Creative ZEN

[pamaury]

Hello,
I am the developer who did the Fuze+ and X-Fi 2/3 ports. The Creative ZEN uses a SoC very similar to the imx233 which can be found in the Fuze+, ZEN X-Fi2/3. Also if I'm correct, the Creative ZEN is very very similar to the ZEN X-Fi (read: basically the same). I have begun some work on the ZEN X-Fi. I think the amount of work to port to the ZEN is very moderate once the ZEN X-Fi is done, it could amount to only change a few settings/pins here and there. Both ports could even be done at the same time.

Depending on how much you want to get involved, you can try to run code on the device and play with it or even do some reverse engineering. I advise that you come on IRC in any case, I can give you many tools to avoid starting from scratch.

[richq]

Would that apply for the Creative Zen Mozaic? There are a lot of models called "Zen", so I'm not sure. I have a Zen Mozaic gathering dust in a drawer that I'd resurrect if it could be made to run Rockbox :-)

[pamaury]

Hello, this thread is for the Creative ZEN only, I have created a new thread for the Mozaic, feel free to post on it.

[chrisjj]

I'm the owner of four Creative ZENs and would REALLY love to have Rockbox on them.

If there's any developer here that needs support for this, do say.

[pamaury]

Hello chrijj,
I already did quite a bit of reverse engineering on the Creative ZEN, but I'm missing the device to actually program something. Someone started to do the work but he disappeared. If you want to help, maybe you can send me one device (i'll send it back when it's done).
Thanks for your interest

[chrisjj]

Amaury, sounds good.  - thanks. I can't spare any of my own units so I'll buy another and send it over to you. Please let me know your postal address by PM.