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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: rockbox Digest, Vol 9, Issue 43Re: rockbox Digest, Vol 9, Issue 43
From: Paul Louden <paulthenerd_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 15:21:54 -0500 It cannot play video on the 5G, but you can reboot into the Apple software at any time to do so. On 5/19/06, alexander gibbons <alex_at_gibbons81.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: > > hi there i am still holding fire on the ipod 5g untill i know that the > rockbox software can run videos is this possable if pepole could get back > to > me asp that would be great > > from > > alex gibbons > > alex_at_gibbons81.fsnet.co.uk > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <rockbox-request_at_cool.haxx.se> > To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 7:45 PM > Subject: rockbox Digest, Vol 9, Issue 43 > > > > Send rockbox mailing list submissions to > > rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://cool.haxx.se/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rockbox > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > rockbox-request_at_cool.haxx.se > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > rockbox-owner_at_cool.haxx.se > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of rockbox digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: questions on rockbox (Pieter Bos) > > 2. screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is stuck > > there (gayle horton) > > 3. Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuck there (Manuel Dejonghe) > > 4. Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuckthere (gayle horton) > > 5. Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuckthere (Manuel Dejonghe) > > 6. Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuckthere (gayle horton) > > 7. Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuck there (ScottLearned) > > 8. Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuckthere (Gayle Horton) > > 9. Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuckthere (Brian) > > 10. RE: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuck there (Christopher Woods) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 12:21:58 +0200 > > From: "Pieter Bos" <bos.pieter_at_gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: questions on rockbox > > To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se > > Message-ID: <e4k684$fa3$1_at_sea.gmane.org> > > > > > > "newbeewan" <newbeewan_at_nativobject.com> wrote in message > > news:446D5FCD.2030003_at_nativobject.com... > >> On 19.05.2006 00:36, Kevin Doucet wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> Am I correct in that I seem to remember that a build of rockbox which > is > >>> being developed for player x will also work on the Iaudio x5 player? > >>> > >> Yes of course : http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IpodPort > >> > >> My X5 is working with it for 2 weeks with no major problems. > >> > > > > You surely meant http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IaudioPort . > > That other version is for the ipod. > > > > I don't have one, but it seems you should the bootloader first > > (http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IaudioBoot) then get a daily > > build (click on 'daily builds' in the menu on the left) for the iaudio > x5 > > and unzip that to the root of your player. > > > > Pieter > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 09:45:16 -0400 > > From: "gayle horton" <gayle66a_at_hotmail.com> > > Subject: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is stuck > > there > > To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se > > Message-ID: <BAY113-F388649736BD8B3B26A68E4D8A70_at_phx.gbl> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > > > Hello, > > I've been using rockbox with the Iriver 120 for about three > months. I've > > occasionally had to reset it because it sometimes locks up during > > playback, > > and that usually works. However, yesterday, after resuming playback it > > would not move to the next song, in fact, the everything locked up. > > Resetting did not work, so I connected it to my computer and deleted the > > folder where the song was located. It didn't fix the problem. I next > > read > > in the FAQ section of documentation on rockbox.org that running a scan > > disk > > or reformatting might work, but when I tried to connect the player to > the > > computer, the drive no longer shows up. Each time I restart now, I get > > the > > "rockbox loading" message that doesn't disappear and the disk keeps > > clicking > > away inside. At least that may mean the player isn't dead, and that > it's > > probably rockbox. I also tried holding down the record and on buttons > > hoping that the original firmware would load but it didn't. I can't > > uninstall and reload the software as I can't get the player to be > > recognized. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Gayle > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 16:16:32 +0200 > > From: "Manuel Dejonghe" <manuel_at_dejonghe.de> > > Subject: Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuck there > > To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > > Message-ID: > > <9e4313e10605190716l37f6e19dn8db9bef475a68833_at_mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > On 5/19/06, gayle horton <gayle66a_at_hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello, > >> I've been using rockbox with the Iriver 120 for about three > months. I've > >> occasionally had to reset it because it sometimes locks up during > >> playback, > >> and that usually works. However, yesterday, after resuming playback it > >> would not move to the next song, in fact, the everything locked up. > >> Resetting did not work, so I connected it to my computer and deleted > the > >> folder where the song was located. It didn't fix the problem. I next > >> read > >> in the FAQ section of documentation on rockbox.org that running a scan > >> disk > >> or reformatting might work, but when I tried to connect the player to > the > >> computer, the drive no longer shows up. Each time I restart now, I get > >> the > >> "rockbox loading" message that doesn't disappear and the disk keeps > >> clicking > >> away inside. At least that may mean the player isn't dead, and that > it's > >> probably rockbox. I also tried holding down the record and on buttons > >> hoping that the original firmware would load but it didn't. I can't > >> uninstall and reload the software as I can't get the player to be > >> recognized. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Gayle > > > > Hi, > > > > give it a try to charge it over a long time. > > > > ~lImbus > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 11:10:34 -0400 > > From: "gayle horton" <gayle66a_at_hotmail.com> > > Subject: Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuckthere > > To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se > > Message-ID: <BAY113-F358CA77874455EBA6DC62CD8A70_at_phx.gbl> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > > > I charged it for 14 hours. Should I charge it for longer? > > > > > >>From: "Manuel Dejonghe" <manuel_at_dejonghe.de> > >>Reply-To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > >>To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > >>Subject: Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > >>stuckthere > >>Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 16:16:32 +0200 > >> > >>On 5/19/06, gayle horton <gayle66a_at_hotmail.com> wrote: > >>>Hello, > >>>I've been using rockbox with the Iriver 120 for about three > months. I've > >>>occasionally had to reset it because it sometimes locks up during > >>>playback, > >>>and that usually works. However, yesterday, after resuming playback it > >>>would not move to the next song, in fact, the everything locked up. > >>>Resetting did not work, so I connected it to my computer and deleted > the > >>>folder where the song was located. It didn't fix the problem. I next > >>>read > >>>in the FAQ section of documentation on rockbox.org that running a scan > >>>disk > >>>or reformatting might work, but when I tried to connect the player to > the > >>>computer, the drive no longer shows up. Each time I restart now, I get > >>>the > >>>"rockbox loading" message that doesn't disappear and the disk keeps > >>>clicking > >>>away inside. At least that may mean the player isn't dead, and that > it's > >>>probably rockbox. I also tried holding down the record and on buttons > >>>hoping that the original firmware would load but it didn't. I can't > >>>uninstall and reload the software as I can't get the player to be > >>>recognized. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Gayle > >> > >>Hi, > >> > >>give it a try to charge it over a long time. > >> > >>~lImbus > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 17:20:41 +0200 > > From: "Manuel Dejonghe" <manuel_at_dejonghe.de> > > Subject: Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuckthere > > To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > > Message-ID: > > <9e4313e10605190820v1c327557h54ca9cb81dbb746e_at_mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > mhmm, no, that should already have done the job. > > > > you tried to connect it to the pc with the charger connected at the > > same time as well, I suppose ? > > > > ~lImbus > > > > On 5/19/06, gayle horton <gayle66a_at_hotmail.com> wrote: > >> I charged it for 14 hours. Should I charge it for longer? > >> > >> > >> >From: "Manuel Dejonghe" <manuel_at_dejonghe.de> > >> >Reply-To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > >> >To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > >> >Subject: Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > >> >stuckthere > >> >Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 16:16:32 +0200 > >> > > >> >On 5/19/06, gayle horton <gayle66a_at_hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >>Hello, > >> >>I've been using rockbox with the Iriver 120 for about three months. > >> >>I've > >> >>occasionally had to reset it because it sometimes locks up during > >> >>playback, > >> >>and that usually works. However, yesterday, after resuming playback > it > >> >>would not move to the next song, in fact, the everything locked up. > >> >>Resetting did not work, so I connected it to my computer and deleted > >> >>the > >> >>folder where the song was located. It didn't fix the problem. I > next > >> >>read > >> >>in the FAQ section of documentation on rockbox.org that running a > scan > >> >>disk > >> >>or reformatting might work, but when I tried to connect the player to > >> >>the > >> >>computer, the drive no longer shows up. Each time I restart now, I > get > >> >>the > >> >>"rockbox loading" message that doesn't disappear and the disk keeps > >> >>clicking > >> >>away inside. At least that may mean the player isn't dead, and that > >> >>it's > >> >>probably rockbox. I also tried holding down the record and on > buttons > >> >>hoping that the original firmware would load but it didn't. I can't > >> >>uninstall and reload the software as I can't get the player to be > >> >>recognized. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Gayle > >> > > >> >Hi, > >> > > >> >give it a try to charge it over a long time. > >> > > >> >~lImbus > >> > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 11:29:37 -0400 > > From: "gayle horton" <gayle66a_at_hotmail.com> > > Subject: Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuckthere > > To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se > > Message-ID: <BAY113-F86ACA527E0DB1E04607B7D8A70_at_phx.gbl> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > > > > > Yes. > > > >>From: "Manuel Dejonghe" <manuel_at_dejonghe.de> > >>Reply-To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > >>To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > >>Subject: Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > >>stuckthere > >>Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 17:20:41 +0200 > >> > >>mhmm, no, that should already have done the job. > >> > >>you tried to connect it to the pc with the charger connected at the > >>same time as well, I suppose ? > >> > >>~lImbus > >> > >>On 5/19/06, gayle horton <gayle66a_at_hotmail.com> wrote: > >>>I charged it for 14 hours. Should I charge it for longer? > >>> > >>> > >>> >From: "Manuel Dejonghe" <manuel_at_dejonghe.de> > >>> >Reply-To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > >>> >To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > >>> >Subject: Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > >>> >stuckthere > >>> >Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 16:16:32 +0200 > >>> > > >>> >On 5/19/06, gayle horton <gayle66a_at_hotmail.com> wrote: > >>> >>Hello, > >>> >>I've been using rockbox with the Iriver 120 for about three months. > >>>I've > >>> >>occasionally had to reset it because it sometimes locks up during > >>> >>playback, > >>> >>and that usually works. However, yesterday, after resuming playback > >>> >>it > >>> >>would not move to the next song, in fact, the everything locked up. > >>> >>Resetting did not work, so I connected it to my computer and deleted > >>>the > >>> >>folder where the song was located. It didn't fix the problem. I > next > >>> >>read > >>> >>in the FAQ section of documentation on rockbox.org that running a > scan > >>> >>disk > >>> >>or reformatting might work, but when I tried to connect the player > to > >>>the > >>> >>computer, the drive no longer shows up. Each time I restart now, I > >>> >>get > >>> >>the > >>> >>"rockbox loading" message that doesn't disappear and the disk keeps > >>> >>clicking > >>> >>away inside. At least that may mean the player isn't dead, and that > >>>it's > >>> >>probably rockbox. I also tried holding down the record and on > buttons > >>> >>hoping that the original firmware would load but it didn't. I can't > >>> >>uninstall and reload the software as I can't get the player to be > >>> >>recognized. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Gayle > >>> > > >>> >Hi, > >>> > > >>> >give it a try to charge it over a long time. > >>> > > >>> >~lImbus > >>> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 7 > > Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 10:03:56 -0700 > > From: "ScottLearned" <SLearned_at_cox.net> > > Subject: Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuck there > > To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > > Message-ID: <001201c67b66$37558530$0201a8c0_at_SuperShuttle> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Gayle Horton wrote: > > > > Hello, > > I've been using rockbox with the Iriver 120 for about three > months. I've > > occasionally had to reset it because it sometimes locks up during > > playback, > > and that usually works. However, yesterday, after resuming playback it > > would not move to the next song, in fact, the everything locked up. > > Resetting did not work, so I connected it to my computer and deleted the > > folder where the song was located. It didn't fix the problem. I next > > read > > in the FAQ section of documentation on rockbox.org that running a scan > > disk > > or reformatting might work, but when I tried to connect the player to > the > > computer, the drive no longer shows up. Each time I restart now, I get > > the > > "rockbox loading" message that doesn't disappear and the disk keeps > > clicking > > away inside. At least that may mean the player isn't dead, and that > it's > > probably rockbox. I also tried holding down the record and on buttons > > hoping that the original firmware would load but it didn't. I can't > > uninstall and reload the software as I can't get the player to be > > recognized. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Gayle > > > > > > Hi Gayle, > > can you power off your player? Try connecting it after it shuts down. If > > you > > can't turn it off, wait until it powers off automatically and then try > to > > connect to your pc. > > > > I had a similar situation with my iPod. After it finally shutdown > > automatically, the pc recognized it as a drive. > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 8 > > Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 14:02:04 -0400 > > From: "Gayle Horton" <gayle66a_at_hotmail.com> > > Subject: Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuckthere > > To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > > Message-ID: <BAY113-DAV11E4784AD863A00CB85C9BD8A70_at_phx.gbl> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > tried that too. I have attempted connecting in so many ways, and the > only > > different response I get is that it will say connected to usb on the > > iriver, but it freezes there. It does not show up on the computer > > either. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "ScottLearned" <SLearned_at_cox.net> > > To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > > Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 1:03 PM > > Subject: Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuckthere > > > > > >> Gayle Horton wrote: > >> > >> Hello, > >> I've been using rockbox with the Iriver 120 for about three > months. I've > >> occasionally had to reset it because it sometimes locks up during > > playback, > >> and that usually works. However, yesterday, after resuming playback it > >> would not move to the next song, in fact, the everything locked up. > >> Resetting did not work, so I connected it to my computer and deleted > the > >> folder where the song was located. It didn't fix the problem. I next > > read > >> in the FAQ section of documentation on rockbox.org that running a scan > > disk > >> or reformatting might work, but when I tried to connect the player to > the > >> computer, the drive no longer shows up. Each time I restart now, I get > > the > >> "rockbox loading" message that doesn't disappear and the disk keeps > > clicking > >> away inside. At least that may mean the player isn't dead, and that > it's > >> probably rockbox. I also tried holding down the record and on buttons > >> hoping that the original firmware would load but it didn't. I can't > >> uninstall and reload the software as I can't get the player to be > >> recognized. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Gayle > >> > >> > >> Hi Gayle, > >> can you power off your player? Try connecting it after it shuts down. > If > > you > >> can't turn it off, wait until it powers off automatically and then try > to > >> connect to your pc. > >> > >> I had a similar situation with my iPod. After it finally shutdown > >> automatically, the pc recognized it as a drive. > >> > >> Scott > >> > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 9 > > Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 14:21:38 -0400 > > From: Brian <eightbithero_at_gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuckthere > > To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > > Message-ID: > > <bd7d2f090605191121i61384ce9gb1d9663617f3dbd4_at_mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > Hey Gayle, > > > > What operating system are you using? > > > > On 5/19/06, Gayle Horton <gayle66a_at_hotmail.com> wrote: > >> tried that too. I have attempted connecting in so many ways, and the > >> only > >> different response I get is that it will say connected to usb on the > >> iriver, but it freezes there. It does not show up on the computer > >> either. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "ScottLearned" <SLearned_at_cox.net> > >> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > >> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 1:03 PM > >> Subject: Re: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > >> stuckthere > >> > >> > >> > Gayle Horton wrote: > >> > > >> > Hello, > >> > I've been using rockbox with the Iriver 120 for about three months. > >> > I've > >> > occasionally had to reset it because it sometimes locks up during > >> playback, > >> > and that usually works. However, yesterday, after resuming playback > it > >> > would not move to the next song, in fact, the everything locked up. > >> > Resetting did not work, so I connected it to my computer and deleted > >> > the > >> > folder where the song was located. It didn't fix the problem. I > next > >> read > >> > in the FAQ section of documentation on rockbox.org that running a > scan > >> disk > >> > or reformatting might work, but when I tried to connect the player to > >> > the > >> > computer, the drive no longer shows up. Each time I restart now, I > get > >> the > >> > "rockbox loading" message that doesn't disappear and the disk keeps > >> clicking > >> > away inside. At least that may mean the player isn't dead, and that > >> > it's > >> > probably rockbox. I also tried holding down the record and on > buttons > >> > hoping that the original firmware would load but it didn't. I can't > >> > uninstall and reload the software as I can't get the player to be > >> > recognized. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Gayle > >> > > >> > > >> > Hi Gayle, > >> > can you power off your player? Try connecting it after it shuts down. > >> > If > >> you > >> > can't turn it off, wait until it powers off automatically and then > try > >> > to > >> > connect to your pc. > >> > > >> > I had a similar situation with my iPod. After it finally shutdown > >> > automatically, the pc recognized it as a drive. > >> > > >> > Scott > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 10 > > Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 19:45:21 +0100 > > From: "Christopher Woods" <christof_at_infinitus.co.uk> > > Subject: RE: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is > > stuck there > > To: "'Rockbox'" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > > Message-ID: <000601c67b74$64024150$0b66300a_at_20hz> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > Unfortunately, it may well be the disk - if there's physical damage to > > either the platters or the read/write head (e.g. if it's been exposed to > > excessive Gs whilst the head's been seeking or reading from the drive) > > then > > you could have a knackered hard drive. > > > > I dropped my H140 from waist height onto concrete, fortunately just > after > > the drive had spun down and the head parked, but it still caused severe > > damage to some parts of the drive (meaning that it took almost ten > minutes > > to boot into the iRiver firmware - I didn't have RB on that player > because > > I > > suspected the drive was starting to fail anyway - and I couldn't copy > some > > of my album folders off the drive. Eventually, I ended up just claiming > on > > the insurance (I'm covered for accidental damage as a student, don't > know > > if > > you could claim on your home and contents insurance if you have any) but > > basically my problem was terminal. > > > > I took care of my player, and only dropped it or knocked it a few times > by > > accident - kid gloves the rest of the time. The sounds you describe are > > very > > reminiscent of imminent HD failure... You can still buy replacement > drives > > for the devices, they're little tiny Toshiba hard drives (MK4004AH I > > believe > > is the device's model number for the hard drive), but they're quite > > expensive and tough to get hold of. > > > > Not as tough as getting a new iriver though! I had to SCOUR the web to > > find > > a replacement (the insurance company took possession of the old player > and > > wouldn't give it back even though they understood what the problem was, > so > > I > > had to go hunting for a new one... The replacement I was initially > offered > > at was an Innoplus I-With 400, which is frankly such a shockingly poor > > player I actually laughed down the phone). But I digress, if you can get > > it > > to boot into either the iriver or Rockbox firmware at all and initialise > > in > > USB at any point, copy off any files you don't already have on your PC > > quicksharp, just in case. > > > > Christopher > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: gayle horton [mailto:gayle66a_at_hotmail.com] > > Sent: 19 May 2006 14:45 > > To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se > > Subject: screen on iriver 120 displays "rock box loading" and is stuck > > there > > > > > >> Each time I restart now, I get the "rockbox loading" message that > doesn't > > disappear > >> and the disk keeps clicking away inside. At least that may mean the > > player isn't dead, > >> and that it's probably rockbox. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > rockbox mailing list > > rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se > > http://cool.haxx.se/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rockbox > > > > > > End of rockbox Digest, Vol 9, Issue 43 > > ************************************** > > > > > Received on 2006-05-19 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |