sansa_install.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c2fb655a91 --- /dev/null +++ b/manual/getting_started/sansa_install.tex @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +% $Id:$ % +\fixme{This information is new and might contain errors. Please + \emph{always} check out the installation page in the wiki at + \wikilink{SansaE200Install} and the troubleshooting page at + \wikilink{SansaE200TroubleShooting} first. If you have any doubts + about installation, \emph{stop now!} Errors during the installation might + render your player useless!} + +The installation of the bootloader is the most critical part of the +installation. Please make sure to read the instructions completely +first before doing any installation step. You \emph{need} to +prepare your \dap{} for dual boot as explained below as you +otherwise \emph{will not} have USB access to your player. + +\begin{enumerate} +\item Save a copy of your original firmware onto your computer's hard drive. + You can obtain a firmware file from \url{http://daniel.haxx.se/sansa/mi4.html}, + another way to obtain the file is to intercept the file during the firmware + upgrade. +\item Install a version of the mi4code program on your system. + You can get a windows binary from + \url{http://daniel.haxx.se/sansa/mi4code.html}. +\item Decrypt the mi4 firmware file with the following command + \begin{code} + mi4code decrypt -s SKU_E-PP5022.mi4 OF.bin + \end{code} +\item Copy the decrypted original firmware file \fname{OF.bin} to the + \fname{/SYSTEM} folder on your \dap{}. (This folder might be hidden). +\item Download the Rockbox bootloader from + \url{http://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/sandisk-sansa/}. +\item Copy the bootloader you just downloaded to the root directory + of your \dap{}. +\item Safely remove your \dap{} from the computer and then disconnect the + USB cable. This will reboot the \dap{}, then it will install the Rockbox + bootloader and reboot again into Rockbox. +\end{enumerate} + |