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boot sansa firmware by default

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Sup3rkirby:
Hmmm....  by searching the forums I seemed to only find this topic(subject) for the iPod player. It would appear obvious that in order to boot my sansa firmware by default, the sansapatcher would have to be modified and recompiled.  Of course all done in a lovely linux environment.

Well, I was hoping that maybe someone has already created a sansapatcher that does this.  If so, a link would be greatly appreciated, if not, then I guess I'd have to get linux, then the source and then figure out what I need to mod so it will boot the sansa firmware by default.


Oh, and if I were to mod the source myself, what could be the dangers in a slight coding error?  Could I brick my sansa?

gsteeves:
Is there a way I can change the default startup without programming?

The boot loader presently defaults to Rockbox and will properly start the original Sandisk OS with the left key held during bootup.  

Other people use the player and do know know how to get around in Rockbox.   I would like to change this so it defaults to the original Sandisk OS.  I like both OSs, so would like to choose which it defaults to like I can choose Windows or Linux default on my computer.

Febs:
I've merged these two virtually identical questions, which were posted within 15 minutes of each other.

Bagder:
The are two ways to get a bootloader that reverses the order in which it starts the firmwares:

1. Build your own bootloader that reverses the order

2. Get someone else's modified bootloader that reverses the order

Rockbox is about running Rockbox primarily, so we make the bootloaders - for all targets - to start Rockbox by default.

Sup3rkirby:
gsteeves, I don't think there is a way to do this without any programming. Well, not unless someone wanted to do this and made a sansapatcher already.  Otherwise one of us(maybe me if I can figure it out) will have to modify the source code for the sansa patcher and create a new one that will set the default firmware as the factory sansa firmware.  Then you would simply hold the left button to boot the rockbox firmware instead.

I'm just a bit concerned with the possible problems that might occur if i mess up. I'd hate to brick my sansa just to change the default firmware.

Oh, and not judging your decision or anything Febs, but lol, 14:42 is the time difference. I did make sure to search before I posted though(only found iPod info, not helping my sansa...).


[EDIT]
  Well that is what I figured Bagder.  I can understand the rockbox devs only making bootloaders for rockbox primarily.

Still wondering how hard it is to reverse the order and what risk are involved.  I guess for a person with a little bit of C++ coding experience(guessing the source is in C or C++), how likely am I to understand the source and not brick my sansa?

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