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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Updated again: Rockbox running directly from flash rom (ROMbox)Re: Updated again: Rockbox running directly from flash rom (ROMbox)
From: Ronald Teune <rtwolf_at_gmx.net>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 19:37:54 +0200 nice! Jens! Jens! Jens! and it's still working! even with my etchasketch thingy! :-P Ronald On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 09:53:36 +0200, Jens Arnold <arnold-j_at_t-online.de> wrote: > Hello all, > > I updated my ROMbox builds again to the latest cvs, and changed > the way I distribute it to make using ROMbox a bit easier (at > least I hope so). ROMbox is now distributed as a complete .zip > distribution compiled from current cvs, with the rockbox.ucl > replaced by the special ROMbox version. > > So the installation instructions change a bit (It works almost > the same way as installing an ordinary daily build now): > > > ** Requirements: > > Archos Jukebox Recorder _V1_, flashed > OR Archos Jukebox Recorder _V2_, flashed > > (The Player/Studio isn't currently flashable, and for the > FM Rombox won't fit in the remaining ROM space. This will > most likely change if this test proves that running from rom > is really useful) > > > ** Procedure: (Recorder V1 / V2 ONLY!) > > - Download & install the ROMbox version for your box > V1: http://arnold-j.bei.t-online.de/Rockbox/rombox-recorder.zip > V2: http://arnold-j.bei.t-online.de/Rockbox/rombox-v2.zip > - RoLo into ajbrec.ajz. > - flash rockbox.ucl the same way as you'd do with an ordinary > daily build (located under .rockbox) > - If flashing went ok: switch off the box and start it again > - Look into Info->Rockbox Info. The buffer value should be > > 1.790 MB (It reads 1.798 MB for me. I have the number of files > per dir set to 300, and the maximum playlist size to 5000) > > > Play around with it as you would do with ordinary rockbox, and > report if anything doesn't work as expected. (Expected means > like ordinary rockbox). The only exception is the flash > plugin, see below. > > Do _not_ delete ajbrec.ajz. You'll need to RoLo into it if you > want to flash another .ucl later, as you can't flash the ROM > if Rockbox is running from it. The flash plugin should tell > you that you are running from ROM and refuse to flash if you > try that. > > > If you want to do even more, you could do runtime tests, > comparing rombox runtimes with ordinary rockbox. I'm > especially interested in runtime tests with a Recorder v2. > > > Regards, Jens > > _______________________________________________ > http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox > -- Groeten, Ronald Teune = 1/2 * http://www.tred.net/ _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockboxReceived on 2004-07-31 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |