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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Iaudio vs. iriverRe: Iaudio vs. iriver
From: Paul Louden <paulthenerd_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 10:03:06 -0500 Yeah, it's an arbitrary firmware limitation, that only applies to their firmware. Just use Rockbox and it's not a concern. On 5/14/06, Tai Schmittroth <tai_at_canetravel.com> wrote: > > You can only have 10000 files? How is that possible? That won't even come > close to filling 60 GB. Isw there a way to get around this? > Tai > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se] > On > Behalf Of Erik > Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 2:19 AM > To: Rockbox > Subject: Re: Iaudio vs. iriver > > Hi! > > I have an iAudio X5 with 60GB disc. I am very pleased. > > The file-system is limited to 10000 files and it might sound a lot but for > 60GB it's not. I listen to audio-books and those have a lot of files and > 60GB is very much space to fill. > > The original firmware includes a simple file-manager if you tell the > device > to act like an USB-Host. This allows you to copy files and yesterday i > loaded the Rockbox firmware with this file-manager without any connection > to > my computer. I liked this :) Now I will se if I can do the same with > Rockbox > and switch back. > > The X5 have bios for USB and charging. When you plug in a switched off > device to the charger or computer this original bios take handle. If the > rockbox daily build is broken you can still put on the old one or the > original firmware. I think this is nice. > > The X5 need a small docking-thing for USB-connection and charing. Though > there is a small USB-host connector that does not need the docking-thing. > This can act as a host for a camera or another iAudio or so if you like, > or > as a ordinary USB-port if that is needed. This is not very documented so I > found out by trial-and-error. Don't know if this one works in rockbox > though. > > > Rockbox runs nicely but I think the original firmware make the battery > last > longer. Not quite sure though. > > To be honest. I like Rockbox and the idea of open source. But the original > firmare in the X5 is quite good and therefor I have not decided to switch > to > rockbox permanently yet. I been travel a lot lately so the battery > capacity > is an issue for me and the main reason for keeping the original firmware. > > // Erik > > > > > > > > > > Brian wrote: > > Does anyone actually have an iAudio? I'd like to hear about it from > > someone who has one: what's the battery life, how is the sound, etc. > > > > On 5/13/06, *Michael DiFebbo * <medifebbo_at_rcn.com > > <mailto:medifebbo_at_rcn.com>> wrote: > > > > Wilmer van der Gaast wrote: > > > (The device refused to charge the internal battery after a bit > more > > > than a year, so I sent it in since the thing is supposed to be > > under a > > > two-year warranty, and then they tell me, after letting me wait > for > > > two months, that the thing got damaged because of water (while the > > > thing *never* got wet or whatever, so it sounds like an excuse > > to me) > > > and they want to repair it only if I pay them more money than the > > > thing actually costed me. Another month later, I still don't have > my > > > player back.) > > > > > > > > I agree with you that this sounds like an excuse. Check out the > H300 > > section on Mistic River ( http://www.misticriver.net). This is a > VERY > > common problem with the H300. > > > > > > > > > Received on 2006-05-14 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |