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diff --git a/manual/getting_started/iriver_install.tex b/manual/getting_started/iriver_install.tex index 46406fce2c..1b0e0a7db0 100644 --- a/manual/getting_started/iriver_install.tex +++ b/manual/getting_started/iriver_install.tex @@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ how to download and patch the Iriver firmware with the Rockbox bootloader and install it on your jukebox. + \begin{enumerate} \item Download a supported version of the Iriver firmware for your - \playername\ from the Iriver website or from + \playername{} from the Iriver website or from \wikilink{ManualRockboxInstall}. Supported Iriver firmware versions currently include \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD}{1.63US, 1.63EU, 1.63K, 1.65US, 1.65EU, 1.65K, 1.66US, @@ -24,13 +25,15 @@ patched to be used with the bootloader. If you wish to install Rockbox on a US \playername\, you must use an international firmware, which will permanently remove DRM support from the player.} - } + }% If the file that you downloaded is a \fname{.zip} file, use an unzip - utility such as \fname{InfoZip}, \fname{7zip}, \fname{WinRAR}, or - \fname{WinZip} to extract the \fname{.hex} from the \fname{.zip} file + utility like mentioned in the prerequisites section to extract + the \fname{.hex} from the \fname{.zip} file to your desktop. Likewise, if the file that you downloaded is an - \fname{.exe} file, double-click on the \fname{.exe} file to extract + \fname{.exe} file, double-click on the \fname{.exe} file to extract the \fname{.hex} file to your desktop. + When running linux you should be able extracting \fname{.exe} + files using \fname{unzip}. % \item Download the firmware patcher \fname{fwpatcher.exe} from \url{http://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/iriver/} and save it to your desktop. @@ -42,39 +45,55 @@ \item Go to your desktop and double-click on whichever version of the firmware patcher you downloaded in the prior step. % - \item In the firmware patcher dialog box, click on the BROWSE button and navigate + \item In the firmware patcher dialog box, click on the \setting{Browse} + button and navigate to the \fname{.hex} file that you previously downloaded to your desktop. % - \item Click PATCH. The firmware patcher will patch the original firmware to - include the Rockbox bootloader. The \fname{.hex} file on your desktop is now - a modified version of the original \fname{.hex} file. + \item Click \setting{Patch}. The firmware patcher will patch the + original firmware to include the Rockbox bootloader. The \fname{.hex} + file on your desktop is now a modified version of the original + \fname{.hex} file. % \item Turn on your \playerman{} and connect it to your computer via USB. % - \item Copy or move the modified \fname{.hex} file to the ROOT directory of + \item Copy or move the modified \fname{.hex} file to the root folder of your jukebox. % \item Disconnect the jukebox from USB. (Be sure to use Windows' ``safely remove hardware'' option.) - \warn{Before proceeding further, make sure that your player has a full charge, - or that it is connected to the power adaptor.} + \warn{Before proceeding further, make sure that your player has a full charge + or that it is connected to the power adaptor. Interrupting the next step + due to a power failure most likely will brick your \dap{}.} % - \item Update your \playerman{} s firmware with the patched bootloader. To do this, turn - the jukebox on. Press and hold the - \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD}{\ButtonSelect{} button }% - \opt{IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonSelect{} button }% + \item Update your \daps{} firmware with the patched bootloader. To do this, turn + the jukebox on. Press and hold the + \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonSelect{} button }% to enter the main menu, and navigate to \setting{General $\rightarrow$ Firmware Upgrade}. Select \setting{Yes} when asked to confirm if you want to upgrade the firmware. The \playerman{} will display a message indicating that the firmware update - is in progress. Do not interrupt this process. When the firmware update is - complete, the player will turn itself off. (The update firmware process usually - takes a minute or so.) - - You have now installed the Rockbox bootloader. + is in progress. Do \emph{not} interrupt this process. When the + firmware update is complete the player will turn itself off. (The update + firmware process usually takes a minute or so.) + + You have now installed the Rockbox bootloader. +\end{enumerate} -\opt{h1xx}{\note{If you install the Rockbox bootloader, but do not install the - Rockbox firmware, the Rockbox bootloader will load the iriver firmware when the - jukebox is turned on.}} +\note{If you install the Rockbox bootloader but do not install the + Rockbox firmware the Rockbox bootloader will load the iriver firmware when the + jukebox is turned on. + To load the \playerman{} firmware press and hold \ButtonRec{} before + powering up the \dap{} until the \playerman{} logo appears. + } -\end{enumerate} +\note{The bootloader has a builtin ``bootloader USB mode''. This function + switches to USB mode when the \dap{} is connected to a computer upon + power-up. This way you can access the \daps{} harddisk without the need + to boot any firmware (which is also useful when your harddisk is + damaged). The screen will simply display the text ``bootloader USB mode''. + After you disconnect the \dap{} from USB the bootloader will + continue booting Rockbox. As in bootloader USB mode the firmware + itself hasn't been loaded this is also a simple way of updating Rockbox. + After the disconnect the bootloader will load the updated version of + Rockbox. +} |