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e260 boots into RockBox fine, but won't boot into original firmware
Freedom_XXXX:
--- Quote from: ghoti on September 20, 2007, 03:02:24 PM ---
--- Quote from: oranges2 on September 20, 2007, 12:38:08 AM ---UPDATE
I installed the unofficial reverse bootloader (loads OF first, hold select to load RockBox), and it works great. I'd prefer that I could load RockBox first, but I think I can live with this.
Located here:
http://e200.digerati1338.googlepages.com/reversebl
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thanks oranges2, first of all for your hint how to restore the original firmware ... and then for this great hint. it does work perfectly.
thanks again.
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ghoti,
can you please tell me how you installed? please...........
Dima:
@Freedom_XXXX:
I haven't tried the reverse bootloader. But in any case, you'll need to be running the OF first - otherwise, the USB doesn't really work at all.
And yes, you do need the recovery mode. The official instructions aren't that clear, I guess. Basically, get the PP5022.mi4 from http://daniel.haxx.se/sansa/mi4.html, and put it on the partition in the recovery mode. It should install the OF.
ghoti:
hello freedom_xxxx,
i think you have to reinstall the original firmware as described in the wiki article on unbricking the sansa (http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/SansaE200Unbrick)
then the OF should boot again and you can switch the usb-mode to msc and the sansa should be recognized again by your pc (and thus by the sansapatcher later)
to run the sansapatcher as proposed (sansapatcher.exe -a ReverseBL-2007-07-31.mi4) you have to say good-bye to your mouse for a moment and go into good old command shell window and cd to the directory in which the sansapatcher.exe is living.
assuming windows (xp) you get a command shell by typing windowskey-r and then entering 'cmd ' (without the quotes) into the execute dialogbox. then you have to do a cd to the directory where the sansapatcher is living (so assuming it is in C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop you have to type
'cd C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop' (without the quotes))
beware that the ReverseBL-2007-07-31.mi4 file has to live there too of course.
then you can type sansapatcher.exe -a ReverseBL-2007-07-31.mi4 and that should be that....
it has worked with my player and so there is real hope you get it running again ;)
good luck.
update: yes dima is right, i forgot to mention that, it should not worry you that usb is not working under rockbox because it is not (yet) supposed to.
ghoti:
--- Quote from: open on September 20, 2007, 02:25:11 PM ---Reverse BL doesn't work with my player. Pressing left button during the boot puts me into the manufacturer's firmware.
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yep, you should try holding the "select"-button (that's the big one in the middle) as it says on the reversebl website.
good luck
Freedom_XXXX:
--- Quote from: ghoti on September 20, 2007, 04:21:05 PM ---hello freedom_xxxx,
i think you have to reinstall the original firmware as described in the wiki article on unbricking the sansa (http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/SansaE200Unbrick)
then the OF should boot again and you can switch the usb-mode to msc and the sansa should be recognized again by your pc (and thus by the sansapatcher later)
to run the sansapatcher as proposed (sansapatcher.exe -a ReverseBL-2007-07-31.mi4) Â you have to say good-bye to your mouse for a moment and go into good old command shell window and cd to the directory in which the sansapatcher.exe is living.
assuming windows (xp) you get a command shell by typing windowskey-r and then entering 'cmd ' (without the quotes) into the execute dialogbox. then you have to do a cd to the directory where the sansapatcher is living (so assuming it is in C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop you have to type
'cd C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop' (without the quotes))
beware that the ReverseBL-2007-07-31.mi4 file has to live there too of course.
then you can type sansapatcher.exe -a ReverseBL-2007-07-31.mi4 and that should be that....
it has worked with my player and so there is real hope you get it running again ;)
good luck.
update: yes dima is right, i forgot to mention that, it should not worry you that usb is not working under rockbox because it is not (yet) supposed to.
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Ghoti,
That will help me a lot. I'm sad that I had to reformat my player and loose all my songs....but hey therez hope. Lemme try it and see if it works. Thanks for the info.
Edit1: Succesfully brought back my sansa to OF. BTW is the latest sansapatcher ok to use for reverse BL? I don't want to mess it up again.
Edit2: Got rockbox to load by holding the select button.loaded a couple of themes. 'Rockbox' rocks!!
Wish I could make rockbox to load by default and change to OF when needed...but hey I cannot complain :)
Thanks again Ghoti :)
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