Rockbox as an Application (Android, WebOS etc.)

[[Saint]]

If you have access to the filesystem, the easy fix for this is to simply create a symlink...it boggles my mind that one doesn't exist already.


[Saint]

[TheCrash]

FAT32 / NTFS don't support symlink. I created a symlink between /sdcard/ and internalSD (ext2), but It did not match any results.

[saratoga]

NTFS does support symlinks, but  it seems unlikely your linux-based phone uses Microsoft's proprietary file system. 

[[Saint]]

The only thing I can think of for now is creating a small FAT image file and mounting it to /sdcard. But this assumes you have the privilege to do this, which is a slightly dangerous assumption.

If you have access to init.d or userinit.d, etc. a small script to check for the existence of said image and create and mount it (or, repair the mount) could be whipped up in seconds, but this might be overkill.

It really bothers me that /sdcard doesn't exist at all. Even if it does just point to /storage/*...what device is this?


[Saint]

[TheCrash]

It is S8500 with Android CM 10.1. It's very crazy smartphone, but Wolfson WM8994E plays great music.

[Deadman001]

The mounted location of the sdcard and internal storage, if applicable, varies based off the rom you're running. I'm running a bionic with CM 10.1 and they are mounted in /storage/sdcardx on my old phone the HTC magic+it was mounted in /mnt/sdcard even with the stock rom my bionic has it's in a different location. Not having a standard mounting location really makes it a pain in the ass to work on the phone. It's not too hard telling rockbox to search through my sdcard. Now if only I could get album art working.

[luchico638]

I tried looking but I can't seem to find a 1080x1920 theme for this.
Is there anyone that can help me find one?

[darklegion]

I second the 1080x020 theme idea. Also, what is involved in porting a custom WPS such as Cabbie v2? The daily builds seem to default to the fallback theme which looks pretty ugly and doesn't seem to work entirely correctly (I'm using the 1920x1080 build)

Finally, I have an issue where pressing the power button to lock the screen while Rockbox is open causes a black screen in Rockbox when I tab back to it. I have to restart Rockbox to workaround the issue. It's a Umi X2 chinaphone so it's not particularly well known hardware but if it's a known issue at least I'll know that's not something on my end.

Other than that it seems pretty solid. It seems to be the only open source music player on Android that supports gapless and file based playback, at least that I've been able to find.

[popsnorkle]

I'm trying to download   cabbiev2-480x800-application r00008.zip   from http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/12254 and the all the zips I've tried on that page I can't extract.  I get messages saying they're corrupted.  Anyone have any idea what's going on?  Is there someplace else to download themes?

[Falco98]

I'm trying to download   cabbiev2-480x800-application r00008.zip   from http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/12254 and the all the zips I've tried on that page I can't extract.  I get messages saying they're corrupted.  Anyone have any idea what's going on?  Is there someplace else to download themes?

Saint moved his project to github:
https://github.com/saint-lascivious/rockbox-cabbie_v2
The files there should work.

(BTW, I'm eagerly awaiting a 1080x1920 version myself, now that i have a Galaxy s4 which appears to run rockbox flawlessly!  Also, I wish it were feasible to get the default installer builds to include a proper theme of the appropriate size, it can be a bit of a dog to figure out where to extract the files to on the device itself...)

[popsnorkle]

(BTW, I'm eagerly awaiting a 1080x1920 version myself, now that i have a Galaxy s4 which appears to run rockbox flawlessly!  Also, I wish it were feasible to get the default installer builds to include a proper theme of the appropriate size, it can be a bit of a dog to figure out where to extract the files to on the device itself...)

Thanks for the link.  I'd tried the github link on the other page, but it didn't work.  Unfortunately, rockbox isn't running flawlessly on my Nexus 7 tablet.  It seems to mostly freeze up. 

[v_erich]

Hi,

I wan to use rockbox on my Samsung S3 android mobile.
Problem is that the default theme is nearly unreadable on my phone (resolution 1280x800).
I tried different resolutions from here: http://rasher.dk/rockbox/android/
But only th low ones helped.
I want to use a theme downloaded from other sites, but how do I install them to test?
Mobile is rooted and custom rom (Slimbean).

Thanks,
Erich

[h.finn]

Hi all,
Thanks for the good work!

I've been trying to install Rockbox on an old Samsung Galaxy i7500 (I don't know if I am stupid or naive!).
Well: First time the "sound part" of it all worked fine but the theme was GIGANTIC and could not really use it.
Second time: fixed fonts but now I don't seem to have a theme anymore. Just a blank screen with the title and artist on top and a "bar" that moves with the song in the middle of the screen but.....can't stop song!!

Got the daily build here: http://rasher.dk/rockbox/android/
I've used Rockbox on my ipod 5th gen video for quite a few years now. Just testing it on an (OLD) android phone before deciding if it's worth getting a new one....

If somebody could give me a hint on how to fix/proceed I would certainly be very grateful!
 
Thanks a lot!!

[danielwritesback]

Is there any chance to set manual RockBox <HOME> directory?
My smartphone have crazy structure of mount points. I don't have /sdcard/ directory, but /storage/sdcard1/. I can't save playlists and create a database.

Yes.  Find your music directory and then "long touch" or "right click" to bring up the context menu (the one for folders).  Alternatively, touch the menu icon in the lower right corner
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 and then scroll down the "context menu for folders" so you can use the
Start File Browser Here

This works almost well enough, however, it doesn't prevent the back arrow from going all the way to root.  Simple solution is:  Don't push the back arrow when you're in the files area.  Use the context menu
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instead. 

[danielwritesback]

RockBox for Android works perfectly on the IBM/Lenovo Yoga 10, Yoga 8 tablets.
For reference, this is running Android 4.2 + the MusicFX android music extensions app.
I used Rasher's 800x480 which is the biggest one that also has a theme so it is ready to use.
http://rasher.dk/rockbox/android/rockbox-800x480.apk
There was a slight learning curve, but my iRiver H10-8gb (previously 5, but I changed it), also has RockBox, so the only problem I had was setting the Equalizer with a touch screen is a lot like a video game, which I lost a few times.     But, everything else works just fine.  And it sure does play well!