From 00a3fc7ec097da17080914af76ca7f3b90a965f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nils Wallménius Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:42:19 +0000 Subject: Make changes to the gigabeat manual suggested by Alison Gravley and some other minor tweaks git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@12072 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657 --- manual/getting_started/installation.tex | 29 ++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) (limited to 'manual/getting_started/installation.tex') diff --git a/manual/getting_started/installation.tex b/manual/getting_started/installation.tex index 5a5dc871a9..6e49a2bc50 100644 --- a/manual/getting_started/installation.tex +++ b/manual/getting_started/installation.tex @@ -143,30 +143,30 @@ software. There are three different types of firmware binaries from Rockbox website: \label{Version} -current version, daily build and CVS build. You need to decide which one +current version, daily build and SVN build. You need to decide which one you want to install and get the version for your \dap{}. \begin{description} \item[Current Version.] The current version is the latest stable release, free - of known critical bugs. The current stable release of Rockbox, version 2.5, + of known critical bugs. The current stable release of Rockbox, version 2.5, is available at \url{http://www.rockbox.org/download/}. \opt{SWCODEC}{ \note{The current stable release is available only for Archos jukeboxes. - There has not yet been a stable release for the \playername{}. Until - there is a stable release for \playername{}, use a daily build or CVS + There has not yet been a stable release for the \playername{}. Until + there is a stable release for \playername{}, use a daily build or SVN build. } } \item[Daily Build.] The daily build is a development version of Rockbox. It - contains features and patches developed since last stable version. It + contains features and patches developed since last stable version. It may also contain bugs! This daily build is generated automatically every day and can be found at \url{http://www.rockbox.org/daily.shtml}. -\item[CVS Build (formerly, ``Bleeding Edge Build.'')] CVS stands for - ``Concurrent Versions System.'' CVS is the system that Rockbox - developers use to keep track of changes to the Rockbox source code. CVS +\item[SVN Build] SVN stands for + ``Subversion.'' SVN is the system that Rockbox + developers use to keep track of changes to the Rockbox source code. SVN builds are made automatically every time there is a change to the Rockbox source. These builds are for people who want to test the code that developers just checked in. @@ -176,16 +176,16 @@ you want to install and get the version for your \dap{}. \nopt{player}{ \note{\index{Installation!Fonts} Rockbox has a fonts package that is available at - \url{http://www.rockbox.org/daily.shtml}. While the daily builds and CVS + \url{http://www.rockbox.org/daily.shtml}. While the daily builds and SVN builds change frequently, the fonts package rarely changes. Thus, the - fonts package is not included in the daily builds and CVS builds. (The + fonts package is not included in the daily builds and SVN builds. (The stable release, on the other hand, does not change, so fonts are included with the stable release.) When installing Rockbox for the first time, you should install the fonts package. } } -Because daily builds and CVS builds are development versions which change +Because daily builds and SVN builds are development versions which change frequently, they may behave differently than described in this manual, or they may introduce new (and maybe annoying) bugs. If you do not want to get undefined behaviour from your \dap{} you should really stick to the current @@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ After downloading the Rockbox package connect your \dap{} to the computer via USB as described in the manual that came with your \dap{}. Take the file that you downloaded above, and extract its contents to your \daps{} drive. +\opt{gigabeatf}{ + \note{After you install Rockbox you must plug your USB + cable directly into the player. There is no cradle support at this + time. + } +} + Use the ``Extract all'' command of your unzip program to extract the files in the \fname{.zip} file onto your \dap{}. Note that the entire contents of the \fname{.zip} file should be extracted directly to the root of your \daps{} -- cgit v1.2.3