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IPOD 80GB 5.5 gen. Rockbox 3.0.x own build with album art etc.

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UserN1:
Hi there,

I have been passive user Rockbox (I'm new user here), but now (Rockbox 3) is much better ;) so I would like to try to compile mine build and share with you. I have changed picture in bootloader and some other issues. Now I'm thinking about patches. Which patches would you recommended me for compile?I want use themes by Julius and others (http://pijulius.blogspot.com/2006/05/jblackglass-rockbox-themes-ipod-video.html, http://pijulius.blogspot.com/2006/08/jclix-rockbox-themes-ipod-video.html, http://rockbox-themes.cleansoap.org/index.php?res=320x240x16) so I need these patches: Album Art, JPEG decoder, bmp resize, custom display width, custom list position, multifont, multifont userfonts, customline.patch, full green logo.patch…..I have made my best to compile these patches (according to instructiones http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/SimpleGuideToCompiling and much more) but without success  :-[ Can you tell me if process of compilation was changed or if the patches are not compatible with Rockbox version 3.0+? So now I'm begging you if you would be so kind and post instructions how to compile it (step by step) into this topic.

Thank you very much and sorry for my English.
Regards Tomas.

soap:

--- Quote from: UserN1 on October 29, 2008, 05:53:53 PM ---I want use themes by Julius and others (http://pijulius.blogspot.com/2006/05/jblackglass-rockbox-themes-ipod-video.html, http://pijulius.blogspot.com/2006/08/jclix-rockbox-themes-ipod-video.html, http://rockbox-themes.cleansoap.org/index.php?res=320x240x16)
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Those themes will not work, even if you add all the following patches - there have been some major changes to WPS code since these were updated.  You need to spend your effort fixing the themes (IF you are legally allowed to redistribute them even).

--- Quote ---so I need these patches: Album Art,

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In 3.0 already.

--- Quote --- custom display width, custom list position

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Viewports should have taken care of the need for this?

--- Quote ---I have made my best to compile these patches (according to instructiones http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/SimpleGuideToCompiling and much more) but without success  :-[ Can you tell me if process of compilation was changed or if the patches are not compatible with Rockbox version 3.0+?
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Likely two things:
1 - Some of the patches you listed are unneeded.
2 - Some of the patches you listed are woefully out of date.

--- Quote ---So now I'm begging you if you would be so kind and post instructions how to compile it (step by step) into this topic.

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Nobody is likely to step forward and teach you how to fix all these patches, much less in bulk.  Focus on one task at a time and whittle it down.
You should attempt to patch and build with one at a time, after fully evaluating the need for each one.

UserN1:

--- Quote from: soap on October 29, 2008, 06:12:24 PM ---Those themes will not work, even if you add all the following patches
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OK, as I thought... :-\

--- Quote ---You need to spend your effort fixing the themes (IF you are legally allowed to redistribute them even).
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we'll see, but it will be problem maybe...

--- Quote ---In 3.0 already.
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So AlbumArt is in basic build..?I thought i have to compile this patch with JPEG decoder and bmp resize. Where can i find wich patches are compile in basic build?Which patches would you recommended me for compile?

--- Quote ---Likely two things:
1 - Some of the patches you listed are unneeded.
2 - Some of the patches you listed are woefully out of date.
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OK, as I thought too...  ;)

--- Quote ---Nobody is likely to step forward and teach you how to fix all these patches...
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OK, I understand...
Thank you for reply.

nls:

--- Quote from: UserN1 on October 30, 2008, 10:08:37 AM ---So AlbumArt is in basic build..?I thought i have to compile this patch with JPEG decoder and bmp resize. Where can i find wich patches are compile in basic build?Which patches would you recommended me for compile?

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Yes album art support is in the regular builds from rockbox svn, the support is limited to bmp files that need to be the correct size for now, so if you want to use jpegs or have resizing you need to patch rockbox. I recommend that you do what soap suggested, start by setting up a development environment and compile a clean checkout of the svn code, then look at what patches you need, apply one, fix any problems, then move on to the next.

soap:
Yes, narrow down the scope of the problem.  You might need to use the history function of this wiki page http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/CustomWPS to attempt and figure out what the broken WPSs were attempting to do, and look at the current version to see about viewports - which are you secret weapon for pixel-perfect text placement and margins.
Also reading the Flyspray entries for any WPS related patches you are considering should not only help you identify what WPS tokens are associated with which patch, but should also help you understand the status of the patch, what might be needed to get it working again, and how the WPS syntax is used.
This is a totally doable project, just start small and work your way up.  You'll learn much in the process.

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