Easy instructions for installing a patch?????

[UMT]

I've been dying to get a 'Pause Between Songs' patch for my Sansa C250 and someone finally made it.   I know where the patch is but I have absolutely no idea how to actually install it.

Are there any easy instructions somewhere that I could install this patch?  Can somebody post easy directions?   A little help here, friends!   

Thanks In Advance,
UMT 

[saratoga]

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

[UMT]

Yes, I've read this and this was why I made the post. 

"Before you begin, be aware that this process can require a decent amount of time and technical knowledge and should not be attempted by a casual user, but rather by those intending to invest time in development." 

I am a fairly intelligent guy but I'm not a programmer.   Does this mean I'll never be able to install this patch on my Rockbox?   At this point, I don't know where to even start.   

Thanks,
UMT

[bluebrother]

Does this mean I'll never be able to install this patch on my Rockbox?

No, but you will need to put quite some effort into it. You can't "install" a patch and if you're unfamiliar with it there is no "easy way".

[Chronon]

This page is probably a better starting point: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WorkingWithPatches?topic=SimpleGuideToCompiling

[UMT]

Ok, folks.  Nice links and helpful advice.   I'm probably only the 10,000 person to ask the same NOOB question so I appreciate your help and patience.

Thank You,
UMT


OK, problem.  I installed Cygwin and when I get to Step 3: Select the Rockbox mirror site and install and then I enter: http://download.rockbox.org/cygwin/,  I get the following error message: 

"Unable to get http://download.rockbox.org/cygwin//setup.ini.sig from http://download.rockbox.org/cygwin/"

What do I do now?  I tried this several times and at different times and I still get the same error message.

Thanks,
UMT
 

[AlexP]

From the cygwin installation page, directly below where it tells you the link for the Rockbox repository:

In case you encounter an error regarding missing .sig file, supply the -X (--no-verify) command-line flag when using Cygwin's setup.exe.

If this doesn't work, the double / in

"Unable to get http://download.rockbox.org/cygwin//setup.ini.sig from http://download.rockbox.org/cygwin/"

looks odd, try http://download.rockbox.org/cygwin without the trailing slash (I don't think it is this, I think you just haven't passed the -X flag.

[Chronon]

I don't think we have a .sig set up for Cygwin.  I believe the setup.exe is looking for a .sig file to authenticate against the Cygwin servers and failing.  If you supply the -X flag then it shouldn't complain about this.

[UMT]

Well, I thought the // looked funny too so I entered it manually without them but the Error message came back the same, including the //.....

Here's the problem:  I'm a NOOB...   I have NO IDEA what a -X flag is nor how to 'supply' one.   I'm trying to follow the directions on the site but the author assumes you know something about programming.   Am I wasting my (and your) time?   

Thanks,
UMT

[Chronon]

It means you have to run "Setup.exe -X" from the command line (assuming the current directory contains Setup.exe).  You could also do Start --> Run --> "C:\path-to-setup\Setup.exe  -X"

(Replace the italicized part in accordance with where you saved Setup.exe.)

[bluebrother]

If you're having that much trouble running a tool using a command line parameter you should ask yourself if you'd get happy with a commandline based environment like cygwin or should rather forget about it ...

[UMT]

Agree. 

Can you recommend any other 'programs' that might be easier for a NOOB to use?   

I'm a professional musician and sure would like to use this patch.  Rockbox has been very useful to me so far.   Great program and as I said, if I could just get this patch installed, I wouldn't even play with it anymore.

In the meantime, I'll try the -x thing.

Thanks,
UMT

[bluebrother]

I've just checked the tracker and assume you are referring to FS#9114. That patch doesn't apply cleanly anymore. This means you'd need to fix that first, and this requires at least some basic programming knowledge.

[UMT]

Yep, that's the one. 

Ok, Thanks to everybody for your time.   

UMT