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Offline rosco_pc

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Gigabeatfx wiki page original firmware requirements
« on: January 15, 2007, 07:58:26 AM »
I saw that the requirements got updated to point out that the 3.03US original firmware is needed. I can confirm that 1.06JP also works after the changes made on the 13th.
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Offline sloth

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Re: Gigabeatfx wiki page original firmware requirements
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2007, 08:02:21 AM »
I hope that all versions will now work, so if anyone cannot get the new bootloader/new rockbox to work with their firmware, please let me know.
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Offline zeebyrd

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Re: Gigabeatfx wiki page original firmware requirements
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2007, 08:18:59 AM »
My firmware on my F40 is 3.000 US.  I followed the instructions for installation very closely.  All I got was a DOS-like screen that said Rockbox was loading, but the screen blacked out unless I held the power button on.  

There were three text options - to go back to original (or was it previous) kernel, to go into safe mode, to go back to original firmware.  The only option that I could get to work was to go back to original firmware.  

The only thing I could not find was the fonts.zip file.  I assumed it was in the rockbox-gigabeatf-20070117.zip .  So, the only thing I did not do was upload the fonts.zip file.  Could this have caused my problem?

Update:  I just found rockbox-fonts-20070117.zip - is this the fonts.zip file that is referred to in the installation instructions?

So, I'm back to the Gigabeat original firmware - everything seems to be working fine.  I'd rather have Rockbox.  Does it work with version 3.000 US?
« Last Edit: January 17, 2007, 09:10:37 AM by zeebyrd »
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Offline mgl888

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Re: Gigabeatfx wiki page original firmware requirements
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2007, 07:14:13 PM »
yes it does work. I had that firmware as well before I switched to rockbox.

are you sure you have the latest bootloader installed?
And yes, thats the font file you need to get, but without it, rockbox should still load.
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Offline mgl888

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Re: Gigabeatfx wiki page original firmware requirements
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2007, 07:16:13 PM »
By the way, to the developers, I thought the latest firmware version is 3.000US. Does 3.03 exist at all?
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Offline Soader03

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Re: Gigabeatfx wiki page original firmware requirements
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2007, 07:17:50 PM »
No, the 3.03 doesn't exist (I guesse) and the latest is 3.001
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Offline zeebyrd

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Re: Gigabeatfx wiki page original firmware requirements
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2007, 08:29:38 PM »
All files were current as of 1/16/07.  I downloaded files as of 1/17/07 and tried again.  Same result.   :-\

I did get the nice splash screen graphic coat of arms this time.  But, nothing beyond that.  The screen just fades to black.
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Offline fasmaie

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Re: Gigabeatfx wiki page original firmware requirements
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2007, 11:36:19 AM »
Try copying the rockbox.gigabeat file from the root folder to the .rockbox folder.

That worked for me a couple of times.

Don't forget to try the new bootloader with the new builds.
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Offline mgl888

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Re: Gigabeatfx wiki page original firmware requirements
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2007, 08:04:23 PM »
Also, try using the daily builds (if not already) instead of the SVN builds. I find them more stable.
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Offline zeebyrd

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Re: Gigabeatfx wiki page original firmware requirements
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2007, 07:53:52 AM »
O.K., I got it to work yesterday.  The only thing I did different was to stop the Gigabeat by using the "safely remove hardware" option in Windows.  

However, I  could not get my database to initialize no matter how many times I tried.  The backlight wouldn't stay on long enough, and the screen kept fading out.  I couldn't get any of the themes to work, possibly a problem with the fonts.

I did use the latest available files.  I will keep trying!  But, in the meantime, I'm back to Toshiba's firmware.

Thank you everybody for your suggestions, etc. - I'm sure I'll be back.
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