Toshiba Gigabeat information
Models
HDD players
The MEG-Fxx and MEG-Xxx models :- CPU: 300MHz Samsung S3C2440AL-30 with a ARM920T core. An old Samsung web page for a possibly similar product the S3C2440X is here in an internet archive.
- LCD: TFT 240x320 18-bit colour. 2.4" for the X ( LTM024D362 ) and 2.2" for the F models ( LTM022D311 (TMD) ).
- Mem: 32MB SDRAM Samsung K4S56163PF BG75 and 1MB flash Spansion MBM29SL800TE-90
- DAC: Wolfson WM8751L
- HDD: Toshiba 1.8" 10-60GB
- Backlight: LED backlight with a Semtech SC606 LED driver, which also controls the button LEDs of the F series.
- Power: 830mAh Li-ion battery with a Linear Technology LTC4055 USB Power Controller and Li-Ion Linear Charger.
The mini-B connector on the cradle can also connect to the AT2LP and to the USB 1.1 device controller of the S3C2440.
The type A connector is connected to the USB 1.1 host controller of S3C2440. Here is the Google cache version of a Excel document with all the parts: partlist.html For more info:
- GigabeatHardwareComponents: Hardware Components Overview
- Port Pin Assignments
Firmware Analysis
4 extracted files from a firmware update file: http://daniel.haxx.se/x30/ It clearly shows a ~13MB 'romfs' image for Linux on ARM. patch-2.4.18-rmk6-gb4r.bz2: a patch made from the linux kernel source from Toshiba. It turnes out to be identical to the linux source for the Kenwood HD20GA7 / HD30GA9Gigabeat S information
External links
- http://www.mygigabeat.com/
- http://www.avupdate.com/news/today1/portable/mp3/toshiba/
- http://www.gigabeat.com/
- http://www.angelfire.com/bug2/gigabeat/
- http://groups.google.com/group/gigabeat-devs/
- http://alcahest.club.fr/perso/g20/g-test_index.html
- http://www.hack.id.au/files/gigabeat/irc/gigabeat/ (Gigabeat IRC log)
- http://createsoftware.users.sourceforge.net/index.php?ref=articles&id=Disassembling%20a%20Toshiba%20Gigabeat%20F%20MP3%20player%20and%20replacing%20the%20lcd%20screen.txt (Gigabeat screen replacement procedure)
Gigabeat Battery Upgrade
Gigabeat Battery Upgrade How-to| I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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1.jpg | manage | 924.9 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:06 | BlaiseJarrett | Hdd |
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2.jpg | manage | 943.5 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:06 | BlaiseJarrett | Under the Hdd on F20 |
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3.jpg | manage | 800.0 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:06 | BlaiseJarrett | Top view Under screen on F20 |
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4.jpg | manage | 904.8 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:06 | BlaiseJarrett | Case off on F20 |
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5.jpg | manage | 2092.2 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:06 | BlaiseJarrett | Chips For F20 |
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Cradle.jpg | manage | 1774.4 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:06 | MarcoenHirschberg | inside the cradle |
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Hard_drive_F10_F20.txt | manage | 0.8 K | 2007-02-14 - 07:47 | ChristopheNicolas | F10 F20 hard drive difference |
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IMG_1773.jpg | manage | 174.8 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:06 | ChristianHack | X60 Back Cover Remvoed |
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IMG_1779.jpg | manage | 300.0 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:06 | ChristianHack | X60 HDD Removed |
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IMG_1780.jpg | manage | 273.4 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:06 | ChristianHack | X60 HDD |
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IMG_1781.jpg | manage | 144.1 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:07 | ChristianHack | X60 Battery |
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IMG_1782.jpg | manage | 187.9 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:07 | ChristianHack | X60 LCD |
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IMG_1784.jpg | manage | 572.8 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:07 | ChristianHack | X60 Main PCB |
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IMG_1787.jpg | manage | 562.2 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:07 | ChristianHack | X60 PCB |
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IMG_1788.jpg | manage | 442.2 K | 2006-07-11 - 23:07 | ChristianHack | X60 Cradle PCB |
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Power.html | manage | 3.9 K | 2007-02-08 - 07:45 | ChristopheNicolas | Comparative power consumption on the F40 |
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SPI_LCD_registers.txt | manage | 3.8 K | 2008-05-21 - 05:26 | KarlKurbjun | Initial writeup of SPI registers |
| TXT |
boot_original_firmware_V2.TXT | manage | 9.6 K | 2007-02-05 - 06:23 | ChristopheNicolas | boot sequence of the original software V2 US |
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boot_original_firmware_V3.TXT | manage | 9.7 K | 2007-02-05 - 06:22 | ChristopheNicolas | boot sequence of the original software V3 US |
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current-07-06-26.txt | manage | 0.3 K | 2007-06-26 - 06:19 | MichaelSevakis | More current measurements (F-40) |
| TXT |
dmesg_V2.TXT | manage | 4.7 K | 2007-02-05 - 06:25 | ChristopheNicolas | dmesg in the original firmware V2 US |
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dmesg_V3.TXT | manage | 4.7 K | 2007-02-05 - 06:24 | ChristopheNicolas | dmesg in the original firmware V3 US |
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gigabeat_IRC_channel_logs.gz | manage | 2461.3 K | 2010-04-19 - 04:49 | ChristianHack | #gigabeat IRC channels logs 20060413-20100420 |
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gigabeat_f40_block_diagrams.pdf | manage | 63.9 K | 2006-10-27 - 02:38 | MarcoenHirschberg | logic and electrical block diagrams from the F40 service manual |
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gigabeat_f40_block_diagrams_rotated.pdf | manage | 64.2 K | 2006-10-29 - 13:46 | MarcoenHirschberg | logic and electrical block diagrams from the F40 service manual |
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partlist.html | manage | 251.2 K | 2007-08-23 - 15:03 | MarcoenHirschberg | Part list of the Gigabeat F series |
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remote_control_gigabeat_F.pdf | manage | 13.5 K | 2007-03-10 - 03:29 | ChristopheNicolas | Remote control schematic |
| TXT |
shell.TXT | manage | 3.1 K | 2007-02-02 - 19:43 | ChristopheNicolas | ls of all the files of the original firmware |
r81 - 2010-04-19 - 04:49:21 - ChristianHack
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