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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: AJBR20 Dying?Re: AJBR20 Dying?
From: BlueChip <cs_bluechip_at_webtribe.net>
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 08:08:03 +0100 I will leave the PC partition type of choice debate for another more relevant group - but you are losing nothing on rockbox ...your PC has to hold lots of little files and do a bit more than play one mp3 at a time ...disk speed in the archos in honesty would be more battery friendly if it were slower - hdd speed is really no issure for us. BC >Someone on another list suggested that FAT32 file systems really slow down >the O-S when there is more than 40 gig on a drive, and make it slow to >manage. >I wonder if RockBox is effected by this, and if so, if it would help to try >and configure RockBox to recognize different partitions and switch from one >to another? >Glenn > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rocker" <rocker_at_shaw.ca> >To: "Rockbox development" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> >Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 11:19 PM >Subject: Re: AJBR20 Dying? > > >400 GB? Hmmm! That's a whole lot of tunes baby! > >Cheers...rocker > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joel Lardizabal" <chingmagaling_at_hotmail.com> >To: "'Rockbox development'" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> >Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 5:29 PM >Subject: RE: AJBR20 Dying? > > >I wouldn't mind having a semi-portable device (using 3.5" HDD) for car / >office / home use based on the AJBR architecture using hitachi's new 400GB >HDDs, and maybe a BIGGER LCD so its easy to read while driving 90 miles an >hour in LA freeways. > >-----Original Message----- >From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se] On >Behalf Of Rocker >Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 2:14 PM >To: Rockbox development >Subject: Re: AJBR20 Dying? > >Here here! come on Rockbox crew. Save us DEDICATED SUBJECTS from oblivion. >Find a way to port Rockbox to another device! (with the voice UI intact of >course, smile)...ROCKER > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mat Holton" <mathew.holton_at_surface-inspection.com> >To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> >Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 8:05 AM >Subject: Re: AJBR20 Dying? > > >My only thoughs are: There seems to be a hell of a lot of Boxes dying at the >moment. >.mine included. >-----Original Message-----From: Joel Lardizabal ><chingmagaling_at_hotmail.com>To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se ><rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>Sent: 03/06/2004 14:57Subject: AJBR20 Dying?My AJBR >has a Hitachi Travelstar 80GB in it with 4x 2300mAh Lenmar > >batteries. It has been working perfectly for many months but yesterday it > >gave me a variety of problems. I use my AJBR daily to transfer files to and > >from work using the USB2.0 connection. It is constantly powered with a 9VDC > >power supply. > > > > > >The errors started when I could no longer see the unit in Windows. Then > >when I tried rebooting the unit, I would get either a *PANIC* DISK NULL, or > >DISK ATA -71 error. I would also get HDD register errors sometimes. I > >replaced the batteries with newer, fully charged 2300mAh ones. The problem > >remained. Furthermore, the unit would have difficulty booting when no > >external power is supplied - as if the battery power wasn't enough - the LCD > >was dimming. Now I know the batteries are fully charged and can supply more > >than enough current to run the thing. I made sure the HDD was OK by > >removing it and testing it out on a PC, and thankfully it was fine. > > > > > >Any thoughts, suggestions? > > >_______________________________________________ > >http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------------ > >"Every jumbled pile of person has a thinking part that wonders >what the part that isn't thinking isn't thinking of ." > > They Might Be Giants. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------------ > >Surface Inspection Ltd >www.surface-inspection.com >_______________________________________________ >http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox > > >_______________________________________________ >http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox >_______________________________________________ >http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox > > >_______________________________________________ >http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox > >_______________________________________________ >http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox Received on 2004-06-04 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |