Sansa Fuze+

[halonachos117]

Anyway with the last build, when my battery dried too much, the rockbox was not able to recover it.. i had to go to the OF and do it from there, its no problem but scary when I thought my player just bricked!

If you wish to avoid this again, try updating your boot loader with the newest one (you can find it on the Fuze+ wiki). The newer bootloaders can charge your battery. Just make sure you have enough battery to perform the update, though or it WILL be bricked!

[bodymind]

aw right!
well... i am trying to update the bootloader with the new rbutil 3.0... and it creates a new file firmware.sb in the root of the player, but when i boot the player doesn't load it, booting from the OF or rockbox.

[bluebrother]

well... i am trying to update the bootloader with the new rbutil 3.0... and it creates a new file firmware.sb in the root of the player, but when i boot the player doesn't load it, booting from the OF or rockbox.

There is no Rockbox Utility 3.0. Plus, you might need to boot into the original firmware before installing the firmware file to the player.

[music_lover001]

Hi all - -

First, I want to thank all those responsible for Rockbox.  I think it is terrific, and it is obvious that a lot of thought went into the project.

This started when I recently purchased a set of Beyerdynamic T50P headphones.  On my Fuze + I noticed that when I resumed playback after turning on the player, or started playback from a different directory, there was a buzzing noice that lasts 6-7 seconds (if from the onboard flash), or 10-12 seconds (if from the microSD card).  In addition, the buzz - when from the microSD card - is louder.  For giggles, I changed the theme to the Rockbox default.  After I did this, the buzz changed:  it was much quieter until the screen blanked out, then it resumed at the louder volume for a couple of seconds before stopping (my settings are such that the screen blanks out after 20 seconds).

Also I could hear some white noise when no music is playing.  Changing the volume has no effect on the buzzing or white noise.  (I also noticed a popping noise when changing the volume on the main menu screen, but I think this has been discussed elsewhere before.)

I cannot hear any of these sounds when using the original firmware, nor when I am using any of my other headphones (PX100, PX200-II, Bose IE2).

Does anyone have any suggestions or work arounds (other than using the headphones that I cannot hear it with)?

Thank you in advance.

EDIT:  I have noticed the noise mentioned in paragraph 2 with the following builds:  1e7f606-120731, 1e8eb47-120902, and 4f99dd4-120905.

Same issue here. I hear noise and it's louder while the player is accesing storage (internal or sd).

Hi all - -

This is a little clarification.

The "white noise" is present when the player is first turned on.

Also, the noise changes when using the Rockbox Failsafe theme with white letters and a black background.

In addition, I turned the directory cache off to see if it would make any difference.  It did not.

[halonachos117]

How's this for clarification: the noise stops after something, eg. music or the radio is played (might also work with MPEG player plugin).

[music_lover001]

How's this for clarification: the noise stops after something, eg. music or the radio is played (might also work with MPEG player plugin).

This is incorrect.  I can still hear the mentioned noised,
but not the "white noise," when playing music for several
seconds - especially when using the cabbie2 theme.

However, you are correct in that this noise is not present
while listening to the radio.

In addition, I  noticed that I can hear this noise with the PX200-II headohones has well.

[RipCurl]

How's this for clarification: the noise stops after something, eg. music or the radio is played (might also work with MPEG player plugin).

This is incorrect.  I can still hear the mentioned noised,
but not the "white noise," when playing music for several
seconds - especially when using the cabbie2 theme.

However, you are correct in that this noise is not present
while listening to the radio.

In addition, I  noticed that I can hear this noise with the PX200-II headohones has well.

I can confirm this for my superlux hd661

[halonachos117]

Hmm... I just tried that, but radio doesn't kill white noise, either. Actually, I haven't even noticed the white noise before (just the "squeakies"). I wonder if this is something new.

Edit: I just noticed this in the OF, too. Could this be a hardware issue? Perhaps a cheesey DAC?

[Disturbed]

Hello, I have Sansa Fuze+ and because I don't really like the firmware, I want to try Rockbox instead. But I'm worried about the whole "unstable" thing. When do you believe the port will be stable enough to use?. I care mostly for the keys, music playback and the battery. Thank You.

[wodz]

In this terms it is stable. Unstable means basically that there are features not implemented yet and there may be some parts supported suboptimal.

[Disturbed]

In this terms it is stable. Unstable means basically that there are features not implemented yet and there may be some parts supported suboptimal.

Thank you. By the way, is the Port Status chart on this page updated to the current release?:
http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SansaFuzePlusPort

[xpmule]

Can someone tell me what are the charging options ?
I noticed my player was low on power and plugged it in and left it
and came back a couple hours later to a corrupt screen and i have had that happen
a bunch of times as well as crashing / lock ups and worst of all
i don't see any indication of it charging lol

Basiclly i have tried plugging it into windows 7 x64 while it was off or on
and also tried booting into the normal firmware and as soon as i did that
it triggered the Rockbox bootloader screen.

My player is almost dead and i need power !
And i'm using the newest bootloader released a week or 2 ago
and the firmware is version 121001 (updated from 120927 today)

This may seem dumb but i don't know what to expect..
Like does the HDD mode in the settings have anything to do with charging ?
What is the best way to get it charging ? make its off and plug it on or.. ?

EDIT:
ok i went and found the manual..
it says to make sure its on and hold any button and plug it in to your pc.
i did that and the battery level increased so i think that is working

I like reading manuals as much as I like reading TOS agreements lol
This charging info can be seen in the manual at (Quick Start / USB Charging)

[ildarion]

I have install rockbox on my sansa fuze + and i realy love it !  Thanx for your work, it's realy better than the OF !

[tonqua3000]

Hey, I installed Rockbox on the Sansa Fuze + and it works great! Rockbox is the best.
I'd like to report a problem though. Not sure if it's the right place but I've been reading around and haven't found a solution.
When the keys are locked and the player turns off the screen, after 30 seconds the player freezes and shuts off. I then have to wait 30 seconds to start it again. It seems really random as it shuts off 2 or 3 times and then works fine. This is really annoying and makes listening to music and podcast difficult.
Has anyone experienced something similar and is there a workaround?
Thank you.
ah, the back of the player says:
BL1009cbwk-16gb
and rockbox version:
213f69d-120915

[halonachos117]

You should probably make a bug report in Flyspray (on the left side of the page). That's where bug reports should go.

Also, the info on the back of the player is just a serial number (and storage size). It is of little interest, and will only be of importance if you ever need to contact Sandisk support.