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NOT clueless but starting to think I should be on the short bus

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saratoga:
The first post is about updating the original firmware without rockbox.  You can do that if you want, but you don't need to since you're trying to install rockbox.  The second post is about trying an updated bootloader that hopefully corrects the problem you have.   That's what you want to do. 

8lackie:
Ok so far so good, but I'm stuck here: [red text, obviously] ....wait....is "passing" actually supposed to be "pasting"?

2.2.3. Bootloader installation from Windows
1. Create a folder called “rbinstall” on your desktop, and then extract the OF, the
bootloader and mkamsboot into it.
2. Open a new command prompt, and navigate to the “rbinstall” folder.
3. Run mkamsboot.exe, passing the name of the OF and bootloader files that you
downloaded, in addition to a name for the output file.
Code
mkamsboot.exe clppa.bin bootloader-clipplus.sansa patched.bin
If mkamsboot.exe does not report success, then retry or abort.
4. Copy the output file (“patched.bin” in the example given above) to the root of
the device and rename it to the same name as the OF file you downloaded earlier
(“clppa.bin” above).
5. Safely eject the device, unplug USB and wait for the firmware update to finish.

[Saint]:

--- Quote from: 8lackie on June 15, 2011, 10:47:00 PM ---Ok so far so good, but I'm stuck here: [red text, obviously] ....wait....is "passing" actually supposed to be

--- End quote ---

No, "passing" is correct here.
In the step it is referring to, you are passing a few parameters to mkamsboot.exe so it can create your patched firmware file.

If you have followed those directions to the letter, and you have created a folder on the desktop called "rbinstall" and it contains the files:


--- Code: ---mkamsboot.exe
clppa.bin
bootloader-clipplus.sansa
--- End code ---

Then, all you need to do is open the command prompt by pressing WinKey+R and then typing "cmd" (without the quotes) and then pressing "Enter").
A window will open with text similar to:


--- Code: ---Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Your_User_Name>
--- End code ---

In this window, type the following:


--- Code: ---cd Desktop/rbinstall/
--- End code ---
(press "Enter")

--- Code: ---mkamsboot.exe clppa.bin bootloader-clipplus.sansa patched.bin
--- End code ---
(press "Enter")

If this process is successful, in the folder "rbinstall" you created on the desktop there will now be a file called:


--- Code: ---patched.bin
--- End code ---

Copy this file to the root of your DAP, and rename it to:


--- Code: ---clppa.bin
--- End code ---

Now "Safely Remove" the device, and unplug USB.
Wait for the firmware installation to finish.
Done, you now have a shiny Rockboxed device and all is well in the world. ;)



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8lackie:
"I was just on the verge of installing RB on my Clip+
Except now, Clip+ shows up as removable disk and asks to "please insert a disk into...".
It is on MSC.
If it's on Auto Detect I get a the Sansa icon w/no drive letter and can't do boo. What am i forgetting?
This is running on Win7 Ultimate OS
OF is 1.02.15A"
I'm still stuck with this installation. I'll try again. It seems to not want to install and instead I get a message that neither RB or the OF won't start. I can go back in and re-drop the bin files then all is ok, w/OF but no RB

8lackie:
Tried this again. Followed the instructions to the letter. rbinstall folder.>passed the 3 files together>got a file called patched.bin>copied it to my sansa>renamed it clppa.bin.

When I disconnected the player it did not go through the firmware installation, nor did I find rockbox folder on my player.

So I'm still doing something wrong....

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