From 10d6165034059ed471e05fd6e6190ff526f620b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Björn Stenberg Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 10:01:05 +0000 Subject: Updates git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@4127 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657 --- docs/BATTERY-FAQ | 5 ++++ docs/FAQ | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------- 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/BATTERY-FAQ b/docs/BATTERY-FAQ index 2adc89eea3..9f835a5eb0 100644 --- a/docs/BATTERY-FAQ +++ b/docs/BATTERY-FAQ @@ -256,3 +256,8 @@ A17: Charging starts if the battery level is below 85%. This is because night. Charging will then start some hours later. The second possibility: Use the Archos charging algorithm. At least, your batteries will be full one more time. ;-) + +Q18: Why does rockbox show a question mark for the battery level? +A18: Rockbox waits for about a minute to show a battery reading, to increase + the reliability of the reading. In previous versions, the battery level + rockbox initially reported was always too low. diff --git a/docs/FAQ b/docs/FAQ index 5541be534e..77b729d154 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ +++ b/docs/FAQ @@ -273,9 +273,8 @@ A44: This is because the Player font is character cell based (as opposed to Q45: Why don't you have as many games available for the Players? A45: The display on the Players is character cell and not bitmap based. - This means we can only control what characters get displayed, not - what pixels are shown. This means that the prospect of game play are - limited, but we are always open for new submissions. + This means there is much more limitations in the amount of graphics that + can be displayed, and thus what kind of games can be written. Q46: I keep shutting off my player in my pocket. Can the OFF (Recorder) or STOP (Player) key be locked? @@ -298,7 +297,7 @@ Q50: Would it be possible to record from line in on the player? A50: No. Q51: I have a question about the id3v1 and id3v2 tags... -A51: Stop! Rockbox supports both id3v1 and id3v2. If you have problems +A51: Rockbox supports both id3v1 and id3v2. If you have problems, report it to the developers and please provide an example. Q52: Where exactly did the name 'Rockbox' come from? @@ -314,10 +313,10 @@ A52: Well you can follow the full line of emails at There you have it. Recommended by users, decision by dictator. Q53: Why is there a limit of 400 files in a directory? -A53: This is a configurable value, 400 files is the default. +A53: This is a configurable value, 400 files is just the default. Q54: Why is there a 10,000 song limit on playlists? -A54: This is a configurable value, 10,000 songs is the default. +A54: This is a configurable value, 10,000 songs is just the default. Q55: How can I make playlists on my PC? A55: There are many programs that can create .m3u playlists. WinAmp is one. @@ -372,30 +371,32 @@ A59: If we were better programmers we would take that as an insult. But we can be found under our bug submission rules.) Q60: What's with all the different versions of Rockbox? -A60: There are really only two versions of Rockbox. One for Players and one - for Recorders. However, we do have 3 other 'versions' of Rockbox - available for download. These would be Releases, Daily Builds, and - Bleeding Edge. - - The Release version (currently 2.0) has a fixed feature set. This means - that we are confident that few, if any, significant bugs still reside - within the code/features of that 'version'. This is the version for the - common user. - - The Daily Builds (see: http://rockbox.haxx.se/daily.shtml#target_builds) - are automated daily builds of the CVS code. As such they contain all - the new features (and bugs ;) ) that have been introduced after the - last official release, and upto and including that morning. - - The Bleeding Edge 'versions' are automated builds that are updated - every 20 minutes or so. This are as feature full and bug ridden as you - can possibly get if you are not a developer, or are not pulling directly - from the CVS tree. + +A60: We currently support four different hardware platforms: Players, Recorder + v1, Recorder v2 and FM Recorder. + For each platform, Rockbox is released in three versions: Release, Daily + Build and Bleeding Edge. These only differ in release frequency. + + The Release version (currently 2.1) is a frozen known-good state. This + means that we are confident that few, if any, significant bugs reside + within the code for that version. This is the version for the common + user. + + The Daily Builds (http://rockbox.haxx.se/daily.shtml) are automated + daily builds of the CVS (development) code. As such they contain all the + new features (and bugs) that have been introduced after the last official + release, up to this morning. + + The Bleeding Edge builds (http://rockbox.haxx.se/daily.shtml#bleeding_edge) + are built from the CVS code every 20 minutes. The purpose of these builds + is to verify the code builds properly on all platforms (and simulators) + and also to allow testers to try out new features and bug fixes without + having to build the code themselves. - Please Note: Daily and Bleeding Edge builds are expected to be buggy. - We ask that you _do not_ submit bug reports for Bleeding Edge versions, - but would love to hear any reports you may have about Release or Daily - build versions. (see "How can I report about bugs in Rockbox?") + Please Note: Bleeding Edge builds are expected to be buggy at times. We + ask that you _do not_ submit bug reports for Bleeding Edge builds, but + would love to hear any reports you may have about Release or Daily build + versions. (see "How can I report about bugs in Rockbox?") Q61: I am in Windows and can't create a .rockbox directory to store my files. When are you going to fix this? @@ -416,8 +417,14 @@ A62: Truth is, we don't need to fix anything. If you are using OSX then you the Finder, then name the folder. Q63: Will Rockbox work on any of Archos' other units? -A63: Right now Rockbox supports the Archos' Players, Recorders (v1 and v2) - and the FM Recorder. +A63: Other than the 4 currently supported models: no, probably not. If Archos + releases another rockbox-able player (such as the V2) then rockbox will + find its way onto it, but their new devices as the Gmini, MM, and AV + units are completely different hardware and probably won't be supported + by rockbox unless someone enthusiastically reverse engineers them and + submits patches to make it happen. + + See also: http://rockbox.haxx.se/docs/nodo.html#7 Q64: I copied the rockbox MOD/AJZ file to the root, removed the jukebox safely and rebooted. But Rockbox still didn't load. What is wrong? @@ -526,9 +533,7 @@ A68: We have no way of knowing the correct contrast setting from start and the you like the contrast) Q69: Where are the FM controls for the FM Recorder? -A69: In Rockbox 2.0 and earlier, FM support was not yet developed. FM tuner - support is only available using the very latest versions of the Rockbox - builds for the FM Recorder. +A69: In the menu: FM Radio Q70: I installed/renamed ajbrec.ajz (or archos.mod) but I am still booting with another version of firmware. -- cgit v1.2.3