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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Rockbox runs from Flash! (boots in 3 seconds)Re: ANNOUNCE: Rockbox runs from Flash! (boots in 3 seconds)
From: scott <die_pokemon_die123_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 09:03:39 -0700 (PDT) and don't forget the plug-in loader! that opens the door for all kinds of programs that aren't really neccessary but are cool anyway, and they dont take up extra space! :-) -scott --- List <list__at_libero.it> wrote: > Great work man! > > Two incredible giant steps (flash and dynamic playlists) in just a few days. > I think this is one of the best (if not THE best) development group on the > net!! > Thank you guys!!! > > > On Thursday 03 July 2003 09:02, idc-dragon_at_gmx.de wrote: > > Hi, > > > > yesterday Diava was so kind to let me borrow-swap the CPU board of his > > JBR20 with mine. He has a flashable chip, versus I don't. So I could do the > > real world test of my flashing stuff last night. > > > > I'm pleased to tell that my JBR20 now resumes playback 3 seconds after the > > "On" button is pressed. Rockbox is there in a split second, then it has to > > wait for the harddisk. In other words: Booting now takes as long as a > > spinup. I'll try to make a video of my starting box available by this > > evening. > > > > Probably I'm watering everybody's mouth now to have that on their box, but > > first I'd like to establish the process on how we do this flashing in a > > safe way. If you program a bad firmware or somehow this malfunctions, the > > box will be dead for you, except you have the UART boot mod. This is the > > 100% safe way to flash, because it even works when the flash is blank. It > > currently requires the serial mod, too, however using just the remote pin > > is feasible. So I'm looking for gdb-capable people with FM or Player, who'd > > like to do the boot mod and validate the process for these platforms. > > > > Later, anybody with a flashable chip (see debug hardware info screen) could > > flash, no mod required. The flashing will be an option of Rockbox or a > > plugin. But before that, I'd like to add some safety nets to this, e.g. to > > prevent the wide public from flashing a bleeding edge build, flashing code > > for the wrong platform, etc. An idea is to have 2 images, one being a > > (stripped-down, for space reasons) fallback. > > > > Also we'd need an authoring tool for the image to be programmed, once the > > final image format is defined. The content I programmed last night was > > hand-crafted with a hex editor. > > > > Rockbox itself need a few refinements. One is to detect a cold-start and in > > this case look in the root dir for ajbrec.ajz/archos.mod and rolo that. An > > unscrambled alternative format would also be possible, to be faster. > > Another is a charging screen. Right now the box just goes on when I plug > > the charger in, it doesn't go into a special charging mode like the archos > > firmware. We may find some more of these minor things. > > > > So far with the latest, maybe see you tonight in the chat, > > > > Joerg > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com Received on 2003-07-03 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |