md5Sum casuing install problem on HP-120

[garyhfly]

Hi i'm new to Rockbox and to md5Sum!!
When Trying to auto install from the utility get the message "could not MD5Sum original firmware"
I have tried a manual install but although Rockbox appears in the root it does not run.
Unit runs fine using the Iriver firmware  
Appreciate any suggestions
Thanks Guys

[LambdaCalculus]

Did you follow the install instructions in the manual?

Also, what operating system are you using, and are you downloading the proper build for your device? There's a build for the older iHP-110/115 models, and the iHP-120/140 models.

[AlexP]

Have you downloaded an official firmware from iriver for RBUtil to patch?  If not, do so, if so, it sounds like it is corrupt, try redownloading it.

[garyhfly]

Thanks for the quick replies
I'm running in windows xp and have downloaded the correct version of Rockbox
- have also downloaded and installed (twice) an official firmware version (V163) from Iriver
but still getting the same problem

[AlexP]

I'm pretty sure you need 1.65 or 1.66, not 1.63.

Edit:  Hmm, apparently 1.63 is OK (http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IriverBoot#Checksums), but I'd try 1.66 anyway, I know that works.

Edit 2:  OK, I just tried both 1.63 and 1.66 (EU) and both patched perfectly.  Admittedly I downloaded then from Rasher's site (http://www.rasher.dk/rockbox/iriver-firmwares/) as I couldn't be bothered to navigate the hell that is the iriver site.

[nls]

You are giving Rbutil the .hex file, right? not one of the zip or self extracting exe files?

[garyhfly]

Well - I downloaded v1.66 and still got the same md5Sum message with auto install, started again going carefully through the manual install sequence and.. Rockbox installed OK!!
Thanks vm for your help  

[bluebrother]

Well - I downloaded v1.66 and still got the same md5Sum message with auto install

I would be interested to know what exactly do did different to get it working -- did you use fwpatcher instead? If there is really an issue with patching the v1.66EU firmware file it should get fixed ...

[AlexP]

RBUtilQT patching 1.66(EU) in Windows works perfectly here.