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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ A1. A rare small animal of the species 'Textius Electronicus'. It is known for
its helpful attitude and vicious misspellings.
Q2. Okay, fine, what is _this_ FAQ?
A2. This FAQ is for questions (that we have answers too) that have been asked
A2. This FAQ is for questions (that we have answers to) that have been asked
repeatedly either in emails or on IRC.
Q3. What is Rockbox? What is it's purpose?
@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ A17. Firstly, we wouldn't start something like this if we didn't simply enjoy
Q18. You mention supporting Ogg Vorbis and other file types on your list of
ideas. What is the status on that?
A18. Pessimist's Answer: At the current time we belive this is not very likely
The Micronas chip (MAS3507) decoder in the archos does not natively
support decoding and there is very little program space in the player to
implement it ourselves. The alternative would be to write a software
decoder as part of the RockBox firmware. However, as much as we love
our players, the computing power of the Archos (SH1 microcontroller) is
not fully sufficent for this need.
A18. Pessimist's Answer: At the current time we believe this is not very
likely. The Micronas chip (MAS3507) decoder in the archos does not
natively support decoding and there is very little program space in the
player to implement it ourselves. The alternative would be to write a
software decoder as part of the RockBox firmware. However, as much as we
love our players, the computing power of the Archos (SH1 microcontroller)
is not fully sufficent for this need.
Optimist's Answer: We can play any format if only we can write code for
the DSP to decode it. The MAS 3507 (and 3587) are generic DSPs that
@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ A41: In the sense of brevity (wouldn't that be a first), check out:
http://rockbox.haxx.se/lang
Q42: Why can't I use other languages on the Player?
A42: See the answer to question 45.
A42: See the answer to question 45.
Q43: Does Rockbox support other fonts/character sets?
A43: Yuppers. See the next question.
@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ A52: Stop! Here is all the information about that (if you still have
please make the mp3 file available for one of the developers to try out.
- The 300-byte limit is subject to be removed in a future version
(Actually, it is already removed in post-1.4 versions)
Q53: Where exactly did the name 'Rockbox' come from?
A53: Well you can follow the full line of emails at
@ -381,7 +382,7 @@ A53: Well you can follow the full line of emails at
leader vetoed the winning name and chose Rockbox instead.
http://rockbox.haxx.se/mail/archive/rockbox-archive-2002-01/0134.shtml
There you have it. Recommeded by users, decision by dictator.
There you have it. Recommended by users, decision by dictator.
Q54: Why is there a limit of 400 files in a directory?
A54: We have answered this question numerous times. It is mentioned in the
@ -542,5 +543,34 @@ A66: Truth is, we don't need to fix anything. If you are using OSX then you
the Finder, then name the folder.
Q67: Will Rockbox work on an of Archos' other units? (FM player, Multimedia)
A67: Unfortunately, RockBox will not likely support any units other then
A67: Unfortunately, RockBox will not likely support any units other than
those that we do currently support.
Q68: 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?
I am running Windows.
A68: The old MOD/AJZ was not entirely deleted from the disk. It is still
there, and the boot loader finds that one instead of the new file. Here's
what you can do:
o Download and install Directory Snoop (version 4.03 in november 2002)
from http://www.briggsoft.com/dsnoop.htm
It's shareware, the trial version can be used 25 times.
Directory Snoop can display true drive contents by bypassing the
operating system and reading the raw drive sectors directly.
o Plug the Jukebox in the PC as usual and power on
o Launch Directory snoop
o Click on the Jukebox drive letter in the [select drive] field in the
toolbar. The content of the jukebox harddrive appears in the main
window. Files which appear in red color don't seem to be present on the
harddrive, but they still here.
o Simply select the appropriate files (red color) and purge them
(Purge button). Of course, don't erase the new archos.mod file and the
.rockbox directory :)
o Safely remove (Windows unmount device function) the Jukebox.
Power it up and ...voila... Rockbox is there!
(Thanks to Olivier Rafidison for this info)