From: Hamish Mackenzie <hamish_at_mackenzieoz.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:16:06 +1000

Hold down the button at the bottom of the wheel for a couple of seconds and
it will stop the unit playing and rockbox will start to speak. A quick
press of the bottom button only pauses it but a longer one stops playback
and you can navigate around.

HTH

Hamish


----- Original Message -----
From: "Maurice Press" <MauricePress_at_Enterprise.net>
To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 3:44 PM
Subject: RE: file query again.


>
> Michael, Thanks for your response. However, the point still is this.
> Once I press the middle button to go to a new track or directory, as the
> track continues playing until changed, the directories or tracks aren't
> being spoken by Rockbox MP3 clip.
> What I'd rather happen is that, once I want toplay a new album, I press
> the middle button and the ipod stops playing the track and Rockbox cuts
> in.
> so I can then select a new album using mp3 clip and carry on.
>
> Does this make sense or am I being a bit stupid here. I can't see the
> screen as I have no sight at all.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> 1. Re: file query again. (Michael DiFebbo)
> 2. Re: Recorder V2 troubleshooting help needed (Tom Marinello)
> 3. Re: Recorder V2 troubleshooting help needed (Manuel Dejonghe)
> 4. Tool to inspect device filesystem (Delfin Rojas)
> 5. Re: charging questions (Tom Cole)
> 6. Re: Tool to inspect device filesystem (Daniel Stenberg)
> 7. Re: Rockbox 2.5 release notes (Tom Cole)
> 8. Re: charging questions (James Teh)
> 9. USB chargers (Brandon Hicks)
> 10. Re: charging questions (Manuel Dejonghe)
> 11. RE: USB chargers (Aman Singer)
> 12. Re: USB chargers (Brandon Hicks)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:23:34 -0400
> From: Michael DiFebbo <medifebbo_at_rcn.com>
> Subject: Re: file query again.
> To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Message-ID: <44A03436.7060301_at_rcn.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Maurice Press wrote:
>> Whilst a track/album is playing, how do I select a different album.
>>
> Press the center button. (By "press," I mean a short press; do not hold
> the button.) This will put you into the file browser. If you have the
> "Follow playlist" setting set to yes, you will be in the same directory
> as the song that you were playing when you pressed the center button.
> Otherwise, you will be in the root directory.
>
> Either way, once you're in the file browser, the following controls apply:
>
> -Scroll wheel forward and back moves up and down in the file/folder list
> -The left button moves up a level in the directory hierarchy
> -The right button and the select button open the folder you have
> selected (if you have a folder selected) or play the file you have
> selected (if you have a file selected)
> -The Play/Pause button returns you to the While Playing Screen.
> -The Menu button enters the menu system.
>
> To play a different album from the one you are currently listening to,
> you can do one of two things:
>
> 1. Navigate to the folder containing the album. Press the center
> button (or the right button) to open that folder, and then press the
> same button again to start playing the first track on the album.
> Rockbox will automatically create a playlist with all of the songs on
> that album.
>
> 2. Navigate to the folder containing the album. Press AND HOLD the
> center button. Press the center button again to enter the playlist
> menu, and then select one of the options on that screen. This will
> insert the folder you have selected into your current playlist, so
> Rockbox will play that folder and then resume from where you were when
> you inserted the new album into the playlist.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:19:06 -0700
> From: Tom Marinello <t.marinello_at_comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: Recorder V2 troubleshooting help needed
> To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se
> Message-ID: <44A04F4A.2090106_at_comcast.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Mike and BlueChip,
>
> Thanks for the quick response. But...
>
> I should have noted initially that the unit displays the same behavior
> whether connected to USB _or_ AC adapter power.
>
> /Tom
>
>
> On 6/26/06, Mike Bartz wrote:
> > Definitely plug in the AC adaptor and see if it powers up. I had the
> > problem on my V2 where it would not power up off of the batteries, but
> > would be OK on AC power.
> >
> > I had to remove the battery and bend the connectors that are deep
> > inside the unit toward the battery with a modified paperclip to get a
> > better contact. After a full charge, everything was fine.
> >
> > Mike
>
> and
>
> BlueChip wrote:
> > I'd start by checking the battery connections.
> > There are pages about it in the wiki.
> > It is a common fault for both the V1 and V2 units.
> >
> > BC
> >
> > Tom Marinello wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Longtime lurker - using Rockbox since version 2.2.
>>
>> My V2 (running an April 20 daily build) took a fall the other day and
>> now when I press "On," the green LED comes on, the display LED backlight
>> comes on, but there's no Rockbox. No text in the display, no red drive
>> light, and if I release the "On" key, it shuts down. There are drive
>> sounds - I can hear it spin up, but that's it. Connecting a USB cable
>> has the same result.
>>
>> Not sure where to start troubleshooting. Does this sound like a drive
>> problem or electronics? Should I unsolder the drive and test it in my PC
>> or is it dead electronics? Fry's has a Toshiba 60MB and a Fujitsu 100MB
>> (both 8mb/5400 RPM drives) in their weekend ad, if this is a drive
>> problem - and advice for or against either of those?
>>
>> Can anyone provide logical troubleshooting advise, or point me to a
>> thread in the archives? I'm willing to spend a little time and money,
>> but this may be the time to upgrade.
>>
>> thanks
>> /Tom
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:44:12 +0200
> From: "Manuel Dejonghe" <manuel_at_dejonghe.de>
> Subject: Re: Recorder V2 troubleshooting help needed
> To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Message-ID:
> <9e4313e10606261444x7439ed54q5b6d2425bb280f16_at_mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> On 6/26/06, Tom Marinello <t.marinello_at_comcast.net> wrote:
>> I should have noted initially that the unit displays the same behavior
>> whether connected to USB _or_ AC adapter power.
>
> Hi,
>
> it could still be the battery connectors, as the archos' are build the
> way they do not work without battery.
>
> ~lImbus
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:59:30 -0700
> From: "Delfin Rojas" <drojas_at_moodlogic.com>
> Subject: Tool to inspect device filesystem
> To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Message-ID: <008401c6996b$cd0c3ec0$3b00a8c0_at_dlaptop>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Hello there,
>
> I'm not sure this is the right mailist list for my question but if it is
> not
> please forgive me and point me to the right one.
>
> I have an iRiver Clix device (successor to U10 devices) which does not
> mount
> as a drive but I would like to take a look at the files inside the device.
> Is there a tool I could use for this purpose? I believe the answer is "no"
> but I thought I would try.
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Delfin Rojas
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:06:00 +1200
> From: Tom Cole <tcole_at_xtra.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: charging questions
> To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Message-ID: <a4l0a2danksogo2560rtv974uof4lm9sb6_at_4ax.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:06:20 +1000, James Teh <jamie_at_jantrid.net> wrote:
>
>>Linus Nielsen Feltzing wrote:
>>> James Teh wrote:
>>>> Sorry, this is not what I meant. The idle timeout does indeed trigger
>>>> as
>>>> it should when the charger is disconnected, but my point is that the
>>>> user should be able to shut down Rockbox while on charge and then
>>>> disconnect with Rockbox powering off upon disconnect.
>>> I don't get it. Why would it be so much more difficult to shut down the
>>> player after charging it than while it is charging? And why even
>>> consider waiting for the idle timeout instead of shutting it down
>>> manually? I'm confused.
>>Scenario: user is using player while charging, then wants to shut down,
>>key lock and go to bed, leaving the player to charge overnight. User
>>then wants to quickly disconnect the unit from charger the next morning
>>and drop in a bag, rather than having to disengage key lock, power off
>>and re-engage. Of course, user could simply just avoid key lock after
>>use in the first place. As I said, it isn't a huge inconvenience, but it
>>seems to be inconsistent with most expected behaviour and the existing
>>behaviour when an Archos is connected to power, although Jens noted taht
>>the charging screen might be removed which would eliminate this latter
>>inconsistency. Also, in future on the H300, to be consistent, if Rockbox
>>boots as soon as power is connected rather than dropping into a charging
>>screen, Rockbox must be loaded and auto resume may engage, meaning the
>>user would have to wait and stop playback after the charger is connected.
>>
>
> The main purpose of the charging screen in the Archos machines is to
> show that the unit is running in a reduced power consumption state. i.e.
> the hard drive is not powered up. This is to allow flat batteries to be
> charged up by simply plugging in the charger. Pressing "On" from this
> state will start the Archos normally and allow it to browse and play
> music, etc.
>
> If plugging in the charger caused the unit to attempt to start normally
> and spin up the HD, the batteries may not have enough power to do this
> and the unit would then shut down. This would mean that the user would
> not be able to charge flat batteries in the machine.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:06:35 +0200 (CEST)
> From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel_at_rockbox.org>
> Subject: Re: Tool to inspect device filesystem
> To: delroj_at_email.allmusic.com, Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0606270006060.21958_at_yvahk3.pbagnpgbe.fr>
> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>
> On Mon, 26 Jun 2006, Delfin Rojas wrote:
>
>> I have an iRiver Clix device (successor to U10 devices) which does not
> mount
>> as a drive but I would like to take a look at the files inside the
>> device.
>> Is there a tool I could use for this purpose? I believe the answer is
>> "no"
>> but I thought I would try.
>
> If you can't mount it, how would you physically access the drive?
>
> --
> Daniel Stenberg -- http://www.rockbox.org/ -- http://daniel.haxx.se/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:12:11 +1200
> From: Tom Cole <tcole_at_xtra.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: Rockbox 2.5 release notes
> To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Message-ID: <bom0a2hdgee5sacji2fvk22fivm0bg5jqm_at_4ax.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:25:38 +0200, "Manuel Dejonghe"
> <manuel_at_dejonghe.de> wrote:
>
>>On 6/26/06, Grant Hardy <grant_hardy_at_telus.net> wrote:
>>> I saw this in the Rockbox 2.5 release notes:
>>> "Rockbox can automatically detect sound, start a recording and then stop
> the
>>> recording on silence. This feature is quite advanced, and allows for a
> lot
>>> of different variations of recording based on sound level."
>>>
>>> Well, I never knew about this function! Are there any instructions as
>>> to
>>> how this function is used? Does it work with the iriver port as well?
>>
>>Of course:
>>http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/TriggerManual
>>
>
> Grant,
>
> You would not have known about this because voicing was never coded into
> this part of the menu structure!
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:43:41 +1000
> From: James Teh <jamie_at_jantrid.net>
> Subject: Re: charging questions
> To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Message-ID: <44A0712D.3020202_at_jantrid.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Tom Cole wrote:
>> The main purpose of the charging screen in the Archos machines is to
>> show that the unit is running in a reduced power consumption state. i.e.
>> the hard drive is not powered up. This is to allow flat batteries to be
>> charged up by simply plugging in the charger. Pressing "On" from this
>> state will start the Archos normally and allow it to browse and play
>> music, etc.
> Would this not apply to the Iriver H300 as well once the bootloader is
> patched? I have heard of instances of the unit not being able to boot
> due to a very flat battery, although in the H300 case, the charging is
> done in hardware so it's only cosmetic.
>
> Jamie
>
>
> --
> James Teh
> Email: jamie_at_jantrid.net
> WWW: http://www.jantrid.net/jamie/
> MSN Messenger: jamie_at_jantrid.net
> Jabber: jteh_at_jabber.org
> Yahoo: jcs_teh
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:59:37 -0600
> From: "Brandon Hicks" <reyuth1010_at_gmail.com>
> Subject: USB chargers
> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio_at_pc-audio.org>
> Cc: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Message-ID: <001501c6997c$99304630$9a52c0ac_at_dragster>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> hi all,
> am going to be taking a trip for a week where I won't have access to my
> laptop to recharge my mp3 player. I'm wondering if anyone can suggest
> something that will allow me to plug it in and charge off batteries. The
> one
> I'm thinking of using uses a standard USB plug, instead of mini, so that
> would have to be a requirement. I do have my other mp3 player that I could
> take which has a mini USB, but it's a toshiba which requires drivers so
> I'm
> not sure if it would charge off a battery box or not. If anyone can advise
> me to somewhere that either ships to canada and has phone ordering or uses
> PayPal and ships to Canada, I'd appreciate it or else I'm going to have to
> start burning cd's... *wince*
> thanks
>
> Brandon Hicks
> Email: reyuth1010_at_gmail.com
> Skype: callto://reyuth
> msn: silverdart12_at_hotmail.com
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:07:39 +0200
> From: "Manuel Dejonghe" <manuel_at_dejonghe.de>
> Subject: Re: charging questions
> To: Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Message-ID:
> <9e4313e10606261707j11f0ba58w2b48b2de01e85c47_at_mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> On 6/27/06, James Teh <jamie_at_jantrid.net> wrote:
>> Tom Cole wrote:
>> > The main purpose of the charging screen in the Archos machines is to
>> > show that the unit is running in a reduced power consumption state.
>> > i.e.
>> > the hard drive is not powered up. This is to allow flat batteries to be
>> > charged up by simply plugging in the charger. Pressing "On" from this
>> > state will start the Archos normally and allow it to browse and play
>> > music, etc.
>> Would this not apply to the Iriver H300 as well once the bootloader is
>> patched? I have heard of instances of the unit not being able to boot
>> due to a very flat battery, although in the H300 case, the charging is
>> done in hardware so it's only cosmetic.
>
> Please, let's not forget/break the car adaptor mode. It's intended to
> resume playback as soon the unit is powered by the charger plug.
>
> Although I must admit I would not know how to "brute force charge" my
> recV1 (that is in car adapter mode) once the batteries are completely
> flat. There is probably a keystroke that erases all such settings all
> will then failover to the charging screen.
>
> ~lImbus
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:22:52 -0400
> From: "Aman Singer" <aman_at_asinger.net>
> Subject: RE: USB chargers
> To: "'Rockbox'" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Message-ID: <200606270022.k5R0MepR032385_at_labb.contactor.se>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Hi.
> You might want to try this company
> http://www.boxwave.com/
> They should have what you want.
> Aman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se]
> On
> Behalf Of Brandon Hicks
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 8:00 PM
> To: PC audio discussion list.
> Cc: Rockbox
> Subject: USB chargers
>
> hi all,
> am going to be taking a trip for a week where I won't have access to my
> laptop to recharge my mp3 player. I'm wondering if anyone can suggest
> something that will allow me to plug it in and charge off batteries. The
> one
> I'm thinking of using uses a standard USB plug, instead of mini, so that
> would have to be a requirement. I do have my other mp3 player that I could
> take which has a mini USB, but it's a toshiba which requires drivers so
> I'm
> not sure if it would charge off a battery box or not. If anyone can advise
> me to somewhere that either ships to canada and has phone ordering or uses
> PayPal and ships to Canada, I'd appreciate it or else I'm going to have to
> start burning cd's... *wince*
> thanks
>
> Brandon Hicks
> Email: reyuth1010_at_gmail.com
> Skype: callto://reyuth
> msn: silverdart12_at_hotmail.com
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:57:33 -0600
> From: "Brandon Hicks" <reyuth1010_at_gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: USB chargers
> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Message-ID: <000401c6998d$110d98a0$9a52c0ac_at_dragster>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> hi aman,
> do you use one of these? I'm looking at the battery charger, and it's
> saying
> I also need to buy this mini-sync. What's that? How does that all work?
> I'm
> kind of confused.
>
> Brandon Hicks
> Email: reyuth1010_at_gmail.com
> Skype: callto://reyuth
> msn: silverdart12_at_hotmail.com
>
>
>
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