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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: installing rockbox on iriver h340Re: installing rockbox on iriver h340
From: David Wright <gymnastdave_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 05:55:54 -0600 Is it possible to purchase older models of Iriver directly from the manufacturers? Dave > ----- Original Message ----- >From: victor rajewski <askvictor_at_gmail.com >To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se >Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 23:19:52 +1100 >Subject: Re: installing rockbox on iriver h340 >No - you should be able to install any firmware (maybe except for the >US version) without problems. I have. The language always seemed to be >in English (or perhaps whatever it had been previously set to), >although when I moved to 1.29, the settings menus were in korean. This >is easily changed, though there are parallels with being blind here :) >Anyway: key sequence to install the firmware (after the H300.hex file >has been copied into the root dir): >1 - Press and hold the NAVI key (big one in the middle) for about 2 >seconds to be safe >2 - Press the NAVI key again - just a quick press this time >3 - Press the down key four times >4 - Press the NAVI key once >5 - Press the left key once >6 - Press the NAVI key once >7 - Pray for a minute or so. >For those in a different language who want to change it: >1 - Press and hold the NAVI key (big one in the middle) for about 2 >seconds to be safe >2 - Press the NAVI key again - just a quick press this time >3 - Press the down key once >4 - Press the NAVI key once >5 - Select the language - Korean to English is 14 up presses, Japanese >to English is 13 up presses >6 - Press the NAVI key >Though I'm guessing the lanuage of the iriver firmware wouldn't make >much difference to blind users? The language of the iriver firmware >won't affect the language of rockbox. >And as for the EU thing - I think that relates to EU regulations on >music devices having to put a certain output limit. ipods sold in >europe have this too. See >http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/29/0055249&tid=184&tid=141 >On 12/29/05, Scott Erichsen <pianoman_at_scotterichsen.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> Thanks for that, I've only just got my iriver so this is the first upgrade >> I'll be doing. If I install the other firmware, that won't screw it up? and >> will the language still be english? >> Also, what is the key sequence to press to start the upgrade process? >> as I'm blind I can read the screen so if any has a key sequence I can press >> to start the h340 upgrade that'd be greatly appreciated. >> Finally, what's the volume limitation placed on the EU versions of firmware? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "victor rajewski" <askvictor_at_gmail.com >> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se >> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 4:59 PM >> Subject: Re: installing rockbox on iriver h340 >>> I've been running the Korean firmware since 1.20 or so as this doesn't >>> limit the volume like the EU ones do. The Japanese is the same as the >>> Korean (but in Japanese). In fact, short of the volume limitation, >>> these both the same as the European one. So go right ahead and use the >>> japanese one. >>> I just successfully installed rockbox (for the first time! yay!) on my >>> H340. The device previously had the Korean firmware 1.28, but I >>> patched the Korean 1.29 and installed that. Everything works just >>> beaut. >>> You can even try patching the H300.hex file which is probably still on >>> your H300 from the last firmware upgrade you did (unless you deleted >>> it). >>> good luck! >>> On 12/29/05, Scott Erichsen <pianoman_at_scotterichsen.com> wrote: >>>> Hi all, I'm new to this list and a blind user. >>>> I'm trying to get the correct version of the firmware for my Iriver H340 >>>> player. >>>> I know my iriver says that I have firmware version 1.28E so I downloaded >>>> the >>>> Europe version from the iriver.com site. However when I run fwpatcher.exe >>>> and select the h300.hex file it does not patch it just says it could not >>>> recognise the file. >>>> I can patch the japanese version of the firmware though. I bought my >>>> iriver >>>> h340 in australia of course as I'm from there, does anyone have >>>> suggestions? >>>> Thanks for any help. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Scott Received on 2006-01-01 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |