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Emphasise the installation steps required to install Rockbox itself - hopefully less people will now skip this step

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Dave Chapman 2007-05-06 10:34:01 +00:00
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@ -140,9 +140,10 @@ software.
\end{description}
\subsection{Installing the firmware}\label{sec:installing_firmware}
}
\subsection{Choosing a Rockbox version}\label{sec:choosing_version}
There are three different types of firmware binaries from Rockbox website:
\label{Version}
Release version, current build and daily build. You need to decide which one
@ -195,6 +196,8 @@ project development, you can try development builds and help by reporting
bugs. Just be aware that these are development builds that are highly
functional, but not perfect!
\subsection{Installing the firmware}\label{sec:installing_firmware}
\opt{sansa}{\warn{The following steps require you to change the setting in
\setting{Settings $\rightarrow$ USB Mode} to \setting{MSC} from within the
original firmware. Never extract files to your \dap{} while it is in
@ -205,16 +208,26 @@ functional, but not perfect!
\opt{gigabeat}{\warn{During installation, do not connect your \dap{}
using the cradle but plug the USB cable directly to the \dap{}.}}
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.
\begin{enumerate}
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{}
drive. Do not try to create a separate directory or folder on your \dap{} for
the Rockbox files! The \fname{.zip} file already contains the internal
directory structure that Rockbox needs.
\item Download your chosen version of Rockbox from the links in the
previous section.
\item Connect your \dap{} to the computer via USB
\opt{ipod3g,ipod4g,ipodmini,ipodcolor}{ or Firewire} as described in
the manual that came with your \dap{}.
\item Take the file that you downloaded above, and 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{} drive. Do not try to
create a separate directory or folder on your \dap{} for the Rockbox
files! The \fname{.zip} file already contains the internal directory
structure that Rockbox needs.
\end{enumerate}
\opt{archos}{
\note{