E280R

[Burton560]

Hello,
I just bought an E280R a few days ago and I'm already sick of the garbage firmware Sansa uses. Does anybody know exactly what would happen if I tried loading Rockbox to my Sansa E280R?

[LambdaCalculus]

Absolutely nothing, because the R models are not supported yet, and it's stated clearly on the front page that they aren't.

Take your Sansa back to whatever store you got it from and ask for a non-Rhapsody Sansa (no R in the model number). If you got it from Best Buy, ask for a refund and try another store that sells the e200 Sansas.

(Side note: a friend of mine did the same thing: he accidently purchased a Sansa e250R from Best Buy, and took it back when he found out it wasn't supported. He got a regular E250 from another store instead.)

[Burton560]

yeah but I want the 8gb model, and bestbuy has the better insurance (and its cheaper too!).

[Llorean]

There are 8gb non-R Sansas.

You cannot install Rockbox on an -R model. The installation will fail. It's that simple.

[LambdaCalculus]

As Llorean stated, there's a non-Rhapsody e280 as well. The R models have different encryption that we're still trying to figure out.

Besides, haven't you seen the full slogan for Best Buy?

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20070304&mode=classic

[Burton560]

yeah well I got it cheaper at bestbuy than anywhere else. maybe I'll just deal with it and wait.

[Llorean]

Nobody is working on the R model. Nobody who owns one seems up to the task. Waiting could very possibly mean you'll never use Rockbox on it, just giving fair warning.

[Burton560]

well if I had the time of day I'd take a crack at it, but since I dont.....I'll just wait and see what happens.

[LambdaCalculus]

well if I had the time of day I'd take a crack at it, but since I dont.....I'll just wait and see what happens.

If you feel up to the task, you're more than welcome to give it a shot. There's a forum thread already set up for the Rhapsody in the "New Ports" section for you to catch up on what's been figured out so far.

Here it is:
http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=9263.0

[Burton560]

this may sound stupid but...what would happen if I reformatted the player and loaded regular e200 series firmware too it?

[LambdaCalculus]

I think someone already tried that and got nothing. Check that forum thread I linked to; it's on there.

[saratoga]

this may sound stupid but...what would happen if I reformatted the player and loaded regular e200 series firmware too it?

Why don't you read the E200R thread before asking questions.