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@@ -109,17 +109,18 @@ garbled flash content: the UART boot mod, which in turn requires the | |||
109 | serial mod. It can bring the dead back to life, with that it's | 109 | serial mod. It can bring the dead back to life, with that it's |
110 | possible to reflash independently from the outside, even if the flash | 110 | possible to reflash independently from the outside, even if the flash |
111 | is completely erased. It has been used that during development, else | 111 | is completely erased. It has been used that during development, else |
112 | Rockbox in flash wouldn't have been possible. Most of the developing | 112 | Rockbox in flash wouldn't have been possible. |
113 | effort went into this tooling. So people skilled to do these mods | 113 | Extensive development effort went into the exploitation of the UART boot |
114 | don't need to worry. The others may feel unpleasant using the first | 114 | mod. Mechanically adept users with good soldering skills can easily perform |
115 | tool for reflashing the firmware. | 115 | these mods. Others may feel uncomfortable using the first tool |
116 | (firmware_flash.rock) for reflashing the firmware. | ||
116 | </p> | 117 | </p> |
117 | <p> | 118 | <p> |
118 | To | 119 | To comfort you a bit again: |
119 | comfort you a bit again: The flash tools are stable since quite a | 120 | If you are starting with a known-good image, you are unlikely to experience |
120 | while. Several people use them a lot and quite careless meanwhile, | 121 | problems. The flash tools have been stable for quite a while. Several users |
121 | even reflashed while playing. However, we don't generally recommend | 122 | have used them extensively, even flashing while playing! Although it worked, |
122 | that. ;-) | 123 | it's not the recommended method. ;-)" |
123 | </p> | 124 | </p> |
124 | <p> | 125 | <p> |
125 | About | 126 | About |
@@ -142,11 +143,10 @@ You need two things: | |||
142 | </p> | 143 | </p> |
143 | <ul> | 144 | <ul> |
144 | <li> | 145 | <li> |
145 | The | 146 | The first is a Recorder, FM Recorder or Recorder V2 model. Be sure |
146 | first is a Recorder or FM model. Be sure you're using the correct | 147 | you're using the correct package, they are different! The technology |
147 | package, Recorder and FM are different! The technology works for the | 148 | works for the Player models, too. Players can also be flashed, but Rockbox |
148 | Player models, too. Players can also be flashed, but Rockbox does | 149 | does not run cold-started on those, yet. |
149 | not run cold-started on those, yet. | ||
150 | </li> | 150 | </li> |
151 | <li> | 151 | <li> |
152 | Second, | 152 | Second, |
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ procedure: | |||
174 | <a href="http://joerg.hohensohn.bei.t-online.de/archos/flash/flash_rec.zip">Recorder</a> | 174 | <a href="http://joerg.hohensohn.bei.t-online.de/archos/flash/flash_rec.zip">Recorder</a> |
175 | or | 175 | or |
176 | <a href="http://joerg.hohensohn.bei.t-online.de/archos/flash/flash_fm.zip">FM</a>, | 176 | <a href="http://joerg.hohensohn.bei.t-online.de/archos/flash/flash_fm.zip">FM</a>, |
177 | or | ||
178 | <a href="http://joerg.hohensohn.bei.t-online.de/archos/flash/flash_v2.zip">V2</a>, | ||
177 | copy some files of it to your box: | 179 | copy some files of it to your box: |
178 | <ol> | 180 | <ol> |
179 | <li> | 181 | <li> |
@@ -182,8 +184,8 @@ procedure: | |||
182 | and have in the firmware file) | 184 | and have in the firmware file) |
183 | </li> | 185 | </li> |
184 | <li> | 186 | <li> |
185 | firmware_rec.bin | 187 | firmware_rec.bin or firmware_fm.bin or firmware_v2.bin (name depends on |
186 | or firmware_fm.bin into the root directory (the complete firmware | 188 | your model) into the root directory (the complete firmware |
187 | for your model, with the bootloader and the two images). There now | 189 | for your model, with the bootloader and the two images). There now |
188 | is also a _norom variant, copy both, the plugin will decide which | 190 | is also a _norom variant, copy both, the plugin will decide which |
189 | one is required for your box. | 191 | one is required for your box. |
@@ -383,8 +385,15 @@ charging problems even with F1, they had to revert to the original | |||
383 | flash content. | 385 | flash content. |
384 | </p> | 386 | </p> |
385 | <p> | 387 | <p> |
386 | If | 388 | For FM and V2, the disk is not shutdown in the Rockbox charging screen. |
387 | the plugin API is changed, new builds may render the plugins | 389 | For these, we also recommend to charge using the Archos software. |
390 | Because of some disks brief spinup attempt before reaching the charge | ||
391 | screen, please avoid to discharge your battery flat, else | ||
392 | it may be too weak to even get there, locking you out and requiring | ||
393 | external charging. | ||
394 | </p> | ||
395 | <p> | ||
396 | If the plugin API is changed, new builds may render the plugins | ||
388 | incompatible. When updating, make sure you grab those too, and rolo | 397 | incompatible. When updating, make sure you grab those too, and rolo |
389 | into the new version before flashing it. | 398 | into the new version before flashing it. |
390 | </p> | 399 | </p> |