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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Blind user has iPod questionsRe: Blind user has iPod questions
From: Woody Anna Dresner <wadresner_at_hawaiiantel.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:49:35 -1000 Hi Sarai, I'll try and answer some of your questions. >1. Can I indipendly install rockbox? If so, is their a page for >blind users, like the Archos has? Yes to both of these. There are detailed instructions at http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IpodInstallation You might also want to visit the Portable Players Portal at http://www.hartgen.org/portable.html and check out the iPod page for useful information and links. >2. How do I get my unit in disk mode? >You install iTunes and the iPod software, attach the iPod, and >configure it for disk mode using the iPod page of the Preferences >dialog at the bottom of the Edit menu (at least, that's where it is >in iTunes 6; I don't know about the new version). >3. Do I have to do anything to format it in Fat 32 for Windows? >No. Just run the iPod software and iTunes on your PC and it will be >formatted properly. >4. Do I have to use any of the software that comes with the unit? >If so, how accessible is it? >You do need the software to get the iPod in disk mode. You don't >need it after that unless you want to transfer books from >Audible.com or tracks purchased at the iTunes store. To do those >sorts of things, it helps a lot to have scripts (there's info about >that on the Portable Players Portal), but you don't need them if you >just want to use iTunes to configure the iPod for disk use. >5. Do I just copy the music to it like the unit was another drive? >So do I copy the music just like on my Archos? Yes, if you're running Rockbox. >6. Is there any major mistakes blind or sighted people make that I >need to avoid? >Be sure you install the latest CVS voice file, not the one that went >with the last release of Rockbox. As for the other problem of determining which iPod you're ordering, you could buy one on eBay, or buy from a computer store where someone has a clue what they're selling. Or go for the 60 GB model. Regards, Anna Received on 2006-10-01 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |