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Installation / Removal => Manual Installation => Toshiba - Installation/Removal => Topic started by: chaotick on February 14, 2007, 10:37:42 AM

Title: Gigabeat OS X problem
Post by: chaotick on February 14, 2007, 10:37:42 AM

Ok, so here is my situation.

Macbook running os x 10.4.8
StuffIt -- newest version -- for extracting files
Gigabeat F40 (connected via USB, not cradle)

I have successfully booted RockBox but, everytime I do, it says that there is no folder. And, I'm guessing, that it creates one each time.

Here is a movie of when I boot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujpHLByi2ag

This happens everytime and I have followed the manual / faq but I can't seem to get this thing working.

When I unzip the rockbox, all I get is this one file, "rockbox.gigabeat" :
(http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4614/picture2ke7.png)

The problem, I think, is that it does not create a /.rockbox directory, or whatever. As I said, I'm using the newest StuffIt and it should extract whatever is in that zip. I've tried re-downloading it several times.

Any ideas?

Title: Re: Gigabeat OS X problem
Post by: linuxstb on February 14, 2007, 11:23:47 AM

The .rockbox folder is extracted, it's just that the Mac OS X Finder doesn't show files beginning with a dot.

I normally just use the command-line "unzip" proigram in a terminal:

Code: [Select]

unzip rockbox.zip -d /Volumes/Whatever

But there are other solutions - search the forums and you'll find them.

Title: Re: Gigabeat OS X problem
Post by: knight4led on February 14, 2007, 12:33:17 PM

alternate option is to move the zip to your gigabeat drive before extracting, that is what I was doing at first on OS X with my iPod. However I have since found a program called OnyX which allows you to access hidden features of the OS including viewing of hidden files. I just turn that on before connecting.

Title: Re: Gigabeat OS X problem
Post by: chaotick on February 14, 2007, 10:06:57 PM

Thanks!  ;D

OnyX = Awesome!

Title: Re: Gigabeat OS X problem
Post by: knight4led on February 15, 2007, 09:52:25 AM

No Problem, glad to have helped out.

Title: Re: Gigabeat OS X problem
Post by: scubacoles on February 19, 2007, 08:58:59 PM

You may also be able to try
http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=621.0

I haven't tried it yet and it may not work as I run 10.4 and the author says it's only a 10.3 Panther Release...