Gigabeat S Port FM Tuner Support

[svet-am]

mods: i did a quick search and didn't see any threads on this.  please kill/move this if this isn't in the right spot.

I am just getting my feet wet with RockBox on a Gigabeat S60.  The wiki acknowledges the existence of the FM tuner, but I'm not seeing any note of support for the FM tuner.  Does anyone know what the current state of FM tuning support is?

[saratoga]

Looks like it:

http://svn.rockbox.org/viewvc.cgi?view=rev;revision=19372

[ej0rge]

Yes, the tuner is working, with the exception of an intermittent quirk where it doesn't always properly tune on startup - sometimes you have to scan up or down one tick and then back to get it started. This occurs with about the same frequency on other targets with the same tuner chip.

Also, the wiki used to imply (still implies?) that the tuner is only present on the S60 - this may only be true in some markets. Every US market S30 I've laid hands on - which is about a dozen - had a tuner.

[sammydad1]

Hi,

Just installed RockBox tonite on my Gigabeat S60.  I set up dual boot on it.

I don't have the FM Radio item on my Main Menu page as any option at all.

I tried changing my Start Page to FM Radio....big mistake !!  Player would turn on...go to blank RockBox page....then power off after about 10 seconds of nothingness.

To resolve, or at least get back to operational status, I went into USB mode and deleted the .Rockbox folder from the Main player partition (using windows).  Then I re-extracted the Rockbox files.  Removed safely the player form the pc....then powered back up and I was back to goodness.

Thank you for all the hard work getting the S60 support as far along as it has come !!!


Regards,


David

[AlexP]

Forgetting the non-present radio item for a minute there is a bug here - if the radio is not found then it shouldn't let you select radio as a startup screen.  Could you submit it to flyspray please?

[sammydad1]

Hi,

Submitted it as per your instruction.  Hope I did it right.

Thanks for your prompt reply !!


Dave

[AlexP]

Ta, hopefully someone will have a shufti

[sammydad1]

Hi,

Today I used my player, and after I turned it on, there was the FM Radio menu item.  However when I tried using it, it went to a black Rockbox page but no FM radio options.
I did have to power off using the Battery on/off switch on the bottom to get it back up and running.

Dave

[sammydad1]

Hi,

Somehow I got the FM tuner working, altho I am not quite sure how.  I think maybe I accidentally did what eJorge mentioned about pressing one of the side buttons, altho I had not done on purpose.

The FM reception is really good.  I get about 10 presets loud and clear.  Your team did a really nice job with it.


Dave

[sammydad1]

After a few days of using RB, and trying out various builds, the FM radio support is very flaky for me....

So this or that and it works...change this or that and its only static...try something else, it works but with static.... battery power off and on...might work...might not...might end up at a rockbox screen and freeze...


When it works right, the radio is really solid !!  I have updated my flyspray item a few times....

Dave


MORE FOLLOW UP :

Follow Up....

Installed Build r24445 last night (Monday).

It seems like the FM radio functionality is muchly improved with this build.

The Radio playing is much more stable, and comes back after switching back and forth to the player software....

At one point the radio playing went away..but after going back and forth a couple times, the radio came back to life....

Definite step in the right directions !!