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SanDisk Sansa Clip+ - DRM vs Dual Boot

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saratoga:
I don't think anyone has ever bricked a Clip+.

ddawson:
Thanks, that's good to learn. It's been a little vague about which players can be "bricked", in what I've read.

Is the loss of DRM on a Clip+ a definite thing, or hit-and-miss? Just want to know what I can expect.

Thanks for all of the helpful replies!

saratoga:

--- Quote from: ddawson on December 09, 2010, 01:32:12 PM ---Is the loss of DRM on a Clip+ a definite thing, or hit-and-miss? Just want to know what I can expect.

--- End quote ---

I don't think anyone has ever tried it.

Jeff K.:
Resurrecting an old thread to answer the same question I had...

I wanted to try Rockbox (love it!), but hoped I did not permanently lose the ability to listen to DRM protected audiobooks on my Clip +.

I risked it.  With Rockbox installed, I lost the ability to listen to drm protected wma files transferred via OverDrive Media Console when booting to the original firmware.

HOWEVER, after reinstalling the original firmware, I could transfer and listen to the DRM wma files again.  (Uninstalling the Rockbox bootloader failed - I needed to reinstall the original firmware over it).

I can't guarantee it will work for anyone else - but can confirm it worked for me.

bluebrother:

--- Quote from: Jeff K. on May 24, 2011, 01:26:34 PM ---(Uninstalling the Rockbox bootloader failed - I needed to reinstall the original firmware over it)
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This is how you uninstall the Rockbox bootloader (and caused by the way the upgrade mechanism on the player works).

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