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 USB connector on the player connects to the USB 2.0 ATA bridge Cypress EZ-USB AT2 for the F and Cypress EZ-USB AT2LP for the X .
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 / HD30GA9

Gigabeat S information

• GigabeatSInfo

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)

Gigabeat Battery Upgrade

Gigabeat Battery Upgrade How-to