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3 | 3 | ||
4 | \opt{ipodnano}{ | 4 | \opt{ipodnano}{ |
5 | \note{Rockbox presently runs only on the original Ipod Nano. Rockbox does | 5 | \note{Rockbox presently runs only on the original Ipod Nano. Rockbox does |
6 | \emph{not} run on the newer, second generation Ipod Nano (the all aluminium | 6 | \emph{not} run on the newer second and third generation Ipod Nano. For |
7 | version). For information on identifying which Ipod you own, see this page on | 7 | information on identifying which Ipod you own, see this page on |
8 | Apple's website: \url{http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61688}. | 8 | Apple's website: \url{http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61688}. |
9 | } | 9 | } |
10 | } | 10 | } |
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ installation options. | |||
41 | \begin{description} | 41 | \begin{description} |
42 | \opt{HAVE_RB_BL_ON_DISK}{ | 42 | \opt{HAVE_RB_BL_ON_DISK}{ |
43 | \item[The \playerman{} bootloader.] | 43 | \item[The \playerman{} bootloader.] |
44 | The \playerman{} bootloader is the program that tells your \dap{} how to boot | 44 | The \playerman{} bootloader is the program that tells your \dap{} how to load |
45 | and load the firmware from disk. It is also responsible for the | 45 | and start the firmware from disk. It is also responsible for the |
46 | disk mode on your \dap{}. | 46 | disk mode on your \dap{}. |
47 | 47 | ||
48 | This bootloader is stored in special flash memory in your \playerman{}. | 48 | This bootloader is stored in special flash memory in your \playerman{}. |
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ installation options. | |||
58 | 58 | ||
59 | \opt{HAVE_RB_BL_IN_FLASH}{ | 59 | \opt{HAVE_RB_BL_IN_FLASH}{ |
60 | The bootloader is the program that tells your | 60 | The bootloader is the program that tells your |
61 | \dap{} how to boot and load other components of Rockbox. This is the | 61 | \dap{} how to load and start other components of Rockbox. This is the |
62 | component of Rockbox that is installed to the flash memory of your | 62 | component of Rockbox that is installed to the flash memory of your |
63 | \playerman.} | 63 | \playerman.} |
64 | 64 | ||
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ installation options. | |||
77 | 77 | ||
78 | \nopt{player} { | 78 | \nopt{player} { |
79 | Apart from the required parts there are some addons you might be interested | 79 | Apart from the required parts there are some addons you might be interested |
80 | in installing too. | 80 | in installing. |
81 | \begin{description} | 81 | \begin{description} |
82 | \item[Fonts.] Rockbox can load custom fonts. The fonts are | 82 | \item[Fonts.] Rockbox can load custom fonts. The fonts are |
83 | distributed as separate package and thus needs to be installed | 83 | distributed as a separate package and thus need to be installed |
84 | separately. They are not required to run Rockbox itself but | 84 | separately. They are not required to run Rockbox itself but |
85 | a lot of themes require the fonts package to be installed. | 85 | a lot of themes require the fonts package to be installed. |
86 | 86 | ||
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ installation options. | |||
93 | \section{Prerequisites}\label{sec:prerequisites} | 93 | \section{Prerequisites}\label{sec:prerequisites} |
94 | \index{Installation!Prerequisites} | 94 | \index{Installation!Prerequisites} |
95 | Before installing Rockbox you should make sure you meet the prerequisites. | 95 | Before installing Rockbox you should make sure you meet the prerequisites. |
96 | You may need some additional tools for installation. In most cases these will be | 96 | You may need some additional tools for installation. In most cases these will already be available on your computer, but if not, installing some additional |
97 | already available on your computer but if not you need to get some additional | 97 | software might be necessary. |
98 | software. | ||
99 | 98 | ||
100 | \begin{description} | 99 | \begin{description} |
101 | \item[USB connection.] To transfer Rockbox to your \dap{} you need to | 100 | \item[USB connection.] To transfer Rockbox to your \dap{} you need to |
@@ -140,11 +139,10 @@ For manual installation and customization additional software is required. | |||
140 | \begin{description} | 139 | \begin{description} |
141 | \item[ZIP utility.]\index{zip} | 140 | \item[ZIP utility.]\index{zip} |
142 | Rockbox is distributed as a compressed archive using the | 141 | Rockbox is distributed as a compressed archive using the |
143 | \fname{.zip} format, so you'll need a tool which can open it. | 142 | \fname{.zip} format. Your computer will normally already have a means of |
144 | Usually your computer will have a tool already installed that can | 143 | handling such archive files. Windows XP has built-in support for |
145 | do this. Windows XP has built-in support for | 144 | \fname{.zip} files and presents them to you as directories unless you |
146 | \fname{.zip} files and presents them to you as directories unless you have | 145 | have installed a third party program that handles compressed files. For |
147 | installed a third party program that handles compressed files. For | ||
148 | other operating systems this may vary. If the \fname{.zip} file format | 146 | other operating systems this may vary. If the \fname{.zip} file format |
149 | is not recognised on your computer you can find a program to handle them | 147 | is not recognised on your computer you can find a program to handle them |
150 | at \url{http://www.info-zip.org/} or \url{http://sevenzip.sf.net/}, both of | 148 | at \url{http://www.info-zip.org/} or \url{http://sevenzip.sf.net/}, both of |
@@ -158,9 +156,9 @@ For manual installation and customization additional software is required. | |||
158 | 156 | ||
159 | \opt{ipod}{ | 157 | \opt{ipod}{ |
160 | \note{In addition to the requirements described above, Rockbox only works on | 158 | \note{In addition to the requirements described above, Rockbox only works on |
161 | Ipods formatted with the FAT32 filesystem (i.e. Ipods initialized by iTunes | 159 | Ipods formatted with the FAT32 filesystem (i.e. Ipods initialized by Itunes |
162 | for Windows). It does not work with the HFS+ filesystem (i.e. Ipods | 160 | for Windows). It does not work with the HFS+ filesystem (i.e. Ipods |
163 | initialized by iTunes for the Mac). More information and instructions for | 161 | initialized by Itunes for the Mac). More information and instructions for |
164 | converting an Ipod to FAT32 can be found on the | 162 | converting an Ipod to FAT32 can be found on the |
165 | \wikilink{IpodConversionToFAT32} wiki | 163 | \wikilink{IpodConversionToFAT32} wiki |
166 | page on the Rockbox website. Note that after conversion, you can still use | 164 | page on the Rockbox website. Note that after conversion, you can still use |
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ For manual installation and customization additional software is required. | |||
180 | 1.05 or greater which may not be available on the download site yet.}} | 178 | 1.05 or greater which may not be available on the download site yet.}} |
181 | 179 | ||
182 | To automatically install Rockbox, download the official installer and | 180 | To automatically install Rockbox, download the official installer and |
183 | housekeeping tool \textsc{Rockbox Utility}. It allows you to | 181 | housekeeping tool \textsc{Rockbox Utility}. It allows you to: |
184 | \begin{itemize} | 182 | \begin{itemize} |
185 | \item Automatically install all needed components for using Rockbox | 183 | \item Automatically install all needed components for using Rockbox |
186 | (``Small Installation'') | 184 | (``Small Installation'') |