e260r Help Needed

[Mafia]

Hi, I'm trying to install Rockbox on my e260r and I'm having a problem with #6 in step one.

Run the e200rpatcher.exe file and follow the prompts. Your Sansa should have some text on the screen.

I run the e200rpatcher.exe file and I get the following:

[INFO] Press Enter to continue:
[INFO] Searching of E200R
[INFO] Found E200R, uploading application.
[ERR]  Error Writing data length
[ERR]  Bulk write error (-116, Unknown error)
[ERR]  Upload of application failed.
[INFO] Press ENTER to exit:

I've tried a few times now and it still isn't working.

Help is appreciated, thanks. 

[Chronon]

Here's a similar topic.  It suggests that a flaky USB connection can cause this.  Try a different port, make sure it's not a hub, etc.

[Mafia]

Alright, I'm at Step 7 now.

Copy pp5022.mi4 to the root of your device

Should I be in manufacture mode or regular connect mode?

Because it is not showing up under the former.

Edit: I got it to show up.  The root of the device is the "Sansa e200R Rhapsody" folder, correct?

Edit2: I got it to work, thanks for your help Chronon.

[Chronon]

You don't want manufacturing mode now.

You're on windows, so the root of your player should correspond to a drive letter (like E:\).  If you're connected in the right USB mode (Rhapsody, not PlaysForSure) then your player should appear with a drive letter in My Computer.

[Mafia]

I got it to work, thanks. 

Any plugins you suggest for a beginner?

[Chronon]

Not really.  Different plugins appeal to me at different times.  I always run random_folder_advance_config on a new Rockbox install, though.

[MajiKool Dragonâ„¢]

may i suggest(if you have the free space on you device of course)...
just installing all of the plugins and simply deleting the ones you find unnecessary.

[AlexP]

All of the plugins are installed when you install Rockbox.  They also take up only a couple of MB or so, so unless you are that desperate, I'd just leave them.  Then have a read of the manual and a poke around the wiki to see what they do.