Followed instuctions and nothing tosh gigabeat f40

[knives26]

I'm new never used rockbox and I really wanted to. I followed the online instructions and the pdf instructions and then on the step where you unplug the player and restart it nothin happened. Ohh yeah i have a tosh gigabeat f40. Can anyone help?

[LambdaCalculus]

You installed both the bootloader AND a software build, correct?

Do you have a .rockbox folder in the root of your Gigabeat's drive? And did you make sure to copy the bootloader file to the correct folder?

[knives26]

I'm using windows and I unzipped it to the partition. it created a file .rockbox.
and i replaced the file FWIMG00. its that on the reboot nothing happens.

[LambdaCalculus]

.rockbox is not a file. That's the system folder.

And you copied FWIMG01.DAT to the \GBSYSTEM\FWIMG folder, correct?

Did you at least rename the original FWIMG01.DAT to something else before you did so, just to make sure it was backed up?

[GodEater]

I'm using windows and I unzipped it to the partition. it created a file .rockbox.
and i replaced the file FWIMG00. its that on the reboot nothing happens.

I do hope you didn't really replace FWIMG00.DAT - that wouldn't have been clever

[LambdaCalculus]

I do hope you didn't really replace FWIMG00.DAT - that wouldn't have been clever

That pretty much means "you borked it" in several languages.

[knives26]

i backed up the file

[knives26]

maybee its where i downloaded it from or the file and or files i was trying to use?

[GodEater]

Firstly - please combine your posts if no-one has responded before you wish to add something else. This is what the "modify" button is for. This is required by the forum rules.

i backed up the file

Secondly, what file are you referring to here - you still haven't said ?

[LambdaCalculus]

Please be specific about what it is you're talking about on these forums. I don't think any of us are psychics on these boards.

maybee its where i downloaded it from or the file and or files i was trying to use?

If you downloaded from the "current build" link over on the left hand side, then you shouldn't be having issues. Those zip files already have the proper file and folder structure Rockbox needs to run.

Also, where did you get the bootloader file from?

[knives26]

okay sorry about that the file i backed up was the .dat file. I think my problem is the build i have downloaded can i get a suggestion on where and what to use?
I got it from this site http://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/gigabeat/
there are two options and i tried both

[GodEater]

WHICH .dat file?!?!?!?!

[knives26]

FWIMG01.DAT is the file i backed up and then replaced

[GodEater]

Just the .DAT file is the correct one. Ignore the one with the date on the end of it.

Did you switch off the battery after you'd installed both that and the .zip file as the manual tells you to ?

EDIT:

I apologise, I thought the manual said that - but apparently it doesn't. We'll get that changed.

[knives26]

thank you so much i didnt see that step... I got my tosh f40 last christmas and I got a ipod video 80g at the same time so the tosh hasn't even been turned on till this morning. and for this being my first forum post (ever) i just wanted to say thank you.