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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ A1. A rare small animal of the species 'Textius Electronicus'. It is known for
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its helpful attitude and vicious misspellings.
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its helpful attitude and vicious misspellings.
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Q2. Okay, fine, what is _this_ FAQ?
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Q2. Okay, fine, what is _this_ FAQ?
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A2. This FAQ is for questions (that we have answers too) that have been asked
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A2. This FAQ is for questions (that we have answers to) that have been asked
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repeatedly either in emails or on IRC.
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repeatedly either in emails or on IRC.
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Q3. What is Rockbox? What is it's purpose?
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Q3. What is Rockbox? What is it's purpose?
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Q18. You mention supporting Ogg Vorbis and other file types on your list of
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Q18. You mention supporting Ogg Vorbis and other file types on your list of
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ideas. What is the status on that?
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ideas. What is the status on that?
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A18. Pessimist's Answer: At the current time we belive this is not very likely
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A18. Pessimist's Answer: At the current time we believe this is not very
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The Micronas chip (MAS3507) decoder in the archos does not natively
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likely. The Micronas chip (MAS3507) decoder in the archos does not
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support decoding and there is very little program space in the player to
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natively support decoding and there is very little program space in the
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implement it ourselves. The alternative would be to write a software
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player to implement it ourselves. The alternative would be to write a
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decoder as part of the RockBox firmware. However, as much as we love
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software decoder as part of the RockBox firmware. However, as much as we
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our players, the computing power of the Archos (SH1 microcontroller) is
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love our players, the computing power of the Archos (SH1 microcontroller)
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not fully sufficent for this need.
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is not fully sufficent for this need.
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Optimist's Answer: We can play any format if only we can write code for
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Optimist's Answer: We can play any format if only we can write code for
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the DSP to decode it. The MAS 3507 (and 3587) are generic DSPs that
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the DSP to decode it. The MAS 3507 (and 3587) are generic DSPs that
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http://rockbox.haxx.se/lang
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http://rockbox.haxx.se/lang
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Q42: Why can't I use other languages on the Player?
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Q42: Why can't I use other languages on the Player?
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A42: See the answer to question 45.
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A42: See the answer to question 45.
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Q43: Does Rockbox support other fonts/character sets?
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Q43: Does Rockbox support other fonts/character sets?
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A43: Yuppers. See the next question.
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A43: Yuppers. See the next question.
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please make the mp3 file available for one of the developers to try out.
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please make the mp3 file available for one of the developers to try out.
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- The 300-byte limit is subject to be removed in a future version
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- The 300-byte limit is subject to be removed in a future version
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(Actually, it is already removed in post-1.4 versions)
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Q53: Where exactly did the name 'Rockbox' come from?
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Q53: Where exactly did the name 'Rockbox' come from?
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A53: Well you can follow the full line of emails at
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A53: Well you can follow the full line of emails at
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leader vetoed the winning name and chose Rockbox instead.
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leader vetoed the winning name and chose Rockbox instead.
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http://rockbox.haxx.se/mail/archive/rockbox-archive-2002-01/0134.shtml
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http://rockbox.haxx.se/mail/archive/rockbox-archive-2002-01/0134.shtml
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There you have it. Recommeded by users, decision by dictator.
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There you have it. Recommended by users, decision by dictator.
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Q54: Why is there a limit of 400 files in a directory?
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Q54: Why is there a limit of 400 files in a directory?
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A54: We have answered this question numerous times. It is mentioned in the
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A54: We have answered this question numerous times. It is mentioned in the
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the Finder, then name the folder.
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the Finder, then name the folder.
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Q67: Will Rockbox work on an of Archos' other units? (FM player, Multimedia)
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Q67: Will Rockbox work on an of Archos' other units? (FM player, Multimedia)
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A67: Unfortunately, RockBox will not likely support any units other then
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A67: Unfortunately, RockBox will not likely support any units other than
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those that we do currently support.
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those that we do currently support.
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Q68: I copied the rockbox MOD/AJZ file to the root, removed the jukebox
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safely and rebooted. But Rockbox still didn't load. What is wrong?
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I am running Windows.
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A68: The old MOD/AJZ was not entirely deleted from the disk. It is still
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there, and the boot loader finds that one instead of the new file. Here's
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what you can do:
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o Download and install Directory Snoop (version 4.03 in november 2002)
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from http://www.briggsoft.com/dsnoop.htm
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It's shareware, the trial version can be used 25 times.
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Directory Snoop can display true drive contents by bypassing the
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operating system and reading the raw drive sectors directly.
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o Plug the Jukebox in the PC as usual and power on
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o Launch Directory snoop
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o Click on the Jukebox drive letter in the [select drive] field in the
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toolbar. The content of the jukebox harddrive appears in the main
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window. Files which appear in red color don't seem to be present on the
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harddrive, but they still here.
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o Simply select the appropriate files (red color) and purge them
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(Purge button). Of course, don't erase the new archos.mod file and the
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.rockbox directory :)
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o Safely remove (Windows unmount device function) the Jukebox.
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Power it up and ...voila... Rockbox is there!
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(Thanks to Olivier Rafidison for this info)
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