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Subject: Re: Rockbox 2.1 released

Re: Rockbox 2.1 released

From: Paul \ <paul_at_gamingmp.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 15:55:37 +0000

Superb, thanks Björn for all your hard work. I look forward to trying
this later, i'll just have to find where the latest flash utilities are
located.

Paul

Björn Stenberg wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> I'm happy to annouce the release of version 2.1 of Rockbox. It is available for download here: http://rockbox.haxx.se/download/
>
> General changes since 2.0
> -------------------------
> - Loadable plugins
> - Dynamic playlist creation and manipulation
> - Configurable max directory size (default: 400 files)
> - Configurable max playlist size (default: 10000 files)
> - Remote control now works while keys are locked
> - Car mode: Pauses and resumes playback with charger power loss and restore
> - Caption backlight: Briefly turns on backlight during track change
> - Battery meter is more accurate during the first minutes after boot
> - Automatically detects modified archos.mod/ajbrec.ajz after exiting USB
> mode and asks if you want to run it
> - Files and configurations in /.rockbox are now accessible from Menu
> - Stopped playlists can be resumed from File Browser by pressing ON
> - Never turns off/reboots while charger is connected
> - .wps files now support comments
> - Improved ID3v2 support
> - Option of hiding icons in File Browser
>
> Player-specific changes since 2.0
> ---------------------------------
> - Games: Jackpot and NIM
> - Jump scroll: Scrolls the entire screen width each step
> - The Line In port is enabled
>
> Recorder-specific changes since 2.0
> -----------------------------------
> - Rockbox can now be stored in flash ROM, giving much quicker bootup
> - Support for V2 recorders
> - Radio support (FM only)
> - Default contrast is now auto-detected, preventing unreadable display
> - Option of using an inverted bar instead of cursor in File Browser
> and Menu
> - Frame-accurate recording file splits set manually or preset by time
> - Improved Xing header generation in recorded files
> - New games: FlipIt, Othelo, Snake, Star, Sliding Puzzle and Chip8 emulator
> - A calendar application plugin
>
> Documentation
> -------------
> The Rockbox user manual is available here:
> http://rockbox.haxx.se/manual/manual.pdf
>
> The manual is still a work in progress. We hope to finish it soon.
>
> A list of Frequently Asked Questions (with answers) is available here:
> http://rockbox.haxx.se/docs/faq.html
>
> Bug reports
> -----------
> If you experience inappropriate performance from any supported feature, please
> file a bug report on our web page. Do not report missing features as bugs,
> instead file them as feature requests.
>
> License
> -------
> All files in Rockbox are subject to the GNU General Public License. The full
> license text is available here:
> http://rockbox.haxx.se/docs/license.html
>
> Contact
> -------
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>
Received on 2003-12-04

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