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@@ -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.
+}