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@@ -192,19 +192,21 @@ The second image is the working copy, the "rockbox_flash.rock" plugin from this
192package reprograms it. I suggest to place the plugin to where you keep the 192package reprograms it. I suggest to place the plugin to where you keep the
193others, "/.rockbox/rocks/". The plugin needs to be consistant with the Rockbox 193others, "/.rockbox/rocks/". The plugin needs to be consistant with the Rockbox
194plugin API version, otherwise it will detect mismatch and won't run. 194plugin API version, otherwise it will detect mismatch and won't run.
195<p> 195
196It currently requires an exotic input, a UCL-compressed image, because that's 196<p> It currently requires an exotic input, a UCL-compressed image, because
197my internal format. UCL is a nice open-source compression library I found and 197that's my internal format. UCL is a nice open-source compression library I
198use. The decompression is very fast and less than a page of C-code. The 198found and use. The decompression is very fast and less than a page of
199efficiency is even better than Zip with maximum compression, cooks it down to 199C-code. The efficiency is even better than Zip with maximum compression, cooks
200about 58% of the original size. For details on UCL, see: 200it down to about 58% of the original size. For details on UCL, see: <a
201http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/ucl/ 201href="http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/ucl/">www.oberhumer.com/opensource/ucl/</a>
202<p> 202
203Linux users will have to download it from there and compile it, for Win32 and 203<p> Linux users will have to download it from there and compile it, for Win32
204Cygwin I can do that, so the executables are in the package. The sample program 204and Cygwin I can do that, so the executables are in <a
205from that download is called "uclpack". We'll use that to compress 205href="http://joerg.hohensohn.bei.t-online.de/archos/">the package</a>. The
206"rockbox.bin" which is the result of the compilation. If flashing becomes very 206sample program from that download is called "uclpack". We'll use that to
207popular, this could be a part of the build process. 207compress "rockbox.bin" which is the result of the compilation. If flashing
208becomes very popular, this could be a part of the build process.
209
208<p> 210<p>
209Don't flash any "old" builds which don't have the latest coldstart ability I 211Don't flash any "old" builds which don't have the latest coldstart ability I
210brought into cvs these days. They won't boot. These instructions refer to 212brought into cvs these days. They won't boot. These instructions refer to