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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: installing rockbox onto an IAudio x5Re: installing rockbox onto an IAudio x5
From: Joan Ann Brosnan <kerrygirl18_at_eircom.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 14:31:31 +0100 Hi Christy Thank you very much for your help. Having followed your instructions, Rockbox is now up and running on my IAudio. Joan Ann. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christy Schulte" <christy_at_faylen.com> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 1:07 AM Subject: RE: installing rockbox onto an IAudio x5 > Ok. A few things. > > First, you'll also need a voice file in order to get rockbox to actually > talk. I recommend Not getting the eloquence fast speaking one, as it only > speaks about half the options. There's a link to the voice files page from > the online manual. > > when you download the voice file, you will need to unzip it and you'll see > a > file called english.voice. Place that on the IAudio in the .rockbox/langs > directory. > > Second. I believe you need the x5fw.bin file as the bootloader, not the > x5vfw.bin one. > > Third. when installing the bootloader. Make sure you turn the unit off > before you unplug the USB cable. Otherwise, unplugging the cable will give > the impression that the unit is turning off on it's own, but from hard > experience I can tell you that's not the case. Hehe. You can keep the > rockbox build on there that you already have, so do this. Put the voice > file > in. Find the x5fw.bin bootloader and copy it into the firmware directory. > turn off the unit. Unplug the usb cable. Plug in the chargr and give it a > couple of minutes, you should hear the hard drive spin up and down a time > or > two. Now, unplug the charger, plug in your headset, turn the unit on and > you > should hear speech. If not, try pressing the down arrow on the joystick a > couple of times. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se > [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se]On Behalf Of Joan Ann Brosnan > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 6:00 PM > To: Rockbox > Subject: Re: installing rockbox onto an IAudio x5 > > > Hi I followed the below instructions but, I have had no luck getting > rockbox > to work. > The bootloader file I am using is called x5v_fw.bin > Is there something else I need to do? > > List of 6 items > . Download the bootloader binary on the bottom of this page > . Copy it to the FIRMWARE directory on your X5/M5 > . Turn the X5/M5 off, remove the USB cable and insert the charger. The > X5/M5 > will automatically upgrade the flash with the Rockbox bootloader > . Proceed with installing the X5/M5 version of Rockbox from the current > build page. That is, download the x5/m5 build from > http://build.rockbox.org/, > and unzip the contents of that to the root of your player. > . If you are installing Rockbox for the first time, or reinstalling after > removing the .rockbox directory it is recommended you install the fonts > package > from > http://download.rockbox.org/daily/fonts/rockbox-fonts.zip. > . Rockbox is now installed. > list end > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <chou.clement_at_gmail.com> > To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 11:43 PM > Subject: Re: installing rockbox onto an IAudio x5 > > >> Did you check the manual on the rockbox site first? Those instructions >> are >> pretty good. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Joan Ann Brosnan" <kerrygirl18_at_eircom.net> >> To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 1:28 PM >> Subject: installing rockbox onto an IAudio x5 >> >> >>> Hi I wonder if someone could give me instructions on how to install >>> Rockbox >>> onto an IAudio X5. I am a jaws user. >>> >>> Joan Ann. >>> >> >> >> > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.9/832 - Release Date: 6/4/2007 > 6:43 > PM > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.9/832 - Release Date: 6/4/2007 > 6:43 > PM > > > Received on 2007-06-06 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |