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Subject: Re: Updating Rockbox

Re: Updating Rockbox

From: Barry Wardell <barry.wardell_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 22:31:56 +0100

There are two H10.mi4 files, but they are both for different versions of the
5GB. The H10_20GC.mi4 file is the only one you need.

Can you copy down exactly what it says on your H10 screen when you start it
up? You may need to hold down a button (any button) in order for the debug
text to appear.

On 5/31/07, Bradley Alexander <storm_at_tux.org> wrote:
>
> I have the 20GB, which is why I originally used the 20GC.mi4. I wasn't
> sure what the H10.mi4 was for, since there is also a 5GB.mi4 file. I
> followed the manual as well as the instructions below, and still having
> problems.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barry Wardell" <barry.wardell_at_gmail.com>
> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 12:08:44 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
> Subject: Re: Updating Rockbox
>
> Which model of H10 do you have? H10_20GC.mi4 is for 20GB models, and
> H10.mi4 is for 5/6GB models. I suggest following the installation
> instructions as given in the manual:
>
> http://www.rockbox.org/manual.shtml
>
> On 5/31/07, Bradley Alexander <storm_at_tux.org> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for that. I installed the new H10.mi4 as well as H10_20GC.mi4
> > into the System directory, but now rockbox hangs at the ROCKbox splash
> > screen. with "Loading..." but it never completes loading. I believe that I
> > originally had H10_20GC.mi4 in there, but I had the same problem, so I added
> > the H10.mi4. Did I miss a step?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --b
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Barry Wardell" < barry.wardell_at_gmail.com>
> > To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 4:26:56 AM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
> > Subject: Re: Updating Rockbox
> >
> > On 5/31/07, Daniel Stenberg <daniel_at_rockbox.org> wrote:
> > > My guess: you have an older bootloader that loads the rockbox image
> > from the
> > > root directory primarly, while recent Rockbox zip packages have moved
> > that
> > > image into the .rockbox directory - and that's where recent
> > bootloaders look
> > > for it first.
> > I'd guess an old bootloader too. It's probably loading the old style
> > rockbox.h10 file instead of the newer rockbox.mi4. Delete the
> > rockbox.h10 file from both the root directory and from inside the
> > .rockbox directory if it's there too. You should still have a
> > rockbox.mi4 file inside the rockbox directory. If the bootloader
> > complains about not being able to find rockbox.h10 the next time you
> > power on, then you need to download an up-to-date bootloader from
> > http://download.rockbox.org/bootloaders/iriver/
> > and put it in your System directory, replacing the old bootloader that's
> > there.
> >
>
>
Received on 2007-05-31

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