problem - not so happy with 3.7 Can i go back to 3.6 somehow?

[rbhawaii]

hi my wps does not work so well even after its been "fixed" to the new 3.7 standard on my ipod 240gb video.
i tried a couple of different wps's and it seems the ipod is just confused most of the time so its not wps related.
Example : if i play a song then pause it and (fast)forward  then (fast)rewind then forward then rewind it will forward instead of rewind. So to clarify in the end im holding forward and the track is rewinding and vice versa sometimes. Then when i unpause it just hangs longer then normal before it starts to play again.  Additionally the HDD busy tag just hang on the screen even when the drive is not spinning any more none of this ever happend at all with 3.6.  what do you guys think? i just feel like 3.6 was 90% solid and this one feels 40% solid - these might be minor things but thats just how it feels now, so is there any way at all to go back to 3.6 boot loader and .rockbox files? thanks guys keep up the great work dont think im knocking you i am very greatful for your years of hard work ! kind regards
al

[JdGordon]

http://download.rockbox.org/release/3.6/ has the 3.6 downloads.
your actual problems sound very wierd and you should get a sane repro and file bugs. (also, don't be shy of your enter key.... unlike the caps lock, you won't be shunned for using it too much)

[[Saint]]

It is likely that the theme you're using (although the syntax is technically 3.7 valid) is not set up correctly for 3.7

Post the theme here and I might look at it myself if time allows me to.


JdGordon: The FFWD/RWD thing is odd yes, but afaik this was reproducible even with very old builds. I tested it out on my Nanos and it is still present, though slightly different, so I think there's some form of lag in the buttons perhaps?

If I start to FFWD a track, and then press the RWD button whilst still holding down the FFWD button for a short time (and then releasing it, leaving only the RWD button depressed) it will continue to FFWD.

I guessed it was just some crazy quirk with the clickwheel...I never looked at it as a bug as it involved holding down both FFWD and RWD buttons (albeit for a tiny period of time) to see the behaviour and I didn't really see it as a bug but more of a "weird thing that can happen during an unlikely circumstance".



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[rbhawaii]

Thanks guys...

Here is my WPS (3.7 version) as you can see its all text and not fancy at all but to me it is so functional (in the car mostly) that i cant live with out it.

So if any one is interested in playing with it be sure to use  27-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold.fnt   with it 
by the way the forward rewind problem is not from holding down both buttons at the same time for me.
remove the word NEXTLINE , i put that in because i dont know how else make sure its properly formated here it will be easy to un-word wrap then...

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NEXTLINE  %?pv<0|2|4|6|8|10|12|14|16|18|20|22|24|26|28|30|32|34|36|38|40|42|44|46|48|50|52|54|56|58|60|62|64|66|68|70|72|74|76|78|80|82|84|86|88|90|92|94|96|98|100|max>    %?ps<{S}|>%?mm<|{R}|{R}|{R}|{R}>%ac%?bc<+|>%bt%ar%?mh<HOLD|>(%bl%%)
NEXTLINE  %ac%?d(3)<%d(3)\>%?d(2)<%d(2)\>%?d(1)<%d(1)> 
NEXTLINE  %al%iy %ac%ia
NEXTLINE  %ac%it
NEXTLINE  %?lh<^bUSY^>%ac %pb %ac%?mp<STOP|PLAY|P***A***U***S***E***D|FOWARD|REWIND>%ar%?lh<^DRIVE^>
NEXTLINE  %s%ac%fn*
NEXTLINE  [%pp:%pe] %pc%ar%pt@%?fv<vbr|%fb>
NEXTLINE  %pm

Thanks!

_{SOAP EDIT:  Egads!  Even CODE tags aren't enough and we don't have the CODEBOX tag!}

[JdGordon]

did you sk about this in another thread already? you got the answer there and I can see the same problem is still you have a ( without a % before it which is required... and press put the text in [ code][ /code] blocks

[rbhawaii]

Hi Jonathan
I did ask about correcting the code before and someone helped me with that.
What i posted above is that result. This thread was only to ask how/where i can find 3.6 again.
The only reason i posted my wps here is because one of the members asked me to show it , i did not mean to double post- technicaly this is not.
If you dont mind could you show me what corrections are needed here please. 
Also not sure what where to put

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 blocks . Do i put one then type my text and put put one at bottom?
thanks

ok i guess that answers my code block question lol

[mc2739]

At the end of your first line, this:

Code: [Select]

(%bl%%)

should be this:

Code: [Select]

%(%bl%%%)

if you want the battery level displayed like this:

(95%)

[rbhawaii]

thanks a lot i actually used the automated dos file that converts the wps for you and it made all of the changes including the one you showed me.

3.7 still does not feel as solid as 3.6 did IMO. I installed 3.6 last night and even though the file is from june my ipod is working great so ill stick with 3.6 and check back every month or so to see if 3.7 is working better or not.

thanks guys
alex

[gevaerts]

3.7 still does not feel as solid as 3.6 did IMO. I installed 3.6 last night and even though the file is from june my ipod is working great so ill stick with 3.6 and check back every month or so to see if 3.7 is working better or not.

Please provide some details. Unless we're aware of specific issues, we can not fix them.

[bluebrother]

3.7 still does not feel as solid as 3.6 did IMO. I installed 3.6 last night and even though the file is from june my ipod is working great so ill stick with 3.6 and check back every month or so to see if 3.7 is working better or not.

Please provide some details. Unless we're aware of specific issues, we can not fix them.

Also, 3.7 is a release. Checking back "every month or so to see if 3.7 is working better" is completely pointless as its a release and won't change. If it turns out that there is an issue and that got fixed there might be a bugfix release 3.7.1 (or the like), but 3.7 won't change.