Upcoming release 3.0

[ThaCrip]

ill mess around with them and see what happens on my Sansa e250

EDIT: ... just wondering but i assume all the changes that you see in daily builds will be included in the v3.0 release?

or how does the v3.0 release work... is it based on a slightly older version?

[bascule]

Yes, the codebase was 'forked' a little while back to allow normal development to continue. Some commits have been made to both branches since then.

http://www.rockbox.org/mail/archive/rockbox-dev-archive-2008-09/0013.shtml

[ThaCrip]

i see but i was just curious as to if all the stuff you see on main page will be in the v3.0 release like this stuff...

"MP3 synthesis filter on COP. Loads the MP3 synth filer on to the CoProcessor on all PortalPlayer devices, resulting in an ~90% speedup according to test_codec on the Sansa. Real world improvement is somewhat less, but still considerable. Allows MP3 decoding at 30MHz without boosting, or use of more DSP/EQ with less boosting/skipping, thus improving battery life. Minor changes to mpegplayer to retain compatibility with libmad changes. Should be no significant changes for other targets or codecs."

(which seems like it might be a all around solid boost to rockbox in general)

and stuff you see added on main page like daily.

cause the last i knew people where talking about releasing v3.0 on Tuesday which is about a couple days from now.

thanks for everyone's time

[AlexP]

No, that won't be.  It hasn't been sufficiently tested and whilst is likely fine, may lead to additional instabilities.  The front page is only showing development branch commits, not release branch.  Since the feature freeze only bug fixes have been going into the release branch, nothing else.

[LambdaCalculus]

Rockbox 3.0 has been released! Download to your heart's content!

http://www.rockbox.org/download/

[polluxx2006]

cant download.

Not Found

The requested URL /release/3.0/rockbox-h120-3.0.zip was not found on this server.

[ThaCrip]

i agree with above comment... i goto releases section and nothing is there.

shaky start people lol

EDIT: after page reload the stuff is listed as v3.0 etc but when i download the e200 series release it just has a zero bytes file.

[saanaito]

The download for the c200 works fine for me.

[krazykit]

i agree with above comment... i goto releases section and nothing is there.

shaky start people lol

EDIT: after page reload the stuff is listed as v3.0 etc but when i download the e200 series release it just has a zero bytes file.

Some mirrors simply haven't synced yet.  Give it some time and it'll get there.

[yapper]

What's a few more hours wait, after 3 years?  ;-)

[ThaCrip]

i agree with above comment... i goto releases section and nothing is there.

shaky start people lol

EDIT: after page reload the stuff is listed as v3.0 etc but when i download the e200 series release it just has a zero bytes file.

Some mirrors simply haven't synced yet.  Give it some time and it'll get there.

how long? , cause it's been a while now and still 0byte files i keep getting and even the c200 (which someone above said worked) does 0byte files to (i dont need c200 series but i just seen if i can download it for a test)

p.s. sorry i dont mean to offend anyone but i just want the release... not that i need it THAT BAD but it's just cool cause it's a official release is all

[Llorean]

It works for some people because there are multiple mirrors, and they're getting the files from a different one than you are. Comparing which builds work doesn't mean anything.

If you can't get it in 24 hours, then post again.

[ThaCrip]

ok thanks for your time Llorean...

any chance of getting a direct link to one that works? lol

EDIT: it appears it's finally working for me now.... i live in Michigan USA

EDIT #2: http://download.rockbox.org/release/3.0/rockbox-fonts-3.0.zip ... i assume those are the fonts for v3.0?

http://download.rockbox.org/release/3.0/ (appears to show all files for everyone )

[Bagder]

ThaCrip,

The download.rockbox.org name is the one used in the links you tried already. The name is a round robin DNS entry with three different servers and they are all synced independently (in time) from a master server.

Different requests can thus hit different servers and depending on the status of the syncing you can get slightly different results on recent data.

All download servers sync from the master every 60 minutes so these problems should never "live" longer than one hour.

[painkiller]

ThaCrip:
Thanks for the hint with the font file. I would have missed it otherwise.

Why THE RUSH now with release 3.0 

The manual is missing from the download.
Rockbox is one of the better documented Open Source projects, why don't you use this advantage?
Not even a hint or link on the "releases" page...

In it, it says:

Choosing a Rockbox version
...
Release. The release version is the latest stable release, free of known critical bugs. The current stable release of Rockbox, version 3.0, is available at http://www.rockbox.org/download/.
...
Installing the fonts package
Rockbox has a fonts package that is available at http://www.rockbox.org/daily.shtml or
from the extras link in the menu on the Rockbox website. While the current builds and daily builds change frequently, the fonts package rarely changes and is therefore not included in these builds. When installing Rockbox for the first time, you should install the fonts package. The release version, on the other hand, does not change, so fonts are included with it.

But the fonts are missing from the release and the "releases" page also...

Fortunately I found both 'official' fonts and manual for my Sansa with the 'help' of ThaCrip, by reading forums (as usual, sad but true).


What is still missing is the 'official' voice file. I don't need it, but someone else has already mentioned that in the mail (see homepage).


Yes, I know, this would make quite a 'large' package.
And I also know that the majority of downloaders are people who upgrade, not new users. But a 'complete' package would be nice and convenient.

IMHO it should contain the firmware, manual and fonts.