Sansa Fuze+

[RufusA]

I notice that the keylock function has now been added to the FM Radio screen in the latest dev release. I guess as a result of this:

http://gerrit.rockbox.org/r/#/c/421/

A much needed and useful addition - thanks to all who made it happen!

Rufus,.

[metaphys]

Hey pamaury! Here's another point for deactivating touchpad while being locked:
http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/12874

 

[pamaury]

Some users reported having problem with the micro-sd slot not being detected until plugged to a computer with USB.
I have investigated the issue thanks to Jean-Louis Biasini and produce a tentative fix, the patch can be found here:
https://gist.github.com/pamaury/5879015
If some of you want to test it, please report results on IRC. I'll commit this with some cleanup soon.

[ildarion]

I woult like to use wake up function (like I do before, month ago), but now, I think it's dosen't work. My clock it corretly fine, i choos the time for the wake up, i select "play". Sansa tell me it's ok, in XXhours it will wake. So now à shutdown him and after nothing...

I do not think the problem comes from the onscreen user (me) since I had used before with success.

[pamaury]

Indeed, the alarm is not implemented, mostly because no one complained before I will have a look at this, the chip has support for alarm wake up so it shouldn't be a big deal.

Edit: I removed some posts, this forum thread is supposed to be development only, bug reports go on Flyspray.
The freezing (with very bright screen) when booting after USB has been plugged is a known issue, it should get fixed by the next bootloader when the issue is completely unerstood.
By the way, the alarm function will also require a bootloader change.

[psycoxl]

Some users reported having problem with the micro-sd slot not being detected until plugged to a computer with USB.
I have investigated the issue thanks to Jean-Louis Biasini and produce a tentative fix, the patch can be found here:
https://gist.github.com/pamaury/5879015
If some of you want to test it, please report results on IRC. I'll commit this with some cleanup soon.

I have the same problem,  but can you maybe provide an old firmware? Cause i can't find it anywhere and i don't know how to use the patch.

[pamaury]

I just committed the SD init card fix, this should fix the issue of the sd card not showing up in USB. I also committed the alarm wake up work but it is currently unsuable because the bootloader is not fixed.

[psycoxl]

Perfect it works again (like a charm) Thank you for the fast update

[pamaury]

Hi all,
I have committed some power management fixes which should hopefully fix the freezing issue after USB bootloader mode. Any feedback on this issue would be appreciated. I will also upload a release candidate for the new bootloader today or tomorrow which should bring charging to USB bootloader mode and also fix the alarm wake up.

[pamaury]

Hi all,
I have some good news: here is a release candidate for the new bootloader !
Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/86f4v7hmjw2hjmi/firmware.sb
To install it, download the file, put it at the root of your device (be sure to name it firmware.sb), power off and reboot into the OF (by holding volume down). It will trigger an upgrade and then you're done. I recall you that is it a beta software, it may or may not work, use it at your own risks. That being said, I would appreciate that some people here try it and give some feedback. The new features of this bootloader are:

• battery charging in usb mode
• general stability improvements
• fix alarm wake up
• fix micro-sd card not showing up in some cases

About recording, there has been some progress: the player no longer crashes and actually records but for some odd reasons, it records silence. I'll will have a look at this annoying issue.

PS: sorry for deleting the posts but the policy of development threads is to remove posts which ask about progress

[rba]

Yes !! the wake up alarm and the charging in the usb are working.

Can I use this bootloader in a sansa fuze that has many bugs ?

Thank's a lot

[pamaury]

I have committed some recording fixes. Apparently the recording volume setting were broken by a recent general rework, which explain the near silence: volume had to be set close to maximum to hear something...

[pamaury]

Thanks for the feedback of some people, apparently is it confirmed that battery charging works with the new bootloader. On the other hand, alarm seems random. I opened a bug report, please add any information here: http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/12879.
I also realised that there is a problem with the volume keys, I know the issue but opened a bug report here: http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/12880.
Any other issues should also go on flyspray please: http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/, try to put "[fuze+]" or correctly set the player to Sansa Fuze+ in it.
It has been reported that recording works too, but if you encounter any corner case, please report it on flyspray too.
Thanks

[elvi2008]

I have a problem with Sansa Fuze +. I've used Rockbox for a year, yesterday it stopped to turn on with the power button, but turns off with the same button.
It turns on only when connected via USB to any device(tuner, TV, PC), the computer says USB device is not recognized and there is nothing to see or to do.
I have managed to access native Sansa about 5 times, the picture jumped on the setup menu, but after several clicks I've entered setup menu to check msc usb settings and the picture was stable. The same result with the computer. Now i can't access native firmware. If I just connect with the computer via USb the player turns on and I can use it. While pressed volume- button and USB connected it doesn't connect or turn on. If I release volume- button Rockbox turns on and the player works fine even if disconnected from the computer. Then I turn it off and can't turn it on again and I have to connect it to the computer again. After all this a new problem appeared: volume+ button started to block the display. I can change volume only via volume settings. The player hasn't been covered with water or fallen.

[pamaury]

@elvi2008: be warned that reposting while your post has been removed is considered very rude ! I will not remove it again but I will ask to not *NOT* post again on the same problem. For these kinds of problems it's better to use flyspray (http://www.rockbox.org/tracker) or even IRC (http://www.rockbox.org/irc/). That being said, my only advise is: come on IRC, it looks like a hardware problem.