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Subject: Re: Archos Jukebox Recorder <20GB

Re: Archos Jukebox Recorder <20GB

From: Jerry Van Baren <gerald.vanbaren_at_smiths-aerospace.com>
Date: 2006-02-10

joerch.net@web.de wrote:
>> Christi wrote:
>> Yes, they work fine with Rockbox, and the only difference is hard disk
>> size. They're also just as upgradeable as the other models.
>
>
> Attention! They *all* have only USB 1.1, wich really sucks.
>
> The other problem is tha you will need a special driver, the unit is not mass storage compatible.
>
> http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/DeviceChart
>
> I would not *buy* an old recorder again.
>
> But: rockbox runs fine and flashing is also possible if you have luck.
>
> Joerch

For the sake of accuracy, _some_ AJRv1 15GByte models are USB 2.0 and
use the standard mass storage USB driver (I have one). Buying one
expecting it to be USB 2.0 is risky, however, and the safer route is to
buy a 20GB model (assuming it wasn't an upgraded 10GB model :-O ).

gvb
Received on Fri Feb 10 17:51:17 2006


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