Buttom mapping with x5?

[slydog000]

I have an IAudio x5L with a dead joystick (down stopped working), it clicks perfectly but no reaction.  Cowon told me it'd be 90$ for repair which I see as a waste especially with Cowon's terrible track record on repairing items.  I remembered the rockbox and thought of key mapping to get around my problem (absolutely no volume control without the down) but I can't figure them out after scanning through the manual could you direct me on how to do this or just point me in the right direction if it's in the manual?

Woulda been okay if you could scroll through the volume on the wps or in the menu but alas it won't let you.

[bascule]

To change button mappings, you need to modify the source code and recompile.

However, you should be able to adjust the volume via the menu (Main Menu > Settings > Sound settings).

http://download.rockbox.org/manual/rockbox-iaudiox5/rockbox-buildch6.html#x9-920006

[slydog000]

Thank you for the reply, however; it seems in the [Main Menu > Settings > Sound settings] section once you scroll to the top (which is the only scrolling I can do without the down function) it will not scroll through to the bottom after reaching 6 dB.  Is there a way around that?  If not, how would I go about modifying the source code and recompiling?  Judging from some of the posts I searched through it seems people have done it.

[pixelma]

The ability of this setting to "wrap" as others do was removed for volume with a commit on the 6th november of last year to prevent accidentally going from lowest volume to maximum - it wouldn't have been that critical the other way round but I guess it's only all or nothing.

I just had an idea that could work without compiling, though redefining the button mappings and compiling your own build is probably more comfortable. Anyways the idea is to work with a few prepared config files, which only contain the "volume: xx" line to set it - where "xx" is decibels (from "-73" as minimum to a maximum "6"). Then you could go through the menu "Settings > Manage Settings > Browse .cfg files" and choose for example your "volume-40dB.cfg". All these menus and lists should be browsable with only going upwards. I think you can find a bit more info about how to work with config files in the manual.

Edit: the stated numbers are X5 (M5) specific and I was just naming the possibilities .

[Chronon]

Since the OP can change the volume upward from the WPS it's probably only necessary to have a few configs that set the volume below a normal listening level.  Then the OP can adjust the volume upward from the WPS.

[slydog000]

Wonderful.  A quick and painless fix, thanks for the input.  I'll just have a bottom out config file for when it gets too loud and adjust from there.  Guess I could look into replaygain to keep the volume level.

Still though I'll keep on the lookout for info on how to edit and recompile the source code if I feel up to tackling the problem further.