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Subject: Re: Windows is now wanting to install drivers for my Rockbox

Re: Windows is now wanting to install drivers for my Rockbox

From: DM Beaver <dbeaver888_at_wildblue.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 06:56:09 -0500

Peter,

Thanks very much. That is exactly what is happening.

I now know how to handle this.

Thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Olson" <peter.olson_at_gmail.com>
To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: Windows is now wanting to install drivers for my Rockbox


> There are no drivers, They are developing built in USB support in
> rockbox, but it's not ready yet. When they get full USB support from
> inside of rockbox, it will probably just act like a mass storage
> device. But right now, they have a system where it asks the system for
> full power to the USB port for charging.
>
> I don't know for your device, but usually, if you want to access the
> files on the device, you have to boot into the original firmware. But
> don't worry about the "Rockbox media player" drivers. Just cancel out
> of the dialog box.
>
>
> This information is correct to the best of my knowledge, so if
> anything I said is incorrect, please correct. But I'm pretty certain
> about this, as I have seen the same thing in windows with my Sansa
> e280 with rockbox.
>
> Peter
>
> On Jan 4, 2008 6:34 PM, DM Beaver <dbeaver888_at_wildblue.net> wrote:
>> Install them from where?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Glenn Ervin" <GlennErvin_at_cableone.net>
>> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
>> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 7:12 PM
>>
>> Subject: Re: Windows is now wanting to install drivers for my Rockbox
>>
>>
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "DM Beaver" <dbeaver888_at_wildblue.net>
>> > To: "list Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
>> > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 4:40 PM
>> > Subject: Windows is now wanting to install drivers for my Rockbox
>> >
>> >
>> > Ok, I am really confused. I got Rockbox on my H10 6GB and it is
>> > working.
>> > HOwever, now Windoes is trying to install drivers for it everytime I
>> > connect it to my system.
>> >
>> > How do I stop this? I told it to go away in effect but now it doesn't
>> > see
>> > my H10 when I connect it. I have uninstalled it from my hardware list
>> > so
>> > now it is back to prompting for the drivers again.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> > ** Hi,
>> > Is it the "mass storage device" drivers that windows is trying to
>> > install?
>> > If so, just install them so windows can read the drive.
>> > Glenn
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
Received on 2008-01-05

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