error message on a sansa e280r using e200rpatcher

[thecone_99]

hello i am trying to install rockbox on a sandisk sansa e280r and am having problems.
1. followed instuctions for windows sansa patcher
2. ran e200rpatcher for windows with sansa in manufacuring mode
3. it finds the sansa> uploads> and says success
4. but on the sansa it says:
unknown bootloader
Rockbox installer cannot
continue

release hold and
press any key to shutdown

any help would be appricated
 Â   thanks
 Â         thecone_99

[GodEater]

Are you sure you own an e200r and not a plain e200 ?

Try using sansapatcher instead.

[thecone_99]

yes i am sure it's a e280r, but i'll give it a try

                     thanks
                         thecone_99

[thecone_99]

no luck on sansapatcher i think my bootloader is messed up
by the way i'm using windows XP pro sp2
if that helps any
   
              thanks
                  thecone_99

[GodEater]

What error message did sansapatcher give you then ?

And did you follow the manual for how to use it properly ?

[thecone_99]

no e200s or c200s found, aborting

and i have it in ums mode (rhapsody mode)
so no go there and I ran it as adminisrator
still no go
            thanks
              thecone_99

[linuxstb]

I've made some changes to e200rpatcher so it displays some more information, rather than just "Unknown bootloader".

Can you run it and let me know what it says?

http://www.davechapman.f2s.com/rockbox/e200rpatcher-win32.zip

[thecone_99]

I don't know what you did but it worked!
new message:
Firmware unlocked
Proceed to step 2

thanks a bunch
         

[linuxstb]

That message means that the firmware was already patched - i.e. e200rpatcher had succeeded once in the past.

[TheNetKnight]

I had the same error message on my e250R, as far as I can tell the updater never completed correctly (or never reported that it completed correctly). In any case, this version worked. Thanks

[Thexder]

Hi

I had similar problem while I was trying to run the e200rpatcher in my e280R recently acquired.

The e200rpatcher I used was one you had modified to show more information. Hereby what it says:

[INFO] Press Enter to continue:
[INFO] Searching for E200R
[INFO] Found E200R, uploading patching application.
[ERR] Error writing data length
[ERR] Bulk write error <-5, Input/output error>
[ERR] Upload of application failed.
[INFO] Press ENTER to exit:

I just rebooted my PC (Windows XP SP2) and re-run the e200rpatcher, reboot the e280R and it worked.

Now my e280R is with Rockbox working fine.  
 

[ssjmichael]

That message means that the firmware was already patched - i.e. e200rpatcher had succeeded once in the past.

Hey I just got my e200R today and I followed the steps on the installation page, but the e200patcher listed there showed a failed message. So I go to these forums as directed, and the e200patcher in this thread actually worked. I think it might best to post that e200patcher link on the e200r page too. Thanks! This is my first time trying to install Rockbox. I'm going to write a little review of it at DAPreview.net


Thanks,

Michael
DAPreview.net

[Coarch]

The patch post here worked for me.  Thanks!  I'm loving this.  

[t2000kw]

I tried the new and improved patcher posted in this forum and also got further than before, getting the message:

Firmware unlocked
Proceed to step 2

( I was getting the "unable to continue" message before I tried the new version of the patcher program.)

BUT--when I reboot the Sansa I get back into Rhapsody, and I don't like nor want Rhapsody.

I do have an E250R, with Rhapsody
I do boot the Sansa in Manufacturer mode as reported by Windows
I do have the ./rockbox directory on the Sansa, but may have put it in the wrong place. Is it supposed to go on the first or the second partition of the Sansa?

Other than that. I don't know what else is needed or if I am doing something wrong. I did follow the "R" version of the directions at:

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/SansaE200RInstallation

Hopefully someone here can help me get this installation finished. In the meantime I'll try to find my Sansa install disk and see what I can do without Rhapsody wusing Windows. (I prefer linux but have done the install in Windows since it has more support on the web.)

Donald

[t2000kw]

I finally got it to work using these directions:

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/SansaE200RInstallationFromLinux

On this page there are links to the Windows installation also.

This is entirely manual, no automation at all so be careful in renaming the files and putting them were they are supposed to go!

I used copy and paste to rename the file and drag and drop in Ubuntu. I didn't have to mount the device as Ubuntu auto-mounts most attached hardware. It even opened a folder for the Sansa so I didn't have to open one myself.

Windows installation is very similar, since all you are doing is downloading, renaming, and copying files.

Donald