Major problem with my H10 - 20gb

[MustangChris429]

Hi everyone, I have an old version of Rockbox I downloaded around the time the Popular Science article highlighting it came out.  I've had this problem ever since, but I've been putting off dealing with it.  Rockbox seems to run just fine, but my computer will no longer interface with it.  I would like to be able to put new music on my player, whether this means wiping the old stuff off or if there's some easy fix.
I tried the whole "holding down the cancel button while powering up" thing and this is what it says:

Rockbox boot loader
Version: 20061219-1514
iriver H10 20GB
HTC426020G7CE10
Partition 0: 0x0C 19077 MB
Loading original firmware..
Rockbox error: -6

Also, the version number on my bootup screen is ver 070115-0821.

Anyone, please help!

-Chris

[AceNik]

hey dont you know the "UMS" trick hold
1.be sure the player is shutdown ie not suspended by the original frimware, reset the player with a pin on the upper end of the panel by inserting it in.
2.connect usb connector to the player & hold down the " o " button ie the right button on the player
3.plug the usb connector to the computer
4.now your player should enter the hard disk mode or so to say "UMS" mode
5.transfer any song or data you like on it

what you doing is holding down the cancel button but u need to be holding the "o" button ie the select button while powering up c ya hope this helps you

[karashata]

Looking at the date in that version number, I'd also highly recommend you get the latest version so you're properly up-to-date.  There have been a *lot* of new features added since then.  As well, it seems quite likely that you don't have the original firmware files on your device anymore.  If you want to get the original firmware working, you'll need to grab the MTP Updater Utility from here and reinstall the OF.  This will end up formatting the device as part of the reinstall, and since it won't find the OF version you'll need to tell it where you bought your H10 from before the updater will continue.  Once that's done, you'll need to re-download your bootloader from here (this is linked directly to the file) and the most recent firmware for the H10 20GB from here (again linked to the file directly).  Rename the H10_20GC.mi4 file on the device in the System folder (you'll need to have "Show hidden files and folders" enabled in Windows Explorer) to OF.mi4, then copy the H10_20GC.mi4 you downloaded from the link I put in earlier to the System folder on the device.  After that's done, extract the contents of the rockbox.zip to the root of the device (as in, not in a folder on the device, the .zip will create the folders automatically).  After *that* is done, copy your music onto your device in any folder you like.

Note:  *ALL* of this must be done in UMS mode, which is entered by holding the "O" button down with the device connected to the computer while turning it on.  You'll need to disconnect the device after reinstalling the original firmware for the installation to complete, then you'll need to turn it off, press the reset button with a paperclip or something similar, then reconnect, hold "O" again, and power it on while holding "O" to get back into UMS mode.

I hope this is helps...