rockbox fails to reboot in sansa e250 on usb insert

[Gareth Schakel]

As the title implies, I plug my Sansa in and a USB plug comes up in Rockbox... any thoughts?

  ~MK

[lewislink]

I'm a new RB user but one thing I might say is make certain you boot into the OEM firmware then plug it in. The get to the OEM firmware, if you set RB as primary during installation, hold the center button while turning the player on. If RB is set to secondary, you don't need to hold anything, just turn the player on.

[Gareth Schakel]

yes, BUT before i updated, i could just plug it in and it wold reboot... now, rockbox tries to pick it up and causes the whole player too crash.

[scorche]

Yes.  We changed this behavior when we started implementing USB functionality.  If you want to transfer files, you are going to need to reboot to the original firmware.

(by the way, one does not need to be smart to use ROT13 and while you are referring to smart, you might want to check your usage of "your" )

[Gareth Schakel]

ok, so why does RB hang on USB plug in?

[scorche]

It doesn't hang.  It simply goes into a different mode.

[Gareth Schakel]

you mean to tell me that it deliberately drops into a mode where i have to hard reset (UL hold on power) and restart EVERY time it does so? i think its hanging, especially because i lose ALL CONTROL over the player, backlight remains on (even when programmed to turn off) and the scroll wheel light stays on... and these are not signs of a system hang? really?

[lewislink]

you mean to tell me that it deliberately drops into a mode where i have to hard reset (UL hold on power) and restart EVERY time it does so? i think its hanging, especially because i lose ALL CONTROL over the player, backlight remains on (even when programmed to turn off) and the scroll wheel light stays on... and these are not signs of a system hang? really?

That's exactly what mine does when I plug it in while in the RB mode. It's normal and acceptable for what RB offers. I have my RB install set to secondary so I don't have to boot into OEM when I want to plug it in...unless I'm using it at the time, of course.

[Gareth Schakel]

I think I wish to know how to set it up so it worked the old way, untill this USB stack in RB gets a hefty overhauling...

[lewislink]

That's very easy. Simply uninstall the current build and reinstall your favorite build. I believe there is an "Uninstall" feature in the drive root. Just boot into OEM, plug in and find the Uninstall icon.

[Gareth Schakel]

That's exactly what mine does when I plug it in while in the RB mode. It's normal and acceptable for what RB offers. I have my RB install set to secondary so I don't have to boot into OEM when I want to plug it in...unless I'm using it at the time, of course.

might I ask why you would ever want to use the OFW in a sansa: anything?

[lewislink]

That's exactly what mine does when I plug it in while in the RB mode. It's normal and acceptable for what RB offers. I have my RB install set to secondary so I don't have to boot into OEM when I want to plug it in...unless I'm using it at the time, of course.

might I ask why you would ever want to use the OFW in a sansa: anything?

Well I might use it for recording and radio usage until I sort out the usage of the features on RB. Beyond that I don't see any neef for it.

[MarcGuay]

I think you could both benefit from reading this page and everything it links to:

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/SansaE200Port

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if you set RB as primary during installation, hold the center button while turning the player on. If RB is set to secondary, you don't need to hold anything, just turn the player on.

I believe there is an "Uninstall" feature in the drive root. Just boot into OEM, plug in and find the Uninstall icon.

I just noticed these comments.  It sounds to me like somebody's been visiting lodist.com.  Here's an interesting thread involving that installer you used: http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=15004.0.

[Gareth Schakel]

I don't see any relevance between that post and this prob, I did not use any other sites distribution site, everything is from RB.org

[MarcGuay]

I don't see any relevance between that post and this prob, I did not use any other sites distribution site, everything is from RB.org

I was quoting lewislink, no?  Yes.

P.S.  It's not a "prob" if you don't plug in the USB cable while Rockbox is running.