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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: eager beginner, not many skillsRe: eager beginner, not many skills
From: Mike Holden <rockbox_at_mikeholden.uklinux.net>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 14:54:40 +0100 (BST) > Thanks guys, your input has been really helpful - I > listened to some of my 1000+ tunes last night - quite > a thrill! > > But I'm still struggling over this archos.ajz thing. I > went to the archos website and the only thing I see > that they have that applies to fm recorders is a > download for drivers for all their products. So I > download those, extract them to my jukebox hard drive, > and...where is the ajz file?? I don't see one > anywhere. Do I just rename the folder as archos.ajz > and somehow rockbox knows to find the archos firmware > in there? On www.archos.com, click on Download->Software, not drivers. Drivers is for PC connection stuff. The file should be already named correctly, but it is packed in a zip file that you will need to unpack first. > > Or...Should I just stick with the archos firmware that > is apparently already on the ROM of the thing since I > prob won't be using it that much anyway. How's the > daily build today for fm recording? Maybe I should > just download that and use it... > > I have read the FAQs about rolo-ing and think I > understand how to do that once I have both versions on > there; I'm just embarrasingly stuck at this beginner's > hurdle of simply FINDING the archos firmware so i can > rename it as archos.ajz > > thanks again - sorry to interrupt the advanced > programming discussion :) > > sara > > > Quoting Mike Holden <rockbox_at_mikeholden.uklinux.net>: > >> > thanks for your reply, linus. sorry about the > iriver >> > comment :) >> > quick follow-up questions: >> > >> >> I would recommend that you read the docs on the > rockbox site, including >> the FAQ, as that will answer most of your questions, > but since you asked >> nicely ... >> >> > a) version 2.0 has recording from fm too, or just > from >> > external sources? >> >> the FM radio doesn't yet work under Rockbox yet. You > would need to run the >> original Archos firmware to use that. >> >> > >> > b) i loaded rockbox on the jukebox before even >> > glancing at the archos installation cd. is it too > late >> > now to install archos firmware in order to have the >> > rolo option if for some reason i decide to try to >> > figure it out? (is archos firmware even what is on >> > that cd, or is the firmware already on the > jukebox?). >> > if i can still load it on there, WHERE do i > unzip/load >> > it? (in layperson's terms would be much > appreciated :) >> >> The archos firmware is in the unit's permanent > memory, but if you have a >> file on your hard drive called ajbrec.ajz, the > firmware will find it and >> boot to that instead. This is how Archos install > firmware upgrades, and is >> how Rockbox loads itself at boot time. >> >> Download the archos firmware from the archos web > site, and save it to your >> unit as archos.ajz. You can then ROLO to that the > same way as any other >> firmware you have on there. It will boot to > ajbrec.ajz by default when you >> power up, which would be Rockbox. After RoLo-ing to > the archos firmware, >> you would need to reboot the unit to return to > Rockbox, as the archos >> firmware doesn't have anything cool like RoLo! >> >> > >> > and sorry for yet one more dumb question, but when > you >> > say i can just reboot my jukebox to revert back to >> > rockbox after using rolo to switch to archos, you > mean >> > simply turning off the jbox and then turning it on >> > again? it'll automatically start up using rockbox? >> > thanks so much - as you can tell, i'm a total > neophyte >> > when it comes to these things >> > >> >> See my comment above. >> -- >> Mike Holden >> >> -- Mike HoldenReceived on 2003-05-02 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |