Sansa E-280FM - Interface with FOLDERS. is that possible?

[Nets_S]

Hello all..

I think of buying a sansa e-280 (8GB with Radio).
I understand there is no folder support regularly.

Is there a folder support after installing RockBox?
I hate when the player arranges the music..

Is that possible to work with folders?


thx

[Llorean]

For the answer to this question, and more, you can check out the Rockbox manual on the links to the left.

[skaos]

Rockbox doesn't work on the V2 models, so make sure you get a v1 model.

[wintermute23]

Short answer: Yes.

I never bother with the database on my Rockboxed iriver H320, as I prefer to use the directory tree. I even have it set to show the file browser rather than the main menu, when I boot up.

[Nets_S]

thanks for replying,

skaos:

can you please elaborate about V2 and V1 ?
I dont know what that means..
How can i verify V1 before i buy?


thx.

[MarcGuay]

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

[wintermute23]

I don't know if you can verify the difference before you buy. I believe that you need to check the firmware version*, which would mean taking it out of the box. If you're lucky, it'll be packaged in such a way that no-one can tell you opened it up, and you can try getting a refund. But I've never seen the boxes they're packaged in, so I really don't know.

Buy at your own risk, I suppose.

*I suppose dismantling the player and seeing what chips are on the board would be another way, but that will almost certainly make it tricky to return.

[Nets_S]

Thank you.