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Installation / Removal => Manual Installation => Sandisk - Installation/Removal => Topic started by: Photoguy on November 10, 2008, 11:38:49 PM

Title: 30 pin failure, boot from MSD? (Solved)
Post by: Photoguy on November 10, 2008, 11:38:49 PM

Hi, my E250 has some trouble, the 30 pin connector isn't working, so therefore I can't
install Rockbox.
I already had it installed, and was transferring files via the Msd, and I somehow
copied over the .rockbox folder (I know it was stupid).

So what I need is a way to install Rockbox from the MicroSD, or something like that.

Title: Re: 30 pin failure, boot from MSD? (Help, Please!)
Post by: AutobahnSHO on November 11, 2008, 07:22:23 AM

I think you're out of luck.

Unless you could somehow put Linux on a microSD card and make your Sansa act like a PC and boot it and then you could do the file installation...

What does MSD mean, anyway?

Title: Re: 30 pin failure, boot from MSD? (Help, Please!)
Post by: LambdaCalculus on November 11, 2008, 08:06:50 AM

Quote from: AutobahnSHO on November 11, 2008, 07:22:23 AM

What does MSD mean, anyway?

microSD.

Title: Re: 30 pin failure, boot from MSD? (Help, Please!)
Post by: Photoguy on November 11, 2008, 08:46:10 AM

So, is there a way to boot form MicroSD (MSD)?
 ???
Or what about alternative firmware booting form the MicroSD, just to copy the files the internal.

Title: Re: 30 pin failure, boot from MSD? (Help, Please!)
Post by: AlexP on November 11, 2008, 09:00:59 AM

Not without changing the bootloader, and without USB how would you update the bootloader?

Title: Re: 30 pin failure, boot from MSD? (Help, Please!)
Post by: Photoguy on November 11, 2008, 09:10:44 AM

With Rockbox, you can replace the .rockbox folder while it's running, it doesn't actually delete until you restart.

Title: Re: 30 pin failure, boot from MSD? (Help, Please!)
Post by: AlexP on November 11, 2008, 09:31:52 AM

How does that help?  If you can't boot Rockbox in the first place...

Title: Re: 30 pin failure, boot from MSD? (Help, Please!)
Post by: gevaerts on November 11, 2008, 09:46:05 AM

Quote from: Photoguy on November 11, 2008, 09:10:44 AM

With Rockbox, you can replace the .rockbox folder while it's running, it doesn't actually delete until you restart.

It does delete immediately. That doesn't affect a running rockbox kernel, but it is gone from your filesystem.

Title: Re: 30 pin failure, boot from MSD? (Help, Please!)
Post by: AutobahnSHO on November 11, 2008, 12:20:19 PM

Is the problem in the cable or the player?

You can find someone w/ a working player/ cable combo and remove the RAM (daughter board) from yours, put into the working, then re-copy rockbox, then put everything back where it goes...

I'm in the Augusta, GA area, if you happen to be close by I'd be happy to help.

Title: Re: 30 pin failure, boot from MSD? (Solved)
Post by: Photoguy on November 11, 2008, 11:30:59 PM

Quote from: AutobahnSHO on November 11, 2008, 12:20:19 PM

Is the problem in the cable or the player?

You can find someone w/ a working player/ cable combo and remove the RAM (daughter board) from yours, put into the working, then re-copy rockbox, then put everything back where it goes...

I'm in the Augusta, GA area, if you happen to be close by I'd be happy to help.

Thanks, I just manged to patch together the usb connector.
It copied most of the .rockbox folder, then disconnected..
But I was able to copy the rest via MicroSD.