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Rockbox and Compact Flash
help.me.spam.me@gmail.com:
Llorean: I understand. Time, resources, other priorities, etc.
Although I don't believe I am the only person into this. The cost of CF cards has gone down and not everyone wants to "upgrade" to a Sansa.
I would welcome any further reading suggestions. Although my time and resources are limited as well. The least I hope this thread might accomplish is to identify the particular technical specifications to look for in a CF card before making a purchase.
BigBambi: That's a good suspect. I find this intersting as well, although maybe not mandatory:
"Support In System Programming(ISP) function to load the firmware. Supports power down commands and sleep mode"
BTW, love your Eddie "smiley".
Thanks for the feedback!
scharkalvin:
I just saw this via google.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/hardware-hacking/broken-ipod-5g-replaces-hard-drive-for-compact-flash-287700.php
looks like an adapter for the new Toshiba ribbon cable hard disks to CF.
help.me.spam.me@gmail.com:
That was a prototype. This is the final product:
http://www.tarkan.info/20070905/tutorials/iflash-ipod-flash-adaptor/
For the iPod Mini there is:
http://geektechnique.org/projectlab/753/how-to-turn-your-ipod-mini-into-a-flash-based-ipod
... and by the same author:
http://geektechnique.org/projectlab/767/put-flash-memory-into-almost-any-ipod
I find Tarkan's product overpriced, but that's purely from a buyers perspective.
BTW, I did the iPod Mini mod and it worked fine. I used a Verbatim 2GB CF card. Unfortunately I don't know the specs, but it worked with Rockbox.
scharkalvin:
Yeah, it IS expensive. Maybe the HD connector is a hard to get item.
The geektechnique web pages are old news.
I used the A-data 16gb CF card in both an iPod mini and a Gigabeat with the Linux-Beginner adapter and it works well. I do have some problems with the Gigabeat under Rockbox, every time I connect to the computer to download some files and disconnect the usb, I can't power down the player without using the battery switch as it gets locked into the usb disk mode. This didn't happen with the HD. However, the files do seem to copy ok. (also file transfer is s...l....o....w!)
Also I sometimes get a checksum error from the rockbox boot loader (though if I try again it will usually work fine.) I compiled the firmware with the reset function commented out (as with the ipod mini as per the NANO conditional.)
When the A-data 32gb card price drops to around $100 (maybe by mid year?) I will probably upgrade to that.
help.me.spam.me@gmail.com:
Tarkan's board is very clean (soldering points) and fits snugly because of its design. It still makes the high price point hard to explain, unless of course it is being manufactured in the UK and not China.
The posts from December 31st are relevant. It looks like there finally is a 2008 release date set.
Maybe his adapter will be less expensive.
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